Of course he had a very sleepless night. Stella kept jerking awake and crying. Since he didn't want his mom to hear her,he lulled her back to sleep. This happened seven times that night.

But that wasn't the real reason he wasn't sleeping. His mom's reaction when she found out there was a sleeping woman in his room,reeking of alcohol...that's what gave him a very troublesome night.

And obviously,Apollo chose that day to start the sun chariot early. His mom usually checked up on Stella first. He always found his little sister awake,splashing baby food at Paul.

So when she finally walked in yawning,she found him holding his very enthusiastic sister,a very scared expression settled on his face.

"Morning Percy...wait,Percy?" she said.

"Morning mom" he said ,handing over his squealing sister.

"You're up early" she said.

"Don't act so surprised,I can wake up early when I want to" he said.

Just then,Paul passed by. He almost walked past,then froze and turned his head slowly. He blinked when he saw him.

"Percy?" he said.

"Morning Paul" he said.

"What's wrong?" His mom asked.

"Nothing. Why would you ask me that" he said beginning to breath heavily.

"Don't give me that young man" she said" I know when you're lying,now what is up?"

He sighed" First,I'm not going to school today"

"Why?"Paul asked.

"Because we have a guest" he answered. Both their eyes narrowed at him,making him discreetly gulp at their hard gazes "An Olympian guest"

Paul's eyes widened drastically" We have an Olympian in the house?"

"Yep" Percy answered.

"Who?" Sally asked,not at all bothered by the Fact. She'd already slept with one of the most powerful,so nothing surprised her anymore.

"Aphrodite" Percy answered.

Except maybe that. It was her turn to stare hard at him. "Aphrodite is in this house?" she asked.

"Yes,and before you ask,nothing happened between us ,I swear!" he said.

"You better start explaining yourself young man!" Sally said sternly. It was hard to do so with Stella constantly pulling and chewing her hair.

Percy obeyed her words and told her everything. When he mentioned the night club,her eyes darkened dangerously,when he spoke about Aphrodite,she got even scarier,when he told her about the fight,he almost wet himself.

She was downright terrifying.

"And so I brought her to my room,let her sleep on my bed and I slept here with Stella" he finished.

Sally glared at him for five whole minutes,at which point he developed serious bladder issues. Then she sighed and said" Fine,you can stay in today. But you're baby sitting Stella"

"With pleasure" he said" but,where will you be?"

"Well,I have to take advantage of your presence here and go shopping,have some me time" she said.

"Fine,and thank you for understanding" he said.

"You're welcome" she said" but don't do anything funny with that...goddess"

Percy couldn't explain the sudden sense of anger at the tone his mom used when referring to Aphrodite,but he didn't let it show. He forced a smile and said" Don't worry mom. That will not happen"

Paul and her left the room leaving him to heave a huge sigh of relief. That didn't go as bad as he had expected.

After about ten minutes of working on his breathing,he followed them to the kitchen where his mom was preparing breakfast and Stella was pulling at Paul's hair.

Gods he loved his sister.

Breakfast was quiet the two adults seemingly in a hurry to leave the house. After half an hour,both of them had walked out, his mom repeating the very stern warning of not engaging in any way with Aphrodite.

Percy spent another hour playing with Stella before he decided to check up on the house guest. He first made sure she had her mind fully occupied by her toys before he made his way to his room.

First thing he did when he opened the door was avoid at all costs facing Aphrodite. She was snoring in a a totally un-cute way and was sprawled harzadly on his bed. One of her legs was uncovered ,displayed fully for his hungry view.

Obviously he failed at keeping his eyes away. Thankfully,the situation was easily rectified. He was literally forced to open the windows to the fire escape.

His room stank! Worse than when he slept there...and that was saying something. After five minutes of bending the currents so that a bit of fresh air would occupy the room,he was at least able to breath without feeling his lungs sting.

"Aphrodite wake up" he said turning. She merely frowned in her sleep and turned her head to the other side. He sighed.

"APHRODITE WAKE UP!" He shouted.

Worked like a charm. Her eyes immediately snapped open looking wildly around,her elbows propping her up. When her eyes landed on him,she froze,then slowly lifted the blanket and took a peek. Then she smiled.

"Morning Percy" she said.

"Well at least you're speaking normally" he sighed" and how do you not have a hangover?"

"Well,I am a goddess" she said lying back down,pressing herself onto the mattress. Percy didn't see the significance of that,but blood started flowing south" you're welcome for the good night by the way" she said.

"Excuse me?" he asked.

"Well,my panties are missing,I suppose you had something to do with that" she said,then frowned" did a rat die in here?'

"Whoa,first,we did not have sex" he said,working hard to erase the furious blush burning his cheeks.

"Oh you don't have to deny. If you had a good time with Aphy,don't be shy about it." she said giggling at him " let the whole world know about it. Lots of men and women would die for an opportunity like that"

At the memory of the previous night,Percy felt anger bubbling at the depths of his belly "Aphrodite,you were almost raped last night" he said quietly.

Contrary to what he was expecting,her smile widened "Ooh,forced sex. I am a very big fan of that" she said sultrily " How many men were there?"

Percy successfully ignored the way her low sexy voice sent chills down his spine and chose to focus on the rage that exploded within him.

"Is everything a joke to you!" he shouted.

"Not everything of course. Broken nails are not amusing in the slightest" she said.

"Unbelievable" he said " I don't even know why I bothered. If I was going to rescue Olympus' whore I should have just stayed and watched a movie"

Her eyes narrowed and she flipped off the blankets from her body,standing at full height to him,which was pretty short. He was a whole head taller than her,plus her stilleto had a broken heel.

"Watch your tongue boy" she growled. Percy didn't know what was worse,facing an angry goddess or having to breathe in her alcohol based morning breath "You are speaking to an Olympian"

"Really?" he said " I'm sorry,its just that last night painted a really really ugly vision of what the said goddess was"

Okay,he knew he was totally overstepping but right now he was too angry to care.

"Last night,you looked worse than a public prostitute. I mean look at you. Your face is hideous,your breath stinks,you are covered in dust and mud,you are missing your underwear which you don't even remember where they are or who took them from you!" he shouted. A strong pink aura surrounded her which was turning an angry shade of red the more he spoke " and that rat you're smelling,that's you Aphrodite! You're the reeking rat!"

She was breathing heavily by now,her chest heaving with anger. He didn't care at this point.

"When I told my mom that you were sleeping in my room she warned me not to engage in any funny business with you. She specifically used the word 'goddess' " he said,using the same tone as his mom "now I don't know about you,but something tells me she would have used a different word to 'goddess'. I'm thinking probably...slut,maybe"

"Don't call me that" she said her voice breaking at the end.

"Why shouldn't I,Aphrodite?" he asked " when I told you you were almost raped,you rejoiced at the idea. The fact that you were about to be no more than a tool to a bunch of morons excited you...just like a cheap common slut."

Aphrodite screamed at him,her eyes brimming with tears. She let her true form explode,releasing a very burning shock wave through the whole room,which thankfully found more room through the fire escape. Percy had enough of a brain to look away from her.

"This is it. Finally pushed your luck eh Jackson" his brain said to him " you are going to die by the hands of Aphrodite,how sad."

Then,just as the heat came,its went,leaving a very black charred spot on his bedroom floor. He slowly opened his eyes and looked around. Aphrodite was no where to be seen.

He breathed out in relief. So he didn't die. It was then that the full impact of what he had just done came crashing into him. He gasped out for breath,sinking to the floor with his hand over his gasping mouth.

"What have I done?" he asked himself. He had never done that,never insulted any woman...even Gaia. His mom pressed that firmly into his head. He respected women. Why did he just do that?

He would have thrown himself out of the window and hit the alley below him with the guilt that crashed into him. It weighed on his so hard that it made it difficult to breath. He was wheezing at this point.

The only thing that pulled himself together was the sudden shrill cry from Stella. He had been so engrossed with his own self he had forgotten about his little sister. He had to force himself to his feet and race to her.

Turns out, her Nemo doll was under the table and she couldn't get it for herself. Sometimes she really misused his instinctual response to her cries.

Either way he lay flat on his belly and retrieved her doll. A happy two-toothed smile made it way to her face when she had the soft doll in her hands. That made him momentarily forget about what he had said to the goddess of love.

Then he remembered,and the guilt crashed on him again. He pulled his hair in frustration. As if she sensed something was wrong,little Estelle crawled towards him,using his sturdy self to pull herself to her feet. Her big eyes looked worriedly at him.

"Was I too harsh Stella?" he asked.

She merely placed her hand on his nose and pinched it,making him playfully yelp at that. She giggled when he did that. He snaked his arm around her and stood up with her.

"I'll take that as a yes" he said solemnly. Seeing her brother in a state of unhappiness obviously didn't sit well with her. So she lay her head on his shoulder,drooling softly in the fabric of his shirt,her other hand wrapping nearly fully on his neck. Percy immediately responded and pressed his cheek on her forehead,swaying slightly with her in his arms.

After a few minutes,he was rewarded with the cute sounds of her steady breathing. When he looked,she was fast asleep. He smiled slightly and kissed her forehead.

"Thanks little miss,I really needed that" he said.

Aaaand done. Please read and let me know what you think. Until next time people.