Apollo

I woke up on the morning of April first feeling content and rested. I had a few minutes until my alarm went off, so I spent it lying still, listening to the peaceful sound of rain. I let my mind wander, thinking about the tasks ahead of me that day.

And then I realized what holiday it was. I groaned, thinking about all the pranks that were surely waiting for me. Of course, I figured Athena would get the majority of them, since it was her first April Fool's Day with the Wright's and I'd paid my dues the last two years. But it would have been foolish to think I could avoid everything.

I got up and cautiously looked around my apartment for jokes. I was glad I had done so when I found saran wrap on the toilet and packing peanuts in my umbrella. How'd they get in while I was sleeping? I have the only key. This is crazy! I pondered this for a moment as I cleaned up the attempted tricks. Then again, the Wright's are crazy themselves, so…

I sighed, and went to take my shower. It took me an extra five minutes because there was cherry jello powder mixed in with my shampoo and I had to find my back-up bottle. I still had plenty of time once my hair was dried, however, so I wasn't too concerned.

I made sure to check my hair gel before slathering it over my head. I wanted my hairstyle intact, since it gets made fun of enough as it is.

After styling my hair, I made my way to the kitchen to make breakfast. I usually just grabbed some cereal or a bagel and coffee, but I figured the Wright's knew that, which motivated me to scramble some eggs and fry a little bacon. It was just as I was about to sit down at the table of my dark living room that I looked up, happening to catch a glance of myself in the mirror. That's when I noticed.

My hair was glowing. It was a bright, steady orange, as if someone had broken a glow stick and dumped it on my head, and looked like flames if I moved too fast.

For a moment, I just stood there, staring. I was sure I had checked every hair product I'd used that morning, so I wasn't sure how in the world it was happening. After a bit, I snapped out of it and turned the lights on so I could eat.

I couldn't stop pondering the situation, though. Could someone have put something in my hair last night? But I took a shower this morning… Maybe it's some sort of chemical. I'll have to ask Ema about it later.

After I rinsed my dishes, I went back to double check everything I'd used. It all seemed perfectly untouched, until I opened my supposedly innocent hair gel. It was clearly the culprit, as it was glowing the same shade as my hair.

I scowled, and at that moment a post-it note fell off the bottom of the container. I bent down to pick it up, reading the message on the front: "April fool's!" My hair, still bright orange, drooped.

...I'll get you guys for this!

Author's Note: Man, that wasn't supposed to take that long! It took me forever to think of something to do to his hair...And I didn't actually think of this 'til I was halfway through writing the chapter!

Anyway, this is an Ace Prankster chapter, though it's not necessarily a Wright. I figured he would blame them, though, especially after Apollo Justice.

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Expect some office pranks soon. ;D