And I'm on a roll this week! Back to the 100 words for this little bundle. :) Thanks again to those reviewing - it always means a lot to know when people appreciate your stuff. To address a few things for African Titan: Neil is pretty self absorbed, and probably believes that visiting Aphrodite is enough of a present, heh. Luckily for him she doesn't get offended. ;) And as far as Hephaestus goes - let's just say that I really need to review those episodes, heh. I sadly have not even seen any of the second season, *sigh* and it's been a while since I've watched the first. I don't remember even seeing him in an episode, so forgive my ignorance to his appearance. ;) I just based my initial reaction on their history, since she had a thing for Ares instead of him to begin with. :) And with that said: onwards!
8 – Baby
"I'm so glad you're in, I totally need your help!"
Aphrodite smiled at Neil's voice and turned around. "What's the pro-" she stopped mid-word when she saw Neil holding a baby.
"Oh don't worry, he's not real! He's from my health class. All seven of us have them for the weekend."
She nodded. "Oh. Interesting…"
"Yeah well listen, obviously I can't walk around with him looking like this! Neil Junior needs some sprucing up, otherwise I'll have to call him Jay Junior."
Aphrodite frowned and poked his eye. "He's plastic, ew."
"Tell me about it! Plastic is so last decade."
(Hooray for more crack! I guess not even heroes can get out of the dreaded robot baby weekend in health class!)
9 – Time
It hits her all of a sudden one day – he's not going to live forever.
Being immortal doesn't really give her a sense of time. Of course she understands the concept of night and day, of week and month and year. But she doesn't really get how quickly they pass by. Sometimes she forgets that mortals don't stay the same their whole lives.
One day, Neil won't be sixteen. He won't have the same hair, the same clothes, the same face.
The worst part is not knowing how long he has left, or how long she has left with him.
10 – Cotton Candy
He comes bounding into her suite with a bag of pink fluff in one hand, and a teddy bear in the other. "I won you something at the fair!" He offers the bear to her, and she takes it.
"It's lovely, Neil!" She sits it next to a dog he won her the last time, and notices that he's eating the pink stuff.
"What is that?"
"It's cotton candy! Wanna try some?" He holds it out to her, and she looks at it sceptically.
"It looks like you're eating a cloud…"
He grins. He loves introducing her to mortal things.
11 – Consultation
"Good afternoon, young man. What might I help you with today?"
"There's a hole in my heart, doctor!"
Gasp! "A hole in your heart? Whatever from?"
"None of my friends appreciate me, doc!"
"That bad?"
"Yes." Sad sigh…
"Well, let me see what I can do for you."
Knock knock. Annoyed sigh.
"Who is it?"
"Herry."
"Go away, Herry! We're busy."
"But we have training with Ares!"
"Tell him Aphrodite says hello, Herry!"
"And tell him I'm not coming!"
"Neil!"
"Why do they always bother us when we play psychiatrist?"
"Go on, my couch will be waiting when you finish!"
(Please tell me I'm not the only one who can envision them playing doctor? Neil is so overly dramatic, he'd play the perfect patient, flopping back on the couch with his hand to his forehead, and she'd be dressed up in mortal clothes he got her, complete with glasses and a clipboard! I blame all this crack on being bored at work:)