Fight me, Aphrodite!

009 The Hands-on Goddess

William's POV

All in all, I really don't understand what just happened. Why this woman saves me or what is she thinking about saving me. I keep on dragging her outside of the bar.

I didn't expect her to walk along with me until she suddenly stops.

When I look around, it's already a deserted place. No people around. Did I seriously brought a girl to a deserted place? What will she think?

"Can you please stop dragging me away? I can walk on my own." Says the woman who just snatches away her hand.

"I-I'm sorry-" I just blurted out.

She's looking more pissed, now that I'm facing her. What is her problem, acting like that? She must be thinking I will do something bad to her. But right, she should be like that.

But before anything, I have to confirm something.

"Why did you do that?" is what slipped on my mouth. I'm so eager to learn how and why did she help me. More importantly, who is she? Just out of nowhere, she suddenly appeared.

"No, thank you? Isn't it a good courtesy to thank someone who helps you?" she said while fixing her long hair and not looking at me.

But she did save me. I could end up fighting that jerk if she didn't appear. But why do I have this feeling that she's madder than me?

"I do thank you for helping me out. But why? And who are you?" I feel a bit impatient, she's looking at me with her bored eyes. It's a bit darker here, but I can see her eyes.

"It's simple. You're about to do a stupid act once again. I just need to be hands-on with my job."

What is she saying? I don't get it.

"What do you even mean?" Who is she really? I'm really confused. She's talking like it's her everyday job to meddle with people's business.

"You're about to ask your ex-girlfriend if that guy is the reason she didn't accept your proposal, right?" she directly points it out. How did she know?

This girl is really weird, right?

"Can you be more specific? How did you even know all of that? Listen, miss, I am seriously asking you. I'm not into games. Stop playing by meddling with people's business!" I can't hide my irritation.

She just smiled at me. "You humans are foolish, thinking you are right every time you open your mouth. And yes, I know everything." He confidently says those words while looking straight at me.

"Who are you?" I said that and suddenly the surroundings stop. The sounds, the people talking in the background, even the sound of the cars from far away. I also noticed that things literally stop.

Everything stops and she's looking at me. Walking towards me.

Am I done for?

Aphrodite's POV

I'm pissed, I'm way more irritated. How dare he say those words to me? Me, the Goddess of Love meddling with people's business? If only I can throw away this tiresome job I did eons ago!

In the first place, I didn't know why I ran from Mt. Olympus just to save this human from embarrassing himself. I'm tired of rewriting every single plan for him. I don't have time for all of this. I can just introduce myself and then proceed with deleting his memory.

I can't really hide my powers from him, am I scaring him so much. I can really see how confused he is. Is he not afraid of me?

"What are you? What are you-" he stops talking as soon as I walk towards him.

I stopped time, though I can only do that temporarily since grandfather is the god of time. It's just to make an impression on him and he should feel afraid.

"Listen to me human, my name is Aphrodite, the Goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, passion, and procreation. And I do have the right to meddle with you."

I said those things and I watched his eyes widen and in fear.

I clearly did this for the first time in my entire life. It's refreshing. Having a personal talk with a human, I can only remember my sister saying about swindling with their lives. I got to admit but somehow she's right.

"Why would a goddess of love come personally to watch how hopeless her victim is?"

What? Victim? Is he saying that he's my victim?

"Aren't you done playing with my life already? If you are the goddess of love, why can't you let me move on? Why am I still suffering? Are you enjoying this? Spare me already. I'm tired." After saying those words he kneeled down.

For a moment I didn't expect someone to talk back despite what I showed him. Is this because of the alcohol?

And this is the first time that I didn't know what I should say.

And somehow I lose my intention to scare him more. I sighed defeated, I even withdraw my powers and sit in front of him. I don't understand but I'm a bit shocked looking at his crying face.

Ares once told me that guys won't cry, and when they do, it's because they are tired of trying. I don't understand him at all. But looking at this guy, is he tired of trying to move on?

Heartbreak is something I can't cure. I can carve new paths for a human to find his/her happiness but still, it will all depend on the person. How will they take this path into consideration or go to something more troublesome and tiring?

I guess I need to learn more about it. Will I soon understand those feelings? Maybe watching this guy for a little while will help me understand more of what humans need when falling in love or moving on. Should I stay for a while?

He lifted his head and I can clearly see his face. He's crying indeed. I don't know but I felt sad for him. I should go easy on him I guess.

"Now go away, Goddess."

Wait, what?

All the thinking and all the holding back I'm feeling for this guy melt in one second.

"How dare you-!" I was so shocked when he holds my hand.

"I-I'm about to puke, goddess. Move away!"

WHAT?

I have never been so late in my life, and now I need new clothes.