Teenage Gods?!

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"Why are you looking at me"

"I'm not looking at you"

"Yes you are"

"..."

"Stop"

"..."

"Aphrodite! What do you want. Can't you see I'm trying to read and I can't focus if you keep staring at me like you're about to start screaming" I finally snap toward the teenage goddess.

"How are you and Poseidon?" She asked with a cheeky smile that I want to slap off her face.

"We aren't trying to kill each other at the moment so I think that's what people label as "friends"" I deadpan.

"Not what I meant"

"I don't care what you meant, that's all that's happening" I narrow my eyes in her direction. 

All of a sudden the outburst I was expecting erupted from the goddess, "But you guys are all flirty like and OMG! This is major in your future relationship! And with all the setbacks because of the constant arguing! I swear, you guys are probably my biggest challenge yet! Even though those insults are quite endearing if you look at it from a less hated point of view..." Aphrodite's rant trails off as her thoughts wander, letting my thoughts be captivated by the work of a popular author- John Green. Page after page, each one causing me to lose my grip on reality. That is until arms take their place on either side of me, slowly closing my book and causing me to notice my surroundings.

"Welcome back to earth, Theena"

"I will stab you with a fork the next time you take my book away from me" my hands already inching toward the untouched breakfast I had made for myself. My attempt at a threatening demeanor only resulted with the chuckling of the idiot with a death wish behind me.

"Sure you will"

"Keep irritating me and you'll find out"

"Aw, is Theena mad" Poseidon says with an irritating look that you give to children directed towards me. I thrust my elbow back into his side, causing only a flinch as a reaction. I huff in irritation.

"Stupid weak mortal teenage girl body!" I make a mental note to go to the gym ASAP to fix this dilemma. A moment passes with us still in this position, me facing the island in the middle of the kitchen and Poseidon behind me, arms resting on the counter on both sides of me.

"Um, will you move?"

"Oh, uh, yeah, sorry" He moves and I turn around to face him. When I do, his face is flaming red and he's rubbing the back of his neck. I get up from my seat with my book in hand.

"I'll see you soon? You're driving me, Aphrodite and Ares to school today, right?" A quick, awkward nod is all I get in return as I turn my body toward the door. But, before I do, my body turns around, messes up his gelled back hair and says, "It looks cute messy." Realizing what I just did, I turn on my heel and speed walk out of the room to get ready. Well, that just got awkward really fast....

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I'm putting my hair into two dutch braids when Athena comes into the room.

"You okay?" I ask her, as she moves quietly around her side of the room, picking out some clothes to wear.

"Yeah, Artemis, I'm okay. Just a little scatterbrained at the moment"

"You? Scatterbrained? What just happened?"

"A little run in with Kelp Head"

"What did he do?" I reply with a hint of irritation, ready to protect my friend.