Percy Jackson Love of Aphrodite

Chapter 24

A/N First of all I'm going to clear something up since someone asked me about it on a previous chapter.  I understand that some of you might be confused about how Silena could be two months older than Luke when he was conceived first.  the answer is simple enough in TOA Apollo confirms the fact that goddesses have a shorter pregnancy  than mortals or in Annabeth's case demigods. even though I started this story before I read TOA  I still used the same idea guessing that it was probably the case. 

I'm also going to say that I got the idea for part of this chapter from another Perodite fanfic so although I don't remember who wrote that story I'm giving them some credit for coming up with the idea even though I wrote mine a little differently. If you've read that story as well you will probably figure out what part I'm talking about.

Percy's point of view

I was driving back into the city since I would have to go back to work tomorrow. It felt strange going back without Silena, but I would have to get used to her not being around. When I arrived at the apartment building that I had lived in ever since I moved out of my mom and Paul's, I headed inside.

I went up the stairs and unlocked the door. After I entered the apartment I couldn't help but think about how empty it seemed without Silena there. Before I left camp we'd said our goodbyes, but I still couldn't help but notice how empty the apartment seemed. I guess this was probably how my mom always felt when I left for camp or when I finally moved out when Silena arrived.

I was trying to decide what I should do next, I considered unpacking first, but then again it was nearly dinner time. As I thought about it, my thoughts were interrupted when I heard a voice say, "I think dinner sounds good don't you,"

At first, I didn't register who the voice belonged to and jumped my hand instinctively going toward my pocket. Once I realized who it was though I quickly stilled my hand, although she had basically scared the Hades out of me I didn't complain. Her statement made what she wanted quite clear, and honestly, I'd been thinking about it I'd just been trying to get up the nerve to ask her.

Looking at Aphrodite I finally said what I knew she wanted to hear. I said,"Aphrodite would you like to go on a date with me?"

Without hesitation, she agreed, surprisingly she wasn't as picky as I thought she might be, I knew that there was a pretty nice Italian place not too far away and she seemed perfectly fine with it. It seemed that she wasn't looking to go to the fanciest place, she was content to just go to a somewhat less expensive place.

After we got there she had some kind of pasta, and I just had pizza. I like spaghetti and mac and cheese, but other than that I'm not crazy about pasta, besides you usually can't go wrong with pizza. Since mortal alcohol doesn't really affect the gods Aphrodite didn't bother getting any at the restaurant. I didn't bother either since I don't really drink that much anyway ever since my first experience with alcohol.

Back when I was with Annabeth I had been fine with public displays of affection, but since I had to get used to being in a relationship again I wasn't quite ready for that. Due to this we just held hands and talked, after we finished eating I paid the bill and we returned to my apartment. After we got there it seemed that Aphrodite wasn't done with me yet, Not that I minded.

Shortly after we got back, trying to find something for us to do I asked her, "Do you want to watch a movie or something?" I wasn't sure if she was really interested in that since she was a goddess I was also afraid that if she was she might only like romance movies and I'm not that fond of those. They would be more Silena's type of movie although she will watch other stuff too and she's still a bit young to watch most of them.

That was when it dawned on me that I might not have many that would interest her, after all, most of the movies on the shelf were either silena's, which were mostly animated movies and the few others that were mine. I honestly don't watch that many movies, I get enough action and horror in my everyday life I didn't need to watch extra, although I had to admit that I do like the star wars movies, as well as most of the marvel and DC superhero movies.

When I admitted that I didn't really have many to choose from Aphrodite made a few more options appear out of nowhere. Much to my relief they weren't all romance, there were a couple romance movies but there were mostly romantic comedies. I couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at one of the movies.

Aphrodite saw me looking at it and explained that when she was with Ares he used to pick the movie most of the time, she guessed that after that happened for so long his tastes rubbed off on her slightly, well that and the fact that she's not obsessed with her domain like most people think. The movie that I had been looking at with surprise happened to be the Shining.

I'd never really taken an interest in horror movies since I've been in danger for most of my life and have seen far too much death as it is, they just didn't interest me. Eventually, we settled on one of the romantic comedies but after a while, we stopped paying attention to the movie as our attention switched to each other.

Annabeth's point of view

I was still trying to wrap my head around what I had seen the other day, perhaps I should have seen it coming since it seemed that Percy had moved on from me, but I still couldn't quite accept what I had seen. I had been coming out of woods and I had walked by the side of the Poseidon cabin.

On my way by I just happened to glance at it. Through the cabin window, I saw Percy and Aphrodite and it wasn't hard to tell that they were kissing. I quickly looked away and walked toward my mother's cabin, where I'd been headed in the first place. Now even though it had been three days since then I found myself thinking about it again.

I knew that Percy had recovered and moved on from me but I didn't think that he was with someone else already. Now though it was quite clear that he was and that the woman he was with happened to be the love goddess. I couldn't quite understand why he had accepted her, after all, she would probably cheat on him before long and he would just be hurt all over again once he hears about it.

Had Aphrodite manipulated Percy into falling for her by using charmspeak or one of her other powers? Had he actually fallen for her? I felt a stab of jealousy go through me and soon afterward a feeling of shame and sadness soon followed. I honestly wished that I hadn't been such a fool, leaving Percy was probably the worst decision I've ever made in my life. Now I'm feeling some of what he has dealt with for so long. Shame for the amount of pain I caused him and wishing I could have him back.

That's when a thought occurred to me, the last time Aphrodite and I had spoken she had told me not to try and convince Percy to take me back because she claimed that I didn't have enough love left for him for a relationship to last. I couldn't help but wonder if she had been telling the truth, or if she had just said that so she could have Percy for herself.

I had so many questions with very few answers, and being the daughter of Athena that was incredibly annoying. One thing I did know was that it would probably be impossible to get Percy back from Aphrodite, and I hoped that sooner or later I would get some answers to all of my questions and I also hoped that even if I don't get Percy back that we would eventually get past the awkwardness that hangs between us every time we see each other. it would be easier on both of us not to mention Luke. I knew that I would probably never get Percy back but I still couldn't help but feel jealous of Aphrodite.

A/NI know this might be shorter than some of the other chapters but I hope you enjoyed it just the same.