The Demi-Gods

Chapter 2 - Blue-Haired Wonder // edited

She took the key that was on the bedside cabinet and put it on the silver chain around her neck, which had her Mother's wedding ring on.

Aphrodite explored the room, which is bigger than her old house's living room and dining room combined. The room is square, and has a queen sized bed in the middle. The room is a cream colour - better than the hallways outside with their uncomfortable colours - and with a dark red carpet,which was plush under her feet.

On opposites sides of the room is a door, one goes into a closet which was bigger than her room at home, and the other goes into a small bathroom. The bathroom is bigger than her living room back home too, with a giant electric shower with clear glass encasing it, a large bath in the middle of the room with claw-like feet and a vanity mirror covering a whole wall. Underneath the vanity mirror is a couple cupboards with shower and bath supplies in. The walk in wardrobe/closet was filled with empty coat hangers awaiting her clothing.

She explores the drawers by the bed and found them empty, not even a dirt pattern. She figures that they must obviously be brand new. Probably a cheap flat pack from Ikea. At that instant someone knocked on the door.

''Aphrodite! '' yelled a woman in a sing-song like voice. She opens the door to find a 40 year old outside holding an outfit and some sleeping clothes. She had slightly graying hair and a boring suite to go with her graying hair, obviously an office worker. She handed Aphrodite the clothes and walks away without saying anything, her heels clicking accentuating every step. Aphrodite noticed that she had a strange rainbow-like bruise on her leg accompanied by a slight limp, but decided not to think much of it.

Aphrodite shut the door and got changed into the black tank top and leggings, which she thinks is the sleeping gear, but Aphrodite decided to go to the gym anyway. She use to go to the gym daily, until half a year ago when her adopted parents refused to pay any longer. She thought that her adopted mother was having a baby, but both of the adopted parents ended up getting murdered a couple days before. She'd been staying at a temporary foster care house until a supposedly chance encounter with Jane in the cafe.

She opened the plain wooden white door - on her way to the gym - to find another boy, about her age and around 6'2, with his fist in the air in preparation to knock the door.

Everyone is seriously tall around here.

He lifts his eyebrows. He was clearly surprised that she had opened the door before he had knocked. He had a dangerous glint to his eyes that she didn't trust, as if he knows something that nobody else did so she decided not to say anything. Her eyebrows also lift up in shock but she quickly puts on a neutral face, not wanting to show him her vulnerability. She continues to walk past him shutting her door on her way past, and quickly locked the door with the key that was in the room on the necklace around her neck, with his bright blue hair catching her eye.

''Mistrusting much.'' The mystery boy mutters, with a slight Scottish accent that put her nerves at ease. There is something about a Scottish accent that always puts her nerves at ease. She continues to be quiet and starts to make her way to the gym. Mystery-boy falls into step with Aphrodite which angers her slightly, but hoping the boy takes her silence as a hint to leave. However, when she entered the gym and he did too she snaps.

''Look. I just want to workout, so can you stop stalking me and go away?''

His face breaks into a smile and he starts laughing which infuriates her more. Oh how did she wish she had her headphones. She stepped onto the running machine and start at a light jog, warming up. After 10 minutes, she turns the machine up to make up a more intense workout and after a further 30 minutes she turns around to find the blue-haired wonder still there. She tries to ignore him but after another half an hour she couldn't ignore him anymore.

''I'm going to go shower, so hurry up and explain what you want with your name.'' She never realised how tired she is. The day had been long, so long it surprised her. She was only use to simple days.

Staring straight into her eyes, the boy got lost in the depths of them, and before he knew it Aphrodite had walked away assuming he was just ignoring her or couldn't be bothered to respond.

Aphrodite walked to her room, feeling more and more tired by the minute to the point her feet had started dragging. No longer having the energy to shower, she went straight to her bed in the same clothes and fell straight asleep.

Stretching, she glanced over at the clock and was surprised by how long she had been asleep. Somehow she had slept for over 16 hours.

Oh, it's light outside already. The sun is shining brightly, like in any happy story.

"This isn't anywhere near to a happy story though." Aphrodite grumbled to herself softly.

Aphrodite glanced. at the clock again. Wow. It's 10:44 already. Aphrodite got out of the luxurious bed and headed to the shower, remembering that she hadn't had a chance after she went to the gym yesterday when that creep followed her everywhere. She felt a shivers crawl up her spine at the thought of him.What was his problem?

She washed her hair with the strawberry scented shampoo she had found in the cupboards. She indulges herself with a 30 minute shower, before she wrapped a towel around her body and another round her hair once she was done washing. With a hand on the doorknob she heard something.

Who's in my room? That thought surprises Aphrodite as she hadn't realised how much she already prefers it to the house she was in. Probably helped her to accept it because of how luxurious it is and how she hadn't settled in at the orphanage.

She swings the door open, banging the wall behind it.

''What are you doing in here?! ''