Chapter 27

Minerva

Something is definitely wrong with this situation. I could not comprehend what was going. Venus was clinging on my arm like a little puppy violated. I stared coldly towards the two prime suspects who were pretending that they weren't the main cause of this.

I sighed. Surely I might be called to the principal's office for acting this rude towards adults. There's definitely something wrong. Ms. Karen wouldn't act like this. She's deeply caring and professional to chase one of the students like this, not to mention that she doesn't even like girls. I looked at the other suspect. It's Sir Hermes, our physical education part-time substitute teacher.

Although I couldn't really grasp what is going on, I decided to defend Venus from two outstanding teachers.

"Good afternoon, Ms. Karen and to you too Sir Hermes. Is there anything I could help you with?" I asked, flashing a smile.

Ms. Karen and Sir Hermes looked at each other. Finally, Sir Hermes spoke, " We need to talk to Venus,"

Venus clenched my arm, unwillingly to be left alone. It might be best if I were to go with her instead or rather they could talk right now right here.

"Oh sure! If it's okay, I'll accompany Venus. You can talk right here, is it alright?" I asked politely.

What surprised me the most was the fact that both Ms. Karen and Sir Hermes's eyebrows became a distraught triangle. There's something definitely off with the both of them. It made me worry for Venus even more. The wind blew across my face. I looked up and the sky suddenly became dark and the wind blew even harder. Venus's hand was trembling. Then at the corner of my eye, I saw Mars and Vulcan standing side-by-side with anger in their eyes as they walked towards us.

It's as if my best friend was nowhere to be seen. Just as I thought, it wouldn't get worse, someone grabbed my other arm. There I saw a familiar blue-haired girl. Sam looked at me with disgust as well as Paris. When the lightning suddenly struck, rain began pouring and Sam suddenly grabbed Venus's arm, causing the other five to look at me with deadly eyes. Those aren't the eyes of my friends.

"Give me back my Aphrodite, Poseidon!" Vulcan shouted as he charged towards Sam.

This is bad.

I carried Venus in a princess carry style and ran off away from the other six. It's as if they were being possessed. Despite being drenched in rain, I kept running. I looked down at Venus. It seems like she has fallen asleep. At the corner of my eyes, I saw an abandoned gymnasium in the school. I ran towards it and grabbed my phone. I called Kyle and immediately told him to fetch us despite my club practice in a few minutes. Who cares? Venus has fainted. Oh! Mars and Sam better be careful when we meet again. I sighed. No matter what happens. I can't really blame them. It must have been the Society. It's connected to Venus again. It's not like I could get angry at them for acting strange today. It's definitely related to the dispute regarding Aphrodite.

When my phone buzzed, I ran outside the school gate. There I spotted the familiar and got in.

"Miss, are you alright. Both of you are drenched," Kyle asked, worried that we'll both catch a cold.

"It's alright. Let's just go home," I said in a soft voice.

I went and got two dried towels and whipped it all over Venus's body and myself too. At least with this, we'll be a little dry. I placed the other dry towel on my lap and placed Venus's head on top of the towel on my lap. No matter the urge to give Venus a lap pillow, sadly, my skrt weren't all that dry yet.

I found myself playing with a few strands of Venus's hair. Her face was getting quite pale I creased it softly. I really do hope that she won't catch a cold. I could only pray that she'll be okay. I tried to comfort myself by telling myself that her breathing is fine. Just to make sure, I also placed my palm on top of her forehead. It wasn't hot. I left out a sigh of relief. She's doing fine.

I looked out the window. The rain is heavy. I wonder where the rain and thunder come from. I feel my stomach twisting and turning as if something bad is about to happen.

We arrived shortly at my condo shortly after. I went to change Venus out of her semi-wet uniform with a dry pajama of mine. I laid her on top of my bed and went inside my bathroom. I changed out of my wet clothes to a dry one. I reached for the hair dryer and took it outside. I made sure to turn the hair dryer to silent mode before beginning to dry Venus's hair. Her hair was smooth. It made me want to stroke her hair everyday.

Venus suddenly twitched which made me worried. Was she having a nightmare? I creased her hands, trying to assure that she's safe. After a while, Venus stopped twitching. I felt a smile form from my face. I better dry my hair too. It didn't take long before my hair was dry as day. I got up and placed it inside the drawer where it was initially placed.

I felt a pair of arms suddenly envelop me into a hug. I looked at the mirror and there I saw Venus hugging me. However, what worried me was the fact there's a transparent ghost-like beautiful person who resembles Venus on her body.

"Venus, you awake?" I asked, looking at the mirror.

There I saw, Venus's lips forming into a smile that doesn't resemble her as she hugged me tightly. It worries me that Aphrodite might have come to take control of her body.

"Athena, I wanna do it," She said.

My eyes widened. I could see Athena's soul reflecting on the mirror.

"Let me borrow your body," She whispered.

I found my body moving on its own. How she embraced my Venus or rather her Aphrodite with much love and care. How she kisses Aphrodite's lips as Aphrodite moans her name 'Athena'. My body fell on top of Venus's as my hand under Athena's control, fondled with Venus's breasts. As my lips planted soft kisses on Venus's neck. As I heard myself whispering, sweet promises and words to the person named Aphrodite made me feel I was cheating on Venus. It pained my heart. Even when my body was being controlled by Athena, it seems like I still controlled my heart because droplets of tears started to fall down my cheek.

"Minerva, please. Just let me hold my dear Aphrodite again," Athena pleaded.

"I'm sorry, I just," I wasn't able to finish my sentence. My heart felt as if it was being stabbed a thousand times.

The fact that what I'm seeing is Venus, yet Athena's the one moving my body, pained me. It's as if Venus was moaning her name not mine. It filled my heart with so much pain. My heart twitched when my hand almost reached Venus's center. I fought my way for control.

"I'm sorry, Athena. I feel like you're stealing Venus from me," I apologized before winning control of my body again.

I pulled my hand away from Venus's center and sat on the sofa.

"Why'd you have to do that?" Aphrodite asked.

I looked up and saw tears flooding down her cheeks. This person really isn't my Venus. My Venus doesn't smile as she cries. She's really Aphrodite.

No matter if she really is Aphrodite or not, Venus has to come back. Didn't you talk about our marriage with my parents?

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