The Make Over of a Lifetime
Aphrodite walked me over to the kitchens and told me that she was going to get me a small snack as the dinners here were always very extravagant and filling. She then requested me to wait outside while she ran in to get it. I did as I was told.
While waiting, a small group of satyrs walked past me. They were completely distracted by papers that were in their hands as they were walking past till one looked up at me. He was very handsome, I guess, with dark brown skin and curling black hair. He couldn't have been much older than myself, maybe sixteen. They all came to a screeching halt and stared at me.
I could hear one whisper "That has to be her, who else would break the rules of dress in the palace of gods?" The handsome fellow who noticed me first replied to his friend, "Come on y'all, give her a break. She's gonna need it tonight, I've never heard great news come from council dinners with newcomers." I gulped, what were they going to do to me? I turn around and fidgeted. "Great Steve, you've gone and scared her. She can hear you know." I heard a sigh and clopping towards me. I turned around to see Steve in front of me. I gasped a little. "Oh my god you scared me, almost gave me a heart attack!" I said as I caught my breath. "I am so sorry ma'am, I had no idea. I apologize and on behalf of my friends and myself, we are sorry we have so rude and frightened you with our stories. You must be the new girl millie? My name is Steve Nissar, I too am American." He smiled and bowed, "Because of our rudeness, I offer my help while you are here for whatever you may need." He stood back up as Aphrodite walked out with grapes, wine, cheese and crackers, She frowned at steve.
"Steve." "Yes Ma'am?" "How many times have I advised against speaking to newcomers, you scare the wits out of them with your stories." "I am sorry ma'am, this time it wasn't quite directly." He scratched his head. "She overheard our whispers." "Even worse! You and your friends over there must stop this. Beevus and butthead get your butts over here NOW." She hollered with rage in her voice, two other satyrs both white and scrawny one with curly blonde hair and the other with shaved red hair quickly ran too her. "Brian, Steve and Mika, you must stop doing this. She is scared plenty without you making rumors about what will happen at the dinner. If I see you doing this again, you will be in detention, washing floors with a toothbrush for a week, is that clear?" "Yes ma'am!" They all three said in unison. "Good, now Mika and brian, scram go study for finals. For your rudeness and lack of competence, you three will be in bed before 10, is that clear? And Steve, you're needed by the council at once, I'd not keep them waiting. Move along." He bowed and ran off. "Are satyrs normally that gentleman like or is that just steve?" "It's just steve, normally satyrs are players, they are only gentleman like when there's something in it for them, with Steve he's always gentleman like, it's how his parents raise him. If you noticed, he was the only one to apologize for his friends rudeness, none of the others did it. That's typical for a satyr. At least, satyrs are nothing near as rude as fawns, their Roman counterpart. Hopefully, you'll never need to meet one. Now, let's head to the spa. I got us a snack and now it's time for a girls day!" She smiled and showed me the way.
The building was truly bigger than I thought, it had to be bigger than the mall of America. We walked for about ten minutes climbing stairs and making turns, that I could barely keep my head on straight. We then reached two glass doors that opened up to reveal what looked like a modern day spa, hair salon, dress shop and ancient greek bath house rolled into one. There was no one there except for a few nymphs about my age just chatting amongst themselves. "Natalia, Rosalinda, Banida, and Kara this is Millie, she is a newcomer and we need to make her feel special, at home here. So a bath, clothes, a new hair do and cut, and just spa stuff please? Oh and Millie, these are my daughters Natalia, Roslinda, Banida and Kara." She Smiled. "How do you do?" They all said in unison and waved. I smiled and waved back, "I am good and yourself?" They nodded and immediately set out to setting things up.
As they did so, I took the time to eat some of the snack she was kind enough to get. It was delicious! I loved it. Never had I tasted anything quite like it. Drunk on the tase of the food, I allowed the girls to get to work.
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