In A Trance

~Six~

Could you die from a pink overload?

That's certainly what it felt like the moment Leo Valdez walked into Olympus, every god or goddess passing him dressed like servants with pink roses etched into their clothes.

"I didn't know you were coming, but I can't say I mind it," Aphrodite said as he walked into the throne room, laying on her throne with no care in the world.

"I came to ask a question," Leo answered simply, not bothering to bow. "And since your the goddess of love, it seemed like you were the best person to go to,"

"Well of course I am. What was it you needed help with?" Aphrodite asked, her eyes gleaming with interest and chaos.

Leo twitched, blinking once, than twice, than a third time. His look towards Aphrodite changed to a glare, "why are you making me do this?"

"You haven't used your powers lately, have you?" The love goddess asked, realizing what went wrong. "Leo. You need to let it corrupt you. Or maybe I just need to use your own powers against you, those will definitely strengthen the spell,"

"What are you talking abou—" Leo stopped talking and just stood there, letting a pink cloud wash over him as he stood still.

"Okay, Leo. Let's get this right once again. You love Percy Jackson. No, not even that. You don't love Percy, you want to use him. You could care less about him, you just don't want others to have him. He is yours, not because you care, but because you want. Along with that, hmmm." Aphrodite paused before her eyes lit up with an idea. "Yeah, why not? I could always use more slaves. You—and the rest of camp—only refer to me as mistress. They can be your slaves, but above all they are my slaves. Got it?"

"Yes mistress," Leo said in a monotone voice, the pink cloud flowing into his eyes and changing them pink. They stayed that way for a long moment before returning as he looked around.

Aphrodite acted as though he had just walked in, and turned around to face him, smirking slightly. She let her appearances change to where she was wearing a long red dress. "Well hello, Slave. What are you doing here?"

"I—I needed help with something. And seeing as you are my mistress, I knew you would know what to do. I'm willing to follow whatever you say, you always know what to do," (GAG)

"What an interesting problem I've never heard before as you said your own opinions I didn't ever give you!" Aphrodite laughed, but she waved it off a moment later. "Are you really willing to do whatever I say?"

"Anything,"

"Then stop holding back, Leo. Take what you want and don't be shy. Each time you use your magic, especially in the way I want it, you grow further and further the way I want you. And you want that, don't you?"

"More than anything, Mistress," Leo smiled.

Aphrodite smirked. "Well then do that. But I do warn you, if you do not get Percy Jackson to be completely under your spell, you will lose him to Annabeth Chase. In a months time of the spells start, he will be unable to be changed, as well everyone else. You get Percy Jackson, everyone else won't be a problem. But that means they cannot meet. Understood?"

"Yes, thank you so much," Leo ran out of Olympus.

Time to have a little fun.