The Fire of Life

CHAPTER FIVE
DISGUISES


When I got home I grabbed a pair of scissors and ran upstairs to my room. I changed my clothes and set out a pair of boy clothes for tomorrow. If the Ultimate is after me then tomorrow I can't be myself, I thought. Then I grabbed the scissors and started cutting my nice long hair. Soon I had hair that looked like a boys hair cut.

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Then next day I looked like a boy. The school day went fine until 8th period (free period) when the boys bathroom was banned. I thought about becoming a girl again, then I thought about the Ultimate. With the bathroom banned I had to hang out with a group of boys, which didn't go well. The first thing that happened was them talking about football. Second, they ate a meal, which they said was a snack, like pigs! Third, they talked about how cute Aphrodite was. Yes, I said it. I hung out with a group of boys that like ME. How could anyone think I'm cute?
When I got home I was freaking out. First, I find out the Ultimate is after me, second, the boys bathroom gets banned, then boys think I'm cute. Could this day get any worse?! "Aphrodite is something wrong?" asked my mom. She came upstairs and I barely had time to hide my hair. "I know that somethings wrong. Now talk to me about it." "Fine, I'll tell you. The- the Ultimate is after me. He or she sent a dragon, Jacob Stoner, to kill me." "The Ultimate hey? Well, Aphrodite, this is probably normal behavior for the Ultimate. He or she is probably always trying to kill witches like you." "But, mom. You don't understand. The Ultimate must have had a lot to deal with, 'cause he or she wouldn't just miss as powerful source of power that's inside me."
"Hunny, your over reacting." "No, no I'm not mom. My point is that I'm a very big source of power. The Ultimate wouldn't have gone all these years without sensing such a great source of power." "Aphrodite, when you figure out who it is then you can tell me, ok? Now go to bed." She was about to get up when my hood fell off my head. "YOU CUT YOUR HAIR!!!!!!!!" She screamed. "For punishment your no longer aloud in the pantry." "WHAT!? But, mom, all of my potion ingredients are in there!" "I'm aware of that. If the camera sees you in the pantry then your powers will be taken away from you for two weeks."
With that she left. NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I screamed in my head. If I'm not aloud in the pantry how can I make potions to protect myself from the Ultimate? I can't believe she freaked out that much from me cutting my hair. It's unbelievable. After typing everything wrong in my computer I went to bed.