Aphrodite the Beauty (Goddess Girls)
them over the silver wings to hold them in place so they could walk at normal speed.
    The market was enormous, with a high-ceilinged
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    crystal roof. Rows and rows of columns separated the various shops, which sold everything from the newest Greek fashions to tridents and organic nectar.
    "In here," said Athena. Aphrodite followed her into Arachne's Sewing Supplies. While Athena picked out several skeins of yarn and a new pair of knitting needles, Aphrodite stroked her palm over a length of glossy black-and-red-flowered fabric that would look fabulous on Artemis with her shiny black hair. She knew better than to buy the cloth, however. Artemis would say it was too flashy.
    "Let's stop at Cleo's Cosmetics," Aphrodite said as they left Arachne's. "I'm almost out of eyeliner."
    "Okay," said Athena. She hesitated a moment, then added shyly, "Maybe I'll get a couple of things too."
    Aphrodite arched an eyebrow in surprise.
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    "Nothing fancy," Athena said quickly. "Maybe just a lipstick and some of that silver eye powder you used on me last night."
    "Well, what do you know?" Aphrodite said, smiling at her in amusement. But then a dark thought crossed her mind and she tensed up. Why was Athena suddenly interested in how she looked? "You're crushing on someone, aren't you?" Aphrodite excliamed. "Who is it?"
    Athena blushed. "No one, honest. It's just that, thanks to your makeover last night, I actually felt--well, beautiful ." She glanced down at her sandals, looking embarrassed. "I've never felt that way before, and ... I kind of liked it."
    Aphrodite's heart softened and she hugged her friend. "You've always been beautiful," she said. "You
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    were just too busy inventing things and being brilliant in school to notice before now."
    "Thanks," said Athena. "But the godboys didn't seem to notice before last night either."
    "Only because they weren't looking ," said Aphrodite.
    When they reached Cleo's, Aphrodite found the eyeliner she needed. Then she searched for silver eye shadow. "Here," she said, handing Athena a little pot of the stuff. "This is the one you want."
    Nodding, Athena took it and then held up a couple of lipsticks in two slightly different shades of pinkish red, one in each hand. "Which one do you think would look best on me?"
    "Neither," Aphrodite said decisively. Her expert eye scanned the lipsticks on display. Snatching up an
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    orangey-red one, she said, "This one will go best with your skin tone."
    "You're the boss," said Athena, giving her a teasing smile.
    "Well, Beauty-ology is my best subject," Aphrodite agreed. "Hey, isn't that a new clerk?"
    Both goddessgirls stared at the lady behind the counter. Her purple hair was piled high on top of her head and her three eyes--two in the usual places and one in the middle of her forehead--were beautifully made up. She smiled warmly at the girls as they brought up their purchases. "Did you find everything you need?" she asked, slipping the items into a small papyrus bag, then handing it to Athena.
    "Yes, thank you," said Athena.
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    Aphrodite nodded. Then on an impulse she asked the clerk, "Are you married?"
    The eye in the middle of the woman's forehead blinked. "Well, no," she said. "Why do you ask?"
    "There's this teacher at MOA, Mr. Cyclops. He's not married either, and I bet you'd be perfect for--"
    The clerk just looked at her, blink, blink, blinking.
    "Never mind her," interrupted Athena. "She's always trying to match people up. Since she's the goddessgirl of love, she can't really help it." Grabbing Aphrodite's arm, she tugged her out of the shop. "Please tell me you didn't think that clerk would be perfect for Mr. Cyclops just because she has three eyes and Mr. Cyclops has only one," Athena said after they were safely out of the shop.
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    Aphrodite grinned sheepishly. "Well, I admit it was the first thing I thought of. Also, she has lots of hair and Mr. Cyclops is bald."
    "So?" said Athena.
    "So opposites attract," said Aphrodite. That wasn't strictly
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