[ WP ] Seconds away from confessing to your crush , the goddess of Love stops you . She informs you that you are not meant to be with your crush . Instead , your real Soulmate is your cat , Muffles .

I checked the time on my phone and leaned back against the tree. Taca was supposed to be here any minute. I pulled out my wallet to double check that I had cash for all the vendors at the fair today. Taca loved to croquet and this fair was supposed to have some pretty impressive pieces. I checked my phone and cash, patted my hair down, and tried to smooth out that one wrinkle in my button up that just would n't iron out. I needed today to be perfect. 
 
 As though my wish was being granted, everyone else in the park ceased moving and I saw a slender pale leg emerge from the leaves above. Directly in front of me, a woman descended from the branches and landed gracefully on her feet. She was wearing a white toga that revealed more than it hid. She plucked a golden apple from the branches above her before moving closer to me. 
 
 `` Greetings, mortal, I am the goddess of Love and Beauty. You may call me-'' 
 
 `` Aphrodite?!'' I cut in as I made the connection. 
 
 She crossed her arms and cocked her hip. `` Well, yes. Anyways, the reason that I am here today-'' 
 
 `` Taca's my soulmate? I knew it! I knew it!'' I breathed a sigh of relief, `` There's no way she can turn me down if we're soul mates! I mean she must feel the same-'' 
 
 Aphrodite thumped me on the nose to interrupt my babbling. `` No, listen to me, silly mortal. First, it's rude to interrupt a goddess. Do they not teach manners in this day and age?'' 
 
 I rubbed the tip of my nose sheepishly. `` I'm sorry. I just love Taca so much so I got excited-'' 
 
 Again, she thumped me on the nose. `` Seriously, stop that. As I was saying, I have come to reveal to you the name of your truly beloved. The one that you shall love and hold from now until your time on this world has ended.'' 
 
 She proffered the golden apple to me. `` Will you bite from this golden apple and have the knowledge of your lover passed to you?'' 
 
 I eagerly grabbed the apple from her with a nothing more than a nod and quickly bit into it. Silver streaks raced from the stem of the apple and spun around the sides where they began to form words. It read: 
 
 *Muffles. * 
 
 Aphrodite threw her arms outward in a grand gesture. `` Behold, mortal, the name of your beloved has been revealed. Accept this blessing from me, Aphrodi-'' 
 
 `` Is this some kind of joke?'' I broke in incredulously. She sighed at my interruption before looking at the silver writing on the apple. 
 
 `` Muffles? The mortals of this age have strange names. What mother would choose such a name for her daughter? I must agree. If it is a joke, it's quite a horrid one.'' 
 
 I chucked the golden apple into the tree. `` Muffles is the name of my cat. Are you trying to say that *Muffles* is my soul mate?'' 
 
 Aphrodite's laughter pealed out like tiny little bells. `` Your soulmate is a cat? Oh truly, you must be a long lost son of Zeus himself.'' 
 
 She continued laughing which drowned out all of my attempts at speaking. As her laughter subsided, she wiped tears from her eyes. 
 
 `` This is n't really that funny. What's that supposed to mean?'' 
 
 `` Oh, I'm sorry, but I must leave.'' She continued lightly under her breath, `` Dionysus is going to fall out of his chair when I tell him about the cat-loving mortal.'' She coughed before ending loudly, `` Anyways, I'm sure you'll figure it out. Ta-ta!'' 
 
 With a wave of her fingers, she disappeared just as she had arrived and the scene of the fair began moving again. Irritated, I started kicking the tree. 
 
 `` I do n't believe in stupid gods or destiny and all that anyway. What does she know? She's just a myth!'' 
 
 `` Who's just a myth?'' a voice behind me asked. 
 
 I turned just in time for Taca to approach and rub her shoulder into my chest. She looked up at me with a grin on her face. `` Who's just a myth?'' She asked again curiously. I could n't help but smile. Taca always made me so happy. Surely, Aphrodite was playing some kind of prank. It was ridiculous to think anyone else could be my soulmate - let alone my cat! 
 
 `` Hi Taca, ready to go check out the fair?'' I asked putting my arm around her. Suddenly disinterested in the physical contact, she immediately snaked out of my arm before walking ahead. She looked back at me, her eyes shining in the sunlight. 
 
 `` Yes, let's go! I could really use a new ball of yarn!''
