Okay, this is the second story that I've posted even though I'm still working on the first. But hey I had to get this out. Leave plenty of comments! This is based off of the Greek myth of Hades and Persephone, which I do not own '_'
A Self-Sufficient Rose
Chapter One: Running
"Where is she? Where's my daughter?" cried Demeter feeling useless. The Goddess of the Harvest and Mother Nature herself wept for the loss of her missing daughter, Persephone. The nymphs begged and pleaded with her not to cry, but her depression was so severe that the world began to drown in her sorrows. Her hair went wild as she tried to tear her it out and clawed the ground in a state of madness. Her screams became thunder and her tears became rain as the earth suffered her wrath. "Oh dear, sweet, Persephone! Where could she have gone? She is only a child, a babe not even close to reaching the stage of adolescents!" The Olympians felt sorrow and pity towards the deity as they observed her from above of their idolized mountain.
It was a depressing sight, seeing a mother torn from her daughter. Zeus was watching the other gods take pity on Demeter. And he also took notice how every god and goddess was there, including Hades who seemed to appear more upset than even Demeter. Although he did not express it through sobs, it was his eyes, his cold, cold eyes, filled with pain and sorrow. Of course Zeus being the King of the gods did nothing… He rubbed his temples thinking what could have happened when suddenly he felt a quick breeze past him and looked up to see Hermes, the Messenger of the Gods. His grin big and goofy, like the kind when a person knows something others don't know.
"Almighty Zeus, I believe you should bring poor Demeter up here, I have a message that she may want to hear," Hermes said as his grin grew.
"What is it? What do you have?" Zeus questioned. But Hermes just stood there idiotically grinning. Finally, Zeus called down to Demeter to come up, but she refused just wanting to lay there on the muddy ground. He then sent down some other gods to drag her to him, she didn't even fight back. Her head hung low as she was presented before Zeus in a disgraceful state covered in mud and tears. He cleared his throat I order to grab her attention but he knew it was pointless.
"Demeter, you have a message to be given to you by Hermes?" his voice loud and commanding. He then heard a low chuckling coming from Demeter that grew louder and insane. The deities looked on in a confuse matter, really seeing if the woman had truly gone mad. "Is that why you had me dragged to Olympus? To tell me that? My daughter is gone and you act like that there is nothing wrong! YOU HEARTLESS, AGGRAVATING BEA-! "
"It is from the lady Persephone, dear goddess," Hermes interrupted, smirking at her. She quickly silenced herself, biting her lip. "Well, TELL ME!" she shouted bursting with tears. Everyone was silent in anticipation for the words that Persephone had written to her mother.
Hermes began, "Mother, my love and dearest companion; I am safe and well and capable of being on my own. I have left in search of experience and adventure, beyond your loving and protecting walls. Even though I am only eleven years, I see myself doing much as I travel to different shores and worlds. I promise to write you every week until my return. Please do not come and look for me or I shall truly die from curiosity and fantasy. So Live on, bring prosperity to the world so that I may live in comfort knowing that I still have a place to go to and a mother to hug me. Forever your daughter, Persephone." Then he finished.
There was a silence that grew I the room, no one dared to speak; awaiting Demeter decision. When they had expected her to shout demands to bring her back, the sky cleared and a rainbow spread with the palace growing with bright loving flowers. They stared at Demeter as she stood tall and happy with mud melting off to show her beautiful face. She stared at Hermes with the grandest of smiles and whispered a soft "Thank you," and left Mount Olympus. At the bottom she was greeted by her nymphs, crying and questioning her sudden mood change. To them she simply stated "My daughter is a strong girl, although you may question my judgment remember Persephone is still a goddess. A daughter of Zeus and a gift of spring. Besides this is my way of proving to her that I trust her and believe that she will come home, running back into my arms." She smiled and let the nymphs trail behind her to bring life to the world, for Persephone. But the last thing that Demeter expected was how much of a change Persephone would bring.