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How Hades and Persephone Met

It was a beautiful day, the sun shining, the birds chirping, Persephone was out with her mother Demeter on the Upperworld, they were looking after the gardens and were out with the nymphs. Persephone was a curious girl that wanted to know the names and forms of all the flowers. She went over to a small pool of water where some strange flowers with six white petals and the center of the flower had a long yellow bell shape of a corona. The pollen was on the tips of stems in the center of the bell, it was a lovely little flower, or flowers really. Persephone gazed at the flowers and wondered what they were called, as she gazed around, there were different colors.

"Oh how lovely they are! What are your names small ones? You are so lovely to look at, unlike any other flower I've every seen."

She smiled her sweet smile, her coral-pink lips spread wider to show off her pearly white teeth. Her skin flawlessly tanned by the sun. Her hair long and golden-brown just like her mothers, it curled out of her almond face and framed it. She pinned her bangs to one side held by a variety of flowers, along with others in her hair. She wore a long peplos dress that hung off her shoulders gracefully, the remaining loose fabric hung down to her waist. She had a special sash with leaves of gold that matched her sandals, her hands covered in wristbands with leaves and flowers engraved into them. She was so lovely and elegant, just like those flowers, innocent of the world around her. Her caramel eyes opened as her dark lashed batted at the flowers, her arched eyebrows looked up seeing a dark shadow over her. She looked up to see a dark stranger.

"They are Narcissus flowers."

He smiled grimly, as if he'd never smiled in all his life. He was tall, at least a foot and a half taller than her. He had dark black hair along with dark chocolate almost black eyes. His hair straight and chopped hanging just above his shoulders and his bangs dangling over his eyes, as if they could conceal what he was thinking when he wanted them to. He was broad shouldered, lean yet muscular, and so pale as if he'd never seen the light of day. His teeth were somewhat sharp when he smiled, and his long black chiton that hung loosely to his body. His stature was intimidating, his black sandals sliding over the grass as he neared her, his shadow overpowering her.

"Oh, Narcissus. He would make a lovely flower. Hmm, what is your name stranger?" Persephone tilted her head as she gazed up at him with her large child-like eyes.

"Hades." His voice was hoarse and harsh, like a blade stabbing through her soul.

"The god of the Underworld? I've heard so much about you, but everyone painted you to be so terrifying and horribly disfigured. But you're so, so . . . handsome." Persephone was confused as she neared his face, only inches away from a kiss.

"Oh, handsome hu? Haha, well that's a first." Hades huffed as he leaned down and placed his hand on her chin, getting a better look at her.

"And what might your name be?" He breathed on her lips, making her blush.

"Persephone." Her eyes were large and gleaming as she looked over his face and how perfect it was.

"So you are Demeter's lovely daughter I've been hearing all about, well the rumors don't do you justice." He chuckled as he let her go and sat down beside her.

"There are rumors about . . . me?" Persephone was confused as she brought her knees into her chest and rested her head above her crossed arms. She gazed out onto the pool.

"Yes, they speak of your beauty, grace, talent over nature as well as your innocence. It's rather adorable, everyone has been making sure we never meet." Hades chuckled that low base chuckle of his again.

"Why's that?" Persephone looked up at him.

"Because Athena is so wise, she knows everyone deserves love and some will be more desperate to get it than others. And she says opposites attract, and clearly we are polar opposites." Hades stated flatly, observing the Narcissus flowers.

"How are we different?" Persephone's curiosity was getting the better of her again.

"Well for example, you love the sun, and I am cursed to be consumed by the darkness of the Underworld. You love all living things, while I am the lord over the dead and am therefore surrounded by death. You are lovely, innocent, and bright whereas I'm painted as ugly, knowing, and dark. You see, polar opposites." Hades smiled grimly as he brought himself closer to her.

"Oh, what is it that makes you knowing?" Persephone did not understand what he meant by that.

"Hmm, many things Persephone, many things." He smiled coyly as he played with the loose strands of hair that were dangling near her breast.

"Oh, I still don't think I completely understand." Persephone looked away, somewhat flushed, she felt her breath being caught in her throat but she didn't quite understand.

"Would you like me to show you?" Hades put his hand up to her chin, as his lips were centimeters from hers.

"Oh yes, I'd like to know. I want to understand." Persephone smiled innocently as she wished the feeling in the pit of her stomach would stop.

"Persephone! Where have you gone?" Demeter was searching for her, recently noticed, missing daughter.

"Come with me Persephone and I will teach you all you need to know." Hades kissed her, it was hard and rough, his lips dry and chapped, hers succulent and soft, but she liked it.

"Yes. I want to go, with you." She was breathless, her head light, her breathing heaved, and her eyes hazy, but she wanted to know more about him.

~And that is how Hades and Persephone met~