Pemeter? (Demeter/Percy)- Grief Brings Happiness and Hope

The Earth was barren. It was a cold, miserable planet in the winter months. Of course, some plants and trees still lived on because of Demeter's pity.

Demeter was in mourning, and the Earth mourned with her.

Her beautiful Kore was with that… that… Demon! Demeter could think of much worse names for the fiend, but that seemed most fit.

Her daughter was now Persephone, for when she got married to the King of the Shadow puppets,- um, she means King of the Shadows, she wasn't a maiden anymore. So Kore was an unfitting name now.

But to the goddess of agriculture, she will always be Kore, her maiden.

So in the winter months, she suffered. Her once beautiful corn braided hair had become unruly and tangled. Her once sky-blue eyes turned a faded color, like fading denim jeans. But she didn't care.

To her, all that mattered was Persephone. Second by second, minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day, month by month, she started tearing apart.

That is, until she met a young demigod. And that demigod's name is Percy.

He held her through her tears and wiped them. Demeter would rest her head on the hero's chest and cry until her eyes gave out.

Most of the time though, Percy eased the pain. Took some away.

He showed her how to have a good time, it felt new to her, but she loved it. It was very fun. They played discus, planted deciduous plants for the winter, and she felt happy again.

Now, Percy couldn't take the pain away, he could ease it though. He could take some away, but not all. Now the pain was bearable.

He couldn't replace Persephone, and he never could but Demeter didn't want him as a child. Demeter wanted and has him as a lover. And she was happy.

Not only did he show her how to have fun, he taught her that grief brings happiness and hope. Her grief for Persephone gave her Percy, a gift from the Fates, I suppose. And Percy was her happiness and hope, making those hard winter and fall months bearable.

And for the first time in her everlasting life, she thanked Hades for stealing her Kore. For her sorrow brought her Percy.