It countinues
Persephone
One year. It hasn't seemed that long. But today marks the day, I was married to Hades. Was I spending it with him? No! Thank to that damn deal. Six months here, in a prison, and my own mother was the guard. Demeter, Goddess of the Harvest. Sure Earth had it perks, it warmed my skin, grew life, was filled with never ending life, and death. Hades, I let out a small breath. Maybe, if I asked mother? Why would she agree, Hades kidnapped me, feed me the food of the dead, tricked me into marriage.
`I should at least try. `
Flowers blossomed when I journeyed out to find my beloved mother.
Hades
`For your crimes against man himself, you shall be sent to Tartars. You murderous yelp. ` The man before him palled.
`Sir, I beg for your mercy. `
`If you knew what I want to do you, this is your mercy. `
Two shades came and hulled the weeping man of to his prison, in a decade, he`ll stand before me once more, and pray that he has changed.
`That is all that need to be judged today, my Lord. `
` You're dismissed. ` With a bowing of his head the shade made his retreat.
The months where dragging, I couldn`t tell if it had been a month, or four. The days blurred together now, it was hard to tell the difference. His heart was beating loudly; he could feel the pulsing in his ears. The longing in his chest, the short breaths, the sweaty hands, his cold feet, this always happens when hi think of his wife. I know that she is forbid to come here, and I still have many issues I must deal with.
`Shade! ` I called for one of my many servants
I blue, ghost like creature appeared from nowhere `Sir? `
`I would like you assistance to help me gather things for our Queen. `
I whispered two things I wished for him to gather for me. Reaching for ink, feather, and paper, I started to write a letter to my only love.
Persephone
`Please mother! I'm begging you! `
`The last think I would ever want to hear from your mouth,` she paused shaking her head, `is to her my darling Kore begging to see that man!`
Tears where forming in my eyes, why couldn't mother see, I cared a great deal about
The man she was scolding.
`He`s my husband! I have every right to see him! `
`Not for another two months! `
`Am I interrupting something? ` A male's voice asked.
We turned to see Hermes, messenger to the gods. He looked rather nervous, and scared.
`No, we were just talking about rights. `
`Good, well my business is for the young Queen. `
`Tell me your message, Hermes, `
He pulled a basket from behind his back, `A present from Lord Hades himself. `
My arms reached for the beautiful basket. I felt hot new tears from, he really did care.
Hermes gave one to my mother to; Hades is trying to earn my mothers forgiveness. I left her side; she did not need to know about our personal life. I noticed six vibrant pomegranates', a lovely gown, and a single letter. Carefully, breaking the seal and the parchment, I read the letter.
Persephone,
Words cannot describe how lonely it is with you gone. When you were here, you brought so much love and life. It has all but disappeared in you absence .it's hard to sleep, knowing that you're not coming to bed. It's harder to get out of bed, knowing you're not there. Sometimes I fear that you won't come back to me. I'm pitiful. In all my years in the Underworld, years in war, never have I ever felt as much pain when you left. I wish I could be with you right now; this day is one of the most important to me. In case you forgot, happy anniversary love.
I'm not the only one who misses you, Cerberus is whimpering, just the other day I saw him shed a tear. Three thousand years here, hers never cried. Days, months after your departure, he's crying like a puppy. Chiron send his rearguards, he has missed you to.
I feel very foolish for telling you all this, normally I keep to myself. I will wait until your return my love, where I'll shower you in kisses. We`ll walk in gardens, read my candle light in the library.
With all my heart, and soul, and love to you, my one and only. Until we meet again,
Hades.
p.s. I love you.
He cares that much about me, about us. I felt, my heart swell. My love, I'll surprise you yet. I devious smile was placed upon my face.
Hades
Hidden in the shadows I saw her face burn scarlet, her hands trembled has her read the letter. Demeter watched to, watched her daughter blush for her husband, me. I sighed, my hopes of her forgiving me, are starting to increase, very slowly.
`Mother, my I go visit auntie Hera? `
`Let me read the note first. `
Seeing Persephone blush as she handed her mother the note, oh gosh this was embarrassing, my wife and sister reading the note I wrote for my wife. I won't live this one down. Demeter's eyes were tearing up.
`Mother what's wrong? `
`All these years, I've never seen him open up to anyone. Everyone thinks of him as a cold brute with now honour. But he way he talks to you. ` she paused, `you should feel honoured that he trust`s you so. `
Together they where kneeling in the grass holding each other, each comforting the other. I took my leave, this was their time together.
Persephone
`Very well, but mind your manners Kore. `
`Thank you. `
I ran to the field, hoping Hermes would give me a ride. My long ruby-blond hair flowed behind me.
`Hermes! `
The god turned around, slightly surprised, slightly happy.
`I take it you need a ride to...`
`Hera. `
Gripping the young gods shoulder was slightly awkward, mainly because, he felt too big, nothing like my Hades.
`Hera`
Hera snapped her head up, I must have surprised her.
`Oh Persephone, it's only you! `
`Oh course it's me! `
Her long, elegant arms wrapped around me, after a moment of utter shock flowed threw me, I embraced the older goddess. Tears escaping my eyes for two reasons, one the wife of Zeus, my father, was hugging me. Even though Hera resented all of her husband's, Zeus`s bastard children. Secondly, tears of sorrow, she knew how much I missed my beloved. She wasn't the goddess of marriage for nothing.
`Persephone, you are one of the bravest daughters of my cheating husband. I respect your strength, I would never have the courage to stay from Zeus, not matter what he does, for six months. `
I collapsed, my knees plucking beneath me. I had tears streaming down my face.
`oh Hera, I have no strength at all, I miss him so much, I wish I could be with him every moment.`
Hera knelt down beside me, her face withered in concern. Slowly I reached for my pocket where I pulled the note out; my hand trembled, as I held it out for her to read. I watched her face sadden with every line, by the end she was in tears.
`Oh my dear sweet child, I wish I could change the heart of your mother, but it's been cold, ever since her mortal husband died. `
`I know who he is, he raised me, Zeus never has been, nor will her ever be my father. `
`I that is why you are my favourite, everyone of his children wanted something from him, whoever you did not.' she looked at me, ` he was a good man, he loved you both so much, the Fates where cruel to him, taking his life away before it began.`
Whipping tears from our eyes, and dirt from our gowns we rose from the floor.
`Hera, as much as I need this, I must ask you one thing. `
`And that would be...`
`What should I get Hades for our anniversary? `
Hera laughed, `oh I have a few ideas. `
We linked arms a walked down the hall.
Hades
Two months, since I've scene her face glow scarlet, smelled her hair in the wind, and heard her sing to the flowers. Today was the day I was getting my love back to me. Shades have been working around the clock, polishing silver and hemming dresses. No souls where coming today, this is the one day I would deny my subjects, but they all understood.
The steam from the bath hit my face, and released tension I didn't even know I had.
Cleaning every part of my body, ever inch was covered in soap, well before it was washed of the water. My long black hair went down to my back, and was a huge pain to lather with soap. After what seemed to be hours of scrubbing my hair it was clean, and very tangled. I pulled a towel off the stone selves and wrapped it around my waist. I pulled another towel of the selves, just for my hair. Finally, and hour tell my wife, Persephone, would be home. I dressed in nothing fancy, but flashy so that everyone knew who I was. My black pants, and might night blue shirt with a black cape, my hair was braided and I even wore my silver crest and my two rings. I wonder what she`ll be wearing, I long flowing white dress, a faded green gown held by vines?
`Shade, ready my chariot. `
I felt its presentence disappear. Within moment I heard the whine of my horses, the hooves shaking the earth. I smile crept up my face. Persephone, my love, I am coming.
Persephone
A dark red gown, the shade of the ripest pomegranate seed, formed to my body like a seconded skin. Mother didn't like it. But I don't care, Hades would, I wonder if he would kiss me first, or would I kiss him? I blushed harder when I realized I was thinking about kissing! I could picture Demeter`s face, withering in anger, and revolution. I giggled.
My mother's face was grim, `its time to go, but you can always change your mind, and stay here, with me? `
`Oh mother, I want to leave, I love you, but I love my husband. ` I grabbed my white cape, and my gift to Hades.
I walked hand in hand with my mother to the fielded he first took me in.
Hades
I knew they were all there, Hera and Zeus, Eros, Demeter, a few others that I didn't really care for, I just want one, Persephone. I forced the earth to open, my horses cried into the night sky. That's an entrance they won't soon forget. I called them to a stop before they would trample the god that cursed them to the underworld. Letting the reins fall to the ground as I saw her. A stunning red gown clung to her body, she's tempting me. Her green eyes and long blond hair framed her head, couldn`t help but smile.
Persephone
When his chariot stormed out of the ground, I wanted to run, had I not been held back by my mother I would have. His blue eyes seemed to have been stunned, but his face never showed it, his hair was neatly braided, and his blue shirt and black bants, oh I wanted to say `bye mother, thanks for life, but I'm going to my beloveds' wonder how she would have taken that! I noticed he wore his crest, and his seal, all those I expected, all but the one on his left ring finger, our wedding band.
`Persephone, you don't have to leave, please stay, mother knows what's best. `
She started to walk away with my arm in hers, `no you don't! I will never go with you! I've spent half a year with you already, any more and I'm sure I will go mad. `
Hades
My heart fell out of my chest as I saw Demeter try and pull my wife away from me. Six months was hard, but seeing her being dragged from me when we were supposed to be together. That hurt. My head snapped up when I heard her voice. It wasn't soft like spring, but it was harsh and cold like the underworld. What have I done to her? Her mother looked hear broken, and defeated. When Persephone pulled away from her, I could help but fell pitiful for my sister, I knew what it was like being alone. Then Hera`s voices boomed, even louder then Zeus` ever could.
Hera
`Demeter, you dare defy these two? `
`Yes`
`Demeter, you have gone against your vows, your acceptation to their marriage, and to the deal you made nearly six months ago. `
`I would do it all over again; she has no right to be near him. `
`Mother, how could you! ` Her face darkening in her rage, `he is MY husband, not yours, he is my lover, and my companion, you have no right to keep me with you, spring is over! `
`Demeter, you have shamed us, Persephone, you are still needed, but only for spring, but it is now your choice to stay on Earth for however long you want or need.` Zeus` face was grim, but his eyes know that this was the right thing.
Hera sighed; she knew he would tell her never to speak out to Demeter, for her anger was hurtful.
Hades
`Sister, Do I shame you? `
Her face was paled when she turned to face him.
`Am I that bad of a person, that you would tear everything that has meaning to my life away? `
She opened her mouth, but I cut her off, `Am I doomed to be alone forever? To never feel the warmth of someone's hand in mine? `
`Hades, you choose you fate. I will not have the same for my Kore. `
`Your right I choose it, cause I didn't want any of my siblings' to know the fear and hatred I felt in our fathers stomach, the younger ones barely remember what it felt like, I was awake for most of the time, I felt the emptiness, hurt, pain and utter aloneness.`
I saw three of my siblings, the youngest ones staring at me, like I had admitted to some hinnies' crime. Persephone smiled at me. I continued.
`Demeter, the second last into that hole, and you only remember the darkness, that why you never go near the forests', Hera, you where to young to understand what was going on around you. Hestia was scared and lonely when she woke, that's why we are the closest, cause we both sought comfort in the other, welcoming the darkness into our lives we were in there too long to enjoy the heat or the blinding rays of the sun.`
`Hades-` I cut her off.
`Demeter, did you know where your realm was supposed to be? `
`No, I always thought this was it, it wasn't was it? `
`No, you, Demeter where to be the queen of the underworld, our sister, Hestia, was to be, the harvest goddess, Zeus was to free us all, Hera was to wed. Poseidon was to tame the currents of the great waters and I was destined to die in battle. `
Demeter was shocked, that he could tell. `Brother, why are you telling us this. `
`Because dear sister, I convinced the Fates to take mercy on you and my sister, the Fates agreed to let me rule as Lord of the Underworld. `
`Hades- `
`Sister, I do not want your pity, it is almost dawn, and I have yet to greet my wife like a man coming home from war. `
`Very well, go Persephone. `
Persephone
My love was destined to die' why, what had he done? Why would the Fates be so cruel to him? I don't care; I had him, that's all mattered right now. I ran to his side, when I felt his arms wrap around me, I felt like I was home. His hands ran down, my back, I placed mine on his chest. When one hand grabbed my chin, I almost jumped into his arms. I resisted that urge, but I did go onto my tippy-toes. His lips pressed to mine, shooting electric shockwaves through my body. My hands ran up his chest and tangled in his long hair behind his back. He pulled away first, but I could tell by the look he gave me after, was, more please? I giggled; he had no idea how much more his was getting.
`Good-bye you two.' a huge group of people cried out has we stepped in to his chariot.
Everyone but one, my mother, she didn't even say good-bye. I was a little saddened by this, as any daughter should be. After what she did though, I was a little relived.
`Hades, my love, I've missed you so much! `
Wrapping my arms around him, s ii could feel his cat like body, so I could feel that he was there, not just another one of my dreams.
`Persephone, I have missed you more then you could ever imagine. ``
His arms squeezed me tight against his body.
`Prove it. `
`My love, do not tempt me, anymore then what you already are. `
`How am I tempting you? ` His eye looked deep into my eyes, like I should know what I was doing to him. But the truth is I didn't.
`That dress is beautiful, your eyes stun me, I wish I could do more then hold right now. `
I smiled, `later my love. `
I felt him tense, his eyes looked stunned, his cold hands became damp, he was nervous.
``Persephone, please I beg you, don't tempt me my queen. `` His voice was a low growl.
`Who said I was? `
Hades
What did I do? Demeter I changed your fate. That was my biggest secret, and I just told everyone who should never have even found out about it. I wanted to bury my face in my hands, but Persephone had them locked in a death grip. Never once had regretted
Anything, but telling them that was the worst thing he has ever done to them.
`Hades, is something bothering you? `
`Many things bother me my love. `
Her grip on my hand tightened, `I am your wife, your friend, and partner, you can trust me, life how I trust you. `
`It was supposed to my burden, I never wanted to tell them of a future they did not want. `
`My love, I don't know, who I would be, or who I would be with, I`m glad you changed it.
`You would be Hera`s daughter, she has always been the closest to Demeter, their almost the same, that's why they go for each other's throats all the time. `
`But I still would not have had you. `
`I should be dead. Cut down by my own father's hand, I should not have bargained with the Fates. `
Persephone moved into my lap, my hands still in hers as she brought them up to her heart.
`Hades, your father was cruel, but you're not a monster, you did not make those gods guilty, they did not pity you, they admired your strength, and courage, and loyalty to your loved ones. The Fates knew that you were going to change your destiny within the cosmos. ` She took a few breaths, `Your a hero to them, my mother has given you her respect, my father looked up to you, even Aphrodite herself has felt compassion. Every proud face in that crowed meant a lot to me, because that is my husband, and I love him with all my heart, and I would do the exact same thing, if it meant saving you. `
She had tears streaming down her face. I brought my lips to every one of those tears. Wrapping my arms around, I hugged her close to my body, no way was I letting her leave me.
Persephone
I`ve never seen a god, none the less Hades look so, distraught. Being snuggled in his chest, I could feel the rise and fall of his lungs, and the thundering of his heart pounding in my ear. Something he said earlier wasn't right. He was the eldest of gods, but I always thought Hestia was the first born.
`Hades, isn't Hestia older then you? `
She could hear his laughter, `but age yes that is true, she is eldest, but she kept her youth, so she will always be the youngest, but first born to Kronos and Rhea.`
`Why hasn't she any children, after all she is the goddess of the family hearth? `
`Hestia loves the family, and cooking, but, like me, she was scared of having a lover, or a companion, after the end of the Titan war, both Poseidon, and Apollo asked for her hand, she pleaded with Zeus to let her remain an eternal virgin. And she has never strayed far from where she was needed. `
He spoke with suck gentleness, care for his beloved sister. I felt strangely jealous.