Disclaimer: I do not own Percy Jackson or anything from the works of Rick Riordan. I do not own the Greek Gods *except the three I keep for my personal playthings* or the myths. I'm just having fun writing this story.
WARNING: Parental swats are in this chapter. Please don't read if this offends you!
Chapter 4 I'm Going to Marry that God
Apollo hurried to Triton's room with a brief knock he pushed the door open not even waiting for a reply. "Come on Triton, Hades is fixing dinner for us."
"What? Why is Hades cooking for us?" Triton frowned. That didn't sound like the Hades he had heard his mother talk about so badly. Hades is supposed to be a cruel and sadistic man. A picture formed, in Triton's mind of watching Hades tend, to Apollo out in that street today. He seemed to really care. Who was the real Hades? Why did everything seem so strange in his world now? And what was up with the way his Dad and Hades were staring at each other earlier?
"I said Hades is fixing us dinner." Apollo explained as if talking to someone with slow intelligence. "And I'm hoping that his doing it means Dad's dreams and hopes are finally coming true." Apollo turned to leave the room but was brought up short by Triton's next words.
"Stop. What do you mean Dad's hopes and dreams? And why are you in a good mood anyway? I thought Dad was going to punish you. I guess he was joking earlier when he threatened to spank me. I knew he really wouldn't do that, but now I have proof because if he was ever going to spank us he would have done it to you for what happened." Triton was really just talking to himself, as he felt relief knowing that he didn't have to worry about spankings at least.
Apollo looked at him funnily. "Of course Dad will spank us if he thinks we deserve it. He didn't today because he said the pain of having my throat slit was enough of a painful deterrent from disobeying like that again, but he did ground me for a week and promised that if something like this happens again I will get spanked no matter what." Catching the surprised look on Triton's face had him asking. "Why are you so surprised by this? Dad always spanks us if he feels we deserve it."
"What are you talking about? Father hasn't spanked me since I was around thirteen or so." Triton was watching the open mouthed gaping Apollo was doing.
"What? Why would he stop spanking you?" The Sun God's astonished question was almost shouted. "He always tells me he does it because he loves me and wants to help me be a man I can be proud to be."
"Fath... I mean Dad has spanked you before?" Triton tried not to let the hurt show when Apollo said his Dad had spanked the other God because he loved him. Did this mean his Dad really didn't love him like his Mother always said?
"Yes, he has every since we were in Troy together. He was going to stop when we came back to Olympus, but I told him I loved him like he was my Dad, and I wanted him to keeping filling that role. He has continued to do so since then." Apollo explained while wondering why the man had stopped with Triton. Did that mean Apollo was a just a bad kid while Triton was perfect as he was?
"You asked him to keep spanking you?" Triton was aghast that anyone would ask for such a thing.
"No I asked him to continue to be my Dad in every way and that was just a part of it." Apollo tried to explain. "Now come on it's time for dinner and I'm hungry."
"Wait you didn't explain about Dad's hopes and dreams." But the younger God was already gone. Triton followed at a slower pace. He was still trying to figure out if this meant his Dad really didn't love him or not. He treated Apollo more like a son then he did Triton, and evidently he shared his hopes and dreams with him too.
When Apollo got to the kitchen it was to see that Poseidon had beaten him there. The two older Gods were staring into each others' eyes without saying a word. This had Apollo beaming as bright as the sun. He remembered when they were banished to Troy. His Dad had gone out with some of the guys a few days before their banishment was to end and got stinking, falling down drunk. The other guys had helped him back to their home that night, and Apollo had held the older God's head while he mumbled and talked about how much he had loved Hades. How he was afraid to see him again, because he might break down and tell him how much he really loved him. But he was also desperate to be able to see him again because he loved him so much.
Apollo had never told his Dad that he had revealed those things to him, but from that day on Apollo had tried to get the men to spend time together whenever he could. It just never seemed to work. But he was looking at the two men, and it looked like they were going to actually have a chance together, if the gleam in both eyes were anything to go by.
In a chipper voice he exclaimed. "I'm hungry. Is dinner done Uncle Hades? It sure smells good in here."
"What?" Hades looked bemused. "Oh yes it just needs put on the table and we can eat. I hope you guys like lasagna." He went back to tossing the salad he had been working on when Poseidon had walked in, and before he had gotten lost in those sea green eyes.
"Apollo, why don't you get some glasses why I pick out some wine." Poseidon knew he could click his fingers and the bottle would appear, but he needed a moment to get his erection to die down. Why was it just one look from those smoldering black eyes had him ready and wanting to take the older man?
When he came up from the wine cellar with a bottle of wine it was to see Apollo placing four wine glasses on the table instead of two. "Apollo, you need to remove the glasses for you and Triton. You two won't be drinking any wine or other alcoholic beverages until you are of age again. Please grab something else for you and your brother to drink."
"You can't do that." Triton fumed loudly as he walked into the room. "I always drink wine with my meals."
"You used to son, but you are fifteen again so you won't be for a long time." Poseidon told him calmly, as he opened the bottle of wine to let it breath.
"This is not fair. I think you only de-aged us, so you could feel big about yourself." Triton sulked while slumping into one of the chairs.
"Yes that is it Triton. You are onto my evil plan." Poseidon rolled his eyes at his son's behavior. This was actually why he had de-aged the Prince of the Seas. He wanted to teach him to act like he should, instead of like a stuck-up little brat even as an adult.
They were all eating when Apollo couldn't take it anymore. He had been watching for the last fifteen minutes the meaningful glances his Dad and uncle were sharing. He saw that Triton hadn't noticed anything, but how could he when he had been staring at his plate and sulking the whole time?
"So does this mean what I hope it means?"
"Apollo, what are you talking about?" Poseidon had a curious look on his face.
"Does this mean you and Uncle Hades, are finally getting together?" He answered him with a wide grin.
"What?" Triton's head came up in shock. "That is stupid Apollo. These two would never get together like that." He glared fiercely at the younger God.
"Why not? They love each other." Apollo started firmly.
"As brothers, you dimwit." snapped Triton.
"No as more than that." Apollo argued back.
"Enough both of you," Poseidon said in a quiet but deadly voice. "Triton, do not call your brother names." He turned to the blond God. "Apollo, how did you know that?"
Triton sputtered in outrage. Was his Dad saying it was true? Did he love Hades romantically? He turned to look at Hades. Did he love his Dad the same way? Triton grabbed his own hair and pulled wanting to wake up from this nightmare he was in.
"When we were in Troy, you got drunk a few days before we were to come back to Olympus, and you rambled on about how much you loved Uncle Hades, but that you didn't think he would ever love you." Apollo explained apologetically. "I'm sorry Dad."
"You have nothing to be sorry for Son. I am the one that should be sorry for letting you see me that drunk." He couldn't help smiling when he saw the child wave it away as unimportant.
"So how did you know about my feelings then?" Hades asked curiously.
"Oh after hearing Dad state that he loved you, I started watching you two more closely. I could see the way you looked at him sometimes, and I knew you felt the same way. I tried to do everything I could to push you together but nothing seemed to work." He smiled cheekily at the two astounded adults. "So now that you both know you love each other and you are divorced, does that mean you will get married?" He had a hopeful gleam in his eyes.
"Father is not marrying Hades." Triton yelled lurching to his feet. "You are a moronic idiot if you think he is."
"Triton!"
"NO Father I will not apologize to that imbecile. This is all ridiculous and I have heard enough." He threw the glass of lemonade he was drinking against the wall across the room before stomping away in a huff.
Poseidon looked furious and disappointed at the same time. "I'm sorry Hades for the way my son has acted."
He glanced at his very silent son who was looking at his plate dejectedly. He rose and walked to him kneeling before his Prince of the Sun. "Don't listen to your brother. He is just having a bad day. He is finally starting to realize that he isn't the center of the universe, like his Mother has taught him. You are a brilliant boy, my son and I'm proud to call you that. Will you please keep your Uncle entertained while I talk to your brother?"
Apollo looked into those sea green eyes and saw nothing but love and pride staring back at him. He lunged forward and wrapped his arms around the older God's neck. "I love you, Dad. And of course I will entertain Uncle Hades. Do you think he would like me to sing for him?" He teased glancing back at the God of the Dead with a mischievous look.
"Don't worry Poseidon we will be fine and without the singing." Hades spoke up with a pointed look at his nephew.
"Okay." He nodded. "I or rather we will be back in a bit." He left the room to find his disobedient and disrespectful son.
Triton was stomping back and forth in his room. He was so angry, and he wouldn't even admit it to himself hurt. It seemed like Apollo knew more about his father than he did. It was like he was the man's true son, while Triton was nothing but an afterthought. Apollo was the one that his Dad had spilt his secret desires to. Why couldn't he be the one that was that close to the man?
He stormed over to the chest and started pulling out some of the clothes that he had put there earlier. He was going to find his Mother. Maybe she could help him get back to his true age. His father could have Apollo if that was what he wanted.
"What do you think you are doing?" The voice came from the open doorway. He hadn't heard it open in his anger and self musing.
Trying not to let his uneasiness show at the look on his Father's face, he said as defiantly as he could. "I'm going to find my Mother and stay with her."
"I don't think so Triton. What you are going to do is put those clothes back and then sit on your bed while I speak to you." He ordered quietly.
The young God looked at his Dad angrily. He didn't move until the man took a step towards him. He very quickly shoved the clothes in the drawer, closed it and hurried to sit on the bed.
"Triton I want you to know I'm very disappointed in your attitude. You were rude to our guest, and you hurt your brother's feelings. I will not stand for this. I will not stand for this attitude from you. This is why I made you a teenager again, so you would have time to get rid of this way of thinking. I meant what I said Triton, if you don't start trying to change this way of thinking, I will make you a baby and wipe your memories and raise you all over again. I love you Son, and I hate to see what your Mother has done to the sweet child you used to be." He looked pained to be saying these things to his child, but he knew it had to be done.
"You don't love me, not like you do Apollo. You share things with him that you don't with me. You show him he is loved all of the time." What Triton didn't know was that his pain was loud and clear for his Dad to hear.
"Oh my Prince of the Sea, of course I love you as much as Apollo. I never meant to tell Apollo about my feelings for Hades. And the reason I haven't showed you how much I love you like I do Apollo is because I didn't think you wanted me too. I was trying to give you what I thought you wanted. You will never know how much it hurt me to act that way. You are my child, my heir and nothing you do would ever stop me loving you." The emotions in Poseidon's voice were easy to hear.
"Really?" His hopeful plea came through loud and clear.
"Yes Son, really," Poseidon smiled reassuringly. "But now we need to talk about the way you behaved in there. Triton, do you remember the rules you were given even as a child?"
"Yes."
"Tell me."
"Dad." He whined but the stern look he was facing made him recite them. "No cursing, no disobeying, no being disrespectful, no going through or taking somebody's things, no lying and no putting myself or others in danger."
"And you broke a couple of those rules, didn't you young man?" His stern voice making the teen squirm.
"I didn't mean to. I was just angry." He pouted.
"That doesn't excuse it Son." He pulled the teen God to his feet and turned him sideways. He landed three swats on the young man's bottom all in the same spot.
Triton couldn't help the yelp of pain, as he felt tears leak from his eyes. His Dad hadn't done that in thousands of years. It still hurt, but he couldn't help remembering what Apollo said about his Dad doing that, because he loved them and wanted to help them be the best they could be. When he felt himself turned back to face his Dad, he couldn't help staring into his eyes, and what he saw there had him wrapping his arms around the man's waist. He buried his face into his Dad's chest apologizing profusely. Apollo had been right, because he had seen nothing but love staring back at him from those expressive eyes.
Poseidon wrapped his son tightly in a hug. "I love you, Triton and I'm sorry I had to do that. Now let's join your brother and Uncle, and I expect you to apologize to them both."
"I will Dad." He told him when he finally pulled away. "I'm sorry for being a brat."
Poseidon chuckled. "You're forgiven Kiddo. Go wash your face and let's finish dinner.
Triton followed his Dad back into the kitchen feeling nervous. He wasn't for sure how Hades would act. He had been rude and the man wasn't known for his forgiving side. He knew that Apollo was the most forgiving person on the planet, so he knew he would forgive him. He walked in to see both of them turn towards him and his Dad.
"Everything okay now?" Hades asked showing nothing but concern Triton noticed.
"Almost," Poseidon smiled at the man. "Triton, I believe you have something to say."
Triton shifted uncomfortably. "Uncle Hades I'm sorry for being so rude and disrespectful. I hope you will please forgive me." He then turned towards Apollo. "Apollo, I'm really sorry for calling you names. It was wrong and I really hope you can forgive me for being such a jerk."
Apollo jumped up and ran around the table to hug his brother. "Of course I forgive you. You're my brother and I will always forgive you."
"Thanks Apollo." Triton tried to hide how touched he felt with Apollo's acceptance of him and his apology.
Hades watched the two with awe. He couldn't believe how forgiving and accepting Apollo was. Yes he forgave Triton, because he knew he was having troubles adjusting to being a teen again, but Apollo should be the same moody kid and he was far from that.
"I also forgive you, Triton. We are fine." Hades told him. "If you guys will finish your dinner I made a chocolate cake for dessert." He noticed the slight grimace of pain Triton made when he sat. It looked like Poseidon had given the boy an attitude adjustment the hard way.
Apollo couldn't wait. He had to know. "Are you two going to get married now?"
"Apollo just because they like each other doesn't mean they are going to get married." Triton said in exasperation.
"Oh Son, that is not true. I promise you I'm going to marry that God." He then turned to look at Hades, "Just as soon as I can convince him that when I swore on the Styx that I would always be faithful to him it was the truth."
Apollo looked at the God of the Dead in shock. "Why don't you believe him? Dad is telling the truth. I should know I'm the God of Truth after all."
"What?" Hades gaped at the youngster.
"Dad is being honest when he says he will be faithful to you always. I would know if he was lying and he isn't." He explained slowly.
Hades stared at Poseidon with hope filled eyes. He was startled to see the younger God stand up and approach him. He felt the hands that clasped his pull him to his feet. In the next minute he was staring into sea green eyes that were filled with love, passion, and promises of a happy future.
"Hades, my son has told you I speak the truth. Will you believe him? Will
you trust me, so we can get married? I love you and want to spend the rest of the time the world exist, as your husband proving my love for you. Will you let me?"
Hades swallowed past the lump in his throat. "Yes I will marry you. Yes I believe you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you as well. I swear on the River Styx that I will be faithful to you, Poseidon."
"Thank you, my love. I will do everything in my power to never make you regret your decision." He promised before pulling the shorter God to him and passionately kissed him. They only pulled apart when Apollo started cheering excitedly. They turned to see the blond teen dancing around the room happily.
He stopped suddenly and looked straight at Hades. "Can we call you Papa now? I mean you are going to be our step-father."
Poseidon laughed at the stunned expression his fiancee was sporting. The older God elbowed him in the side for laughing at him.
"You would consider me a parental figure?"
"Why wouldn't we? You're marrying our Dad so you are our father too. So can we call you Papa?" He asked as if it was the most natural thing in the world.
"Yes, of course you can if you want to." He smiled at the young God.
"YES!" Apollo fist bumped the air.
Triton looked at the people around him like he was seeing crazy people, but he couldn't help smiling when he saw three happy faces. He lowered his head though when his Dad started kissing the man that evidently was his new Papa-to-be.
Three days later Triton was following his Dad and Apollo into the throne room on Olympus. A special Council meeting had been called. The room not only held the thrones for the Gods on the council but about two hundred smaller thrones in rows of twenty-five for the minor Gods. He noticed that Persephone and Dionysus were sitting in the front row. Chiron was standing off to the side. He saw his mother sitting in one of the back rows. He started to head over to sit with them, but he felt a hand on his shoulder stopping him.
"You need to sit over here." His Dad told him leading him to a small guest throne that was sitting to the side of his and next to Apollo's.
He noticed that Apollo's throne sat right between his Dad's and Hades, or rather Papa's. That was still taking some getting used to. They had spent one night in the Underworld in the palace there and one under the sea. His Dad said it was to get them used to their new life. It seemed that the two older Gods had made the decision that they would spend two nights in Hades's Kingdom, one on Olympus, two nights in Poseidon's Kingdom, one on Olympus and then they would start all over. The men would go to their own Kingdom, while they were staying in the others, for a few hours each day like it was a job.
He sat on his guest throne and looked around at everybody trying to gauge their reactions. He noticed that the older members of the council and a few others didn't seem to realize that he or Apollo had been de-aged, if the way they were staring at Apollo was any judge. He knew Ares, Hephaestus and Aphrodite knew, but they didn't seem to have spread the word. Artemis was staring at Apollo like she had never seen him before. He wondered what that was all about. Zeus was looking at the Sun God with disgust, as was Hera. He couldn't help glaring at the two for the way they were looking at his brother.
This brought him up short. Did he really and truly see Apollo as his brother now? Yes, he realized he did. It had to be true because he had gotten defensive of the younger God without conscious thought. Wow, he really did see Apollo as his little brother and was all protective of him. He turned and smiled at the Sun God and was happy to see that made Apollo smile back. He couldn't help noticing that until then he had been frowning. It was probably because of the glares Zeus and Hera were giving him. This made Triton turn and glare at them again.
It must have taken another fifteen minutes before all of the guest thrones were full. It looked like all of the minor Gods had shown up for his Dad's special Council meeting. He saw the pleased smile on his Dad's face. He couldn't help noticing how Zeus was scowling at his Dad. The old King of Gods didn't look happy that the minor Gods seemed excited about his brother being the new King.
Poseidon stood up and addressed the assembled Gods and Goddesses. "Thank you all for coming. I never expected you all to show when I said it would also be aired live on Hephaestus TV, but I truly feel humbled by your actions. I have a few things on the agenda for today, but the first thing I need to know is has anybody here seen Athena in the last three day?"
Everybody was exchanging glances before turning back to the new King and shaking their heads. Only a few had any idea why he was asking.
"I am going to make an announcement that isn't up for debate. I'm sorry if that offends you or makes you think I'm going to be a dictatorial kind of King, but this is something I'm very adamant about. Athena will not be allowed to be helped by any of you. She is to be brought before the Council if you see her. She will be judged and punished by a vote of the Council for her crimes against my son, who is now considered one of the new Big Three."
"What did she do to Apollo?" Artemis demanded trying not to let her fear for her twin show.
Poseidon looked at her funny. It almost sounded like she cared for his son. "Three days ago when Apollo was walking through the marketplace she came up behind him and wrapped her arm around his throat. She ended up slitting his throat before disappearing, after Ares and Hades got her away from him."
The gasps from the other gods were loud. "I thought Apollo was supposed to be very powerful now." Nemesis yelled out. She was staring at the teenage Apollo with pure disbelief.
Poseidon did not like how at least half of the Gods or Goddesses seemed to be looking down on his child. "Apollo is a very powerful God. I see that some of you doubt that. I'm sure it has to do with the form he is now in. I will tell you that both of my boys have been turned into teenagers by me. I want them to have a real childhood. Zeus made that impossible for Apollo in his youth, and my ex-wife made it impossible for Triton. They cannot age themselves. They can go younger, but only I can age them older. That does not mean Apollo is weak by any means. Artemis has almost always been in a young girl form, as has Hestia, and I have never seen anybody treat them like they weren't powerful because of it."
"But then how was Athena able to slit Apollo's throat?" Amphitrite demanded. She was pissed what that man said about her, and she was determined to make the man and that brat Apollo pay for the way she had been treated.
"Because my Son doesn't like to fight, as you all know unless it is in defense of his loved ones. Apollo has a heart of gold and Athena knew that, but I will be teaching my child not to let anybody hurt him without shoving one of his new sun arrows where the sun doesn't shine. People will not take advantage of my Son's willingness to take what people dish out to him." His tone of voice told all present that he meant what he said. "Athena will be punished for her crimes. I promise you that and anybody that helps her will also be brought before this Council to face punishment."
Some of the people begin to shift uncomfortably due to the intense look their new King was bestowing upon them. They could tell that he meant every word he said. Most of them had always saw Poseidon as a laid back kind of God and never expected the God would ever be anything but that. They were realizing that their new King could be hard if the matter called for it.
Poseidon waited a couple of minutes to see if anybody would speak up about what he had said. When he saw that wasn't going to happen he decided to move on.
"I have been doing some thinking and have talked this over with Hades and Apollo who also agree. We think that the minor Gods and Goddesses need to be treated better. How many of you have demigod children right now?" He looked around and started counting hands as they went up. "That is about forty of you. We feel that all of you deserve to be represented at Camp Halfblood. Your children deserve a cabin, and you are entitled to have a way to be honored. It is as much your right as it is ours." He waved his arm to encompass the members of the council.
"Are you saying that you want to build another two hundred cabins at the camp?" Zeus asked outraged. "That is ridiculous. We don't have room for that and some of these others have never had a demigod child, ever."
"Artemis and Hera have never had a child either, but they have a cabin." He snapped at the man's attitude. "Nobody has ever claimed they didn't deserve one. But I do know that we don't have room for another two hundred cabins now." He admitted. "That is why I suggest we build ones for the Gods or Goddesses who have demigod children at the moment that will need sanctuary in the camp. The others who don't we can build them slowly as we buy up more land. Or I was thinking if those who don't have demigods kids, or rather don't plan on having them, we could make them a small temple with a life-size statue of them in it, with a brazier out in front of it. We could set these up as a boundary starting on the side away from the woods and lake. We will make them touch side to side and have the part away from camp completely made of marble. It will be another form of protection for the children and a way for them to honor the minor Gods and to also get to know who is who."
"I like that idea."Ganymede called out. He didn't have children and had no intention of ever having any.
"So do you guys want the Council to vote on this suggestion?" Poseidon's voice rang out.
Heads were bobbing up and down. Hades decided to see if they could get an idea how many actually agreed. "All of those who think Poseidon's suggestion is a good one please raise your hand."
There were so many hands he couldn't count them, so Apollo piped up. "That didn't work so well. How about all those, who are against the suggestion raise your hands instead?"
This was easier to count as there were only eleven hands up, and Apollo noticed that Zeus, Hera and Amphitrite were three of those.
Poseidon turned to the Council. "Let's take a vote. Raise your hand if building cabins or temples for all the minor Gods and Goddesses in camp is something we should do." Ten hands were in the air. "That has been decreed then. We will start building the cabins first, so the children can be safe in their parent's cabins. We will then work on the temples. Anybody who wants to help may do so."
"I also want to inform you that I asked Persephone if she would be interested in taking over the running of Camp Halfblood, and I'm happy to say she has agreed." He informed everyone. He heard a hiss from Demeter. "Dionysus will be staying on for four more days to show her the ropes."
"But I want my daughter on Olympus." Demeter cried out angrily.
"I understand that Demeter, and I did ask Persephone about that. She said she is use to living somewhere part of the year anyway." He tried to console her. "I also have every intention of having others of us." He waved his hand to encompass all of the Gods. "To take over at least one or two weekends a month, so she doesn't get stuck there all of the time."
"But what about the Ancient Law?" Iris inquired with a raised hand.
"I'm calling for a vote right now for that law to be abolished. Our children are suffering or dying because of it. I want us to be able to teach our children about the powers they inherited from us." He spun around looking at all of those on the Council. "How many agree that law should be abolished?"
Again ten hands rose in the air, the only exceptions yet again, being Hera and Zeus. It was disappointing that those two wouldn't get on board with the new changes. Poseidon hoped it wouldn't lead to trouble from them down the line.
"Okay that means the Ancient Law is abolished. We can watch over our children, teach and guide them, and if necessary we will be there to actually raise our children if need be. But the very least we can do is make sure they are safe at camp and learn what they need to survive. I would suggest that you claim your children as soon as you can. Those that don't have a cabin at camp yet we will either house in the big house or build a temporary cabin for those children to all stay in until a cabin for their Godly parent is finished. I hope that sounds alright to you all."
The noise level rose as the excited Gods conversed among themselves. They couldn't believe the wonderful changes that were happening and Poseidon had only been King for three days. They quieted down though when they realized their new King was speaking again.
"Does anyone have anything they want brought up? Things that the Council might need to consider, or ways for us to make things better for you all?" He asked.
Dionysus decided to speak for the minor Gods. "We are into much shock to even begin to think of anything else right now."
"That is fine. These meetings are open to all that want to attend. Please if you have a problem or suggestion, don't hesitate to let us know. We can't address your concerns if we don't know what they are." He smiled kindly around at them all. He turned towards the Council. "Do any of you, have anything you want covered?"
Ares stood up and held his hand out to Aphrodite. "We would like to make an announcement. We will be getting married in two months. You are all invited to join in the celebrations."
The thunderous clapping could be heard all over Mt. Olympus. Congratulations were shouted out. It was a hectic five minutes before everybody quieted down.
Poseidon spoke up. "That is wonderful news Ares and Aphrodite. I feel bad though because I have a similar announcement to make, and I feel I'm taking from your announcement, but I feel I can't wait as my new wedding day is going to be in four days time."
"You're getting remarried?" demanded an outraged Amphitrite.
"Yes, I am marrying the one person I have loved for more than four thousand years."
He turned and walked back towards Hades throne. He held his hand out, and all watched with gaping mouths, as the oldest of the kids of Kronos took the hand as he stood up. They both looked out at the astonished Gods.
"Hades has agreed to marry me. We will be making our love official in four days time, and you all are invited in helping us celebrate." The smile on the face of the Sea God was enough to tell everyone that he was truly happy.
It took a moment for the announcement to sink in. Then the uproar was again heard all over Olympus. The new King of Gods was to marry. He was going to marry Hades, the God of the Underworld. And to the shock of all those present Hades was smiling, as if he had never been happier.
It wasn't long before Poseidon called an end to the Council meeting. He and Hades made their way to Aphrodite. They asked her to plan a simple ceremony for them to be ready in four days time. They then gathered Apollo and Triton and made their way to the Underworld. Happy with all that had been achieved that day. All of them, just wanting some peace and quiet after the uproar that the announcements had caused. Life seemed to be looking good for the Gods and for their family especially.
That's another chapter. I hope you enjoyed it. The wedding is coming up in the next chapter.
