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The REAL Cosmic Couple
Chapter III- Hades Meets Persephone
Hades observed the crowd with very mild interest. Lots of gods. Lots of them were new to him. I suppose…he reflected, that when you're away from Mt. Olympus for as long as I've been, things do change, don't they?
"Mother…you can let go of me now," said Persephone. She struggled to get away from her mother, and failed.
Demeter didn't answer straightaway.
"Hello?" said Persephone impatiently, "I said you can let me g—"
"I will not let go of you until he leaves," said Demeter sternly, "I don't trust him...that no-good lousy son-of-a—"
"What's so bad about him? I mean, sure, he's tried to take over Mt. Olympus, like, a million times, but so what? He's not dangerous, or anything, right? I mean, come on…"
"Don't be ridiculous," snapped Demeter, "Of course he's dangerous. I'll explain everything to you when we get home."
Persephone sighed. "Please let me go now."
Demeter shook her head, and Persephone sighed again. There was one perk to marrying Apollo…she wouldn't have to deal with her mother anymore. Sheesh.
"People…more people…random goddess…random god…cherub…ugh." Hades was bored. It was just how he had expected it to be—everyone fussed over everyone else and totally ignored him. He would have liked to just leave then and there, but the Fates had actually intrigued him. He was going to meet a girl? Here? When? And what would happen when he met her? The possibilities were endless—and keeping him here.
"Oy…I'm so gullible," he muttered to himself. Knowing the Fates (and he had known them…for a long time), they were probably playing one of their weird tricks on him. The girl would be someone he already knew—Hera, Athena, Aphrodite, Demeter—and he'd just probably get in some fight with her.
But there's a possibility, said a voice in his head, that it's not a trick, right? Hades shook his head rapidly, as if to shake away the voice.
"That's stupid," he said to the voice, "When have the Fates ever done anything for me?"
The voice in his head relented, and he turned to leave…
…and found himself tangled in flowers. He exploded in shocked fury, and then realized that he hadn't been attacked—he had just bumped into one of the decorations. On a more careful notice, he saw that all of Olympus had these flowery vines and displays cast around.
"Some decorating committee," he muttered, "Jeez, I wonder how many nymphs died to put together this arrangement?"
Just then Zeus' voice rang through the area.
"If I could have your attention, please," called Zeus loudly. Everyone stopped talking.
"First off I'd like to thank you all for coming, and I hope you all had fun…I know I did!"
Hades zoned out. His brother wasn't exactly the most talented speech-giver and Hades was bored anyway. "Yup, so the 'party' is over…and whaddya ya know, the Fates did it again."
Not true. The party isn't over over yet. It's just near the end, said that little voice that was starting to give him a headache. He chose to ignore it, and instead zoned back in just as Zeus was saying,
"…any comments? Compliments? Complaints? We're open for suggestions!"
"Yeah, I have one," said Hades, and he stepped next to Zeus with a scowl. All of Olympus rolled their eyes. "Who was in charge of decorations? I mean…flowers? Everywhere? Not everyone likes flowers, ya know."
"I think they're lovely," said Zeus cheerfully, "What's wrong with them?"
"What's wrong with them?" said Hades, "What isn't? I hate flowers! Ugh! Nasty little pieces of garbage that nobody needs," he growled.
Persephone's eyes flashed. "Why you little—"
"I wonder what stupid yutz made flowers. What a moron. Whatever stupid brat made flowers must have absolutely nothing better to do with their lives….." Hades continued, his hair starting to turn red.
"You lousy flame-headed piece of crabgrass!" hissed Persephone.
"Seriously, what genius is in charge of making flowers bloom? I'd like to give them a piece of my mind, for creating such stupid little—"
"That would be me," said Persephone, and she broke free of her mother and stepped over to him, furious.
"Persephone!" whispered Demeter urgently.
"You—" And then he froze. This was the girl. This was the girl he was supposed to meet—he knew it. Oh, man, oh man oh man this is not good, so not good…
"You wanted to give me a piece of your mind. So give. Or are you just going to stand there all night?" snapped Persephone, crossing her arms.
Hades didn't move, staring at her. He wanted to give her a piece of his mind. But his mind had turned to mush. He couldn't think…
"Helloooo?" said Persephone impatiently.
"I…I…um….," stammered Hades, blinking a million times to try and clear his senses. This was not good. This was NOT good. He was Hades. He was the Lord of the Dead. He was a villain. He was evil. He was NOT supposed to be rendered speechless by a girl. A flowery, pink Olympian girl... but a really, really, really, pretty girl, who was drop-dead gorgeous - no pun intended. Damn damn damn damn damn…this is not good, damn damn damn damn…
"The Fates," he murmured. Persephone looked at him like he was insane.
"Excuse me?"
"The Fates were right…I will meet a girl…and I will…and I will..." The pieces clicked into place. It made sense. "And I will fall in love…" he whispered the last part, finally realizing what Clotho had been going to say.
Persephone raised an eyebrow. "If you're talking to me, it might help if I could actually hear you…" she said, and he blinked.
Come up with a good comeback, come on come on come on come on, get ahold of yourself! But he couldn't—he couldn't take his eyes off her. He couldn't say a word. So, at a loss, he disappeared.
"Hmm…weird," said Persephone. She shrugged and turned away. "Serves him right for saying that about my flowers…"
~Author's Note~ WOW, I feel stupid. Thank you, Much Ado About Nonny, for letting me know that I reuploaded the previous chapter instead of this one. I apologize to anyone who I confused.