A/N: Thank you for the favorites, follows, and reviews. I appreciate them! Glad to know me involving other gods and goddesses was a nicely added touch. It was hard, considering everyone slept with everyone in greek mythology. But as long as the story is flowing well i have no complaints. Now note, I am going to have Hades to some things that may seem completely out of character (more so than not), but it is necessary for the plot. No flames. Please review.

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Anthesphoria

Chapter 6

The castle grew quiet as the many hours of the night ticked by. Persephone pushed open her bedroom window and peered out. There was no grass on the ground below, just the impression of what could have been and stone. She threw out the makeshift rope she fashioned from the linens off her bed, one of the bedposts acted as an anchor, as she began her descend towards the ground. She came, though, to an abrupt stop when she realized the sheets only went so far and she would have to fall the rest of the way. Bracing herself for impact, Persephone released the silks and fell the rest of the way. She winced aloud as her knees made contact with the hard ground, but the scraps were minor on her knees and would heal in time. She reached for the small, poorly drawn map of the underworld and its various rivers she made for herself. She needed to get to the entrance; if she got to the entrance to the kingdom than maybe she could find Hermes and return to Olympus with him.

And so Persephone ran, following the route she made herself in the shadows undetected. The warmth of the ground beneath her bare feet did little to trouble her, same for the heat in the air that seemed to grow hotter as she drew closer to the large iron gates. Persephone skidded to a halt when she noticed Cerberus, the guard to the entrance of the underworld. With its serpent's tail, mane of snakes, and lion's claws, the hellhound prevented the dead from escaping and the living from entering. She stumbled back, colliding to the ground after losing her footing.

"Heavens help me," She breathed.

Persephone screamed as the large animal turned its attention on her, growling angrily. It was unfamiliar with her; never had it crossed paths with a goddess beneath the world of the living. The hound knew she didn't belong, and growled fitfully as it pondered just what it should do with her.

"Cerberus, heal."

Persephone lifted her eyes to find Hades standing between herself and the giant creature. "Hades, I-"

"Do not speak," He said shortly. "Get to your feet, we are returning to the castle."

Persephone did as she was told, but remained firm in her spot. "I am not returning with you," She said.

Hades stopped, turning to look at her. "Pardon?"

"I refuse to return with you!" She said. "I hate this place! This is not my home! I will not be-"

"I was not asking you to return," Hades in an instant was before the young goddess. "I was telling you to."

"No!" Persephone screamed as she was pulled along with little to no difficulty. "No! Let go of me! Let go of me!"

The goddess was returned to the room she had so desperately escaped from, everything exactly how she had left it with the exception of the thorned bars on her window. Hades tossed her inside, watching as she stumbled to a stop. He too stepped inside, shutting the door behind him. He gave a flick of his wrist, and ropes of black smoke materialized around Persephone's thing wrists.

"What are you doing?" She asked, attempting to break free and failing. "Release me!"

"If you wish to behave like a prisoner, than I shall treat you as such." Hades hissed, pinning her against the wall.

His body towered over her much smaller one. A shadow seemed to surround him as his eyes settled on the young goddess.

"Get away from me!" Her shaking tone did little justice.

"Why… why do you resent me so?" Questioned the god, there was something off about him suddenly.

"I… do not resent you…."

"Do not lie to me!" Snapped the god, gripping her arms tightly. "Any small opening you are giving you use it to run!"

"You are hurting me!"

Hades narrowed his eyes as he pulled her closer to him, his face stoic as he spoke, his breath warm against her lips. "You will defy me no longer." He cupped her round cheeks in his hands, tilting her head up to expose her neck. "So innocent…" He cooed, sucking hard on the tender flesh.

Hades paid little to no mind to Persephone's protests and thrashings as he forced her over to her bed and into the remaining sheets. Persephone felt an overwhelming wave of anxiety wash over her as she tried to grab his hands with her bound wrists to stop him from untying her robes.

"I have been very patient with you," Murmured Hades.

"It does not have to be this way." Persephone pleaded in a whisper, biting back sobs.

"Either way is fine with me." Hades said, claiming her lips rough and demanding.

Hades blocked any and all ways for her to get away with just his body alone. He pinned her into the sheets, a hand moving between their bodies so that he could feel the bare flesh of her torso. He wanted to feel the heat radiating off of her body. He slid her robes off her shoulders to access her chest, leaving the goddess completely exposed. Persephone gasped, her back arching as Hades found a nipple, licking and sucking the sensitive flesh as it hardened between his warm lips. Her breath released in short bursts of warm air as the god's hands roamed her body, knowing exactly where to touch her though she squirmed beneath him.

"Please! Stop this at once!" Persephone pleaded through gulps of air, her fists clenching in his robes.

Hades' robes became undone from Persephone's tugging, falling open. Persephone stared at him more in fear than awe, baffled that someone could be so beautiful. She whimpered as hid hand trailed up her thighs.

"You truly are as beautiful as the spring time sun." He whispered, eyes roaming over her features.

"Please Hades…" Persephone begged quietly, her brown eyes innocent as she stared up at him.

Hades said nothing more as his soft lips caressed hers for a short moment before he pulled away. Her lips were supple and warm to him, as if they were meant for just him alone, molding perfectly with his own.

"I know that I love you, Kore… and that is something I hope you will one day accept."

Persephone gasped in shock as she felt the tips of his fingers against her womanhood. Her body grew limp in the sheets, giving a quiet moan as Hades pushed his fingers deep within her. A heavy groan escaped the god as he sped up, finding a steady rhythm. His free hand wove into the fabrics that now hung loosely at his waist, gripping his hard shaft. He stroked himself in sync with his other hand as it worked hard to finger her core. Persephone gave another loud whimper, her juices practically dripping from his fingers.

"N-No… s-stop…" Moaned the goddess, her hips arching to meet his hand.

Hades growled as he continued to stroke himself, his cock slick with pre cum. Persephone's body by this point was screaming against her wishes as the kept pumping his fingers in and out of her, his thumb stimulating her clitoris. The goddess reached her peak, releasing in a scream of induced bliss. Hades got off on the sight of Persephone coming, her back arching beautifully as she gave a cry of his name. He pumped himself until he came with a soft grunt, his cum spilling onto his hand and robes. As she lay panting among the pillows, laced in a light coat of sweat, Persephone watched as the god got up to leave without even a glance back her way. She, once alone, broke down into a fit of soft sobs. She felt completely violated, betrayed by her own body. She could still feel his large palms touching every inch of her, still smelt the aroma of his skin. Persephone moved away from the soiled portion of the sheets, determined to forget everything that had just happened.

Persephone shied away from Hades when he entered her room the following day. She hadn't left the confines of her bed since their previous encounter, and managed to crawl away as he approached the bed, settled into a small corner on the far end as he took a spot on the other.

"How are the wounds on your knees… and your wrists?" He asked.

Persephone had all but rubbed her wrists raw from the constant tugging on her bounds. "They will heal," She replied shortly.

Hades kept his back to her as he spoke his soft apology. "I hope that in time you will see the truth and not hate me so."