A few years later Hades was walking through the halls only to see the boy following him. The now sixteen year old Adonis had grown into a fine boy who was curious about everything and anything which had amused him slightly. But he refused to be near the boy, to become attached as his wife had, just as he feared she would.

He turned to the boy who looked up at him in awe "Should you not be with Persephone for your lessons, you cannot look after yourself if you have no knowledge to do so" Hades scolded, detached from his emotions.

"Mum said I can take a break since I'm doing so well" Adonis smiled his brown eyes dancing.

"Then amuse yourself otherwise, I am busy" Hades ordered before turning away.

"Hades do you have to be so cold?" Persephone chided as she appeared in a swirl of shadows. Persephone turned to Adonis "Aphrodite has come to visit" The boy brightened and Persephone smiled warmly as he turned to go see the woman "I told you not to grow attached" Hades warned.

"What's wrong with being attached, Hades? When he passes he'll be in the underworld so we can see him either way" Persephone argued.

"Does not mean it will not hurt to see him when he passes" Hades countered

"Is this why you will not spend time with us" Persephone asked, "Give him a chance Hades" Persephone pleaded.

"In time Persephone, I have my reasons" Hades pressed a kiss to his wife's cheek "But just because I do not show compassion for the boy, it does not mean I do not care" Persephone smiled at Hades as he left "Now if you'll excuse me my dear, I really am busy"

A few hours after attending his duties hades found himself in front of the throne room once more, Adonis was outside as yelling emerged from within. The boy nodded respectfully still curious but smart enough to know that when he heard Persephone yelling Hades tolerated nothing he didn't like. And as far as the boy knew Hades didn't like him.

And Persephone's voice was one of the angry voices from within. Hades opened the door to see both goddess absolutely livid with one another, Aphrodite glowing golden while shadows swirled around Persephone as the two yelled at each other. "I will not allow this sister! I was the one to raise him I will not allow you to make him one of your many toys" Persephone hissed.

"He is old enough to choose for himself Persephone, if he wants to be with me then so be it, let it be" Aphrodite hissed back.

"He is a child that knows of no other women other than us two!" Persephone argued "He is my son and I will do what was best.

"Enough!" Hades growled and a ripple of power burst through the room both women turned to him with apologetic looks "I will not tolerate fighting in my home," Hades growled, "Persephone you may have raised Adonis but he is not your son, remember that. Aphrodite, I will not have you upsetting Persephone again is that clear?" Hades demanded and the other goddess nodded and like that the goddess of love was gone to cool her anger.

"Hades…"

"The boy goes" Hades ordered

"What!? Hades-!"

"He goes, Persephone that is the end of it. He can do well to get out into the mortal lands" Hades repeated "I will not repeat myself, look what it had done to you and Aphrodite. He goes end of discussion"

"He is a boy, Hades he won't survive!"

"He is a man in mortal eyes," Hades growled "He must learn"

"This wasn't his fault Hades" Persephone cried, tears starting to track down her face.

"No this was mine for allowing this to happen" Hades snapped. Persephone frowned

"What happened to the loving man I married?"

"You care too easily sometimes, my dear" Hades cooed sweetly trying to ease his wife's tears "You allowed yourself to see him as a son and became protective of him. If something had happened between you and Aphrodite today you would have been beating yourself up over the guilt, am I wrong?"

Persephone sighed wiping away the tears before letting herself be pulled into Hades' arms "You aren't wrong"

Hades returned to the present, sagging against the wall, Persephone in his arms nuzzling his neck patiently waiting for him to come back. He remembered Adonis now, every bit of it. Persephone would always be busy caring for the boy until he was thrown into the human world.

A few years later when Ares in his jealousy over Aphrodite disguised himself as a boar and killed the boy Persephone had been so distraught that when the council of six got together; Hades, Zeus, Hera, Demeter, Poseidon and Hestia, Zeus, Demeter and Hades had to be excused. Zeus and Demeter were both unhappy at their daughter's distress but Hades was livid so they could not have a say in the god's punishment

Aphrodite was allowed to visit Adonis whenever he pleased and Persephone visited when she could and Hades eventually let himself see the boy as his son when he did on the off chance see him.

Hades straightened pulling Persephone to tuck her under his shoulder and keep walking to an unknown destination. "Hades?"

"I'm fine, Let's go see Adonis, he's waiting right? You haven't seen him since we went to the human world" Persephone smiled at her husband

"Maybe my kisses trigger memories" Persephone giggled

"I'm not complaining" Hades grinned "Especially not after last night" Persephone smacked his stomach lightly in retaliation before she found herself and the entrance to the Elysium. "He's here right"

"So you remembered some of your abilities then" Persephone smiled

''Just that one actually" Hades shrugged "C'mon we need to find Aphrodite, sooner we get her the sooner we can move on to finding the others and getting rid of Cronus" Hades muttered as he guided her through the gates