Kid was so close but just as he was in front of the passage, he felt pain in his chest.

He fell to his knees breathing heavily.

I love you always… and forever Kid…'

To the king of the dead, he felt someone pierced his chest and through his heart. He rushed through running.

'Please be there! Please hold on!'

He was able to enter the side passage and when he entered he noticed he was in a small garden but something was awful here. The presence was horrid as if he was in the presence of a sacrifice or a force he knows too well. He knew this presence anywhere.

Death.

"So this is where Crona was born. Even after all this time, the presence of death still lingers here…" he said. He knew Crona was not here anymore as he was clear he was somewhere else now but it was different. Looking around he saw someone on the wall. He recognize that hero anywhere and touched the wall to cause the vines to wither and die.

"What happened?!" Kid yelled seeing the priest sad than scared.

"LADY DEMETER HAS SOMEHOW CHANGED CRONA! I FEAR HE OR RATHER SHE DOES NOT REMEMBER YOU OR ANYTHING!"

Kids felt his heart break in half. Crona's memories are gone by the hands of a mother who saw no reasons to care whether he was happy or not. The worse of it all he knew if Crona was to see him, she would only fear him and that was much more painful to believe.

"Oh my sweet Crona, I failed you…" Kid whispered. 'I couldn't make it in time and now you are trapped…' he felt tears coming down on his cheek as he saw the tears coming on the ground.

"milord," Justin spoke, "it was I who failed you both…" Justin said calmly.

Kid got up as Justin moved a bit feeling the heat radiating from him. "I will find Crona and I will bring his memories back…" 'Even if I must drag Demeter down to the same pit as Asura.' and he disappeared.

In Demeter's domain-

Demeter was for most shocked to see her so-daughter cry. She knew having the memories erased and force the changing of gender would be for the best, but her daughter cried and surrounding her were these dark yet beautiful roses.

"My dear flower what is wrong?" She asked. Demeter was concerned for her dear Crona or she would call her now Cora but the fates came and told her to call her Persephone. Demeter did not like the name but then with the new powers she thought why not.

'The fates brought my child back.'

"Mother have you ever felt hurt?" Cora (Crona) asked as the tears came down.

Demeter did not expect that question to come up. "W-what do you mean by that? My sweet flower you should not feel hurt but love from me. I would never hurt you." Demeter said happily, trying to cheer her up.

"But that's the reason mother, I can't accept this." She whimpered. "I feel that a part of me is gone as if there is someone missing in my life. I feel tears from someone qthat is a part of me. Their calling for me but I don't know and I can't deal with this pain!" 'Someone is calling out for me to come home. But isn't this home?'

"My dear Cora," Demeter said holding her child, 'It has been so long since your father's death. I know he would rather have you happy than to spend the rest of your life sad. There are monsters here but worst of them all is the king of the dead Hades."

"But-"

"No buts!" she said.

Crona was feeling scared. Ever since she woke up, her mother would keep her away from leaving this tiny home. What's worse, she is afraid of not just her mother but what she will do to her.

"Now my beloved I must ask you to not leave this are. NO MATTER WHAT!" she yelled

"y-yes mother!" she said nervously.

And with that Demeter left.

As Cora went to her room to lie down, she couldn't help but continue crying.

"This doesn't feel right," Cora whimpered. "I want to sleep but I can't. Something is wrong." as she got off the bed she realized something fell. She looked over her bed and found a scroll. She was surprised 'since when did I have a scroll? I never written in one...'

She began reading from the beginning.

I miss papa.

I miss him so much. I fear I'll never see him again. But today I have met someone to whom I thought I would never see. His name is Hades, the king of the underworld but he calls himself Kid. How silly a name that is but alas I am joyful than scared. He has been kind and caring….

She read she had met Her first friend name kid who was name Hades and found it unbelievable that she was a boy at first! She was about to close it away and be done with it, but she wanted to know more so she continues to read the scroll.

Today I met someone who was new and about a few hundred years older than me but still a kid name Maka. She was nice at first but she was...pushy. She from mother's permission took a special piece papa made and ask me to keep safe that I keep now beneath my bed. I was so sad until just earlier, past midnight, kid came! He brought it back to me! I was so happy. By the fates he does not know why it is very special but for the best, it is better he does not know.

Cora wanted to look but she could not from reading and continues on.

It has been a year since kid saved me from that horrible lady but I have not seen him. I have been waiting for him at our spot and I feared mother scared him away. But if so why do I sense him near? As if he is there but not...

She thought this was not real but then began getting a haze of what she saw was a memory. She saw a figure holding her safe from someone awful.

Today my mother grieves for a horrible man who tried to kill me. I am sad yet my heart beats faster and I felt something was taken from me.

My first kiss.

It felt warm despite the presence of death.

Lately I have been dreaming of him. I think no I believe I have fallen for the king of the dead….

… Today is my birthday, the day I can finally go out to the world. The first place I wish to go, if Soul is willing to help me, I wish to go to the underworld.

I want to see my old friend Death the Kid and to hopefully tell him.

With all my heart and soul,

I love you.

How can she not remember any of this from before and having a hard time seeing the person? She read more about her time with kid and the times she missed him. Her dreams about him, the moments she would think about him.

"My dear child please come out."

Cora turned to the window and saw a tall woman with black hair but with diamonds and silver on her it outside of her home. She wore a silver chiton that was elegant but caught more was her eyes. They were webs. (Can you guess who?)

"Hello Crona." she smiled sweetly.

Cora felt calm but confused.

"I see it already happened and what Kid said is true. I'm sorry this had happened to you."

"Is he the one I written about?"

She tilted her head. Cora rushed into the small home and brought out a scroll. She passed it to the tall woman and saw spiders. One jumped on her and instead of biting, it nuzzled next to her ear and snoozed.

"Even all these years she still remembers you. If you had not saved her she would not be here."

"Her?"

"Mimi. She is a nice little one but get her mad and she will bite. But you see she wouldn't harm a fly so to speak."

"How is it I remember most things but not all?" Cora wanted to know and if this person knows her than maybe she can fill in the gaps.

"It seems that flower is more than what I assume."

"Flower?"

The women frowned, she knew Demeter erased the memories connecting to kid, but Demeter must have done something even she would regret.

"When you were born, you were…. Lifeless. You had no gender until you chose one."

"That would explain why I don't feel different…. But what does this flower had to do with me? Why did she not-"

"Tell you? My dear your mother had been a worry wart ever since you were born. The faiths had tricked her but did not go as they wanted. Your mother had sealed away your powers in hopes you would not leave her or be taken away from her."

"Who was she afraid? I mean she knows she has me here believing I am safe, why worry still. Does this have to do with this Kid person?" she asked timidly

The lady sighed.

"Has anyone ever told you of Lord Hades?"

"He is lord of the underworld. He from what my mother told me he is cold-hearted and evil… but'" Cora began to cry. "For some reason it hurts. I mean it hurts how she talks about him, how she spats it out with venom." Cora took a deep breath. "I know I have not met him before, but I feel like my heart beating fast as if it would come out…." She said blushed.

"I see… so even when you have forgotten him your heart however has not forgotten." she said coming to Cora. Before she could stop the lady, she was already being held. This hold was warm.

"Before you changed and memories ceased, there was someone that loves you and still does. He is your husband and king as you are his wife, his queen."

Cora pulled away.

"Why does he?!" she said tears pouring. "Why isn't he here?!"

"He wanted to come for you to tell you the truth. Unfortunately," she said as she put a hand on Cora's shoulder, "lord spirit called him and he is as we speak, arguing against your mother… in fact…"

In Olympus-

"How dare you show your face after what you did? You had harmed my sweet child!" Demeter yelled.

"What I have done?! I have done nothing to harm Crona. I love Crona too much to harm him!" kid yelled back.

Spirit however was for once on kid's side.

"Demeter you took Crona from Kid. By that mistake you caused a war that has not yet come unless you give him back. He is under kid's law married."

"Married?! You forced him to marry you?! He is a child by our laws in age!"

"Demeter he is under mortal laws and although you may not agree, but he is by right to go out and leave."

Demeter was fuming but then laughed. Maka however was feeling worse, she had caused a possible war and knowing Kid, he can and will do worse than Demeter has done. He will eradicate the living to find Crona. But then spoke out loud "but he can't because Crona is a girl now; he will just leave Crona alone!"

But then she was wrong. She saw the same look of disappointment on everyone except Demeter. She laughed hysterically.

"What are you laughing at?" Kid said sternly.

"You love Crona so much, tell me would you still love him if he is a girl now?!" Demeter said happily.

Kid smirked wickedly. "You think you had everything planned out did you? Tell me this you overgrown child," kid said "do think gender is important to me? I love Crona whether they chose to be a girl or a boy. Crona is sweet and caring and unlike the other demi brats," he glared at Maka who was getting scared by the second. "Crona is different. They care for others even if they don't see it. They were the first to be my friend and the first to be my love. I could care less of the gender or name," he said sternly to Demeter, "as long it is Crona and their choice, I will love them till end of time." He said lovingly this scaring stein and Ragnarok (and they are not scared easily)

Demeter was fuming.

"Lies!" Demeter said trying to tower over kid. (Not working)

Spirit got up and decided once for all.

"I have had enough of this! This has gone too long."

'Papa is finally coming to his senses!' Maka thought.

Kid raised a brow as Demeter looked up with hope.

"To determine this I will allow Crona to decide!"

All but kid had said or screamed out "what!"

"I know it seems unfair for Crona but I will not allow anyone else to judge."

"Fine with me I know my dear Cora will choose wisely." Demeter stated.

"You should not change your Childs name because of their gender unless they choose so." Kid spoke.

"It was the fates idea to call her Persephone and as my child I have the right especially she is brought to this world newly born." Demeter smirk.

"If you were not Crona's mother I would have you eat your own words."

"Try it and see!" Demeter glared.

Kid took a deep breath and narrowed his eyes. "No. I promise Crona I would not harm anyone even if you erased Crona's memories, I will keep to my promise."

"We'll see…." Demeter said already planning a way to show her dear flower the true side of Hades, 'Once Cora sees that side, she will choose me over the heartless dead king.'

And there you have it readers. Who will Crona choose? The love of her life or the loving (psycho) mother. Crona is a girl for now but it may or may not change if I have more votes. So please vote.