Okay, this chapter should answer some questions you all might have. If you still have questions after this, let me know! I can answer them in the epilogue.

Everything was quiet now other than the heavy breathing coming from the tired and worn out immortals. Clementia was still clutching to Jack's sweater, but her crying had stopped. The pain in her arms was ebbing as Jack continued to run his ice cold hands over them. She had never experienced so much evil in someone before. Her mind was flooded with all of his demented and cruel acts throughout his life. His heart was pure black, which inflicted even more pain onto her. She thought she had touched evil once before, but nothing was a torturous as Hades.

She noticed her sisters were moving away from the back wall and towards her and Jack. Even Hera knelt down to check on her.

"These shouldn't scar too much," She said, touching her arm gently.

She wasn't sure why Hera was there since the last time they had spoken they had argued. She wasn't, however, surprised to see Hermes there. He was the messenger and the biggest gossip of all of the deities. He knew everyone's business which is why Gaia had made the rule to never keep secrets because it would be too impossible to keep them anyway.

Shooting pains made her wince and Jack would immediately calm her, whispering in her ear and frosting the wounds.

"We should go." North said to them suddenly, placing a large hand on the winter spirit's shoulder. Jack wrapped his arms around her, carrying her through the lair and following the others down the corridors. Once they made it outside of the Catacombs, they had to discuss where to go. North wanted to go back to his workshop, but the sisters argued, saying she needed to go back home. Tooth and Sandy agreed that she should be taken to the Pole where she could rest without the fear of seeing Mother Nature. Although everyone agreed with them, they thought she should just get it over with. They wanted her to deal with the wrath of Gaia and move on. Clementia wanted no part of seeing her mother now. She was too weak and didn't have any strength to argue with her. She also knew that Jack wouldn't leave her side any time soon. With the recovery of her memories, she knew he was much too loyal and dedicated to leave her when she was weak. It would only be when she had to force him to leave that he would go.

The arguing continued until Poseidon spoke, thundering loudly over everyone, "Take her to the Pole. If Gaia wishes to see her then she can go there. We will not keep her whereabouts a secret."

Jack and Clementia climbed into North's sleigh with Tooth and Sandy while the others made their own way there. Even though they had just fought alongside the Guardians, they didn't want to be seen with them too much, especially in the air where all the other deities could see. Amor clambered into the sleigh shortly after they left. His usual charm was gone and his thick brows were stitched together. He knelt down next to Jack and Clementia, grasping her burnt hand gently. Just a while ago, Jack and Amor together with her meant bad news. Now, they were just there for her and not ruining anything. They didn't need to say anything.

The flight back to the pole was short considering the large man had thrown his snow globe into the sky. The sleigh was steered back in through the icy cavern and landing in front of several large yetis. The large beasts pulled the reigns away from North and Jack continued to carry her into the workshop and home only to be greeted by several more yetis. The others flew in through the windows and various, random doors; only Poseidon struggling to get in. Jack greeted one of the many yetis named Phil, who then brought in a lounge for her. He set her down and paced the concrete floor with the others. The sisters sat around her, Cheimon resting a cold hand on hers, like Jack had done. The burning had stopped almost completely, but the blisters were still there. She almost resembled Hades with his unsightly scabbed hands.

The sisters began chatting with her, telling her all about the fight they had just gone through. She knew, though. She had heard everything that was happening. Once the bodies rose up and walked towards the door, she knew things had gotten worse outside. She had only heard Loki and Jack's cries with the mixture of Hades' laugh until things got quiet. Then there was loud battle cry and all hell had broken loose.

"What is going on here?" barked a silky and dominant voice.

"Mother!" The sisters cried, turning from the lounge and standing up.

Clementia turned slightly, wincing at the pain when her arm rubbed against the fabric. Gaia was standing on the landing with her arms crossed and an infuriated look on her face. She was looking at everyone in the room, occasionally raising an eyebrow at some of the company. It was a strange group to have together in one room. Bunny was next to her, looking at them all in a curious manner.

"Gaia, she was badly injured. We had to take her somewhere." North said, taking a few steps closer to the woman.

She shook her head, looking down to Clementia now. "Why is she even out? I sent her there for a reason."

"To punish me! You sent me down there to be tortured by the foulest god around only because I was talking to Jack." Clementia yelled, again wincing.

Gaia saw her flinch and moved closer, pushing the sisters out of her way. Jack jumped closer to Clementia, hovering over her protectively. She could see her mother's eyes widen at the sight of the blisters. "How did you get those?"

"I had to help. Hades was torturing them."

"Darling, that wasn't your fight. In fact, they shouldn't have been involved at all."

"We couldn't just let her stay there and be tortured by him!" Jack shouted, gripping his staff angrily.

"She wasn't going to be tortured! He was only supposed to scare her so she would stop talking to you!"

"Why?" Jack barked, finally seeing a chance to end it all, "Why do you want to keep her from me so much? I haven't done anything to her other than be there for her."

"I—I want to protect her."

"From?"

"You Guardians! You do nothing but cause heart break and I want to spare her from that."

Bunny stepped up suddenly, trying to pull Gaia away.

"You don't know about our past, Mother Nature. You don't know what we are together." Jack rebutted, leaning closer to Clementia.

"It was in the past! There's nothing there for you two to go on anymore."

"Excuse me," Amor spoke up suddenly, bowing quickly to the woman then continued, "I'm Amor, the god of love and I can personally say that there can be wonderful things to come from them."

"Like what?"

"Well, on the rare chances of someone actually meeting their true loves or also what some call soul mates, they have the strength to inspire and create something most people can't. The average person can't create the same magic that soul mates can. Humans were originally created with four arms, four legs, and a head with two faces. Fearing their power, Zeus split them in half, condemning them to spend their lives in search of their other half. Do you remember when he did that?"

"I do."

"Then you know that, when Jack and Clementia were human, they met and fell in love. Even death couldn't keep them apart. They both became immortals and they haven't been able to separate since. Just imagine the power they could have if you allowed them to be together, along with others." Amor smiled charmingly, "I know you're denying yourself love as well."

Gaia narrowed her eyes at the love god, but everyone saw her eyes flicker to Bunny for a second. She sighed heavily a moment later, "You're just like your father, Amor."

Everyone gasped. They knew he didn't have any family. He didn't belong to anyone. He just appeared one day in Rome without anyone to go to. He belonged to no one. That was always the part of the mystery the goddesses liked about him and they also liked that he wasn't forbidden to talk to.

"What?" Amor asked, taking a single step closer to her.

"Fine! Clementia, I can't stop you from being in love with Frost. I don't like it, but I know how hard it is. I've been in love with someone for so long and even though he broke my heart by choosing mortals over me, I couldn't stop loving him." She turned to Bunny, taking hold of his paw.

"You've got to answer Amor, Gaia." Clementia heard Bunny whisper to her. "He's wanted answers for a long time."

She nodded, extending a hand to Amor. He followed her out of earshot from everyone else. The rest of the room remained quiet, trying as hard as they could to listen to them. Jack, however, was more concerned about Clementia and started examining her arms. She noticed the smirk on his lips the entire time and she couldn't help but smile as well. They had gotten what they wanted. They were finally able to be together. She giggled quietly and pulled Jack closer to her once he was done distracting himself with her arms. She pulled him in, closing her lips over his, not caring about the others in the room. For once in her mortal and immortal life, she didn't care what the others thought.

A while later, Amor came back, smiling his bright smile. The others had filtered out, growing impatient from waiting and too tired to stand around any longer. Even though they were immortal and didn't necessarily need to sleep, they fighting that all had endured tired them out. Granted, they would only need a few minutes to sleep to recuperate. Clementia and Jack stayed where they were, watching the blisters slowly heal and disappear while they whispered to each other.

Amor pulled a large chair up next to them, "You won't believe this."

Jack moved closer, intrigued to hear the back story.

"I belong to Gaia and Tsar. I guess they were together before Bunny was around so I became their child."

"Who's Tsar?" Clementia asked and Jack only cocked an eyebrow.

"The Man in the Moon."

"What? How did we not know about this? Does that mean you're a Guardian?" Jack asked, blown away by the news.

"No, I was born. Gaia and the others never really pay attention to the deities that are born. Once you combine two deities together, there is no real home for them. They can do whatever they want. The ones that are made are the ones that have to been looked after, like you two."

"How are you the child of Gaia and Manny? I mean, he's the Moon."

"He wasn't always the Moon, Jack. He used to be a man just like us, but he feared Gaia's wrath so he wanted to leave. However, Pitch Black sent him to the moon when he was trying to take over. That wasn't the place he wanted to go, but he was still able to watch over everyone."

"So, Mother's true love is Tsar?" Clementia asked, slightly confused.

"No, Bunny is. She's had several children, Clem, but she truly loves Bunny. The only reason she forbid her family from talking to Tsar's is because of Bunny. There was a huge battle between mortals and gods. They were fighting about love and who they could or couldn't be in love with. Gaia didn't want her children to be hurt by the death of the mortals and she certainly couldn't make them all part of her family. There isn't anything else that needs to be taken care of. She banished the chances of falling in love with mortals, but that angered them. They started a war with the help of Ares. The Guardians stepped in, protecting the mortals. That decision broke her heart since she thought he was choosing them over her."

"How do you know all of this?"

"God of love, Jack, god of love."

"So, you're really why the fighting started. You had a hand in making the immortals fall in love with the mortals."

Amor shrugged, "I just shoot people. If a god is within my viewpoint, I'll shoot them too. I can't be blamed for doing my job."

Jack shook his head, not believing he wasn't going to take the blame for it all. Love could fix and destroy almost anything.

"I have to go. I still have work to do." Amor said, standing finally and throwing his bow across his shoulders, "Congratulations, by the way."

They smiled as he left, watching the red magic trail disappear behind him in the sky. Jack pulled her closer and they both reveled in the delight of finally being able to be together. Three hundred years and they didn't have to hide anymore.

Questions? One more chapter, folks! I took my time writing this chapter because I have really enjoyed writing this story. You guys have been fantastic! I really appreciate everyone's support.