DISCLAIMER : I DO NOT OWN KAMIGAMI NO ASOBI IN ANYWAY SHAPE OR FORM
'Oh no,' Umeko thought scared. Had the cyclops manage to see her slip the small hammer into her pocket? Or was he just interested in a quick snack? Umeko tried studying his fur and realized it was of a blue tint, thus meaning he was a decedent of Poseidon and if she tried to seriously hurt him, Position would get mad at her.
The cyclops looked really happy that Umeko was standing in front of him, as if he suddenly had a new toy to play with. He started sniffing at her, making Umeko flinch.
"Mmm, demigod," he said, "I've never had a demigod before. But I heard they taste delicious!"
"Stay back!" Umeko shouted throwing her arm out in front of her, "you, you don't know who you're messing with! I happen to be the daughter of Hades and the only known demigod in existence!"
The cyclops looked shocked at her words as he did start to stagger back a little.
"So you're the famous daughter of Hades. Grandfather's been talking about you coming to Greece with his big brother," he said. He started to smirk again. "Well, if something were to happen to you, it would be your father's fault, what with his bad luck and all. Why should his own daughter not be imuned?"
"I doubt Zeus would be happy about that!" Umeko said as she tried side stepping away from the cyclops.
The thing merely scoffed, "Zeus! I'm not afraid of him! If he was so concerned with your safety he wouldn't have let you come here now would he?"
"I had to come here!" Umeko insisted. She quickly covered her mouth out of shock. She figured she probably shouldn't have told you cyclops that, since it might top him off she stole something from Hephaestus.
"You had to come here? Why?" the cyclops asked, starting to get suspicious.
"Uh," Umeko tried to think fast, "because of him!" She quickly pointed at Thor still standing with Hephaestus, examining his hammer in awe.
"Him?" The cyclops asked.
"Yes, him, Thor, god of Thunder. He couldn't have gotten in here since he's a Norse God and I just wanted to help out a friend!" She ran over to Thor quickly. "How's it going guys?"
"Huh?" Both men asked looking up. Both were quick to notice the cyclops standing nearby.
"Hey, nock it off!" Hephaestus yelled at him, "you do anything to harm her, I will tell Poseidon and he won't hesitate to make you pay for it!"
"Sorry Boss," the cyclops muttered as he returned to his work station.
"And that goes for the rest of you too! Zeus wants her to remain as safe as possible for the time being, got it!" Hephaestus ordered the rest of his workers.
"Yes Boss," all the other cyclops called out.
"Very good, now back to your hammer!" Hephaestus said excited looking down at it, "I'm almost sorry to say, but I'm not sure if I can do anything in regards to the handle. The way it's attached to the head, I don't know how I could mend it."
"I should have guessed as much. It's not your fault," Thor assured him. He leaned down closer to Umeko and whispered, "did you get it?"
"Yeah, I got a hammer safe in my pocket," Umeko whispered back.
"Good work," Thor whispered before looking back at Hephaestus. "If there's nothing you can do, I'll just take my hammer back and stop wasting your time," he said, reaching for it.
"Now hold on a second," Hephaestus protested, "even if I can't fix it, maybe I can make a replica of it!"
"You want to make a copy of it?" Umeko asked.
"Yes!" Hephaestus said, sounding super excited about the idea.
"I don't know if that's a good idea," Thor insisted, "my hammer really is one of a kind."
"Granted, but, I really think I could copy it! Even if it doesn't work the same way as your other one, it would be a magnificent sight! You could just call it a souvenir from Greece!"
"Uh, well, if you really want to make me one," said Thor.
"Oh I do, I do!" Hephaestus insisted, "just let me get a detailed drawing of it!" One of his assistant robots handed him a piece of paper and pencil and Hephaestus quickly sketched out a drawing, "that should do it! I'll let you know when I'm done with it!"
"Thank you," said Thor, picking his hammer back up.
"Oh and Umeko, is there anything I can make for you? Some armor, a weapon, jewelry?" Hephaestus offered.
"No, I'm fine, I just came here for Thor," said Umeko.
"Oh, okay then," Hephaestus said, "just know you're welcome here anytime, especially if you need something for it."
"Thank you very much," Umeko said bowing to him, "let's go Thor, we still have lots to do."
"Right," said Thor hurrying after her as they headed back down the hallway they came in.
"Clang, bring me a chisel, and one of my small hammers please," they heard Hephaestus call out as they hurried away.
"Oh boy!" Umeko said as she and Thor quicken their pace. Suddenly they two could hear shouting.
"Boss, it's gone! Your little hammer is," there was a short pause, "the demigod! I knew she was up to something!"
"No, don't!" Thor and Umeko heard right as they turned around to see several cyclops, all with blue tint fur, running after them.
"Run!" Umeko shouted as she Thor bolted towards the exit.
"Get them!" They heard the cyclops, the one no doubt named Clang, shout, "tonight we feast on demigod!"
Umeko and Thor kept running until they reached the exit. Only when they tried to move the rock ,it wouldn't budge.
"How do we get out?!" Umeko shouted as she and Thor felt along the rock, trying to find something to help get them free.
"Got you now!" Clang cheered as he and his fellow cyclops cornered them up against the wall. Umeko and Thor turned around to face them.
"Give back what you have stolen and then we'll feast!" Clang said with glee.
"No!" Umeko shouted as she stomped her foot. The whole rock shook under everyone. All the cyclops looked sacred.
"Don't do that! You might wake up the beast below!" a different cyclops warned.
"Beast?" Umeko asked. However she decided to ignore that little bit of info, and instead try to focus on the matter of escaping. "Then let us out! I'm not afraid of any monster!"
"Oh you'd be afraid of this one!" Clang warned "and besides, we're not giving up a chance to enjoy demigod meat!"
"I said no!" Umeko shouted again, angry, stomping her foot again, making everything shake.
"Stop that!" Clang warned mad as he moved closer to her.
Umeko panicked and suddenly she realized she was holding a small dagger in her hand she held it up to Clang's face. "Stay back!" She warned.
Clang and the other cyclops all backed up a little.
"I'd be careful with that if I were you! Poseidon will be really mad if something were to happen to us," Clang warned.
"And my father will be mad if anything were to happen to me!" Umeko retorted.
"Well looks like we're both at a risk of angering someone important huh?" Clang taunted.
"Yes, but there's something else I have at stake," Umeko said.
"Oh and what's that?" Clang asked.
"I can't risk making my mother sad by dying, especially by being eaten!" Umeko shouted as she suddenly lunged forward and stabbed Clang in his eye.
Clang cried out in pain as he staggered back.
"My eye! I can't see! I'm blind!" He shouted as his fellow cyclops all gathered around him.
"Serves you right!" Hephaestus suddenly shouted as he appeared behind the ground of cyclops. He nodded at Umeko and Thor and suddenly the wall behind them opened.
"Go now!" He ordered, "quickly!"
"Are you sure?!" Umeko asked, shocked that Hephaestus was just letting them go.
"Yes, whatever you've doen, I'm sure I'll forgive you for it! Now go!" Hephaestus shouted quickly. Thor grabbed Umeko by her shoulder and pulled her out fast, right as the door shut on them.
"Why did he just let us go?" Umeko asked confused.
"Who knows, let's just go and give the tool to Demeter," said Thor leading her along.
Hephaestus looked at Clang being treated by his friends.
"You brought this on yourself you know," he scolded.
"I'll see to it that Poseidon makes her pay!" Clang swor.
"No will not! You do anything to hurt that girl, you'll have to deal with both her father and Zeus!" Hephaestus warned.
"I'm not afraid of them!" Clang insisted.
"We'll see," Hephaestus muttered.
Just then a red tint fur cyclops came up behind him. "Did you check?" Hephaestus asked.
"Yes, he's still asleep," the red fur cyclops assured Hephaestus.
"Good, I don't know if even Zeus could stop him if he were to wake up again," said Hephaestus.
Back at the hotel penthouse, Hades was suddenly feeling a big urge to push Yui away from him. When he finally tried, he felt Yui cling to him, not wanting to be let go.
Hades had to push with practically all his might beforehe managed to break himself free from her grasp.
Yui looked shockedand hurt. "Hades, what did you do that for? It's me, your wife," Yui said as she tried walking over to him again. Hades held his arm up, stopping her.
"No you're not," he said bodly.
"What do you mean? Of course I am," Yui insisted.
Hades shook his head, "no, I know my wife and you're not hwr! You're not Yui!"
Yui's face dropped as he said that. "You're partially right," she as she started to change form.
"Persephone!" Hades groaned, "I should have known!"
"You're right, you should have. I would have thought you would have at least regonized my kiss," Persephone said softly, "or was it just my kisses weren't good enough to be remembered?"
"What are you doing here?" Hades asked annoyed.
"I don't know myself," said Persephone, "I guess I'm still just feeling conflict with you just being back here. Let alone with a new wife, a mortal wife and a child.
"Persephone, we were broken up long before I was taken to Zeus's flying garden, let alone before I married my mortal wife and we had our child," Hades reminded her. "And I'm actually supposed to be with Yui, the real Yui right now, showing her a good time. So will you please leave? I don't want her to show up and...,"
"And what?" Persephone muttered.
"And get the wrong impression," Hades said. "So please Persephone, please, just leave already. You're doing me or yourself any favors by being here."
"You don't know that!" Persephone argued. "Hades ever since I saw you back at the party, I've been thinking desperately if we should somehow someway try being together again. I wouldn't even mind if you kept Yui as a wife too. I'm sure we'd get along!"
"No Persephone, no," Hades maintain, "you were miserable as the queen of the dead, even if we had a small bond of love. Your life would not bring you happiness. I've seen how you were after I let you go. You were never happier. I don't want to risk ruining your life again. Yui is my wife and my life nkw. Please accept that and move on. There's a real love for you out there, I know it."
Persephone looked like she was on the brink of tears. "I don't believe you! I believe we should try it again!" Next thing Hades knew, Persephone had lunged at herself at Hades and launched her lips onto his. She held his face in place so tight, Hades couldn't move it on his own. He struggled so much to get out of Persephone's grip that all he managed to do was back up and stagger into the wall, where Persephone kept him pinned.
'No!' He thought desperately, 'Yui!'
Yui sat in the lobby waiting for Hades. She looked at her watch. It shouldn't be taking him this long to get down here with her. Where was he? Finally, getting a little frustrated, Yui headed back over to the elevator and hit the button for the penthouse. As she road it up, she started to feel a little nervous. Just what was it that was taking Hades so long?
Finally the elevator stopped and Yui hurried out and into the penthouse.
"Hades?" She called out as she walked in.
'No!' Hades thought when he heard Yui's voice. He saw Persephone's eyes open wide in a panic as well.
"Hades?" Yui called out as she neared the kitchen, "Had...," she stopped when she saw him in his comprising position with Persephone. This time Persephone really did pull away.
"Yui!" Hades immediately shouted, "it's not what you think!"
"Yes, it's true!" Persephone insisted, "I can explain!"
Yui didn't replied. Instead she hurried off to her room and Hades heard the door slam shut.
"No!" Hades shouted, "damn this bad luck!"
Umeko held out the hammer to Demeter. She took it slowly and examined it.
"It's small, but it'll pass," she said.
"That's it?" Takeru asked, "you're letting her off that easily?"
"Should I not?" Demeter asked, "it sounds like she had a rough day as is, given the fact that you had to fight cyclops and even blind one. That's rough on anyone."
"How did you know about that?" Umeko asked.
"Oh I have my ways," Demeter said with a smirk.
Just then Umeko's phone started to go off.
"Uh," Umeko said looking at Demeter confused.
"Go ahead," Demeter replied. She walked a little away, still examining the hammer Umeko had brought her.
'Even if Hephaestus doesn't get angry with the girl, I just Poseidon isn't going to be happy one of his decedents was blinded like that!' She thought with pleasure.
"Yes Mom?" Umeko asked as she answered the phone.
"Umeko, where are you?" Yui asked. She sounded like she was crying
"I'm at Demeter's temple, telling her I'm doen with my task," said Umeko.
"So you're done?" Yui asked.
"Yes," Umeko asked, starting to feel a little nervous, "why?"
"Tell your driver friend to take you to the airport right away then!" Yui ordered, "you and I are going back home to Japan, today!"