DISCLAIMER : I DO NOT OWN KAMIGAMI NO ASOBI IN ANYWAY SHAPE OR FORM
"Perhaps it would be a good idea to give the family a little time alone so they can cool down after this confirtation," Tsukito suddenly suggested.
"Yeah, this love shit is making me sick," said Takeru as he turned to leave, only to suddenly look around uneasy.
"Takeru, is something wrong?" Balder asked, noticing his uneasiness.
"The ocean, the ocean's uneasy," Takeru said, moving towards the living room and towards the big window. "Something's disturbing the ocean."
"You can tell that from here?" Loki asked.
"I'm a god of the sea, of course I can," said Takeru, "it's mad!"
"Uh-oh," Apollo Dionysus, Hermes and Persephone said looking at each other.
Suddenly, out of nowhere, the big window crashed open, shattering all around Takeru as he tried desperately to move away from the glass.
"What the hell?!" He shouted as he backed away.
"What was that?!" Balder asked.
"Everyone back off! Back off!' Apollo shouted as he Dionysus, Hermes and Persephone ran in front of the group. As they did, a figure of a man started to take shape until finally Poseidon himself was before everyone's eyes and he looked mad.
"Now, Uncle Poseidon, calm down, just calm down!" Apollo desperately tried to reason with the god.
"Please Poseidon, be rational!" Persephone also encouraged.
"Don't do anything crazy now!" Hermes said
"Yeah whatever you're mad about, it's not worth it!" Dionysus added.
"Not worth it? Not worthit?!" Poseidon shouted so loud the penthouse shook.
"Yeah, I'm sure it's not worth it," Dionysus said.
"One my cyclops decedents, Clang, was blinded today and I demand retribution from the person who did that!" Poseidon shouted again.
"Oh shit!" Loki heard Thor muttered.
"Let me guess, she did it?" He asked, with an actual smirk.
CRASH!
"What was that?!" Yui said startled by the sudden sound of glass breaking.
"Just my bad luck probably," Hades said moving to the door to investigate.
"Not worth it? Not worth it?!" A voice suddenly shouted the caused the family to shake a little along with the room.
"What was that?! Don't tell me that was your bad luck too!" Yui shouted, clinging to Hades and Umeko.
"That almost sounded like Uncle Poseidon!" Umeko said. Then she remembered what happened that day, "Oh-no!"
"What? What's wrong?" Yui asked her daughter.
"One of my cyclops decedents, Clang, was blinded today and I demand retribution from the person who did that!" They all heard Poseidon shout again.
"That!" Umeko said sheepishly.
"Blinded a cyclops?" Yui asked.
"Oh-no, Poseidon!" Hades muttered as he tried walking out of the room.
"Dad, wait," Umeko said runningafter him.
"Umeko, no stay here!" Yui said as she followed as well.
"Poseidon!" Hades snapped as as he stormed into his living room, "whatever you're here for, forget it!"
"Don't presume to tell me what I can and can't do Brother!" Poseidon argued back, "one of my cyclops decedents was blinded today! I demand the person who did it pay."
"And would I be correct in assuming you believe my Umeko is to blame?" Hades asked.
"Clang said it was from the hands of a demigod. How many other demigods do you know of Hades?! She needs to pay!"
"Oh my god!" Yui said as she listened from the hallway. She caught Umeko by the arm and pulled closer to her.
"Mom!" Umeko complained, "I have to...,"
"No!" Yui hissed, "if anything we should get you out of here!"
"You know, no offense or anything Poseidon, but if you did a better job at keeping your cyclop decedents in line, they'd probably not get blinded so often. Our uncle cyclops don't seem to have the same problem."
"Are you calling me a bad parent?!" Poseidon argued back, "do you know how many children I have? I have twenty times the experience of being a parent than you do! And I care about each in my own way! Just like I'm going to do now!"
"Lord Poseidon," Thor suddenly said.
"Thor, what are you doing?" Balder asked.
"I was the one that blinded your family member. Do not punish your innocent child. I will take whatever punishment you feel is necessary to bestow upon me," Thor said as he stood in front of Poseidon looking serious.
"I'm sorry, you were the one?" Poseidon asked confused.
"Yes, the cyclops was mistaken when I put the dagger to his eye," Thor said.
"Is this for real? Because I can make a god suffer just as much as a mortal!" Poseidon warned.
"It's not true, it's not!" Umeko suddenly shouted as she managed to pull free from her mother.
"Umeko no!" Yui shouted, trying to grab her again. Umeko ignored her mother and instead ran straight to the living room and stood in front of Poseidon herself.
"I did do it! I did blind your cyclops family member! I take full responsibility for it. But in my defense, I was given little to no choice! If I hadn't, I would have been eaten. I was merely trying to protect myself," Umeko said firmly, doing her best not to look afraid. Even though, on the inside her heart was going a mile a minute.
"You willingly come to confess to me such a thing even though your friend was willingly to take the blame for you and knowing what would happen when you revealed yourself to me?" Poseidon asked.
"Yes, and I'll take whatever punishment you're willing to give me," Umeko said with confidence.
Suddenly she felt two hands on her shoulders and pull her back until she was up against her father
"And also know that as her father I will do my best to protect her from the punishment," he said.
"Dad, it's okay," Umeko tried to assure him.
Poseidon turn his back and looked towards the big broken window. "None of the cyclops in my family would ever be willing to do what you just did child. You have much more honor then they, creatures that have lived on this earth for eons, do." He was quite again for a moment.
Then he turned around, "you truly are sorry for what you've done?" He asked.
"Of course," Umeko insisted.
"If I brought him here, would you apologize to his face?" Poseidon asked.
"Of course," Umeko said again.
Poseidon took a deep breath before clasping his hands together, making the room shake again and suddenly Clang appeared with a cloth over his eye appeared.
"What, what happened?" He asked.
Umeko gently pushed her father away and walked up to him. "Do you regonized my voice?" She asked.
"The demigod!" Clang shouted as he tried reaching out to grab her.
Umeko jumped back and was quickly shielded by her father again. Poseidon grabbed the cyclop's arm.
"Now stop that right now!" He ordered, "I brought you here so the girl can apologize to you and we'll leave it at that understood?"
"Just apologize? That's all I get?!" Clang complained.
"Next time think with your head and not your stomach!" Poseidon snapped, "now then, Miss Umeko?"
Umeko walked around her father and stood in front of the cyclops, "I don't know and don't really care if you forgive me or not, but I am sorry for blinding you Clang."
"Whatever" Clang muttered, "just consider yourself lucky you're the currently only known demigod and the daughter of Hades. You're like an endangered species practically."
"Alright, that's it, let's go," Poseidon said, clasping his hands together again, and suddenly Clang dissappeared. "I shan't trouble you again on this matter. But cross me again on a different matter, I may not be so forgiving."
"Thank you Poseidon," Hades said as his brother also vanished. As he did, the window appeared to repair itself.
"Nice work there kid," Loki said once everything seemed to be back in order. Then he looked at Thor, "but what were you thinking, trying to take the blame like?"
"Yes Thor, why would you do such a thing?" Balder asked.
"We swore to protect the kid," said Thor, "and I obviously didn't do a good job while I was there in the cave with her, so I figured I'd try making it up now."
"But Thor this isn't your fight. If you had helped me back there, it might not have counted as a pass for my trials," Umeko pointed out.
"Hmm, I supposed you're right," said Thor.
"Umeko," Persephone suddenly said walking up to her.
Umeko gave her a pretty angry glare as she approached. "What do you want?"
"I just wanted to say it was amazing the way you stood up to Poseidon and the cyclops like that and wouldn't let Thor take the fall for you," Persephone said, "if you want I think I could convince my mother to count that as a trial, that you passed."
Umeko and Hades looked suspicious at her about her suggestion. So did nearly everyone else in the room that wasn't Greek.
"What's the catch?" Takeru asked.
"Yeah?" Umeko asked.
"Uh, no catch," Persephone insisted.
"Guys, let her try it, I say one less trial the better!" Yui said quickly running in.
"Oh but I don't want to do a cheep trick to get out," said Umeko.
"I'd hardly call you a cheep trick," said Persephone.
"Oh yes!" Yui agreed.
"Hmm," Umeko said.
"I'd say it's a good idea too," Apollo said, "some lessons in life aren't planned."
"Alright, I guess I can swallow some pride and let you do that," said Umeko.
"Thank you," said Persephone as she bowed and vanished from the room.
"Though, I don't think Demeter's going to be happy she was here," Tsukito suddenly said.
Nearly everyone looked panicked.
"Maybe I can go with Perdy - Perdy as a means of support," Apollo said as he also dissappeared.
"Whatever happens happens," Umeko said.
Hades smiled at her, "that's my girl! You've grown in strength it seems," he said.
Yui looked at him as he said that of their daughter. In a way he was right, Umeko did seem to have grown in strength and courage even when facing death.
'I think I need to try and grown some strength just so my daughter can have more strength as well,' she thought.
Demeter sighed in annoyance as she sat in her room on Mt. Olympus.
"Where is that girl?!" She asked our loud.
"Hello Mother," Persephone said as she came into her mother's room.
"Where have you been? I've been calling for you," said Demeter.
"I was, doing stuff," Persephone sputtered.
"What kind of stuff?" Demeter asked with her eyes narrowed.
"Uh, I may have gone to see Hades, on my own, for my personal reasons," Persephone admitted.
"WHAT?!" Demeter shouted.
"I take it your mother found out?" Apollo asked running up behind Persephone.
"How could you go see him?! How?! I demand to know how!" Demeter shouted at her daughter.
"I'm sorry mother, but I'm having some confusing emotional feelings when it comes to Hades, I just wanted to resolve them," said Persephone.
"No! No this is not allowed! I will not lose you to him again!" Demeter shouted, "I will so torture his stupid mortal wife and his daughter!"
"Mother, please calm down!" Persephone shouted at her mother, "it's not going to happen I promise! Hades and Yui made that perfectly clear today. But that's besides the point. While I was there, I happen to see Umeko do something amazing. Apparently she stabbed a cyclops today, one from Poseidon's family. Poseidon came to get revenge for it and Umeko not only prevented someone else from taking the blame, but stood up to Poseidon, willing to accept the punishment. That was strong Mother, and as such she deserves to use it as one of her trials."
"No!" Demeter insisted. "I already gave her one free pass!"
"But Mother," Persephone tried to argue.
"Dem-Dem, it was a true test of courage and strength," said Apollo, "with her doing that I'm sure you can find another that could test her."
Demeter calm down and thought about it. "Hmm, hmm yes, you have a point," she agreed, "alright I'll count that."
"Thank you Apollo," Persephone said, "I do hope this helps with Umeko's trials."
"Well," Apollo said looking towards Demeter who looked like she planning something bad, "I'm sure Little Fae will do her best."