This story is actually ending soon, I don't know how many chapters there will be left but I do plan to write a sequel, so please look forward to that! To chapter 54!

Amu's P.O.V:

Once we were done looking at dresses, Hera and Persephone went to do decorate the ballroom and I was allowed to wander freely. I started looking around for Ikuto and came across a strange room that I have never seen. I pushed opened the door to see a throne in the room, just like Hades', but shouldn't that be in the throne room? Hades sat in the throne, a strange, blue orb in his hands.

"Please sir!" An old man begged, he was on his knees in front of Hades. "Do not send me to Tartarus!" He shouted once again, bowing down to him and Hades sighed.

"Please calm down, I have yet to see your memories." Hades stared at the orb and his eyes turned completely white for a moment, then went back to their light blue. "You have committed no sins that would be punishable by Tartarus, but you have not done anything worthy to be sent to Elysium. You shall be sent the Fields of Asphodel." Hades decided and the man's lips twitched up into a smile, Hades stepped down and the man was not hesitant to bring him into his embrace, Hades' eyes went wide from his boldness.

"Words cannot describe how grateful I am!" He exclaimed and I smiled lightly, Hades finally seemed to notice my presence and his eyes turned to me, his pale cheeks reddened and gently pushed him away.

"It is alright, please just proceed to Charon and he shall lead you there." Hades said and I raised a brow, Charon takes the souls to the different fields?

"Eavesdropping is a terrible habit to develop." A raspy voice whispered behind me and I jumped up in fright, turning around quickly and whipping him with my pink hair.

"I am so sorry!" I panicked and quickly bowed, not knowing what else to do.

"It is hard to hurt an old man like me with soft hair, do not fret." He patted my head reassuringly and I raised it to look at him, seeing his deep, brown eyes. Charon was not anything that I imagined him to be. His sandy blonde hair slightly covered his eyes, his skin pale like everyone else's.

"You seem rather youthful." I commented and he smiled, quickly covering his eyes once again.

"You have heard that supernatural creatures stop aging at eighteen, why should I be any different?" He smirked.

"Your voice just paints an image in my mind." I said and he nodded.

"People tell me that plenty of time, but there was probably one thing that you didn't know. Supernatural creatures can decide what they look like, or sound like." He said and I blinked a couple of times, trying to understand. "Your grandmother that I heard is a witch, have you ever wondered why she did not look eighteen?" He asked and I shook my head, I guess I have never thought of it until someone mentioned it.

"So I can choose whatever age I want to appear to be?" I questioned him to make sure and he nodded.

"Just some practice and you could choose what you want to look like." The old man appeared in the room and approached Charon, Charon placed his hand on his back and guided him out of my sight, I turned to the doors and walked in, seeing Hades there.

"I believe you saw that." He said, not seeming angry.

"Yes." I answered and he gestured me to come over to him, I did so and he walked over to a little chest by his throne that I didn't notice before. He took out an orb, like the one I saw earlier but this one was a dark red.

"Satan informed me of why I received an Memory Orb but with no soul for judging, I heard that Ikuto died but was somehow brought back." He stared at the orb intently and I bit my lip, hoping he would not put the pieces together and find out that I brought him back to life. "What you just witnessed is the Judgement of Souls, it is when I see all the soul's memories and decide where they are sent. Then, right before you came to visit me, there was an orb with no soul to judge. I watched over the memories and saw you in many of them, that is why I was a bit skeptical that you were my daughter, but did not bother to show it." I stared at the orb, that was Ikuto's memories and I did have to admit, I was highly curious.

"Do you mind if I...?" I pointed at it.

"Not at all, just hold it in your hands and it should be simple from there." I nodded at his explanation and he handed it to me, unknown memories flowed into my mind, but they gave me enough time to process every one. One hit me straight in the heart, but also made me love every ounce of him even more.

Ikuto's P.O.V:

"But you know I have seen him before. Are you and Tadase dating?" Here I was, in Amu's room and she may or may have not admitted to dating the little blonde I've seen her with before.

"Yes." She squeaked, cowering under my tall figure. Her hands were quickly raised to cover her head, as if she was afraid I was going to hit her? Was that the type of image that I put in her mind, an abusive one? Something in my chest ached, as if I was somewhat jealous. Maybe it was that I believed we were best friends and she just thinks I'm a monster.

Taking her fear to my advantage, I decided to sneak out the window, not wanting to make awkward conversation after that. I swung one leg over the ledge and looked back, seeing that she was staring at me.

"I'll let you two be alone then, have fun." I managed a smile on my face, jumping down to the ground and dashing down the streets. This is so stupid, why would I think she even liked me as a friend, I am just a beast to her. She is so gentle and kind, but I am so terrible. I sighed, my self-loathing was really never going to get me anywhere, so I pulled up my hood and walked, my mind empty.


It was already dark and I had no idea of what I wanted to do, I did not want to see Amu after that. I noticed a girl walking into an alley, I grew a bit curious and discretely followed her, watching her from a distance. It seems as if she was all alone, just taking a short cut. Suddenly, a strange hunger grew in the pit of my stomach and a burning feeling in the back of my throat. The taste of Amu's blood found it's back to my tongue and I gulped, her smiling features suddenly filling my mind once again.

Before I could know what was happening, I had the girl pinned against the red-brick wall, her eyes willed with pure terror. She attempted to scream but I quickly covered her mouth, she started flailing her legs around to kick me, but I quickly stopped her once my fangs dug into her neck. Her body was trembling, when it suddenly grew limp and fell to the ground, I stared at my hands in complete horror, then at the body before me. My hood fell down and I pulled at my hair aggravation and kicked the wall, creating a crack in it. The burning feeling was still there but the hunger was satisfied, my body was craving Amu's blood and I could not do anything about it.

I quickly walked out of the alley, making sure no one saw anything before pulling my hood up once again, walking quickly through the dark streets. That's when I saw another girl, her hair tied up, the way Amu had hers when I visited her parents. The memories made me devour the girl's soul and blood, leaving her completely pale and I sighed, I am a monster who cannot control himself.

If I saw another girl, I knew that it would not be good news so I decided to hide in one of the dark forests. That is when I remembered that Amu could use the pentagram to find me, I released the bond with a simple spell and a feeling of regret right after. My eyelids were suddenly getting heavy and I fell asleep, and after so many days, I somehow got a peaceful night of sleep on the branch of a tall tree.


Voices, I heard voices and my eyes quickly shot open, how long was I out?

"I love you. Every time I look at you or see you smile, I feel like my heart will just burst." I heard a rather short confession then felt a familiar scent fill my nose. There was a long moment of silence and I just sat there, wanting to listen to the reply. "Well?" The boy asked impatiently.

"Well what?" The beautiful voice chimed and something in my chest lightened, that's when I knew it was Amu.

"Do you love me back?" The blonde asked and frustration consumed me. I cannot sit here and listen to this bullshit, but then again, I cannot just leave it alone. The memories of all the time I spent with my little strawberry head played over and over in my mind, and I decided that I did not want her with any other boy. I did not love her, demons can't love, but I do not want someone else to love her. She belonged to me, and only me.

"Tadase, I-" I quickly interrupted their little conversation and pounced from the tree, attacking Tadase. I felt someone's hands on my shoulder, trying to pull me off but I was so driven in anger that I couldn't let go of his neck.

"Stay away from her!" I growled, Tadase's eyes ruby eyes seemed to grow darker and I grew confused, but the anger that was bubbling and bubbling did not seem to die down.

"You always ruin something, even if you go missing, you always come back to save her." Someone shouted and I wasn't quite sure who it was.

"Of course I do, because I will never let you have her!" I hissed, finally letting the boy breathe and standing up, Amu's expression was a mixture of different emotions that I couldn't quite read right now, I had to beat some people up first.

Amu's P.O.V:

I was pulled out of the memories, my entire face felt warm and tears streamed down my eyes.

"He was so stubborn back then." Hades chuckled and took the orb, placing it back in the chest.

"Why do you keep it there?" I wiped my eyes.

"That orb is updated with new memories, so then I can always know if he ever hurt you." He ruffled my hair, I chuckled.

"I don't believe he will, but you will always be there for me." I said and he nodded, bringing me into a tight embrace.

"Of course, I'm your father, I will always be there for you." He whispered, stroking my hair and tears appeared in the corner of my eyes, I hugged him back and something sparked in my heart, as if it was leading me to something important.


"Do you ever brush your hair?" Hera struggled to pull the comb through Persephone's hair and she shrugged. The comb broke and Hera sighed, tossing it in the garbage with the other three.

"I think we should wash it first." Hera finally decided, she dragged Persephone out of the room then brought her back in after a couple of minutes, a frown on the spring goddess' face, her blonde hair dripping onto the carpet.

"You didn't have to use ice water." Her teeth chattered.

"It is punishment, brush your hair." Hera scolded and sat her in front of the mirror again, having less of a struggle to brush her hair.

"Amu, go check on Hades." Hera instructed and I nodded, running into the throne room to see Jewel helping him adjust his tie. He was wearing a black tuxedo, his hair remained normal and a glare was pointed at Jewel.

"The daggers you are sending with your eyes in my direction will not help in any way, Persephone and Hera told me to make you presentable." Jewel glared back at him and he looked away with a huff.

"Looks like someone doesn't like formal events." I teased him and he snorted.

"More like the people at the event, besides Zeus, they do not treat me like one of them. They stare at me like I'm a damn mortal, it's annoying." Hades grumbled, Jewel patted his shoulder in sympathy. "To think I helped them all when we were swallowed by Cronus, I should have let them die." He sneered, Jewel tightened the tie and he choked.

"Do not say that, wishing people death will not resolve any problems." She sighed.

"You protected them?" I asked.

"They were all in panic to think of a way to survive, I was the only cool-headed one. I made sure they were all safe, because as much as I hate to admit it, they were my siblings and I loved them. Once Zeus freed us, it was as if nothing happened, like I never did anything." He sighed and ran his hand through his hair. My heart twisted at his story, to think they did not appreciate anything he did for them.

"Jewel, what type of joke is this?!" I heard a voice shout, I turned around to see Ikuto in a toga with sandals, I placed a hand over my mouth to stifle my chuckles and Jewel smirked.

"The gods wear them all the time." She answered innocently.

"I am not a god, and I am not wearing this!" He shouted and she frowned.

"Shame, because there are no more formal outfits left." She brought her attention back to Hades' tie and Ikuto fumed.

"I'd rather go naked then." Ikuto hissed.

"Do it." Jewel challenged, her brow raised in curiosity at him, his cheeks reddened and her lips curved up. "I'm joking, I'll get you an actual tuxedo in a moment." She rolled her eyes and I burst out in laughter.

"You got so worked up!" I exclaimed, pointing at him.

"I hate all of you!" He stomped away, I was in tears and clutching at the sides of my stomach, Jewel had a prideful smirk and Hades just shook his head disapprovingly at the nymph.

"You're small and devious like a pixie, sometimes I wonder if you truly are one." Hades sneered, he choked once again when Jewel tightened the tie.

Very short chapter, I know. But it was a quick update and I really wanted to update tonight. The next one will be longer and be a more eventful chapter. This was just to show Ikuto's memories and to be a bit humorous, so I hope you enjoyed and the next chapter will be better!

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