The wedding reception 'hall' within Olympus was already filling up when the new couple touched down outside. The large hall looked like a traditional greek temple with its magnificent pure white columns and ornate designs. Roses decorated every inch of the outside of the temple while orbs of magic lit the way so that they could find their way once night fell.
Audrey stepped out of the chariot in silent awe as she took in the grand building. She turned to face Heidi and let out a breath with a small shake of her head. "This...We are in Olympus right now?" Her head whipped up when she heard a neigh and gasped at the sight of hundreds of pegasi resting on clouds high above them. "Wow…"
Heidi nodded with a smile as she stepped out of the chariot and gazed up at the pegasi, who were all watching the event. "Yep...Welcome to Olympus." She said with a small chuckle.
Audrey's eyes took in every divine sight before she looked at all the gods and demigods that were flowing in. "That...is way more gods than I expected."
Heidi rubbed her chin while silently urging the pegasi pulling the chariot to fly off. "Huh, I don't even remember sending out this many invitations. I don't recognize most of these guys." She said, sounding somewhat confused with what she was looking at.
Audrey raised an eyebrow. "You...don't? I thought you were the one to invite everyone."
Heidi shrugged as she used her magic to change her pants into a pair of flowy black palazzo pants with a small slit on each side. Her tuxedo jacket turned into a white button-up blouse with a black bow tie and rolled up sleeves while her black heels changed into diamond-covered white high heels. "I gave out the information to Hermes, and he's the one who sent them out." She rubbed her chin as she fixed her hair with her magic, making the bangs perfect once more, along with fixing the windblown locks.
Audrey slowly nodded as she noticed Heidi also beginning to fix her hair along with removing her extremely long veil. "Maybe Hermes wanted to invite everyone he knew; he did hijack the wedding by marrying us." She said with a small laugh.
Heidi shook her head with a soft sigh. "And he didn't even warn me that he was going to do that." She said with a momentary frown before her smile returned. "Come, we'll be entering through the back once I get the signal." She offered the princess her arm.
Audrey happily linked hers with her new wife's and allowed herself to be guided along. She gazed around at the floating orbs of light as the bobbed to the soft instrumental music coming from inside the building. She could see into the inside of the temple and saw its magical decorations and countless flowers.
The princess let her fingers graze a pink rose attached to a column and was surprised to see it suddenly glow and turn red. "Heidi?" She stopped and looked at the flower with widened eyes.
Heidi stopped as soon as she felt Audrey stop and turned to look at her. "What's wrong?" She asked, concern creeping in her gaze while a small frown appeared on her face.
Audrey reached out and plucked the red rose from the column and stared at it, wholly mystified with it. "This rose was pink...I touched it, and it turned red." She explained softly, watching as the rose stem began to grow and gently wrap around her hand.
Heidi looked at it before smiling gently. "Princessa, you are a goddess now...That means you have powers, especially since you married me." She chuckled when Audrey looked up at her in confusion. "The stronger the god you marry, the stronger you'll be as well. The ascension process tries to get the individual to a level where they won't be harmed by their godly spouse. Like Poseidon and Zeus, their wives are pretty powerful. You won't be as powerful as me," She closed her eyes and paused for a moment before opening them again. "But I can tell you have a lot of potential. That flower is only the beginning, soon you'll be figuring out your other abilities."
Audrey nodded in curiosity as she watched a few more red roses blossom from the stem as the stem eventually formed a crown...a crown of roses. "Wow…" She breathed, eyes sparkling as the last few roses bloomed and glittered with magic.
Heidi smiled and removed Audrey's crown, storing it away with her magic before gently taking the crown of roses and placing it on the pinkette's head. She pushed a lock of hair behind Audrey's ear and stepped back. "Hmm...Something is missing." She rubbed her chin and looked the princess up and down before a smirk appeared. "How do you feel about red?"
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Hades leaned against one of the pillars in the far corner of the temple as he sipped at his wine. His eyes trailed over each and every person in the room in a bit of boredom before his gaze fell on a short blonde woman in a turquoise ball gown with a low v-cut and see-through sleeves. ...Persephone? He thought, pushing off the pillar to walk forward to get a better look.
The younger goddess turned as she took a drink of her cocktail, her emerald eyes closing as she savored the taste. She opened her eyes once more once she was finished with the glass and handed it off to a nearby floating gold tray. The flower crown that adorned her head shifted, so she straightened it along with waving her hand over her dress. Beautiful flowers blossomed all over her gown, which brought a smile to her before she laced her fingers together and looked about the room with interest.
The blue-haired god couldn't help but be drawn to the woman; after all...she was the one which he often considered his first, well, love. The first woman, who was but a girl then, he truly felt attracted to. She was one of the most, if not the most beautiful, goddesses he had laid eyes on, and she was even more beautiful now. He could tell she was still as gentle and graceful from the day he first laid eyes on her.
Hades swiftly moved in and out of the crowd once he saw that Demeter was nowhere in sight, an occurrence that would probably never happen again, and carefully approached the woman. Suddenly...He felt a lot more underdressed and grimaced while he almost frantically looked himself over.
Hearing the sound of the god mumbling, Persephone turned around to see who it was, and her eyes widened in surprise. She blinked a few times as if she couldn't believe her eyes before she let out a soft gasp. "...Hades?" Her eyebrows furrowed at his finicky behavior, caution still registered within her eyes. At the same time, she made sure to keep a bit of a distance.
Hades immediately froze and stopped what he was doing before he let out a nervous chuckle and straightened up to look at the blonde. "Hey, Seph...Long time no see, eh?" He put on his warmest of smiles knowing well that the woman wouldn't stay long if he in any way resembled how he looked when he kidnapped her so long ago.
Confusion flickered across Persephone's face when she saw both the warm look and heard the nickname he called her by. The green-eyed beauty took a moment to respond before she looked up at him. "It has been a long time, hasn't it?" She looked him over before cautiously taking a step forward. "I have not seen nor heard of you since your attack on Olympus...and now I see you at a wedding for a daughter you had at some point." She tilted her head a bit at him while a few butterflies flew over and fluttered around her.
Hades glanced at the butterflies, and his eyes softened before he looked back at the ever graceful woman. "Yeah...I was in the Styx after the attack, found out I had a daughter a year in, and ten years after both my daughter and I were moved to the Isle." He explained with a small smile. "I was freed by Hermes to help stop Heidi's girlfriend, now wife, I suppose, from destroying all of Auradon."
Persephone appeared surprised at the notion that Hermes freed him, and Hades actually helped. She caught herself staring at him, mostly due to how handsome appeared to be and instead paid attention to blue butterfly that had landed on her shoulder. Reaching up, she held out a finger and smiled when the butterfly hopped onto her finger and flapped its wings.
The younger goddess took a moment to find her words and looked back up at him. "I must admit...I never thought I would see you again after my mother had her words with you." She said, gently lifting her hand into the air so the butterfly could fly off of her hand and into the air.
Hades nodded in agreement, scratching the back of his head. "She used some choice words, alright…" He said, his eyes going elsewhere before returning to her emerald gaze. "If I may ask...What are you doing here? The Demeter I know would never let her daughter out to a wedding involving my daughter or me." A small smile accompanied his words that were followed by a low chuckle.
Persephone let out a sharp breath and sighed. "My mother...does not know I am here." At her words, Hades gained a knowing smirk. Noticing his grin, she quickly waved her hands. "I have never been to a wedding, and Hermes gave me an invitation! Mother would not have come...but I wanted to wish the new couple a happy marriage." She explained, laying a hand on her chest as the rest of the butterflies flew away.
Hades' eyebrow quirked up, and he chuckled. "...Demeter not letting you out anymore?" He asked simply, reaching over and taking a glass of wine from a floating tray.
Persephone averted her gaze before pausing as she heard an announcement. Turning her eyes towards the back of the temple and cleared her throat. "I believe your daughter and her wife are making their appearance." She said politely before looking away from him altogether.
Hades frowned for a moment at her behavior before looking in the direction she was looking in. She's still cautious, I expected that. At least she's talking to me. The god thought, internally wincing at the last time he had seen her. His loneliness had overcome him when he kidnapped her, to this day, he regrets not finding another way of communicating with her, and he remembered how...scared she looked. How much she cried out to be returned to her mother. Hades spent a long time thinking about that when he was imprisoned within the Styx and, after some internal debate and arguments, found that what he did was wrong. Seeing her again, however, made that desire from so long ago erupt once more. His soul longed for her like it had before when he saw her in that patch of flowers and heard her beautiful voice.
The god had a hard time keeping his eyes away from the woman next to him, especially considering how beautiful she was at the moment, and bit his lip. Keep ahold of yourself, Hades. You do something rash, and not only will she disappear, but Demeter will kick your ass. He told himself, grimacing at the thought of either happening.
Thankfully the god's attention was forced away by the grand entrance of Heidi and Audrey. Heidi was grinning widely and laughing as several gods shot confetti 'poppers' over them while they strutted into the room. Audrey was attached at her side and was laughing as well as she allowed Heidi to twirl her around, giving everyone a good look of her now red dress.
As the attendees all moved to grant the couple space to dance, soft music began to play while the magical lights shifted to pink, and rose petals started to fall from the sky. The two began to slow dance with Heidi guiding them and Audrey laying her head on the other goddesses chest.
Hades looked at them before taking a deep breath and turning to look at Persephone, who had stayed by him. He inwardly smiled that she hadn't run off but sighed a bit when he still felt the fear of him within her. "Hey…" Persephone looked at him before turning to face him, lacing her hands together while subtly taking a step back. "I'm...I'm sorry for doing what I did all those years ago." He said quietly, turning his icy gaze to the ground.
Persephone's eyes widened in surprise, and her mouth opened in shock. She stared at him, searching his face for something that would say otherwise until her eyes flitted back to meet his. "You are?" She asked, her voice almost too silent to hear as she exhaled the question.
Hades nodded and closed his eyes. "Took a hell of a long time in the Styx to come to terms with what I did...Loneliness can drive any being to drastic measures and…" He took a deep breath and opened his eyes. "I could only see being with you through force. Especially since your mother wouldn't let you see anyone."
Persephone's eyes softened at his words. "...How did you know of me? You never once visited Olympus, and mother rarely spoke of you." She said, realizing she never truly got that answer out of him when he kidnapped her.
A small smile appeared on the god's face. "Honestly...I heard you first, and then I saw you." He admitted with a chuckle.
Persephone, much to the god's surprise, let out a soft giggle. "Ah. Was I singing?" She asked, pulling her hands apart to let a rose petal fall in her palms.
Hades raised an eyebrow in thought before his smile grew. "Y'know...I think you were. No wonder I heard you...hard not to when there is such a beautiful voice. Belongs to quite the beauty too." He said with a deep chuckle, not bothering to filter out his responses now.
Persephone laughed a little while her cheeks turned pink. "Nobody has told me that I have a good singing voice." She said with a smile as she began to relax around the god.
"That's because your mother doesn't let you see anybody. I should have a talk with her...see if we can change that." He said while grabbing another glass of wine off of a floating tray.
Persephone looked at him as she made the petal in her palms turn into a full rose. "I am not sure if that is so wise...I wouldn't wish for my mother to attack you again." She said with a bit of uncertainty, lifting the rose into the air where it was then carried away by a soft breeze.
Hades chuckled as he saw the rose land on Audrey's crown of roses before he turned to meet Persephone's gaze. "If she attacks...Then I will either attack back or bring the rest of the gods into this. Your mother is completely ridiculous for all the crap she's done. While it was understandable after what I did, she was doing it before!" In his rant, he finished the wine in one fell swoop and grabbed at another. "Not to mention she has been taking it out on my daughter! If you ask me...A fight is long overdue."
Persephone watched him as he sipped at the new glass of wine, wondering if she should defend her mother or not. Deciding to speak up, she sighed and looked at him. "I did not know she was taking it out on your daughter...If I had known, I would have stopped her, but I will now. It isn't fair for her to be caught in something she wasn't even alive for." She said with a frown as Hades grabbed a glass of wine and offered it to her. "Thank you." She accepted the drink and sipped it.
The two were brought out of their conversation once they saw that Heidi and Audrey were done dancing and had opened the floor up once more. Hades smirked and downed his wine before holding his hand out to the blonde. "Care to dance?"
Persephone's eyebrows flew up in surprise, and she took a moment to finish her wine before setting it onto a nearby tray. Looking at his hand, she was silent for a moment before slowly smiling and placing her hand in his. "I'd love to." She said while her eyes sparkled.
Hades chuckled and smirked before leading her out onto the dance floor, shocking not only the other gods but surprising himself that he was doing such a thing. Maybe...She doesn't hate me as much as I thought… He thought to himself, noticing the beautiful smile on the blonde's face. And she's happy too...Maybe that bouquet really did mean something… He smiled and led her into a slow dance while everyone continued watching.
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Audrey and Heidi were hanging out at the bar when they saw Persephone and Hades. Heidi, who recognized the blonde, promptly dropped her drink, which resulted in Dionysus looking at her in question.
Audrey looked at her wife in slight concern. "Heidi? Is something wrong?" She asked once she noticed the broken glass and an irate Dionysus.
"...I think the bouquet told the truth." Heidi said with wide eyes before taking Audrey by the hand and dragging her closer to the center of the room where she spotted the dancing couple.
Initially, Heidi had to blink a few times to make sure what she was seeing was correct, and it wasn't the alcohol getting to her. Once she finally figured out that everyone did see them, she let out a breath and shook her head. "I can't believe it…" She whispered, silently noting the music being turned up as the lights changed back to pink.
"Who is that?" Audrey whispered to the bluenette as she caught a glimpse of the smile on each of their faces.
"...Persephone. Daughter of Demeter and Zeus...and the one my dad kidnapped and tried to trick into staying in the Underworld forever." Heidi informed her, watching as the blonde goddess was twirled around before the green-eyed beauty wrapped her arms around Hades in an almost intimate way. "I don't know why they would be dancing...I thought Persephone hated my dad."
"I wouldn't say she hated him." A voice said from behind them.
Audrey and Heidi turned around to see a smiling Hestia. Heidi smiled back and exchanged a hug with her aunt. "Hello, Hestia." She greeted the goddess warmly while she brought Audrey in close.
Hestia was dressed in a long-sleeved red dress that didn't show much skin while she had her head covering undone to reveal her long orange hair that was in an elaborate braid. The elder goddess laced her fingers together and looked at her niece. "Persephone never hated Hades like her mother did. While her mother was filled with rage, Persephone mostly felt confusion and fear during the ordeal. I spoke with her once when I was disguised, and she told me that she felt the loneliness that Hades had within him when she was close enough. I believe she truly felt it and was confused as to why such a powerful god would not only seek her out but feel such a way." The orangette explained, her fiery eyes looking towards the stars in the sky as she remembered.
Heidi blinked in surprise while nodded with her mouth in an 'o' shape. The bluenette looked back to steal another glance at her father and Persephone. "...But why are they so...intimate?" She asked, emphasizing the word with a raised eyebrow.
Hestia blinked before chuckling. "Actually...I believe I saw Eros at the bar. He was with Aphrodite during the ceremony until she unexpectedly left soon after Audrey was ascended. He's probably carrying out a few tasks in her stead for her since he's her son." She told them as she looked around the room. "He could have either shot them with his arrows or spiked their drinks, it all depends on what Aphrodite asked him to do."
At the mention of the somewhat mysterious Aphrodite, Heidi felt an odd feeling churn within her that was coupled with confusion. Something about Aphrodite set her off...She never bothered to show when she was called to...then she shows up after decades of only appearing once or twice? It was almost as if Aphrodite was in hiding… But why would she come to the wedding? The blue-haired goddess's eyebrows furrowed at her thoughts before she turned to look at her aunt once more.
Audrey continued to watch as Hades and Persephone finished up their dance and proceeded to walk back to the corner of the room before exiting and heading for the Pavillion outside. The princess held her hand out and looked at one of the pavilion's pillars before blinking as she saw several red roses blossom and grow so that they were high enough to be picked. "Wow…" She mumbled in amazement before her gaze was pulled away when Heidi led her to...a colossal cake.
Heidi grinned and gestured widely. "An eight-tiered cake with chocolate pound cake with a Bacon Bourbon buttercream on the bottom, we got some normal vanilla in that second tier, lemon blueberry layer cake is third, red velvet fourth, strawberries and cream fifth, banana-caramel sixth, ginger spice is seventh, and finally...the eighth which tastes like pink champagne. Oh, and the roses are completely edible." She plucked one off and took a bite out of it. "Chocolate roses...No regrets asking for these." She said with a look that screamed, "Worth it!"
Audrey couldn't help it when her eyes halved at her wife. The princess looked over her shoulder to steal one last glance of the two in the Pavillion before she looked at Heidi. "Perhaps we should cut it before everyone does it for themselves." She said with a giggle.
Heidi gave her a thumbs up before formed a knife out of gold and smirking. She lifted Audrey's hand so that it was laying atop her own. "So, what flavor do you want?" She asked playfully with a wide grin.
Audrey hummed in thought before looking at the smallest tier at the top and then at two others. "Pink Champagne along with lemon blueberry and strawberries and cream. I couldn't decide on just one." She said with a laugh as she saw Heidi grin back.
"As you wish...Princessa." The bluenette replied cheekily and brought the princess in for a kiss before pulling away to get to work.
Audrey gently pulled her hand away so she could pick up a chocolate rose. As soon as she had taken a bite, her gaze was drawn upwards when she heard the neighing of two pegasi. She listened to the flapping of their wings and the murmuring of the gods as the divine beings began parting. At the same time, the two pegasi descended from the heavens.
Heidi turned, and her eyes widened a bit. Allowing the plate to levitate, she took Audrey's hand and smiled. "One of those is the pegasi I ride on...He told me he was named after a god for his might and power...Uranus." She guided the girl through the now open path. "Come, he is not one to keep waiting." She said, prompting Audrey's eyebrows to fly up before she reluctantly nodded and allowed the older woman to guide her.
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Hades hadn't quite realized how late it had gotten as he saw Artemis bringing in the night atop her chariot. Pulling his eyes back down to the beauty that was currently playing with a red rose that she had picked along the way to the Pavillion. She carefully looked it over before brushing a thumb over a petal to reveal small, almost invisible white gems.
The god raised an eyebrow as his eyes quickly identified the type of gem that was on the petal, and he let out a thoughtful "Hmph," which in turn garnered the attention of Persephone. "Is something the matter?" She asked quietly as she added the rose to her crown of flowers.
"...Not really, I just noticed that the rose, the one you were just holding, had...diamonds on its petals." Hades said, blinking before shaking his head. "I've never seen anything like it."
Persephone paused before nodding in agreement. "I saw that, as well...The rose was magical. I suspect your daughter's new wife might have made it as she looked this way before it bloomed." She said softly, looking to the temple where she saw a few pegasi.
"Huh, didn't even make it to the honeymoon suite before she started working the magic," Hades said with a chuckle.
Persephone shook her head in amusement at his not-so-subtle innuendo. "...She'll be a natural, I can already tell." She said with a smile before it wavered. "I wonder who will train her…Certainly not my mother."
Hades raised an eyebrow and looked down for a moment. "Well…" He clapped his hands together and looked up at her. "Why don't you train her?"
Persephone blinked and quickly shook her head. "No, my mother would never allow me-"
Hades abruptly shut her up by taking her hand. "...Leave it to me. Demeter will never know as long as you trust me." He said with a small smile.
Persephone looked down at his hand and let out a sigh. "...Where would I train her? Mother could find us anywhere." She asked him while looking up and meeting his gaze.
Hades pondered this for a moment before a smirk appeared on his face. "The Underworld." As soon as he said that, her eyes widened, prompting him to hold up his free hand. "Only if you want! You are not obligated to stay there…" He laid his hand over her other one. "No tricks this time." He said in a gentle voice.
Persephone looked at him with shaky eyes before blinking and nodding. "...I will...I'll do it." She repeated the words a few times to herself before smiling softly. "I'll teach her."
Hades patted her hand and looked back into the temple as he heard the pegasi fly away. "So…" He drew out the word and looked at the blonde with a lop-sided smile. "You want cake?"
Persephone couldn't help the laugh that bubbled out at the abruptness of the question. She shook her head and allowed Hades to help her up. "Yes. Before they eat all the cake." She said with a smile.
"Good point. Especially since there are a lot of pigs in there." Hades said and rolled his eyes once he heard the fireworks being set off. "And now they are lighting off the fireworks."
Persephone laughed at him and leaned her head on his shoulder. "I think they're rather beautiful." She said softly with a smile.
Hades looked down at her. "Hmm...Not the most beautiful thing here tonight. They have quite a strong competitor for that title."
She looked up at him. "They do?"
Hades chuckled and nodded with a smirk. "Oh...they definitely do."
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Yep. I did it. Hades and Persephone are totally a thing now. To anyone who might have wanted it here you are. I thank you to everyone who recommended it to me by way of PM and commenting. The fourth arc is in writing at the moment, keep in mind it is a continuation of the crossover, and I'm hoping to upload parts of it soon. The AU version of that, of sorts, will be in writing as soon as the other one is completed. This story is not completed now so be sure to keep following this and give it a favorite so you can be on time when I do eventually start working on the fourth arc for this.I may be writing a few one-shots soon, it just depends on my schedule is all, and that can include Persephone and Hades if people want to see it. Feel free to drop a comment if you have anything in mind.
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