Chapter 10

The hangover

The morning came sooner than Persephone anticipated. A very bright light made its way into her room, the sound of nymphs could easily be heard and a very anxious mother was knocking on her door.

'Persephone? Dear? You have to wake up... Remember what we spoke last night? You have to make a choice dear...'

Persephone was confused, what was her mother talking about? She got up from the bed and that seemed to be a very bad idea. A strong pain hit her head and memories from the last night trip started to appear in her mind. Did she actually kiss a stranger? And what about that weird throne. She looked at herself in the mirror. It was terrible. It looked like she went to a fight last night, not to a party. Her eyes were swollen and she was so thirsty.

'Coming Mom! I just need to wash myself. I'll meet you in the garden after'

'Ok sweetie' her mother was still worried and Persephone was afraid that her little escapade from last night reached her mother's ears.

In her room Persephone had a small pool that in this particular morning was very useful. She removed her clothes and jumped right into the water. It felt good. Her mind started to be a bit more clear. She was thinking about the God she met last night. She was sure he was a God. But who could he be? She started thinking who she already knew. It wasn't Apollo, she met him before. Charming God but a little too much for her liking. Also a bit too pushy. Not Hermes, not Zeus or Poseidon, not Hephaestus or Dionysos. She kept thinking of everyone but nothing came to her mind.

'Maybe he is just like me. Hidden...' she smiled

She got out of the pool and noticed something in the mirror. On her right arm there was a black sort of ring tattoo that went around her arm.

'I don't remember doing this last night!'

She examined it closer and tried to wash it off but it wouldn't go away. She remembered she saw something similar somewhere but she couldn't remember where. She had to meet her mother so she decided she will try to figure this out later. There was one problem. All of her clothes would show her shoulder and upper arm. Looking trough everything she owned she found a dress she received from Athena a few years ago. It was a very dark shade of green with longer sleeves. She looked like she was flowing in that dress. Flowing on a really dark cloud. When she received the dress Athena told her 'maybe the wisest thing is to accept who we are'. At that time it didn't make any sense but since all her clothes were a light shade this was truly a change.

Far below the surface of earth there was a half naked God sleeping on the floor of what was a huge room decorated with marble, sapphires and a very comfortable king sized bed. Only if he reached the his little trip last night it was a miracle he reached Underworld. He saw the bed but he collapsed on the ground.

'Oh my...I am never going to a party again. Especially one organized by Zeus'

He heard a knock on the door

'Come in' his voice was really husky this morning

'Oh how the mighty has fallen...what was once part of the grand trio is now laying on the floor of the Underworld. And probably the other two parts of the trio are doing the same. Now I am sure you make a mother very proud out there' Charon was smiling sarcastically while opening the curtains. Even if the light was not given by the sun itself it was still very strong

'UGH! Why do you hate me, my friend?!' Hades was guarding his eyes

'Oh your Majesty what happened last night?' Charon was a bit concerned

'You know..some drinks..I have to kill Ares' Hades managed to make his way to the bed

'No, I don't mean that. That is clear. I mean the Fates...what were they..' but Charon got interrupted

'Right! The Fates! I have to see them today for Demeter' Hades tried to get out of bed when the pain in his head stopped him 'or tomorrow'

Charon started to understand that his master had no idea about what happened last night

'Your Majesty, don't you forget something since you said Demeter's name?' Charon smiled again

'No' Hades had a blank stare

'Honestly how would you run this place without me?'

Hades was confused.

'Demeter's daughter! Persephone! She is coming today to the Underworld! You have to bring her here, remember?'

'Oh the kid! Right! I forgot! Yes, yes..umm..well in my current state I can't go up there now'

Charon was trying to bring some sense into his king

'If you don't bring her here Demeter will consider this offending'

'If she sees me in this state with her daughter I will come here sooner than you expect and under trial like those mortals' Hades started to laugh and then added 'You'll go and get her, it is even more proper like this and tell the nymphs to prepare the room next to mine for her. I need to keep my eyes close on that kid, I bet she won't like it here so let's make sure there will be a short luxurious stay for her. And until she comes don't let anyone disturb me. I need to rest.'

'As you wish' Charon made his way out of the room

Kid? You haven't seen her Hades. This will be fun to watch Charon was thinking

He made sure the nymphs prepared the room, warned everyone to stay away from the king today and made his way up to Demeter's land.

I should be paid more

Demeter was waiting in the garden. All the lavender tea in the world could not calm her down. She loves her daughter so much and for the first time she wishes for Persephone to choose not to stay with her. She has to find out what the prophecy means but until then her daughter must learn to control her powers.

'Mother?'

Demeter turns and sees her daughter. She smiles.

'So I see you've made your choice. I am very proud of you Persephone'

TA DAAAAAA! GUESS WHO IS BACK? Eminem on super bowl of course (if you didn't see that performance go watch it, it is doctor approved. Dr. Dre :) )

Ok, bad jokes time is over but the story is back

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