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Clotho: Bloodyrose couldn't make it so she asked us to fill in.
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Rayne's POV
Give me a reason to believe that you're gone
I see your shadow so I know they'll all wrong
Moonlight on the soft brown earth
It leads me to where you lay
They took you away from me but now I'm taking you home!
Claps stopped me from playing the rest of the song. I turned to see Pain and Panic at the doorway and I hurriedly stood up from the piano I had been practicing on.
"Is that your gig for the upcoming Drama Festival?" Pain asked.
"Yep but don't go blurting it out to the whole Underworld what I'm doing" I told the imps putting my hands to my hips.
Two months had passed since Hecate tried to take over the Underworld and things have been pretty busy for me since then. First Hades tried to stop Cupid from spreading love everywhere. Every spring the numbers in the Underworld were low and Pain and Panic were sent to take care of that task. Sadly they failed miserable thanks to Hercules and Icarus. Alduin was now dating Cassandra much to Icarus's dismay. Cassandra didn't seem to mind because it was clear she always liked Alduin.
The two of them walked around school holding hands and I was very happy for my best friend. Hecate then showed back up after stealing a whole bunch of powers from previous heroes in order to get control of the Underworld again. I was glad Hercules was able to stop her just in time. Hades wasn't thrilled about that second attempt and he threatened Hecate he would report her to Zeus if she didn't knock it off. She took that threat seriously and she didn't make a third attempt to conquer the Underworld again thank gods. I tried to avoid Hades as much as I could since my phoenix half had acknowledged him as her mate. However when it came to work that didn't happen.
"Hey Rayne the boss is waiting for us to show him something so come on!" Panic said as and Pain rushed over to me.
"Oi! Don't push me I got it you want me to come along" I scolded the imps as they pushed my feet forward.
Hades was waiting outside of his room when the imps and I found him.
"Just follow us boss!" Pain said.
Hades and I looked to one another before we both shrugged and followed after the imps. We stopped in front of a door and I shot the imps a questioning look. The door opened and Pain shouted.
"Welcome to the Underworld Research and Development Department!"
"The what?" Hades questioned.
"Just follow us boss" Panic answered.
The two of us traveled down the stairs and stopped in front of a box.
"How long has this place been hidden?" I asked Pain.
"Who knows we found it while ushering in new arrivals" the pink imp replied.
Panic flew to the side of the box.
"What we have here will blow the lid off of the whole god squad"
"A box? Pandora's?" Hades asked as Pain and Panic got the box to lift up and inside was another box. This got me to do an anime fall while Hades said.
"Bada-Bing and what?"
The next box got taken off to reveal a pedestal with a glass top covering a green glowing stone. My eyes went wide knowing what stone this was.
"It's uh a rock; you dragged me down here to see a well a lump?" Hades asked turning orange.
"It's not just a rock" Pain stated as he and Panic put on goggles and used the skeleton hand to pull off the glass. The rock glowed and Hades' eyes got sleepy.
"Oi, what's going?" Hades asked. "Hello? What's going on? I didn't order decaf, what happened? Hello"
Hades then fell to the ground sound asleep. The boys put the glass covering back over the stone and Hades woke up.
"Okay that got my attention" Hades said as he stood up. "I'm down but I'm up, Bada-Bing, you know what I mean? What is it?"
"The Cronus Stone!" the imps replied before they started to sing.
I put my hands onto my ears since their singing wasn't that great.
After two minutes of singing Hades flared up and shot his flames at Pain and Panic frying them. I burst out laughing and Hades growled.
"Enough of the song and dance thank you!" Hades stated returning blue again. "Very nice not sure how to use it exactly but it's got potential, boys you're going to find something a little extra in your paycheck this week" Hades then walked away while the imps high fived each other.
"Uh have you ever gotten a paycheck?" Pain asked Pain.
"I think I'm on direct deposit" Panic replied to Pain.
"That's a convenient actually I used direct deposit all the time when I had my first job" I told the imps.
"Cool what did you do?" Pain asked as he and Panic looked to me.
"Oh I worked with my aunt at her bookstore" I replied. I then felt a little sad when I mentioned that.
"You miss her huh?" Panic asked as he flew over to me.
"Yeah she raised me as her own child alongside my uncle, they tried for many years to have children but it never happened" I explained. "After my mother died they adopted me"
"Well until then you know we have your back sister!" Pain said as he walked to my side and patted my leg.
"You guys are sweet" I gave both the imps a kiss on the cheek. The two of them blushed when I did that.
Next Day
After Hercules finished rehearsing his act in the festival it was my turn.
"So you're singing?" Hercules asked as the piano was brought out. "I didn't know you did that"
"Dude are you deaf? She's been practicing for a month!" Alduin playfully teased Hercules elbowing him in the side.
"Oh shut up Alduin" I growled. "My voice is nothing compared to the Muses and boy can they sing"
The Muses I bet were happy to hear that compliment because they really did have beautiful voices.
"Alright you two off the stage!" Icarus snapped before he pushed Hercules and Alduin off the stage.
"Thanks Icarus!" I shouted before I took my seat in front of the piano.
Ignoring that I was being watched I started to play "Even in Death" by Evanescence. Evanescence had been my first rock band that I came to like and I had every c.d. and song. Amy Lee's voice was beautiful and the songs she wrote and performed always made me happy. Playing the piano was a different matter I never had much practice which is why I spent time along learning how to play the proper notes for a month in the Underworld. I smirked when I made no mistakes during my playing and singing of the lyrics. When I was finished the others were clapping.
"Very well done Rayne" Parentheses said coming to the stage.
"Thanks" I answered before getting off the stage and walked over to the others.
"Damn Rayne I didn't know you could sing like that!" Icarus exclaimed.
"He's right Rayne your good" Hercules agreed.
"You guys are sweet" I replied.
Cassandra's eyes went green and swirly as she had a vision.
"Babe what is it?" Alduin asked her.
Cassandra's eyes finished swirling around and she shook her head.
"Let's just see the festival will be interesting" Cassandra answered.
"Say Icarus don't you have something yet?" Hercules questioned his best friend.
"Not yet and I want to win a Nemmy this year!"
"Time's running out dude" I told him. "But you'll figure something out"
"At least some people have faith in me!" Icarus said turning to Cassandra and Alduin.
"I was about to the same thing but Rayne beat me to it!" Alduin replied.
Underworld
"There you are Rayne!" Pain shouted as I came out of my bathroom. I had just finished taking a shower and I was only wrapped in a towel. The two imps suddenly went red when they realized their mistake.
"Sorry we'll give you a moment!" Panic apologized before he snagged Pain and they left the room. Chuckling I brushed my hair before pulling on my favorite dress which was the turquoise one.
"You two can come in now I'm decent" I shouted.
"We really didn't mean to barge in like that!" Pain stated.
"It's fine you two now what's up?"
"Remember the Cronus Stone? Well Hades found someone to do a play about him and he wants us to turn the stone into a mask"
"I see" I replied.
I then decided to go and see Hades about his plan. Again the lord of the dead had another scheme to take over Olympus. Hades really needed a vacation from wanting to take over the cosmos. The boss was in the throne room planning at his table that held all of the landscapes of Greece.
"The imps just told me that you plan on using the Cronus Stone" I told Hades putting my hands to my hips.
"Correction babe" Hades said as he looked up to me. "Where have you been anyway I noticed you didn't come home after school"
"Uh" I hesitated. "I'm in the festival too"
That got Hades to arch an eyebrow in interest.
"Really? Why didn't you tell anyone about it?" he asked.
"NYOB" I told the boss.
Hades flared up a little and I smirked. Oh I really loved annoying him.
Then Hades decided to turn the tables. He went blue again and a smirk came upon his lips.
"What play are you doing babe?"
"You'll find out later" I answered.
"Not good enough Rayne" Hades stated.
"Hey don't push it!" I snapped. I heard the imp's high tail it and I was left alone with Hades.
"Babe you don't need to get all moody with me yeesh" Hades said with a sigh.
"Well don't grill me" I growled.
"Alright fair enough babe"
"Thank you"
The two of us were quiet when Hades brought up.
"So babe are things good between us?"
"Why would you ask that?"
"Well you have been avoiding me a lot recently"
I face palmed knowing where this direction was going.
"I'm not avoiding you boss it's just sometimes I remember that little smooch you gave me a month ago"
My face turned red at mentioning that.
"Oh I remember" Hades smirked even more. "If I recall you liked it"
"DON'T PUT WORDS IN MY MOUTH!" I yelled.
Flames shot out of my mouth and Hades ducked to avoid getting hit. My dragon half huffed in satisfaction before she curled her body up and went back to sleep.
"Memo boss don't put words in my mouth before I say them"
"Got it babe" Hades replied.
A Few Days Later
"Okay Icarus is really annoying me" Alduin growled as we watched Icarus walk into the lunchroom. He wore a Hades costume and his hair was dyed blue to represent the boss's flames.
"Looks like Hades want his story told" I said to my best friend pushing away my lunch tray. The school was now using fruits and vegetables thanks to Artemis persuading Zeus to change the offering to her temple.
"I'm not eating this stuff either" Alduin stated pushing his lunch tray away from him as well.
"Did you guys hear Icarus is playing Hades" Hercules greeted as he placed his tray at our table. Cassandra took a seat next to Alduin and kissed him.
"Yeah we saw" I said pointing to Icarus who was flirting around with some of the girls. One girl actually blushed which I found adorable. It was obvious Cassandra wasn't going to be with him so Icarus deserved a girl who would take her place. "Hades also knows how to charm the opposite sex"
"You got that right" Hercules agreed. "I can't imagine anyone wanting to date him" Herc shivered in disgust when he said that.
"Didn't Hades date anyone?" Alduin questioned turning to Cassandra.
Cassandra shrugged and I let a growl escape my throat. My phoenix half shrieked in anger because the mere image of someone put their hands on her mate made her angry.
"You okay Rayne you look mad"
"Sorry Herc my mind went blank there" I said coming back to reality. "I'm actually looking forward to seeing what Icarus does, after all he does deserve to win a Nemmy for once"
"Thanks Rayne your sweet babe"
I jumped when Icarus slid into a seat next to me.
"When did you dye your hair? I like it"
"Last night" Icarus replied. "It'll come out in a few days"
Underworld
I gave a quick peek from the bathroom to make sure no one was in my room before I came out from my shower. Tonight were the performances and I was a little nervous. We all had one last rehearsal this afternoon before the festival would start. I eyed my closet until I chose a black dress with red pins on the straps. The dress was designed like Cassandra's but instead the parts of the dress that hung off my arms were red. I wore my hair down and pulled on my black sandals.
"Want us to escort you to the festival?"
I jumped when I heard the Fate's voices.
"DON'T F**KING DO THAT!" I snapped at them.
The three sisters winced when I yelled at them.
"Look sorry about the outburst ladies but I really don't have time to discuss my love life right now" I told them.
"No we just wanted to say good luck Rayne's that's all" Lachesis reassured me.
I turned to the three sisters and eyed them carefully. I could tell when someone was lying to me and the three of them were not.
"You know besides Hades being my favorite character you guys come in second"
"We know!" the three of them said in unison.
"And we're flattered young hybrid" Clotho stated. She giggled a little as her face turned red. "It's not every day you meet a fan"
"You guys don't have many fans in this dimension" I joked.
The three of them snuck me out of the Underworld without being caught by the imps or Hades. They were definitely up to something alright. I shrugged it off as they brought me to the school and we parted ways.
"Whoa Rayne you look hot!" Icarus greeted me as I got onto the stage.
"I second that" Alduin joked.
A banging sound later Alduin nursed a red welt while Cassandra laughed behind her hand. Nearby Adonis was being interviewed by Homer a reporter. God I could not stand that jerk all he did was brag, brag, brag!
"You really do look nice Rayne" Hercules complimented me.
"Thanks Herc you don't look so bad yourself"
Suddenly something hit Herc's feet and we turned to see Pain and Panic in front of us.
"Hey" Hercules frowned putting his hands to his hips.
"Uh oh" the imps said in unison.
"What are you two doing here?" I questioned.
"We're just a couple of drama lovers" Panic answered.
"Yeah we uh gotta jet!"
The imps then ran for it and Hercules went after them. I sighed before following after the demigod. I heard a crashing sound and when I came into the room Hercules had Pain and Panic underneath him.
"Okay what are you two up to?"
"I'd tell you but I would be lying"
Panic then shifted into a lion. Well his head had the lion's mane and he got bigger. The rest of his body remained the same color but it had a lion's physique. Hercules backed up while Pain taunted.
"Quit fishing for info Jercules"
Pain then turned into fish to prove his point. I burst out laughing as Pain realized his mistake before he turned into a badger. He leapt in the air to attack Herc but Hercules lifted his leg and Pain landed on the ground with a thud. Panic also lunged at Herc who grabbed the green imp's tail. Hercules swung Panic around the room before he tossed him and he landed on top of Pain.
"Ouch that has to hurt" I said wincing.
Hercules came over to them and grabbed onto the imps as they transformed into human women and screamed.
"Oh I'm so sorry"
I face palmed as the imps transformed into snakes and they slithered away into a mouse hole.
"I don't know what Hades has planned but I'm going to find out!" Hercules shouted. I sighed before following after Wonder Boy again.
"Not now Zeusy" Icarus said to Herc as he rushed over to him. "I'm trying to awaken my personal demons"
"Icarus I just saw Hades' personal demons and I'm not Zeus!"
Hercules then grunted before he fell onto his rear.
Icarus was now wearing the Cronus Stone which was made into a mask to represent Hades which made Herc's leg go to sleep.
"Sorry Herc but I gotta go it's my time to shine Bada-Bing!" Icarus said before heading onto the stage.
I helped Hercules up and we both watched from the behind the curtain as Icarus started his act. You had to admit he was doing a damn good job playing Hades despite what others thought.
"What's the deal with that mask he's wearing?" Hercules asked looking to me.
"Dude you're half god I think you can figure it out" I suggested.
"He's putting the gods to sleep!" Parenthesis shouted.
Despite his humorous performance Icarus wasn't getting much love from the crowd so Parenthesis ordered the other acts to get on the stage.
"Wait a minute! That mask he's wearing made my leg fall asleep so it must put gods to sleep!" Hercules shouted. "And if the gods fall asleep"
"Hades can take over Olympus?" I suggested. "Because Hothead isn't watching with the other gods"
True sitting in their own places were the other gods. They were all sound asleep thanks to the Cronus Stone.
"I got to get out there!" Hercules exclaimed and he high tailed it on stage. Icarus shooed the other acts off the stage annoyed they were trying to ruin his act.
"Hades it is I your brother Zeus!" Hercules said striding over to Icarus.
"Well make it snappy so I can connect with the people here"
Hercules fell down again because his leg fell asleep again.
In a gruff voice to resemble Zeus Hercules said.
"Hades I know we had our differences in the past but you really gottta listen to me this time" Hercules said standing up. "That mask you wear is cursed little brother look out at the balcony your putting the gods to sleep"
"Well of course their asleep I mean Icarus stinks" Adonis joked.
A minute later after another banging sound Adonis rubbed his head where I punched him.
Thanks to that asshole I almost missed the good part of Icarus's act.
Hercules continued his role as Zeus trying to convince Icarus to take off the mask. Of course Icarus wasn't buying it.
"Trust me if you win Olympus will lose big time" Herc told Icarus.
Icarus sighed before he took off the mask and handed it over to Hercules. Hercules took the mask before tossing it out of the auditorium and I watched it go flying. I wish I could have seen it smack Hades in the face because that was pretty funny in the show. The other gods woke up and they started to clap along with the rest of the audience.
"Nice one" I praised the boys as they came backstage. "You made that act look real"
"It probably won't get me a Nemmy" Icarus said in defeat.
"You don't know that yet Icarus so don't get disappointed just yet"
"Thanks Rayne you're a good friend"
Icarus then hugged me and I chuckled as I wrapped one arm around him. I hung back with the boys while the rest of the other acts performed.
"And to end the night we have Rayne Johnson performing "Even in Death" Parentheses shouted.
I gulped because my nerves were starting to get nuts.
"Rayne you'll do fine" Hercules encouraged as the piano was brought on stage.
"He's right your voice is awesome" Icarus agreed.
"Let's hope so" I said before walking onto the stage finally.
Alduin whistled from the audience and Cassandra grabbed his ear to pull him back into his seat. I noticed the gods were watching as well. I wondered if Hades would be watching too. I knew the Fate's would be. Oh f**k it.
I started playing the piano keys starting the song and the lyrics came out of my mouth as I began to sing.
Give me a reason to believe that you're gone
I see your shadow so I know they're all wrong
Moonlight on the soft brown earth
It leads me to where you lay
They took you away from me but now I'm taking you home
I will stay forever with you
My love
The softly spoken words you gave me
Even in death our love goes on
Some say I'm crazy for my love, oh my love
But no bonds can hold me from your side, oh my love.
They don't know you can't leave me
They don't hear you singing to me
I will stay forever here with you
My love
The softly spoken words you gave me
Even in death our love goes on
And I can't love you anymore than I do
I will stay forever here with you
My love
The softly spoken words you gave me
Even in death our love goes on
And I can't love you anymore than I do
I hummed as the song came to its end and when I stopped playing the piano the crowd started to clap like mad. Blushing I stood up and made a quick bow before I got off the stage.
"Damn that was better than rehearsal" Icarus said. "Nice work Rayne"
"Thanks pack mate"
Underworld
"Geez I'm tired" I muttered to myself as I headed in the direction of my room. After the Nemmy's there was a get together and I hung around for a little while. Icarus ended up winning the Nemmy for his act with Hercules and I was happy for him. Someone thought it was a good idea to spike the punch and a lot of the students got wasted. Adonis being one of them and I had a feeling he was the one who spiked the punch with alcohol. Thankfully I only had a small cup and didn't get buzzed. Icarus and Alduin did which was funny to see. Cassandra had to drag those two out of the party when the alcohol inside them became too much for them to handle. When I entered my room both Pain and Panic ambushed me making me fall over.
"Rayne you made us cry!" Panic shouted as he actually cried.
"Yeah that song was sad but yet beautiful!" Pain added.
"I love you too boys but can I get up?" I asked.
"Oops" the imps said in unison before they got off of me.
"So tell me did Hades ever wake up from getting smacked in the face with the Cronus Stone?"
A smirk came to my lips when I asked that.
"He did he was pretty mad when his plans got foiled again thanks to Jercules" Pain growled.
"But when your name got announced he snapped out of it"
So Hades did see my performance.
"So what's the verdict? Did I bore Hades to death?"
"Nope" the imps replied.
That made me stop in my tracks.
"Uh that's good to know" I stated with a blush.
"Well we'll leave you to rest see ya!" the imps then high tailed it out of the room.
I was about to get out of my dress when Hades spoke.
"Oi I thought those two would never leave"
I spun around to see the boss leaning against the doorway.
"Uh boss if you want to chat I'll meet you in the throne room"
"Don't take too long babe" Hades replied before he disappeared.
I wondered what he wanted to talk about so I pulled off my dress and changed into a dark blue summer nightgown. I made sure to grab my black robe and snagged my slippers before heading to the throne room. Hades instead of sitting at his throne was looking at the map table and was looking at his figurines.
"Already trying to plan another plot to overthrow Zeus?" I asked coming up to him.
"Yes" Hades growled. "And I was so close tonight too!"
Hades turned orange and I ducked as he threw some of his flames about.
"I really wish you would control your flames Hades" I growled. "I don't think you want another experience like last time you burned me"
"No I don't babe" Hades agreed before he turned to me. He eyed me like he did last time he saw me in my sleep attire and I frowned.
"Get that look off of your face boss, Aphrodite is better looking"
"That she is" Hades agreed.
"EXCUSE ME?" I hissed.
I hated to admit it but I was jealous and big time. Why did Hades say that just now?
Didn't he realize that bothered me?
"Rayne babe I'm sorry I didn't mean"
"You know what? Forget it" I growled turning around. I stormed out of the throne room ignoring the tears that now were brimming in my eyes. What was wrong with me?
These emotions that I felt were not normal for me. I slammed the door to my room and my ceiling actually shook when the door shut. Smoke came out of nose. My dragon half woke up and she questioned me.
Why are you so riled up?
Because of that asshole that's what I replied to her.
That asshole happens to be our mate my phoenix half added.
Our mate? I haven't acknowledged him yet the dragon inside me stated.
You were dormant at the time my phoenix replied.
"Oh stop it" I growled to the both of them. "I don't need a pity party from you both"
"Babe who are you talking to?"
I whirled around to see Hades standing in front of me.
"Get out" I hissed.
"Not until you tell me what's going on with you" Hades replied.
"No out!" I then pushed Hades towards the door and quickly opened it. I then shoved him out of my room and slammed the door again.
Later
Hades didn't try to come back to talk to me.
"Hey Rayne the boss wants to know if he can talk to you now" Pain asked as he flew into my room with Panic.
"Did you two fight or something?" Panic questioned in concern.
"Not exactly" I answered. "He just really made me angry and I wanted to cool off before talking to him"
"You okay now?"
I looked to the imps and I smiled at them.
"Yeah I am you can tell the boss I'm ready to talk but he better not push it"
"Will do!" Pain and Panic said in unison before they flew off.
It was wise for you to push the lord of the dead away earlier my dragon stated. I felt your anger rising and that would have resulted in hurting Hades
"He's immortal so he doesn't get hurt often" I told her.
You really need to wake up fire breath because the god of death belongs to us
Oh shut up bird brain my dragon growled back at my phoenix half. I rolled my eyes and tuned out the two beasts inside me arguing.
Hades chose that moment to show up in front of me.
"The imps said you were calm" Hades stated.
"Yeah I'm fine now" I then turned and went over to my bed and sat down on it.
"What is it you wanted to tell me earlier?" I asked him.
"Uh well" Hades blushed a little. I arched an eyebrow. He sighed before looking back over to me. "You were really great tonight babe"
I smirked at that compliment.
"I'm pleased to hear that after all your scheme went up in smoke again so I'm glad something cheered you up"
"Rayne why did you storm out of the throne room earlier?"
Uh oh!
I knew he was going to ask that.
"It's complicated boss"
"Well I'm waiting" Hades said placing his hands across his chest.
"Hey don't get into a fiery fit I mean it's really complicated"
"Babe I doubt it's more complicated than taking over Olympus"
"Actually it is" I replied.
"I'm sorry can you repeat that?"
"You heard me Hades" I growled.
"Alright" Hades said with as a sigh. "What could be more complicated than taking over Olympus"
"Let me ask you something what do you know about mates?"
"Mates? What does this have to do with me babe?"
"JUST ANSWER THE F**KING QUESTION!" I snapped.
"Okay babe don't get all moody on me" Hades said waving his hands. "From what I know some animals mate for life"
"Correction" I agreed. "That same rule applies to that of the phoenix and dragon race"
"Okay I'm not getting it babe"
When he said that my inner dragon suddenly shot me an image. The second part of the Fate's prediction came to life as my dragon form showed me coiling her body around Hades. She opened her wings and hissed out flames that surrounded her and that of her mate.
"Oh man" I said.
"You're having that same panicked look when I kissed you a month ago" Hades pointed out.
"Uh yeah about that" I began. "Before you did that my phoenix side awoke and she recognized you as her mate, just now my dragon half did the same"
That shut Hades up as soon as I finished speaking. I sighed before standing to my feet and I walked over to Hades.
"Look I know you're not the lovey dovey type of god and I don't expect that" I began. "But what matters now is that you are my mate, and you're the most important thing to me right now, I wasn't kidding around when I said I was attracted to you Hades, I've had the biggest crush on you for the longest time"
Oh gods I can't believe I was doing this.
"It pisses me off whenever you get made fun of by Zeus and the other gods, they don't understand and appreciate you for the god you are, I on the other hand do, your lonely as hell down here in the Underworld while the other gods are up there having a blast on Olympus while your down here by yourself"
Hades remained quiet but I could tell he was listening.
"Yes you can be an evil asshole but on the other hand your hilarious whenever you go into a fiery rampage, and you're not that bad looking either"
"Babe are you?"
I growled again and he shut his mouth.
"If you're asking if I was in love with you Hades the answer is yes, the reason I got so upset earlier was because I was jealous, so sue me, you are my mate and you belong to me"
I then placed a hand on my mouth when I said those last words.
My inner beasts were laughing.
Hades was still speechless and I stood up. I might as well prove I wasn't bullshitting around here. I grabbed his toga and pulled him down so my lips met with his. This time I was the one who initiate the kiss and my inner beasts were going ballistic. It didn't take Hades long to respond and he wrapped one arm around my waist while the other held my hair. My claws actually came out and they latched themselves onto Hades' arms.
"OW!" Hades yelled.
I growled when the kiss got interrupted but my eyes widened to see I actually scratched him.
"Sorry"
"It's fine babe" Hades reassured me. "I just didn't realize your claws were that sharp"
I shrugged before Hades continued.
"Rayne I'm uh"
"Look if you want time to think about what I just told you I understand"
"No it's not that" Hades said.
"Spill" I commanded. "I don't like being kept waiting"
"Your right I'm not the romantic kind of god babe, but for awhile I've been feeling the same way"
That got me to smirk.
"Your concerned about others finding out" I stated.
"Yeah I am"
"We could keep it a secret ya know" I suggested. "And we can make the rest of the Underworld to keep their mouths shut"
Hades then surprised me by dipping myself underneath him and he kissed me right smack on the lips. He tried to push the kiss into a more heated one but I growled at him to not push it since I was tired.
"Ha-Shi-Baba" Hades said afterwards.
"What you said" I agreed. "So what do you think?"
"What about us keeping a secret relationship?"
"Duh" I replied.
"Consider it a deal babe"
He then hesitated.
"What is it?"
"Rayne look can you handle being with me? I mean I don't exactly handle my anger well"
"Idiot I like that part about you" I teased. "It's also f**king hilarious"
"Won't you need to like claim me or something?"
"Yes but I will do that when you are ready, I don't want to rush you into something as serious as that"
"Sounds fair enough babe" Hades said. He then suddenly pulled me into him and I felt my face turn red when he wrapped his arms around me. Holy crap he was hugging me!
"Thank you Rayne for never losing your faith in me"
"And I never will" I replied as I hugged my mate back.
All three Fate's laugh.
Lachesis: Bloodyrose won't be too happy when she learns we made Rayne and Hades a couple earlier than expected.
Clotho: Let's just hope she won't get mad.
Me: YOUR DAMN RIGHT I'M MAD!
All three: Uh oh.
Me: Your damn right uh oh I told you three to be in charge of presenting the story not take control of it!
Lachesis: We know everything that happens.
Me: HEY I DECIDE WHAT HAPPENS!
Sorry guys as you see the Fate's decided to go ahead and make Rayne and Hades a couple. ^^
Their relationship will be kept secret for now. XD
Clotho: Next chapter Rayne will
Me: HEY NO SPOILERS YOU CAN DO THAT WITH OTHER FICS BUT NOT MINE!