Hi guys!
I hope everyone had a nice Christmas! We meet Rayne's aunt and uncle. Rayne from now on will be wearing the dress she wore from the Tapestry of Fate episode. Rayne also sometimes prefers to call her aunt Mom. Enjoy!
Rayne's POV
Hades and I were bored out of our skulls as we listened to Zeus talk about the current events of the universe. My husband hadn't been kidding around these damn monthly council meetings were B-O-R-I-N-G!
I had been a new goddess for two months and I just entered my second trimester of my pregnancy. Being the Goddess of Resurrection had it's pros and cons. But as long as I was with my husband the job was worth it.
"Now next on the agenda is the Underworld" Zeus said interrupting my train of thoughts.
"Things are running normal as usual" Hades said before he conjured a chart board behind him. I snorted in amusement as Hades went over the numbers of monthly dead souls that arrived in our domain.
"Rayne you're doing pretty well as a new goddess" Zeus praised after my mate finishing his report.
I was about to thank him when my body was surrounded by flames.
"Damn it not again" I growled. Sometimes I wished my kid didn't have phoenix blood because these hot flashes were annoying. Not to mention I was hunting a lot more for fresh meat too.
"Your kid definitely has its parents fire" Ares stated.
"Shut up brother" Athena scolded her sibling.
"No worries Ares your correct about the kid" Hades replied. He shot me a wink and I shook my head. My flames extinguished themselves thank gods.
"Anyway as I was saying before keep up the good work Rayne, the next issue is two dragons have been sighted near Athens" Zeus continued. Immediately this got my attention along with my husband's.
"What kind of dragon's we talking about here bro, you gotta be more specific"
"The ones that look like your wife when she's in her dragon form" Hermes answered. "They haven't been much of a threat except more livestock have become their source of food"
"Dragons are carnivores by nature but hunting livestock is dangerous" I added. "The last thing we need is for these dragons to be slaughtered without fining out what's going on"
"Rayne since you are half dragon perhaps you should investigate" Zeus suggested.
"Uh hold on a second" Hades interrupted making a time out signal with his hands. "Did you forget she's pregnant?"
Just because I'm carrying a child doesn't mean I have to be coddled Hothead I scolded my other half.
And risk the chance of losing you again not gonna happen babe Hades replied immediately. I rolled my eyes sometimes wishing my mate wasn't overprotective. I then had an idea come into my head.
"Hey how about we both check out the dragon situation?" I suggested turning to Hades. Hades opened his mouth about to argue when he asked me.
"Uh sorry babe but can you repeat that?"
"You and I will assess the dragon thing together"
"Just make sure your husband is kept in line Rayne" Zeus pointed out. "He tends to listen to you anyway"
"I'll kick his ass if he doesn't behave" I reassured Zeus and I shot Hades a smirk.
Babe if I wasn't a god you would kill me Hades said through the bond.
I live to eternally torment you love
I shot an image of one time when we were intimate and I had been the dominate partner that night. Hades went red and my smirk widened. Sometimes being the Queen of the Dead was worth it.
Later.
Underworld/Throne Room.
"Couldn't Alduin be one on the dragons?" Hades asked. He ate a worm in front of me and I shivered. Thank god my child wasn't making me crave those damn things. The two of us sat in our thrones.
"It's possible" I answered. "But I seriously doubt it's him, he's been traveling with Cassandra around Greece since she joined the Oracle Friends Network"
"Sometimes I wish I never hired her" Hades said.
"Seeing you get beat up by Hephaestus was hilarious"
"Uh babe you also got jealous when I hit on Aphrodite"
"You're damn right I was" I then stood up and placed myself into my husband's lap. "Because even back then I was already attracted to you, and now you're mine"
"Geez babe your making me hot right now" Hades said and his fiery hair rose and turned orange. He sent the bowl of worms away before he smirked. He proceeded to wrap both of his arms around my waist in a possessive manner. "And only you can make me feel like this sweetheart not Aphrodite, plus you got a better body than her"
I slapped my husband's shoulder and Hades chuckled.
"Whoa what the?" I said suddenly feeling what felt like something jabbed me from the inside.
"What is it?" Hades inquired now getting worried.
"I think the baby just kicked me" I answered. I then felt the same jab again and my presumption was correct.
"Really?"
Hades then placed his hand against the small bump. At first nothing happened before several more kicks followed. I placed my palm on top of his and we remained quiet as our child made its presence known.
"Wow the kid's got a kick alright" Hades said. He then looked to me. "Don't dragons usually tell what the gender is by now?"
"Normally yes but with the baby having the blood of a god and phoenix shifter my dragon half hasn't been successful with that, the Fates don't even know"
"Well let's just hope the next five months pass quickly, I really want to meet our kid"
"You're not the only one"
Hades chuckled again before he kissed my cheek.
"We're back oh Fiery Ones!" Pain announced as he and Panic appeared before us. We sent them to find out about the mysterious dragons.
"Alright boys what did you find out?" Hades asked casually.
"Well not much but the dragons are a mated pair" Panic began.
"Besides being scary the male dragon has indigo colored scales, his wing membranes are silver and he has various horns on the top of his head"
Immediately my eyes went open.
"And his mate?"
"Slightly larger and she had Rayne's physique, her scales are sapphire blue" Pain added.
"What color were their eyes?" I interrupted.
"The male had silver eyes while his mate had lighter blue ones"
"Oh my gods it can't be" I said feeling tears come to my face.
"Babe what is it?" my husband demanded.
"They just described my aunt and uncle when they're in their dragons forms" I answered.
"Hold the phone" Pain exclaimed. "Are you sure Rayne?"
"We won't know unless we meet these dragons come on babe"
Hades carefully set me onto my feet before he stood up. My husband then looked to the imps.
"Lead the way boys"
A few seconds later Hades and I were out of the Underworld and in the Greece country side.
"Holy s**t!" Pain and Panic screamed before hiding underneath my dress.
Before us were the dragons in question. They had just finished a large meal because a carcass of a deer was next to them. The female dragon narrowed her eyes at me before they widened. She then emitted a cry which was a mixture of relief and sadness.
"Hades it's alright" I reassured my husband knowing the identity of the dragoness.
"Be careful babe" Hades said before I approached the female dragon. She gave another low cry as I embraced her. Smoke then formed us and a second later I was in the arms of my Aunt Daphne.
"Sweetheart"
Tears streamed down her face and her body shook.
"I'm here Mom, I'm really here"
My aunt always had been beautiful in my eyes. She and I shared the same eye color which matched with her dark brown hair. She wore 21st century clothes.
"Rayne you scared us kiddo" Uncle Logan said after I separated from my aunt and I hugged him. His hair went to the end of his neck and it was a mixture of blonde and brown.
"How are you guys here?" I asked a few minutes later.
"We don't know" Aunt Daphne replied. "You've been missing for two years and thought you were dead"
"Why does it look like we went back in time? And I'm trying to keep it cool but we look like damn cartoon characters"
My uncle also was wearing 21ST century attire.
"Uh it's because you guys are in a cartoon universe" I answered. "And to prove it is my husband"
I then looked to Hades who took his cue.
"Name's Hades, how ya doing?" my mate said introducing himself.
My aunt widened her eyes while my uncle was still skeptical.
"He's a good cosplayer"
"Uh Logan that isn't a cosplayer" Daphne corrected her mate. My uncle was silent before his eyes widened too.
"Holy crap!"
"Maybe the Fates should help us out here" Hades suggested.
"Hello!"
Daphne and Logan jumped at the Fate's voices and they turned to the three dread sisters. Then they looked to me.
"I think we owe you two an explanation" I told them. It was confusing explaining to my aunt and uncle what was going on but thanks to the Fates it made things easier to understand.
"So we're really in a Disney realm?" Uncle Logan asked me.
"Yep" I confirmed.
"This is certainly a lot to take in" Daphne stated. "We still don't know how we got here"
"We brought you here actually" Clotho began. "As you can see Rayne is pregnant and will need someone with maternal instinct and her adopted mother with her"
"I seriously love you guys" I told the dread sisters.
"So if you three brought us here what about our home?" Uncle Logan asked.
"You and your mate will able to return to your domain at the next New Moon in your realm, a full moon brought you here and thus once a month you may come to see your daughter if you so desire" Atropos explained.
"You have my gratitude, Rayne is all I have left of my sister, she's my child despite not able to conceive one of my own"
"Damn straight she's our daughter" Uncle Logan interjected. He then turned to Hades.
"So I guess your my son-in-law huh?"
"Whatever floats your boat" Hades replied.
