And I can't stop til the world knows my name
'Cause I was only born inside my dreams
Until you die for me, as long as there's a light, my shadow's over you
'Cause I, I am the opposite of amnesia
And you're a cherry blossom
You're about to bloom
You look so pretty, but you're gone so soon
Centuries, fall out boy
Persephone's POV
"Alright." Comes hades cool voice from down the hall. He finds my hiding spot quickly.
"They've come to take you back." His face shows no emotion as he leads me back to Zeus and Demeter. I hope mine shows none as well. Demeter runs up crying exaggerated tears enveloping me in a hug. I instinctively stiffen at her contact.
"C'mon honey, we're going home." I turn around to see that hades had already walked off. The light is to bright on the surface. I long for the cool darkness of the underworld, where I could hide in the shadows, remain unnoticed, unwatched. My mother demands I change back into a white chiton and rest. When night comes I put back on my black cloak and straight off jump from my second floor window. In the underworld, I felt alive. Now I long for that sensation. I don't bother with sandals, I just run off to the Forrest. I go deeper and deeper until I'm satisfactorily lost. Then I just sit, not enjoying myself, but accepting the moment. I hope my mother comes into my room and has a whole new freak out. I smirk at the thought. A voice comes out from the air.
"Shouldn't you be at home?" I jump up
"HADES!" I yell. He slaps his hand over my mouth.
"Shhhh! They'll hear you!" He whispers. "I just remembered to give you this." He hands me half of a pomegranate. "If you want to stay with me, eat 12 seeds for the whole year." And he disappears, but leaving sparks to lead me back home.
"Persephone don't!" Demeter cries. I hold six pomegranate seeds in my hand, staining my skin. The other hand holds the half of a pomegranate from hades. I smile.
"Persephone, you don't want to do this..." Zeus carries on cautiously.
"But dear father, I do." And with that I throw the seeds into my mouth, and swallow. Demeter falls to the ground crying and Zeus looks baffled. Hades appears at my side.
"Cease your tears sister. You have hope. She has only eaten six, therefore she splits the year evenly between you and me." He says coldly, then turns to me. "You chose to stay with me?" He questions, placing a hand on my cheek.
"Yes." I say, looking at him in the eyes. He leans in and kisses me right then, in front of my horrified mother and father. He looks at them and smiles.
"There's no need to stare."
This is not the end of our story! There's still one more chapter to come and I've got an idea for a sequel. Review and tell me if I should!