Chapter 13: What to do About Taurus...
"N. O," Hades bit out. What right did she have?
Rose came home, interrupted his "take-over-the-Grecian-world time", took his toys, and then had the gall to ask if she can have someone over indefinitely. Like Tartarus he was going to let her have her little teenager friends running around the Underworld.
"Cummon Hades," the shifter sighed, sagging slightly in exasperation. "The guy's been trapped for at least three months. It would only be until I found him a more stable place to live. Please? Pleeeeeease?"
Hades whipped around, intent on ending the argument once and for all, before he saw the teenager's face. Large gold eyes stared up at him, paired with a lower lip pushed out in a quivering pout.
The face.
"No. No! Not the face! That's cheating!" the Lord of the Dead groaned, trying to shield his gaze from the look that was being sent his way. Just don't look at it, Hades. Don't look and you'll be fine...! He made the mistake of looking through his fingers at the young woman in front of him.
"It would only be until he found a place to live..." she said pitifully, like she was about to cry.
Hades deflated from his self-righteous pose, puffing out an exasperated sigh. "Fine, fine. You win..." The little woman collided with his side, all smiles.
"Thank you SO much! I'm sure he'll appreciate it too!" Rose had her arms wrapped around Hades' middle, trapping his arms to his side. Hades just stood there, rolling his eyes.
"...Can I have a ride to Crete?"
"Really?!"
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Landing next to the Labyrinth in Hades' chariot, Rose hopped out, carefully feeling along the walls of the circular maze for the mark she had left earlier that day.
Where is it, where is it!? She was already late after having to start another round of pleading with Hades to get him to fly her over. Hades walked after her, lending a little light, but not quite as helpful as she would have hoped. Finally she found the slash mark she had made at the exit of the maze.
Sitting on the ground, she looked over at Hades who crossed his arms impatiently. She chuckled to herself. He just hated it when things didn't go his way, didn't he?
"Taurus? Hey, you there?" Rose whispered, trying not to catch the attention of the guards stationed at the top of a watchtower not too far away. No answer came from the other side of the wall. She tried a little louder, "Hey! Taurus! Please don't tell me I missed him..."
"Hmmm?" a groggy voice mumbled from behind the stone wall. "Rose...? Is that you?" The wall of the maze swung out slightly, letting the light bounce off a pair of gleaming, yellow eyes.
The girl smiled kindly at the person behind the eyes, silently grateful that he hadn't left. "Yep. You can come out now, we came to pick you up!" She grabbed the male's hand and tugged him out into the light.
To say that Hades was shocked would be an understatement. The Minotaur of Crete?! That was who was going to be staying with them?! Somehow he doubted that he had missed that detail when Rose had been asking for his help.
"Hades, this is Taurus. I met him in the maze this morning. Taurus, this is Hades, my ...landlord." Hades looked sharply at the teen, wondering what she was up to. They both knew that she basically had complete control, all she would have to do is bug Zeus.
Taurus inclined his head towards the Lord of the Dead gratefully. "Thanks for the help. I've been stuck in there for months. Gets pretty boring."
"No problem, we'll work something out later," Hades said, grinning his trademark smile. Oh, he could think of plenty of ways the guy could pay his new rent. All of them included bashing Wonder Boy's head in.