*Hades's POV*
I sped up the spiral staircase up to the very top where Zeus's lair is. I didn't know what he could possibly have wanted from me, but he had best kept it quick. The light from the world above hurt my eyes and gave me a headache.
Once I had made it to the very top of the castle, I gave the door a knock with my double-headed spear. As I waited for Zeus to answer me, I stood there, squinting to keep the sun out of my eyes.
Zeus opened the door, and glared at me. Without a single word, he yanked me into the lair, and shut the door as tightly as he could. Looking up at the ceiling, I groaned of pain as sweat ran down my face and chest. Zeus's entire ceiling is a glass dome that allows the sun to flourish the entire room. Just what I needed...
I fanned off my face hastily. "Uh, Zeus," I said with a forced laugh. "I was kind of hoping you wouldn't take too long. The sun makes me feel sick, so I thi-"
He cut me off right then and there. "You can't have Shylo to love," Zeus said.
I jumped back a little in shock. In complete anger, I clenched my left hand into a fist so that my nails were digging into my palm, and the other had a death-grip on my spear. The sun didn't help me either; it just made my pale face turn scarlet red. "And why is this?," I demanded, a little bit more mouthily than I intended.
Zeus sighed sharply. "You know what happens when a god and a goddess fall in love," he said impatiently. "Kerpow! More gods and goddesses. We have one extra one already; no more."
"But-" I tried to cut in.
"Ker...!," was all Zeus had to say to shut me up again.
I smacked the end of my spear on the ground. "What fun are you, Zeus?," I snarled. "Just wait. I'll tell Shylo about this. You know how sensitive the girl is."
*Cheyenne's POV*
Hestia and I were chatting for quite a bit, when I realized how long Hades had been gone for. I must've been squirming in my seat a little, because Hestia had said. "You seem a bit itchy there, Shylo. Is there somewhere you must be?"
I giggled. "Oh, no," I said. "I think I should probably go look for Hades. He's been gone for a little while." Hestia smiled. "Ah, sure," she said. "You go look for Hades. He's with Zeus, isn't he?" Hestia told me how to get to Zeus's lair, and I skittered off.
I went up the staircase, shivering a little bit as I did. For some reason, it felt odd not having Hades to guide me there. When I got to the top, I sighed dreamily. "Light for a change," I whispered to myself. Stupidly, I forgot to knock on Zeus's door, and just pushed it open.
Zeus was talking with Hades, who was fanning himself with a scroll, face bright red, and sweat dampening his entire face. Must be from the sun, I thought. He's sensitive to the light, and likes the dark, huh?
When I came in, Zeus scowled. Hades sighed with relief. "Shylo!," he called.
*Hades's POV*
After I said Shylo's name, I was going to continue to ramble on. Let's go, dear. Let's get out of Athens, and go to Sweden, where you had come from before you had come here. We can fall in love, and stupid Zeus can't comment on more extra gods and goddesses, I was going to say.
But not before Zeus could lift his arm. A lightning bolt came from his fingertips, and shot towards Cheyenne. A scream erupted from her throat as her body was wrapped in a metallic light.
Her body shrunk down to the size of a large watermelon. Two large wings grew from her body, as well as two tiny feet and even tinier horn-like structures on her head. The light had faded, and all of a sudden, Cheyenne's big brown eyes were even bigger, and they were a shade of sea green. She had a little orange beak, and her entire body and wings were covered in gray and white feathers. I gasped out loud. Zeus had turned Cheyenne into...
...an owl!
Cheyenne tried to scream, but instead, a noise between a squeal and a squawk came out from her beak. She flapped her wings, and bursted through one of the windows into the outside world.
My headache started to get worse, and my eyes stung. The sweat ran down my entire body as if I was standing in the rain. "Shylo!," I cried after Cheyenne.
But she had already gone into the distance.