Suddenly Hera opens the door on the squabbling brothers. She immediately crosses her arms in front of her chest when she sees Zeus and she's immediately on edge. "What do you want?" she asks huffily. She's surprised Zeus is here.
"Can we talk? There's so many things I need to tell you and we haven't really talked for years. We both just ignore each other because it's become easier than trying to fix things, which I still think is possible." Zeus says plainly.
"I don't know why I should bother, but alright, we can talk. What are you doing here then, Hades?" Hera asks as she moves slightly to let Zeus into the room.
"I just came to make sure that Zeus actually came to talk to you. We actually talked tonight as brothers should. He told me things he's been wanting to tell you for years. I only hope he has the courage to tell you what he needs to tell you. I never thought I'd hear him say some of the things he said tonight. Be gentle with him. You might just be surprised at what he has to say. Now, I'd better get back to my wife before I'm in the doghouse along with my little brother. She'll be worried." Hades says giving his sister a hug.
"You and Persephone make a wonderful couple you know." Hera says with a tinge of sadness in her voice. She remembers what it feels like to be part of a wonderful couple.
"You and Zeus used to make a wonderful couple, too, and you could be that way again if you really listen to what he has to say tonight." Hades says as he brushes a lock of hair back from Hera's face. She's a beautiful woman, his sister.
"When did you become such a marvelous big brother and such an expert on romance and love?" Hera asks cheekily.
"When Persephone showed me how to live life. I would still be lost and unfriendly without her. I'd better go she's been alone too long tonight and she doesn't deserve that." Hades says calmly. "Remember just listen." Hades says to Hera. Hades smiles as he walks away. For once in his life he's put a relationship back together rather than tear it apart. He hopes that Persephone will understand exactly the importance of what he just did. He walks into the bedroom his brother has given him for the night. His beautiful bride is sitting against the headboard reading a book. Rats, Hades thinks, that certainly scuppers the feeling for the evening. "I'm back." He whispers as he takes his toga and shirt off and climbs into bed in his underwear.
"How did it go? Do you think father and Hera will get back together?" Persephone asks as she sets her book down and turning towards Hades. She's genuinely curious about her husband's evening with his brother.
"I didn't think Zeus would ever be so open with me. If he is as honest with Hera as he was with me Hera will take him back, but he has to learn that she is not someone to be trifled with. She is strong in her own right. She doesn't need him to complete her. In fact, in some ways she's stronger than he is." Hades says as he pulls Persephone into his arms. "You looked beautiful tonight. You outshone everyone."
"You were only looking at me. Will you still find me beautiful in a millennium or so? Promise me that we will never become like Zeus and Hera. I couldn't stand it. I always want to be as close as we are now." Persephone says as she draws Hades' face down to hers and kisses him.
Hades pulls back and smiles at his wife. "I promise that we will never be like Zeus and Hera. When I first met you I would never have thought you would feel for me this way. I love you so much Persephone. Hera has forgotten how lucky she is to be with someone like him instead of someone like Apollo or Narcissus or Ares. Zeus isn't really all that bad in the grand scheme of Olympus. I hope I never forget how lucky I am to have you in my life."
Persephone rolls on top of Hades and says, "You were gone an awfully long time and the time for talking is through. Now I just want you for myself. Give yourself up to me." She leans down and kisses him and reaches down to the bottom of her nightgown and pulls it off. Hades' breath hitches in his throat. In certain ways they're still newlyweds, especially since they don't get to see each other for six months of the year. "Make love to me," Persephone whispers in his ear as she leans over. She can feel his arousal gently pressing against her thigh.
Hades moans. He quickly rolls both of them over so he's on top and then slips his underwear off. "I think it's a very good thing we're not staying at your mother's." Hades says as he enters her gently. Oddly enough she's usually the seducer, especially if she's in bed first. He can just imagine what Demeter's reaction would be to all of this and Zeus would never let him forget the fact that Persephone is the aggressor in bed.