Persephone's POV

It took him a while to figure out I was right next to him and staring too.

"Uh, can I help you?" he asked rather rudely.

I blushed and turned my head towards the fight. I could see that his hands weren't wrinkly and his voice sounded quite young.

"What does it mean 'it always works'? Have you been begging women to sleep with you?!" yelled Hera.

I sighed. Zeus was at it again! He just doesn't know how to quite or knows that every time he cheats, he's killing his wife.

"Of course not honey! They're just toys." said Zeus trying to calm his very angry and jealous wife.

I turned to Hades and saw that he was intently watching the fight going on between the two.

"Do you want to go to somewhere more comfortable lord Hades?"

He looked up to me and smirked.

"Why should I when there's a good verbal fight against an idiot and his deranged wife?" he said. I fought with myself to not smile.

"I know a place where it's cool, dim, has a huge flat screen TV to look in this throne room, and the softest armchairs ever bought. Plus volume adjustment." I said.

He slowly walked up to the door and motioned me to go ahead. I walked out solemnly out, causing Hades to raise an eyebrow, but I began to run fairly quickly to the security room. Hades seem to catch up with me fairly quickly as we neared the room and opened the door and held it out for me.

'Hmm, quietly polite but rude when he opens his mouth at the right time. That's my kind of guy.' I thought said.

'You know I can hear you, right? Hades thought said to me back.

I squeaked in shock and stopped. Hades stepped in front of me and looked straight into my eyes. His lips were shaped into a smirk. My face was probably as red as a tomato but I moved on towards the security room.

"Well, here we are." I said loudly and turned my face away from him.

"Shh!" whispered Hades as he covered my mouth.

His breath was on my neck and I could feel goose bumps on my neck as time seemed to slow down. My heart suddenly began to beat wildly and all I could hear is the sound of his breath upon my neck.

"Do you want all of Mt. Olympus to hear?" His deep voice emitted out. I shivered in excitement.

We walked in the room with his hand on my mouth. Once inside he took off his cloak and his hand in one swift motion.

Oh, MY god!

"Do I look that bad?" he said rather coldly.

I shook my head in shock as I looked at him with wide eyes.

"What?" he asked yet again but with a smirk on his face.

"I umm… uh…umm-"

"You thought I would look ugly, old, and nasty?"

"Well…yeah."

"Everybody thinks that." He growled out and sat down. I put a hand on his arm.

"Come on. You almost never go out you just have to get out a little more."

"Yeah, maybe you're right." He said. It was then he caught sight of my arm.

"Heh, oops?

"You better be." He said menacingly.

Gee, he can change moods faster than mother AND Hera combined. Oh shit, you can read my mind, can't you?

Yes, yes I can.

So I don't have to speak out loud?

Yup.

How do I block you?

Easy. You just pretend you have a pipe in your ear and you just close it in your minds eye.

I began to close my eyes and every sound seemed to be magnified. I relaxed and felt my body ease into one of the arm chairs as I journeyed my mind. I was soon in a room with several pipes and with my powers I close one that I instinctively knew was the pipe Hades was talking about. I reopened my "pipe" again but quicker and opened my eyes. Hades was in a deep trance. I probed his mind and what answered me was a chilling breeze. I opened the eyes of my mind to his and I saw a figure standing in front of a flash of light.

Lord Hades? I thought whispered.

No answer. I looked up and saw he was in a trance

Hades! I thought screamed out.

He woke up abruptly with an angry look upon his fair face.

Ow, do you have to be that LOUD!? He thought shouted at me.

Ow-y I thought said quietly as tears started to form on the corners of my eyes. I looked up at him and saw his face turn into an expression of regret, guilt, and… worry? I smiled up at him meekly and rubbed the back of my head. His face went back to its cold self but his eyes still showed his emotions.

I'm fine. I said reassuringly

You should be. That was only a fifth of the pain you gave to me.

Does it hurt?

What do you mean, "does it hurt"? Of course it does!

I looked up to his green eyes and still saw worry, regret, and guilt in them. Then, an epiphany came into my head

Wait right here.

Where else do you think I'm going to go to?

I looked up to his eyes and raised an eyebrow.

The bathroom does not count He quickly thought said.

Good. I'll be right back!

I shut off my "pipe" and ran to the house sized kitchen that the "magical" mechanical chefs use. From there I got a few common tea plant leaves and boiled some spring water. I ran as fast as I could to the security room where Hades was.

"Come on, we have to go to the kitchen."

"What for? It's too bright in there."

"Don't you EVER go out in the sunlight?"

"I do, but the Underworld's light is more hospitable for my eyes."

"So... are you coming with me?"

"Only if I can dim the lights." I sighed.

"Fine"

He smirked in victory and began to put on his sunglasses over his pretty eyes. His eyes caught mine and my face was suddenly aflame. He smirked AGAIN -damn, why does he look so fugly yummy when he does that? We walked out the door silently; which was good enough time for me to recover from the absence of blood from my lower body. It was then that Hades thought it would be a very good idea to run and with one grinning glance towards me, began to run.

So it's a challenge you want? Bring it on.

You're going to have to catch me first.

I ran with every ounce of strength coming from my swelling pride as each step I ran was drawing closer to him. Finally, I caught sight of the kitchen and spurred myself on. Then, at the last moment, I fell. Turns out Aphrodite left her tramp-y panties on the floor. My ankle cracked and before I knew it Hades was beside me.

If I EVER see her cheaply painted face again I am going to PERMANETELY color it with sharpie.

Hades looked up to me and lifted an eyebrow.

"What? She deserves it."

He chuckled a bit and took my ankle into his gentle and soft hands. Ow-y I thought said.

"Looks like you are going to have to be carried to the kitchen, Miss. Who shall be given the burden of this task?" He asked sarcastically.

"Well, seeing as there is no one here, it should probably fall to you." I said.

"I was hoping you would say that." He said and gave me a ruthless grin. I was taken a back by a second from his smiling gaze and swatted his arm playfully. He stood and bent down to my level as I watched him. He then put his arm under the crook of my knee and the other on my back and gently hoisted me up. I automatically put my arms around my neck and held on tight until I heard him grunt.

"I'm choking!" He wheezed out dramatically.

I giggled. He smiled again and I could have sworn my heart stopped (AGAIN!). He began to walk into the kitchen using his godly powers to open the kitchen door and gently maneuvered me up onto the counter. His hands were on my arms now and mine were around his neck. I looked up at his steel black eyes in surprise and saw he was troubled. All playfulness gone.

Are you confused? I asked him.

Somewhat. He looked at me with his brows furrowed but his eyes were gentle.

"How?" I whispered out loud.

He looked up at me and opened his mouth.

"I-" He began.

"HADES?!" I groaned. Aphrodite always seemed to know if there was a male in Olympus. Hades looked at me with a face that read "help me hide". Aphrodite sauntered over and looked at the two of us and sent me a glare. She turned to Hades.

"Why Hades, I didn't know you would be here today." She said looking up and down at him. She only came up to his chest. Ha ha.

"It was an emergency." Hades said with a frown. I slid off the counter and held Hades hand tightly. I was almost as tall as him with the exception of a few inches. Aphrodite caught all of my movements. I quickly began to form a plan to get her out of here.

"Hey, Aphrodite wasn't that just Ares that walked by?" I said quickly and pointed at the door.

"What? He didn't even say hi!" She screeched and ran out of the room to begin searching for Ares.

We stared at her and silence consumed us. Hades smiled.

"That was sick." He said grinning.

"I know, but the expression on your face was totally worth it!" I said laughing.

"What? Okay that was totally unfair. Do you think the cameras got that?" He said grinning. I smiled mischievously.

I tested my ankle a little and it was healed. Being a god rocks.

"Only one way to find out, come on lets go!" I said and began running towards the security camera room still holding his hand.

"Whoa! Slow down!" He yelled.

"No! This is way faster!" I giggled.

The door came into view and I began sliding on the previously waxed marble floors.

"Whee!" I yelled.

"Are you crazy?!" I heard Hades yell but I could tell he was thoroughly enjoying himself.

The door self opened and we were soon tumbling on the couch.

"Okay, that was totally worth it." Hades said as he got up a few moments and helped me up.

"It was, wasn't it?" I said and smiled up at him. He looked back at me and he smiled wide with his fangs sticking out. Suddenly a noise from one of the screens caught our attention. There was Aphrodite and Ares- what?!

"Turn it off, turn it off!" I screamed and we both began to reach for the off switch for the monitor. We didn't speak for a few seconds. I rubbed my eyes. Hades was in total shock.

"Where's the video?" Hades said and I smiled gratefully at him. I stood up and went over to one of the kitchen monitors and pressed a button. I then got the remote and the scene was projected onto a wall.

I then began to play the image.

"HADES?!" The little Aphrodite said.

I then began to play it in slow motion and zoomed in on Hades face, smiling. We both began laughing at his face as it went through fear, helplessness, and worry. I was

literally crying tears of laughter at the sight of him. I could see and hear Hades laugh at himself and holding his chest. We played it over and over again until it got boring so

we began seeing what other people were doing with the exception of Aphrodite and Ares. We soon saw Hephaestus on his wheel chair going to the lavatories, Iris in her

room playing music, and Hermes just arriving. An evil idea came into my head.

"Hades, do you want to play match maker?" I asked.

He smiled and we quickly got up.

I am SOOOOO sorry it took this long. I've been having awful writers block that doesn't want to go away! Review if you want to, it's not as if I'm going to make you. If you do, fine. If you don't, I don't know. Your choice anyway.