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Aphrodite's Pov

I was walking away from Demeter's palace, convinced she wouldn't be able to resist to the temptation I had created for her. I mean, come on who can ignore a website filled with handsome men? No one can! And especially not someone who has spend so much time, too much, on her own. Demeter certainly has. She spends almost all her time alone.

Seriously, Demeter needs a man. I am not saying she should get married or something, but she could at least welcome a man in her bed. Or at least start talking to a man and see where that leads. You can't spend half of your time alone and the other one annoying your daughter. Well, technically you can , you just shouldn't.

Spending your time by eating cereal and holding rants about cereal and abduction can never do any good. It certainly hasn't done Demeter any good. There is a reason everyone calls her ( behind her back ) the crazy cereal lady.

Besides, as love goddess is it my duty to help those who need love. People like Demeter. And Hades. Even if he has Persephone, he is still not really happy.

I have this brilliant idea. I am going to get Hades and Demeter together. And no, I am not crazy.

I am the goddess of love, among other things like lust, and I know it when two people are meant to be. Come on , all that fighting and everything? Just way to show their affection really. Demeter and Hades don't know it yet, but they like each other a lot more than they show.

Maybe Hades even abducted Persephone to get Demeter's attention. That certainly worked. Except it backfired since Demeter is now really mad at him. The woman can't stop talking about it and it happened centuries ago. Can't she just stop complaining and realize how happy Hades could make her? And she could make him really happy. Hades isn't happy now.

Ruling the underworld must be a horrible job. All those annoying ghosts surrounding you, the furies and you probably can't sleep at night because all those people that have been sent to the fields of punsihment are screaming. No wonder he always looks so gloomy and emo.

A lack of sleep does that to you. Not that gods really need sleep, but it is better to get some sleep. There is a reason why they call it beauty sleep.

Anyway, Demeter could make him a lot happier than he is now. He has Persephone of course, but I just know that he wouldn't pick her if he had the choose between Persephone and Demeter. And Demeter likes Hades too, no matter how many times she says she hates him.

I didn't miss the strange look in Demeter's eyes when they had been talking about Hades. Nor did I miss the fact that Demeter wasn't really disgusted by the thought of sleeping with Hades. She had just convinced herself she was. And that she hated Hades while she actually liked, maybe even loved, him.

Those two are just too stubborn and akward to confess their true feelings to themselves and the other. I would have to help them a little.

All I have to do, is make sure Hades gets on the site and they will start talking to each other and actually getting to know each other instead of wasting time with bickering.

I was walking while thinking about how wonderful it would be if those two got together. I could just picture them together, two people who were opposites in many ways but shared also a lot of similiarities. Two people I simply had to get together. It was my duty as love goddess to get them together.

Besides, Demeter might finally stop being obsessed with cereal if she and Hades were together. I doubted it, but you never know. Love does strange things to people, so much is sure.

Hades might even stop being so gloomy if he had Demeter to cheer him up. Not that she is a cheerful person, but they would make each other happy. Sigh. They would just be perfect together.

I was fantasing about how great the two would look at their wedding when I suddenly remembered I had to go and talk with Hades before that a relationship between the two of them could happen. He has to make a profile on the dating site too in order for my brilliant plan to work.

Normally, I wouldn't volentarily go to the Underworld- the place was gloomy and creepy- , but I had a mission. I would have to sacrifice my own needs in order to get those two together.

I sometimes visited Persephone when she had enough of Hades and her mother and needed someone to talk to, so luckily I didn't need an invitation. I already had one.

Persephone and I aren't best friends, but we get along quite well. We had been closer when we were younger, before Adonis had been born. (A/N another myth, just look up Adonis and Aphrodite if you want to know where it is about) After that, we didn't talk as much as before. And we see each other even less.

We are friends but we aren't really close like before. We don't talk that much anymore and we rarely spend time with each other nowadays.

Still, Persephone occasionally invited me to come to the Underworld and stay for a few days. I usually recline, saying I still have things to do, but I need to go now. I have to talk to Hades.

And I would have to do it behind Persephone's back. My friend would probably be mad if she found out what I was trying to do. She would possibly feel betrayed as well and not understand I was doing this for her, Demeter and Hades.

She would try to stop me, so I had to be careful. Persephone couldn't know any of this. She will kill me if she ever finds out what I have been up to. She always says I shouldn't meddle with someone's love life.

Reminding myself of this one more time, I snapped my fingers and appeared in the Underworld. Or to be precise, in the private chambers of Persephone.

I can only appear there and can't leave the chambers until Persephone gives me permission to leave. It is all to avoid attacks. And it can be really annoying at times. Especially when Persephone doesn't returns to her chambers for hours and I have to wait all the time.

I decided to see if anything had changed since the last time I had been here, It was some time ago, after all.

I inspected the bright walls, the medieval-styled double bed and the numerous flowers that were spread through the room.

The reason I like this room is, that it is a lot cozier than the rest of the Underworld. It makes me feel safe, relaxed and just welcome. Not something you expect in the Underworld.

I actually don't mind waiting for a few moments in this room with the fire place warming the entire room and the overpowering smell of flowers. As long as I don't have to wait too long.

A short moment after I had appeared in the room, Persephone opened the door and walked inside. She was wearing a knee-length dress that was a beautiful white dress with imprints of flowers on it. Her long, black hair almost reached her waist, but it didn't shine like it would during spring, I knew.

She always looked better in spring, when she was no longer imprisoned in the dark and gloomy Underworld. Living in the Underworld has always been difficult for her, considering she is the goddess of spring and she can't stand being at a depressing place like this.

Persephone smiled at me. The warm, friendly smile she always gives me, no matter how long I haven't seen her. It made me feel a bit guilty about my intentions, but I pushed the feeling away. My plan would make her happy, not sad.

Her eyes were multi-coloured but seemed empty, like the Underworld was slowly taking her energy and happiness. She didn't seem exactly unhappy, just less colorful and less healthy than she would in spring.

" Aphrodite! I am so glad to see you" Persephone said while she walked towards me and gave me a quick hug. she sounded genuinely surprised and glad.

I smiled at her. She just has that charm that makes it impossible to be sad when she is smiling at you.

I was glad to see Persephone too, but I wasn't here to chat with her. I was here to talk to Hades. And I couldn't forget that.

" Persephone! Great to see you too, darling. How are you doing? This place is still creepy as always, I can't understand you even like it here".

Persephone sighed. "I don't, not really. And I am fine, despite the depressing atmosphere here. It will be spring in a few days and I am so excited! We might even have time to go shopping together or something".

" Yeah! It will be a relief to be able to leave this place, won't it?".

Persephone smiled. "Yes, although I will still miss Hades. He isn't the person everything thinks he is, you know. He is actually really nice. He just don't know how to express his feelings".

I laughed softly. Most people would think Hades didn't have they are wrong then.

" Really? Well if you really feel bad about leaving him, you could give him a little present when you come back" I proposed, knowing she would get the meaning, and winked at her.

" I have a gorgeous dress you could wear for that occasion. Just the two of you together, some music. You dancing for him.. ".

Persephone blushed slightly. " I think he would like that".

Aphrodite grinned. "Good! Then I will make sure to give you that dress after your little 'break' from the Underworld. Now we are talking about him, where is mister tall, dark and handsome?".

" He is in his throne room, together with the judges. They wanted to talk to him about something. He is awfully busy at the moment. I have heard there a lot people dying right now".

"How unfortunate. That means you two get even less time to spend together. Poor woman!".

Persephone shrugged. " I don't mind that much, although I am very bored at times and I miss him. Spending time with him, I mean. But then again, I also miss the flowers".

" They do have a few flowers here, right?".

Persephone sighed. She looked rather down. " Yes, but not much and the few that do grow here, aren't exactly beautiful. It is hard to grow things here". This obviously bothered her.

I nodded and talked for a little while with Persephone while she showed me her garden, some new parts of the castle and gave me a quick tour to remind me where everything was. I hadn't been here for a long time, so I had trouble recognzing everything.

We especially spent a lot of time in her garden, where she showed me all her flowers and told me everything about them. The way she talked about them, you would think they were her children. Apparently, obsession with some object runs in the family.

After Persephone had showed me her garden, I told her I wanted to look around for a bit and would tell Hades I arrived. I didn't want her to worry or feel offended if I was suddenly gone.

I shouldn't have worried about it. She didn't even hear me, too busy with one of her precious plants. I doubt she even noticed I was still there.

I quietely left and walked back to the castle and the throne room to talk with Hades.

Iknew he would still be there. This would be the perfect possibility to talk with him. Persephone was somewhere else, the judges had already left and he probably had some 'free'time. He was all alone.

I arrived at those creepy doors - seriously, Hades needs a new decoration!- which led to the throne room and inhaled deeply. I knocked a few times and heard a deep voice call "enter".

I pushed the door open to see Hades sitting on his throne, wearing his customary robes and bloodred looked like a king, the way he sat and how he looked. Regal.

Even his clothes were depressing and creepy, with the souls woven into them and the cape that was the exact color of blood. Had he washed his cape with blood or something? Creepy!

Luckily, he didn't wear his helmet although I thought it would be close.I couldn't imagine he would leave it out of his sight, especially after what had happened the past years.

Hades raised one of his eyebrows when he saw her enter. He was playing with the glass he was holding in his hands and looked very tired.

Persephone had already mentioned he was working a lot lately. Good for him I was here to help him! I would save him from his boring fate. I could help him relax and actually enjoy life for once.

I smiled at him, hoping I would get a smile back. I had seen him smile a few times and smiling made him rather handsome. It changed his entire face, making him turn from someone imposing and ominous to a handsome, mysterious stranger.

" Hi Hades! I am here for Persephone and I thought I could say hi to you. How are you?".

Hades sighed. Damn it, he didn't smile. Not that I really had expected him to..

Third person

Hades sighed and looked at Aphrodite, who was still smiling broadly. He couldn't understand people who smiled all the time, like she did. What reasons did they have? They didn't see him smile like an idiot all the time, now did they?

Why is she always that happy? It is a bit annoying. But then again, she doesn't have to rule over a depressing place like this. She doesn't have to listen to all those peeving souls pleading for another sentence. I would smile if I could escape all this.

His thoughts were mainly about how unfair it seemed people around him were smiling all the day, while he almost never had something that made him happy, when he looked into Aphrodite's eyes and gave her a nod.

" Aphrodite. I am fine. Busy, but fine. As much as you can be that when you have to rule this place of sorrow and terror. Is that all you have to say?".

Aphrodite's smile fell for a second. He sounded like he wanted her to leave again. But she couldn't. He needed something to cheer him up.

Poor Hades. I can imagine him being depressed. Anyone would get depressed here. Although he could just redecorate to make it less depressing. Maybe a little pink, some red and other bright colors and flowers.. This place would be a lot nicer if he didn't leave skulls lying everywhere..

" Have you ever thought about redecorating this place?" Aphrodite asked. Redecorating might improve the dark atmosphere the Underworld had.

Hades didn't react to that, other than taking a sip from his glass. Which was filled with something that looked like blood. Aphrodite didn't even want to know.

He could have been made of marble, the way he was looking at her. Like he didn't even have emotions.

Aphrodite ignored his poor reaction and smiled. " I mean, you will need some brighter colors. And you could definitelydo without the skulls. And all the black. I could help you, if you want to".

" I do not require any help. And since when are you the goddess of decoration?" Hades asked in a cold voice.

Aphrodite ignored his tone, knowing it was only a way to make her want to leave. He wasn't as mean and scary as most people believed him to be. He was just uncomfortable around people and prefered to be on his own.

"Well, I am not. But I do have a sense of fashion and your palace needs to be updated. I can call a few friends if-".

" No. My palace does not need any decoration. I like it best the way it is. Is that all you have to say?".

" You keep asking me that and no, it isn't all I have to say. You see, there is another reason I came here. Persephone isn't the only one who needs some company, you know".

Aphrodite walked towards Hades, looking at him and giving him a small, seductive smile. Still no reaction from the ever stoic king of the dead. She was starting to wonder if he would ever be startled by something.

" I most certainly do not wish your company Aphrodite" Hades retorted.

Aphrodite shrugged. " Who said I was talking about me? I'm with Ares". She decided to ignore his slightly offending comment. She couldn't allow her pride to get in the way now.

" With Hephaestus actually" Hades corrected carelessly.

Aphrodite rolled her eyes. Like she would actually ever be with Hephaestus. That she was married to him, didn't mean she had to spend time with him. She would never like the ugly smith.

" Yeah whatev. My point is that you need some company. You can't sit here on your throne and be depressed all day while Persephone is gone".

" I obviously do not want to know, but since you are going to tell me anyway, why would I need any company? And who would that company be?".

"Oh come on Hades, do not lie to me. You do need company. That is the reason you kidnapped Persephone and got into trouble, right?".

Before Hades could respond to that, Aphrodite already continued her 'speech'.

"Anyway, I figured you could use some company while Persephone is gone, so I am so kind as to tell you my brilliant idea!".

She waited for a moment, looking at Hades with a hopeful look. He raised one of his eyebrows, looking anything but impressed. He didn't even look interested.

Aphrodite sighed, rolling her eyes and muttering something that sounded like " no one appreciates what I do" before she continued.

" So anyway, I had this brilliant idea- ".

" You already said that" Hades muttered. He still didn't seem even slightly interested in what she had to say.

Aphrodite ignored him. " that you should join a dating site!".

That finally got a reaction, although it wasn't the one she had hoped for. Which would be something more spectacular. Like at least being surprised or look interested.

Hades raised one of his eyebrows and took another sip of his drink before talking. "A dating site. You want me to meet a few mortal women and-".

" No, that is the best part. This is a dating site for immortals. You could find your dreamgoddess".

Hades sighed. " I already have a wife and I don't think she would like this".

" She didn't like you cheating on her with those mortal women either and you did that too" Aphrodite pointed out.

Hades gave her a cold look. " That is something different and none of your business. If this is all you have to say, please leave".

Aphrodite, who had taken a little step back, crossed her arms. "No. I refuse to go until you have joined that site! You can't spend six months all alone, it isn't healthy!".

"I am not alone during those months. The judges are here, the ghosts , the-".

" I mean, you can't spend those months without a woman! It isn't healthy. You need a healthy sex life Hades, otherwise you could get even grumphier and-".

" I am not grumphy!".

Aphrodite rolled her eyes. "Of course not, you are a ray of sunshine, making everyone happy with your joyful presence".

" Aphrodite, just shut up, will you? I already have enough problems without your crazy ideas".

Aphrodite ignored him again. " You need to at least talk to someone during those months. You can't just isolate yourself from others! At least talk with someone, if you don't want someone beside you in bed".

" I have Persephone" Hades replied, looking fairly annoyed by now.

" But she will be gone! I mean it Hades, you need to talk someone. You do have internet, don't you?".

"Yes, but-".

"well, then you can spend those months chatting with nice people".

" People aren't nice. And I don't want to spend those months that way, so lea-".

"Hades! Just do it!".

Hades got up, towering over her, and looked down with a cold and annoyed look. " I won't listen to this! Stop wasting my time and leave!". He seemed close to losing his self-control.

Aphrodite sighed. " No! I am doing this for your own good. Come on, it won't hurt you to make a profile , right?".

Hades rubbed his temples and sighed. " If I make a profileon the darn site, will you leave me alone?".

Aphrodite nodded fervently. "Of course!". She had him where she wanted. Now he couldn't escape her anymore. She would have it her way.

Hades didn't seem to realize he was one of the victims of another crazy plan. He just sighed and nodded.

"All right then. I will make a profile".

"Right now. And I get to help. Also, you can't let anyone know you are Hades".

" I am not really interested, but why not?".

Aphrodite shrugged. "It makes it more fun. Most people are afraid of you. You could get a wonderful friendship if people don't have all the ideas about you being cruel, mean and manipulative".

" Fine. I won't tell who I am".His tone was indifferent, telling Aphrodite how little he cared.

"Or talk about anything that can give you away. Meaning you can't talk about skeletons, the underworld, your hate for Demeter and everything else that could give you away".

"Fine. Let's make this profile. Then, you can leave me alone". His tone changed to a slightly more cheerful one when he mentioned she would leave.

Aphrodite didn't respond to that, only smiling and dragging him with her. He didn't even protest, just gave her another annoyed look that she ignored.

The next few hours, Hades and Aphrodite worked on a profile for Hades. She allowed him to write his description himself, but did give him some things he couldn't write. Like anything extremely negative about Demeter.

"No Hades, you aren't allowed to say you like everyone who knows Demeter is a bossy, annoying old cereal-crazed bitch" Aphrodite said, for what felt like the sixtieth time in the last hours.

Hades shrugged. "It is the truth. I want to be truthful if people really are going to read this".

" That is bullshit! You just want to say something mean about Demeter. And you can't, because people will immediately know it is you".

"Oh really? And how would they know? There are more people that don't like her".

"Not like you do. Just write something about your hobby's and nothing that has to do with the death or skeletons".

" Why would I have a hobby that has to do with skeletons?".

" I don't know. What do you do in your free time"? Aphrodite was really curious. She had never really thought about it, but Hades had hobby's too of course.

" I don't really have free time. But when I do have free time, I like chess. And some other things".

Aphrodite rolled her eyes. "Boring. But write it down and also write some things that aren't boring will you?".

Hades gave her a look, but didn't say anything. He knew it was no use anyway, so why waste time by replying?

An hour after that, they were done. Hades now had a profile, a name, some basic information about him and a blurry picture. You couldn't see him clearly, but you could see he was tall, with pale skin, dark, long hair and very dark eyes. He was wearing a long, black coat with knife strapped around his waist en a hat that shielded his face.

Aphrodite loved the picture, Hades thought it was ridiculous. He didn't say much though, because he didn't want another discussion. So he just uploaded the pictures, hoping Aphrodite would leave him alone.

Which she did, after reminding him he couldn't say anything that would blow his cover. And that he should log in at least once a day and actually talk with people.

After he had sworn that, if he had the time, would talk with people, Aphrodite said goodbye and went back to her own palace to 'relax'. Honestly, Hades didn't want to know what she meant by that.

After she had left, he sat down again and sighed. Persephone would be in the gardens and she that meant she didn't want to be bothered. He didn't have to talk with anyone or to do anything else, which was rare, at the moment.

Now he had free time anyway, he could try to take a quick look. It probably wouldn't hurt him and it was better than being bored. Besides, he was slightly curious.

Hesitant, Hades turned on the computer again and went to his profile. He ignored the picture and looked at his name and hobby's.

He smiled when he saw his name. AmadeoKV 550. Amadeus Wolgang Mozart was one of his favorite composers. The Italian version of his name was Amadeo and Hades had chosen the Italian version as a reminder of Maria, who he still loved if he was honest. KV 550 or symphony number 40 was Hades' favorite symphony made by Mozart.

I wonder if someone will comprehend what my name refers to..

Okay, the next chapters will be about Demeter and Hades chatting with each other and just getting to know each other/ becoming friends. Aphrodite will stay in the Underworld for a few days and check if Hades really goes to the site every day. If you have any ideas or requests, please PM me. I hope you enjoyed this!