Firstly; I am terribly sorry that I didn't update for so long. I just didn't know how to continue this/ was busy ( exams! I passed :)
I hope you like this chapter, I personally rather like it. There are a few crackish bits, but that's okay, right?
I don't own Percy Jackson & the Olympians. That's probably a good thing.
Enjoy!
Hades palace, third person.
He actually yelped. He turned around, nearly dropped his phone, caught his phone and yelped.
At the same time, at least twenty different things- cups, dishes, flowerpot- broke when the servants around them heard him yelp and promptly forgot how to hold things or do anything else than stare. And stare. And stare some more.
Aphrodite sauntered towards him, smirking. With every step she took, Hades paled more. The cat was out of the bag; pretending was out of the window. Now he could only wait and hope that she would have mercy ( as if, but the illusion was nice to keep on to for as long as it lasted)
Before Aphrodite could reach Hades, she turned her head slightly and told the servants "Leave. If you come back, I will utterly destroy you" in a really creepy voice that made Hades slowly move backwards on his tiptoes.
" No, not you"Aphrodite said, ignoring the servants that were dropping more things and running over them, slipping on the floor, as they tried to reach the doors.
She grabbed Hades' robe and pulled him against her. Their lashes actually touched, they were that close. " Hi" she breathed.
He swallowed. " Aphrodite. To what do I owe the pleasure?".
She smiled and slowly let him go. He didn't step back this time, probably to save his ego. That had already drowned, but whatever.
"Well, darling. It has come to my attention that a certain lady has caught your attention".
" I don't-".
" I know everything. Every thought, every message , every everything. You're in love with her, aren't you?".
" With Persephone? Of cou-".
" Don't lie about your love life to the goddess of love, you moron".
Hades glared at her, finally recovering from his shock. He even seemed cold and aloof again. She really had to ask him sometime to teach her, it would be very useful if she wanted men to do something. She always got stuck on' hot' .
" I am not a moron , Aphrodite, so kindly cease using that word to describe me. Now, remove yourself from my property or I will do it for you".
Aphrodite smiled and exhaled slowly, so close to him that he probably could feel that breath on his lips. Rather than being dumbfounded by their proximity- like basically all men were- , he seemed annoyed.
Aphrodite smirked again. He didn't know it, but by not reacting to the proximity to her, he had already proven that he had found his soulmate; only someone in love with their soulmate would be able to resist when she wore her girdle.
" Hm, being removed by the Lord himself, how tantalizing. I wouldn't mind having your arms around me, you know".
" You would be one of the few. You do realize that-".
" you're gloomy, depressed and in desperate need of a lot of body contact- if you get my drift".
He grit his teeth and gently pushed her back. " Aphrodite.. ".
She pouted. " Come on Hades, work with me. My job is difficult enough without you complicating things".
" I am not complicating anything! It is , in fact, very simple; you leave and I go back to fulfilling my duties".
She smirked. " Since when are flirty messages part of your duty".
" I was not flirting!".
" Really? One-piece or bikini".
Hades glared at her. He seemed to quickly abandon his polite approach and take on the 'glare Aphrodite into leaving' approach.
She merely laughed. " Oh sweetheart, it's perfectly okay! Medini and you are a far better match than you and Persephone anyways".
" Persephone is my wife and I- you know who Medini is?".
Aphrodite enjoyed the way Hades eyes were immediately filled with a certain kind of hunger. She loved it when she had any kind of power of people. True, it would have been more fun if Hades would have been hungry for her and not miss Cereal-is-all-the-five-foodgroups, but still... fun!
"Of course I do". Seriously, it was literally her job to know this kind of things. People, honestly!
Hades, stepped into her personal space again and grabbed her shoulders. He smelled pleasantly of cinnamon, she noticed.
" Who is she? Where can I find her?".
She sighed. " alas, it is not my place to tell. She is rather shy you know".
He smiled - on a different face it would have been called dreamily. " Yes, I know. It's endea- I mean, tell me!".
" hm... nope. I couldn't even if I wanted to. I promised her". A lie, but he didn't know that.
" Come on Aphrodite, you can at least tell me".
" I can't. But.."
" But wait? By Tartarus woman, tell me already" Hades said. Yup. The guy was totally desperate, exactly how Aphrodite liked her vic- I mean clients.
" But I can set you on a date".
" I could actually meet her?".
" Yup. And whatever it leads to".
Hades' eyes immediately lit up with the hunger again, the same hunger he had had all those centuries ago when he had seen Persephone. Or rather, someone that looked a lot like a certain lady that had long captured his attention, a lady that he could never have... or so he had foolishly thought.
He opened his mouth -probably to threaten her into immediately bringing him to Medini- then closed it again. His eyes dimmed. " I can't. I am still married. Mortal women are bad enough, but an actual immortal woman...".
" makes the game even more exciting".
Hades let go of Aphrodite's shoulders and stepped back. He was in control of himself again, but there was still a certain longing in his eyes if you knew how to look. A kind of bone-deep longing that Persephone would never be able to stop.
" no, it makes it all impossible".
Aphrodite rolled her eyes. " Trust me, it doesn't. Listen, what if I tell you that I know of a way to set you up with Medini without hurting Persephone. In fact, it might make her very happy".
" I don't know what kind of rumours you have heard, but Persephone doesn't despise me that much "he immediately snapped.
" Oh calm down already, I know she doesn't. She wants anything but to be rid of you".
" So why would you- ".
" It's time Hades. Time to leave Persephone and let her go to whoever holds her heart".
" My wife is in love with someone else?".
Aphrodite grinned mischievously. " Not yet".
Hades immediately stepped forward. " Listen, you- " he started in a low growl, then swallowed the cloud of perfume Aphrodite left behind as she disappeared and started coughing violently. His eyes actually teared up a little.
" I am going to wring her neck and-" .
He froze.
Right in front of him, suspended in a pink cloud was a little business card. In Aphrodite's flowing handwriting , it said; Two days. Paris. Restaurant Gallopin. He hesitated, his hand outstretched but not yet touching the card. For all he knew, it had some spell on it.
And even if it didn't , he would really be cheating.
On the other hand , he thought , thinking of long, wavy black hair and soft , perfect eyes, I could finally meet her. It won't really be cheating until I actually take her to bed, right?
He grabbed the card.
Demeter's palace, Persephone's Pov.
I fumbled with the cups, feeling like I was eight years old and sneaking out the backdoor to play with my friends in the field again. Feeling like young, disobedient girl with an overprotective mother.
I spilled a bit- okay, a lot- of water when I tried to fill the cups, but at least managed not to burn myself. Though it will forever remain a mystery how I managed to spill water on everything but myself.
The innocent-looking package kept calling to me from where I had laid it temporarily; it's scent getting more heavenly with each minute that passed.
I wouldn't put it past Aphrodite that she had actually put a spell on it that would make it irresistable, so I gritted my teeth and ignored it. I wasn't going to add it to my mom's drink and I was definitely not going to get that stuff near my lips. I would sooner swallow a grenade.
That would probably be safer too.
I opened the cupboards, rolling my eyes when I saw it too held cereal. My mom must have like two hundred different kinds of cereal laying around her house. I wouldn't even be surprised if there was cereal on the unoccupied side of her bed.
She really needs some sort of company, she is so lonely. Perhaps this Amadeo guy can finally draw her from her shell and make her happy. Perhaps she will even stop obsessing about cereal, though that's probably asking for a bit much.
Almost without thought, my hand started reaching for Aphrodite's special tea. Before I actually reached it, I grrabbed my hand with my other hand and glared at the tea. I wasn't going to drug my mom! I was a better daughter than that.
And I didn't trust Aphrodite to not make this something extremely embarrassing and traumatizing, like the time she had spiked my tea around Hades and I had to act on all my impulses for a week. Of course , it had to be the week that my mom visited - who had been so traumatized by my 'impulses' that she had taken to wearing her sleepmask even when she wasn't sleeping.
Of course, this had led to her falling down stairs and walking into doors and even - that one time we had all sworn to never talk about again- nearly giving me a heartattack by accidently laying down in the wrong bed, so that when I returned from the bathroom, my husband and mother were cuddling. Cuddling!
I frowned when I remembered that. Apparently mom had been so lonely that any physical contact had been acceptable. Up to the point she had actually removed the sleep mask and threatened to neuter my no-good husband for assaulting another woman ( her words, not mine) anyways.
I bit my lip, looking around uncertainly. Perhaps it couldn't hurt to just use a bit of Aphrodite's special tea. If mom had been desperate enough to cuddle with my husband then, she really needed a boyfriend before she did anything crazier.
Yes, it would be the best for both of us, I quickly decided. I didn't even have to feel guilty about it, because it would probably have worse (likely traumatizing) consequences for me than her.
I grabbed the tea, ripped open the package and dumped the thing in my mom's cup. It actually formed this fog-like thing in the tea that made it look like some sort of pink cloud for a moment, then faded into the usual brown. It smelled even better than before.
Grabbing the cups and throwing the package in the bin, I exited the kitchen and entered the living room again.
You're not a teenager anymore, you're not a teenager. Even more importantly , you're not guilty. You're not guilty I kept telling myself as I approached mom . She was still staring at the screen, smiling and twirling one of her hairs.
She actually jumped when I put the cups down on the small table I had moved over to the computer. T
" Two cups of tea" I said cheerfully- not guilty, not guilty- , taking great care with them and checking twice that I was handing her the right one before actually allowing her to take it. She was so distracted that she didn't even notice my odd behavior. Huh.
" So.. what are you going to do now?" I asked , blowing on my tea.
" About what".
I bumped shoulders with her. "Amadeo of course! Don't you want to go on a date with him?".
My mom blushed. Again. It was so weird to see her blush.
" Of course I do, but I am not sure whether that will actually happen".
" Of course it will! You have already been talking to him and you like each other, so why not?".
" Well, I am a bit out of practise , sweetheart. I haven't dated any mortal men for a while and the last time I dated an immortal.." she frowned. " I think the last time I did that, was with your father".
" I don't think that that really counted as dating mom".
" hm. Perhaps you are right. Poseidon then?".
I snorted. " Definitely not. The asshole cornered you".
" Your father cornered me too, you know. He simply wouldn't take no for an answer".
" Yeah well. Dad can be an asshole too".
"Persephone Proserpina, watch your language!".
" Why is it okay to call Poseidon an assho-".
"It isn't. So don't".
"Fine. Just for the record though; they both are. You deserve much better. Even if you are obsessed with cereal".
Mom sighed and sipped her tea. not guilty. Not guilty. " That's really sweet, but maybe Hades is right. I doubt Amadeo will stick with me if we actually meet".
The sadness in my mom's eyes broke my heart. I put down my tea. " Of course he will, you silly. you're awesome. You're intelligent and caring and beautiful".
Mom grimaced and took another sip. " I don't think so".
" Of course you are". I stood and grabbed her wrist, pulling her up. I had enough of this, it was really weird to see her like this, so insecure.
" Persephone! What are you doing?".
I pulled her with me towards her personal chambers. " We are going to get rid of whatever you are wearing right now".
"It's a very nice-".
" No, it isn't. It's an old T-shirt with bits of cereal on it, by Tartarus".
I pushed the door open and pulled her with me. Grimacing when I saw the chaos- bowls of cereal on the floor, magazines on the bed along with books with dubious titles, clothes everywhere- I crossed the room until I arrived at mom's huge walk-in closet ( a present from Aph ages ago).
I let go of my mom's wrist for a moment, opened the door and grabbed her again. I practically pushed her inside , then closed the doors.
" So. let's assess the damage, shall we?".
" Assess- what are you talking about?".
" Let's look which of these clothes are hopelessly outdated and stink compared to your beauty".
The hour after that, I made mom put on dozens of dresses , even more skirts and show me all kind of T-shirts and a couple of blouses. There were a few things that were so awful that I immediately shouted bin! ( we had put a bin in the corner, where mom threw the clothes I thought were awful) , but it wasn't as bad as I had feared. Mom actually had a few very cute dresses.
Mom was trying on a cockaildress when my phone moaned. I glared at it. I wasn't good with technology, but Hermes was (duh) and he had helped Aph to prank me by somehow making my phone do that whenever someone texted me. It was so awkward.
Fishing my phone from my pocket, I read the text. It was Aph, of course.
What are you doing right now?
Assessing the damage. The bin is rather ful .
To anyone else, this wouldn't have made sense, but Aphrodite and I had done things like this for ages. Ah. Smart.
I was just about to put away my phone when the infernal thing moaned again. What kind of lingerie does she have ? Anything sexy?
Aph! that's my mom. That's gross beyond words.
Whatev. I am coming over, tell her to take any sexy lingerie that she has out.
You tell her.
Gladly.
I put the phone away again, annoyed with Aphrodite . Could the woman never be normal? Or at least act appropriately for once and stop embarrassing me.
My rant was cut short , however, when mom appeared again . " so what do you think " she said, gesturing at her body.
"Ehm" I started, staring a bit. I was accustomed to seeing my mom in odd plant-related dresses or t-shirts, not sexy dresses. It was almost like seeing someone else that just looked like her, it was that weird.
" It looks great, it's just a bit short" I eventually said. Which was an understatement; the dress hardly reached her thighs. Not to mention it was incredibly tight and looked like it was part -corset.
Mom grimaced. " I know. That is why I never wear it, it isn't exactly appropriate".
I was glad that she had come to the conclusion herself. " Yeah, so that one -".
" Is actually approved of by moi" a sultry voice behind me suddenly spoke. I turned, coming face to face with Aphrodite. It's creepy how silent the woman can walk if she wants to, even while wearing high heels.
" Aph! How-".
" Never mind that sweetheart, we have work to do".
She walked past me and hugged my mom. " Demi! How nice to see you again". She pulled back, kissed my mom's right cheek, then left, then right again.
My mom seemed a bit overwhelmed. " Yes, nice to see you too?". It sounded more like a question than a statement, but Aphrodite ignored that. She was, after all, an expert on making herself home even when she shouldn't. Especially when she shouldn't, she actually seemed disappointed whenever people were happy to have her at their homes.
She clapped her hands. " So. Are you girls ready?".
"For what?" me and mom asked at the same time.
Aphrodite laughed. " A mother-daughter-knockout shopping spree of course".
She turned to me. " You don't mind if your mom comes with us, do you?".
I shook my head. I didn't mind. Not as long as Aphrodite behaved and wouldn't do anything- never mind. I did mind.
" Great. Let's go" she said, getting ready to transport us to a mall somewhere.
" wait!" my mom yelled.
" What?".
" I need to change, I cannot possibly wear this to-".
Aphrodite waved her hand and the next moment, mom was dressed in designer jeans, a nice pink blouse and waist-high black boots. Her hair was in a ponytail,her make-up was perfect and she looked about thirty.
She also looked slightly pissed at Aphrodite for taken liberties.
" Done, let's go" Aphrodite said, grabbing my hand and mom's . I just had time to throw mom a panicked look before everything went black.
A mall somewhere, Aphrodite's pov.
There are few things in life funnier than seeing two goddess nearly fall on their asses.
Demeter grabbed onto the first thing she found when I let go of her- that would be a wall- while Persephone grabbed my shoulder and glared at me. I shrugged her off.
" Don't touch this blouse sweetie, it's really fragile. And you will create creases".
I walked over to Demeter, who looked like a baby horse learning to stand, obviously she didn't know how to walk on high heels- and grabbed her hand. " Hold on to me, sweetheart, and try not to fall on your ass." .
Ignoring the fuming Persephone, I started walking away from the alley where I had transported us to and in the direction of the gargantuan mall.
" Why are we even visiting a mall? Don't you have everything that you need at your palace?" Persephone muttered.
" Of course. But this is more fun".
" The meaning of fun has suddenly drastically changed if that's the case" Demeter, crushing the bones in my hand, muttered.
" Oh do shut up darling".
The moment we entered the mall - that was actually more like one giant store- I pushed her off me. I smirked as she fell right into the arms of a handsome man. Perfectly timed, I congratulated myself.
I grabbed Persephone wrist and started running suddenly, ignoring her protests. It was all part of the plan! A part of the plan she didn't know about, but whatever. I can't think of everything.
We zigzagged through the gargantuan mall, ignoring people as we walked into them. Persephone tried to get free, but I wouldn't let her. I just pulled her along, further and further from the entrance.
Eventually, Persephone saw the fun in it and started laughing softly. " Why exactly -sorry sir- are we running- I beg your pardon- from my mom ".
"We aren't. We are allowing her to spend a little time wandering around the mall while we plan operation OTP" .
I suddenly turned right and Persephone walked into a giant guy with an even more giant beard. " Oops. Sorry sir".
" That's allright lad" the man said, winking.
" Did that man just call me a man" Persephone asked as soon as he was out of earshot.
" Probably. You need to shave more often" I said without really paying attention to her. She used her free hand to punch my shoulder. " Fragile" I reminded her.
" Don't care".
" Which is exactly why I almost never take you to malls, you just don't appreciate clothing like you do".
"No one 'appreciates' clothing like you do" Persephone said.
"Duh. So do you want to first get a cup of coffee or are we going to shop for you?".
" I thought that it was part of your brilliant plan to get mom spome nicer clothes" .
It was, but she could soon need nicer ones too. She wasn't as much of a fashion disaster as Demeter, but that was mainly because I had often helped her get nice clothes. Anyways, when Hameter had finally happened, I would get her a new man but she would have to actually look pretty, not like a bloated whale ( Persephone tended to eat a lot and really odd food too whenever she was sad).
" Well, of course. But I also want to help my best friend to look good".
" Uhm thanks, I guess".
I grinned at her and linked my arm with hers. " So bestie, what shop are we conquering first?".
Persephone laughed and randomnly ( she was still looking at me) pointed at one. "That one".
We spend a couple hours of shopping, laughing and just goofing around until Persephone got fed up with shopping ( She get that insanity from her mom) and we sat down to get some coffee. We were just sipping our second cup while I told her the latest gossip when a familiar voice ruined our corner of tranquility.
" APHRODITE. PERSEPHONE" Demeter screamed, nearly running towards us. She looked slightly harrassed, with her hair messed up and her eyes (more) crazy than usual.
She grabbed a chair and planted it next to mine, then practically threw herself in it. She rubbed her eyes, groaning. " That was horrible".
" What happened, mom?" Persephone asked, glancing at her mother's rumpled clothing, her askew hair and the fact that one of her heels was actually broken ( the ungrateful bitch, those heels didn't deserve that).
" Oh sweetie.. it was simply horrible. That dear man that caught me was really sweet at first. He asked me if I didn't hurt myself and when I had noticed that you guys were missing , he helped me search. So after a while of searching, we sat down and talked for a while".
Demeter shuddered, looking like she had returned from war and was now remembering its terrors. " And then it all went downhill. One moment, we were laughing about a joke that he had told, the next he was suddenly leaning in and trying to kiss me. So I told him that he wasn't interested and-".
" That asshole" Persephone suddenly hissed, her eyes narrowed. The poor glass in her hand didn't survive her sudden burst of anger; it shattered and made little droplets of ichor fall. While Demeter finished her tale of several men asking her out and a security guy that participtated into the bitch fight ( except then with men) that followed, her wiped away the ichor.
By the time Demeter had finished, Persephone was tight-lipped and her normal peaceful and happy godly aura was now more like a beehive. I moved my chairs a few metres, away from her crazy beehive-aura of power.
She suddenly stood and glared at me. Hadn't been gorgeous and quite certain that Persephone wouldn't want to ruin that by slapping me, I might have run.
" Aphrodite and I are going to the toilet mom, we will return shortly" she spat, then marched towards the toilet ( past a terrified mortal waiter who almost jumped into a table to avoid her).
I smiled at Demeter, then calmly stood and followed Persephone. The moment I entered the girl's bathroom, my insane best friend slammed the door shut.
" What the hell " she yelled.
" What?".
" What by Zeus' girly boxers is going on here ".
" You are screaming at me. What else is new?".
"APHRODITE" Persephone shrieked, hurting my ears. The woman could make glass shatter with a voice like that. And possibly eardrums too, if the buzzing in my ears was any indication.
"That is my name yes. It's normally spoken, not screamed though "I spat, now a tad angry myself. Just because I was trying to get her husband into her mom's pants , didn't mean she got to scream at me.
" Shut the freaking fuck up" she said, starting to pace. " What on Gaia was in that tea? " .
" Like I told you, it-".
" Fine. What was its purpose".
" What is usually a liquid's purpose?".
Persephone stopped pacing to glare at me. If looks could make mortals... I would be very mortal by now.
" Don't be smart with me now".
I rolled my eyes. Like I wasn't normally smart. " Fine. The first thing the tea does, is altering her body's pheromones. Basically, your mom is giving off more of them than normally. Than there is the small matter that anyone who touches her but is not her soulmate , will get a rather unpleasant burn".
I took a few steps back. The last part was the part I didn't like to divulge at all, but I also knew that I eventually had to. And Persephone had to fully understand how important it was for her mom to be with her soulmate.
She narrowed her eyes, arms crossed as she looked at my retreat. " And the last?".
"Well, you will have to understa-".
" Aphrodite Catascopia , you either tell me right now what you've done to my mom or I swear on the bloody Styx that I will think of a punishment so horrible that even Hades will pity you".
I swallowed. I would never admit it, but Persephone could be extremely threatening. She was basically the only person that could really scare me.
I glanced at the door, doing a quick calculation. If I ran immediately after I had told her, I might make it.
" The last part of it assures that until her soul mate has kissed her, your mom can't do certain things. Firstly, no one but he will be able to touch her. Then she won't be able to sleep or even rest. Then she will be unable to eat. She will come as close as dying as immortals can if her soulmate doesn't kiss her" I rushed out , then dove to the door.
I had really, really underestimated a worried Persephone.
She immediately tackled me, throwing me at the floor and holding me there by actually sitting down on me. I couldn't even protest , because that would mean opening my mouth - which was pressed against the filthy floor- which was not only difficult, but also gross.
"You filthy, inane, slutty, empty-headed piece of shit" Persephone suddenly said , right into my ear. She pulled on my hair and I groaned softly. That hurt. And she might actually ruin it.
" Befriending you is the worst mistake I have ever made". That stung. Despite all I did to her, I truly loved Persephone and would never actively try to hurt her ( despite what she might think when she discovered).
" You're a mistake. And if you're going to fix this one" she said, finally letting go of my hair and standing up. I didn't follow her example for a while, she didn't mean it , she is just angry, just lay there.
Only when I felt that I had managed to gather myself and felt less like bawling my eyes out, I stood and smiled at her. Don't drop the act. " I can't, it's - "
I froze when Persephone gave me her most loathful, angry look. Damn. Taking Prometheus place would have hurt less than that.
" Really, I can't , you just have to trust me, it's soulmates and everything will be fine, I never make mistakes and you both will be really happy" I started rambling.
She rolled her eyes and walked past me. " Whatever. I will only forgive you if mom really becomes happy. Otherwise, I will never talk to you again".
She opened the door and left. I swallowed again. It hurt, because I knew that she was serious. Persephone was willing to forget and forgive a lot of times, but not ever if it involved her mom.
After taking a couple of deep breaths, I walked back. I first got Demeter her favorite drink and then walked towards our table, where Persephone and Demeter were chatting.
I put the drink down in front of Demeter- she smiled and thanked me, Persephone looked at me like I was a second-hand pair of crocs- and spend sixty absolutely miserable minutes just listening to them.
When Demeter finally decided that she was ready to actually shop, I immediately jumped to my feet. She looked at me oddly, but didn't comment.
Persephone rolled her eyes and left to pay, then quickly came back and grabbed her mother's hand. When we started walking, I couldn't help but notice that Persephone kept herself in between Demeter and me. Which was stupid, because the 'poison' was already in Demeter's veins. And if I actually killed her - not possible, but let's pretend it is- then all my hard work would be for nothing.
Apparently Persephone didn't think about this though; she kept watching me like a hawk, making sure that I never came too close to her mom. It took her two hours to calm down enough to not jump forward when I helped Demeter with a dress.
Two whole hours of being pushed away, of bumping into Persephone whenever she practically jumped in between us. She had never been this hostile to me before and I hated it. I was used to my sweet-tempered, friendly and polite friend, not this cold, Athena-like version.
Just when I was about to actually cry, she started to relax. She wasn't as friendly as normally, but she wasn't so aloof either.
" Isn't it too short?" Demeter asked, gesturing down at the cocktaildress I was helping her into. The first part was a corset, then there was a part that reached mid-thigh and was like a sky filled with stars and then there was a transparent part that lasted until just over her knees. It was sexy, yet elegant. It was a mixture of very dark blue and black, colors that suited her somehow. It was enough to probably drive Hades crazier than the time he had kidnapped Persephone.
I smiled. "It is still decent, trust me".
Demeter laughed. " I am not sure that I should".
My smile froze. "Perhaps you shouldn't" I agreed, thinking off Persephone, who was waiting outside the dressing room.
" I trust your fashion sense though" Demeter quickly added, perhaps sensing my pain.
" That you definitely should".
I playfully pushed her. " Now go show your daughter, you disaster".
As Demeter pushed aside the curtains, I saw Persephone glance up, start smiling and then just... gape. Demeter walked over to her and gently closed her mouth.
" Don't keep that open, sweetheart, you will get- Persephone!" Demeter started laughing when Persephone suddenly hugged her tight . Only after a long while, she let go.
" Wow. Just wow" Persephone said, laughing too.
Demeter smiled shyly. " You really think so? I am still not certain whether it isn't too short".
Persephone shook her head. " it's perfect".
She smiled at me. " Thank you". Apparently choosing a really pretty dress for her mom sort of made up for the tea-poison accident. Go figures.
" You're welcome. So... lingerie?".
Persephone immediately grimaced. " Urgh. No way. I so don't want to know what kind of underwear my mom wears".
I rolled my eyes. Persephone could be such a baby , sometimes. Walking over to her, I covered her ears while I talked to Demeter. She might still hear, but whatever.
" Thong, strapless bra. Make sure they match. You probably should think of waxing".
Persephone turned a little green and groaned. Just to annoy her- she had been so mean, she deserved it-, I added " Don't forget what Zeus- who has made love to many, many women - taught you".
Persephone broke free and turned around. "Aph! Don't say stuff like that, jeez".
" Don't treat your best friend as shit" I countered.
" Don't poison you-" she fell silent, looking at Demeter. " Don't be an ass" she said lamely.
I grinned. She was still helping me with me plan and keeping shut about it. One-zero for me.
She slapped my arm. " Shut up, miss smug. I am still mad at you".
" Why are you-" Demeter started to ask, not one to keep her nose out of other people's business. Persephone quickly shut her up by grabbing her arm. " Let's go do your make-up! Aph?".
" Oh right" . I snapped my fingers. By the time I was done with Demeter, getting her soulmate to kiss her wouldn't be the problem.
No, getting him to stop , would.
I am terribly sorry that this still doesn't have the date in it, I am working towards that. I just thought this was a nice place to stop/ wanted to update today. Otherwise you would have had to wait another couple of days. I am not sure when I will update again, but probably at the end of the week :)