Author's Note: Alright here is the second chapter!

First off, I want to thank dragon-overlord-yuu for doing the beta of this fic! thank you so much ;w;

second off, there is a smut scene in this chapter... don't talk to me about it. I know. I'm sorry ;_;

Now, I hope you enjoy this!

Chapter 2

Hades woke up, disoriented. Where was he? What was this room? And what the hell was on his face?

He tried to move his hand to remove the mask, but his muscles refused to obey him. Instead of panicking, he stayed calm and breathed slowly. A small headache was starting at the back of his head, and he didn't feel so good. Still… where could he be? Where was this place? Hades tried to recall the last events that had happened.

Right. The storm. His suicide attempt. He remembered his lungs burning in his chest, the cold water and the fast current. After that, all was black. But strangely, he was not dead.

Hades remembered his name being screamed, seconds before he jumped. And as he remembered who had yelled, his eyes fell on Totsuka Takeru, asleep in a chair next to his bed.

What was he even doing here? Why did he care about a person such as him? Hades was just a god, only good at taking care of the dead and bringing misfortune to his loved ones. And yet, this boy wouldn't stop. He was always talking to him, and trying to get his attention. Hades didn't mind at first. But when he started feeling a growing love for the younger god, he started being distant. No way in all Erebos was he letting anything happen to Takeru. But the more distant he got, the more he wanted to be close to the sea god.

One day, he had let his guard down. Takeru came to the astronomy club early, surprising Hades, who was replacing books on a shelf.

"Hades-san! I've read about a constellation and I wanted to know what you knew about it!" the boy exclaimed, throwing his bag on a desk and half running toward the older god.

Hades snorted "Alright, which one?"

"Orion's belt" Takeru answered.

"That's more an alignment of star, part of the Orion constellation."

"Whatever. Who was that guy?"

Hades walked away, thinking. He was trying to remember what he knew about Orion. As he turned around, he saw the slight movement of the shelf, softly balancing and about to crash on Takeru, standing right in front of it. Before Hades could yell anything, he ran back to the boy and threw him to the ground, protecting him with his own body.

The books fell hard on him, and then the shelf followed. Resisting the urge to scream in pain, Hades hugged Takeru's body closer, the god's head cradled in his arms. When the room turned silent, he slowly let go of Takeru, his back in absolute horrible pain.

"Ha-Hades-san! Don't move, I'll go get someone!" Takeru started crawling away from under his savior, but Hades stopped him.

"No need. It's nothing. The shelf is not so heavy." Hades whispered, moving said shelf as he started rising, pain contorting his face.

Takeru removed the wooden piece, threw it away and quickly went to Hades' help. But the god refused the helping hand, hitting it away from him with the back of his own.

"I… I've caused you enough trouble... I'm… sorry" Hades mumbled, then ran out of the class.

Takeru, too shocked, didn't go after him. It took a few minutes before he could even move a finger.

After that event, Hades stayed away from the sea god as much as he could. Whenever the boy would sit with him, or try to have a long conversation, Hades would find a way to escape. It was all his fault. Just like every time. He thought maybe this time, with Yui and the others' help, it could work, that his misfortune would leave him alone, but apparently not. It had decided to attack the only other person he had loved since Persephone.

He was tired of it. Always, always getting his happiness taken away from him because of this curse. Always, always having to move on and start somewhere else. He could never have a relation, he could never have any friends. He was meant to be alone forever and ever, for the sake of those he loved. He couldn't bear seeing them hurt ever again.

With the weight of his curse, he had decided to end this once and for all. And even if he didn't die, he'd go back to where he belonged, and no one would be hurt again because of him. And anyway, they'd all be happier that way. No one would miss him really. He was just someone passing by, not really worth the attention. His only way out was ending his life, and that was fine by him.

His misfortune had followed him even as he tried to die. It had made Takeru jump and save him, causing him pain probably, and hurting him yet once more.

A tear trailed down his cheek, more following a few seconds after. He wanted to wipe them away, but his arms still wouldn't obey him. Panicking slightly, Hades tried to move by any mean, but his body was barely responding.

"Calm down, Hades-san, it's okay" a sleepy voice said.

Takeru put his hand down on the man's arm. Hades couldn't move away from his touch, and that made him want to cry more. Oh how much he regretted everything…

"Hades" Takeru called out again as Hades didn't calm down.

"Let me go" the man said harshly.

"Not until you've calmed down" Takeru insisted.

It took a moment, but Hades finally stopped moving, or at least, trying to move. Takeru let go of his arm and sat back down in his chair. Hades turned his head away, looking at the opposite side of the room.

"How are you feeling?" the sea god asked, genuinely worried about his friend.

Hades kept silent, obstinately looking at the door. The oxygen masks was still stuck on his face. Figuring he probably didn't need it anymore, Takeru slowly reached out to remove it. Hades barely moved while Takeru helped him out. There was a long moment of silence, Hades ignoring his friend, and Takeru not daring to ask what he wanted to ask. How desperately he wanted to ask why Hades had done it, and yet he knew this would only make things worse.

"Leave, please" Hades whispered, not looking away from the door.

"I can't. The nurse didn't say I could go just yet." Takeru explained carefully.

He felt fine, and he probably could leave, but he didn't want to. Hades couldn't move for now, but that was only because of something Apollon made him drink earlier. The effects would probably wear off soon, especially now that Hades was awake.

Zeus had been clear. A few hours ago, when they had arrived at the infirmary, Takeru had been conscious briefly. He had heard about the potion, and he had seen Zeus talking to his classmates. He had said that under no circumstances Hades must be left alone. The headmaster didn't want his brother to try to end his life again.

"Then go back to your bed and stop talking to me" Hades crudely said, closing his eyes.

Takeru sighed and got to his feet, slowly walking to his bed and sitting on it. He didn't want to make Hades any angrier than he already was… and now he could actually see his face. He didn't look in pain, but he did look exhausted and sad.

"Zeus said we couldn't leave you alone anymore" the sea god spoke up, his chin resting in the palm of his hand.

Hades angrily cracked an eye open and successfully turned to his side, showing his back to Takeru. The potion stopped working… Takeru couldn't help but think as Hades slowly got control over his limbs again.

"I know you two don't like each other, but he does care y'know"

"He does not. Now, shut up"

The younger god looked at his friend in surprise. He had never seen Hades like this. He did know that his brother was a sensitive subject for him, but he felt he had to tell him. He didn't stop speaking, even though he knew that was making the mood of the elder god worst.

"A-fool-on and Dionysus will look after you in the dorms, and I was asked to look after you during day time. Or at least, they'll ask me that, they haven't properly done it yet. I just happened to hear it"

"Shut up!" Hades thundered, quickly turning around and sitting up, his eyes wild.

For the first time since he met the man, Takeru got scared, and he wasn't easily scared. Both of Hades' eyes were visible, and his left one was the strangest thing he had ever seen. It was entirely black, save for the iris who was the same red as his right eye. He looked incredibly mad, and extremely dangerous.

Seeing the terror in Takeru's eyes, Hades calmed down. He looked away, his head hanging low. He buried his face in his hands and quietly started sobbing. The person he wanted to hurt the less was now afraid of him, because he had overreacted. Why couldn't they have left him alone? Why did they have to save him?

As he cried, Takeru got up and walked yet once more toward Hades. He climbed on the bed and sat in front of him. As Hades looked up, just about to tell him to go away and leave him alone, Takeru grabbed his face with two hands and kissed him passionately on the lips.

Hades' first reaction was to push him away, but he did it so weakly that Takeru barely moved. As much as he wanted to protect the boy, he was unable to say no to the feeling of his lips pressed against his, his hands on his cheeks, wiping the tears away with his thumbs as he kept kissing the older god.

The god of death gave in. He opened up just a little, allowing Takeru to make him fall on his back as he kept kissing him harder, biting Hades' lips, one of his hand entangling in the man's curly hair. He started to undo Hades' shirt with the other, his mouth moving from his lips to his neck, biting it hard enough to leave a mark. The Greek god started pulling at the top of Takeru's shirt, urging him to remove it.

Hades hadn't shared his bed with someone else in a long time. He hadn't forgotten, but it still felt weird, especially with Takeru. He was convinced he was only doing it because of how weak Hades had appeared, that no feelings were involved in this. He didn't want Takeru to love him. He wanted everyone to hate him. It would just make things a lot simpler for him. He'd be able to leave without anyone missing him, he'd be free of all attachment. He'd only have his own feelings, and that'd be fine.

Takeru wasn't really thinking this through. He was purely letting his instinct guide him. When he saw Hades crying, he couldn't help himself. He just wanted the poor man to stop suffering, and he didn't quite know how to help. At first he just wanted to hug him, but as his head got closer to Hades', he ended up kissing him. From there, he gave in to the temptation, pushing his luck as far as he could. Since Hades didn't push him away, he kept going, removing the man's shirt, then his own after the god had urged him to.

The sea god left trails of light kisses on the pale skin, starting from Hades' strong jaw and slowly going down, nibbling at the skin from time to time. As he made his way down, his hands worked at removing the god's pants, unbuckling the belt, gently pulling them toward his feet. Through Hades' underwear, he could see the shape of his half-hard penis, now even more tempted than before. His hand grasped it gently, moving slowly around it. A groan came out of Hades throat, giving Takeru the courage to pursue his doing.

He pulled the underwear down, and once they were off Hades' body, he threw them to the ground. Without missing a beat, he put the head of the god's cock in his mouth, rubbing the base with his hand as he sucked.

Hades covered his face with his arms, trying to muffle his moan. He didn't expect Takeru to be this good, to be fair. He hadn't had this kind of relationship in a really long time, and he was slowly forgetting that Takeru was doing it out of pity for him.

Before Hades could cum, Takeru sat on his heels and looked around the room… he needed lube. He doubted they had that in the infirmary. Still, he dared open the drawer, and to his surprise, he found a tube. He had no idea why it was there, but he was glad it was.

He covered his finger with lubricant and proceeded on stretching Hades. The older god muffled the pained sounds escaping his lips with his pillow. He deserved this pain anyway. He felt like he shouldn't have let Takeru continue, even though he wanted it.

After minutes of insufferable pain, Hades was about to ask the Japanese god to stop. But he realized the pain was easing as Takeru's finger moved, preparing him to what would come next.

Some more time passed and Takeru decided Hades was ready. He took the lube again and covered his cock with it, then settled himself between Hades. The man's face was still covered by a pillow, making Takeru a bit sad. He forced him to spread his legs, so that he'd have a better angle at this. Gently, he put the head of his penis in, waiting for a reaction in Hades' body language. He reached out to get the pillow out of the man's face as he inserted more of himself in the god of the underworld.

Takeru blushed as he saw Hades' face. The man was completely flushed, his hair out of his face, both of his eyes closed. His lips were slightly parted, small sound of discomfort coming out of him as Takeru thrust inside. Unable to stop himself, he started kissing the other god again as he set a slow pace.

If he didn't know he could love boys, Takeru had had his fair share of one night stands with some, most of them being the result of him consuming too much sake. He didn't know if it was Hades' first time with a man, or just his first time at all. The faces he made were so… cute.

His pace slightly accelerating, Takeru started kissing Hades' neck, leaving bite marks and hickeys here and there. Fortunately, the Greek god's uniform went up high enough to cover those love marks, so nobody would know the next day.

Hades' legs were wrapped around Takeru's waist, his arms over his head, and his head thrown back as he panted. Using only one arm to support himself, Takeru's now free hand went down and grabbed the Greek god's hard cock, giving him a hand job as he kept thrusting inside him. Takeru was about to cum, and he was pretty sure Hades was too.

Sticky liquid covered his hand as Hades moaned aloud. Blushing harder at the sight, Takeru kept thrusting and finally released too, suddenly exhausted by the action. He let himself fall on top of the god, panting hard.

His head was resting on Hades' chest as he slowly recovered, the fog of the euphoric feeling slowly dissolving. What had he done? Why had he even done it? Out of pity? Sure he loved Hades but still. He thought the god just needed some sort of physical contact after what happened.

Takeru silently rose and got some wet towel to clean himself. He gave Hades one too, but it took a little while before the Greek god could move. As the younger one started dressing up again, his back to Hades, he grumbled a few words that hurt the man even more.

"Forget this happened. I… don't know why I did it"

After having thrown Hades' trousers to him, Takeru left the infirmary. As he opened the door, he saw Apollon about to enter the room, a smile on his face.

"Take-Take!" he exclaimed, throwing his arms in the air. "How are you? Are you okay?"

"I'm fine. You should wait a few minutes before entering the infirmary" the Japanese god grumbled as he left, walking quickly.

"Take-Take! Wait! Let me check you out to see if you're alright!" Apollon called after him, but Takeru ignored him.

"I guess he must be alright" the sun god shrugged and turned around to the door. "Uncle! Are you awake uncle?" he said as he walked in.

Hades gave him a cold look. He had put his trousers back on, and had started buttoning up his shirt. Definitely, they were not going to leave him alone.

"Zeus doesn't want us to leave you alone at any time, so if you don't feel like going to class I'll stay with you! That's alright, right?" he happily said, approaching the god.

Hades nodded, but didn't speak. He still felt weak, both from the night before and what had just happened. He didn't trust his legs to support him, so he laid back in bed, turning his back to his nephew.

"I'm tired. I'll sleep some more" he quietly announced.

"Alright then I'll… study" Apollon replied, slightly sad. "I'll be right here if you need me"

Hades didn't answer and fell asleep in the hope that Thanatos would come get him in his sleep this time. He'd never be able to face Takeru or any of the others again.