*Hera's pov*
I couldn't do it anymore. I just couldn't. I slammed the doors to the throne room open. I was late for a meeting but I didn't really care. I caught sight of the olympians looking at me like I was insane. Maybe I was insane, but who were they to judge?
I stormed towards a shocked Zeus. I almost laughed at his expression. He was staring at me with wide eyes and... was that fear? I felt a swell of satisfaction at that.
"How dare you?!" I yelled, slamming my hands down on the side rests of his throne and glared at him with such an intensity that it was a wonder that he didn't die then and there.
"How dare I what?" Zeus asked nervously.
I scoffed. Typical. I was so sick of this, so sick of him.
"Don't you feel guilty, at all?" I questioned. "Do you have no shame, whatsoever?"
Zeus stayed silent. That irritated me even more.
"You cheated on me. Again." My throat constricted with that last word.
When he made the oath I had felt hopeful that he would stay faithful. How foolish I was. I had caught him with some nymph in our bed the next day. I felt tears prick at my eyes. I forced them back. I couldn't cry. Not now.
"Hera I-" I cut Zeus off.
"You made an oath Zeus! And you know what the worst part is? That I thought you would actually be husband for once. I can't do this Zeus! I can't fucking do this! I can't spend one more day here, being put through this again and again. It hurts Zeus. You may not know how it feels, but it hurts. I don't know why I ever agreed to marry you. I-i-i can't" I ended my rant with tears streaming down my face. I turned on my heel and flashed away.
*third person pov*
Hades and Persephone were having a picnic in Persephone's garden when Hera flashed in.
"Hera?" Hades asked, confused. Both him and Persephone noticed her tears.
"Sorry for just barging in, but I didn't know where else to go" Hera apologized, her voice thick with emotion.
"No need to apologize, you're always welcome here" Persephone assured. "Now what's wrong?"
Hera broke into a new wave of sobs, tears streaming down her face. Persephone held her as she cried.
"Z-zeus" was all Hera managed to get out.
"I will strangle that useless flashlight. Or maybe i'll take some flowers and shove them up his-"
Persephone was interrupted by Hades. " Darling, I know you're angry, but could you not threaten the king of the gods? You know, the one who could kill you without breaking a sweat? That's kind of dangerous" Hades said nervously.
"You know what else is dangerous? Me!" Persephone stated, a wicked grin on her face as she thought of multiple ways to hurt Zeus.
Hera let out a weak laugh. She looked a mess and she was trying to clean her face. Hades felt a swell of anger.
"I'll be right back. I have some business to attend to." Hades said, before flashing to Olympus.
"Hades! What are you doing here?" Zeus boomed, desperate for a distraction from what happened.
"Oh, nothing dear brother. I was just getting something for Persephone and decided to come say hello" Hades faked a smile.
"And how is my daughter? Has she been eating enough cereal?" Demeter demanded.
"Enough with the cereal woman!" Hades groaned.
Demeter's expression darkened and she launched into a rant about the properties of cereal, which Hades had heard so much that he was mouthing the words along with her. "-and it is excellent for health"
Several of the olympians sniggered. There was aimless chatter for a few minutes before a question was asked which gave Hades the perfect opportunity to roast Zeus.
"How have you managed to stay with someone for 2000 years? No one stays with me for more than a few years" Apollo whined.
"Oh, that's simple. You just need to have a happy and healthy relationship." Hades replied.
"How do you do that?" Aphrodite asked, curious to hear what he had to say on the subject.
"Well, the first thing is that you need to actually love each other. The second is that you both put effort into the relationship the whole time, not just the first day or week. The third is to not cheat, LOOKING AT YOU ZEUS, HERA IS CURRENTLY CRYING HER EYES OUT IN PERSEPHONE'S GARDEN, WHAT THE FUCK HAVE YOU DONE?" Hades voice rose at the end.
Zeus looked a bit sheepish. "I may have, um, sired a demigod"
"YOU WHAT!" needless to say, it took the whole olympian council to stop Hades from killing Zeus.
