Grace rushed down to where her grandmother ladled, she didn't plan for her to actually jump out the window but it just happened. She knelt down next to her unsure what to do.
"Grandma?" She whispered, no reply. "Grandma I'm sorry I didn't mean to." She lightly set a hand on her but she didn't move.
"Grandmother please wake up!" She began violently shaking her but she didn't wake. Tears shot down the little girl's eyes as she weeped for her grandmother to get better. Sure she was mean but at least she gave her protection. Now who was gonna look after her now that she was gone, surely she couldn't take care of herself. But the nearest town was almost an hour drive, and the reception up here wasn't always the best. Tears rushed down her face as she layed on her last remaining relative. And that is where she remained the rest of the night.
Later that same day she woke up to someone carrying her.
"I want the mess cleaned up asap!" Yelled a man she didn't recognize.
"Yes boss!" To young boys called.
Wondering what was happening she opened her eyes to see her house getting further and further away. Her eyes darted around until she noticed the figure careing her. She screamed louder than ever as her captor dropped her from being startled. She hit the ground with a thud.
Taking a look at the creature he was blue with two sharp horns. "Please don't hurt me!" She pleaded backing away from the creature.
The blue creature was startled as well, back up from the frightened little girl. "Hay kid, it's alright. I didn't mean to-'' he said, trying to come closer but she backed up even further. "Don't touch me." She quivered in fear.
"Here, why don't we go inside, that's your house right?" The pink one pointed to her long cabin manor and she nodded.
"Hades Isn't going to be happy-" the blue one mumbled before turning and gesturing for the girl to follow.
Grace followed with her guard up. She didn't know who this guy was but it may be the only people for miles. Once back at the manor, the blue creature opened the door letting the two inside.
"Hades?" The creator shouted.
"What?! Aren't you supposed-" that when he turned the corner into the foyer. He noticed the small little girl behind his blue henchman. "Panic I thought you said they were dead!" His gray body now turned a fire read.
Grace jumped back remembering why they all looked so familiar. "You, you're from the movie!" She pointed at hades.
Hades doled himself but gave a confused look at the girl "from what?"
Grace ran into the rather large screening room and over to the rather large dvd rack. She grabbed a movie titled "Hercules" then rushed back out to where the two were waiting.
"This, mr hades." She said hand him the DVD case.
Hades looked it over, eyes widened at who was on the cover "how in the underworld did wonder boy make it onto this!" He screamed as he went up in flames.
Grace jumped back, afraid of the Greek god. She had seen almost every Disney movie but never really liked the villains. It was the one activit her grandmother had allowed her to do, watch tv when she was finished with her chores.
"You!" He pointed at the small child "how did you get your hands on this?"
"Mommy and daddy." She spoke softly as she backed away.
Hades took a breath to cool himself, his skin growing back to his usual gray. "and just where might they be?"
"Gone." She spoke, a single tear dripping from her eye.
"What do you mean gone?" He hoped it wasn't the answer he was thinking. But he was sadly mistaken.
"Dead." Her lip quivered as she tried to say the word "so is grandma."
Hades was taken back by this. This little girl had barely been on earth that long and had already lost three family members. He knelt down in front of the kid to get to her level. Placing a comforting hand on her shoulder he asked "perhaps you can tell me who you are? And how old are you?"
"Grace, I'm 6."
"We'll grace, names hades lord of the dead. Those two" he pointed over his shoulder "are my imphs pain and panic." They gave a wave to the little one as they went back to work. "Now I know this is a lot to take in, but I think you can tell we don't belong here correct?"
Grace nodded as her head snuck further into her chest.
"I take it you don't know how we got here either, but perhaps you can tell me where we are?"
"the forest"
"I can see that, but where is the forest located?"
She shrugged, "I've never left the manor."
Hades shuffled his brow in confusion "you mean, you've never been outside the forest."
Grace nodded "mommy and daddy always traveled, keeping me here with my grandmother. After they died, my grandmother forced me to be cooped up inside the manor ground, always making me dance for people or clean the house."
"Dance?" Hades asked with more confusion.
Grace grabbed the gods hand and took him to the cinema room. His imph followed him. She began to fiddle with the remote, going to YouTube and typing in her YouTube channel and clicking on the latest video her grandmother had posted 3 days ago.
(Play the song insane)
Halfway though the video Hades made Grace turn it off. He and his imps were impressed/ mortified by the sight. As much as they enjoyed the song, they didn't feel a girl this young should have listened to it. It also doesn't help that the dance moves were somewhat interesting for a six year old. Not to mention the outfit and makeup she was wearing made her look way older than she really was.
"Grace hunny, what did you parents do for a living?"
"Mommy was a model, and daddy was a doctor. They both traveled a lot, mostly together. But when they died they left me the fortune, but my grandmother didn't have anything. Grandma said that the flute could have made us last longer than our lifetimes. But since she didn't get any, she made me dance for videos and for her party's to get paid."
Hades looked dumbfounded. How could someone do this to a kid this young. Sure he had done some terrible things but at least he had a reason to do them, this though was just cruel.
"Tell you want kid." Hades said, placing a hand on her shoulder. Grace turned to look. At the god, some tears in her eyes "you let me and my imps stay and I'll keep you from ever having to do that again?"
"You will?" She asked, wiping her eyes dry.
"Well it's not like I can get home, at least I don't sense any underworld presents in this realm."
Grace smiled at the god. For once in a long time someone actually cared what she thought. Excited, she grabbed the gods hand and began pulling him out of the room.
"Kid were you taking me?" He asked in curiosity.
"On a tour, you need to know where things are or you could get lost." She spoke as if she where an adult speaking to a child. She showed them everything, from the kitchen with a large pantry, dining room, indoor pool, game room, ballroom with a small stage, a studio where she danced, a gym which was never used, and a library. even a basement that held several random things, including a small room.
"That my room" she pointed to the small dark bedroom. It was barely lit with a small window. A flat cardboard box covered with a pillow and blanket made her bed.in the corner was a pile of rags that the girl wore as clothes. Hade looked horrified at the mess, surely this couldn't be the child's room. "Was this always your room?" He asked.
Grace shook her head "that's where I stayed when my grandma watched me. And for the 2 years since my parents died." She then looked at Hades "let me show you guys your rooms."
Wanting to get away from the memory she pulled Hades back up to the main floor.
"If you'll excuse me for a moment." He walked out the door and blew his fiery head off.
"Is he ok?" She asked the two imph who were now back in the manor.
They each looked at you with concern, "Ya" pain said.
"I think" panic added. For they had never seen their boss get mad at somebody else's life.
It wasn't long before hades turned the manor, a little reader then normal. "Alright, I'm cool, I'm cool." He brushes his flame back as his skin returns to its normal color. Grace took his hand again and this time getured for the two imphs to come. Upstairs grace shows them their rooms, placing the two imps together in a room next to Hades.
Hades smiled at the room he had, huge and dark just like the underworld. "You sure know how to pick a room kid!" He glanced at every little detail.
Grace smiled then her stomach growled, she was hungry.
"You hungry?" He asked, turning to the little one.
She nodded and went to the kitchen to grab something.
After she left, Hades entered his imphs room and they were sure settling in. It was a room with two twin beds on either side, with a sort of purplish color. As the boss enters they each look at him.
"So, what's the plan boss, kick the kids out and we-" pain began to speak before hades picked him up with his gray hand "we will be doing no such thing! You boys are to treat her with respect! Are we clear?"
The two imphs quivered in hades rage and just nodded their heads. "Good, now go find a suitable room for the kid." He then left in rage.
Upon coming down he noticed the girl had an energy drink in her hands.
"Don't you want some real food?" He asked to come over to the counter.
"Grandma said these are all I can have." She sipped more making a disgusted face "I don't like them but she said I have to have one a day."
This was when Hades took the drink from her and poured it down the sink.
"Hay!" Grace yelled as her food was gone.
"Whilst I'm here, you won't be drinking these anymore." He chucked the empty bottle into the trash and whent to look in the fridge. He found an apple and some grapes and thought it would be perfect.
He grabbed a bowl, plopped the grapes in before curing the apples into slices on a plate. He shoved them over and Grace looked at them like they were a foreign food.
"Don't tell me you've never seen fruit before."
"I have, but I'm usually served leftovers."
"Leftovers?" Hades questioned.
"Ya, I usually get the leftovers of whatever my grandmother doesn't eat."
Hades slapped his head and muttered a very bad word that thankfully grace didn't hear. But when he looked back up she was happily eating the fruit placed in front of her. By the time she was finished the imphs came in saying they found a room.
Hades picked up the little girl and followed the imphs. They had led them to a room fit for a princess, full of soft and cuddled things. Grace smiled at the sight of a real bed.
"Are you cereal!" She cried as Hades plopped her on the ground.
"You mean serious and yes."
"We took the liberty of bringing your clothes up along with the rest of the stuff down in the dark room." Pain said point to the box.
Grace looked over into the box realizing how little stuff she really had. Inside was a very fue outfit and most were rather ripped or not ment for a girl her age. She found one of the dresses her grandmother had bought her that she typically wore as a nightgown. "One second" she said, running into the bathroom before coming out in a tight red dress that really showed off her curves, and brushes her grandmother has given her.
At the sight Hades snapped his finger giving the girl a completely new nightgown. Grace looked down then back at the god "No, I'm not gonna hear it!" Hades said before she even spoke "you're under my care and I'm not having you wear anything like that."
Grace just looked at the god and smiled "ok!"
Hades blinked at her response. He was respecting a tantrum but this kid was just saying ok "Ok, you mean you're not gonna fight me on this?"
"Nope. In fact I like this a lot more." She smiled at the pink nightgown she now ware.
"Well," he then turned his attention into her busing. "Who did that to you kid?"
"My grandmother, when I don't listen, I get beaten. Make me cover them up during performances." She looked down and walked over to her new bed.
Hades looked dumbfounded. First this woman tortured the girl by dancing, then an awful wardrobe, now she abused her?
He walked over to grace and picked her up, sitting her on the bed. "Grace, sweetie, is there anything else I should know about this place before I go explode in your backyard?"
Grace thought for a moment before shaking her head "not that I can think of right now."
"Good." He said as Grace climbed into bed.
"Grace from now on you have nothing to be scared of. I promise no more harm will come to you." Hades said as he tucked her in.
"Ok!" She said with a smile. Finally someone who knows how tot take care of a kid.
"Night kid" hades and the imphs said as they left.
"Night" she said as her eyes shut "hades."
Authors note:7/16/23
so what did you think? Good so far? Don't worry there's more villains to come and much slower as I want to focus on giving each of them a roll in graces life. I'm also thinking doing Pixar as-well, but will wait to see how that plans out. Also you all agree that this should be mature right? Or am I just being paranoid? Anyways I love to hear what you guys think, and if you have any suggestion I'm taking them! Thanks for reading and I'll see ya next update! Goober out!