The Darkest Love Maleficent X Hades

4 Busted

Hades POV's

As soon as Uliana made her little declaration, I couldn't help but laugh. The idea of me, Hades, having feelings for Maleficent? It was so ridiculous that I had to brush it off. "What?! You actually think I reacted like this because I have feelings for Mal?! Ahaha, that's a good one, Uliana." I tried to keep the laughter going, but inside, I felt something gnawing at me. I couldn't figure it out, but I wasn't ready to admit anything... not even to myself.

Uliana rolled her eyes, clearly unimpressed by my denial. "Oh, stop this and admit it already. It's obvious at this point," she said with a tone that told me she was way over my excuses.

"Well, she isn't wrong. I can see it too," Morgie chimed in, nodding along with her. Now, both of them were staring at me like they had just cracked the biggest mystery of the universe, and I was completely baffled by the whole thing.

"Listen up," I said, exasperated. "Y'all must be having some wild visions if you think there's any attraction between me and Mal. I mean, I might understand if you were talking about Hook because he's the one who's been head over heels for her... or literally any other girl. But me? C'mon. I've never had a thing for anyone, especially not her."

I was trying to explain myself, but it was like speaking to a wall. My words didn't land... Uliana and Morgie just stared at me with knowing smirks, clearly unconvinced.

"You can say whatever you want, Hades, but the way you act tells us more than your words ever could," Uliana shot back, crossing her arms. Morgie nodded beside her, her face split into a grin.

"Oh, and how you look at her? Please, you've known her for like a month, and ever since she showed up, you've been completely different when she's around," Morgie added, her voice filled with the smug satisfaction of someone who thought they had it all figured out.

I threw my hands up in frustration. "Are you two serious right now?"

They nodded, still amused.

"Alright, then, enlighten me," I said, finally giving in just to hear them out, though I could feel my patience thinning.

Uliana grinned, clearly enjoying this too much. "Well, let's start with how she's the only one who can calm you down. Remember that time in the garden? You were about to beat some poor kid into the ground, and she just touched your shoulder and told you it wasn't worth it—and you melted. I swear, if we'd looked closely, there would've been little heart-shaped eyes floating above your head."

Morgie joined in, barely containing her laughter. "And then there's the way you stop whatever you're doing when she enters a room, like some goddess just floated in on a cloud. You don't even bother hiding it—you just stare."

Uliana leaned in, her voice getting more teasing. "Not to mention how you're always the first one to jump up and help her with anything. She could ask you to swim across the ocean, and you'd be halfway there before anyone else even moved."

They both started laughing again, completely satisfied with their so-called "proof." They could have gone on for hours, listing every little thing I did around Mal, but I had heard enough.

"Yoo, what's all this laughing about?" Hook and Maleficent suddenly appeared, their voices cutting through the conversation. My eyes briefly met Hook's, but I wasn't ready to talk to him about what had happened in class, and definitely not in front of everyone. I grabbed my bag, feeling the sudden urge to get out of there before this conversation spiraled any further.

"I'll catch you later," I said, making a point to ignore the knowing looks from Uliana and Morgie. "Oh, and by the way, you two are still wrong." I pointed at them as I walked out of the garden, their laughter trailing behind me.

But as I left, their words stuck with me, swirling around in my head. I didn't want to believe them, but the more I thought about it, the more I started to wonder if maybe—just maybe—they had a point.

Hook POV's

As soon as the lesson ended, I couldn't wait to get out of there and find Hades. I had to sort things out with him after that strange outburst. Gently, I shook Maleficent awake. "Lesson's over. Wanna help me look for Hades?" She turned her face toward me, blinking sleepily, and gave a small nod. We gathered our stuff quickly, and I opened the door for her, letting her pass first. With that, we both set out to search for him.

After a bit of wandering through the hallways, we reached the indoor garden, where we were met by obnoxious laughter echoing around the place. All three of our friends—Uliana, Morgie, and Hades—were there. Something was definitely going on.

"Yoo, what is this laughing all about?" I asked, trying to sound casual, but my eyes immediately fell on Hades. He had a bland expression on his face, almost like he was purposefully shutting down any emotion. Before I could even ask him what was going on, he just grabbed his bag and walked out without saying a word. I sighed, feeling a wave of defeat wash over me as he disappeared from view.

Maleficent, always calm and collected, patted me on the shoulder. "Don't worry, he'll come around," she reassured me softly. It was hard to feel comforted when Hades kept acting so weird, but I appreciated her trying to ease my frustration.

"What were you three laughing about?" Maleficent asked, her curiosity piqued as she turned to Uliana and Morgie.

"Oh, nothing too fun, we were just stating some facts," Uliana replied with a smirk. I sighed, already sensing they were keeping something from us.

"Did he say anything about what happened earlier?" I asked, hoping for some insight into what had been going through his mind.

Uliana shot me a glance, and for once, her confident grin softened. "I don't think we should get too involved in this, but yeah, he's a bit... confused," she said, her voice hinting at something deeper than she was letting on.

Morgie, always the one with a plotting smirk, leaned in slightly. "But we might have an idea about what could help you two sort things out," he said, his eyes twinkling with a mischievous plan brewing.

I looked at him, raising an eyebrow. "What are you talking about?"

He exchanged a glance with Uliana before she chuckled.

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