Hercules Versus Hades

Chapter 4

I was lying on my bed staring into the stars when sudden flash backs came to me. They all made me think how much I'd changed, and what I'd done to destroy the love I'd had. The love I'd had with Hercules. The love that I..
The Gods, his parents, should curse my cheating guts and everything I have because I don't deserve him now! He stayed on earth and traded his Godhood because I was mortal and because I couldn't live with him if he rejoined his parents, because I was too stupid to say, "No, you've earned your place as a God. You go." His love was too strong to let me go. I was his true love. I was the one who changed his world, his look on life. I was the one who was supposed to stay with him forever. I was the one who was supposed to return his love whatever the consequences and whatever life threw at us. I was supposed -
"Meg!" It was Phil. Run!
"Um, yes?" My hands were starting to shake.
"I want to talk you. You see, I don't get you." I harrumphed.
"Is this really all you came for Phil? Wow, you really do make me laugh." I went to walk away, but he grabbed me violently by the wrist. Aah!
"No. I wanted you to know that what you intend to do, whatever is inside that twisted mind of yours, is wrong and is very very bad. Fooling around with Hades, Meg, is no way to get Herc to love you unconditionally you know. Remember when you sold your soul to save your then boyfriend's life?" I nodded grimfully. "Well, you won't be happy, I assure you. I hope you do sell your soul again, or at least you have a few years added on to that darling contract of yours. Don't. You. Dare. Hurt Hercules. Or I will come and make sure you don't ever get rescued." I looked at the floor and nodded again.
"What was that?" Hercules appeared. "Phil, were you.. Threatening her?" His face went from happiness to sadness and betrayal. "Leave. Leave me here. Leave me alone!"
Phil looked up at me with swollen, hurt eyes. "You see what you've done now, Nut Meg? You've torn me away from him!"
"Shut. Up." Rage was bubbling up inside me. "Only Hades calls me that." For some reason  I now loathed that nickname.
What had I done to myself? What had I done to everyone else?