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Ch 12: Surprise

And so the meeting continued on as normal, albeit with a little confusion on the part of the other gods. There were questions for sure, but no one wanted to encroach upon the king of the gods's privacy. So instead, they discussed the main happenings of the year and how that would affect the coming year.

As the meeting drew to a close, Zeus decided to take the floor again. This was not abnormal, since he usually was the one to give the opening and closing statements.

But something in the way he carried himself made the other gods lean forward, curious as to what he had to say.

"As per usual, our winter solstice meeting has gone wonderfully, as expected. Thank you all for coming." He smiled at each one in turn, gaze lingering on his brother before he turned away again.

"I have something important to say before you all go." He looked up at the miniature cameras flying around in the air, covering for the meeting so that other minor gods and deities could be informed of the meeting's contents. Whatever he was about to say, the whole world would know.

"I have been lying to all of you. To keep face, I suppose. It was wrong of me, and I was hurting someone I cared deeply about." He turned his gaze back onto the small skeleton as a murmur passed through those present.

"I want to apologise. To my brother, Hades."

The murmuring increased at the gods' confusion. Hades though, still didn't change his facial expression, although he had to be confused too. Instead, he watched his brother carefully, sharp eyelights appraising him.

"I'm sick and tired of lying. So what I'm about to say and do right now comes from the depths of my soul." He approached his brother's throne, keeping his eyelights on the skeleton although he knew all eyes were on him.

He got down in front of his brother, smiling gently even as Hades's composure cracked, confusion finally going through his face.

"I love you more than anything, brother." An audible gasp seemed to echo throughout the room as the gods present tittered anxiously. "Will you do me the honour of being by my side and marry me?"

Hades's sockets widened as his brother brought out a beautifully elegant ring of silver, studded with a large dark obsidian stone.

He looked down at the ring then up at his brother, his mouth opening and closing but no words coming out. It seemed that even Hades had been caught by surprise.