When Darkness Met Her

An Oldie but Goody

"Do you really think it's her?"

"Unless Hades decided to just take some girl into his bed? Please, it has to be her."

"Shhh Meg! You'll wake her up!"

"Your shushing will wake her up! No Cerberus!"

"Wait! I think she's starting to!"

The flapping of wings made Persephone's eyes split wide open as she woke up to find the three Furies standing like children caught doing something bad. She smiled brightly as she sat up and softly rubbed her eyes awake.

"Hi guys" she said with a small yawn.

The first one Alecto, or Alec as her sisters called her, came rushing towards the bedside with a fang filled grin on her face.

"Oh I knew it as you! It's just been so damn long since you've come actually into the house!" she said grabbing Persephone's hands with her scaly ones.

The second Megaera, or Meg, finally let go of a certain three headed puppy that was just dying to see Persephone and came over to the bedside as well. Cerberus jumped on the bed like it was nothing and all three of it's heads made a point to let Persephone know how much he had missed her. Between licks the third of the Furies and the most deadly was Trisiphone or Tris as Persephone and her sisters called her. Anyone else who dared call her anything but her name ended up in the pits of Tartarus.

One Cerberus had his fill he lounged happily in Persephone's lap as the Furies talked up a storm with Persephone, telling her all what they had been doing under Hade's employment.

"It's been so great working for Underground Inc." Alec said "We get to do what we love only without less bloodshed."

"Revenge is our business after all" Tris said filing down one of her claws "And making people pay. Now we just do it legally and out in the open."

"Plus Hades's said we could stay on campus as long as we want" Meg said laying down across the bed "Which anyone whose anyone knows Hades's has prime real estate."

"I know a lot of people want some of his land, especially for the wealth he has" Persephone said petting Cerberus across his back, knowing if she gave too much attention to one head the others would get jealous.

"So getting to the point" Tris said putting down her nail file "Why are you here girl? Not that we are upset that you are, but everyone knows the goddess of the underworld doesn't stay with her husband anymore."

Persephone blushed for a minute, but she knew if there was anytime to try and convince people now, it was these three.

"We are together" Persephone said trying to keep her mouth from stuttering "I mean, in that way. We've both had a lot going on lately and now we finally have time to spend with one another."

Alec looked at Meg expectantly before they both turned to Tris who still had her eyes on Persephone.

"Nice try Percy" Tris said with a smile "Now tell us the real reason."

Persephone felt her face grow red, unhappy that she was unable to convince the Furies. How in the world was she supposed to convince everyone else?

"Come on Persephone" Alec said holding her hands "You can tell us what's really going on."

Persephone felt hot tears form in her eyes as she finally got out "Zeus wants to annul my marriage to Hades."

"WHAT?" came from all three sisters.

Persephone looked up at them in desperation "He said because Hades and I haven't been around each other for decades that it's time for us to give up. If I had agreed, I would have lost the one ounce of freedom I have left from my mother. I couldn't do that! I just couldn't!"