When Darkness Met Her

The Rain and The Hydra

He walked away...

Persephone stood staring at her husband as he nearly ran out the door away from her.

Away from what she had done...

Her hand suddenly went to her lips that were hot and red from the kiss she had tried to have with Hades. But he had pushed her away, had not wanted what she was going to give...

Hot tears of rejection suddenly came to her eyes as he quickly tried to wipe them away. This plan, them, everything was now over because she had made the mistake of trying to have what she could never possess. She wanted freedom, she wanted love and passion, and none of that was to be had with her dark husband.

"Because" she said quietly "He doesn't want me..."

No, it was something more than that, something she felt that she knew Hades did not...

The rip in her heart hurt more than anything as her hands firmly tried to place themselves above her heart, trying to stop the pain, the tightness that was in her chest. But it was no use, she could do nothing, no movement nor action would stop this thing tearing her up inside.

Slowly she sank to the floor, her eyes dry of tears as they stared out into the air of her room, her lost blue eyes knowing not what to do. She had come here for refuge, for comfort, for some kind of salvation for her freedom. But now it seemed all lost...

"I need to go" she said to herself but her body did not move. Where would she go? Where would she stay? She had no money, no way out...

Suddenly she stood up, a fire burning in her chest where the tightness had been. She couldn't rely on Hades anymore, and she had practically made a fool of herself just now. No, if she was going to do this, she needed to do it on her own. Quickly she stripped off her dress and changed into a white T-shirt and red skirt as she dawned some boots so her feet could carry her far.

Only one word kept resounding in her head the whole time her feet carried her out the door and out of the Underworld.

"Run."

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"What I'm telling you is true" Hades said getting frustrated as his brothers babbled on at their table. Hades had joined his brothers Zeus and Poseidon at one of Zeus's corporate towers MT Olympus Inc. as they discussed the events from the other night.

"A Nemean Lion is almost out of the question" Zeus said shaking his head "You sure it wasn't some kind of mountain lion or some escaped thing from the zoo?"

Hades rubbed his temple at the stupidity of his brother sometimes as he sighed and said "No brother, for the last time, it was a Nemean Lion."

"What business would it have at a club though?" Poseidon said as he scratched his head full of dark brown curls.

"I have no clue, but it was after Athena and the others" Hades said.

"And what business did you have at that club anyhow?" Zeus said raising an eyebrow at him.

Hades eyes darkened as he looked away and muttered "Persephone was there..."

"What was that?" Zeus said with a small smirk on his face "Did you say "Persephone?""

"Yes dear brother I was out watching my wife at a club" he said with a bit of a sneer "I was being a bit protective over the things that belong to me, unlike someone I know who lets the wrath of his wife follow whoever he fancies this week. And it's a good thing I was there, Athena herself was having trouble with the lion."