Daughter of Hades || Klaus and Kol Mikaelson

1492: Ritual Interrupted

"So," Persephone smiled when they reached her garden "Tell me what happened."

Zara ran a hand through her hair and started pacing "Kol and I... Ever since the Chimera attacked me, he helped me train. I – He kissed me."

"Are you upset about it?" the Goddess of Springtime questioned, looking at the girl who was as good as her daughter.

"I don't know," she admitted quietly, sinking to the ground "I don't know what to think. I mean, I like Kol. He's nice to me but... What do I do now?"

Persephone sat down next to Hades' daughter, her hand resting on the sixteen-year-old's shoulder "You should try to figure out how you feel about the kiss."

Zara closed her eyes "Is it bad if I want it to happen again?"

"Do you?" the Goddess raised her eyebrow. When Zara nodded, she grinned "Then there's your answer. You don't have to love him yet. That's not how it works. I didn't like your father for the longest time and now... Well, I wouldn't want to live without him anymore."

"Being with them – all of them is... I love spending time with Elijah and Kol. Klaus as well but he's always around Katerina for some reason," the sixteen-year-old shrugged "Did I ever tell you that Elijah is helping me with my reading?"

Persephone blinked "Really? That's nice of him. How is it going?"

"It's hard," Zara sighed "He's really patient though. Doesn't mind when I get frustrated. Elijah just encourages me to go on."

"Your father isn't very happy about you being around Hecate's creation that much," the Goddess pointed out "When you first met them, he was hoping that it was a one-time thing."

The demigod lowered her head "Should I...?"

"No," Persephone shook her head "I'm not telling you to make you reconsider this. I'm telling you because I need you to understand that your father might not be happy about all of your choice but that's what they ultimately are. Your choices."

Zara bit her lip "Will you tell him about Kol?"

"No," she replied "It's your choice what to tell your father and what not. Also, I think you should see where this goes before throwing your boyfriend to the sharks."

"He's not my boyfriend," the blonde blushed.

Persephone snorted out a laugh "Yet," she sung, ducking under the half-hearted swat that was aimed at her.

"Thank you... mom," Zara whispered, hugging Persephone tightly.

The Goddess swallowed heavily, blinking the tears from her eyes. Zara had never called her 'mom' always Aunt Persephone before but she kind of liked it "I will always be there for you, Zar. You're my daughter even if we're not blood."

"You're an awesome mother and I honestly couldn't wish for a better one," the daughter of Hades murmured.

"I love you, Zara," Persephone whispered, pressing a small kiss to the girl's head "Now, go and put your man out of his misery. I'm sure he's going out of his mind by now."

Zara huffed, ignoring the heat that was rising in her cheeks "He's not my man."

"You just tell yourself that," her mother teased, ushering her away "Oh, and I want to meet him someday."

"Mom," the demigod whined playfully, melting into the shadows with a small grin. The talk had really helped her. While Zara still wasn't sure what she should do, she did like Kol. Contrary to Katerina, no man had ever paid attention to Zara, so she had no idea how to work with it but for Kol, she was willing to try. He had been so nice to her, even though – from what Elijah had told her – that wasn't normal for him.