Stairway to... Hell? (for Hades)

[callmeles]

Piper would like to say that most things didn't surprise her much these days. After learning about who they really were during high school and how far she'd come since their deaths, it took a lot to throw her off. She truly had intended to text Adonis initially, asking but mostly demanding the use of his penthouse for a weekend, coming out of her meditation. After all, there were only a couple of people that she actually texted regularly and over the years, he'd become one of them. Somehow, the text she meant to send to him ended up with Hades of all people, or more specifically, of all Gods.

Then... it kind of snowballed from there.

Now, he was coming here to the mortal realm so she could take him to her Underworld.

She set the phone down onto the counter and looked up at the ceiling. "Be nice when he comes," she said to the house. "Let him through the wards.. the last thing we need is to do some major work on you. It's not nearly as easy without Jordan here." Truth be told, she was sure if a God or Goddess wanted to go somewhere, they could likely get through any sort of ward they wanted. All the same, she wanted to make sure they were on the same page. "And don't flirt. I'm not sure how a house can flirt but I don't put anything past you."

Piper felt the house mentally scoff and Piper rolled her eyes with a quirk of her mouth. She was glad she was making a habit of spending more time here. Although it had been one of the hardest things she'd had to do, it felt like coming home. It felt like a piece of Jordan and David were still around and for once that was a nice feeling instead of a crushing feeling.

The next day, Hades would find Piper in the living room of the home outside of London, dressed as though she was ready for a fight with a couple of hidden daggers and a couple of potions just in case. She likely didn't need to but old habits were hard to break, especially when she was going there. She was always on her guard.

She'd shot off a text to Adonis the night before to tell him to stay away. He'd laughed himself silly when she mentioned the little misfired text and just told her to be careful.

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[31percent]

"Oh trust me. I've stayed under my brother's radar for centuries. He has too much to worry about to even think that I might have a life outside of the Underworld."

Which is both the bane of his existence and something that he's thankful for.

"So what I'm getting is guilt for shaming you for that? Really? I'm fairly certain a decade is a long time for mortals," he points out. "Even I know that much."

A brow arches at that and, for a moment, there is a hint of a purplish sheen to his cheeks as he blushes at that. "Hera and I... we've been close for many years. Before she and Zeus even became the pair they are today. I'm not surprised she took interest in someone I've taken interest in. You needn't worry about her saying anything to my brother though. Not if you're a friend of mine."

[callmeles]

"That sounds both frustrating and a blessing in disguise," Piper said with a laugh. She knew if she was in Hades's shoes, she'd be torn on wanting to prove that she had a life outside of what was expected and also be grateful to have the respite.

She snorted and allowed herself a smile. "A decade is definitely a long time for mortals and yet I'm sure, in time, I will find out that it's no time at all. I'm looking forward to freshening up my closet."

Piper tilted her head and raised an eyebrow. She wasn't surprised to hear that but it was interesting. She nodded. "That is good to know," she said after a moment then grinned. "I don't believe she meant to send the message to me but it was still interesting."

[31percent]

"If you know anything about the mythology of my family, then you know well that it truly is both." He definitely couldn't deny that and it makes thing better and so much worse than he could imagine.

"I'll send you help. It will definitely make it easier... and a bit of a moment you'll come to hate me," he teases. If he sends Eros, she most certainly will.

He's made an admission to her, one that not many outside of Olympus knows, but if Hera is paying attention to her, that is certainly why. A brow arches then. "Oh? There was a message?"

[callmeles]

Her mouth curled up. "I do and I can honestly say, I would feel the same exact way in your situation. How dare they not think I'd have some life outside of where I am? And yet, at the same time, if I can get away with certain things then all the better." But the life of a God was also way beyond her paygrade and so she was sure there was a lot more to it than she'd ever imagine.

Piper tilted her head and considered it. "Hm, I doubt it, it can take quite a bit for me to hate a person."

"Well, I don't believe it was supposed to be toward me but she mentioned something about chocolate wine so I went ahead and sent her some. It was how my misfired text to Adonis was sent to you instead." Whether Hera had done so intentionally, she wasn't sure but perhaps she did? "At the end of it, she did mentioned that I was bookmarked for another goddess though."

[31percent]

"There's a lot of how dare they," he admits with a chuckle. "But I've definitely learned how to work around it." And now he has a reason to do it. Especially here with her.

"Remember you said that," he says with a laugh and a wink. He can't help himself but he needs her to know that, and he knows he is being wicked. It's fun. She makes it fun.

He laughs at that, shaking his head. "Oh you're going to cause me and them trouble," he admits with more amusement than maybe he's shown in a while. "You're courting Hera and yet I'm assuming my darling Hecate has marked you for herself."

It never occurs to him that his Bunny might have realized his blossoming emotions and she truly means him and not a goddess.

[callmeles]

"Smart," Piper said with a laugh, nodding her head. She was glad though because if that wasn't the case, who knew what'd happen now that they cleaned out her pseudo-Underworld.

She grinned as he teased her and give her that wink. It was fun seeing him be playful like this and something else that she wasn't quite sure she was ready to name.

"Only in the best possible way, I hope," she agreed with an amused smirk. "Well, just between us and no offense to Hera in the least, I have always considered myself a child of Hecate. Being a witch and all."

It never occurs to her that it could be this man standing in front of her. After a moment, Piper cleared her throat and smiled. "I know you're a busy God and all so I shouldn't keep you here in the mortal realm more than I already have." She reached out and gave him a very quick hug. She wasn't typically a hugger (especially these days) but after today, she'd felt a little bit of closure.