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Sorry about the long wait! I've tried to correct the errors from the other chapters, and I would love some reviews!

On the steps of Olympus, Persephone tried to carry Aphrodite's body to a nice room. But, there were some problems she had not anticipated.

One was the fact that Aphrodite was so heavy. For the goddess of love and beauty, she had lots of weight. Most likely her highly adorned robe, not her figure. The second problem was that she revealed her elopement with Hades. It was so much easier to blame it on Hades and Zeus... she couldn't help she had eaten a pomogranate seed, there was no other food in the Underworld; she couldn't help that Zeus was the King of Gods and married them. It was much harder to face her very own mother for eternity harping about her "betrale". Why couldn't her mother understand the way Hades looked at her, like she was the only sun shining? Or how he stroked her hair at night and called her Darling? Or his ruggishly handsome looks? But no, she wanted her to marry some-god more respectable... like Hermes. Yeah right! He is the God of Theives! How is he more respectable? And did she ever see the way he mistreated women, mortals and goddesses alike?

This is why she ran to Aphrodite. Because she understood about true love. The fear of the absence of them... What if Hades was-- Persephone choked up just thinking about it. She understood Aphrodite and wanted to make things right and happy for her. There is no other way to bring back the dead, but since she was the Queen of the Underworld where the dead presided... well, that was for another time.

After coming back to reality, Persephone realized she had been just staring around as she thought these things. Again and again, she tried to pull Aphrodite up, but something was stopping her. It's the girdle! She unfastened the solid gold waist band. It was so heavy! How could a tiny goddess like her lug this thing around with her?

The giant doors of Olympus opened, always creating awe when they did. Hades stepped out in front of Persephone.

"You did not have to reveal our secret, Love" Hades gave her a smoldering look, with a slight hint of a smile. Oh how Persephone loved that smile!

"It could not stay asleep any longer, you know that." Persephone weaved up to him and lightly touched his lips, "I have yearned for this embrace in public."

"As I." Hades smiled more, but faltered and guestered to Aphrodite's graceful body. "We must first deal with the poor broken heart"

And with no more explanation, he easily picked up Aphrodite and the golden girdle together. Oh how his tan arms bulged with power! Persephone could have weeped at his beauty.

Side by side, Persephone and Hades brought Aphrodite into a guest room quietly. The room was not a room to mortals as it was to gods, it was more a mansion, such was the greatness of Olympus. It had lilac colored walls and the bed was huge, made of clouds with a large canopy on top. They tucked her into the vastness of the light pink covers, with secret promises to tuck themselves into another bed for the night after the feast.

They went back to the Great Hall to talk with Hera and confront the fuming Demeter, but what they found was more than just Hera and Demeter, it was the whole assembly of gods and goddesses of Olympus! Every-god sat in their thrones, magnificent in full glory. Only two thrones had no bearers on them.

"We have been waiting for you." Hera smiled triumphantly. "The Official Meeting of the Gods is now in order"