Principal Weems' office seemed dull and lifeless without the woman there. Her absence in the school will be greatly noticed by the entire school. As Persephone stands at Wednesday's side staring at the uninhabited desk, she can feel a wave of remorse hit her. Weems always tried to do what was best for the school. Sometimes her methods could be unethical and she did tend to go about things the wrong way, but no one could refute that her priority was Nevermore and its students.
Enid approaches the two girls apprehensively before halting next to them. She is then the one to break the respectful silence. "I hate to admit, but I am gonna miss Principal Weems."
"She could be a real pain." Wednesday states in her usual monotonous tone. "But she was tough. And she died for the one thing she truly loved, this school. For that I have immense respect."
"She was one of us." Enid declares before the trio turn on their heels and head to the doors. Persephone is the last one to leave, hesitating with her hand resting on the door handle. She can't help the guilt that gnaws away at her heart. She is filled with regret and wonders if she could have prevented the shapeshifter's death. She should never have trusted Thornhill.
Shutting the doors feels like finishing a book which ended in tragedy, closing the book and not knowing how to feel. This wasn't the way they had planned or wanted things to go, but there was no turning back time. Time to close that chapter and start a new one.
Persephone runs to catch up to her friends as they are each preparing to leave. "Now that classes are cancelled for the rest of the semester, you both have to come visit me in San Francisco. I can pretty much guarantee fog and drizzle every day."
"Sounds tempting." Wednesday responds unenthusiastically to Enid's offer. "Bianca. I owe you a thank-you." The goth girl stops the siren as she is walking past and the two exchange grateful expressions.
"We're getting that fencing title next year. So don't let killing one supernatural pilgrim get to your head." Bianca genuinely smiles as she backs away. Enid runs off to chat with some of her friends as Wednesday heads upstairs to have a much-needed conversation with Xavier. This left Persephone by herself until she sensed a familar presence trying to sneak up on her.
"Don't even think about it." She warns, smirking to herself as she hears a defeated groan.
"Can't you just pretend to be scared?" Hades asks as she spins around to see a pout on his face. "Just once? For me?"
"And have a relationship built on deception?" Persephone teases, wrapping her arms around his body to rest her chin on his chest. She gazes up at him through her lashes as she taunts him. "Never, Mon Cher."
"So, Cara Mía..." Hades trails off as he cradles her face delicately. "I believe I won the bet."
Persephone scoffs. "I don't think so. I am certain I just saw Wednesday wandering around the school. Thus she is not expelled anymore."
"Well, I am certain I just saw Wednesday and Bianca not at each other's throats and actually getting along. So you definitely haven't won." Hades argues, smirking at his girl. "Therefore, considering Wednesday was actually expelled at one point, by default, I decree myself the winner."
Persephone rolls her eyes playfully and gives in. "Fine. I'll let you win this one." Hades fist pumps the air in celebration, smiling to himself. "What does the King of the Underworld want for his prize?"
Hades thinks to himself for a moment. The only thing he has ever wanted, desired, in his whole life is currently encased in his arms. What else could he ask for? Settling on his answer, he leans down to connect their foreheads together. "You... to be mine forever. In this life and the next."
Persephone places a quick kiss on his lips, causing a beautiful smile to emerge on his face. "You have me."
"And you have me."
"Oh, you also have a new phone." Persephone announces, digging through her pockets to hand him the piece of technology. "Xavier mentioned that he was getting one for Wednesday so I decided I would do the same for you."
Hades smiles gratefully as he takes the phone from her. "I guess all your tutorials on how to use your phone are going to come in handy now."
"I put my number in there for you so you have no excuse not to talk to me."
"As if I would make up an excuse to not talk to you. You'll be sick of me in about two days." Hades tells her, knowing that he will bombard her with messages.
"I'm sick of you now." Persephone mumbles tauntingly, making Hades' face drop in fake shock. Suddenly he throws her over his shoulder, twirling about the corridor with Persephone shrieking in surprise.
"You take that back, Persephone Ambrose!" He demands, laughing as he jumps up and down with her. "Take it back!"
"I would never be sick of you." Persephone squeals out in defeat as she feels the blood begin to rush to her head and Hades' shoulder digging into her stomach. "Can you put me down now?"
"What's the magic words?" Hades teases, enjoying every moment of this.
"Please can you put me down?"
"The other magic words."
Persephone rolls her eyes playfully before repeating her new most common phrase. "I love you."
"There you go. As milady commands." He mocks in a posh voice before gently placing her back on her feet. Persephone takes a moment to compose herself as her hair had been tossed into her face. "I never get tired of hearing those words." He smiles, leaning down to place his lips against hers. He barely pulls away to mumble, "I love you too."
"You do realise that I saved your life and I could just as easily unsave it?" Persephone threatens, gazing up at him through her lashes. "You're not the only one who knows how to get away with murder."
Any sane human being would be terrified of that statement. But the Addams family are very much the opposite of sane. Hades finds himself becoming more and more attracted to Persephone by the minute (something he never thought was possible). He is now convinced that soulmates do exist, because this girl is absolutely perfect. Fate did a good job with this one.
"Cara Mía, you have no idea what that sentence just did to me." Hades informs his girl, grabbing her by the waist and pulling her in for a longer, passionate kiss. Persephone's fingers find their home tangled in his hair as Hades' hands ensure that there is no possible space between their bodies. They both become so utterly intoxicated by each other that their surroundings disappear because they already hold the world in their hands.
Persephone gasps as they separate. "I think I have some ideas." As Persephone's hand slides from Hades' hair to his jaw, he tilts his head to place a soft kiss to her palm. "You better stay in contact."
"Of course, My Queen."
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As the Addams family hearse exits through the gates of Nevermore, Wednesday receives a text from an unknown contact. After accepting help from Hades on how to open the phone, Wednesday finds a photo of herself with Tyler and another of her with Xavier. Underneath the images is a message reading 'I'm watching you'. Then a cartoon of a knife whacking into her head pops up afterwards. Hades and Wednesday exchange a glance at this threat.
"Congratulations, Weds. You've got your first stalker." Hades smirks, patting his sister on the shoulder. She simply glares at him before the siblings watch a police van storm past, sirens blazing and lights flashing.
While Wednesday remains eerily still, Hades opens up his new phone. He smiles as he sees the wallpaper background has been set to the photobooth images they had taken at the Harvest Festival all those months ago. He was even happier once he found that she had added all the photos she had taken of them on her phone onto his. He had never been more glad to have a phone in his entire life. Now he could see his beautiful girl whenever he wanted. He clicked on his contacts to discover that there was only one to be found. The only one he would ever want or need. Cara Mía.