Make Him Believe (DarkAngel111/GoddessPersephone)
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				Title: <strong>Make Him Believe (DarkAngel111/GoddessPersephone)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>GoddessPersephone</strong> on <strong>13-01-2015, 06:59:46</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-family: georgia;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 36pt;" class="bbc_size">Make Him Believe</span></span><br>(http://www.ezimba.com/work/150113C/ezimba15625825925500.jpg)(http://www.ezimba.com/work/150113C/ezimba15625879059100.jpg)(http://www.ezimba.com/work/150113C/ezimba15625895865300.jpg)<br>(http://www.ezimba.com/work/150113C/ezimba15625857342900.jpg)</div><br>It was barely dawn when she woke. She could feel the warm body beside her, breathing deeply. Alcides was finally resting. Persephone had grown familiar with the restless warrior's tossing and turning at night. He would sleep peacefully for a short time before he was up again. She would hear him pour himself another cup of water. He would stare out of the window by their bedroom. Once he was ready he would find his way to her once again. She would feel his strong arms around her and he would pull her close. Persephone had begun to wonder if when he locked his arms if he were doing it possessively or out of fear that she would disappear in the night? Whatever the reason may be, it made the guilt well up a little more each time. Her plan, her awful plan. Instead of spending her time with the Olympians or with Hades, she got to feel mortal for a while. Feeling mortal was something that Persephone relished when she could obtain it. It wasn't often when she had the chance to feel like a mortal, even if she were just pretending. Even if she was actually falling in love.<br><br>Nonetheless, Persephone laid beside Alcides for a moment to enjoy the sound of his breath as he rested peacefully. She looked over at him. Reaching a hand out, she gently stroked his cheek, using her thumb to touch his skin. Persephone honestly didn't think she loved the man. But she did believe that he made her feel incredibly mortal. Almost too much. Persephone pulled her hand away as she felt the guilt well up. She quickly got up and quietly walked out of the door to the home. She closed her eyes as she felt the cool morning Aegean air caress her face. Taking a deep breath, she ran her fingers through her tousled hair and walked back inside of the small hut that she called a home for the time being with the mortal warrior. Persephone knew the sun would be rising shortly. There was a lot to be done as a mortal slave girl. <strong>"Might as well start my chores now."</strong> She mumbled to herself.<br><br>Walking over to the linen that hung between the bedchamber that Persephone shared with Alcides, she pulled the linen back for a moment so she could find the proper stola to throw on. The fabric came to meet at her shoulders and tied around her waist. She adjusted the garment before walking over to the bed. She pulled the soft linen that covered Alcides up around him so the cool air wouldn't cause an illness. She kissed him on his head before walking out into the main area. Immediately she grabbed her basket and walked out to the chicken coop to fetch some eggs. Once she had everything she needed she began to work on Alcides' morning meal which consisted of eggs, grapes, cheese and figs.<br><br>It wasn't long before the sun was rising, giving light to the mortals. Persephone was just finishing up the morning meal for she and Alcides when she could hear him moving around in bed. It meant he will be awake soon. Persephone walked out to fetch water before returning quickly. She sat the water by the bed and put a cloth in the basin for Alcides to wash with before he came into the main area to eat. He had a habit of wanting to wash when he woke for the day so Persephone made sure he had fresh water every morning. She poured water for herself and Alcides when she could see the shadow through the linen hanging up. Alcides was awake.<br><br>She walked slowly over to the linen and stood beside it. <strong>"Good morning, my love."</strong> Persephone said softly. She wasn't going to look past the linen to actually see him. It was her way of respecting his privacy. <strong>"I've just finished your morning meal. There's clean bathing water for you by the bed too."</strong> Persephone said before walked over to the table. <strong>"I trust you slept well?"</strong> Persephone asked from the table as she waited for Alcides to join her in the main room.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Make Him Believe (DarkAngel111/GoddessPersephone)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>DarkAngel111</strong> on <strong>13-01-2015, 08:47:04</strong>
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				Alcides has never really slept well. He had been in war for as long as he could remember even as a boy he had only seen war.&nbsp; His mind and his body never completely relaxed even if he was within his home safe and asleep with the woman he had come to love over the past few months. He had met her in a tattered state she had been running from a few men who wanted her. He had offered her shelter and a place to sleep and she in turn filled his belly with food and comfort. The rigid and almost expressionless warrior had never been in love, or had really cared for a woman before in his life. <br><br>Having grown up among warriors and men he had become emotionless. Almost like a sword his men said. Striking without fear or hesitation, but it had changed when he had met Persis,&nbsp; although quiet and keeping to herself in the beginning she had been the light he needed she had showed him what it was like to care. Not by making him care for her, instead by caring for him like no one else had before. This was a new emotion for Alcides almost incapable of understanding such things. She had changed his thoughts slowly though, and now the warrior who could never trust a soul save himself allowed himself to be vulnerable to the house slave he had taken in. Every night he would sleep with her letting himself go, slowly easing up more as the time passed her small body next to him felt almost natural, As if she had always been there. The idea that he never cared for anyone or that he was emotionless seemed inconceivable now. <br><br>As the sun filled the small room his eyes opened up lightly and his hand searched for his lover next to him. He knew she had gotten up before him like she did every morning but it was a force of habit, she seemed to be the first thing on his mind when he woke and the last when he fell asleep. He turned in his bed lightly seeing the linen around the bed he wasn’t dressed, but neither did he care, as he sat up in his bed and looked at the bowl of warm water using the fresh cloth he rubbed himself with the water cleaning himself up. He saw her figure moving through the linen and smiled lightly “I know the water is there, you never miss a thing my dear” he said with clear affection in his voice as he put a robe on and stepped out of the linen around the bed and walked to the table where Persis was already waiting for him. <br><br>The food had been great, it was something he was growing accustomed to, few months ago he would have to do all of this by himself or he may even be in an army camp getting the same things to eat as all the other warriors, but he was home, not in a battle somewhere and he had warm water by his side and a warm body in bed with him every day. “I slept well, how could I not with you in my arms?” he asked her with a light smile as he took a nibble of the food which was perfectly made as always. He was not sure how he had come to be in her company. It was by sheer luck, and some luck it was. The woman knew everything and did it perfectly. He had remembered one his old commanders telling him how hard it was to train a house slave. Although Persis wasn’t one to him now, but she never needed any guidance in what needed to be done.<br>He ate his morning meal quietly watching her, looking at her it had always made him feel she wasn’t a slave. At least she had never really looked like one. He had thought of what her life had been like before she met him but he had never asked her, and she never talked about it. Maybe it was an unspoken agreement never to ask about the other’s previous life. <br><br><br>“Do you wish to spend the day here or would you like to go somewhere today? It wouldn’t be long before I have to leave again, there is only so much time I can get to rest” he told her with a smile it was a sad smile. Almost like he was disappointed that he would have to leave. <br><br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Make Him Believe (DarkAngel111/GoddessPersephone)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>GoddessPersephone</strong> on <strong>13-01-2015, 12:36:14</strong>
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				Then came that thought again. He was going to have to leave her again for a while. Persephone didn't understand why it seemed so disheartening. The last time Alcides left for a few weeks she wept. She thought she was driving herself mad but it turns out she was actually sad. Now here it was, almost time for him to leave her again and she felt a pang in her chest. It was like her breath was caught in her throat. She sighed heavily, and shrugged her shoulders at Alcides. <strong>"I should go into town to gather some things for while you are gone."</strong> Persephone tried her hardest not to be upset or give any inclination that she was upset but it was hard to contain.<br><br>She used her elbow to knock a spoon off of the table with her hand. She quickly bent to pick it up but as she did using her other hand she wiped away a single tear that had escaped her eye. When she sat up, Persephone took a deep breath and looked over at Alcides with a smile. <strong>"What would you like to do, love?"</strong> Persephone asked as she stood. She began collecting the bowls from the table and putting them in a large basin to rinse. Wiping her hand on the towel hanging from the wall she waited for his answer. Many times he would run off to the arena. Persephone never asked what he did there but her guess was preparing for battle. She never begged him not to go but she was actually wishing he wasn't going this time, almost wanting to beg him not to.<br><br>Persephone turned her back on Alcides as she begun to use a rag, wiping the bowls in the large basin. She bit her lip as hard as she could to keep herself from shedding any sort of tears. It almost hurt. But suddenly something had come over her. Was she feeling her own anger? Was she feeling her own sadness? It didn't matter, the fact of the matter was she was starting to feel confused and her human form was giving her such mortal emotions that she had never expected before. Persephone put a hand over her mouth, muffling out a sob as she could no longer contain her tears. She squeezed her eyes she and tried hard to stop herself. <strong>"I'm sorry.</strong> Persephone cried just as she turned and walked behind the linen that hid their bed chambers so she could gather her thoughts and give herself to release this human emotion that was affecting her more than she had ever expected.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Make Him Believe (DarkAngel111/GoddessPersephone)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>DarkAngel111</strong> on <strong>13-01-2015, 15:58:46</strong>
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				Alcides knew it was hard for her to see him go, every time he left there was a chance however small or large that he would not return, and he hadn’t secured her in anyway, sometimes he thought about it, although he knew that it would be even harder for her if she were a widow, it was a situation he had never anticipated to be in, in his blood he was a warrior. She had known that when she stepped into his life and he had never misled her into thinking otherwise. Or at least that was what he thought. He had never assumed that she would stick around forever or expected her to. It was his nature, more so because he had never cared for anyone before.<br><br>Persis had changed the way he thought, before now he had simply discarded women as he took them after the battle. Although he was never a womanizer he wasn’t the kind to make a family. But seeing her well up when she heard that he was leaving, it was a different feeling he almost felt bad for leaving, the fact that it would make her sad only made it harder to leave. He smiled lightly at her and before he could speak she bent down to pick up a spoon. He knew what she was trying to hide but he didn’t say anything. Instead he smiled at her <strong>“How about we spend some time together, you can forget all the chores you need to do, and simply come along with me, we can spend the day in the city. And forget about the sorrows for a day”.</strong><br><br>He knew that she was quite upset but this time it seemed worse, as she quickly turned away to head to basin before hiding behind the&nbsp; thin linen it was obvious she was crying. Alcides got to his feet and walked towards her and smiled at her as he leaned into her and pulled her into his arms <strong>“Why are you sad? Remember, it was how we met, It is how I put food on the table, besides, what would I do if I was not a warrior?”</strong> he asked her with a light smirk <strong>“I couldn’t farm, or be a blacksmith”</strong> He said with a light chuckle as he kissed her lips softly and looked into her eyes.<br><br><strong>“But if I go there, and I have to worry about you, then I wouldn’t be focused, and you don’t want me to lose my focus in the Arena now do you?” </strong>he asked her with a light smile as his hands slowly caressed the side of her face and he looked into her eyes reassuringly.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Make Him Believe (DarkAngel111/GoddessPersephone)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>GoddessPersephone</strong> on <strong>17-01-2015, 01:45:37</strong>
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				Persephone sat there for a moment, trying to gather her thoughts and feelings. She needed to calm herself down quickly. The fact that she was getting this upset bothered her greatly. She was a goddess. She could disappear at any time! She could leave! She was here on a mission to give Hades his followers, to help him gain more power. She had done this many times once before. It wasn't like her to become so upset over something such as him leaving. But there was something different this time. Something about this warrior had her blinded by her conquest. Of course, that's what he was; a conquest. He was merely that. But if that's all Alcides was, why was she so hurt?<br><br>The feeling of his arms wrapping around her comforted Persephone quickly. She leaned into him a little, resting her forehead against his shoulder. Sighing heavily, Persephone closed her eyes momentarily as she listened to Alcides words. <strong>"I know. I'm sorry."</strong> Persephone still couldn't wrap her mind around why she was even apologizing for such things. Persephone pulled away slightly and wiped her tears away from her cheeks with her fingers. She looked up at Alcides and smiled. <strong>"Going into the city sounds wonderful."</strong> She said with a little smile. Maybe that's what she needed. Maybe she needed to get out of the small home she had been sharing with Alcides for the past few months. A part of Persephone wanted to go home for a while, visit her family and maybe get some real rest but for some reason she couldn't seem to bring herself to do it.<br><br>Alcides was right. <strong>"I know you can't be worrying about me when you are going away."</strong> Persephone sighed. <strong>"I just..."</strong> Persephone paused and cleared her throat. <strong>"I just worry about you as well."</strong> She admitted to the strong warrior who had somehow captivated the heart of a powerful goddess. It wasn't something that was usual for Persephone. She wasn't like her siblings and aunts and uncles or her whore of a father who loved to play and toy with mortal men and women. Persephone toyed with their dead souls with Hades but she never interfered into their living lives. Maybe this was the reason why. However the case, she was actually upset by the idea of him leaving, especially when she had a lot on her mind.
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