It had been a few days. Zeus hoped that, by now, Hades had cooled off. It was just a mistake; his brother had taken it the wrong way. And now, Zeus needed to go and apologise to his brother. Maybe if he explained what he really meant, that it was all a misunderstanding, his brother wouldn't hold negative feelings against him anymore.

Zeus teleported to the Underworld, appearing in a flash of light. The Underworld was always gloomy and dark, with the stale scent of death everywhere in the air. Asphodel and other ghostly beautiful plants littered the sparse world. Occasionally, the shade of a ghost faded in and out as they walked aimlessly around the fields.

Zeus looked up at the towering obsidian palace. It looked almost exactly like Olympus, except that it was black. Zeus strode in, the ghost guards not giving him any trouble whatsoever. They merely stood at attention, not even looking at him as he strode past. He was the king of the world after all.

Zeus hummed, eyebrow ridges furrowing in annoyance as he detected the magic of his brother's concealing spell. So he had sensed that he was coming and now he was hiding. Zeus sighed. Why did his brother have to make everything so hard?

He concentrated as he walked through the palace. The constant hum of his brother's magic revealed nothing about his location. He would have to slip up sometime soon, and when he did, he would be ready.

Suddenly, the sound of the magic changed, but only for a second. But that was all he needed.

Zeus's sockets snapped open wide as his brother's magic faltered, revealing where he was. He teleported to the room where he had last sensed his brother.

Zeus had seen Hades in that brief misstep, revealing that Hades had turned into a small mouse and hid underneath the bed in this room. Zeus changed himself into a snowy white mouse before scampering underneath the bed.

It was dark underneath the bed, but his mouse night vision allowed him to see his surroundings clearly. He could see the small, huddled black mouse that was his brother just a few steps in front of him. It seemed that he hadn't noticed his presence yet, his back still turned to him.

"Brother.." Zeus squeaked. When he spoke, his voice came out in squeaks, but he knew that they would still be able to understand each other.

Hades jolted in surprise, turning to look at his brother. "Zeus..? Why are you here? Can't you see I want to be alone?" He replied bitterly, tail swishing in consternation.

Zeus approached, his tiny feet pattering against the floor. "Hades, you know I love you. Please.." Hades jerked away as Zeus's paw came up to caress his fur. "No you don't. I know you don't, so please. Go away." But Zeus wasn't having any of that.