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The poet looked back at his lover and Beetlejuice couldn’t help but let loose a cackle. “Looks like your deal’s off, kids!!” He watched the aftermath of the glance with slightly sadistic glee before turning to his fellow furies, only to find that they were no longer there.
“Well then, that’s just rude. Leaving a guy all by himself halfway to the living world.” He muttered to himself. Then it hit him. He was halfway to the living world. There was no one around. Rusty gears turned within his mind and a grin spread across his face. “I’m sure the boss won’t mind a few more souls being sent his way.” He began flying as fast as he could away from Hadestown. Toward the light of the world above.
It wasn’t long before he found himself coming out of a train tunnel. He looked around in faint wonder. He’d never seen anything like it. Snow beginning to melt off of leafless trees, grass beginning to turn from brown to green, and a train station filled with people. He made his way to the station, but none of the people seemed to notice him. They were all staring at the tunnel. He chuckled to himself. “They’re waiting for Persephone.” The melting snow and growing grass meant she was on her way. He decided to try and blend in with the crowd.
No one seemed to notice as he pushed his way into the crowd. Not one eye focused on him, which was odd to him. He was used to people looking at him with fear and averting their eyes the moment they saw that he’d noticed them. Not being seen frustrated him, but he could deal with it for now. They’d see him soon enough.
Beetlejuice continued with that train of thought until a hand landed on his shoulder. He immediately whipped around to see who had touched him and found himself face to face with Hermes.
The god in front of him smirked. “You’re rather far from home, aren’t you?” He asked coolly. “What’s one of Hades’ precious guard dogs doing so far from the underworld?” His grip on Beetlejuice’s shoulder was surprisingly tight for a man that looked so old. Of course, Beetlejuice knew better than that.
“Oh, nothing much. Just checking out what it was that those two love birds wanted to get back to so badly.” He said with a grin. “It’s a shame they didn’t make it, it looks like spring’s almost here.” He tried to remove himself from Hermes’ grasp.
Hermes released the creature with a look of sadness in his eyes. The god sighed and shook his head. “Try not to cause too much trouble, will ya? There’ll be mourning for them.” He looked Beetlejuice over. “Remember, this isn’t your king’s domain. You play by the rules or I drag you back to Hades myself, am I clear?”
Beetlejuice continued smirk and nodded. “Crystal clear. Besides, it’ll be difficult to cause trouble when no one but you seems to be able to see me.” His smirk didn’t fade in the slightest. “Persephone should be getting here soon, so I’ll be off. I don’t think she’d be too pleased to see me.” As if on cue, a train whistle began blowing and Beetlejuice pushed his way out of the back of the crowd as they pushed forward to see her. He grinned and slipped and into the woods. “As if I’m scared of him.” He muttered to himself. “I’m going to have fun with this.” And he made his way deeper into the woods, looking for someone to mess with.