Title: Hades' Ladies
Author: zenparadox
Pairing: Callie/Arizona
Rating: T
Summary: The latest addition to my Hospital-on-a-Hellmouth series. Sequel to: A Demon, a Goddess, and a Muse/The Hubris Incident/The Kepner Method/Hypocrisy Oath/Halloween Hootenanny. Takes place following the events in Halloween Hootenanny: Re-wedding Day has arrived, but a surprise visitor shows up causing Callie to have second thoughts.

Author's Note: Knowledge of Buffy the Vampire Slayer helpful, but not necessarily necessary.

Previously On: Hospital-on-a-Hellmouth- a refresher...

A Demon, a Goddess, and a Muse: End of May

Arizona was manipulated by Atё, the disgraced Greek goddess of mischief and folly, into cheating- causing her to make a wish to a Vengeance demon, with devastating consequences. Upon learning the rules of vengeance were broken by Atё's deception, Anya –Patron Saint of the Women Scorned, reversed the ill-gotten wish and the cheating… leaving Atё once again disgraced and reprimanded… and Arizona wondering what was real and what was a dream.

The Hubris Incident: End of August

A minor earthquake released a hubris demon from the hospital hellmouth on the unsuspecting doctors at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. Now aware the events in DGM were real-Callie and Arizona, with the aid of Meredith, Cristina, and the ghost of Mark Sloan were able to determine April Kepner was possessed by hubris. The day was saved when Arizona's fist met Kepner's face and she was served a heaping helping of humble pie. Callie and Arizona decide to get re-married, in the legal sense.

The Kepner Method: Mid to Late September (Let's pretend the boards were postponed from June- it's my timeline and I'll change it if I want to)

Feeling guilty about knocking April out, Arizona compels Callie to help Kepner with her boards. Callie, using this as a chance to push her pumpkin scone agenda, builds up April's confidence by having her convince Arizona to try a pumpkin scone against her wishes.

Hypocrisy Oath: End of September/ Early October

Bokhee reveals herself to be an ally, helping Callie, Arizona and the Twisted Sisters put a stop to an augmentation spell that made Izzie Stevens a paragon of medicine. Bokhee is a practicing witch and acting member of the Watcher's Council. She maintains a hidden room in the basement, where she keeps her magical books and supplies, and from which she can keep an eye on the Hellmouth. It is also revealed that Anya has been acting as double agent for the forces of good and a new Bad, called the Omega Consortium, is in town trying to gain access to the Hospital's Hellmouth. Callie and Arizona both display innate and powerful magical abilities.

Hospital Hootenanny: End of October

While Bokhee was away consulting with her Coven and the Watcher's Council, an unknown entity left a zombie mask in Arizona's office, which, when activated, seemed to be focused on finding her. Callie, Arizona, Meredith, and Cristina win possession of the room formerly used by Callie to live in, now containing the entrance to Bokhee's Chamber of Secrets.

Hades' Ladies Chapter 1:

The sun was shining bright into the hotel room window, Arizona lay sleeping, head rested against fine cream-colored striped pillow. Behind her on the bed lay another person, who slowly lifted her head to take a peek and see if Arizona was still asleep. Confident of Arizona's slumber, the woman carefully lifted the comforter and tried to slip from the bed unnoticed.

"Where are you going, Kepner?" Arizona asked, without opening her eyes.

"I… I was trying not to wake you," April replied as she slipped a robe over her nightgown.

Arizona rolled over and sat up, her heart necklace slid across her chest. "I'm already awake," She replied with a yawn. "Sneaking out of bed isn't polite. Why don't you order us some room service? You know what I want."

"Arizona, I can't do this anymore… you know I hate keeping secrets."

"Callie is never going to find out," Arizona said. "Besides, it's her fault anyway. She's the one that pushed me so hard."

"I know, but I hate to betray her… after everything she did for me… helping with my boards."

"That ship has sailed, Kepner," Arizona replied. "We've been doing it every morning for months, why are you suddenly so concerned with Callie's feelings?"

"It's your wedding day!" April blurted. "I don't understand why you can't just be honest with her!"

"Because it will crush her."

"It's a pumpkin scone, Arizona." April deadpanned. "She won't be crushed."

Arizona whined, "But, I would have to admit that she was right."

"You are telling her. Today. Before the wedding." April insisted. "You can't go into marriage with secrets!"

"Grrrrr. Fine. But if she gloats, and she will, I'm going to be annoyed at you."

"You won't be," April said. "We're friends now. You chose me to stand up with you at your wedding."

"Yes, because we've formed a bond. A bond over our illicit pumpkin scone relationship. What if by coming clean, we lose interest? Our secret morning rendezvous, will just become us meeting for breakfast."

"Keeping the secret is stressing me out. I feel the need to repent every time I work with Callie," April confessed, "and… I find myself stopping by the chapel to pray whenever I think about pumpkin flavored confectionaries."

"Alright, alright… I'll tell her. Later, though. She and Yang and Grey are probably still sleeping, anyway." Arizona sighed and stretched. "Ugh, I can't believe you made us sleep apart… we've been married for two and a half years."

"It's tradition." April insisted. "And we had fun last night, right?"

"Of course, April," Arizona smiled. "I'm sorry we took this long to explore a friendship. I like you- you're fun and uncomplicated."

"Um, thanks?"

"I just mean, you are nice… simple… easy?"

"Oh, well that sounds so much better…."

"April, you know what I mean…" Arizona said. "Yang and Grey are amusing, but complex, and quite frankly, exhausting."

"Well, that I get. But you guys have been spending so much time with them…" April said, her face crinkled with puzzlement, "And Bokhee, for some reason."

"There are extenuating circumstances with that, April," Arizona said. "Circumstances, I'm not sure you are ready to hear about."

"Wait… you guys don't… it's not some weird s…"

"Kepner, whatever you are thinking, I'm about 200 percent sure you are wrong," Arizona said. "And if you say it out loud, I'll probably be offended. So, I would stop talking."

"Stopping talking."

"Ok, how about you just order us up those scones and coffee, and I'm going to call my parents and check on my baby girl."

Callie groaned, everything was black, her head was pounding, and her mouth felt like it was full of cotton. She reached up and pushed the sleep mask off of her eyes and onto her forehead. She squinted in the faint light coming through the tightly drawn curtains. She was in the bridal suite at the hotel in which she and Arizona planned to have the first night of their honeymoon after getting married again later that day. To her left was Cristina Yang passed out cold, and to her right, Meredith Grey, also asleep.

"Dammit, why did we drink so much?" Callie growled as she sat up.

"It was Cristina's fault." Meredith mumbled, her face still pressed into the pillow.

"It always is," Callie said. "I should have known better, though. It's my re-wedding day."

"Oh, suck it up," Cristina griped, waking enough to join the conversation. "You'll be fine. I brought banana bags… and you didn't even drink that much. You are a light-weight now. You let your wife domesticate you."

"We domesticated each other."

"I wonder what she and Kepner got up to last night." Meredith asked as she rolled over onto her back.

"Facials? Canasta? Prayer circle?" Cristina joked. "Oh, or maybe she tutored Kepner in the ways of lady loving."

"Cristina." Meredith admonished.

"Stop it. She isn't that dorky or sleazy… and she would never betray me." Callie insisted. "So take your stupid suppositions and kindly shove them."

"Fine. Someone order us some room service- hangover food, something greasy, and I'll get our IVs."

"I'll do it," Callie said, scooting out of the bed to find her phone. "Then I'm calling Arizona's parents at the apartment and checking on my baby."

"Callie come on we have to go!" Cristina yells as she pounds on the bathroom door. "Mer called and said Arizona, her parents and Sofia are all already at the church getting dressed, if you don't hurry, we're going to be late for pictures…"

Callie opens the door and steps out fully dressed in an elegant black dress, her hair and make-up flawless.

"Wow, you look hot," Cristina said. "But I thought you were getting dressed there?"

"I couldn't wait…" Callie admitted. "It's only a five minute car ride, the dress will be fine. I won't get it all wrinkled."

"Ok, well, let's go," Cristina said "Bold move, by the way, wearing black to a wedding."

"It's my wedding and I'll wear what I want," Callie replied. "Besides, we did big and white, this is just a formality. With friends and family."

"Except for your dad, he still hasn't shown."

"Right, well… it's not going to ruin my day." Callie stated confidently. "Nothing will."

"Oh my god!" Arizona yelled. "The day is ruined!"

She stood staring out the window of one of the small dressing rooms in the back of the church as the rain poured down.

"It's not ruined," April consoled. "It's ironic." Lightening flashed.

"Rain on your wedding day isn't ironic, April, Alanis Morissette was just… moronic." Arizona grumbled. Thunder clapped.

They were interrupted by a knock at the door. April went and opened it and Meredith stepped into the room.

"I just got off the phone with Cristina, she and Callie are getting ready to leave the hotel." Meredith said.

"What? Callie isn't here yet?" Arizona panicked.

"No, but it's fine Arizona, calm down," Meredith soothed. "There is plenty of time. Callie would never miss this wedding."

"You're right. I'm just a little nervous," Arizona admitted. "I don't know why, we've been married for two and a half years now. This is just a formality."

"Exactly," April said. "You have nothing to be nervous about, this is simple… you love her and she loves you. You are already married, this is just for legal purposes, right? Which…, by the way, why didn't you guys just go to the justice of the peace and get married?"

"It worked for Derek and me." Meredith replied.

"Callie missed out her church wedding the first time, and she is still at heart, a traditional girl." Arizona smiled. "I wanted her to have this."

"And that is why you have nothing to worry about." Meredith supplied. "Oh, one thing… Bokhee called. She said her friend from England is here and really needs to talk to you two. She wanted to know if they could come here."

"Oh, uh…" Arizona looked over at April. "Is it about… things… that happen?"

"She didn't really say, but… I'm sure it is about," Meredith also glances at April. "Things. That happen."

"Are these things happening right now?" Arizona asked.

"Again, she didn't say, but she really wanted to talk to you guys before you left on your honeymoon…"

"Someday, I hope you tell me about these things," April cut in. "But for now, I'm going to leave the room so you can have this conversation in a less cryptic fashion." April makes her way to the door, but before she leaves she adds, "Oh, I almost forgot… You need to tell Callie about our secret before the ceremony, you promised."

"I will, April, I will," Arizona insisted.

April exited the room, leaving Arizona and Meredith alone.

"What exactly did she say?" Arizona turned back to Meredith and asked.

"Not much, just that a representative of the Watcher's Council and a friend from her coven…," Meredith's brow furrowed in thought, "I think she said her name, but I can't remember… anyway she's here and needs to speak with you and Callie, specifically, about hellmouthy things."

"On our wedding day?"

"Well, she didn't sound particularly freaked, if that's any consolation. Anyway… I told her it was fine for them to come by here, is that ok? I mean, I know you guys wanted to keep this small and private- not many guests, but… it's Bokhee."

"No, no… it's fine," Arizona said. "I need to call Callie, though, and let her know."

Arizona dialed Callie's number and put the phone to her ear. She sighed and looked at Meredith, "Voice mail."

She waited for Callie's greeting to finish and then said, "Hey, it's me. Um… two things real quick, Bokhee's witch friend wants to talk to us, so if you see her, don't freak out. Also," Arizona glanced over at Meredith before continuing, "I kind of have a confession to make, clear the air before the wedding, you know? So, when you get here, come straight to my dressing room. Love you, see you soon."

"Crap, Cristina…" Callie exclaimed. "I left my vows in the room and I don't have them memorized yet." They were already in the elevator heading down to the hotel lobby. "We're going to be late!"

"Ok, you go to the valet and get them to pull the car around, I'll go back upstairs and get the vows. Simple," Cristina said. "Relax, they can't start the wedding without you."

"I know," Callie sighs. "I just have this big ball of pent-up nervousness in the pit of my stomach, and it's mostly about reciting those vows. I don't do public speaking well."

"Right, just… make sure you use the restroom before you get up there, or don't actually… your pee dance is hilarious."

"Cristina," Callie warned. "Don't tease the bride, it's tactless."

"Tact is just not saying true stuff," Cristina waved her off. "I'll pass."

"Whatever," Callie dismissed Cristina's comment. "Just, get my vows for me, please? They're in the bathroom."

Cristina scrunched her face up in disgust.

"On the vanity, I was practicing while I put my make-up on," Callie said. "Stop being gross."

When they arrived at the lobby, Callie stepped off the elevator and headed toward the valet. Cristina stayed and pressed the button to return to the penthouse bridal suite.

Callie handed her ticket to the valet attendant and he left to pull her car around. While she waited she pulled her phone out of her purse and saw a missed call from Arizona.

"Hmm, she must have called while I was in the elevator." Callie thought to herself. She put the phone to her ear and listened to the message.

'Hey, it's me. Um… two things real quick, Bokhee's witch friend wants to talk to us, so if you see her, don't freak out. Also, I kind of have a confession to make, clear the air before the wedding, you know? So, when you get here, come straight to my dressing room. Love you, see you soon.'

"Huh." Callie "I wonder what…"

She was interrupted by an older woman, in a bright red raincoat, who frantically yelled at her to get her attention.

"Calliope Torres! I must speak with you immediately!" The old woman said as she stepped under the awning and out of the pouring rain. "Please, I really need to talk to you."

Callie involuntarily took a step away from the dripping wet woman, just as the valet pulled up with the car. He jumped out and handed the keys to Callie and held the door open for her.

Callie took a step toward the car, but the old woman had other ideas. She grabbed Callie by the arm, "Please, please, you have to listen." She pulled Callie away, "You have to listen to me!"

"Oh!" Callie exclaimed, "Are you Bokhee's friend?"

"You can't get married today," the woman said, completely ignoring Callie's question. "It's a huge mistake."

"Right." Callie replied. "Thanks for the advice. I'm leaving now."

"You don't recognize me do you?"

"I'm sorry, I don't…" Callie answered, but her brows furrowed a little as she looked closer at the woman.

The old woman sighs, "I know it sounds crazy, but you have to believe me. I'm Callie Torres. I'm you. And I'm here to stop your wedding."

Callie stared at the old woman for several seconds, then her eyes widened in shock as recognition crept in.

"Oh my god."