I kind of have a writers-block in my first story; the one this should be a sequel to. So I write it here, with a little sum of the first so everyone knows what happened:
They found Hera (she was kidnapped…) badly wounded and Athena finds her. Athena is in some kind of big shock, trauma thing and Ares (who's secretly in love with her) takes care of her.
Athena lays in Ares' bed, still shivering after what she had seen a week ago. Her face is turned to the wall, but she doesn't see anything. Her long ebony hair hangs in front of her green eyes. Her lips are dry and her skin is raw. She has lost a lot of weight. The door at the other site of the room opens. As at the other days, Athena doesn't react, she doesn't turn.
Ares sits down next to her. As at the other days, he turns her on her back. Her eyes are looking into his now, but she still doesn't react.
He looks guilty, why does he looks guilty?
His hand wanders to her mouth, he pushes two fingers into it and levers it open. Athena tries to stop him, but she's more weakened then she first assumed. With his other hand he takes a cup full of nectar and lets it slowly pour into her mouth. After she has finished the nectar he gently dries her mouth with a cloth. He pulls her up, leans her against his shoulder and starts massaging her back, shoulders and scalp.
This is new. What is he going to do? And why is he making al those troubles for me?
He starts to talk to her: "You know, Mom says I should keep you inside. But I say you should be outside. What do you think? Inside or Outside?" He looks down at her. He smiles gently and puts his arm beneath her legs. While lifting her up he goes on with talking: "I bet you would choose outside. And if not… Then I did bet wrong." He carries her out on the small balcony and let a small bench appear.
(I'm not sure if gods really can do this :P)
He lays her down on it and lays a thin blanket over her body. Athena looks up at the sky and realizes that she really has missed it, and even more; it calms her down.
"I assume that I'm right. At least you've stopped shivering. That means you're feeling better." Ares smiles gently at her.
He's right, I'm really feeling better.
For the people who don't get it: Al italic is what Athena thinks!