Silence...

It's been the reality Ares and Athena had been drowned in the last minutes, though it seemed for them that they had been in it for several hours. They were already separated from each other, but they weren't that apart from each other. Both of them were seated on the floor, with their hands in between their knees, looking everywhere except themselves.

Silence...

Athena's mind was running thousand miles per hour. What was she thinking when she pulled that move on him? What was he thinking when he replied back?! He was someone that fell for mortal's brains, not goddesses' looks! What was wrong with his mind?! It was a filthy trick, that was all it was! True of Ares' nature! She was forward and deceiving, that's what she was!

Silence...

Ares was mortified herself. What in the world was in her brain when she did that?! She wasn't into brainiac gods, or she wouldn't be attracted to Aphrodite. After all, she was the least brainiac god around of the parthenon! All he cared was the appearance... did he? That could explain why he was giving Hephaestus another chance...

Silence...

This is ridiculous! Athena scolded himself, fuming inside. His extern self was pale and panicking, which was the total opposite to his inner self. It was just a tactic, nothing more, nothing else. Like if you never thought that could be the perfect distraction in a battle... Didn't his daughter Annabeth used it all the time with her boyfriend, Jackson? And worked perfectly every time?

Silence...

I've been spending too much with Aphrodite lately... Ares groaned loudly, finally changing the position she was seated. Her hands flew to her face and rubbed it, annoyed. Tactic, it was a tactic, understood?! she forced herself to accept that reality, You're Ares, the Goddess of War! You weren't going to be submitted by a nerd!

Silence...

Athena glanced to his side, in the exactly moment Ares released her groan. It was obvious she was trying to understand what just happened, just like he was. But, Ares was having a worst time than he. That was enough for Athena and decided to break with this, for their sake.

"That- that was a good strategic..." Athena cleared his throat, still not looking straight into Ares' eyes "I, um... I didn't see it coming..."

"Yeah, well..." Ares replied, not sounding as convinced as Athena. She wasn't looking at him either "Tactics, you know..."

"Yeah, totally..." Athena answered, quickly, glancing down at his hands.

"Do I- do I have bragging rights?" The question, finally, managed to pull Athena from his self forced ignoring train towards her and look at her "You know, for beating you..."

"Are you gonna make me sound like I pulled the desperate move or you're gonna tell the actual truth?" Athena raised an eyebrow, doubting of Ares' total honesty.

Silence...

Ares glanced at him. Athen had stopped looking at her and she felt sad about it. That was ridiculous!

"Yeah, well..." she trailed off, looking anywhere but him.

"I doubt that you will ever use that tactic again" Athena murmured, loud enough to her to hear. Ares nodded, unconsciously. How was him so sure that she would never use that tactic again?

"How are you so sure that I would never use that tactic again?" she repeated the question, this time, out loud. Athena shrugged, still not looking at her.

"It's kind of obvious, isn't it?" he pointed out, like if it was the easiest thing to see and it was right in front of them "It's very strange that you'll be fighting with someone of the opposite sex that isn't me... And I won't be fooled again with that same trick" he sttaed, getting up from his spot "Now, if you excuse me, I have a potion to finish" he excused himself, not giving her time to reply or even argue about it.

Silence...

Ares stayed there, thinking about the words he just spoke to her. Some of them were true. How she never realized that she never had fights with someone else but Athena? Had he made her sign an exclusivity contract or anything? No! And, it wasn't like he wasn't allowing him to fight with someone else...

"I need a good fight with Hermes or someone else..." she spoke up, shaking her head.

Silence...

Athena's head and walk back to the library, where he thought Hecate was waiting for him, was filled with that lack of noise. He was used to it, as he used every possible time he had to think about problems or different new strategics. What was different now? Oh, yes... That stupid kiss.

In normal circumstances, Athena would dismiss it, but he now didn't understand why he was thinking about it so much! Was he wanting to repeat it? The mere thought didn't cause the disgust he was expecting, which was disorientated.

He needed to work on the potion to keep his mind of things.

Question of the Day: Slightly short this time, but my question is the following... If you had the opportunity to study abroad, where would be?

Question of the Chapter: Do you want to see Ares and Athena 'intimate' again?