A/N: Here is a new story for you guys. I absolutely love Ares and I know I upset a lot of you with the last story he was in, so this is my way of a king it up to you.

Thank you as always to the awesome Rachel Smythe for this brilliant sandbox that's so full of ideas.

Enjoy!

Be My Soldier

Chapter 1 - Starting Line

The long drawn out hours of the day seemed even longer in the sweltering heat. The college had air conditioning usually but it had broken the day before. The days had been hot for a while, but the building seemed to draw the heat to it, making it ten times worse. Everyone, including the teacher, had stripped down to shorts and tanks as it was too hot to wear anything else.

Persephone didn't think the day, or the current boring lecture could get worse. That was until phones began to go off across the classroom eliciting gasps from her fellow classmates. They then began glancing at her while whispering to each other.

Persephone was terrified to open her phone, scared of what would pop up on the screen, but she did it anyway. Behind the cracks she could see herself the terror in her eyes, her naked form sprawled for all to see. She felt bile rise in her throat, her entire class was seeing this, seeing her and whispering about it, but no one talked to her.

Her panic began to rise the longer the pictures stayed up on her phone and the more people talked, until she bolted from the room with her bag. She couldn't think - she just wanted to get away. The outside seemed like her best bet, however, waiting for her as though he were a cat catching a mouse was Apollo.

"Hello, baby girl. Did you like your present?" By now tears were flowing from her eyes and her fear was exuding from her.

"Why are you doing this to me?! What did I ever do to you?!" She was gasping for breaths by the end of her questions her body shaking with terror and sobs. He grabbed her wrist in a bruising grip and pulled him into him until he could whisper in her ear.

"You rejected me and I don't take kindly to that.You are mine." His snarl sent cold shivers down her spine.

"Persephone? Come on, I'm here to take you home." Persephone cried in relief at the voice of Ares.

"I can take her home perfectly fine, Ares." The glare Apollo sent at Ares was chilling but Ares did not look impressed with his words. Ares quickly closed the distance between them and ripped Apollo's hand from her wrist without noticing how Apollo twisted his grip. The angle at which Apollo's hand was pulled from Persephone's wrist causing a resounding crack, sending shooting pain through her arm. Her screams bounced off the walls of the building, echoing in the tense air.

"Oh no, Persephone, are you ok? I didn't mean to." Apollo tried to look apologetic but failed as he couldn't seem to keep the smirk off of his face.

"Don't try to play stupid - youwillregret that." Ares barely kept his anger in check as he gently pulled Persephone away from the creep. His car was warm with the heat blowing. She let the sobs flow from her letting her emotions break instead of bottling them up.

"How did you know I need your help?" She got out through her sobs.

"Those pictures went out toeveryone.It's disgusting what he did all the way around and I am sorry no one stopped it or protected you from it - fromhim. And I'm sorry no one has helped you deal with this." She blanched at his words.

"Everyone?! I messed up so bad Ares!" Her cries grew in intensity and volume.

"Persephone listen to me.Youdid nothing wrong.Youdidn't mess up.He did.I'm not stupid, I could see how terrified you were in those pictures. He raped you, he was obvious about it, he didn't even check the pics to make sure they were clean of his own skin, one wasn't and I was quick to pick that out. I was around others when it came in and I realized it was a mass text, I knew you would need a ride." His words and looks were sincere.

"Did you know he was going to be there?" Her words were soft, scared of the answer.

"I had an idea. He's helped with war before so he knows strategy, which I assume is what he used to get to you. I wasn't surprised to see him there. I'm sorry, I wish I could have been quicker, but I believe he sent those pictures as he was sitting outside your school waiting for you."

"So he was playing cat and mouse with me." The thought turned her stomach. What did he have planned for her?

"That's a pretty sound explanation." His face screwed up at the thought, the idea really bothering him.

"Pull over Ares, please." He pulled over without a thought and jumped out right after she did. He pulled her hair back into a braid and rubbed her back as she threw up the lunch she had eaten. When she had finished he wordlessly led her back to the car and handed her a bottle of water to clean her mouth out with.

"Thank you for taking care of me." She said once they were back in the car.

"It's no problem Persephone. I...I like taking care of you. You're safe with me. Is there anywhere you want to go? I assume you don't want to go home. You could come home with me." Her face paled at the thought of going home.

"I need some things, but I don't want to go in, at least not alone." He slipped his large, warm hand over her seemingly fragile one.

"I would never allow you to be alone Persephone. I'm right here with you." Her slight smile warmed his heart and he gently squeezed her delicate hand.

"Thank you." She dropped her face as her soft words came out, her growing hair blocking her face from view.

"How's your wrist?" He asked tenderly.

"It hurts and it's swelling, but it's not the first time I've broken a bone. I'll be ok." Ares looked over at her and could see the angry bruise on her swollen wrist.

"We'll get it taken care of when we get to your place ok? I don't want you to damage it further." She nodded and was silent for the rest of the ride.

A/N: Ares to the rescue! Isn't our boy amazing. Who was disappointed that Ares didn't beat the crap out of Apollo? Want he totally sweet with our girl though?

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Faithy