Aliyah pulled the crying baby closer to her trying to calm her.
"Shhh" Aliyah said as she slightly bounced. But it was no use. Baby Xena continued to cry.
Ares saw that Xena wasn't going to stop crying so he acted.
"May I?" Ares asked as he reached over to get the crying babe. Aliyah handed the baby to Ares.
Once in Ares arms baby Xena calmed down a little.
Ares placed Xena so that her head would rest on his shoulder. Ares softly patted her little back.
Aliyah smiled at Ares
"Your really good with kids Gage." She said as she slightly blushed.
"Thanks." Ares replied.
"Gabrielle what brings you to Aphelia?"
"We came here to rest for a couple of days." Gabrielle said
"Oh, How many rooms would you like two?" Aliyah asked.
"Yeah two would be fine." Gabrielle said with a smile.
"It's so good to see you here again Gabrielle. I just wish Xena was here with you." Aliyah said
"Xena's closer then you think." Mumbled Aphrodite.
"What was that?" Aliyah asked.
"Nothing." Aphrodite said quickly.
"Aliyah I see that there's a lot of people working here." Gabrielle said
"Yeah once Xena, Eve and yourself left the people of Amphipolis that had left returned. I hired a few people to help out around the inn." Aliyah said with a smile.
"That's good to hear." Gabrielle said with a smile. While Gabrielle and Aliyah talked, baby Xena looked around the inn at the many different people. Every once and a while, somebody would look at her and wave, which made her smile, while Ares sat quietly deep in thought
'Why would Joseph do something like this?' Ares' mind keeps asking.
Ares thoughts were broken when Aphrodite tapped him on his shoulder.
"Um…bro I think you might want to change your shirt." Aphrodite said.
"Why?" Ares asked looking over toward Aphrodite.
Aphrodite just looked at his shirt.
Ares moved baby Xena from his right shoulder to his left shoulder. Looking at his back Ares said a white liquid running down his back.
Ares moved baby Xena so that she looked at him.
Ares saw where the white liquid came from. Little bit of the residue was still on the baby's tiny chin.
"I need a cloth." Ares said.
Gabrielle stops talking to Aliyah and looked over at Ares.
"What happened?" Gabrielle asked
"Xe just churned." Ares said. Gabrielle looked into the brown bag and pulled out a white cloth. She handed to Ares.
Ares took the cloth and wipe baby Xena's mouth. Baby Xena reached for the cloth trying to put it in her mouth. Ares keep trying to stop her.
"Gabrielle can you reach me the pacifier?" Ares asked Gabrielle.
"Sure." Gabrielle said as she reached into the blue baby bag and pulled out the blue pacifier. She handed to Ares. Ares took the pacifier from Gabrielle and placed in front of the baby. Baby Xena looked at the pacifier and was in wonder. Baby Xena opened her mouth a little and moved her head toward the pacifier. Baby Xena moved forward so that the tip of the pacifier was at her lips. Opening her mouth a little more baby Xena took the pacifier in her mouth. Baby Xena sucked happily on the pacifier. Baby Xena looked up at Ares her eyes' filled with happiness.
Ares smiled at baby Xena seeing the happiness in her clear blue eyes'.
"Um…Aliyah I need to go to my room so that I may change my shirt." Ares said as he handed baby Xena to Aphrodite and stood up.
"You can take any room on the upper floor." Aliyah said.
As Ares walked up the stairs he felt a tingle in the back of his head. Ares stopped and turned. After looking around for a few minutes Ares continued up the stairs. As Ares continued to walk up the stairs a man dressed in a black cloth bumped into him as he walked down the stairs.
"Hey watch it!" Ares said to the clothed man that continued to walk down the stairs.
Making his was to the top of the stairs Ares went to a room 10. Opening the door Ares walked into the empty room. Taking off his vest Ares went to the bathroom and took a cloth that was hanging on a rail by the bathtub. Ares ran some water and dipped the cloth tip in some water. He turned his vest to where Xena churned and began to wipe it off. As Ares wiped
it off a flashback came to him
1 Flashback
Ares stood on the battlefield invisible to everyone except of Joseph that stood beside him. Ares watched as his men stomped on the roaches and laughed.
Ares has just won the war with Athena.
Athena left pissed knowing that her army was all roaches and she couldn't figure out how Ares did it.
'That one was for you Xena' Ares mentally said to himself.
Thinking of Xena brought fresh tears the Ares' eyes. Ares had to blink several times to make sure that the tears won't be seen racing down his face.
"Ares I did my end of the deal...what about yours?" Joseph asked to the War God
"Here." Ares made a small goblet appear half way filled with the sweet nectar for the gods. Ambrosia.
Joseph smiled as he took the goblet from Ares hand. Joseph brought the goblet to his lips and he began to drink. Once Joseph finished drinking, a purple light surrounded him.
"Yes, Yes! I can feel it!" Joseph said smiling.
"Yes," Joseph laughed.
Once the light was gone Joseph was wearing brown leather similar to Ares.
Looking up to Ares Joseph said
"Ares, now that I'm a God we can rule the world." Joseph said smiling.
'Why rule the world if my one and only love left it' Ares mentally said to himself
"Look I don't need or want the world. Even if I did I don't want to rule the world with you!" Ares said angrily as he disappeared in a flash on blue.
Joseph looked at the where the Ares once stood. Angry gripped him as he too vanished.
****
Joseph wanted revenge, and he wanted it badly. Joseph appeared in the temple of Athena's. The goddess was sitting upon her thrown looking very pissed that she lost a battle with her brother. She looked up and saw Joseph.
"What do you want?" Athena asked angrily.
"I want revenge on a certain war God." Joseph said
"Ares?" Athena asked. Joseph just nodded.
"Who are you?" Athena asked "And why come to me for help?" She added.
"The name is Joseph. God Of something thanks to the help of Ares, I was the one that helped Ares against the fight against you. Right after he left me."
Joseph said
"IT WAS YOU!!!" Athena bellowed as she got up from her thrown to where Joseph stood.
"Your were the one that made me lose!!!" Athena added as she grabbed Joseph by his vest.
"Yes, it was me that did it." Joseph said calmly
"Why! Do you know how important that war was to me!" Athena as she slightly shook him,
"I didn't know why you and Ares was going to war so, since my Mom had been a priestess at his temple I went to help him."
"Ares was mad because he had feeling for mortal woman that offspring was the end of the gods. So, me and some of my fellow gods help me get rid of the little problem, ever since then Ares wanted to start a war with me." Athena said as she released Joseph.
"A mortal?" Joseph said. "She must have been some mortal if she got Ares attention." Joseph
"Yeah her name was Xena." Athena said "Warrior Princess." she added
"Xena?" Joseph asked
"Yes" Athena said
"Ares told me about her. Before that war when I was to leave to meet his army he'll start to talk to himself that he had only days until he'll get his revenge."
"He's crazy about her." Athena said. "So, how are you going to help me?" Athena added
"I have a plan for Ares." Joseph said with a sly smile.
"What's that?" Athena asked with anticipation
"I can turn all of Ares followers into anything you name." Joseph said
Athena smiled. "Deal, how long have you been a God?" she asked
"For a few minutes now." Joseph said
"Well, before we put our plan into action I need to teach you a few things about being a God." Athena said with a smile.
"OK" Joseph replied with a smile
End Of Flashback
"Shhh" Aliyah said as she slightly bounced. But it was no use. Baby Xena continued to cry.
Ares saw that Xena wasn't going to stop crying so he acted.
"May I?" Ares asked as he reached over to get the crying babe. Aliyah handed the baby to Ares.
Once in Ares arms baby Xena calmed down a little.
Ares placed Xena so that her head would rest on his shoulder. Ares softly patted her little back.
Aliyah smiled at Ares
"Your really good with kids Gage." She said as she slightly blushed.
"Thanks." Ares replied.
"Gabrielle what brings you to Aphelia?"
"We came here to rest for a couple of days." Gabrielle said
"Oh, How many rooms would you like two?" Aliyah asked.
"Yeah two would be fine." Gabrielle said with a smile.
"It's so good to see you here again Gabrielle. I just wish Xena was here with you." Aliyah said
"Xena's closer then you think." Mumbled Aphrodite.
"What was that?" Aliyah asked.
"Nothing." Aphrodite said quickly.
"Aliyah I see that there's a lot of people working here." Gabrielle said
"Yeah once Xena, Eve and yourself left the people of Amphipolis that had left returned. I hired a few people to help out around the inn." Aliyah said with a smile.
"That's good to hear." Gabrielle said with a smile. While Gabrielle and Aliyah talked, baby Xena looked around the inn at the many different people. Every once and a while, somebody would look at her and wave, which made her smile, while Ares sat quietly deep in thought
'Why would Joseph do something like this?' Ares' mind keeps asking.
Ares thoughts were broken when Aphrodite tapped him on his shoulder.
"Um…bro I think you might want to change your shirt." Aphrodite said.
"Why?" Ares asked looking over toward Aphrodite.
Aphrodite just looked at his shirt.
Ares moved baby Xena from his right shoulder to his left shoulder. Looking at his back Ares said a white liquid running down his back.
Ares moved baby Xena so that she looked at him.
Ares saw where the white liquid came from. Little bit of the residue was still on the baby's tiny chin.
"I need a cloth." Ares said.
Gabrielle stops talking to Aliyah and looked over at Ares.
"What happened?" Gabrielle asked
"Xe just churned." Ares said. Gabrielle looked into the brown bag and pulled out a white cloth. She handed to Ares.
Ares took the cloth and wipe baby Xena's mouth. Baby Xena reached for the cloth trying to put it in her mouth. Ares keep trying to stop her.
"Gabrielle can you reach me the pacifier?" Ares asked Gabrielle.
"Sure." Gabrielle said as she reached into the blue baby bag and pulled out the blue pacifier. She handed to Ares. Ares took the pacifier from Gabrielle and placed in front of the baby. Baby Xena looked at the pacifier and was in wonder. Baby Xena opened her mouth a little and moved her head toward the pacifier. Baby Xena moved forward so that the tip of the pacifier was at her lips. Opening her mouth a little more baby Xena took the pacifier in her mouth. Baby Xena sucked happily on the pacifier. Baby Xena looked up at Ares her eyes' filled with happiness.
Ares smiled at baby Xena seeing the happiness in her clear blue eyes'.
"Um…Aliyah I need to go to my room so that I may change my shirt." Ares said as he handed baby Xena to Aphrodite and stood up.
"You can take any room on the upper floor." Aliyah said.
As Ares walked up the stairs he felt a tingle in the back of his head. Ares stopped and turned. After looking around for a few minutes Ares continued up the stairs. As Ares continued to walk up the stairs a man dressed in a black cloth bumped into him as he walked down the stairs.
"Hey watch it!" Ares said to the clothed man that continued to walk down the stairs.
Making his was to the top of the stairs Ares went to a room 10. Opening the door Ares walked into the empty room. Taking off his vest Ares went to the bathroom and took a cloth that was hanging on a rail by the bathtub. Ares ran some water and dipped the cloth tip in some water. He turned his vest to where Xena churned and began to wipe it off. As Ares wiped
it off a flashback came to him
1 Flashback
Ares stood on the battlefield invisible to everyone except of Joseph that stood beside him. Ares watched as his men stomped on the roaches and laughed.
Ares has just won the war with Athena.
Athena left pissed knowing that her army was all roaches and she couldn't figure out how Ares did it.
'That one was for you Xena' Ares mentally said to himself.
Thinking of Xena brought fresh tears the Ares' eyes. Ares had to blink several times to make sure that the tears won't be seen racing down his face.
"Ares I did my end of the deal...what about yours?" Joseph asked to the War God
"Here." Ares made a small goblet appear half way filled with the sweet nectar for the gods. Ambrosia.
Joseph smiled as he took the goblet from Ares hand. Joseph brought the goblet to his lips and he began to drink. Once Joseph finished drinking, a purple light surrounded him.
"Yes, Yes! I can feel it!" Joseph said smiling.
"Yes," Joseph laughed.
Once the light was gone Joseph was wearing brown leather similar to Ares.
Looking up to Ares Joseph said
"Ares, now that I'm a God we can rule the world." Joseph said smiling.
'Why rule the world if my one and only love left it' Ares mentally said to himself
"Look I don't need or want the world. Even if I did I don't want to rule the world with you!" Ares said angrily as he disappeared in a flash on blue.
Joseph looked at the where the Ares once stood. Angry gripped him as he too vanished.
****
Joseph wanted revenge, and he wanted it badly. Joseph appeared in the temple of Athena's. The goddess was sitting upon her thrown looking very pissed that she lost a battle with her brother. She looked up and saw Joseph.
"What do you want?" Athena asked angrily.
"I want revenge on a certain war God." Joseph said
"Ares?" Athena asked. Joseph just nodded.
"Who are you?" Athena asked "And why come to me for help?" She added.
"The name is Joseph. God Of something thanks to the help of Ares, I was the one that helped Ares against the fight against you. Right after he left me."
Joseph said
"IT WAS YOU!!!" Athena bellowed as she got up from her thrown to where Joseph stood.
"Your were the one that made me lose!!!" Athena added as she grabbed Joseph by his vest.
"Yes, it was me that did it." Joseph said calmly
"Why! Do you know how important that war was to me!" Athena as she slightly shook him,
"I didn't know why you and Ares was going to war so, since my Mom had been a priestess at his temple I went to help him."
"Ares was mad because he had feeling for mortal woman that offspring was the end of the gods. So, me and some of my fellow gods help me get rid of the little problem, ever since then Ares wanted to start a war with me." Athena said as she released Joseph.
"A mortal?" Joseph said. "She must have been some mortal if she got Ares attention." Joseph
"Yeah her name was Xena." Athena said "Warrior Princess." she added
"Xena?" Joseph asked
"Yes" Athena said
"Ares told me about her. Before that war when I was to leave to meet his army he'll start to talk to himself that he had only days until he'll get his revenge."
"He's crazy about her." Athena said. "So, how are you going to help me?" Athena added
"I have a plan for Ares." Joseph said with a sly smile.
"What's that?" Athena asked with anticipation
"I can turn all of Ares followers into anything you name." Joseph said
Athena smiled. "Deal, how long have you been a God?" she asked
"For a few minutes now." Joseph said
"Well, before we put our plan into action I need to teach you a few things about being a God." Athena said with a smile.
"OK" Joseph replied with a smile
End Of Flashback