A/n: It's the homework, I tell you!!! Hehe, you're right CapturedHeart!!!

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Of Ares and Artemis

Chapter 3

"No, Ares!!!"

Both goddess shouted at the same time. Confused, Ares glanced at Artemis and his attention wavered. In front of him, the Huntress became the most beautiful being he had ever seen. Her emerald eyes had a frightened look in them that he desperately wanted to kiss away. Of course, he hated himself for making her so scared in the first place. Ares shook his head, trying to clear his thoughts but the alluring face of Artemis kept appearing. Finally, he looked to the sky to search for the second voice and to try to clear himself of the forming love.

Then.he spotted Aphrodite. Oh, how his nerves grinded at the sight of the pink-claded figure, hovering in the air, next to a nicely tanned male. Cupid. He never could understand why a "man" would take such a girlish job willingly.

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Aphrodite smiled flirtingly at the war god. Thinking that she was the first one he glanced at.

"Ares, come here darling."

An immediate look of distaste filled Artemis's face, as she heard the words. Neva, the poor girl, still hadn't recovered from the shock.

"By Hades, God of Hell, never!!!"

A confused wrinkle appeared upon Aphrodite's face. Why wasn't Ares falling for her? Shouldn't the potion be working? She peered into Ares' soul, seeking for his true heart and found out who had pierced through the outer stone wall. Artemis! She stole him! The love goddess's face turned an unfavorable color of purple as she cursed at Artemis. A swarm of poison purple hearts flew towards the goddess still standing on the ground.

Ares, still extremely stuck between matters, watched helplessly as the heart flew by. Jerking himself free, he commanded a fireball after the swarm, hoping to burn it before it hit its target.

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Artemis, taken by shock, flew back from the force when the swarm collided into her. Suddenly, she felt weak and disgusted. Disgusted? Yes, she was extremely, undeniably disgusted toward a person. A god for that matter. Ares. She felt repelled by the foul blood-red eyes, the unruly black hair. Nothing could be more uglier than the war god. She scrambled back as Ares suddenly loomed above her.

"Artemis, are you all right?"

"Go away, you selfish brute!"

His ruby eyes stared into emerald ones as his brain clicked. Aphrodite is so dead. He discovered the purple hearts, some still protruding from Artemis' arms and quickly burned off most of them. What he didn't know was that the fragment of the last one had already reached the Huntress's heart and was buried deep inside.

Artemis fainted.

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Zeus sat upon the golden throne. He watched as mortals battled among themselves. Finally, he felt that it was enough. Deciding that he should call Ares to clear up the matter, he sent off Hermes.

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The messenger god was taken back by surprise as he watched the scene before him. Aphrodite was giggling madly and twirling around in the air for some strange reason and Artemis was lying Ares' arms. He knocked himself on the head, thinking that his brain was dysfunctional and traveled closer to the two lying on the ground, ignoring the mad love goddess in the air. Suddenly, he felt two pops and knew that Eros and Aphrodite had vanished. Probably stirring up more trouble elsewhere

Traveling closer, he saw that Ares was holding Artemis lightly. Her head was placed against his shoulder and her lips were tinged with a bluish fringe.

"Greetings, Ares. Father wants to see you. What's wrong with Artemis there?"

He watched as Ares' arms tightened protectively around Artemis and raised an eyebrow in question. What is wrong with the war god?

"Fine."

Hermes smiled grimly as Ares vanished in a flare of flames, slightly altered with a bit of green.

How come no one told me about these two.

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Imagine Zeus' surprise when the two appeared in front of him. It was even more enhanced when he spotted Artemis unconscious, and, lying in Ares' arms.

"Why'd you attack Artemis now?"

Ares stared.

"Okay, you didn't attack her..what happened?"

The war god mumbled, but the word could still be heard.

"Aphrodite."

Zeus sighed.

"You can't be involved with the Huntress, now send her back."

"But-"

Finally, the father of Gods realized what had happened to Ares and groaned. When was Eros going to learn not to always obey his mother?!? Zeus, himself, couldn't take off the effects.if it could be taken off at all! Argh, leave it up to Aphrodite to cause all the problems.

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A/n: I don't like homework.=[