"So what now?" The young man questioned.
"I don't know" Ares replied, then noticed the look of discontent on his son's face once the words had left his lips. "Well if you want you could stay with us" He quickly added.
"I'm not too sure about that" Evander answered, with a snigger.
"You never know it might be kind of fun"
"Well… if your going to beg I guess I could hang around for a while"
"Lets just get one thing straight, I wasn't begging" Ares stated.
"Fine then what do you call it?" The young man questioned.
"I was merely trying to reason with you"
"Oh of course that was it, how could I have made such a big mistake" Evander said sarcastically.
"You know you're not too big for me to take you down" Ares warned jokingly.
"Well bring it on old man" Evander taunted, with a smirk.
"Did you ever notice that you have a really big mouth" Ares said, smiling as he looked at the young man before him.
"I guess I got that from you" Evander replied, as they both then broke out in laughter. "Oh yeah I almost forgot, here's your sword back" He then said.
"You can go ahead and keep it"
"You sure?"
"Yeah, I'll just have another one made, besides you were it well. Not as well as I do but reasonably well" Ares replied.
Glancing to his side, Ares noticed Hercules wandering among the forest trees. Pausing for a moment Ares contemplated the thought of confronting him.
"Evander if you don't mind I need to talk to someone real quick" The former war god said to his son.
"Yeah, go ahead" Evander replied, before walking off.
Gradually Ares made his way towards Hercules, while unsure of what to say.
"What do you want?" The golden-haired half god asked, with a look of hatred on his face.
"Need to talk" Ares replied, blankly.
"I don't think there's anything else that needs to be said"
"Look, I hate you and you hate me, it's a fact and that's never going to change so we minus just live with it. But I don't want you questioning my motives with Xena" The former war god stated.
"Well that's too bad, cause the way I see it there's nothing you can do about it"
"Fine you keep on thinking what you want, just know that you're wrong about me" Ares said, then turned to leave.
"If that's so true then prove me wrong. Say how you really feel about her. Or are you scared to?" Hercules questioned.
"What is it with you and getting me say how feel about her? Is this some game to you, to get me to admit I'm in love or something?" Ares replied, turning back towards him.
"No it's not, I just don't trust you that's all. You've gone so many terrible things to her in the past, what makes me think that this not just some scheme you thought of"
"The only scheme I ever had was to get her back one way or another. I never meant to hurt her, things just happened that way"
"This isn't some stupid plot, cause if it is--"
"You'll make me pay, I get it"
Hercules paused for a moment staring into the eyes of the man in front of him. And for the first time since the last couple of days, he looked deep into his eyes and saw a human being.
"Fine" Hercules reluctantly replied, deciding to somewhat accept the former war god's explanation. He then began to walk away.
"…Yes" Ares suddenly uttered.
"What?" Hercules asked, turning to him.
"I truly do love her" Ares replied, looking at him.
The golden-haired half god only nodded then turned around and walked away. And as he made his way further from his brother, a smile could be seen appearing on his face.
In the meantime Xena had strolled away from the chaotic group of former Olympians, in hopes of contacting The Elements. Seconds after she called them, flashes of light appeared before her and the four Elements emerged from within them.
"You rang?" Lena said, a glimmering smile present in her features.
"Yes, I didn't get a chance to before, but I wanted to thank you" Xena replied.
"She's happy, see I told you the sprinkle dust would work, and you were all worried about nothing" April said, leaning in towards Savannah.
"You weren't supposed tell her that" The fiery maiden whispered to April, after elbowing her in the side.
"Why'd you do that for? What does it matter if she knows about it?"
Savannah merely shook her head and signed, choosing not to replied to her sister's questions.
"Wait a minute, what's sprinkle dust?" The warrior princess asked, confused.
"Oh it's nothing really" The thunder dominating beauty replied.
"What's the point in lying to her, she's probably going to find out sooner or later" Angel said.
Lena and Savannah both gestured her hands as if to say they no longer cared.
"So anyway sprinkle dust is my little creation, which when showered over people can make them calm, or in some cases make them get busy. If you know what I mean" April said, with a wink.
"Yeah, I think I do" Xena replied.
Suddenly the clamor of the constant bickering of the ex-gods increased, and the sounds of crashing objects and small explosions could be heard echoing throughout the forest.
"Do you guys think you could use some of that sprinkle dust stuff on them?" Xena questioned, then quickly added. "I just mean to calm them down of course"
"I guess, if the two tight pants over there don't mind" Angel replied.
"By all means go ahead" Savannah said.
Within seconds The Elements had vanished, and then abruptly all the commotion had ceased. Xena returned to the camp to find everyone simply standing there talking to each other as if they were never fighting to begin with. She couldn't help but laugh at the sight of the ex-gods actually getting along with not just themselves but also the mortals.
Ares had just returned to the campsite and was stunned to say the least by the spectacle before him. He looked at Xena and saw her trying to cover her mouth as she laughed. Obviously she had some part in whatever happened here. Ares thought to him self as he made his way to her.
"Mind telling me what happened here?" Ares asked, coming up from behind her and placing his hands on her hips.
"Lets just say I asked The Elements for a favor" She replied, trying to stop laughing.
"Well since things seem to be peaceful over here, what say we go and disappear for a while" Ares said, in a seductive tone.
"I'm not sure, you never know how long this serenity is going to last"
"Exactly my point, so lets go before it ends" Ares said, pulling her close against him and kissing her neck.
"You seem in a hurry" She replied, with a smirk as she could feel the bulge growing in his pants.
"You have no idea" He said, then turned her around and met his lips with hers in a longing kiss.
"I guess we shouldn't waste anymore time then" She replied, lifting an eyebrow.
Ares only smirked as he wrapped his arm around her, and they disappeared among the trees.