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Chapter 53

Once their mouths had finally connected, neither one wanted to release their hold on the other and the slow tender kiss gradually started to become more passionate while they both captured the others' lips a little more hungrily to keep it from ending. All of that pent up yearning was released in those kisses, lips fusing together ravenously while hands eagerly began to roam over each other's bodies.

During those amazing moments, Xena felt an overwhelming need to be as close to Ares as possible and thus she started to slowly move closer to him, gradually making her way back into his lap and straddling the War God once again and all thoughts of why what they were doing should not be happening were smothered by the imperious need to just be with him.

She settled herself comfortably on top of him, purposely moving her hips against him to help dissolve his self-control even more, and his hands went immediately to her waist with the movement, pulling her closer while their mouths continued to devour the other. Their kisses were filled with passion, with an unmistakable craving and a burning need for the other and the appetite that had maddeningly grown inside of them from their desperation was a consuming sensation that could no longer be denied and each kiss was as insatiable as the next while their mouths melded together frantically. A hunger like no other began to wildly build between them, causing their mouths to crash together more urgently while their undeniable desire finally won the battle over them until only one thought clouded their minds now while their carnal want consumed them…

After a few more delicious moments of plundering each other's mouths, Ares broke their hungry kiss and pulled back from her. The War God desperately wanted his Princess, he wanted to be with her and he wanted her as his lover. He knew that if he headed down this road though, then he wouldn't be able to stop himself from making love to her and he was so far gone from controlling himself anymore that he wanted that more than anything else in the world at this point but for some nagging reason there was this voice in his head annoying him beyond words that needed conformation that this was what his beautiful Princess really wanted. He thus huffed out a frustrated breath as his mouth lustfully wanted to reclaim hers, coming just mere inches away from her sweet lips but not claiming them when his brushed lightly against hers, lightly tasting her essence again while their mouths wantonly teased the other. Why couldn't he just block that bothersome voice out, never had he had such a dilemma before… Xena was all his and he was going to make every fantasy that he had ever managed to conjure up about them come to pass but yet he was barely restraining himself for reasons that he just couldn't understand and if she denied him now then he wasn't sure what he would do next since his need to have her at that moment was so unbearably strong that he thought that if she turned from him now, he would end up raping her and that was the last thing that he wanted to do.

"Xena…" Ares began a bit huskily when he felt her hand moving downward along his chest but his words were quickly cut off when his Princess silenced him with a promising kiss that was filled with even more ardent desire.

The Warrior Princess had felt his hesitation and she didn't want him to stop. Her longing for the War God had finally accomplished its goal and consumed her and if he stopped now then she would be completely embarrassed with her actions. Xena wasn't sure what he was going to say exactly but to be rejected by him… the thought alone scared her out of her mind like nothing else could and something that she didn't want to deal with just yet and she figured that another kiss would help buy herself some more time while she prepared herself for his dismissal.

His will power to control himself constantly whenever they ended up in these intimate positions only reminded her of the fact that she was nothing more but a mere mortal who couldn't keep her urges in check when she was near him while the War God probably found her actions appalling and was trying to cushion the blow and let her down easy. What was it about her that Ares might find attractive anyway? He probably had a high standard when it came to picking a woman who he actually wanted to be with and she firmly believed that nothing about her non immortal self even came close to anything that the War God would actually want… Sharing a bed with her was definitely out of the question…

"Don't stop…" she soon found herself whispering breathlessly before she could prevent the words from leaving her mouth; she wasn't really sure what she was doing now while her mouth danced teasingly around his but the words were out now and there was no way for her to take them back and she realized that she really didn't want to, "…. I want this…" she whispered against his lips, capturing his mouth tenderly with her own while she slowly started to remove his vest, guiding the leather material off of his shoulders until his torso was bare to her, "…. I want you…" she continued, carelessly tossing his vest to the floor, then seductively running her hands slowly back up his chest, knowing exactly what that would do to him – but, as she let her fingers glide over his muscular torso , she avoided looking in his eyes, fearing that the rejection would be clearly seen in them-

"…. Make love to me, Ares…" she murmured again, ever so delicately against his ear, as if it was some sort of secret that was meant only for him to hear.

Hearing those words falling from her lips set the War Gods' blood into an instant frenzy but yet, he pulled back from her, cupping her face and searching her sapphire eyes for any hint of uncertainty while he softly brushed a few strands of her raven tresses out of her face.

Nonetheless, what he saw looking back at him, solidified everything as he finally had the answer he had been looking for all this time- she was going to fully belong to him now and anyone who dared touch her afterwards was going to die the most painful death imaginable. Burning passion and desire were shining in her eyes and he could tell it equally matched his own and that gaze ignited his thirst for her even more and he didn't even know where he should begin- which was ironic really, since he had spent countless times envisioning pleasuring his Princess several different ways and now that he was finally offered the chance to actually do it, he wasn't even sure how to go about it.

For a moment there, it was as if this was his first time, she made him that nervous on how to proceed since now that he had her he didn't want to scare her off, and he cautiously began to lean in and lightly brushed his lips against hers for a few moments, a few seconds into it, it wasn't long after that the kiss began to grow more passionate while his need to have her started to build more hungrily and he snaked his arms around her, pulling her closer to him while she ran her fingers through his short hair , returning his kisses with an equal passion. When Ares removed his mouth from hers, she was almost breathless, and he started to trail a line of feather like kisses to her chest, generously starting to bathe the tops of her breasts with his lips while she arched into him slightly to give him plenty of access. He slowly moved his hands down her body, softly running them along her legs and then slipping them underneath her shift.

He took his sweet time of course, and the War God gradually worked his way higher, being more than pleased at feeling that she was completely bare to him and he slowly ran his palm along her skin and then grabbed her ass firmly in his hands and jerked her closer to himself, softly kneading her bottom while he groaned out lowly from being able to finally touch his Princess the way he had always wanted to as he slowly moved her against him. She could feel the bulge in his pants now pressing against her center and despite herself, she moaned out from the War Gods' soft caresses on her cleavage. His hands seemed to know just how to touch her and soon, she instinctively started to rock her hips to the gentle rhythm that the War God was guiding her to.

Ares slowly moved his way back up her neck and reclaimed her mouth in a possessive kiss that left no doubt in her mind of what was going to happen between them. Hearing her release another moan into his mouth really set him off now and Ares hastily grabbed the bottom of her shift and removed the ghastly piece of fabric that was keeping her from him, removing it almost violently from her body in one swift motion while his need to finally claim her was building more and more intense. At the sight of having Xena so vulnerable and bare to him, Ares stopped for a moment, running his eyes greedily over her incredibly sexy body, just taking his sweet Princess in, enjoying greatly what he was seeing before his eyes. She looked absolutely stunning, she was like a dream to him and he let his fingers softly trace the contours of her body for a moment.

He then lightly let his fingers run down her cheek, gradually brushing against her alluring lips that were nice and swollen from his urgent kisses, and making his way ever so slowly down her chest to her perfectly round breasts, squeezing against them softly, teasing her nipples for a few seconds and making her breaths come out a bit more labored by it before he leisurely made his way down towards her waist, running anxiously his palm against her hip and thighs. She was all his, every inch of her skin was for him to explore endlessly and the thought made his arousal for her grow wildly out of control and consequently, his hands began running along her body even more possessively than before until he once again cupped her ass, softly massaging her cheeks and then pulled her flush up against him.

This tantalizingly bronze silky skin was only for him to touch and the War God wasn't going to waste another second, nothing was going to stop him from claiming his Princess and leaving his mark to make it clear that she was completely off limits and belonged solely to himself. With that thought in mind, he quickly captured her mouth with his own in a passionate kiss, expertly plying her lips apart and seeking access into her mouth.

Just as quickly as the kiss happened it was over and he moved his mouth along her jawline, teasingly biting against her skin as he went lower. The War God placed slow wet kisses against her chest and gradually made his way to her breast where he playfully ran his tongue around her nipple before he finally latched on to it and sucked against it. He lavished it sensually, softly nipping at it with his teeth and then taking it into his mouth again and was pleased of course to hear her moan out from the contact. He soon turned his concentration to her left breast, giving it the same amount of attention to make sure that both were equally as cherished by him and Xena moved her hand to the back of his head, holding him to her as he suckled against her breast while she sighed out lowly from the pleasing sensation.

The Warrior Princess felt him begin to run his hand slowly down her thigh and then back up and she held her breath in anticipation of his touch. His ministrations on her had Xena squirming in his lap restlessly and she desperately wanted to feel him within. The War God lazily dragged his fingers against her skin, as torturously as possible, heightening her pleasure even more from the contact and making her shiver a little, but made sure to stop just before he reached where she wanted him so badly to touch. He smiled to himself, sensing her frustration when he halted his journey and he began to kiss his way back up her chest. Xena was growing impatient and she started to slowly rock her hips against him, trying to give the War God a little incentive before she herself went insane and then she felt him begin to move his hand again and her breath hitched in her throat once he finally made contact! He delicately ran his fingers along her opening and she grinded her hips against him, hinting to him just where she wanted him to be and wishing for him to just stop teasing her and thrust himself into her already.

The God seemed to have other plans though….Little by little, he started to brush his thumb over her clit and he heard her soft whimper before he felt Xena bite against his shoulder as she dug her nails into his back. Gradually he began to rub against her a little faster, increasing her ecstasy a small amount and causing her to pant heavily in his ear and he moved to capture all of her seductive little whimpers. He kissed her slowly, letting her think about nothing else but the sensation that was now running through her body while he overwhelmed her senses with his caresses and then he carefully maneuvered them and started to slowly lower his precious Princess down onto the bed without ever stopping his pleasing ministrations and Xena let her legs fall open wider to give him better access while he continued to massage his thumb over her labia, making her gasp out breathlessly from his strokes. He then started to place little fervent kisses down her throat, unhurriedly making his way back down her tantalizing body that was so filled with unrestrained passion, but this time exploring every inch of it with his lips, making sure that not a single spot went untouched by him while he made his journey over her velvety skin. He softly kissed against her stomach, moving himself down lower on the bed and then removed his fingers from her sex and just as quickly plunged them within her, causing her to gasp out once he entered her.

Xena had arched off of the bed slightly, moaning out lowly while he continued to move his fingers in and out of her at a slow tempo. This…oohh dear Gods…. this she knew all too well could be so absolutely amazing and she had let herself fall deeper into what the War God was slowly building inside of her but nothing could have prepared the Warrior Princess for what came next. Completely wrapped up in her exhilarating ecstasy with each movement within her, Xena soon felt his hot breath at her center and she shivered in delight from the feeling and then felt Ares lightly lick against her clit as he continued to plunge his fingers into her. She moaned out more lustfully from the pleasure he was creating in her, that new feeling was quite wonderful and he was indeed gifted and she moaned out more wantonly from it.

It wasn't long until her extremely sexy mewings filled the room, echoing around in his head and one might add that Ares was entirely lost in the feeling of her- his Princess' needy little whimpers and the smell of her arousal invading his senses were driving him absolutely wild, making his own arousal grow more as it pushed painfully against his pants.

Next, he started moving his fingers at a faster pace, making her gasp out more from it and then he stopped his thrusts and ran his tongue along her slick opening and started to suck against her clit fervently. Hearing her gasp out from it, he penetrated her once again with his fingers while he eagerly lapped at her sensitive nub. The War God skillfully worked his tongue against her, continuously, and the Warrior Princess she was squirming at his ministrations, biting her lips in anticipation as she started to feel her inner muscles begin to clench around his fingers. Not wanting to send her over the edge just yet, preferring to fill her body with as much pleasure as she could possibly take, he withdrew his hand once again and sucked, licked and nipped against her clit more zealously, focusing all of his efforts on driving her absolutely crazy until she had given him what he wanted while he continued with his work and moved his tongue expertly against what was now dripping with her aroused pussy, making her moan out louder while each stroke drove her further into his web of claiming her entirely.

His Princess started to thrash about more passionately while her pleasure mounted, her hands running along his scalp and then grasping brutally into the bed sheets only to release them just as quickly when he changed the tactic of his torturously sweet caresses. His well-placed strokes were meant to leave her breathless, making her quiver slightly while she gasped out more exhilarated until Ares sucked against her hard, flicking his tongue over her sensitive nub eagerly, making the most sexiest moan that he had ever heard fall out of her mouth when her orgasm finally rocked through her powerfully.

He didn't ease up on her though, instead, he continued to move against her, maximizing her ecstasy even more while he swirled his tongue over her sex, and in response, her body convulsed and quivered frenziedly with her release as her guttural moans of pleasure tumbled out of her mouth.

Ares hooked his hands around her thighs, pulling his Princess back to him- her squirming had made her move away from him slightly. He wasn't done with her just yet and he held her firmly in place while he continued to feast on her. He once again passionately attacked her pussy with his mouth, sending a whole new wave of pleasure through her while he sucked and licked against her. His Princess' deep moans of bliss were telling him everything and the way her hips shifted towards him when he paused for just the smallest moment was all the encouragement he needed and Ares sucked against her pussy more slowly, brushing his tongue over her swollen clit gently before starting to gradually increasing his pace while he gorged more on the sweetest ambrosia he ever had, his strokes causing her to cry out needy from his movements.

There wasn't much that Xena could really do at that point, not that she wanted him to stop anyhow, she loved what the War God was doing to her and her limbs felt like dead weight anyway from the sensation of his touch and she just laid there moaning out blissfully while she rode the wave of her infinite orgasms. It just wouldn't end and it only seemed like one formed right after the other one and feeling them washing over her body endlessly like that, made the most erotic moan fall from her lips and it only seemed like that was a challenge for Ares, to see what other sounds he could force out of her mouth. A few moments later, her cries of ecstasy grew harsher while she tried to control her reactions to what Ares was doing but failing miserably as her screams of pure pleasure tumbled out of her mouth and that just made the War God even more determined of making this a night that she would never forget as he moved his tongue with a feral passion against her. Then, all of a sudden, her hands gripped violently tight into the silk sheets, a course of extreme pleasure filling her body and making her shudder uncontrollably while the War God did unimaginable things to her- things that she had never guessed one could do with their mouth, and she tried to anchor herself to some sense of stability from the pleasure that was now flowing through her while her back arched off of the bed slightly when he flicked his tongue against her clit in such a way that made her whimper out hoarsely. All of a sudden she felt as light as a feather and thought that she was going to float away from the passion forming in her. After one last deep wanton moan that the War God drew out of her, Xena shortly felt him stop his caresses and she let out one very satisfied sigh while he placed one final chaste kiss against his most precious prize and sending one last spasm coursing through her body that made her moan out pleased from it.

Ares then leisurely began to climb on top of her, slowly kissing his way up his Princess' humming with pleasure body, letting his lips touch against every inch of her delicate skin as he worked his way up her stomach, sluggishly moving to her breasts where he stopped for a moment to take each peak into his mouth and suckled greedily against them. Xena moaned and arched into him and he ravished each of them hungrily, marking his territory before he gave each breast one last passionate kiss, playfully tugging at her nipples with his teeth before he moved his lips up her chest. He then ran languid kisses up her neck to her jaw line and made his way slowly to her mouth where he claimed it possessively in a soul searing kiss.

His erection was now straining painfully against his pants, desperately begging to be released so it could find its home buried deep between her legs, and he moaned into her mouth. Ares pulled back and looked down at her, searching her cerulean eyes for something, but he wasn't quite sure what he was looking for. He moved his lower half closer to her, letting their pelvis' touch as he grinded himself into her. The friction from his leather pants on her sensitive skin caused her to moan out from it. He could see the clear passion that was forming in her eyes and he leaned down and captured her lips with his own in a soft kiss. With a thought, he made his pants disappear and they both moaned out from the skin on skin contact. He continued to devour her mouth, letting their tongues meld together in a delicious rhythm, and he softly ran the tip of his swollen cock up her opening and Xena gasped out from it. He pulled back to look at her, her eyes glazed over with passion and he ran a finger tenderly down her cheek. Ares smoothed back her hair and placed an affectionate kiss on the tip of her nose as he positioned himself at her opening and sucked in a breath when he felt her slick folds against him, so wet and ready for him and he almost lost his control right there. He ran his right hand gradually down her arm until he found her hand and he laced their fingers together, bringing them back up and pinning them above her head. Just one hard push and he would be inside of her, filling her with his aching cock and causing her to scream out in pleasure.

Despite all of his instincts telling him to just thrust himself into her and fuck his gorgeous Princess senseless like she had never been fucked before, he didn't enter her though but just stared down at her instead looking into her eyes and searching them to see if she still wanted this to continue. Ares outrageously yearned to be inside of his Princess, all of her incredibly sexy mewings had aroused him beyond words but for some insane reason- that he couldn't get himself to understand- he needed her to let him know that she wanted him within her.

While the War God was fighting that vicious battle in his mind over his own self-control, Xena just stared up at him with bright trustful eyes and brought her free hand up and lightly traced his jaw line. Once she got close enough to his mouth, he turned his face into her palm and started to place feather like kisses in her hand. He was being so gentle with her, touching her with the most tender caresses, as if he had the most valuable thing in the world under his fingertips, carefully running his fingers and lips over her as if she were a rare flower that would wither if he gripped it too hard. She wondered what he was waiting for, she was longing for this, to feel him taking possession of her body as he finally slid his cock within her and given his slight hesitation, she even thought that maybe the God had changed his mind and made a mistake now when they were so close. She looked into his auburn eyes with a question in her own, desperately wanting to know why he had stopped but ultimately fearing the answer while her eyes sought out his and then she realized that he was actually waiting for her permission. Xena could see the desire in his eyes to just thrust himself within her but yet he was restraining himself and urgently searching her eyes for the answer that he wanted. The way he was practically worshipping her body made her feel completely safe with him and there was something in his eyes that told her that she was the one that was completely in control even though she had been completely at his mercy and even though she could see clearly that he wanted nothing more than to bury his cock within her, if she had asked him to stop then he would have.

The Warrior Princess could feel him pressing against her center and she wanted nothing more than to feel him deep inside of her- the last thing that she wanted was for this to end. With her decision made, she wrapped her legs around his waist and softly pulled him closer to her and the tip of his shaft slowly began to sink into her a little. They both moaned from the feeling, staring into each other's eyes for a second, a silent message being conveyed between them and then Ares slowly pushed himself inside of her more. He watched as she gasped out from it, her eyes filling with desire while he slowly plunged into her more, making her grip on his hand tighten while his cock demanded accommodation while she was gradually stretched to make room for him and he only stopped once he had inserted himself within his Princess completely and had finally knocked down that last barrier between them and Xena was now entirely and solely his. From this point on, she belonged to him and no one else would ever touch her the way he had at that moment.

While their bodies were slowly fitting together, they both felt an incredibly amazing warmth that started to consume them from their union, filling them with a heat that began to form deep within their core and that only intensified while they came together. Once they were joined as close as possible, this sense of pure completion consumed and filled them both and that fire that had been gradually building within them while they fused together had strengthened wildly to the point that they thought they were going to be devoured by it. It was something that they had never experienced before, as if something was given back to the two of them that they didn't even realize was missing to begin with, as they joined together.

Ares remained unmoved as he let her body adjust to him, his mind whirling with confusion of what had just taken place inside of him by joining himself with his Princess. He didn't know what to think about it and he temporarily pushed it from his mind and then leaned forward and claimed her mouth in a passionate kiss and she responded in kind, arching into him as she moaned into his mouth.

Xena started to grind her hips up against him, silently asking him to move, to send her over to that pleasurable abyss with his shaft, but he stubbornly remained still as he plundered her sweet mouth, losing himself in the recess of it as he deepened their kiss more. Only when he felt his Princess squeeze him did he start to move against her, slightly moving himself in and out of her in a slow rhythm, no longer being able to remain still. Xena tore her mouth from his and gasped out, he let go of her hand and she dug her nails into his back. Ares buried his head in her hair, letting her scent surround him and he grunted into her shoulder at the way her body encased him. He gradually began to pick up the speed of his thrusts, the slow pace he had set was not enough for their building passion and he wanted her to meet her sweet end again. He moved his throbbing shaft in and out of her, pulling out almost completely then plunging himself back inside of her with a feral passion, filling her up to the hilt with every delicious inch of his cock, causing a sweet friction that had his Princess moaning out in pleasure.

Xena felt her release building rapidly as she met the War God thrust for thrust. She pushed against him just as he was plunging back into her and their rhythm seemed to heighten their pleasure even more. She could feel that she was close and she longed for Ares to send her into the pleasurable abyss that he was creating for her like she had never longed for anything else before. She wrapped her legs around him tighter, silently asking him to send her over the edge. Ares could feel her start to clench around his engorged shaft and he picked up the pace of his thrusts, wanting to give them both what they longed for. He brought his hand down and softly started to rub against her with just the right amount of pressure to help send her to that sweet oblivion. She cried out from his ministrations and felt her body begin to quiver from it and she wrapped her arms around the War God tightly, clinging to him as if he would help keep her grounded to their pleasurable bliss, and soon Ares felt her squeeze him hard while she convulsed around him. One more thrust from him and he quickly followed her into that gratifying end. He pumped into her a little more to make her orgasm last a little longer and then he soon collapsed on top of her, holding her prisoner against the bed as he laid on top of her.

Xena relished in the delicious weight of his body as Ares pushed her into the bed and she tightened her limbs around him to hold the War God firmly to her, not wanting him to move just yet and enjoying the feeling of having him within her a little longer.

Several long minutes had passed by, both panted heavily against the other's shoulder as they tried to control their breathing while they laid there still joined together as intimately as possible. Little spasms still rocked through Xena's form, making her constrict around the War Gods' cock that was still firmly imbedded inside of her, sending jolts of shock into him, making him twitch within her, thus, causing her to continue to contract around him, making his shaft jerk again and repeating the pleasing cycle over and over again while their passion filled bodies slowly began to cool down. Ares began to place small lazy kisses against her shoulder and started to nibble teasingly against her neck. The feeling of his new caresses made Xena shift beneath him, granting him better access to her neck and their small movements together caused them to gently rock against each other.

Their eyes connected for a moment and a small playful smile formed on both of their faces and they started to share a slow tender kiss. The War Gods' hand leisurely began to make its way over her body, gently cupping her breast and squeezing against it for a moment and then he started to slowly move himself within her again. Her soft moans began to drift up into the room again while he gently thrust himself within her, and they were like music to his ears. Ares quickly claimed her mouth with his own, kissing her softly while their bodies danced together intimately over and over again. Her needy whimpers started to come out more passionately when he increased his pace just a little but this time they were going to go slow. The War God was making her feel everything more strongly with his slow movements and in the end it only built her release that much faster. Xena's hands wandered their way down his back until she reached his ass and she softly surged him on into her a little harder. This pace was wonderful but she needed a little more and taking the hint, Ares started to thrust into her with more passion but still kept the slow pace he had set from the beginning. Their passion escalated with each joining and soon they had both reached that pleasurable moment and climaxed together. They only seemed to just keep repeating themselves and they laid fused together for a few moments more, just relishing in being this close to each other while their fingertips softly ran over each other's bodies. About thirty minutes later, realizing that he was actually crushing her with his weight, the War God reluctantly rolled off of his Princess, both of them groaning out there displeasure at the loss of contact as he pulled from her body. The War God just as quickly pulled her into his arms, for some reason just needing her to be close to him and she laid her head on his chest. He wrapped his arms around her securely, holding her tightly to him and he made a sheet appear and draped it over them.

The Warrior Princess settled herself against him comfortably and then started to draw small circles over his muscular chest as she reflected on what they just did, not just once but twice within the matter of a few short minutes. She waited for the self-loathing and insecurity she feared was going to start to seep into her for having given herself over so completely to the War God. But the feeling never came, she didn't feel any regret like she thought she might have, at that moment she felt safe, complete and cherished as the War God held her tight against him and a light smile began to form on her face from the feeling. Once her breathing had begun to calm down, she could hear the steady beat of the God of War's heart against her ear. The smile on her face widened even more while she listened to its unique rhythm and she wrapped her arm around his waist and burrowed closer to him. Slowly, she let her eyes close as the rhythmic beat of his heart lulled her off to sleep encased in his arms as she was and a soft contented sigh escaped her mouth before she had fallen into her dreamscape.

Ares laid there with her quietly stroking her hair, feeling her gentle breath hit against his chest. He felt as if he had died and went to the Elysian Fields, he knew that when he finally made love to her it was going to be an exquisite experience but nothing would have prepared him for what he had felt when their bodies had finally joined together. It was like nothing he had ever experienced before and he wasn't quite sure how to describe it. He had felt complete in that moment, like something vital was finally returned to him. He had many liaisons in the past and nothing had come close to what he felt today. He wasn't sure what it was that made this time so different but he was certain that it had something to do with the precious woman he was protectively holding in his arms and round two with her was even better and a fond smile formed on his face as her moans of ecstasy echoed in his head. Maybe it was because he was more connected to her then he had ever been with another woman before, she was his Chosen after all and their bond must have heightened the experience even more… I mean, what else could it have been? Ares looked down at his beautiful Princess and took in her peaceful face as she slept soundly in his arms… She was starting to become the only bright spot that he had in his black heart and he ran his fingers through her raven tresses more fondly at the thought. He felt something for her, he wasn't sure what it was exactly since he had never felt it before but he knew that there was something there between them and that he was becoming quite attached to this ravishing Goddess he was sharing his bed with.

All of a sudden, his chest squeezed violently as he thought back to how Athena had tried to take her away from him and instantaneously he tightened his grip on her as if the thought was going to make her unexpectedly disappear from his arms. Xena was his Chosen, his lover and he wasn't going to let anyone harm her. Anyone who tried to do so was bound to meet an excruciating death, she was his Princess, his Goddess, and she was quickly starting to become his everything and together they were going to be unstoppable.

With that idea in mind, the War God leaned forward and placed a loving kiss on the top of her head. He relaxed back into the bed and Xena snuggled against him more and he smiled, his hold instinctively becoming tighter to keep her right where she was. Despite trying to fight it- because he wanted to enjoy the feeling of holding her a little longer- his eyes began to slowly close and he placed a soft, loving kiss into her hair and soon drifted off to sleep with his arms wrapped firmly around the only person that had ever managed to mean something to him ….He certainly didn't want to live one single day without her in his life.