Chapter 56
Had there ever been anyone more beautiful…? No, definitely not, not even close, actually positively stunning was more like an appropriate description. The undeniably gorgeous form that laid curled up next to him was someone who the War God was all of a sudden having a very hard time pulling himself away from. She was like some pristine Elysian dream, a fantasy that he hadn't quite waken up from just yet and he still wasn't completely convinced that this wasn't some tricky type of illusion…. He just couldn't help touching her constantly to prove to himself otherwise. He loved the feel of her smooth skin against his fingers, the way she would shiver a little from his caresses, the little tiny goosebumps that always appeared on her soft flesh as he did so, and how she would adorably curl herself more into him, all of it only made this goofy grin form on his face while he watched her and it seemed to be permanently fixed on his handsome visage while he gazed at his precious Princess. It was like she was speaking without words and for some insane reason that was stealthily creeping its way into his cerebrum and, slowly making itself more prominent, it made Ares feel so damn good …With that thought in mind, he ran his fingers along her body more delicately, savoring every little touch of her velvety skin as if each carefully placed caress was going to be his last.
He lightly ran the backs of his fingers down her cheek, his eyes lingering on her sweet coral lips while he softly brushed a few stray locks out of her face. His sweet Princess had him so enthralled with just the mere sight of her and when she was close like this, he just didn't know how to describe what was going on inside of himself and his gaze only turned more tenderly while he looked at her as it seemed that he had fallen into some sort of trance that he wasn't entirely aware of. Not being able to take it anymore, and thinking that he had restrained himself long enough already and that he deserved a reward of some sort for his valiant effort for not just devouring her every time she rubbed that illegally sexy body against him, especially since there was nothing keeping him and his Princess apart but his own will power to allow her to rest, Ares gradually leaned closer to Xena and tenderly captured her lips with his own.
After those long hours of what seemed like a torture that was never going to end- the wait was so worth it though, for she tasted divinely- he continued to softly brush his mouth against hers, slowly moving to place sweet kisses along her jaw and leisurely moving to her neck. The soft moan that she released while he kissed against that spot that he knew would drive her wild, and the way her body had unconsciously arched more into him, making her breasts graze against his chest made a small growl form within his throat. He pulled back faintly to look at her gorgeous visage and then he brushed his lips against hers softly once again, delicately running his fingertips down her face.
With a feather like touch, he slowly made his way down her neck, lightly running his fingertips down towards her chest, softly gliding over her breast and working his way down to her stomach. As he gradually ran his palm down her thigh, his eyes were locked on her face the whole time, taking note of her every breath and the subtle reactions that would come across her face with his gentle caresses while he leisurely inched his hand up her inner thigh, biting lightly his lip while the anticipation seemed to rise in him more from the thoughts of what he wanted to do to her. He softly touched against her for a moment, being more than pleased with feeling that she was already turned on from his light caresses and he slowly started to explore her further and pushed one finger into her and then another. The Warrior Princess moaned out softly from the feeling, her body arching even more from the sensation while Ares' mind was already working out some mischievous little plan of torturously pleasuring her succulent body while he leisurely started to move his fingers at a gentle rhythm within her.
Her breaths immediately started to come out more labored, small whimpers were tumbling out of her throat while her chest started to rise and fall a little more erotically with his movements.
Inevitably, Xena's mind had been sharply brought out of her slumber and immediately back to reality with the most delightful feeling of a touch that she knew all too well and her completely drug induced sapphire eyes slowly fluttered open to meet Ares' desire filled auburn ones and he had this wicked little grin on his face while he plunged into her deeper, making a small gasp escape from her mouth. On impulse, her legs shifted further apart, allowing him better access and the War God didn't miss a beat and he increased his pace just a little, making those outrageously sexy moans come falling out of her mouth that he was madly addicted to.
Their eyes stayed locked together the whole time and after teasingly thrusting his fingers within his precious Xena, Ares removed them from her body and then just as quickly began to softly brush them against her clit. Her pants came out more labored while he gently increased his tempo, her mouth lustfully coming mere inches away from his own but never meeting while he stayed just out of her reach, making a light pout form on her face while the sexiest little moan formed in her throat. That look only seemed to increase the desire within Ares madly- she was just so unbelievably sexy- and his blood only seemed to rage faster within his veins while she melted under his touch. He took his sweet time while he slowly edged her closer- now this was something that he could watch for the rest of eternity. The sight of his Princess moaning out so wantonly and her erotic little movements while the endless pleasure coursed through her body was a vision that Ares didn't think was something that he would ever get tired of seeing.
He had more than gotten to sate his maddening need to have her but yet it just wasn't enough, and although it didn't seem like it was possible, the fact that they had finally crossed that line together, it only made his desire to possess her body for himself grow even more. Now that he finally had her, what was once a small fire appeared to have turned into a raging blaze that never seemed to be able to be doused- since it was thundering through his body wildly every time the mere thought of her came to his mind. He had hoped that once it finally happened, he would at last get the thought of her out of his head, but it was quite the opposite actually, the moment he got to taste her, it had roared to life with a consuming fury that only left room for one thought on his mind and pushed out everything else…. Xena…
His pace sped up even more with this new awareness, enthusiastically stroking her while her enthralling cries came out more passionate from his efforts and her body started to curve into his more, her pants coming out huskier with his eagerness. That was it, right there, just a bit more of his rhythmic rubbing and she would be shattering into a thousand pleasurable pieces in his arms. But then again, after what she did to him the night before, driving him absolutely crazy to the point that he had lost complete control of all of his actions and she had obliterated his self-control by only having him inhale her sweet perfume no, no, no, no… it was not going to come that easy for her. Pay back was such a bitch but it was going to be so enjoyable.
So, with his already devilish plan set in motion since this little sexual escapade started, Ares stopped what he was doing and then proceeded to just gently stroke his fingers along the folds of her opening, this huge arrogant smirk plastered all over his face at seeing the slight disappointment that had come across his sweet Princess' face when his ministrations had ceased.
The Warrior Princess just continued to stare up at him a bit breathless while her breathing and her heart rate slowly began to return to normal. She was trying to figure out what it was that he had planned and that annoyingly conceited grin only hinted that he was plotting something behind those auburn eyes of his. Honestly, she really couldn't believe that he had stopped; there she was, about to be thrown into a sensation that had been wildly building inside of her since he had decided to abruptly awaken her from her slumber and now that unbearable passion had been snatched away because all of a sudden he had changed his mind! And yet, his fingers that were still teasingly working their way over her sex had kept the excitement growing within her even though all he was doing was just lightly touching against her - but it still making the anticipation rise and she shifted a bit restless from the painstaking contact, each movement driving her more and more crazy - she wanted so much more!
As if having read her mind- or it could have been the hard to miss need that had seeped into her cerulean moons that made the War God slightly succumb to her will sooner than he had originally planned to- Ares had once again began to energetically work his fingers against her for a second time, immediately finding that sweet spot that quickly had the passion building in her once again. Each stroke had his Princess' body starting to quiver with his work as he quickened his tempo while he fervently massaged her clit. Her hard to resist moans that were flowing out of her mouth in some kind of hypnotic tune were making it all the more harder for Ares to keep on with his little scheme because those kitten like moans had reached the deepest part of his carnal want for his precious Princess and now all he wanted was to hear her shout his name out while her body trembled within his embrace from the pure pleasure that slowly drove her to her end. But, luckily for him or not so lucky really- since it denied his hunger of making her scream- he still had one ridiculously tiny thread of a brain cell working that hadn't completely given in to her addictive cries that prevented him from doing just that and just as before, right when Xena was about to convulse into her ecstasy, the Olympian just as quickly prohibited it from happening and abruptly ended what he was doing.
"No…" came an almost inaudible plea that had fallen from the Warrior Princess' lips on its own accord with the soft moan that had almost masked it entirely.
An irritated look soon came across her face, the conniving bastard was doing this on purpose and that despicably arrogant smirk that came across his face each time he did it was getting on her nerves. It wasn't enough that he had denied her yet again but he had to keep softly moving his hand along her sex, making her body shiver in delight from the feeling and then curving into him urgently as if feeling just the smallest amount of contact from Ares was going to release that unbearably built pressure that had maddeningly grown within her. She was just so frustrated and all she wanted to do was just push him away and distance herself from his intoxicating presence but at the same time she desperately wanted him to finish what he had started and in the end she just ended up to continue to lie there, wanting so badly for him to just take her already and put her out of her misery.
In the meantime, Ares did not miss that barely perceptible plea that had tumbled its way out of his lovely Princess' mouth. This new and completely unexpected turn of events that had now just presented itself to the fierce Olympian was something that was enthralling him greatly. His sweet Princess, whether she was conscious of it or not, had just begged him and the awareness of it had his alpha levels going totally crazy within himself. That had changed the game a bit from his original plan and he was not going to grant her release unless she pleaded for it and judging by that look in her eyes he was going to have his work cut out for him if he was ever going to get her to succumb to him- but he was going to make her do it.
"What is it that you want Princess?" he sweetly whispered out, all the while slowly inching his way closer to her sensitive nub that was shamelessly throbbing for attention.
Xena had seen that mischievous look that had come across his auburn eyes for a second and she just arched a curious eyebrow at him. She didn't like that wicked sparkle in his eyes and that slow overconfident smile was once again creeping its way back on to his face. She didn't trust that look any more then she trusted Apollo to keep his hands to himself. He was scheming up a storm in that mind of his and something told her that although she might enjoy it, there was no doubt in her mind about that there was a bigger reasoning behind it.
With completely agonizingly slow movements, the God started to leisurely brush over her clit again, gradually building his pressure against her while he teased her. She tried to resist it at first, not wanting to give in to this little plan that he had going but as much as she hated him for it, she couldn't help her traitorous body's reaction- the way it always seemed to desperately melt into him when he touched her drove her mad and no matter how hard she tried to keep herself from doing that, it just wouldn't work. Her resistance only seemed to give Ares a new drive and he changed his tactic and started to slowly move his hand down a little and softly pushed his fingers within her, causing her to gasp out with his slow entrance.
It was a torturous tempo that had the cutest little moans escaping from her throat, the passion being built to unbearable tensions but never being released as it seemed that the War God knew just how to delay that ever so wanted climax. Every time like it seemed that she was finally going to get it, those hopes would only be dashed to smithereens and he would stop again and again and again, that salacious smile growing even more each time he did it with how sexually frustrated he had managed to make her.
After the War God had tortured Xena beyond what she ever thought was possible, that's when she started to catch on to what it was that he was doing and she was completely annoyed with him for it. He was such a jerk, and that manipulative bastard was trying to get her to submit to him but she would be damned if she was going to give in and she fought harder against it.
"You still haven't told me what it is that you wanted, sweetheart." came his dark velvety seductive voice, snapping the Warrior Princess out of her revere of keeping herself from falling right in to his magical hands- that were now skillfully moving in and out of her delightfully, causing her to moan out lowly before stopping yet again.
She just cast him an annoyed look, both out of frustration for putting her in this position and because she really wanted to come but she was not going to beg him for it. This was getting ridiculous, just what was he trying to prove?
"Ares!" she growled out warningly, attempting to keep her reactions to a minimum when he once again began to plunge his fingers within her, making her eyes drift shut slightly from the pleasant feeling before she quickly snapped herself out of it and tried to act like he wasn't having any real effect on her and she bit her bottom lip viciously to try and suppress the lustful moan that attempted to break free from her throat..
What she didn't know though was that the very way she was fighting against it was making Ares even more determined to get what he wanted and he quickened his tempo a bit more, causing his sweet Princess to pant a little louder while she hopelessly tried to keep herself in control of her own body. It proved to be a futile attempt nonetheless, because her body belonged completely to him now from the first moment he caressed her, practically screaming out for him to touch her and it responded to his commands no matter how much she tried to keep it from doing so and she began to quiver a small amount with his constant deep torturous plunges. Each needy little cry that he forced out of her mouth only drove him on with his sweet torment, his mind completely focused on bending her to his will and he was so close to getting what he wanted.
"Things would be so much more gratifying if you just simply said what you wanted." he made sure to remind her the moment he started to continuously hit against that sweet spot that made all sorts of addictive sounds come tumbling out of her throat while her body brazenly curved into his more with an urgent need.
In response, Xena just gritted her teeth, trying to fight back the moans that were steadily building their way up in her throat and desperately wanting their release. She was now panting so hard that for a second the War God was starting to think that she was hyperventilating. Xena just stared into his eyes defiantly, refusing to cave in anyway and that was when her own devilish plan started to form in her own mind. He thought that he was just the master manipulator but she was even better though and she soon began to slowly move her hand towards his body, lightly gliding it down his stomach and heading lower and softly letting her finger tips swirl around the tip of his swollen cock. She was rewarded with a low moan from Ares and then she gradually wrapped her hand around his member.
The moment she had taken him within her grasp a sharp intake of breath could be heard coming from the War God and Xena knew that she had him, revenge was going to be so sweet. She started to slowly move her hand up and down his shaft, making sure to rhythmically move it along with him each time he rammed his fingers within her. She loosened and tightened her grip while she gradually worked her hand along his throbbing member that pulsed more and more with her maddening movements.
A deep grunt was released from his throat while she eagerly stroked him, making his cock swell more and more and the feeling only made him thrust his fingers deeper into her. Ares looked into her sapphire eyes and could see that his devious Princess now had a plan of her own. The wickedness that now shined brightly in her blue orbs while she worked her hand up and down his aching cock steadily was exciting him even more. Despite the situation, he just couldn't help but be so proud of her at that moment, she was not going to give in to him without getting something out of him first and another low moan made its way out of his throat at the way his Princess was teasingly rubbing him.
So that was how it went for several more agonizingly long minutes, both of them pleasuring the other out their minds but neither one of them giving in to the other. Indeed, their locked together gazes were only building with passion, and yet, they were unable to find release without the other's help –stubbornly refusing to be the first one to give in, even though they both craved for it greatly. Gradually, Xena's strokes became slower. She was now pumping his shaft provocatively while he rammed his fingers into her more deeply, both of them panting out irregularly from the agonizing tempo that they had going that was surely driving them both insane from the unbearable tension building in them.
As their burning desire seem to enflame even higher, their eyes had conveyed to the other a bit of a compromise… a sort of a truce if you will and the moment that both of them had given their silent agreement, their mouths suddenly fused together hungrily with a desperate need for each other. It was a ferocious kiss, filled with an animalistic feral want that was only going to be sated in one way and that was with them being as intimately close as physically possible. Within seconds, Ares was soon climbing on top of her and Xena was guiding his aching shaft towards her opening and he was soon sinking himself inside of her. The simultaneous feeling of him filling her and her slick depths encasing him so snugly had them both moaning out at the same time while they desperately joined together.
They were soon moving with a frenzied passion, their torturous teasing had them both to a great extent wanting to find their release but they weren't going to go without the other and their frantic movements fell in cadence. There was a ravenous need between them, both of them fighting for dominance while they tried to conquer the other still by being the one that came out on top. Ares would get a few delicious thrusts in that caused Xena to scream out with uncontrollable passion before his fiery little Princess had one upped him and tumbled them over and passionately started to rock her hips against him gloriously, a cocky little smile forming on her face from her victory and the whole display was just so damn sexy. He was bewitched by the sight for a moment, the way her body moved and the passion that had clearly been built within her that she had for him as she wildly moved against him at a stimulating tempo that was quickly driving them both closer to that greatly wanted climax. She was his, body and soul and he was going to show her just how much she belonged to him.
With that thought in mind, Ares hastily rolled them over again, securing his precious Princess beneath him, entwining her hands within his own and swiftly pinning them above her head while he skillfully captured her attention in a mind blowing kiss that had erased all other thoughts from her head but the one of their mouths fusing together ardently and then, then he slowly, and deliberately made love to her. It was magical of course, their bodies uniting in a perfect display of intense passion while their need for each other kept building to an incredible height… Her soft cries of pleasure while he gently moved within her with a distinctive purpose of searing her to himself were caressing his ear while he lost himself more in her essence and it was only the sound of her sweet voice tenderly moaning out his name that was still keeping Ares tethered to the magic of it all.
He finally let go of her hands and she franticly but delicately ran them along his chest before she gently wrapped her arms around him and just held him tightly to herself, letting herself get lost in the moment, using his strong body as a way for her to stay bound to it. It seemed like a simple enough hold but to Ares, for some strange reason it felt like his life was holding on to him and on pure instinct, he protectively cradled her within his arms, impossibly bringing his darling Princess even closer as if wanting to shield her with his body from any possible outside force that wished to harm her and snatch his life away from him. Their mouths then found each other in an amazingly hot kiss that scorched their very depths and engraved themselves firmly within the other a little more. It was almost as if they were specifically made for each other and while their bodies synchronized, pushing and thrusting wildly into one another as their passion mounted, it wasn't long before they both tumbled off of that abyss together, crying out each other's name while they shuddered in one another's arms.
After a few seconds, Ares gently started to nibble against the side of her neck- he was never going to get enough of her and he began to slowly trail his way up her throat and passionately took possession of her mouth, kissing her slow and deep for a few moments and when he finally did pull away, his Princess was left even more breathless then she was from their strenuous activities just a few short minutes before.
Her brain was slowly trying to catch up from those disorienting kisses, but it was a pointless attempt since just as eagerly, Ares tenderly gathered her up in his arms and her head instinctively nestled below his chin while her body gradually started to cool down. He just squeezed her lightly and then began to softly run his fingers through her long dark tresses, each stroke causing her intoxicating aroma to drift up to him, making him plant one long warmhearted kiss against the top of her head before clutching her tightly to himself.
All that time, the Warrior Princess was quite fascinated with his actions, it was a bit surprising to say the least. It appeared that the fierce and ever so feared War God just liked to hold her, who would have thought? He had always been the one who initiated the embrace, pulling her to him and safely encasing her within his arms before she ever had the chance to think otherwise, even when all they did together was just sleep. She usually didn't like people lying that close to her-it felt as if they were brutally invading her privacy- but with Ares, there was just something in the way that he held her that made Xena love it and she had never resisted him whenever he started to wrap those strong, warm arms around her. She just giggled softly at the thought- someone who was known quite well at being so ferocious could yet be so tender, a side that surely no one even knew existed within the feared Olympian and she snuggled more to him.
"What's so funny?" Ares asked while he felt her body shake lightly with her laughter- finding her reaction unnerving to some extent.
This was still all so new to him and he just didn't see what it was that she could have possibly been laughing at. She had never acted this way before when they did this and it was a bit demoralizing and his hold immediately tightened around her some more at the thought that maybe he was suddenly holding her wrong and that seemed to have only made her soft laughter continue and that's when he realized that she was laughing at him. Ares frowned at the awareness of it, his body becoming tense while she lightly shifted in his arms and he loosened his grip at her mockery, did she not enjoy it? What did he do that had made this so unexpectedly amusing- he hadn't done anything differently than before and it seemed like she had liked it then but he just couldn't figure it out and he was starting to feel like a complete idiot and something that he had come to enjoy quite immensely with her was now reminding him why he didn't do things like this.
Having felt the change in his demeanor, Xena tilted her head back a little so she could look at him and he had the most adorable lost gaze upon his handsome face. Her tiny giggles shortly faded at seeing that look, his confusion made him look even sexier. A soft rueful smile still lingered at the corners of her mouth and she brought her hand up and attempted to touch him to somehow reassure him. Surprising her though, Ares actually leaned out of her reach for a moment, it appeared that she had in fact hurt his feelings even though he was trying to act like as if was unaffected by her actions. He had now become anxious- as if lying there with her was something that was now all of a sudden bothering him in a way that it had never done before while he shifted a bit restless and his hold became looser and looser with each movement, like he was getting ready to leave at any moment.
He was stubbornly avoiding her gaze like the plague, not being able to keep looking into those haunting eyes of hers, completely uncomfortable with the whole situation now utterly confused about it too- the way her reaction had troubled him so much was unbelievable- and he now felt like the world's biggest fool and his arm finally slipped off of her body, not wanting to have any kind of physical contact with her any longer.
For a moment, the Warrior Princess panicked…he was pulling away from her but her inner desire to have him close wasn't going to let him do it- she had gotten insanely addicted to him and she wasn't going to let him go that easily. With a bit more arrogant stubbornness on Ares' part and him acting like he was suddenly annoyed with her presence- the thought actually hurt her a little- Xena eventually managed to capture his warm auburn eyes with her own. Once they had connected, Ares could see the almost undetectable injured look that adorned her bright expressive blue eyes and concern soon filled him at the sight. Hesitantly, she moved her hand closer to his face, not entirely sure whether or not he actually wanted her to touch him with the way he had abruptly distanced himself from her and lightly ran her fingers down his cheek, gently moving them soothingly along his skin and the second he leaned in to her touch slightly, she then leaned in and softly pressed her lips against his to make up for her laughter.
She figured that this was probably something that he didn't do a lot of and he most likely felt foolish for not knowing what had caused her amusement. The sweet kiss seemed to have done the trick though and the tension that had started to fill his body soon disappeared while he started to kiss her more eagerly, cupping her face and deepening the kiss more and Xena soon pulled away, placing one more chaste kiss against his lips before snuggling herself back against him and like clockwork, his hold instantly tightened around her to keep her as close as possible and, to try and make up more for her ridicule, she squeezed him tighter in return.
"I might have to reveal your big dark secret." she mischievously stated a few moments later, placing a few gentle kisses against his chest the following second.
"And what might that be my dear?" he asked, curious to know what it was that she meant by that and wanting to better understand what it was that was running through her mind and he placed an adoring kiss against her head while he snaked his arms around her more securely.
"You, War God, like to cuddle." she playfully told him, pulling her head back yet again with an amused grin on her face so she could see his reaction to what she said.
At first, a completely horrifying look came across his face and Ares was all ready to protest to her ridiculous statement and that she was going insane with thinking such notions that were quite atrocious really. I mean come on, he had a reputation to up hold and that was something that would do all sorts of damage to his status- the ultimate bad boy couldn't possibly do that. But as her hypnotizing crystal blue eyes wandered up to his, that objection that he was confidently all set to deliver- on how wrong she was- seemed to have died before it even really had the chance to form. Now he couldn't deny that he liked to hold his Princess, the feeling of having her close to himself was something that he enjoyed greatly and he loved the way her body melded to his every time they laid together. He reached up and lightly brushed back her hair before running his fingers down her cheek, her contagious smile growing even more and making a faint one form on his face while he lost himself more in her spellbinding baby blues that made his heart beat just a little more wildly inside of his chest. Yeah, definitely with her, anytime with her, there was no doubt in his mind about it and he secured her more to him, proving her point in the process but at that moment he didn't care. He had no problem with just lying here with his lovely Princess for the rest of eternity and he leaned in closer and captured her lips passionately with his own.
"Only with you my sweet Princess." he softly whispered out against her mouth, seizing her lips with his own once again in a longer more sensual kiss that made her melt even more into him while she moaned lowly into his mouth as it grew more heated.
Just when it seemed like things were going to quickly head to something else, Ares surprisingly broke away from her and placed an affectionate kiss against her forehead before once again nestling her securely in his arms. Her heart was fluttering in her chest wildly while she snuggled closer, trying to compose herself from that sensational kiss and this completely and totally unacceptable smile that she wasn't fully aware of, had spread wide across her face. She just inhaled deeply against him before relaxing more into his embrace and a soft yawn soon escaped from her mouth before she lazily hugged him closer to herself and slipped back into her slumber.
It wasn't long before Ares felt her gentle breaths against his chest while her breathing evened out and he just couldn't resist and he started to place little adoring kisses along the top of her head. She was extremely tired and with good reason too and he couldn't help the proud smirk that came across his face for as to why she needed to replenish her energy. He was already picturing himself pleasuring her all over again, forcing those highly addictive seductive moans out of her mouth while he dominated her, or humoring her and letting her take the lead and have her passionately ride him again, either way it was a huge win in his eyes because one or the other scenario required a certain part of his anatomy to take possession of her body and that was something that was never going to get tiresome to him and a naughty grin began to lighten up his face while the countless scenarios whirled through his head maddeningly on how he should go about doing that.
A few seconds later, while the Olympian's mind was busy with his erotic thoughts and how he planned on turning them real, Xena mewed a little and twitched in her sleep distressingly and her slight movement quickly snapped him out of his little fantasy and he looked down at her a bit concerned that she was in some type of anguish. She had a small frown etched upon her gorgeous face that quickly caused worry to enter his auburn eyes but soon anger began to fill them at the thought of why she was in the state she was now in. That no good son of a bitch Morpheus was tormenting her, he had made it clear without any room left for doubt that his darling Princess was completely off limits to him but Ares guessed that the foolish God really wanted to know what he was now going to do to him for causing her unneeded torture, oh, was he going to pay. He then placed a tender kiss against her head, running his fingers gently through her raven hair and whispered something softly into her ear, dreadfully hoping that it would be enough to calm her.
"It's just you and me, Xena…" the words delicately flowed out of his mouth while he continued to gently smooth back her hair soothingly, "… nothing else matters, sweetheart… just you and me… us… just us… you and me, baby… together…" he said, placing a warmhearted kiss against her lips as if to seal that statement and then wrapped his arms tightly around her, hoping that their bond was strong enough to drive out any type of outside force.
The words were uttered with such a fierce conviction and the loving tone that had been used was enough to have pulled her out of Morpheus' scheming clutches and right back in to his protective embrace. Almost immediately, her small frown faded, her light hold increasing around him while her body cuddled closer to feel that warmth that the shelter of his embrace provided and it only seemed that they ended up wrapping themselves around each other more, two bodies slowly becoming one as limbs intertwined more intricately while every inch of space disappeared as they both clung to his words and pushed everything else out until there was only them and nothing could penetrate that barrier no matter how hard they tried. It was just them.
"Sweet dreams my darling Xena…" he murmured out lovingly to her peacefully sleeping form, tightening his grip around her even more before placing a soft kiss into her hair, no one was ever going to take her away from him.