Chapter 13.

"Where the hell did he go?" Loki said annoyed and looked around after the jumpy spirit. Lucy walked behind him with an unsatisfied look on her face.

"I don't like your plan," she murmured quietly. Loki sighed and turned toward her.

"I knew you wouldn't," he said with a small smile, "but Ares will."

"But-"

"Don't worry so much," Loki stopped her and gave her another smile, but she could see that his patience was running short. Sometimes she forgot that Loki wasn't just there to cheer her up, protect her and make her feel better – he was a boy. A boy that needed it his way once in a while.

"I get it," Lucy mumbled and looked away. Loki raised an eyebrow in wonder, but then he sighed and grabbed her hand.

"Let's find him."

"Don't tell my mom," the boy begged from Ares fingers. Ares was holding him by the collar, while the other boys were climbing down roof in panic. Isao and Hiro was watching with huge eyes and admiring smiles painted on their faces. They were all still standing on the roof and the cold wind pulled lightly in their hair.

"I don't know your mom," Ares said and rolled his eyes.

"Please put me down… sir," he said with a small voice and tried to look pitiful. Ares rolled his eyes and loosened his finger so the boy fell to his knees. The boy stared at Ares for a moment – afraid of moving, but Ares just gave him a dismissing gesture and he hurried to stumble to his feet.

"I'm telling my brother," the boy yelled pitifully over his shoulder before climbing down from the roof.

"Mister, that was amazing!" Hiro yelled and before Ares could dodge, both boys had attacked his leg, wrapping around them.

"L-let go," Ares yelled annoyed and grabbed both their collars and ribbed them away from his body. He sat them down and looked at them with serious eyes, "I'm serious all that cuddling is… really… an... noying…" his words slowed and his world started to spin. He stumbled a little and fumbled after something to hold on to.

"Mister, what's wrong?" Isao asked surprised.

"N… nothing…" he mumbled and rubbed his eyes, "just a little dizzy, I guess."

"We'll get you some water," Hiro and Isao said in unison and with abilities of monkeys they climbed down the roof and ran after water. Ares groaned and pressed two fingers against his forehead. He closed his eyes and tried to focus.

"Ares!" Someone yelled in the distant. The voice echoed in his head and made him feel dizzier.

Does this mean I'm becoming human? He thought to himself.

"Ares!" Another voice yelled. It was probably Loki and Lucy, looking for him. About time. He stumbled a little back and forth, but kept his eyes closed.

"Ares, what are you doing up there?" the first voice yelled, yes, it was definitely Lucy – damn, couldn't she stop yelling? His head felt like it was going to explode.

"I'm going up after him, he doesn't look well," Loki told her. He was damn right.

Suddenly there was no more roof.

Ares hadn't realized he had stumbled all the way to the edge. His heel was now only supporting on empty air and he felt his whole body sway. He finally opened his eyes and almost cried out in shock when all the color came at once.

He cursed silently and rubbed his eyes.

"Ares, just stay still," Loki yelled nearby. He had got up on the roof and looked at Ares with calm eyes, "Just reach forward and support by my arm." He guided.

Ares lifted his trembling arm and opened his eyes slightly, but closed them again immediately. Turn down the colors.

"Ares!" Lucy suddenly yelled. He could only let out a gasp in surprise, when his balance failed and his body fell backwards into the cool air. His eyes opened instantly and widen.

He wanted to turn in the air and land on his feet. On all four would even do, but his body was absolutely limb.

a lot suddenly happened at the same time: Loki was leaning over the edge of the roof a little distance from him, his eyes were huge in shock and his hand was stretched toward Ares, even though it was long out of his reach. He tilted his head slightly and saw Lucy run toward him, but she was also too far away. Behind her Hiro was dropping a cup of water and Isao was standing with a shocked expression.

"Humans," Ares whispered to himself with a slightly crooked smile, before his neck hit the ground with a scary 'Crack'-sound.

"No…" Lucy whispered stunned and stopped in her track when a small drop of blood hit her cheek.

"You got to be kidding me…" Loki whispered disbelieving.

Time seemed to have frozen for a few terrible seconds.

"What the hell are you just …standing there for," a rasping voice broke the silence. Everyone made a small jump in surprise when Ares lips moved. He gasped and coughed roughly, which made blood run down the side of his mouth and hit the ground with wet thuds.

"Ares…" Lucy whispered and kneeled down beside him, "only you would survive that fall, gezz!"

"You seem to get mad every time I don't die," he said and made a weird rasping laughter, "but don't worry…" he mumbled and touched his bleeding neck with a shaking hand, "I think I'll be gone for good this time."

"Mister!" Hiro cried out and both boys came running toward him. Loki climbed down from the roof and made a humorless laughter.

"You are the worst!" he complained and crossed his arms, "you were always clumsy."

"Gezz, at least let me die with my dignity," Ares coughed out and felt more blood flow from his mouth.

"You are not going to die, you idiot," Loki said and gave him a knowingly smile, "this actually goes according to plan."

"I'm glad somebody is hap-"

"Just listen, Ares," Lucy cut him off. Ares made a deep sigh.

"This is the lamest death ever…"

"Listen! A spirit can give another spirit powers if they are near death, that's how you gave Lucy yours," Loki explained and tried to keep in simple, "maybe you can get your powers back when you are near death."

"Then this is a damn good place to begin," Ares said and started coughing again. Lucy put a shaking hand on his forehead.

"I – I really hope I can do this," she whispered, sounding like scared kid. She couldn't keep her eyes from Ares bleeding wound, it was only luck that his neck hadn't broken. Ares kept coughing, but took her hand. He gave her a small glare before he continued his coughing.

"Okay," she whispered to encourage herself before she let her other hand rest on his forehead where small drops of sweat had started to form. The other hand she tightly held Ares hand, which was too weak to squeeze her back. Lucy stared at her own hand as hypnotized.

"Does it work?" Loki asked quietly and looked at Lucy expression. She had almost turned as pale as Ares.

"I don't feel anything," she murmured frustrated and watched while Ares took a deep gasp in pain and pressed his eyes together. He bit his lip so hard that a new stripe of blood ran down his chin.

"Loki, it doesn't work," Lucy said with a small voice.

"K-keep trying," Loki whispered in need for better words.

"How do I do it?" Lucy panicked, "Ares, how did you? Please tell me." She said and shook him lightly. He looked at her with a mix of pain and annoyance.

"S-stop shaking the d-dying person," he complained and took a few shaking breaths before he found the courage to speak again, "you can never… do it." He said and almost fainted when he spoke.

"What do you mean?" Lucy said panicking and grabbed both his hands with her own. He smiled through the pain.

"Lucy, you will just make him die faster if you make him speak," Loki said and put a hand on her shoulder. Both Lucy and Ares ignored him and Ares spoke again.

"Because… you have to…" he stopped, not only because of the pain, but also of real unease.

"You have to what?" Lucy insisted.

"You have to love the person…" he finished. Loki's hands stiffen on Lucy's shoulder and her eyes started to flicker and water. Ares had saved her life when she was dying... did that mean...

"You love me, Ares?" Lucy said and looked at him with pitiful eyes. Ares looked away when he saw her expression. He didn't want her pity – that was the last thing he wanted.

"I doesn't matter," he mumbled and closed his eyes.

"Don't you dare," Lucy yelled and shook him roughly so his eyes opened again.

"What the he-"

"Don't you give up!" she yelled and placed a hand on each of his cheeks. Loki let go of her shoulders and moved a little away.

"Do you hear me? I wont let you die," she said with a hard voice, "there most be a way…"

"Move aside," a new voice suddenly commanded and Lucy was shoved out of the way. Ares made a small gasp in surprise and Loki hurried to catch her before she hit the ground.

"What?" Lucy said surprised and jumped out of Loki's arms, but he grabbed her arm again. She stopped and realized who had appeared.

"Baldur?"

Sorry bout' delay. But it's vacation now, so I think I can get more writing done. : )

Review and hope you liked. ^_^/

PS: This was made fast, so sorry if there was a lot of grammar-stuff. :)