Whatever it was that happened between them that night, it had definitely consisted in a mind blowing event since in the morning, a visibly exhausted Warrior Princess was sleeping like a log in the War God' s arms, without having moved an inch during all those long hours left until sunrise, while Ares himself was wandering carelessly through Morpheus' realm, with such a silly looking smile on his lips that he would have made even the always desperate and suicidal Lachrymose burst into laughter.

Even in his dreams he could still see her though, wild and disinhibited as she had been that night, acting only on impulse, pushing all reason aside….

Like a distant echo coming from the underworld, he could still hear her strangled wails and moans- that muffled symphony, driving him crazy as its notes gradually reached his ears- At the same time, the skin on his chest, where her lips had been busy spreading passionate kisses, still felt as if an inextinguishable flame had swept over it…. Dark red traces and deep teeth marks could be still noticed right about everywhere….

His drifting away mind, brought back to life almost immediately those absolutely divine sensations of those long, intense hours spent together...

….His body reacted instantly to the yet fresh memory of her voluptuous hips slowly moving back and forth on his lap- as if during a primal tribal dance of some sort - her clit rubbing ferociously against his cock right before he lost any possible control and slipped it into her cunt, stretching her hungrily...Pure, overpowering lust that led him fuck her like a wild animal ...

That couldn't have been called love making...no, not at all...it wasn't even sex...it was something else, something closer to beats coupling than any of them would have liked to admit...They needed each other and that night they had simply allowed that overwhelming necessity to wash over them, to drown them.

Even asleep, he shuddered at the thought….the way her breath changed the very instant he began pumping with ferocious determination inside her, the carnal sensation of her flesh as his fingers dug into her hips, trying to increase the tempo, those little pricks of electricity sparking underneath his skin, traveling from the tip of his toes to the head of his incredibly, engorged cock as the tension and the heat of her inner muscles rose and rose again, clenching around him, squeezing hard, urging him to fill her even more…

….She had been quenchless...unstoppable, and the sight itself of her so willing and crazy about him, had only pushed him on the verge of insanity, making him to wanna fuck her to death.

As his eyes fluttered open, Ares smiled, gazing longingly at the dark haired beauty sleeping peacefully by his side. That particular feeling, of her body tensing under him , whirling into his arms before she screamed her release, her beautiful blue eyes, blurred with an unimaginable sexual frenzy as her juices flowed down his spasming member….all those memories only made him rock hard again….He couldn't help it….seeing her come had been the most stunning sight he'd ever witnessed….

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By the time Xena opened her eyes too, the sun was shining bright in the sky for awhile now. She had slept throughout almost all morning and, in all appearances, her brain had obstinately refused to throw her back into the claws of reality sooner than necessary.

Hardly had her azure moons managed to filter the blinding light rushing through the window, that she felt his strong, muscular arms, wrapping even tighter around her as his fingers began gliding up and down her silky hair.

" Morning Beautiful"

" Hi " she whispered against his shoulder, brushing it with her lips in the process.

There was a long awkward silence before he decided to break the ice with a more than welcomed joke.

" I guess this is a bit premature, but….I need to know. "

The uncertainty in his voice captured her attention in less than a blink, for her eyes widened in utter surprise, while obviously trying to anticipate what he was about to say.

Ares took in a deep breath before solemnly continuing his line.

" Does you sleeping with me mean that you'll be stalking me desperately now, asking about me at all of my temples,harassing my priestesses...begging for more?"

" Well of course! What did you expect, a one night stand?" she joked, chuckling lowly at the incredibly funny, but totally unrealistic image he had pictured."I'm not that kind of woman.." she added in a playfully revolted tone,

It was his turn to laugh.

" Gods forbid! " he exclaimed merrily. " The Hestian Virgins would be a lost cause!"

"Did you sleep well?" he finally inquired, wanting to maintain that jocular tone, but what came out sounded rather suave and protective than anything else…

" Yeah…"

Her answer was concise enough to suggest that she didn't want any more questions on that subject. He quickly understood where she was coming from; changing the topic was the next best thing until he had the chance to observe her some more, anxious to see if her sadness had miraculously diminished over night or not, without being too pushy in order to find out, though.

He initially considered asking her if she was hungry or not, but then again, he knew very well that she didn't generally like to eat right after waking up.

" So…what would you like us to do today? "

"Don't you have some wars to oversee or something?" she placidly inquired, as if she couldn't care less about his answer.

Truth be told, he wanted him gone only to avoid the unspeakably unpleasant situation of having him interrogating her ceaselessly about her feelings. She lacked both the energy and the will to lie to him at that point.

" Actually, I was thinking of taking the day off. I haven't done it in years, so….."

An unrestrained sigh left the Warrior Princess' chest way before he finished his line.

This time though, he refused to feign that he had missed her reaction.

It only took a split second to roll on top of her again, and before she knew it, his amber like eyes were scanning hers with an impressive effectiveness.

She couldn't believe it...the effect he had on her was absolutely amazing...One glance was enough to get her dripping wet...

" Look….we don't have to talk about it if you don't want to….I'm not big on interviewing women after all. Just know that I'm here for you in case that you feel like opening up or….something ….." he added in the attempt of telling her that she could actually count on him for once, without sounding too lame.

In the end, he couldn't tell if she had gotten the message or not, for, instead of a proper answer, she simply wrapped her legs around his waist, that foxy smile on her lips, letting him know that talking was the last thing on her mind….

With a glimmer of amusement in his eyes, he huffed out a breath.

"See what I was talking about? I knew this would happen….It's the same with all women, they just can't get enough of me….I'm addictive, aren't I? The perfect cure for your any problem….How could you have missed it lately? " he jokingly questioned with a half smile, pushing the flimsy sheet that had accidentally gotten between them, aside.

She had no idea why, but that statement turned her on even more.

A shiver already travelling down her spine, accentuated when his hand slipped between her legs…

Him indulging her was a good thing….She was well aware that at least for the following couple of hours, her problem would be solved…Her brain was about to become blind drunk with ecstasy, and thus, both Gabrielle and the death of her friends would remain buried deep into her artificially drugged mind…..