𝙄 𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙚 𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨

Fight Or Flight

"Hey, Are you coming? The kid has started asking some strange questions." Ares asked.

She froze in place.

She stared at the road in front of her and then at him.

He frowned and his eyes filled with realization as he saw her hand on the car keys.

He looked at her questioningly.

She clenched her fists around the wheel.

" Get the kid. If we want to get to the airport in time. We have to leave now." she said.

Ares grew more confused.

"We're going to Greece, aren't we? Olympus?" she asked with raised eyebrows.

His expression filled with relief.

"Right. Yeah. Of course. Athena should train him." he said, nodding to himself.

She responded with a light, fake smile.

He smiled at her, his was sincere.

She signed in relief when he left.

She layed her head back on the seat and closed her eyes.

She wore a fake smile as they came in and, she started the engine.

She didn't need a GPS, she knew all the roads of America by heart.

So many years spent running, she had memorized them.

A couple of hours later, they reached the airport.

They went inside and at first, questioned her weapons but shrugged it off when she showed them her license and military tags.

She purchased tickets for all of them.

They all sat at the gate, waiting in those uncomfortable chairs.

James had found a magazine and was reading it, simultaneously munching on a hot dog.

Tal tapped her foot nervously on the ground, looking straight ahead.

Ares looked at James with a disgusted look on his face and turned to look at Tal with a worried one.

His hand softly rubbed her thigh, hoping to calm her down.

She almost flinched but relaxed when she saw it was him.

He gave her a questioning look and she forced a reassuring smile on her face.

He didn't buy it.

He continued caressing her thigh, although now it was to calm himself down.

She was acting weird.

She crossed her legs together and he removed his hands from her.

Her eyes were staring straight ahead again.

He sighed.

"Are you going to tell me what's wrong?
I don't like seeing you like this." he said softly.

She clenched her fists.

"Then don't look." she said aggressively.

His jaw clenched.

"Okay.You're coming with me." he said before getting up and dragging her with him.

James looked up at them briefly, before turning to look at his magazine with a shrug.

"Ares! What do you th-" he slammed her against a wall before she could continue.

His breathing was hard and hot, his eyes were glowing red. Literally.

She looked away and went to walk away but he held her in place.

"What in Hades is going on with you, Tal?" he asked, turning her face so she looked straight into his eyes.

Her eyes widened at his feral look.

She licked her lips.

"Nothing." she said calmly.

He rolled his eyes and let out an angry sigh.

"You are so infuriating sometimes. So. Fucking. Infuriating." he said in a low voice.

His eyes were closed.

He was trying to contain himself.

"Yeah well...You'll be rid of me before you know it." she said before pushing him off of her.

He clenched his fists and she went to walk away, before he grabbed her again, pining her to the wall and wrapping his hand around her throat.

"Stop with these childish games, Atalanta! " he said strictly.

She glared at him.

"Go ahead.Kill me!I'd do it myself if I could!" she let out, placing her hands on top of his and pulling him closer to her.

His eyes widened at her words and his grip loosened.

Once she saw his face, she immediately regretted saying it.

She pushed him off of her and blocked her tears from falling.

"Whatever." she said, looking away as his eyes pierced through her.

He sighed and pressed his palm, softly on her cheek.

Her eyes found his.

Terrified, confused, conflicted.

His eyes traveled down to her lips.

Slightly parted, enticing as ever.

She found herself leaning in as he did the same.

His hand buried on her hair, he kissed her without a second thought.

She melted in his mouth, as if then realizing how much she needed this.

He pressed his body against her and pinned her to the wall.

Moving his lips against hers as she reciprocated with passion almost matching his.

Her hands found their way to his hair and she deepened the kiss, taking control, sliding her tongue in his mouth.

He let out a soft moan and she a shaky breath before uniting with his tongue.

She was growing hot. Ares was the distraction she needed.

She could feel everything. Every little touch, every caress.

Her grip on his hair tightened.

He nibbled on her bottom lip, before sliding his tongue on it.

She fought a moan down, before it escaped.

Now they were fighting for dominance.

His hands went under her thighs and he lifted her legs before she wrapped them around his waist.

He broke the kiss and his lips trailed to her neck.

Kissing it, bitting it, sucking it.

She threw her head back and closed her eyes as her nails softly grazed his back.

His fingers dug into her hips.

"Ares..."she moaned as his hand started caressing the skin under her shirt in the most sensual way.

His eyes found her closed ones and he stopped kissing her neck.

" Look at me. "he commanded.

She opened her eyes.

Her look was disoriented, lustfull, wanting.

His core trembled.

He kissed her again.

More roughly this time, claiming her.

" Um...guys...the plane is leaving soon...
Could you..." a voice said from behind them.

Ares turned to glare at James.

"I'm gonna kill that kid." he growled against her neck.