Athena's PoV:
The sun was already shining when I woke up. I tried to move but something or rather someone was limiting my movement. Again I tried to move but suddenly remembered what had happened last night. I was blushing so hard right now. It was real!!! It wasn't a dream. Ares was here. Laying beside me. Hugging me. He looked so happy. How can a man like him not hate us? We're his real family, the olympians, but we left him, left him alone with no one to talk to, no one to lean on. How could he not hate us? After we've ignored him for so long. Ares the Unwanted, the name the olympians calls him by. Zeus our father, hates Ares for being nothing but a brute. Hera our mother, is dissapointed at him for being nothing but a failure. And the other olympians are afraid to him. Even I myself back then thought of him as an inferior god. But now I am starting to see who he truly is. A man with great love.And just because he was born the god of war we did all those things to him. He should hate us, his real family. I was snapped out of my thoughts when Ares stirred awake. "Morning." Ares said with a yawn. "Good Morning." I replied. "Ares?" I called out. "Hmmm?" Ares inquired. "Why do you not hate us? You're real family." I asked. Tears starting to form on my eyes. "Athena... the olympians, I bear them no ill will. Yes they exiled me, left me alone, ignored me, but because of them I am who I am today. And for that I should thank them. Because of them, I found another family. They may not be my biological one but damn, I love them with all my heart. And maybe room for one more." He said with a soft smile. He hugged me gently while I sobbed against his chest. "I'm sorry for not being there for you all those lonely years. I'm sorry for not even bothering too get to know you. I'm sor-." I was suddenly cut off with a gentle kiss. "There's nothing to be sorry about." Ares said while wiping away my tears. He looked me in the eyes and said one thing that shocked me greatly. "I Love You." He said sincerely. I was too shocked to even do anything. Ares smiled softly at me. "I Love You with all my heart." He said with more emotion this time. I smiled. Even though what his past has done to him should have broken any man, he still stayed strong. Even though we were not good family members to him, he doesn't despise us. He is like an innocent child. Oh how I find it cute. I smiled. I hugged Ares rather tightly. Afraid that I might lose him. I don't want that. I want him. Ares kissed my forehead and returned the hug. We stayed like that for minutes. "You won't lose me." Ares said suddenly. "I w-wh-a-t?" I stuttered. "I can see it in your eyes. You're afraid to lose me. To what?" He asked. "There are many things out there that may take you away from me." I reasoned. "Actually I think its the other way around. There are lots of guys out there that want the most beautiful woman to stay by their sides." He stated. I looked at him with confusion and sadness. At the part of the most beautiful woman I was only thinking about one girl: Aphrodite. Ares looked at me and cupped my face with his right hand. "Silly, I was talking abou you." He said while smiling. I looked at him surprised. "But Aphrodite is more beautiful than me." I said to him. "Not to my eyes. Not to my mind. And especially not to my heart." He said with seriousness. "Didn't I tell you before, Athena, I love you with all my heart." He added. I was moved with what he said. "I love you too Ares." I looked him in the eyes and kissed passionately.
