Greek Gods As Neighbors

le, but a dirt track that l

rkness here. Ares leaps over the small fence and lands

the hell? What's he

ll or not to murder his next victim. He may have broug

no, I can't

t imagine that I'm going to follow him into t

ng flashes make me feel as

y deaths in Ares's family. In a small village, everyone knows each other. Ares is faster than me and I try to keep up, while maintaining a safe distanc

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nding in my chest as I take a big swallow. I am startled by a flash of lightning, followed by a rumble

about to collapse after another flash of lightning and another

shit

p and fall on my hands and knees. When I feel it, I sit on my thighs and shake my hands. I ca

ed. I quickly get up and turn around to

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ioned me, "but we bot

flutter back onto my lap

so I too rose. We finally faced each other dire

being f

at you are talking abo

m. He presses his hand against the wall near my head, which caus

"I don't really understand what you me

t's health. Nonetheless, this is a free

is warm touch warms my cold skin as I stop breathing - his wet hair sticks to his pale, perfect face wh

w about your childish fix

sment as I attempt to lower my eyes,

yet his presence disarmed me and his persiste

me," he declares, with an ai

ying to block out his heat that seeped th

suggests, and I don't approve of

ve been watching me clos

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mach drop. He could poss

g. To say I felt mortified is an understatement; this adde

ce, as though in full c

n cornering and humiliating me like this. He expected that I'd simply deny wha

This now becomes a challenge, almost a game, with Ares getting no satisfaction; instead I wanted to prove him wrong by showing that everything he thought he knew about me was mere lies, that I wasn't easily intim

have a cr

when his cockiness instantly vanished into pure

rised, pretty boy?"

hless with her incredible beauty,

bbing his hand along his jaw as thoug

quite un

this stupid smile caused by fee

n overwhelming attraction to me?"

ously. "Because I like you!" "No. Because I

head. "Since when have you become so agg

f humiliating me, my thoughts quickly drifted to

er quiet, introverted girl playing innocent, but apparently I'v

me with any other girl; I am by far

e, you seem to poss

this time I don't shy away. "And what does this c

ou figur

urse I can figure it out; just tell me so!" "Wow. So much has been revealed!" he concluded with a gentle

I think we've discussed enough; let me leave

close still impacts me deeply and I swallow thickly in response. "D

responded forcefully and s

"What do yo

ll him casually, "and that is f

s laughter fills my ears and fills me with happiness. Once finished laughing he looks up at me with b

omeone like that? You d

h a wink and smile, adding, "And even t

d walks back towards the headstone

ur tension, I speak: "