It was already November and I was walking around the city under the cold weather...

and as I was taking a walk in the streets I could already begin to feel Christmas atmosphere everywhere... Lights were being installed on the walls and the same was happening in the shops... Lights everywhere and winter sales were about to begin.

And that could be noticed as lots of people were going in all the shops to look at the news and then getting out with both hands full of bags.

"Ugh... How can they like all of this?" I was questioning myself while looking at those people all smiling. "Christmas is not yet here and I am already bored of all of this."

I kept on wandering around town until I began feeling cold.

Damn that weather and wind! I had a coat on, a scarf and gloves and yet I was beginning to feel cold.

"What do I do now?".

I looked around myself and then I picked up my phone to look at the hour. It was still early to go home so I remained there a bit to come up with something to do. I wanted to drink something warm but unfortunately I didn't bring with me the wallet... then I remembered. A cousin of mine should live in that neighbourhood, where I was walking; in that way I tried to reach her with a phone call and happily she invited me.

I took a short cut to reach her house and passing by a new street behind some shops I got curious by hearing some noises... and a voice I thought it was familiar.

There was noises of tools and of someone who was repairing something... telling some curses. I approached to the voice source and I remained dumbfounded by looking who was the person.

"A-Ares?" I nearly shouted out loud making him turning to me.

"Ehi (name)! What are you doing here?" he asked me.

"I can ask you the same thing" I smiled at him getting near.

"Seems like I live here" he answered back while keeping on doing his work. "And you?".

"Oh... I was walking to my cousin's house... I don't see her for ages. I thought a visit would be nice." I told him as I was busy looking at him working.

"Oh... I am doing some reparation on my motorbike. Seems like it's being capricious". And then he went to clean his hands. "..But I can go on later. Please come in... you should be freezing here outside".

"Thank you". I thanked him as I was welcomed inside his apartment.

I texted my cousin I would arrive at her house later than expected and then I followed Ares inside.

"Nice apartment you have" I told giving a look around.

"Please have a seat on the sofa.". And hearing his voice from another room I did as he told me.

I was comfortable on the couch... until he got in the living room shirtless and as I saw him I turned red.

He noticed immediately and only chuckled.

"A-Aren't you cold?" I stammered while I was looking to another direction, not his chest.

Gosh if he was tempting!!and I didn't know if he was acting like that on purpose or not... but in my heart I didn't mind that.

"Not at all" and then, with only a pair of long trousers, he lay down on the sofa. We both stood silent for a moment while I tried to look at him without getting noticed.

We had been friends since we got to know each other in the gym but only short time before I realized I was feeling strange... like I was developing a crush on him; and I wasn't wrong. I began to like him as a man not as a friend... but I was scared to tell him to ruin our good friendship.

"Ehi!" he called me back to reality giving me a gentle shake on my arm.

"Y-yes?" I looked at him.

"I've called you like three times and you weren't paying attention. What are you thinking about?".

"Nothing actually" and I put on a weak smile.

"I should go now...my cousin will be awaiting me for sure". I was about to wear my coat to go outside when he stopped me.

"You can always call your cousin telling her you will be late".

"I already told her... I can't another time" I confessed him.

"Why?" he gave me an inquisitive look.

"Thank you... but I have to go" and smiling at him I went outside to finally reach my cousin's house.

Ares P.O.V.

"Really... I can't understand that girl. What's the harm in calling her cousin again?" I thought while (name) was going away from my house ina rush.

I think I didn't do anything bad to her... but she seems carried away with some kind of thoughts. We'd been friends for a while; just the normal friendship: talking, sharing sometimes meal times... we really get along and I wonder why she doesn't speak of herself to me.

"Friends are supposed to help each other, no?". I didn't know how I ended up with a kind of question in my mind.

Why the blood thirsty andviolent Greek god of war should be worried for a mere human?

Why? Yes I should not worry for her... but I couldn't hold back. Since we got to know each other I've been feeling odder and I'm not feeling my usual self....because in my heart I know that she is changing me.

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I finally arrived at my cousin's house..

"Woa (name) why such in a hurry? You texted me you would arrive later... so don't worry" she told me.

"Sorry I was by a friend's house and lost track of time" I told her while catching some breath.

"mmm... friend or boyfriend?" she teased me by emphasizing on the "boyfriend".

"What boyfriend?? No no!".

"Ok ok... but you have a crush on him" she once again teased me while welcoming me inside.

We spent some hours just chatting and getting updated with news of our lives and together we drank hot chocolate.

And we were doing some gossiping when I heard my phone ringing for a message.

I was about to take out my phone when my cousin stole it from me.

"Give it back please" I asked.

"Oh it's someone called.. "Ares"." At that I turned a bit red. "Oooh...looks like he's THAT one!" she laughed warm-heartedly.

I read his message and I sighed looking a bit sad.

"What's up? What did he wrote to you?" my cousin looked a bit concerned.

"He asked me to call him when I will be free because he wants to chat" I admitted.

"So.. what's bad in this?"

"I don't know... It's just... I can't even explain with words" I declared to her.

"Just two words" she sighed... "heart problem" she revealed me with a slight smile on her face.

"Look (name) you like him no? You two are friends, you get along with each other... you should tell him. What's the harm on telling him?".

"I'm just scared he would reject me.. he looks like that type." I confessed.

"Reject you? You are such a beautiful woman! He should be lucky to have a girl like you...Don't be scared for that. You should only be scared if you actually won't tell him.". She helped me mustering up that courage I needed and after that talk I greeted her to catch up with Ares.

"I'm coming to your house" I texted him while heading my way to his apartment.

"(cousin/name) was right. I should tell him... by the end of the day" I told myself.

In a matter of few minutes I arrived at him and when he opened the door to see me he almost dragged me in.

"Soo... What did you want to talk about again with me?" I asked him while looking at him in a curious way as he was covering himself with a jeans jacket.

"We are going out...and don't worry you look fine like that" he told and anticipated me knowing that kind of look I was giving him.

"Where are we going?".

"To drink something" he smiled and on purpose he took my hand making me blush.

We entered a pub and he ordered for both of us two mugs of cold beer.

I chuckled a bit looking at him. He surely wasn't the type of doing something romantic together but at least he tried to do something.. and I smiled at his effort and in my mind I thanked him for that kind gesture.

"Why are you smiling?".

"Nothing... just thank you" I smiled at him and then took a sip of beer.

"How was by your cousin?".

"We only chatted and got updated of news of our lives.".

"That's all?" he gave me an inquisitive look.

"Yes... that's all" I smiled once again.

"You really have a strange way to have fun" he laughed.

"What about you then?" I teased him back... and then our talk got more lively. We talked and laughed like our usual.

"You know... You are really fun and also beautiful. I wonder why you are still single" he confessed to me and I blushed a bit.

"Bad luck, I think" I chuckled. "I could ask the same for you" I told with a weak voice.

He only laughed but when he looked at me noticing I was giving him a strange look he went on."Well... I was a lover of a woman until her man caught us when... ehm... we were in bed". And at his confession I wasn't able to hold back a good laugh. I laughed hard for a long moment imaging the scene... and then he joined laughing too.

"R-really? Oh my god!! That's really...." I was laughing way too hard to speak in a normal way.

"Embarrassing? I know" he finished my sentence by only chuckling back trying to recover himself.

"I think that the only one having fun about this is you".

"Oh.. I am sorry." I apologized to him once recovered my composure.

"Don't worry... I mean.. I should laugh about this too" he smiled and then I joined in.

We looked at the clock oft he pub and realized we spent almost two hours sitting at the table and chatting.

"Do you want me accompany you to your home now or we can continue our evening?".

"It would be a shame to end like this the evening" I told him with a smile.

"So? We order some pizza and watch some movies at my house then?" he suggested.

"Yeah.. good idea". I accepted with a smile.

Ares P.O.V

"Why am I feeling strange now?" I asked myself as I was walking with her by my side to go home.

God her smile!! For all the time in the pub she kept on smiling and sure as hell she is more beautiful than usual when she smiles... and every time she smiled back at me I felt something odd in my heart.

This human really knows what she does... or does she maybe do this not on purpose? My heart and my eyes are becoming more blurred than usual since I got on the human world.. I begin not to understand myself.

What is this feeling I have with this woman?

Back to 1°person narrative

Ares seemed like carried away with his thoughts while walking to his house and I didn't dare to ask him what was he thinking... after all there's something called privacy that everyone should respect.

In this way I stood silent for all the walk and looking at him sometimes I could only smile...until I called him back to reality when we reached his door.

"Is everything ok, Ares?". I felt a bit worried for him. "Maybe we should continue another evening. Maybe you are tired.".

"NO!" he shouted at me making me startle a bit.

"Sorry.. I didn't mean to scare you" he apologized.

"Stay... please" he insisted and if I noticed well there was a hint of blush on his face.

"With a pizza and some movies I will be alright" he smiled at me.

"If you say so...then I will make you some company for the evening".

In this way he called and ordered two pizzas and while waiting for dinner he invited me to follow him in his bedroom.

"Well.. I let you choose the movies while we wait for the pizzas" he smiled.

"It's difficult to choose only one.. your movies collection is really big".

I looked at the DVDs he had... and I noticed that most of them were historical and fantasy ones but always with the theme of war.

"So.. Is there something to your liking?".

"Hum... Let me see..." and letting my hand wandering around the DVDs I finally picked up a DVD.

"Conan the Barbarian" was the title.

"I have the feeling I will like this movie" I told him while handing him the DVD and he nodded.

"You sure will...It's really awesome.".

And then it was his turn and he picked up another one entitled "300".

And finally the pizzas we ordered arrived... and we sat down on the couch and turned on the DVD player.

"We will begin with the movie you chose" he told as he put on the DVD.

"After all you are the guest" he finished talking as he put on a cover.

We made ourselves comfortable and then we began eating: me a vegetable pizza and him a pizza with spicy salami.

It was only a movie night between friends but still I began not to feel so much at ease; having him by my side was a strange feeling... how could not that be! I had a crush on him... and then I remembered...

"It's now or never... I should tell him" I spoke with myself.

But I couldn't find the courage. It was yet difficult for me to eat with him and also watching the movie. My heart began to beat faster than usual. How could that happen?

"N-no not now!" I thought. "It isn't even a romantic movie. Why I feel like this now?".

Without even realising I stopped eating and Ares turned at me looking a bit concerned.

"Already full?" he asked.

"N-no" I told him.

We already weren't paying attention to the movie because I felt his eyes on me making me uncomfortable.

Why was he looking at me? I was about to turn to him when I found him looking at me with strange eyes. I didn't know why and how but I could sense in his looking some kind of love... I felt like his way of looking at me was gentle. Was I maybe confused by my feelings for him? In that way I began having thousands of doubts in my mind and at some point... Ares smashed his lips with mine and I remained shocked while feeling a rush of heat coming through my body.

As he parted from my lips I looked at him dumbfounded.

"For god sake..." he mumbled. "I like you (name)!" he shouted.

I felt more confused at that moment. Did I hear well? Did he really mean what he told me?

"I... I am sorry... I ruined ---".

I didn't let him finish speaking that I kissed him back.

"I- I like you too" I confessed at him with a feeble voice. "The truth is that...I've liked you for a long time".

We were looking at each other and I was a blushing mess in front of him. I finally had my chance to tell him my feelings... and I just discovered he liked me back. But did he liked me back as much as he liked me?

And then we kissed again..and that time the kiss went more passionate as he held me in a strong hug and let his hands wandered on my curves.

"I – I love you Ares" I mumbled in the kiss.

"Me too. I love you" and we hugged each stronger and kissed with more passion.

"W-What do you want to do?" I asked him when we parted our lips panting and trying to catch some breath.

"Let's move somewhere else" he suggested as he was eating my neck with some rough yet passionate kisses.

"A-And the movie?".

"F*ck the movie!" he growled and then we laughed a bit.

And he took me with his strong arms under my ass and as we kept on kissing he headed the way to his bedroom... to then close the door with a kick. He threw me on the bed and he began to take off his shirt.

"I can't hold back" he confessed.

"You are too sexy" he whispered in my ear as he went down on my body to ravish it with his touch and kisses... making me feel hot and also losing my mind.

"You are more beautiful and more tempting than Aphrodite herself" he told me.

And after he took off my shirt to leave me only with my bra.

"Yes... you are so wonderful" he complimented me once again.

"What about we took to another level?" he suggested giving me a sexy look while he touched my breast.

I bit my lip... and I lethim.

In that way we spent a wild night together;

and once we finished I was a panting mess... and I didn't have enough strength to let a word.

I turned to face him and I leaned my head on his chest that was moving up and down fast as he also was panting and tried to catch some breath... and I sensed his heart beating faster.

"It was amazing" he confessed as he hold me tighter and I mumbled as a sign of agreement.

"And now you are exhausted, aren't you?" he asked me while he playing with my hair.

"Y-yeah... you are a monster in bed" I chuckled at him and I felt my eyes closing.

He nodded laughing a bi tkeeping on caressing me.

"Go to sleep" he then whispered as we both drifted into sleep... hugging each other still naked.