Welcome to AresJoxerCupidStrife

Title: Conflict
Author: Pixiestyxs
Sequel/Series: Companion to Death
Pairing: A/J
Archive: Sure just let me know where
Notes: This is Ares POV
Warnings: Talks of character death
Disclaimer: I don't own them. Wish I did though.
Summary: Ares answers and explains.

Conflict

So he told you to come see me did he? That's my Joxer. So, what do you want to know? When I fell in love? Ok. It was like this.

When Joxer was just a boy his father dedicated him and his two brothers to me. Oh you knew that. Sorry. I think I fell in love with Joxer when he was young. He always came by the temple and prayed to me. But they weren't your normal prayers. No, he always asked how my day was and then proceeded to tell me about his. It was refreshing.

I think I told him because. Well I don't know. He didn't believe me though. He kept going on and on about how I couldn't love him. So I proceeded to show him. Strife always did get a kick out of this part if you must know.

Why did I tell the pantheon? I think it was because I didn't want to hide anymore. He was the love of my life. So I called a meeting and announced it. You should know. You were there. No one liked him. No I take that back. Mother, Dite, Cupid and Strife did. Eris just tolerated him because he made me happy.

What did they do? Nothing when I was around but I had the others look after him and they told me. The other gods made fun of him. Some even went so far as to say I was using him. I think he believed them. So when I heard that I proposed.

He was so shocked. But he said yes. We were all set to go to mother when Zeus called me into his office. He said ` Ares I need you to go over see this war in Athens. Athena can't handle it.' So I went back to Joxer and told him.

He told me that if I had to go then he wanted to go travel with Xena. I reluctantly agreed. So I sent him to meet up with her. This is hard to talk about so bare with me. About a week after I left him I felt emptiness inside me. I couldn't figure out what it was. Then Xena called me.

But her call wasn't in anger. She didn't even shout. So I teleported to her and the first thing I saw was Joxer lying on the ground. I just stood there for a few minutes until Xena shook me. It's a hazy from here. I remember running to him and taking him in my arms. But that seemed to hurt him. All I could think of was that he was leaving me. But that's when it hit me. I'm a god I can save him.

But I couldn't. By time I thought that he was already gone. So I laid him down and had Xena bury him. Then I went to see Zeus. I asked him to let Joxer come back. But he wouldn't. So I screamed and yelled but nothing helped. I pointed out that every time Jercules' little boytoy died he was allowed to come back but he wouldn't let him. So I stormed of and came to see you.

But you weren't allowed to give him back to me. So I didn't yell or scream. No I just calmly accepted what you told me and asked if I could visit him. You agreed so I left. I visit him all the time but it doesn't help the pain go away. So know I just bide my time until Joxer can come back to me. The sad thing is though I don't want to wait.