AresJoxerCupidStrife - NvrLeaves


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Title: The House of Debachary
Author: NvrLeaves
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A Buffy/HL+XWP crossover.
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Sorry for typos..no good at spelling.

THE HOUSE OF DEBACHARY

Strife stood in front of the Fates, the Maiden,the Mother,the Crone.In his arms he held the small bundle against his chest, it was wraped in a black blanket.

He thought about what they said. He didn't like it much. Not at all. But what choice did he have. He knew when they first aproched him,he wouldn't like what destiny had in store for him....And he was right.

But this..this was to much. To give up his child, the only one he had ever bore from his own body...It was like askin' for a piece of his soul.But he all so knew he could not stop what the Fates had put into motion. Strife looked down into his son's dark brown eyes. And hoped his life would be happier than his own. That he would find the love and acceptand,that he himself had never and most likely would never know.

" You must do this." Said the Maiden hopfully.

" Send him through the portal." Said the Mother but not without compassion.

" He must learn,in order to save us.He must know the darkness in his own soul."Said the Crone wisely.

Strife sighed,he was just a pawn in their game,as had been his son's father. Looking to his right a bright white portal opened. Strife kissed his son on the forehead and sent him through the portal.

With tears in his eyes,he braced himself now to face his own fate. For today he was to meet with his Uncle Ares and the bitch goddess Callisto, to plan away to stop Dahkok once and for all.



The blonde,winged god sighed as he watched the dark haired god.He wished he knew what was wrong they his favorite cuz. Strife had been depressed since his return to life a year ago. But he had not been retuened by Zeus or Hades. Not by some clever plan of Ares.But by the fates themsevles,and they would only say they were keeping a promise.

True hardly anyone had noticed the young god's retuen,with the exception of Ares,Discord,Dite,Hephy and himself.

Cupid would give any thing to see Strife smile like he use too. To see that insane gleam come to Strife's eyes.He ran a hand through his hair in a frustraed manner.

This could*NOT* go on.

Future..

Xander Harris was sitting in the Magic Box,as Giles explained how to kill this weeks demon.He didn't know about the other but this was getting to him.Oh.. don't get the wrong idea ..he liked saving the world. He was good at it.But there was only so much he could do.After all he was the powerless one in the group. Somehow the chaos that became his life,he some how was surrounded by people with speacial things about them.A Slayer,two Witches,a Watcher and a chiped Vampire, also a young girl who was an ancient energy soucre.

Xander use to wonder if he should try to change that. To leave the Scooby Gang,to leave Sunnyhell.But he somehow knew he would never have the normal life that others did. He junped as he was poked in the ribs.

"Hey!" he mock glared at the red headed witch who did the poking.

"I was lisening."

"Oh,really then how do we kill it?" asked Giles. He knew like everone esle in the room Xander had spaced off. Xander had heard a word..but took a wild guess.

"mmm,Something about a rock and a portal?" Gils raised an eyebrow at him.

" Very good,you were listening," Xander sighed in relief," or you have gotton better at guessing."said Giles.

" What are we waiting for? Let's go slay it."

Ever since Buffy had come back from the dead,she had become very gungho about her calling. Which was strange since she had always viewed it as a burden. Xander didn't know if he should be glad or sadden by this.

" Well,you heard the lady," Xander said,"let's go!"



PAST....

Soon young Mischef, was said hopeful..

He will come, was said compassionately.
And a new era will begin, was said wisely.

Strife heard these words as they were whispered on the wind.Sometimes he wondered if he was going insane.Hearing things on the wind.. But he had seen the fates today. They had repeated the same words..

It had been their vocies he heard. Now he knew his child,his son was coming home. That the missing piece of he's soul would soon be here for him to hold.

STRIFE!!!

Came the shout.It surprize him that he once missed that sound. He got over that soon enough. Strife flashed into his Uncle Ares temple on Olympus.

His uncle was pacing back and forth like a large jungle cat.

" Took you long enough." Ares muttered but with no real heat behind his words. Strife looked at him blandly. There had been a time when Strife would have started to babbling in order to head off an outbrust of anger.He found now much to his surprize that Ares didn't scare him anymore. Strife shruged mentally,he guessed dying had some thing to do with that.

" Have you seen him?"Ares asked sharpely. Strife knew who *him* was... And didn't blame *him* for disappearing very once in a while,but it upset Ares.To the point where he would start wars in order to find *him*. After all what better way to find the God of Peace than with a war.

"What did you do,Unc?"He asked softly.

"Oh, what don't I do."Ares mutteredbefore throwing himself onto his throne.

Strife sighed,sometime Ares's relationship with his consort was like Zeus and Hera's.But unlike his granparents Ares and Jolen loved each other.But there were times when they couldn't stand each other. This was the reason for Jolen's little trips.

"Would you like for me to go look for him?"asked Strife.

Ares nodded.

It wasn't the first time he had done this for his uncle nor would it be the last. Strife flash out of the temple,in search of Peace. He understood the irony of that.



Xander sat in the middle og the graveyard holding the crytal that would send this weeks demon home. No slayage for Buffy. A shame that.Xander liked to watch her at work.So here he was being used as bait,Again,because demons seemed to like him for some reason.It had become an on-going joke that he was a demon magnet.And Xander could see the truth of it. Just look at his past relationships.But Xander could also explain them.It was entirely that winged blonde guys fault.

Xander began to wonder and after the mummy girl, he knew for sure because Xander saw him.Willow thought he was losing his mind so he stopped talking about it.But very time he got interested in a nice person male or female.The winged guy would come along and screw with him.And it pissed him off.It happen without fail,the blonde guy would show up and shot him with that crossbow of his.It seemed to be the prefered weapon of choice for gods and slayers...Yes,Gods!Xander also knew which one he was to..

Well Xander knew first hand how cruel Love could be. Out of boredom Xander began throwing the crytal in the air and catching it.

"Oi,Whelp,should you be doing that?"asked the brash english accent.

"Don't know.Spike,but I'm bored."Xander told him. Spike nodded. It had been two hours since they started this stakeout.

"Right about that,demons usually here by now."said Spike. Suddenly a bight white portal apeared.Xander snorted,like he was going anywhere naer that thing.He knew better.The wind began to pick up.Then Xander noticed things were begining to flew toward the portal.

"Uh,Spike,I think we should leave now,"said Xander standing up,but lost his balance.He found himself flying through the air towards the portal.Suddenly he stopped,looking down he saw Spike had a hold on his ankle.Spike with hi other hand was holdind on to a tombstone.

"Spike let go.Tell Buffy what happen."Xander shouted over the wind. Spike shook his head and held on but he was losing hi grip on the tombstone.Then they both flew through the air and into the portal.



Strife flashed in where he felt Jolen's power the strongest.Still invisible to mortals,Strife took in the scene.Xena and Gabrielle were sitting next to each other,across the fire frome them sat Joxer.He was singing.But no his theme song.Joxer sung of love,betrayal and death.It was a song that Strife had heard many times before,but it never failed to make him feel something.

When the song ended,Gabrielle spoke.. "That was beautiful."Gabrielle always thought Joxer would make a better bard that a warrior.He could tellgood stories and could sing. Xena nodded,then froze.

"Alright,come out."she said.There was a feeling of displced air and a poping sound before a flash of bluish light.

"Ya know,that intresting.Unc,thought it was only him you could sense."said Strife.

"What do you want?"she asked suspiciosly.

"Calm down,ya harpy. I'm not here for you."he said walking over to Joxer,who look at him with a statement.

"He knows your missing."Joxer shurgged.

"So."

"You can't keep this up.Remember last time?"he said. Joxer nodded.

"He stared the war of Troy.Not going back yet."He said.

"Jolen,"Strife said,Joxer stiffen."Your Consort needs you.It's time to come home."This was said in a formally.

"I will...when I'm ready."Joxer said,his voice full of power,a calmimg and peacefilled power.

"Joxer,"Gabrielle asked"What's going on?" Strife smirked.

" They still don't know,do they?"he asked.

"Why...Joxer here, is the God of Peace..." He said with a small giggle,knowing he would get a boost of power from this bit of mischief.Then flashed out leaving Joxer to explain.Also knowing then he was done Jolen would come home and Ares would stop worrying.



Joxer should have laughed at the looks on Xena's and Gabrielle's face's.Shock was the closes he could come to nameing the look.But they took it well,he thought there would be yelling and hitting of him.(mostly Gabby doing the hitting.)Xena finally spoke...

"Why didn't you tell us?"

"Xena,your veiws about the gods are well known.I would have told youif I thought you needed to know." Joxer looked over at Gabrielle expecting somthing.There was an angery look on her face,but she said nothing.

"I thought you were just a legend.There are so many of them..more about you than any other god."Said Xena calmly know that Gabreille would follw her example.

"Yes,and you know that Zeus likes to hurt my chosen mortals.So I became a legend in order to stop that.As long as people believe and pray for peace I will have power.Not even Zeus can stop that, although he does try."He said.They fell slient and stared into the campfire.

"Strife said something about your Consort?"Xena asked.Joxer sighed.

"My Consort and I have an uneasy relationship,mostly because our godhoods are so differnt.Yet without each ohter this world would fall apart."

"So,the legends are true about who your Consort is?"asked Xena.

He nodded.Gabrielle saw the looke they were exchanging and felt like she was missing something important. "So,who is your Consort,Joxer?"she asked.

"The God of War..."



Xander and Spike had been for hours,ever since they had landed on this side of the portal.Not knowning anything about this place they were in trouble.Spike grabbed Xander's arm and pointed out a campfire ahead. They knew they had to be carful.But they had to find shelter before dawn or Spike would fry.Not that Xander really careed,but at least he wasn't alone.

Spike,like himself the way he was..as in not dust. He could make out that two women and a man were there.

Joxer had been about to tell the women about Ares and how it all started...when a crashng sound came from the woods.

"Bloody Hell,Whelp can't you be more careful."said a brash accent.

Xena sat ready with her sword,Gabrielle with her staff,the God of Peace just sat there and waited calmly.As they waited to see what stumbled out of the woods. They saw a lean looking man firs,with the whites blonde hair they had ever seen...cheekbones bith women would have killed to have..blues eyes like the sky,that were tinged with yellow.He moved with a pretory grace that was off set by a swagger that oozed sex appeal.

"Well,Spike if you had did *what* I told you,maybe the gang would know what happen,but they were across town herding that demon to the graveyard.So,now they don't know anything because you had to go and be noble for once!"said a dark haired man, who had follwed the blonde.He had a warrior's build and a bounceness that reminded Joxer of Strife.The blonde stopped and the dark one ran into him.

Xena and Gabrielle knew the men weren't speaking Greek,it reminded them of the way people in Britania spoke but not quite that. But they understood everything.Xena noticed the welcoming and mytserious smile Joxer wore.He must have done something so they could understand them.

"Hello,Xander,Spike welcome to ancient Greece."Joxer told the dumfounded men.

"We are sooo,screwed,Spike."Xander said.



"Who the hell are you!And how do you know us?"demanded Spike.

"My name's Jolen of Joxer..most use Joxer.I know you because you both fight for peace..in your own ways..Although I don't think your suppose to be here. Spike looked at them,then at himself,then at Xander..

"Gee,I wonder how you guested that.."Said Spike.

"Jolen,as on the Greek God of Peace?"asked Xander.Joxer nodded.Spike gave the boy a funny look.Xander saw this and shrugged.

"What,Giles has books.sometimes I actaully read them during research sessions."

Spike always wonder if the boy was smarted than he let on..this proved it.Most texts that had anything to do with Jolen were in greek or latin and not though worth translating..It made Spike wonder when the boy learned the languages.

"Do you think you could help us?"Xander hated asked and asked timidly.Because everthing he ever read said that the greek gods had very changable natures..one minute they could be kind,the next cruel.

"Because this is kind of beyond us,and maybe a cave or something for Spike.Don't want him turning to dust come morning."

"Of course.I'll help you."Said Joxer taking in the boy's sigh of relief.As he looked at them Joxer could see not only his mark,that they were his foolwers but also Strife's mark. The Bacchii had the mark of Strife's high priest.But the boy wore the mark reserved for lovers and mortal children.

That's Interesting,thought the god,So the boy belongs to Strife in someway.I wonder..

Cupid flashed in..

"Jolen, you have to..."Cupid trailed off as he noticed the mortals.

"You!" said XAnder.

"You!"said Spike.

Xander and Spike looked at each other,then at the LoveGod.

"Xander,my favorite victim..err..mortal to torment..It's about time for you to fall in love again..isn't?"said Cupid raising his crossbow.with a cruel smile.

"Put that thing away.You've made me suffer enough.What' the deal with that anyway?What'd I ever do to you?"asked Xander.

"What he said."said Spike.Wanting to know why he fell for the Slayer. Cupid looked at Spike.

"Spike,I like,..had to made you love Buffy.Dad gave the order...you needed a reason to keep fighting the demons."He said looking almost sorry.Spike didn't buy that look for a second.

"Repeat,why did you reck *my* life?"asked Xander.

"Oh,that's simple.I don't like you."Cupid said with a glare.

"But why?"Xander knew the god could kill him but he need to know.

Joxer anwsered the question frowning at Cupid."Because you are either a lover or a child of Strife's.Cupid has never liked any of them.It's jealously.He thinks that since he can't have Strife's attention,no one should"

Xander sighed deeply,so he could be a child of Strife's..He knew his gods..so the irony was not lost on him,and would explain so much.

Oh,yeah,he thought,his lif *just* got better and better.

Xena watched this exchang,and wondered why the boy showed no fear or awe of the gods that were here..she also wondered how Cupid had hurt Xander for it was obvious that Cupid had...you just had to look into Xander's eyes.

Xander saw the LoveGod tilt his head and his eye take on a farway look,before shaking his head.

"Well this has been fun,but I've love to spread and worrshippers to help."

"Don't you mean torment?"asked Xander.Cupid smiled that cruel smile of his...

"I'll be seeing you,Xander."He said,patting his crossbow.The unspoken threat clear to Xander,before he flashed away.

"Not if I see you first."muttered Xander.

"Well,pet,at least you know why your love life went to crap."Said Spike.Xander wondered what he did to deserve this...stuck in ancient greece with the evil undead,added to that a pissy Love God... Yup,everything was just peachy..he thought.

It was Gabrielle who asked the question,Xena had been wondering.

"Where are you from?"

"Well,sweets, when a bloke and a lady like each other..." Xander hit Spike on the back of the head.

"Oi,what'jud do that for..can't hit back...just anwsering the gal."

"Somehow I don't think she meant that..."said Xander before anwsering her.Then stopped and looked at the Peace God.

"It was okay to tell them? I mean *it's* sooo,obvious we're not from this time."Joxer nodded.

"Why were so worried about your friend turning to dust?"Asked Gabrielle.Spike gave her the Duh,look,then said"Cause I'm a vampire,sweets."Then shifted into gameface and growled. She shreiked shortly and fell off the log she was sitting on.Xena looked calmly at Spike.

"You don't look like any of the Bacchii,I've ever seen. Xander sighed at the vampire's antics.

"That's because he's a lesser bred."The boy said,surprizing Spike again.He would bet not even the Slayer knew that thier was more than one breed of vamps..

Guest the boy really does read some of thoses books sometimes..Spike thought.

"Put the face away."said Xander,Spike did as asked,but pouted a bout it.

"Don't worry he can't hurt you."

And that was all it took for Spike to start muttering about soldier boys and how bloodly they would die,when he got the goddamn chip out. Xander mouthed the words as Spike spoke.Proving to the ohters that the boy had heard this mantra before.

"...rip out thier entrails and dance on there graves.."

"And the horse you rode in on."said Xander softly.

"..and the horse I rode..wait a sec.."Spike stopped,that's not right,he thought.Then realized what he did. Spike glared at Xander who laughed.

Both he and Willow had been doing that to the vampire when ever he started his mantre.Spike got lost lost in it he would repeat almost anything you said.

Joxer could feel the fight bewing between the them.It was something they did well and did often.

"Why don't we leave the ladies so they can sleep.It's almost dawn."he said.

"And go where,mate?"asked Spike.

"My home,So we can sort this out,and get you back where you belong."said Joxer. After the goodbyes were said,Joxer took hold of the guys and flashed out in a calmly white light.

Joxer and the guys flashed into the Hall of Peace.Strife sat in throne carelessly;he really didn't like the color it was decorated in.He prefer the reds and blacks of the Hall of War...but then anything was better than Aunt Dite's pink palace.He thought with a shudder.He was also surprised tha Joxer would bring mortal here.. Strife notice the bleach blonde bacchii,whohe considered one of his most faithful followers.

"Spike!"

Spike shook his head,what a rush,he thought.Then saw the dark god coming toward him.Strife hadn't changed,spiky hair that fall in odd angles,blue eyes that showed his every emotion,and still cover in leather.Strife still bounced when he walked,remimding Spike of another dark haired man he knew.

"Strife,haven't seen you since the seventies."He said as he clasp Strife arm in a greeting that predated the handshake.Xander watched the two talk softly.Only,Spike could be friend with a god and not tell anyone.

"Spike,Xander it's good to see you.But why are you here?"

"Oh,this portal thing opened and suckedus in...you know life on the hellmouth."Said Xander,Strife look at him.Xander was one of the few Ares had claimed as a warrior of light.He never got to say anything..cause Ares flashed in and was not happy..Joxer had walked over to his throne and sat down.He did not need this right now,Ares was going to start yell at him,you would have thought he did enough of that on the battlefield.But then before Ares could say anything, a voice on the wind spoke..

All gods,we bid you come to the Fates temple.. It was rare that the Fates was a god let alone asked to see them all...something big was going down. Bring the mortals with you,Strife..

All three gods flashed into the temple with the mortals in tow.Three women stood side by side..the Fates..

"Alexander.."said the first.

"Lavelle.."said the second.

"Harris.."said the third.

"Come toward us and embrace your destiny.."all said.

Xander had been looking around at the temple,when he heard the Fates call his name..As he walked toward them,the other gods made way for him..wondering who,or what the boy was.. The Fates stood next to an alter,on it sat a goblet made of black onyx and inset with rubies...he stood infornt of the alter.

"Take hold of it.."

He did,it had been empty but filled at his touch,the wine was a dark bloodwine red coloer..fitting,Xander thought absently.

"Drink.."so he did,he could help himself.The wine tasted like nothing and everything,through that was the underlining taste of blood,metallic and salty.

"And become..." Xander grew dizzy from the taste and the visions with it. The voices mumured at,then grew louder and louder.Screams,begging and prayers he heard them all. Spike hiss out a breath,the boy's eye's were glowing a demonic green.

"Alexander..God of Blood,Maddness and Demons.."Said the first.

"Son of Strife..God of Mischief.."said the second.

"Son of Bacchus..God of Wine and Debachery.."said the third.

"Lord of the House of Debachery..Protector of the Bacchii,Chooser of the Slayers..Overlord of Demons.."

"As we will it.."they intoned.

"So mote it be.."they trailed to a whisper..

As they finished..Xander srceamed in pain.. as he sank to his knees,the waves of power hit him.Flooding his body..his mind filled with knowledge..of people,places,love and wars..laughter and hate..all the things a god knows were now at his command.



Spike nor Strife had left the newly made god's side since they returned from the Fates temple.

"Did you know,that Strife had a godly child.That Bacchus was the father?"asked Ares.Joxer nooded.

"Yes,he stayed here,in the Hall of Peace.With he was with child..he needed the peace this place brings.."

"Why didn't he tell me?"

Joxer shrugged.

"All I was ever able to get out of him was that the Fates willed it.And something about needing someone who wanted him.It hurt him when Bacchus died.."

"But I thought that he loved.."Ares trailed off.

"Yes,"Joxer said quickly,"But remember about..."

Strife couldn't take his eyes off the boy,who was a sleep in the bed.This was his son..the missing part of his soul had returned.Xander moaned and twisted in his sleep.Spike,sitting by the bed,just couldn't believe what had happen.If someone had told him,Xander was going to be a God,Spike would have laughed at them.But it was true..Xander was now the god of demon..protector of the bacchii..chooser of the slayers..his god..Buffy was going to shit stakes..thought Spike in amusement.

Xander opened his eyes,he focus on Strife who was sitting on the bed next to him..He knew everything about this god that was important..this was the god of mischief...of fun..of childern everywhere who had ever played o joke on someone.This was his father..the god that got rid of him..

"Not true,my sweet son."Strife said .

"How do you feel?"he asked the boy.

"..feel different.."

"Your a god now,the coming of your powers will weaknen you for a few hours."

"Why?"Strife thought he meant why he was now a god,"Becuase you were always meant to be one."

Xander shook his head.

"Why did you send me away?"

"I didn't have a choice.The Fate said it had to be done.That we couldn't teach you what you needed to know.I didn't want to..loved you so much.It torn my soul apart to send you away."Strife told him.

STRIFE,came the shout.Xander covered his ears..Spike wondered whathe had heard.

Get in here before Cupid recks my temple...It was Joxer,who never shouted,so softly spoken that he didn't need to everyone listened when Peace spoke.

"You heard that?" asked Strife of the young god.

"Let's go stop Flyboy."said Xander get out of the bed,he stood up but grew dizzy,Spike caught him before he fell.

"No,you stay here.Your still to weak.And no match for Cupid if he goes crazy.Watch over him,Spike."

Spike gave the god a nasty look,has said god flashed away. How am I suppose to do that..boy's a god now.thought Spike sarcasticly. Spike nor Strife had left the newly made god's side since they returned from the Fates temple.

"Did you know,that Strife had a godly child.That Bacchus was the father?"asked Ares.Joxer nooded.

"Yes,he stayed here,in the Hall of Peace.With he was with child..he needed the peace this place brings.."

"Why didn't he tell me?"

Joxer shrugged.

"All I was ever able to get out of him was that the Fates willed it.And something about needing someone who wanted him.It hurt him when Bacchus died.."

"But I thought that he loved.."Ares trailed off.

"Yes,"Joxer said quickly,"But remember about..."

Strife couldn't take his eyes off the boy,who was a sleep in the bed.This was his son..the missing part of his soul had returned.Xander moaned and twisted in his sleep.Spike,sitting by the bed,just couldn't believe what had happen.If someone had told him,Xander was going to be a God,Spike would have laughed at them.But it was true..Xander was now the god of demon..protector of the bacchii..chooser of the slayers..his god..Buffy was going to shit stakes..thought Spike in amusement.

Xander opened his eyes,he focus on Strife who was sitting on the bed next to him..He knew everything about this god that was important..this was the god of mischief...of fun..of childern everywhere who had ever played o joke on someone.This was his father..the god that got rid of him..

"Not true,my sweet son."Strife said .

"How do you feel?"he asked the boy.

"..feel different.."

"Your a god now,the coming of your powers will weaknen you for a few hours."

"Why?"Strife thought he meant why he was now a god,"Becuase you were always meant to be one."

Xander shook his head.

"Why did you send me away?"

"I didn't have a choice.The Fate said it had to be done.That we couldn't teach you what you needed to know.I didn't want to..loved you so much.It torn my soul apart to send you away."Strife told him.

STRIFE,came the shout.Xander covered his ears..Spike wondered whathe had heard.

Get in here before Cupid recks my temple...It was Joxer,who never shouted,so softly spoken that he didn't need to everyone listened when Peace spoke.

"You heard that?" asked Strife of the young god.

"Let's go stop Flyboy."said Xander get out of the bed,he stood up but grew dizzy,Spike caught him before he fell.

"No,you stay here.Your still to weak.And no match for Cupid if he goes crazy.Watch over him,Spike."

Spike gave the god a nasty look,has said god flashed away. How am I suppose to do that..boy's a god now.thought Spike sarcasticly.



Appearing in the throne room,Strife took in the scene,Joxer was sitting lazily in his throne and Ares sat on the arm of it.Cupid was pacing,Strife was the remains of shattered vases and broken statues.When Cupid caught sight of Strife he shouted one word.

"BACCHUS.."

Strife shrugged,he wasn't ashame out his past relationship with the dead God of Debachery,but it had been a private thing. A sneer graced Strfe's face.

"What? I was suppose to wait around while you got a clue?Then you up and marry Psyhco Bitch."

"I got hit.."

"You shot *yourself*." Cupid couldn't say anything to that..as he suddenly hit by an energy blast.He went flying into the temple wall.

"You knew how I felt..I was just a fuck to you! Yet,by Zeus's name should I take a lover,you think you own me.You let your jealousy run free and make their lives miserible."

"But.."Cupid tried to say as he was hit by other blast.

"What you did to *my childern*."Another blast..you could smell the scorched feathers.."is uncalled for..cursing their love..so it's never returned..or at least by humans.."Strife blasted him again.

"Unforgiviable,you of all people know how I feel about childern."

"I just want to know*why* you do this,Cupid.."the slient was deafening.Cupid couldn't answer,he wanted to but what could he say it was all true.He truly didn't know why he did those things..knowing Strife would hate him when he found out about them.

Ares and Joxer watched,Strife's revenge,it was quite tame to what they knew he could really do.But Cupid had hurt Strife of the years and deserved everything he got.

"I can anwser that."said a soft voice.No one had noticed when the blonde love godess had entered.

"Because he love's you.."

"That's cruel,even for you,Aunt Dite.You don't do what he did if you love them.You don't play with thier feeling like that.I'm a wargod and I know that!"said Strife.

Dite shook her head as she looked at her son,then back to Strife. "You know Hera's curse,makes it hard for him to control his darker emotion.That he gives into his jealous more often than not..you love your childern..He wants to be loved you.."

"He's never said,done anything to lead me to believe he could love me.Besides he's a LoveGod..why would he love me."the last was said in a heartbreaking whisper.

"Your his laughter,Strife.When you died,so did it.Only Bliss could make him smile and sadly at that."said Dite. Strife looked at the winged god.Could he ever trust Cupid again? He didn't know.But even now Strife knew he loved Cupid,always had even if it was never returned or shown the way he wanted.

Cupid could see he was close to losing Strife,than he ever had been before.He said the first thing that came to mind.

"I'll leave your children alone.."

Strife nodded,then let loose the strongest energy blast he could.It hit Cupid making him blackout,falling over to the temple floor.

"That was for Xander." A father's rage a terrible thing when unleashed.

Then flashed away.



Xander sat up in bed,he could barely believe what had happen.He was a god now..hin the Zeppo..the King of Ceretins..was a god and he was alone except for Spike..it should have depressed him that none of his freinds had been born yet nor would they be for centuries to come.He had Spike..

Spike noticed that the boy's eyes began to glow green,and that he had the strangest urge to crawl up into the boy's lap and purr...He shook himself and remined himself who this was.Who this had been..the whelp.

Xander had made the decedion that he would not be alone.He knew most of the other Gods were untrustworthy.He knew he would need someone he could trust and he trusted Spike.Even before he could see all that had made him the vampire he was..Not that,XAnder would ever tell Spike that.

"Come here,Spike."Xander said softly.Spike could do nothing but obey the seductive voice,so enthralling it could not be resested.Giving in to the urge,Spike crawled into the god's lap.Xander ran a hand through Spike's hair,and began to purr..Cuddling Spike close and nuzzling at his neck,he whispered to Spike,

"Will you be my Champion?The enforcer of my will? To have demons and vamps repect you,fear you?No Slayer will be able to defeat you."

Spike could only moan softly as he heard theses sweet words his god spoke.All the time touched,petted,and loved him..Spike had never felt this loved or wanted,needed before..He could feel this god's desire for him...only him.It was overwhelming.

"Yes."Spike whispered.XAnder eye's glowed brighter,he felt his canine teeth grow longer and sharper.Pulling Spike as close as he couyld get himhe kissed his neck.Stroked Spike at the crotch,until the vampire was panting with desire.

"Don't play with me,luv." Xander smiled,Spike was his..Xander sank his newly formed fangs into the vampire's neck and began to drink.Spike rubbed up against Xander like a cat,moaning and purring as his god drained him.It had be soo long since he had felt this pleasure..not since Dru. Pleasure and pain,until Spike couldn't tell one from the other.

Xander pull away from the weaken Spike.Bring up his own wrist,he slash it open with his fangs.Then ofter it to Spike.Dazed,Spike latch on to it...Seduced by the smell of the blood.The taste was like nothing he had ever known,better than Slayer's blood.How was he suppose to drink human blood..Spike wondered absently.Xander laughed softly.

Atfer a few moments Xander pulled away.Then touched the back of Spike's head.Spike felt a strange pulling sensation.Xander placed something in his hand.Spike looked down at it,there was a mircochipand it's wires.Spike couldn't believe it after so long.He thought he would always have it.Looking into his God's eyes..for now Xander truly owned him..He search for words that wouldn't come.So he kissed Xander,deeply and full of passion.

Joxer and Ares,watched as Dite took her son and left the Hall of Peace.

"Was our relationship ever that bad?"asked Ares slightly amused.Joxer gave Ares a fuuy look.

"Don't know,Res that was a looong time ago.But I'm sure it was close to it.If not worst."

"Ares"

"Joxer"

They both said at the sametime.They could do that more with each other than any of the other Gods.It was a testmony of how well they knew each other.

Joxer sighed.Ares protectivess sometimes got to be too much.

"Res,..this has got to stop." Ares shrugged.

"I know,It's..I worry."

"About what?"

Ares wonder how much he just he should tell Joxer,even after all their years to together it was still hard to talk to each other about there feelings for one onther.

"I'm worried..you'll leave.And that you'll meet someome...mortal,god.That you won't come back."said Ares so softly.

So this,thought Joxer,was what was bothering Ares.He should know better by now.

"Ares,you know why I leave.To be with my worrshippers.And we tried that,'see other people thing' and that worked sooo well. It was how we ended up with Xena...and Gabbierlle."said Joxer.Ares nodded to that.

About thirty years ago,Ares fell in lust with a mortal woman.Joxer understood gods will take mortal lovers,and they had been together for so long that Joxer knew his place in Ares heart.But what had hurt him about this was that Ares had a child with this woman..now Ares other childern..his godly childern didn't bother him at all because he knew and loved the goddess the were had with..Joxer was asked if they could have Ares childern.It was Joxer's right as Ares Consort to make decidions like that.But a mortal..Joxer just never thought it would happen.What upset him was that this mortal had his love's child something that Joxer was denided by a degree from Zeus.

A few years after the mortal gave birth to Xena,Joxer met a beautiful blonde mortal woman, when he had gone among mortals.He had Gabbrielle with har.But she found out Joxer was a god and left,taking the child with her and marrying a mortal man.

"That's something I'll never understand,why you let the blonde harp..."Ares trailed off when he was the nasty look Joxer gave him.

"...Gabbrielle.Why don't you tell her the truth."

"And what good will that do? She is happy thinking she is mortal.No godly power,nothing to make her any diffreent from other mortal.If she had,had them I would have told her, taught her.But she has a father, a mortal man who loves her.I won't turn her world upside down.It would hurt her far to much.Besides why should I tell her the truth..when you with Xena."

Ares could say nothing to that,it was the truth.He never told,never planed to tell Xena the truth,it would only make her path for redemption harder.Enough,thoughjtAres about their daughters.

"I've missed you."Ares said queintly.Taking Joxer in his arms.

"Really..how much?"

"Let's go to our rooms and I'll show you."Ares whispered in Joxer's ear.

As they walked to thier private chambers they could hear the moans and screams of passion coming from one of the other rooms.

Ares smirked at the sound.The boy works fast.He thought.

Sounds like the young one is going to take after my side of the family."he said.

Joxer snorted.

"Don't think so,Discord use to srceam like that when Jett was with her."

"When do you think Zeus will let him come back..Discord misses her Consort..she's becoming bitchy."

"Not long i'm sure with her bothering Zeus about his return everyday.But Jet got sloppy and got caught.His will teach him not to take his godhood for grant.besides Strife misses his father also so between them..not long."said Joxer.

"Besides Xander it seems takes after mine..after all I can make you srceam like that to."Joxer said slyly.

"You think?"dared Ares.It was Joxer's return to smirk,after all he had done it before.

"I know I can. And Afterwards...parhaps you can maked me srceam."Joxer dared back.Before entering their rooms.

Ares smiled,It was always good,when his peace returned.




Sunnydale,



Buffy Summers paced,Giles drank what looked like tea,but could
have been anything.Willow worried and Dawn pouted. It had been a week
since Xander and Spike had diappeared.Nothing they read, spells and
incations,the slayer beating up Willie,not one trace of them had been
found.
Willow sighed. They needed help she knew that and knew it would
be her that would do what needed to be done.
"It's time. We've done everything We know. It's time."
Buffy looked at Willow for a moment then nodded.Giles cleaned his
glasses and Dawn smiled. Willow picked up the phone.
"Angel Investigations,We help the hopeless,how can we you you."
said Cordelia.



Spike woke up slowly,and to a warm body.Something Spike enjoyed alot
although it rarly happened. Body heat was one of the few things he
miss about his mortal life.
He looked a the young god who's bed he shared and wondered why he was
chosen. Xander could now have anyone mortal,god,demon so why him.
But Spike would not ask,why ruin a good thing with anwers he may not
like.
He also knew he could come to love Xander as not a his new found god
but as fall in love iwth him.Spike always had a thing for dark hair
and wounded soulful eyes.
The young god sighed, it was to early for all that soul deep
contenplation that Spike was doing thought Xander. He open his eyes
they flared a demonic green before returning brown.Xander smiled
warmly at his newly made Champion. Things were going to get
intresting around here that was for sure.



tbc


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