Title: Memories
Author: JoeyRZ
Rating: PG
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Disclaimer: I don’t Joxer, Ares and the rest of the gang, they belong to
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satisfaction of feedback
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Fandom: Xena/Herc.
Pairing: A/J (implied m/m, m/f)
Status: Complete.
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Summary: Ares remembers...
Warning: Hankie Alert
Memories
By JoeyRZ
"Whatcha doing, Unc?"
"Just… something, Strife."
"Oh. 'kay. Hey, hold a sec, this is the room Cupe was telling me 'bout.
Right? The memory closet?"
"Um… yeah."
"He didn't get all the romantics from Dite then."
"They're just memories, nephew."
"Ye-ha, of all your lovers."
"Dead lovers."
"Yeah, fly boy said ya had this ritual. That you went over all the old
stuff and added a new one when… Aw, shit! Unc, I'm sorry."
"Thanks Strife. Look, this one, I gave this to my first real mortal lover.
I really loved her. She never took it off. That was over thirteen hundred
years ago. All of them, all my lovers, I've loved them all."
"Geesh Unc. I…"
"You don't have to say anything. They're mortals. They die. I know that.
I just thought I'd have more time with him. I even thought of going to
Father… But, no use now."
"Bummer."
"Yeah. *sighs* You wanted something, Strife?"
"Nah, it can wait. That little job ya gave me. It's done."
"No, I gotta see to it. Give me a minute."
"Sure thing. I'll meet ya there."
"I, um, I will *always* love you. I loved you more than anyone else. You
brought light into my life again. It had been dark for so very long. I… oh
gods, I'm so sorry I wasn't there. I should have saved you. You were so
very young. Forgive me, for I'll never forgive myself."
And the god of war settled on a satin pillow a strange helmet and a scroll
with the lyrics of the "Joxer, the Mighty" song neatly printed on them.
The end.