Sick Day

Mystic ran over to Ares and checked on him.

"Ares, are you alright?"

Ares seemed barely conscious but was still able to respond.

"Mystic? What...Are...You...Doing...Here?"

"Uhmm, I came to see why you weren't at the meeting today, then I saw you like this."

Ares attempted to get up from his bed, but he struggled to move.

"Ares, you shouldn't be moving too much in the condition you're in."

It didn't deter Ares from continuing to try and get up.

He finally managed to sit up on his bed and was at eye level to Mystic.

"Mystic, I'm alright. You shouldn't...Worry about me."

"Yes, I should. You are one of the 11 Pinnacles. Health is a top priority. Now lay back down."

Ares wanted to say something else but passed out instead.

Ares had fallen over and landed onto Mystic. It startled her a bit, then she put him back on the bed.

***

When Ares woke up, he felt something damp on his forehead.

He pulled it off and saw a rag.

"What's...Going on?"

As he said this, Mystic walked into the room with a bucket.

Mystic was sweating, and her clothes looked tainted.

"Oh, you're up. Good."

She processed to place the bucket down, took the towel out of Ares's hand, and squeezed it over the bucket to get all the sweat out.

"Ugh, how long have I been out."

"Probably 2 days." She said casually.

"What?!"

When Mystic finished squeezing the rag, she bent down and put her hand on Ares's head.

The sudden hand touch surprised him and made him move back slightly.

Mystic noticed this and chuckled a bit.

"Would you relax? I'm only checking your temperature."

After hearing this, Ares turned his head away from Mystic in embarrassment.

Seeing this, Mystic began to laugh again.

Ares looked back at Mystic and watched her laugh.

When Mystic noticed this, she started blushing and questioned him.

"Why are you staring at me?"

Ares became flustered, not realizing what he was doing.

"Sorry, I just never seen you laugh before. Everyone thinks of you as an Ice Queen because of how you always have a straight face, and nothing fazes you."

"Is that how people view me?"

Ares thought she was kidding.

"Hahaha."

Mystic got confused.

"Why are you laughing?"

"There's no way you don't know what other people think of you. Everyone would stare at you every time you move... how don't you notice that?"

Mystics' face remained confused.

"What's so special about me?"

( there's no way she really doesn't know)

"For one, you're the daughter of The Ruler, which is already crazy, but you also look...cute."

"Huh? What did you say."

Ares said that last part quietly, so Mystic didn't hear him.

"Well, uhmm, you know, you're cute..."

"..."

"..."

Mystic wasn't sure what to say because of her embarrassment. This made her get up and leave.

Ares saw her leaving, which made him want to get up and go after her, but It was still difficult for him to move.

When he got the strength stand, he slowly started walking towards the living room.

As Ares walked through the hallway, he was shocked to find his house spotless.

"What's going on?"

Mystic sat around the table in the living room, thinking about what Ares said.

( Did he really mean that?)

Ares then walked into the living marveling at the sight of his home.

"Mystic, when did you clean the house?"

"Well, while you were sleeping, I noticed that the house could have been better, so I decided to clean it. I'm sorry if I did something wrong."

Ares looked around the entire living room before focusing his attention on Mystic.

"I still don't understand. You really didn't need to do all this for me."

"It's alright, but could you tell me how you got so sick in the first place?"

Before answering, he went over to the table and took a seat next to Mystic.

"I don't exactly know myself. All I do know is, the previous day, I felt great, but when I woke up, I had the worst headache ever, and I couldn't move outta my bed. I don't know what I would've done."

" What do you mean? Don't you have any family to take care of you--"

As soon as Mystic finished saying that, she covered her mouth in guilt.

"I'm so sorry, I wasn't thinking."

*****

"Wait! I'm sorry, I really didn't mean it."

Ares stood in front of her with his back turned.

"It's getting late, we have a meeting tomorrow, and I'm sure The Ruler wants to see you, so you should go."

"B-but."

"Please, I'm not angry. I just need some time to think."

Mystic wanted to say more, but no words came out.

(I'm such an idiot. Why did I have to bring up his family?)

Mystic processed to turn around and gather her things together.

Ares went to his room and laid down on his bed.

In the living room, Mystic was contemplating whether she should go after Ares and apologize again, but, in the end, she thought it would only make the problem worse.

After getting her stuff, Mystic looked in the direction of Ares's room before sighing and walking out of his house.

When Ares heard his door close, he didn't know how to feel.

A long time ago, when Ares was a child, his family left him because they didn't have enough to survive as a whole, and a baby was too much to take care of, so they left Ares to live.

Ares was lucky that he survived and became one of the most powerful gods, even if most people weren't a fan of him.

( I shouldn't have overreacted like that. I should apologize at the meeting tomorrow if I get the chance)

Then Ares started nodding off to sleep, thinking about how the girl everyone loves...took care of him for two days.

( I've never felt so nervous around a girl, but maybe I'm still sick)

***

"Ares, wake up, we need to go, or we'll keep the Supreme Ruler waiting."

Reiki and Louis were in Ares's room, trying to wake him up.

Louis got irritated because Ares kept going back to sleep after waking him up.

(I dude doesn't want to wake up... don't worry about MR. GOD OF WAR)

Louis then ran to Ares's bathroom and came out with a bucket of water.

Knowing Louis's personality, Reiki was worried about what he was gonna do.

Louis, please don't do something stupid."

Walking closer to Ares's bed, Louis laughed and said, " Stupid? I would never do something Stupid. Come on, you know me."

Reiki sighed. ( That's the part that worried me)

Louis was now standing right beside the bed with the bucket in hand, then he screamed something at the top of his lungs.

"TIME TO WAKE UP!"