By Magdalena

Rated: G

Summary: Will Ares and Gabrielle end up together????

Notes: Yes it took a while to get it finished, but here it is.

Thanks Gab for the Beta reading!!!!!

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Part 3

"Ares," Xena yelled inside to God of Wars temple.

"What, cant you see that I’m busy?" The magnificent God himself said where he laid bored half to death on his throne.

"We need to talk," Xena said walking toward and him looking like what she really wanted to do was strangle him slowly to death.

"About what?" Ares didn’t let himself be intimidated, he was a God and she was, after all, only mortal.

"It’s about Gabrielle," Xena said and was surprised to see Ares flinch at her name

"What about her?" He asked, sounding bored- too bored for Xena.

"It’s true," She said almost gently to him.

"What’s true?" He demanded, irritated.

"You really do love her."

Ares didn’t answer Xena; he didn’t need to do so. Xena saw now clearly that Ares finally had met a woman that even he couldn’t resist.

"Well Ares, I honestly never thought the day would come, the day that you finally would learn to love someone," Xena said.

"Well, I didn’t mean for this to happen! I don’t know when it changed," he said staring into Xena´s eyes.

"I… I don’t know what to do. She doesn’t even want to talk to me."

"That’s Gabrielle," Xena said. Then she stepped closer to him. "She is, like you, confused by her feelings. But one thing I can say Ares- She loves you too."

"It doesn’t help," Ares said. "She can’t accept that I’m the God of War. That I’m born to it."

"You can’t just let it end like this Ares. You’re both miserable; you must do something about it Ares."

"Like what?"

"Talk to her."

"What would that do?" Ares asked Xena.

"Anything, but you must at least try."

Ares thought to himself well, that couldn’t hurt.

"All right Xena. I will talk to her."

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At the camp.

"Gabrielle," Ares said softly.

Gabrielle spun around and found to her joy and discomfort that Ares stood there.

"What do you want?" she said, trying hard to keep the happiness out of her voice.

"I wanted to talk to you."

"About what?"

Ares looked at Gabrielle and then he stepped closer, put his arms around her and hugged her. "I love you," he whispered.

Gabrielle felt her heart stop beating. "You don’t mean it Ares," she said, trying to pull herself out of Ares’ embrace.

"Gabrielle, I mean it, I do love you."

"You really do." Gabrielle said with tears in her eyes.

"Yes, with all my heart."

"I love you too," Gabrielle said.

Then they kissed. Unknown to them, Xena stood watching. "Finally," she said to herself. Then she discretely walked away.

The End

Well I have finally ended the story. Hope you will like it. I wanted a happy ending and here it is!!!