By kirasmommy

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters I don't make any money. I'm just borrowing them for a little fantasy session and will return them later to their correct and upright postion at the end of the story emergency exits are here here and here (not) since most anywhere I could send you would be slash please find your own exit. but then again if you're here you most likely don't want to leave. Actually no sex occurs in this story it would have been over 1000 words otherwise.

Iolaus walked on in the snow and cold wind. Just his luck that as soon as he and Hercules split up to cover twice as much distance Iolaus would run into a snow storm. He refused to be stopped though and trudged through the snow until up ahead he saw something that couldn't be. A pear tree in the middle of all this snow totally apart from all this snow. No snow touched it and the pears on the tree looked perfect as he drew closer he could feel a change in temp all the way around it. "Well this is more like it."said Iolaus and no sooner had he spoke then a bird in the tree threw a pear at him. "Oww stupid bird."

"I wouldn't make that bird mad if I were you if his temper is anything like when I was a boy he will nail you harder next time." said the man that appeared beside Iolaus.

"Ares what do you want?"

"My what a suspicious tone of voice, It just so happens I came here for a reason and I had no idea that you would be here."

"Yeah. Right. What is this so called reason?" asked Iolaus curious it couldn't be good the god of war would be only there to make trouble

"I have a job to do kinda like a chore really and it just so happens it's my turn to do it this year."

"What kind of chore?" *and boy do you give tall dark and handsome new meaning ....whoa there stop right now this is the bad guy remember.*

"This tree belongs to the Gods but every year mistletoe wraps around it and has to be removed. And we take turns at it this time its my turn Last year it was Artemis next year Aphrodite . It is as simple as that now if you don't mind I need to finish this so I can go." *Oh that brother of mine is a fool to pass up such a fine......down boy Hercules would kill me if I tried anything*

"Mistletoe? What is wrong with mistletoe it is a symbol of peace warriors who meet under it are supposed to drop their weapons and hug then not fight for the rest of the day......Oh I see that's why you don't want it around."*I should have known*

"No you have it all wrong that is not why I have to remove it. The reason I have to remove it is if I don't it will kill the tree in time. Mistletoe wraps itself around a healthy tree and then over time chokes the life out of it."*I should have known that he would think the worse in me*

"Oh ...OH I didn't know that....I'm sorry. ....do you.....want ... any help."*Uhg boy did I stick my foot in my mouth.

"If you want."

As they removed the mistletoe the were bombed quite often by the bird in the tree. On occasion one of them would mutter about eating that damn bird causing the other to chuckle then get hit by another pear.

"Why does he do that?"

"He is protecting the tree he thinks.....You stupid bird we are trying to save your damn tree...." BONK

Soon they had all the mistletoe removed. "Well I guess I'll see you later Ares"

Ares looked around then at the ground then he shrugged his shoulders and took some of the mistletoe and held it over Iolaus's head. Iolaus looked surprised but thought *How can I pass up a chance like this*

He opened up his arms and Ares hugged him but long after the hug should have ended they still held on. Ares started to caress Iolaus's hair*It is so soft*

They looked in to each others eyes and just as their lips met BONK

"Ow stop that."yelled Iolaus looking up at the bird.

"Iolaus......would you.... go home with me?"

"You know I think I would like that very much."*He isn't such a bad guy really He's just a regular guy who has a nasty job to do.*

*Hercules your such an idiot to let this one get away lucky I'm not so stupid*"What about your and Hercules quest."

"Let him find those stupid 5 rings of gold I think I found what I want."

They vanished in a flash of light.

THE END