In the tavern. Mars wakes up in his tank top and Pajama. He do push ups and goes downstairs. Ares was in his cowboy attire as he looks up. "Oh, hey there cowboy." greeted Mars. "Howdy." replied Ares. "Okay Okay..." said Mars. He goes down later in more formal suit and tie. "Dude. We are going to the farm." said Ares.
"Fine..." answered Mars.
He goes down in a Red Pliad Shirt and jeans. "Better." said Ares as they go outside.
In the Farm near the mountain side. The sheep looks at them as few lambs rushes towards Ares. "Who's my cute little bebes!" said Ares as they come closer and cuddle. So are the sheep dogs.
Mars laughs as he looks at the verdant plains, looking down, he sees the cabin. "Oh, come to think of it, it is nearby..." said Mars
Later on the Cabin.
Mars was half naked as Ares applies ointment on his skin. "You're not like Jesse who's a pacific Islander, oor was he Latino? Asian?" asked Ares to himself. "Aw! That hurts! Careful!" said Mars. "Why? Are your skin...virgin?" teased Ares as he slathers cold ointment on it. He rubs his back. "You sure do work out..." said Ares. "Eh, To sharpen the mind, one must sharpen the body too."
On the Sunset of Peach,Red and Violet. Mars and Ares sits on the bench, near the lamp post. The golden yellow light glitters around them.
"Ah... I never taught that farm life is tiring, but good work out." said Mars. "Of course... It even makes my core strong..." said Ares. "I don't believe you..." said Mars. Ares removes his shirt as he flexes his muscle. "Touch it" said Ares showing his 6 packed abs. "Nice..."s aid Mars as his pinches it. "Aw! Hey!" said Ares. "Let me show you, how real men has good set of abs..." said Mars as he removes his shirt, in the light, it shows, he was a bit hairy, he has 6 abs but bigger. Ares inspects it, "Pretty neat." said Ares as they return there shirts.
Mars looks above, there are lots of stars, he was mesmerized. "beautiful isn't it?" asked Ares ashe goes to the shore and lay down. Mars looked curious as he lays down with him. "Let me guess, Selene told you how to look at the stars ain't she?" asked Mars. "No, I taught her." said Ares. "Oh...OH! She knows quite a lot to be honest... Cooking,Cleaning, Woodcrafting,Plumbing..." said Mars as he realizes.
"Fishing, even throwing axe and blades... Even Basketball." said Ares. Mars stands up a little. "What's wrong?" asked Ares.
Mars remembers Selene and him first met when She was teaching kids some basketball as the Ball rolls towards Mars. Selene goes to Mars as he smuggly smile and throw a 3 point shot.
In the Present
"Selly sure is a Tomboy, he taught me baking and womanly things too, but, our father says no. I do love baking though. Especially making..." said Ares.
In the Past
"Medium rare Pork Belly Roast with Caramilized onions in the middle." said Selene. "Wait... What is even caramalized onions?" asked Mars. "Try it! A Family recipe." replied Selene. Mars eyes bulges with happiness as his gloomy frawn turned sunny side up.
In the Present
"Due, you weird me out a little." said Ares. "Sorry. Said Mars as he goes to him, now an inch apart. "Tell me; do the Caramelized Pork belly Selene and I loved so much...." asked Mars. "I made it when I was 13. Selene cannot even cook a thing before. But she get skilled and teach me a lot after I cook that specific Pork Belly Roast with caramellized onions. Also, She loves Ketchup on Cereal that I hate so much." they giggled and say in monotone. "Ew." The look at each other and laugh.
"I cannot blame her though. Among us, I am the only one who was legally adopted since birth... They, just are foster sisters when I was 13. Mars realized, everything she loved about Selene, was thanks to Ares, atleast part of it was Ares as Mars Paused laughing and just glances at Ares. "I know that stare...Come , let's get some dinner." said Ares as He stands up and go to the Cabin.
Mars was silent all these times. As he was eating, the taste... It was Selene's food. A tear slowly run down his eyes as he kept eating. "Oh, come on man," said Ares as he tears up a little. "I miss this, I miss Selene, It's been three years, I'm sad, I'm cold, I can't even, say sorry to here....even saving me on her last moments." said Mars as Ares stands up and walks towards him.
"Come here... I miss Selly too." said Ares as he hugs Mars. Mars was just frozen in sadness and longing. "I'm sorry... All these years, in my mind, I always blamed you as a faceless person, not realizing, you are a victim of this grief too. I guess, we all are." said Ares. Mars hugs Ares back. "Selly and Mene was very much, hated everything at first. But my mother and I never gave up. Hey, how about, you should rest later." said Ares. Mars nods.
On Ares' room. Mars and Ares lays next to each other. "I'm sorry, I should have not, be...like this." said Mars. Ares hugs him. "It's okay....It is okay." as Mars hugs him back. Ares hums a song
In the Past of Ares, Selene was Singing this song on a young Ares; having nightmares of the past.
Then in Mar's memories, Selene does the same on her husband on the hospital Bed with an empty baby incubator next to her.
In the Present. Both Ares and Mars was humming the same song as tears flows out both on there eyes , crying themselves to sleep.
The next morning. Or afternoon.
They woke up. Mars and Ares started to woke up. Their eyes bulges. The awkwardly move away from each other as they sit on the opposite sides of the bed. Mars looks at the digital clock on the wall. "Shit...It's 1pm already..." murmured Mars. Ares smiles softly as Mars giggles. Ares giggles with him as they Burst on laughter.
"Dude! This is gay... Very gay!" said Mars. Ares looks down, hold his shoulder,looks at Mars. "It is..." as they chuckled. "But, I never slept passed 12noon. My goodness. I slept like a Baby!" said Mars.
They laugh again. "I... I like it this way... sorry." said Ares. "Don't be." said Mars as he stands up. "I better, look at my company..." said Mars. "I better tend my animals..."said Ares as they go there ways. Then Mars pauses. "Hey! Let's have lunch or dinner together!" shouted Mars. Ares Thumbs up as they smile and go away.
In the Tavern
Mars looks around, The In keeper was talking to a younger person; seems to be young as he goes to the Bar table. "Hey! You're that birthday boy yesterday! How was the women? Are they good in bed?" asked Him. "Who starts a conversation like that!" said Mars. The Old Inkeeper throws a slipper, hitting the younger man. "Aw! Tay(Dad)!" said by him. "Seriously Jesse, Why are you weird!" said by the Inn Keeper.
"Oh. You're friends with Ares?" asked Mars.
"Oh! Pretty Boy Ares! Rugged Blond Cowboy in the middle of the nowhere shore..." said Jesse as he serves him some pork stew,eggs and garlic rice. Mars was confused as he looks at the stew. He tastes it. He like it. "Humba. From my mother's recipe." as Mars keeps eating. Jesse looks at Mars. "Man, you sure are a looker. Esp if you have a boxbeard." said Jesse. "Dude, stop it. I shave my beard because my wife doesn't like my beard... And, few more things." replied Mars.
"Eh..." said Jesse as he gives him a dessert. "Buko-Pandan." said Jesse. Mars recognizes it. "I ate this one before... well, in salad form." said by Mars. "Well, Ares sister cooks that for us when she left home for college, she worked here as barmaid and then cook." said Jesse as she points a picture.
Mars goes to the picture. It was a younger Jesse, Selene, Mene, Jesse and the Inn Keeper.
"Wait... wait...wait...wait! You are Selene's husband?" said by him as he goes to the kitchen. "Tay! He's the one that saved the inn and few shops! Selene's husband!" said by Jesse as he goes out along with few cooks.
The Inn Keeper smiles.
The table is full of Desserts. "Sorry Man, I cannot eat so much." replied Mars. They sigh. "No worries though. I'm more curious, about My Wife and her siblings though..." said by him. "Mene or Ares?" asked the Innkeeper.
"Both."
In the Ranch
Ares was writing on his notebook as someone with a car arrives. It was Minerva. "Well well well... Sup pretty boy." said Minerva. "Go away." said Ares. Minerva unbuttons her shirt ,showing her cleavage as she hugs his arm. Ares looks at her. "Why? Soon, I will own your ranch... Your Cabin...and few of your lands anyways... I want you Ares. You know I really do." said Minerva as she licks Ares on the cheek. Ares was baffled as he moves away a little.
"Oh come on, prettyboy... I know you want me too. We been fuckbuddies for, how many years now?" asked Minerva. "Get off me. I changed. End of story" said Ares.
"I'm like a rainforest right now Ares...Wet...moist...HOT...AND DIRTY." said Minerva. Ares sighs as he goes to his horse and ride away. "Come on Ares, I want my petunias to be watered, like old times.Sometimes seeds grow, but still. I'm sorry I ghosted!" said Minerva. "No is no. I'm going." said Ares.
Back at the Tavern
They are eating and laughing. "No, I mean...Mene is a manic pixie while Selly is but tomboyish but lady like." said The Innkeeper as he adds,"Selene is like that. Thanks to Ares...they are very close. Selene is like the mother of their troupe... Including Jesse, Ares, Lily, that redhaired girl... I forgot her name and another twins from Hawaii."
"That sounds like Selene... She's a teacher and coach when we met." replied Mars as they ate. The barmaids kept looking at Mars. Mars giggled.
Ares goes inside.
"Ares!!!" shouted the Inn Keeper. "Howdy! Howdy to you too Mars." said Ares as he sits close to Mars. They looked weird-out. "Why you guys seems to be weird?" asked Mars. They look at each other, they look at Ares. Ares clears his throat. "Anyways... It's a celebration. To the faceless generous man, who turned up to be handsome looker..." said The Innkeeper.
They cheers. Jesse kept looking at Ares and Mars as they talk a lot and casually. They glance at each other. "Should we... tell Mars?" said by the barmaid. "No. Ares will tell it himself. Geez. This is too complicated to even say anything." whispered Jesse.
The inn keeper stands up as he signs a waving small pinkie. The staff goes back to the kitchen. "Excuse us. We must prepare for the evening patrons." said Jesse as they smile and go away. Jesse looks at Ares and bows his head a little.
Ares bows nods. As he sits in front of Mars instead. "If we get home. I want to tell you something." said Ares as Mars was piqued with curiosity. "Out of Respect... I will hear you out, it seems private too." said Mars. "Yes." replied Ares as they kept eating.
Jesse and the Barmaids was secretly hears them out.
"Weirdos... That is none of your business, get back to work!" said by the Innkeeper.
In the Cabin few hours later
Ares and Mars was nin the living room, sitting on a new coach. "I'll stay here, for the night." said Ares. "No. I said before... You'll be my human pillow or I will sleep on the coach." said Mars. Ares giggles. "You are something else." said Ares. "If what we are doing is gay, so be it... I never slept peacefully since my Wife died. I mean, if you don't mind me being your cuddle buddy." said Mars.
Ares chuckles, so did Mars. "Damn man... This is very gay." said Ares as they go inside the bedroom. "This time, I be the big spoon. Then you tell me what you want to tell. Your turn." said Mars as he opens his bag and take a shorts and tank top. Okay. Let's turn around as the turn around, facing away.Ares changes his clothes to a white singlet and blue shorts. Mars goes to the middle of the bed.
"Come here... " said by him as he pats his hairy chest. Ares giggles as he goes to the bed.
"Mars?" asked Ares.
"Mhhh?" answered Mars.
"It was always Selly we are talking about...I want to know you too." said Ares as he looks up to Mars's eyes.
Mars giggles. Please don't stare at me like that." said Mars.
"Sorry." replied Ares as he sinks his face on Mars' chest. "I'm Mars de Leon, But It was formerly Mars Marche. Basically, My stepdad adopted me. Funnily, My stepsisters and Brother are also Greek gods. I have a 5 year old nephew, a blond boy named Rex. He loves dinosaurs, oddly, he taught Thesaurus is a dinosaur." said Mars. They giggled. "So, why not buy him a little farm?"asked Ares. "I will, I asked my sister...step-sister to buy one. She said it was a pasture near the mountain." replied Mars.
"That sounds cute." replied Ares. "It is what it is... besides.." said Mars.
In the Past, He looks at the empty incubator.
In the Present he pauses and adds, "Anyhow. You know, Selene and I met when when I am working on my new company. 2 year grad." replied Mars. As he smiles happily and adds, "It was love at first sight. She asked me out, only to find out, our apartments are nearby... Then, love happened." said Mars.
"Wow." said Ares as he looks up. Mars is smiling instead of crying instead. Mars looks down to him. "Now your turn." said Mars."I am an orphan and I was adopted as a baby. My adopted mother love me so much, but,My adopted father hated me." said Ares as he starts to shiver.
"Hey, hey, it's fine if you don't want to remember." said Ares. "I can do this... Selene and Mene was fostered by mother, as we grow up, we grew closer. Atleast, I want to tell you this sooner rather than anyone..." said Ares.
"I know. You talk about it when you are sleeping. I'm sorry that it happened to you." said Mars as he holds him on the chin as Ares kisses him as he kisses him back.