Beauty and His Beast [MxM] (UNEDITED)

Ares POV

I knew that I should've reacted in a more mature way, but a part of me, the stubborn spoilt part that refused to acknowledge when I was wrong even if it was staring me right in the face, prevented me from that kind of reaction.

Instead, I had yelled at them and even said a few things I knew I was going to regret later, but I couldn't help how angry I felt.

How dare they tell me that I couldn't be with him. How dare they tell me that they know what's best for me!

"I'm not saying I know everything my son, but I do know this. I think that you should wait before you make such a decision in life." My mother had said as she made an attempt to take my hand but yet again, I allowed my fury to dictate my decisions and slapped her hand away from me, earning myself a gasp from her.

"Who I sleep with at whatever age I decide to, is my business and mine alone! You cannot take that away from me! You don't even know Urion! He's the kindest most caring person I have ever met! Is it because he's not royalty!" I fumed and had stood up from my seat, my mother still trying to recover from the shock of my violent nature as she stared back at me with wide eyes.

"Ares!" My father yelled, snapping me out of my infuriated state.I glared at him and and refused to be the one to back down first.

Eventually I could see him slowly calming down and relaxing as he stared back at me, probably seeing the baby he always treated me as and I wanted nothing more than for both of them to finally realize that I wasn't that child anymore.

That I too was a person who had dreams and choices. Dreams I wanted to become a reality without having to live the life they had in mind for me. I wanted to choose who I spent the rest of my life with, who I built my family with. Someone who wasn't defined by his royal blood or status, but rather morals and character, and I knew exactly who that person was.

I might only be fifteen, but I had been born with a type of wisdom and foresight I had inherited from my elders. I could see beyond what anyone saw on the surface and when I had first laid eyes on Urion, I knew instantly that he was going to be someone great. That he was the very person I would come to love.

I looked at them once more before I turned around and stormed out of the room, ignoring their shouts for me to come back and walked down the hallway, only to be blocked by the guards at the entrance of my parents' quarters. I looked up at the two giants in front of me and glared at them, feeling my anger actually radiate off me.

"Get. Out. Of. My. Way" I said, each word between clenched teeth.I watched as they looked at each other, both not knowing what to do, and that just pissed me off even further.

Why couldn't they treat me like a normal person? Why were they so confused about what to do? Why couldn't they grab me and threaten me?

"Ares that's enough.They're only doing their jobs" I heard a voice utter behind me, instantly calming me, but even then, I didn't break my deathly stare at the guards.

"You may leave now." He said to the guards who bowed slightly and returned to their posts of guarding. I took a deep breath and turned around to face Urion.

I didn't say anything and just looked at him. I narrowed my eyes when I looked into his, seeing so many different emotions flood through him, none of which I could pin point because they disappeared as soon as they appeared. It was almost like he knew I was seeing them, and that he had to hide them from me.

Since he had become my guard all those years ago, it had been almost impossible for him to let me see just a fraction of who he really was. He had always hid behind this mask of sternness whenever he was around me and even when we began a physical relationship, it still felt as though I wasn't really seeing him.

"Your Majesty, I think you sho-"

"Don't." I said, cutting him off as I stared at him, instantly quieting him.

"Don't use that Your Majesty tone on me. You've never used it before ." I added watching him bite the inside of his cheek, holding him back from what he really wanted to say.

"Say it" I added, more firmly this time.

"You're being a brat. They only want what's best for you and th-"

"How much of that did you hear?" I asked, trying to hold in my anger and not lash out at him for that statement.

"I heard enough and they're right. Now is not the time to chase after childish feelings. We're at war and the first thing other kingdoms will use to attack you. You will never live in peace, constantly having to fight back the resentment you will receive at marrying a lowborn over the all the pureblood princes that want you." He said as he walked towards me and placed his hands on either side of my neck, forcing me to look at him as he broke my heart further.

"I can never give you what you need most. The strength you need to rule this kingdom. I will only serve as a means and excuse for attacking you. I should have thought about all this before I chose to pursue what I feel for you, but in this world that we live in, what we feel doesn't matter. Power and status does, and I don't have that." He said.

I looked up, into his deep eyes and saw them glisten. I knew then, that he was hurting as much as I was, if not more.

How long had he been living with this plaguing him, taking over him and consuming him? How long had he been living feeling like he wasn't enough and never would be?

Did I make him feel like that? Did I make him feel worthless?

"I'm sorry" I whispered and lowered my head, not having the courage to look at him any longer.

"It was never your fault but rather the cursed fates that bore me into the wrong family." He said as he ran his thumbs across my cheeks and held his forehead against mine.

"So this is it. The part I've feared so much more than anything." I whispered as I leaned my head against his chest.

"I'm afraid so my love." He whispered back.

I looked up, into his eyes staring back down at me as he held me against his chest. And in that moment, nothing else mattered but him and I. The trust and love we had built over the years, was something that no one else could ever replace.

"If this is the last time we'll ever be this close, give me what I've always wanted. That's all I ask of you" I said and watched him as he let out a shaky breath.

"What is that you want?"

I raised my hands and placed them on his chest, not breaking eye contact with him as I leaned closer, my face inches away from his and whispered.

"I want to be yours for tonight and I want you to be mine. Nothing else coming in between us. Just us and the love we have for each other."