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Dedications: This fic goes out to Tashi, Pixie, Toby, Um... everyone else that I know... and to those of you that have reviewed my fics in the past. Your reviews are what gave me the courage to write this one, so thanks so much! I know it’s not much, but this fic is for all you!
Please review this fic, as I am going to need multiple parts to finish it up, and I want feedback as to where it should go, what you like, what you don’t like. Even just a pat on the back will really be appreciated! Thanks!
Without further adu, here is my fic!
The Solstice Tree’s Light
By: LadyWillow
“Gods, Xena!”
“What?!”
“No matter what I do, you just don’t get it!”
“Get what?!?”
“I don’t WANT to visit my parents!”
“Gabrielle...”
“Xena, don’t you even take that sweet tone with me...”
“They haven’t saw you for nearly a year, Gabrielle.”
“So?”
“We’re going, Gabrielle.”
“But -”
“No. Buts.”
“Fine.”
Xena and Gabrielle had been traveling down a snow-covered road, which, much to Gabrielle’s dismay, led straight to Potedaea. It was the middle of winter, and they had just come from visiting Cyrene in Amphipolis. Solstice was well on it’s way, and Xena had insisted to her lover that they should at least try to spent it with the Bards family this year.
“Gabrielle, please don’t be mad at me...”
Gabrielle, upon hearing that Xena was not going to changer her mind about going to Potedaea, had walked up ahead of Xena with a determined look, and a defiant stride.
Gabrielle sighed quite audibly, and turned to face her soul mate.
“Xena, I’m not mad at you. I just... those people, they hate you. They have no idea that we are together. I don’t want to go back there and have them tell me how wrong my choices were.” She gave Xena a very soulful look. “And I don’t want father to say how you are some ‘bloodthirsty warlord’.”
“Gabrielle...”
“No! I swear Xena, if he says anything like that, I’ll beat him bloody.” She hefted her staff to mark her point.
“So you’ll go?” Xena asked, a hopeful look in her eyes.
“I’ll go.”
The two made camp that night deep in the woods off of the road. Xena had caught a rabbit, and Gabrielle made stew. Now they were cuddled up together in their bedroll, looking up as the smoke from their campfire danced with the twinkling stars in the crisp winter night sky.
“It’s a bear.” Gabrielle stated gently after a long stretch of silence. Xena grinned and nudged her Bard.
“Nope Gabrielle, it's a water dipper. Trust my keen warrior vision, okay?"
“I’m telling you Xena, your ‘keen warrior vision’ is failing, because clearly it’s a bear."
“What would you know? You tell the stories about what I see. And I see a water dipper.”
“Ah, I tell the stories about what you do, dear warrior.”
< Ahh, you win this round, Bard. > She thought to herself.
Well, now it was time to distract her bard from her victory.
Laughing, she attacked her lover, and began a very vicious tickle-fight.
On to Chapter Two! Onward, I say!
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