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Crystal Clear Blue	By : Ellixer Category: S through Z > Xena Views: 2547 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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We continue on quietly. I suppose both of us are lost in thought. I feel better but I can’t seem to let go. I wonder about the person I used to be, when I first started out with Xena. I was a completely different being then. No one would be able to tell that we are the same person.
We finally reach a town bustling with people. It feels as if we’ve traveled three seasons, but I know it hasn’t been that long. I think I’m finally beginning to feel the hunger I’ve been ignoring. Xena dismounts her horse handing the reigns to me.
‘I’ll see if I can go find us a place to stay.’ She says quietly, a small smile plays on her face as she looks at me. But it’s quickly gone and so is she. I lead the horses to a stable, giving the man there some dinars to feed and wash them; grabbing the few possessions we have and walk out into the marketplace. I used to love to shop and haggle. It feels like a distant memory but it really wasn’t that long ago.
My fingers graze a silk shawl as I pass a stall. The owner calling out prices to me; I don’t bite. I just want to feel normal for a moment. Browse the goods and pretend nothing bad has ever happened. Just for a moment; though I know that the person I am now has accepted the battles and the constant danger. I think I’ve finally lost that last little bit of naivety.
A warm hand touches my shoulder. I know who it is, she’s actually been following for awhile now.
‘Gabrielle.’ I turn to face Xena. A hesitant smile on her face. ‘I found a place to stay for the night, or longer if you want.’ I feel guilty suddenly. In my own grief I have forgotten everything she has gone through. I reach up touching her arm. She seems both surprised and happy by this gesture.
‘I’m exhausted.’ I feel I was going to say something else entirely, but these are the words that come out. The room she’s bought has a huge fireplace, a fire already blazing away. The sky outside is covered with dark clouds ready to burst, this makes the room that much more dark. A small platter of food sits on a table by the window. A wooden tub with steaming water sits to one side of the room; a large bed nearby.
‘I thought you might not be up for a crowd.’ She shrugs at me. I smile, small gestures are always the most important to me. I feel I should be the one offering these gestures. I stand on my tip toes, giving her a light kiss on the lips.
‘Come on,’ she says reaching for my hand, pulling me towards the tub. It looks as if its just big enough to fit the both of us. I hate bathing alone. We stop just at the edge of the tub, Xena’s hands reaching for my garments. I let her slowly undress me, feeling her hands graze across my skin every time something is removed. She keeps her eyes locked on mine. Soon there’s nothing left, the cold causing the hairs on my body to rise. Her hands linger on my arms, her fingers delicately stroking.
I reach for her clothes, following a similar path on her body as she did mine. But when her clothes are gone all I can manage to do is look at her neck. I trace my finger across what would be the point her head was severed. Of course there’s nothing there now, but I can still seem to feel it beneath my fingers.
Xena grabs my hand, stopping my fingers from remembering any more. She kisses my fingers softly then steps into the tub, offering her hand to help me in. The water is hot, and feels good against my cold skin. I sit between Xena’s legs, leaning back against her with my eyes closed. She begins to run a sponge along my arms and neck, slowly cleaning the dirt from me.
I take a moment to just relish the way she touches me. It makes me feel safe, at home wherever we happen to be. I could never hate this woman.
‘You know I meant what I said before.’ She kisses my neck, wrapping her arms around me.
‘What?’ A lot has happened, I have no idea what she’s talking about.
‘That night, under the stars.’ I remember that brief moment, the calm before the storm.
‘What was that?’
‘We should go away together. Take a break from the fighting.’ I remember, I also remember not believing it at the time. She says a lot of things, but nothing she’s ever truly meant.
‘Do you really mean it?’ I ask, opening my eyes and tilting my head back to look at her.
‘Of course.’ She looks at me as if she could not be more serious. I close my eyes relaxing again.
‘Where would we go?” It’s a beautiful idea, but there is no where we could run where a fight will not find us. ‘And what about Eve?’
‘She’s on her own path. If she needs us she’ll find us.’ She puts her head against mine, her hands back to the task of washing me.
‘Xena where would we go, what would we do?’ I can’t believe I’m the one arguing against this. Once before I was the one trying to settle, but she had resisted my efforts.
‘I don’t know, but we would be together.’ She whispers her hand stopping. I turn my body what little I can to face her.
‘Ok.’ I say, giving her a kiss on the lips before standing. ‘Come on I’m tired.’ We dry off then discard the towels on the floor. No need to dress, I enjoy the feel of her skin against mine. We get under the furs, my back to her front. It feels as if she enveloping me. It takes very little time before sleep claims me.

I turn around, looking in every direction for her body. I don’t know what state it will be in, but I try to prepare myself for the worst. Out of the corner of my eye I catch a glimpse of something. I shift, moving towards the shape when lighting illuminates the horror before me. I drop to my knees unable to breath, choking back the vomit that is fighting its way out of my stomach. For a moment I can’t look, I don’t want it to be true. I manage to stand again unable to comprehend.
I shoot straight up, leaning over towards the floor. I’m unable to stop the bile that is pushing its way out. I can feel Xena’s hand on my back, her voice awash with concern.
‘Gabrielle, are you ok?’ The nightmare is vividly fresh, I retch again. ‘Gabrielle?’ I sit, hunched over the side of the bed, breathing as if I just ran from Greece to Britannia.
‘Nightmare.’ I manage in between gasps. Sweat is dripping from my body. In short I’m a mess. She rubs my back, asking for no further details. She knows nightmares all too well.
There’s no possible way that I’ll be going back to sleep soon. Xena pulls me against her, kissing the top of my head. We sit back against the wall, the furs pooling down around us.
‘I’m sorry.’
‘Stop saying that.’ She’s back, that’s all that matters.
‘Well I am.’
‘Shut up Xena.’ I grin a little. We ease back into a comfort I’d all but nearly forgotten. Her fingers play with my short hair, disheveled and wild on my head.
‘I’m hungry.’ She mumbles more to herself then to me. Dislodging herself from my body, she gets up and strides towards the table. I can’t help but admire the soft sway of her hips. Long legs, round ass; I think I’m drooling. She strides her way back towards the bed, a mischievous grin on her face. I think I may have been caught staring.
She hops on the bed, causing me to giggle a little. They tray has an assortment of food on it. Not a lot, but just enough. Xena grabs a cold turkey leg and shoves it in her mouth. Her fingers moving grapes and cherries aside to see what’s underneath. I grin, looking at her in surprise, though I shouldn’t be.
‘What?’ She says, the leg still in her mouth. ‘I’m hungwee.’ I slap her arm playfully.
‘You don’t have to eat it all.’ I’m fairly certain she forgot I was sitting next to her. She takes a bite out of the leg and sits it back down, her fingers covered in grease.
‘Here.’ She grabs a grape, plopping it in my mouth unceremoniously.
‘Thanks.’ I narrow my eyes at her in mock disappointment, I can’t stop the smile though. Xena shrugs, shoving the leg back into her mouth. I can only seem to shake my head at her. Leaning back I watch her devour the food, loving every moment.
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