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The Family that Almost Was	By : Ellixer Category: S through Z > Xena Views: 2832 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
- 1-The Family that Almost Was
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I’m hot, I’m cold, I’m something that I can’t describe. Eve’s crying sounds loud and harsh in my ears, I want so badly for it to stop.
‘Xena. Why do I feel like Tartarus?’ I can’t see her, but her voice comes from somewhere behind me.
‘You have a fever, and your wound is infected.’
‘So no poison this time?’ I hear her chuckle a little.
‘No, you just need some rest. I’ve put a poultice on your wounds.’ I feel her fingers prod at the bandages, followed by her lips on my forehead. She sits Eve down next to me, the little thing as cute as ever. Her tiny fingers tangle in my hair, drool bubbles on her lips.
‘I think we should get her some armor.’ I joke.
‘Maybe you should if you plan on being a human shield.’
‘A job I’d be proud of.’
‘I was thinking.’ She pauses.
‘What?’
‘Lets head home for a little bit. My mother can see Eve and you can see your family.’
‘I want my family to see Eve too.’ She sighs at me.
‘Are you sure that’s a good idea?’
‘She’s a baby Xena, how can they hate a baby?’
‘And the fact you’ll be going back with fresh wounds will really make them happy.’ I rub Eve’s plump cheek a moment.
‘You’re my family. They may never accept that, but I want to give them a chance.’ I love my parents but I will not sacrifice my love for Xena and Eve just to pacify them.
‘Whatever you want.’ I can hear the grin in her voice.

It takes another day before I’m able to travel. I had to force Xena to get us moving, she would have preferred another few days rest. It’s only a few days more to Potedia after that. We were close to begin with having just come from Amphipolis, so this detour is not out of the way per say. I’m getting nervous the closer we get though. I want my parents to accept them, but my father especially is not quick to change his ways. It’s night when we reach the farm. I try to convince Xena to wait till morning, but she doesn’t want to delay the inevitable.
‘If they kick us out we can always sleep outside.’ Xena shrugs at me. ‘That’s probably where I’ll have to sleep anyway.’ She mumbles under her breath, but still loud enough for me to hear. We stand outside the house, both of us not really ready. I attempt to re-center myself, gathering the courage to face my family. Finally I manage to make my way to the door, knocking too lightly to really be heard. I pause then I knock again, a little louder this time but just as weak. Mumbling comes from within, it’s my father.
Steady.
The door flies open, the man on the other side is first annoyed then surprised. He smiles throwing his arms around me but stiffens when he notices Xena behind me.
‘Who is it?’ My mother waddles to the door. A look of shock greets me. She reaches out to touch my face, wondering if I’m real. ‘Your hair.’ She says quietly. I’m trying not to cry, it’s been so long since we’ve seen each other. I grab her in the tightest hug I can manage, wincing from the pain I’m causing myself. My mother notices, pushing back from me, eyes taking stock.
‘It’s nothing.’ I say before she can ask. Her eyes question me, but she says nothing. I step away from them, moving back to where Xena stands. ‘Mom, dad, I’d like you to meet someone.’ Xena lets me take Eve in my arms, my mother is immediately running over with a gasp. ‘This is Eve.’
‘Is she…?’ I can tell a million scenarios are running through my mothers mind.
‘No she’s Xena’s.’
‘She’s ours.’ Xena interjects, putting an arm around my shoulder. Again I can see the wheels turning in my mothers head. I look up to see my fathers reaction, but he’s left the doorway and has disappeared. My mother reaches out a tentative hand, but stops and looks at me asking for permission. I nod, smiling. Her hand rub’s Eve’s head.
‘Can I hold her?’ I look to Xena, who simply smiles. My mother puts her arms out, taking the little bundle against her bosom. ‘She’s so beautiful.’ She whispers in amazement.
‘It was all Xena’s work.’ My mother looks up at me for a second, then towards the warrior at my side.
‘Frankly I always thought you would get my daughter killed….. again.’
‘Well..’ I give Xena a glare to stop the confession. They do not need to know how many times I have or nearly have died. These are details we can keep to ourselves. My mother looks at me, her eyes narrow and face becomes much more stern.
‘Are you happy?’ She asks.
‘Yes. She’s like a daughter to me.’ Xena gives my shoulder a small squeeze. My mother looks back and forth between us. Her eyes are still narrow but her face softens somewhat. She looks down at Eve and sighs.
‘Your father will never accept this. But I can’t lose my daughter. All I’ve ever wanted is for you to be happy. It’s all a mother can ask for.’ Her gaze remains on Eve who has fallen asleep to her gentle rocking. ‘And a grandchild.’ She gasps. ‘I will treat her as if she’s blood. Give her anything she wants.’ I let out a rush of air I hadn’t noticed I was holding. Relief washes over me.
‘Do you plan on settling down?’ This question directed at Xena. We both stand in silence and that is answer enough for my mother. ‘You can’t possibly raise a child out there on the road.’ She tries to keep her voice quiet but it still comes out harshly. She’s looking at us as if we are the worst people in the world.
‘Can we talk about this tomorrow?’ I’m too tired to go into deep discussions with her right now. Again she sighs.
‘We have a spare room you can stay in. Your father isn’t going to like this but I’ll take care of him.’ She stares at us a moment longer, shaking her head before she turns towards the house, Eve still in her arms. Xena and I exchange worried looks but follow without a word. She leads us to the room that used to be for storage. It’s not small, but it’s not large either.
‘I had hope that one day you would come visit with your family.’ She looks at us. ‘This isn’t exactly what I was thinking but…..’ She shakes her head again handing Eve back to me. ‘Ill go dig out the bassinet from when you were a baby.’ She walks away without another word. Xena and I stare at each other a moment.
‘Well that went better than expected.’ Xena grabs Eve from my arms and sits on the bed.
‘There’s still my dad. He might come murder us in our sleep.’ I’m only half joking. My father has a bit of a temper. ‘I’ll go grab our things and get the horses settled.’ I give her a small smile as I leave.
It takes longer than I expected, when I return to the room Xena is breast feeding. A bassinet sits in the corner looking freshly cleaned. I drop our things on the floor and latch the door behind me. I’m tempted to nail it shut. Carefully I peel my clothes off, the movement hurting as I’ve done too much today. I can feel Xena’s eyes on me.
‘I’ll put some new bandages on when I’m done.’ I shrug, not really caring at the moment. My fathers voice is booming from their room. My mothers attempts to quiet him aren’t working. I went to go see Lila but she was asleep when I looked in on her. She’ll probably be upset with me in the morning for not waking her, but she’ll get over it quickly.
I sit back down, not bothering to put a top on. Xena lays a sleeping Eve in the bassinet, gazing at her child in wonderment. Her enemies would never believe the love she is capable of. She moves, crouching down in front of me. Her hand cups my cheek as she gives me a small smile.
‘You ok?’ I lean into her touch.
‘Yeah.’ I don’t feel like talking about it right now. Xena stands back up and begins to rummage through the saddle bag. In a few minutes she has the supplies she needs, returning to her crouch in front of me. Her fingers delicately inspect the wounds on my chest.
‘You need to rest more.’ She applies the last bandage then positions herself behind me, fingers working diligently again. ‘But they’re getting better.’ She applies the bandages but her fingers linger, tracing the line of my spine.
‘You know I love you right?’ Her arms wrap around me, her chin rests on my shoulder.
‘Of course.’ She whispers. ‘You don’t think they’d be able to scare me away?’ I just shrug a little. ‘They may never accept us, but they may learn to live with it.’ She kisses the space behind my ear. ‘I’ll always stand by you as long as you want.’
‘Eternity?’ I whisper turning my neck to look into her eyes.
‘Eternity.’ She whispers back, her lips meet mine in a delicate kiss. ‘Come on, you need to rest.’ We move up the bed and I curl against her as her fingers play in my hair. I can feel her thinking, but I’m not sure of what. Her warmth and embrace quickly lulls me to sleep.
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