Just a random Idea I got…Not sure how anyone would feel about it but I felt that Hope had an unfair chance. So…here's what I've got…let me know what you think!
Gabrielle walked with Xena through the village, looking at all the carts and their contents. The raven haired warrior and herself were shopping for supplies while Eve, Xena's daughter bargained for horses. Gabrielle smiled looking over at Xena…she couldn't believe how great things were…She and Xena were traveling happily...with Eve by their sides. The Amazon Queen was amazed at how much like Xena Eve was. She saw so much of the woman she loved in their child….their child…she laughed softly as she thought of it…Xena had said repeatedly that Eve was their child…but Gabby hadn't truly felt like that until Eve began calling her mom. It was around midday when Eve met up with them. Three horses in hand "Only 300 dinars for the bunch" she said with a smile. Gabrielle laughed softly taking the reins of one of the horses "Good job Eve…having horses with make things so much easier" she said grinning. Xena nodded, relieving her daughter of another horse "Yes…means we can carry more" she said loading the saddlebags. Eve couldn't help but laugh "Not too much more…don't want to overload the poor things" she said climbing onto the horse.
Gabrielle smiled climbing onto her own horse as Xena finished loading up. She looked at her soul mate and smiled "So…where are we headed" she asked with a grin. Xena smirked "I want to try to make it to the next village by tomorrow afternoon so we'd better hurry up" she said with a grin. Gabrielle nodded "Alright then we're set…let's go" she said waiting for Xena and Eve to ride out before taking the rear. It had become habit for her and Xena to shelter off Eve when they were traveling…Gabrielle finally felt like she was a mother again…like she had to protect her little girl at all cost. She felt her heart start to ache with the thoughts of Hope and quickly regained her composure. The Amazon Warrior wouldn't admit it to anyone….but she missed Hope…she had always felt that if she had been allowed to raise her that she wouldn't have gone down the path she did. Gabrielle glanced at Xena and sighed shaking her head. She knew the day would be rough…because that day held memories…that day…years before. She had killed her daughter. Eve looked at Gabrielle and frowned, she could tell something was troubling her, and she knew that Gabrielle would most likely not say what it was to Xena. Eve rode up alongside Gabrielle and smiled "Everything ok Momma" she asked worriedly. Gabrielle nodded looking at Eve "Everything's fine sweetie…I'm just thinking" she said softly. Xena glanced behind her and slowed her horse down; turning around "Alright...whats the hold up" she asked looking from her daughter to her partner. Gabrielle shook her head "Nothing. We were just talking. Sorry I know you wanted us to stay together" she said smiling.
Xena smirked "It's alright…just stay close…I want to find a safe place to set up camp before dark" she said riding ahead again. Eve kept her eyes on Gabrielle for a minute before following Xena. Gabrielle sighed looking at the sky "I'm sorry Hope…I truly did love you...no matter what happened" she said softly before catching up to Eve and Xena. Miles down the river, in a small village, a young girl sat in one of the huts. Her small from balled up as she sat against the wall, her knees to her chest. She had woken up by the water…she had no memory of where she was or why she was there…there was only a few things she could remember…she was alone…and her mother hated her…or so she was led to believe. She had wandered around until she came to the village and was taken in by one of the villagers. As she sat shaking in fear and trying to stop the tears from falling from her eyes, the memories slowly came flooding back. She couldn't remember doing all those horrible things…and the thought made her stomach hurt. A light shone through the room and she covers her face, backing more against the wall. "It's alright child…I'm not going to hurt you" a woman said softly "I brought you some food and water" she said setting the contents of her hands in front of the small girl. The child looked at the food blinking before grabbing a piece of bread and eating it. The woman smiled watching her. No one seemed to know who she was or even where she came from…the only thing she could tell was the girl looked scared. "Can you tell me your name…or how old you are" the woman asked softly, once most of the food was gone. The girl stared at her chewing on her lip "I'm seven" she said almost in a whisper. The woman smiled "Wow…a big girl…" she said softly "My name is Sarafin…what's yours" she asked. The child seemed too fumbled with her words for a minute before she answered quietly "Hope…my name's Hope" she said chewing on her nail.
Well that's it for now…let me know what you think! Should I continue or not? All feedback is good