Dear Reader.
This is a short Xena fan fiction it has to do with Xena's thoughts
on Marcus and Gabrielle. It also shows that she has turmoil boiling
within her and that she isn't always the calm collective warrior we
know.
The characters within this fanfic does not belong to me, these
characters are just used to portray a short and simple story.
I am not making a single cent out of this story.
If there are any comments or criticism of this fan fiction
I would be delighted if you would mail me at:
lilSisShellie@yahoo.com

Enjoy!

Michele

Lost and Found



Xena stood in front of a water pool.
It was a magnificent sight; the waters were extraordinary blue
and the palms surrounding the water flourished. She sighed.
Her thoughts went back to Marcus she remembered the time she
spent with him before he was killed, but the memory she most
vividly recalled was when Marcus was brought back to life for
forty eight hours. Oh, how she missed him and how she missed
his touch.
" It's been so long, " she whispered. Her heart felt like it
was falling apart it was torn by a love lost. The ache within
her was tremendous that it was like a sword being driven through
her heart.

" What did you say? " Gabrielle inquired.

" Uh? Oh, nothing. "

" I am going to take a dip, " Gabrielle stated. " Are you coming? "

" No, you go ahead. "

Xena seated herself on a nearby log; her face was intense with
thought and two fine frown marks formed on her forehead. She
smiled grimly, Funny she thought. Every time she was alone, totally
alone her thoughts drifted. They drifted to another time another
place what could have been but most of the time they drifted back
to Marcus her one and only true love.

" Marcus, " she cried. " I miss you so much. " Tears started to
form in her eyes but she quickly wiped them away.
A snap of a twig caught her attention. She whipped around drawing
her sword holding it in an attack position, while two thugs came
running towards her.

" It's the warrior princess, " the one shouted. " Get her! "
The first thug came with an overhead blow but Xena blocked it
effortlessly and kicked him to the ground. As the second came
running to her she flipped him over her head and he fell into the
waters edge. They staggered towards her in a clear effort to make
another attempt to fight.

" If I were you, " Xena started. " I would run. I am not in a good
mood. " They stood there for awhile staring at each other clearly
bewildered, in a turn of a second they fled. Xena shook her head
in disgust.

Her thoughts were lost but the pain within her heart didn't die.
No. It burnt like a fire and every time she acted in violence or
even killed someone that fire was fed. She could feel herself slip
into her previous self the monster she had been, and every time that
happened she found it more difficult to find herself. Every day she
lived with the memories, deeds and blood that were spilled by her
hand. The only thing that prevented her from going berserk and
turning into a savage monster was the thought of Marcus, but what
about Gabrielle? She thought. Surely Gabrielle had something to do
with my change? She was with me when Marcus died, and she was the
one who was there from the start, encouraging me, helping me to
find myself. There is a definite change within my life since she's
come into it; she's become like a sister to me. She smiled. For
the first time a weeks she had found the answer to the turmoil
that haunted her heart, and for the first time in days she felt
at peace again. Yes, Marcus was her love but he didn't effect or
help the change within her, it was Gabrielle...her true friend.
She might have lost her love but she had found her friend.

" Xena? " Gabrielle asked. " Are you all right? You've been sitting
there for over a hour."

" I am fine," she smiled. " Come on we've got to get going."


THE END.