Temple 2
G POV
I'm not sure what Aphrodite's done, but I am sure she's going to fix it. I knew something was up, but when Xena came back acting all weird, well that was my proof. I find the Goddess being worshipped by half naked men. Actually I think a couple of them are completely naked and one of them is well endowed. Not the point.
'Aphrodite what have you done?'
'Oh little one, how nice to see you.' She seems to light up.
'What have you done this time?' She mocks innocence.
'I've only enhanced what's already there.'
'What does that mean?'
'It means, Gabs, that Xena is merely expressing what she already feels.' She looks pleased with herself.
'Wait, what?'
'I've just taken away the doubt, and the fear and the worry. She's free to express herself.'
'So she's going to start having….. sex with everyone she comes across?' I'm so confused.
'Oh no honey. There's only one person she wants to do that little exercise with.' One of her man servants pops a grape into her mouth as the information slowly leaks into my brain.
'But who….'
'Why don't you find out.' She wiggles her fingers out in the direction of the undulating worshippers. I turn to find Xena standing in the crowd staring at me in a way she never has before. I can't quite describe it, I don't think anyone has ever looked at me like that. She's holding a goblet in each hand, I nearly forgot I had asked her to get me a drink. I walk out to meet her, taking the goblet from her hand and drinking it down in one gulp.
'Thank you.' I'm not sure what to do or say. Her eyes never left me and are still looking at me with such an intensity it is beginning to make me uncomfortable. We need to get out of here; that might be the only way to break the spell or whatever it is. 'Hey Xena, let's go talk, somewhere quiet.' I put a fake smile on but she seems to buy it. Grabbing my hand she leads me out of the temple and the oppressive heat that all those bodies seemed to be producing.
'Let's walk.' Again fake smile.
'Anything you want.' Oh, I'm getting uncomfortable. We begin making our way back towards camp, but Xena doesn't seem to notice. There doesn't seem to be any notable change, not even as we move further away from the temple.
'You Gabrielle, you have beautiful eyes.' I nearly trip but mange to keep from falling, stumbling a few steps.
'Thanks.'
'And lips.' She stops, reaching out to touch my lips with her finger. This is getting hard to stop.
'Umm let's keep walking.' I practically begin to run towards camp, Xena close behind though none the wiser. I'm panting and trying to catch my breath when we finally reach our site. Still Xena seems to be a love-struck fool. Ok, so according to Aphrodite I'm the one Xena wants to… Wait that means….. And it's not some trick, it's how she really feels?
'Xena.' She's looking at me like I'm her prey.
'Gabrielle.' Her voice has gotten a bit deeper.
'Aphrodite took away your inhibitions, so you can't really control yourself.' She stalks closer to me.
'I knew something was up.' She shrugs it off, she doesn't care.
'So, we should really probably try and keep temptation from you.' Now she's just inches from me, her head bowed down looking in my eyes.
'Don't you know that's you?' I'm beginning to shake involuntarily. Ok so this is Xena and it's not Xena at the same time. I really shouldn't take advantage of this.
'Ummmm..' I swallow a few times as her hands grasp my hips. 'Xena you don't know what you're doing.'
'I know what I'm doing, I'm just not stopping myself anymore.' Her faces brushes up against mine and I can feel her nose tracing across my skin. This is a bad idea.
'This is a bad idea.' Each breath against my skin causes me to shiver.
'How can this be bad?' Her whisper is low and lusty as she pulls my hips hard against hers.
'Well..ummm..' Words are starting to fail me and I'm afraid I'm too weak to fight much longer. I am trying to keep my arms pinned to my sides but they keep lifting up, wanting to touch her. My own body is betraying me.
'We can't' I can barely get the words out.
'Don't you want this?' Her lips graze against my cheek, my ear, my neck. Feather light touches to tease my senses.
'God's yes.' I didn't mean to say that out loud.
