Disclaimer: I don't own Xena or any other characters associated with Xena Warrior Princess 'cause if I did her and Ares would be married and she would be a goddess… or this would have happened….
Other notes: Ares POV and AU
Seems to be Fate
Chapter 4
It had been three months since I first took her under my wing. And my prediction of half a year?! HA! It would take MAYBE another month. She already knew a lot. Fought with her brothers as kids.
I watched her sleep remembering the story she'd just told me….
I am from a small province in Thrace. Amphipolis. I lived there with my two brothers, my sister and my parents.
My sister. Gabrielle. I haven't seen her in eleven years. She wanted to be a poet. Always hated it when Toris, Lyceus and I fought. We started practicing with swords when we were five. Might've been a bit young but we were determined to stop the armies from destroying our town. My parents died in the fight. My siblings were taken to different Roman families.
"But what about the gladiator fight? There is no way you remembered how to fight after seven years"
She smiled as if remembering a fond memory.
There were some other prisoners that took a fond likeness to me. No not THAT way. They saw me as a little sister. They taught me how to fight again. Reminded me of everything I had learned and still had to learn.
Some nights I didn't get more than a few candles marks of sleep. I fought. I practiced. I got better.
"Well why were you chosen for the Caesars?"
They took us into a room with other children and Julius came in playing with all of us. He apparently had a crush on me or something. He choose me and the others were taken out of the room.
He looked at me with shinny eyes and said "You will be my friend now. You will do everything I say and you will not complain."
I stopped talking after that.
I remember you. I saw you when I was six. About a year after I was taken. And then at the fight. I always hoped you would take me away from there. Ever since then. And now you have.
Then she rested her head against my chest and fell asleep.
Not only was it three months to learn more about fighting but three months for her to talk again.
When she looked up at me, when they told her I was to come with me. There was so much hope in her eyes. I am surprised it hadn't died yet. I told her about the arrangement and she showed no emotion but that night in her room she cried and cried. I wanted to comfort her but figured it would be better to let her work it out herself.
I was right.
The next morning she had a brighter face on, her shinning.
I explained the way I was going to deal with "the deal" and she nodded.
But that was three months ago.
The sun started to peak in the east and her eyes started to rise with it.
"Mmmm… Good morning Ares" She pulled herself off my chest stretching on the bed. Leaping up she grabbed my hand.
"Let's fight"
Running out to the courtyard she grabbed her armor slipping it on.
The black leather looked great on her. The dress molding perfectly to her body, just stopping before her knees and the sliver breast plate and arm guards sparkled in the morning sun.1
Our swords clashed.
She was good.
I watched as she parried, thrust and struck she was pushing through my defenses. She tripped forward giving a VERY clear view of her cleavage. My mind stopping was my down fall.
She flipped behind me her sword at my neck.
I knocked it aside pulling the blade away and a dagger soon replaced it.
"Congrats"
Her arms dropped to her sides dropping her weapons.
She squealed and leapt into my open arms. Her strong ones wrapping me in a bone crushing hug.
"Could I… No never mind"
"What is it princess? I will do everything I can within my power"
"Well…" She looked up at me with such sad eyes. Her bright blues eyes dimmed as she looked away from me off to the distance. "Could you take me home?"
The question shocked me. I never though she would want to see her old home the one before she was taken. But she never questioned the training I put her through the conditioning to make her a great fierce warrior. My Warrior Princess.
"Yes" And I wrapped my arms around her tightly and we left for Amphipolis, Thrace.
AN: Pretty cool eh?
It is basically Xena's regular armor but silver instead of gold.
Well not much longer but felt like a good place to cut off. Chapter five should be up real soon!!!
