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" Aphrodite!…What are you doing here?"

" Oh you know….I was in the neighborhood, doing….well...nothing really, so I decided to drop by aaand surprise ,surprise….! Whose energy do I sense all the way from the other side of the aether?! The Warrior Babe's! " I exclaimed, grinning like a Cheshire cat at him. " ….So…..?"

" So?!"

" Oh come on Ar! I want to hear all about it! All the dirty, little details! How was it?!"

"How was what?!"

" The historic reconciliation duhhh, what else? Did you two have wild, awesome, uninhibited sex the other night?! Was it as steamy as I imagine it?" I asked, clapping my hands at the perspective. Finally! I had been waiting for this news for months, and now, here they were, my favorite couple together again and ready to rock the world!

Just like I was expecting, Bro stared blankly at me for a few intense moments - as if wanting to drill a hole right through my skull with that utterly sexy but uncomfortably piercing gaze of his - before he focused his attention back on those needy bimbos who had all gathered at the edge of the pool, literally holding their breaths in wait for his answer.

" Would you excuse us for a second?" he addressed them, and despite the fact that they all nodded, none of them budged an inch, on the contrary, their eyes only seemed to widen even more while fixating Bro's deliciously parted lips, obviously anxious to hear the rest of the spicy details. Consequently, without even bothering to ask for my permission, he simply transported us to his disgustingly unfashionable throne room, thus giving us a bit of privacy.

" And what exactly is it that makes you think we got back together? "

" I don't know….that glow in your eyes, the smile…..that hard to ignore erection…..?"

"You might have missed the fact that four naked, gorgeous women were bathing just a few feet away from me…"

" True…But still….I can recognize the Xena effect when I see it. And you lover boy, you are hooked !"

"I'm not hooked…."

" You're right…I should have found a stronger word for it….how about totally entranced ?! "

He just shook his head disapprovingly, but I could see right through him. He was happy….

"We didn't have sex, ok? Now could you leave me alone? I have…stuff to do!"

" Oh Bro'…I'm sorry to hear that. My heart goes out to you, but honestly, sex or no sex, I couldn't possibly tell you how thrilled I am to see that light in your eyes again…."

"What light? You're just being delirious, getting all excited over nothing, Dite. She's only here because she's hurt and she called me…."

"She called you?! "

He paused for a few seconds, rolling his eyes at me…

"Yes she called me!"

" She was hurt and she called you, out of all people?!"

I was officially flabbergasted.

"It sure looks like it…." he retorted as if it weren't such a big deal, but this time, he could no longer suppress the excitement in his voice….

" Bro! Do you even realize what that means?! She trusts you! After everything that happened between you two, you're still the one person she turns to when she's in trouble….!."I exploded, wrapping my arms around him in a huge, liberating hug.

"Would you stop getting my hopes up?! It could as well mean nothing at all , Dite! " he abruptly bit, pushing me away, and taking a seat on that hideous ebony armchair he called a throne, and I could instantly feel the tension building in his body. He was scared...

" You couldn't possibly believe that! You know her better than anyone, and you have to admit it: Xena asking you for help is as radical as…..as the Twilight!"

" I must admit , I was surprised….Shocked, really….Still am…."

"I'll say…."

"I'm glad she did though….She would have died…If the arrow wound hadn't killed her, the poison would have definitely done it! "

" Wow! Total wipeout! How is she….?"

"Better….sleeping last time I checked…."

" There's something on your mind though….What is it?" I asked, taking a sit on his lap and casually starting to play with his pendant, adamant about getting him to relax a bit. "Oh come on Bro…you know you can tell me…"I won't say a word to anyone, I promise….I can be as silent as a…. tombstone when I want to."

" Like that's ever going to happen. "

"Are you afraid that she'll keep it all business like, and that you won't get the chance to…?"

" Who said I was even afraid of anything in the first place?" he immediately cut in, on his old bad boy tone.

I simply smiled at his unjustifiable outburst….Right... I completely forgot that the mighty God of War couldn't afford being anything else but tough and emotionless.

"Wrong choice of words…What's troubling you, Stud?"

This time, he just ran his hand through his hair pensively before letting out a heavy sigh.

" The pesky Blonde….I wish I could just ship her off to a different dimension….Xe would kill me though, so, I'll just have to find a way to get some alone time with my Princess without her constantly meddling presence! ….."

"Gods Bro'…..you're like so cotton candy sweet when you call her Princess! " I said, beaming a warm, triumphant smile just for him….." You could make any woman's heart melt…."

" Excepting the only one I really want…"

" Now, now! Don't despair! Remember what I told you...Love takes time, patience and…practice…As for Gabby, you just leave everything to me! It's time for a divine intervention! "

" Oh no you don't, Dite! You're not going to screw this for me! "

" Hey! What's with the attitude? Like when did I ever do that?! "

" Hm….let me see. I do happen to have a list on me." he contradicted, while with a wave of his hand he materialized a long, endless scroll, that was supposedly full of my past failures.

"That's not fair…." I said, frowning at the first five mishaps he had carefully written down. " Here I was drunk….and here the spell went all wrong….and over here it was you who lied to me in the first place….and like down there, I don't really remember what happened, but I'm pretty sure that wasn't my fault either. "

"Right….Could you just please stay out of it for once? "

"I can try…? "

" You do that, cause if something happens to Harpielle, Xena will never speak to me again! Like in forever and ever!" he said, trying hard to imitate me.

" Forever is a long time, Stud…."

XXX

The second Bro' left, I opened up a portal. Gabrielle had just checked on the Warrior Babe, and seeing that she was still asleep, she went straight to her room….

"Ok…..it's time for some action…" I giggled, taking a peek into a second portal. Draja was in the altar room, performing some silly mortal ritual, as if Bro actually cared about that kind of stuff…Perfect!

In the blink of an eye, and a snap of my fingers later, I completely changed my appearance, skillfully turning into my brother.

" By Gaia herself! I could almost kiss the mirror! " I remarked, staring at my absolutely fascinating reflection, slowly caressing my brother's image. "Xe is such a lucky girl and she doesn't even know it!"

It didn't take long before I materialized in the altar room, right behind the overly dedicated priestess and it was sheer luck that she wasn't paying attention at anything other than that weird chant she was singing cause she couldn't have missed the bright pink light show and the rose petals… I totally forgot about that part….

"Draja?""

"My Lord!" she immediately replied, bowing her head, and I could barely hold back a bemused chuckle when I saw her cheeks turning red! Bro' did have that effect on women- they were all crazy about him! "Is there something you need? I thought you said you would be away for a few hours…."

" I will be. I just…I forgot something" I mumbled, not really knowing what to say.

"Oh….My Lady's fine….you don't need to worry. " she affectionately replied, as if it had been more than obvious that he had returned to check up on her. "She's sleeping.." she added, her gaze glued to the floor.

"… Yeah. I know. How's Gabrielle?"

"Fine I guess. I haven't seen her since this morning. "

" Ok…would you be a sweetheart and see if she needs anything? She's probably hungry…Mortals do need to eat…"

" Of course my Lord. "

"Thank you Draja…"

And biiiiingo! The minute I saw her rushing out the door, I knew that our naïve Bard would soon leave the temple running. The Warrior Babe and Bro' would have nothing to worry about….She wouldn't disturb them for awhile!