Gabrielle: Warrior Princess
Chapter 10
Another season had passed, and Gabrielle found her self six months pregnant. In one more season, she was going to be a mother. She walked alongside Midnight, rubbing the swollen belly that was protected behind the armor. She smiled.
"You know little one," she spoke, "I'm always going to be here for you. You're always going to have me to lean on, and I won't let anything happen to you."
Gabrielle was heading for Potedia to see her sister and Sarah. She wasn't sure if her niece would still be there, but she could always find out.
She saw the familiar house, and she saw Lila out in the back pumping water from the well into a bucket.
"Lila!" Gabrielle called, tying the horse's reins to a post and running over to her sister.
"Gabrielle!" Lila exclaimed, setting the bucket down and hugging her sister.
"You look wonderful." Gabrielle said with a smile. Lila touched her sister's belly.
"So do you!" she exclaimed. "Who's the special someone?"
"There's not a father." Gabrielle said.
"Oh . . ." Lila said, then deciding to drop the subject before she got into an argument with her sister.
"You heard about Xena didn't you?" Gabrielle asked.
"Yes. I did. I'm really sorry Gabrielle. I know how much she meant to you."
"She was my best friend." Gabrielle said. "She wanted me to take her place as warrior princess, and that's what I'm trying to do."
"You?" Lila asked. "Wow."
"Yeah. That's what I thought." Gabrielle declared. "Now, I found myself with child, and I'm doing everything I can to make the world better for it."
"Did you know I'm a grandma?" Lila asked.
"Really?!" Gabrielle asked excitedly.
"Yeah!" Lila exclaimed. "Sarah came home after you freed her from Gurkhan, and she eventually got used to Potedia, and she met a wonderful man named Telamos, and they had a daughter just last season."
"That's great! I'm a great-aunt." Gabrielle said. "I'll have to stop by to see them sometime."
"Well, they moved away just after the baby was born. They moved to Athens." Lila said sadly. "Telamos was called to war. Sarah is so worried about him, but he has to battle, and Sarah wanted to live close by, so she wouldn't miss him so much."
"She must be going through hell." Gabrielle said.
"Yeah." Lila said. She remembered Gabrielle's condition. "Well, you must be exhausted. Come on in." She led the way to the farmhouse, and Gabrielle walked in. She sat down at the table and took off her armor. She sat it on the floor with her chakram, sais, sword, and breast dagger. "Wow, you must be carrying an awful heavy load. Especially with that little one inside."
"Yeah, but I'm getting used to it." Gabrielle said. She smiled and patted her cloth covered belly. The purple outfit that she was wearing had been folded and put into a saddle bag and now she wore a purple dress under her armor. It was much more comfortable, and it was big enough for her to grow into.
"You should meet someone Gabrielle." Lila said. "Married life is amazing."
"I could never marry. I'm not the type to be a housewife and wait on my husband, hand and foot. I'm just not that type of person. I'm more of a traveler, warrior, bard. If I do meet a man, I'll make sure that I am totally in love with him before settling down. I don't think I'll ever settle down. I'm carrying on the name of Xena, and that's a lot to carry."
"Yes it is." Lila said. "You've got a heavy load on your shoulders."
"I know, but I'm ready for anything. Xena taught me everything she knew. Even the pinch." Gabrielle declared.
"Even the pinch?" Lila asked. "Wow!"
"It's not easy at first. I'm still getting used to it." Gabrielle confessed.
"I think you'll be a great mother. But, if you ever need a place to stay, I'm your sister. I'm here for you."
Chapter 10
Another season had passed, and Gabrielle found her self six months pregnant. In one more season, she was going to be a mother. She walked alongside Midnight, rubbing the swollen belly that was protected behind the armor. She smiled.
"You know little one," she spoke, "I'm always going to be here for you. You're always going to have me to lean on, and I won't let anything happen to you."
Gabrielle was heading for Potedia to see her sister and Sarah. She wasn't sure if her niece would still be there, but she could always find out.
She saw the familiar house, and she saw Lila out in the back pumping water from the well into a bucket.
"Lila!" Gabrielle called, tying the horse's reins to a post and running over to her sister.
"Gabrielle!" Lila exclaimed, setting the bucket down and hugging her sister.
"You look wonderful." Gabrielle said with a smile. Lila touched her sister's belly.
"So do you!" she exclaimed. "Who's the special someone?"
"There's not a father." Gabrielle said.
"Oh . . ." Lila said, then deciding to drop the subject before she got into an argument with her sister.
"You heard about Xena didn't you?" Gabrielle asked.
"Yes. I did. I'm really sorry Gabrielle. I know how much she meant to you."
"She was my best friend." Gabrielle said. "She wanted me to take her place as warrior princess, and that's what I'm trying to do."
"You?" Lila asked. "Wow."
"Yeah. That's what I thought." Gabrielle declared. "Now, I found myself with child, and I'm doing everything I can to make the world better for it."
"Did you know I'm a grandma?" Lila asked.
"Really?!" Gabrielle asked excitedly.
"Yeah!" Lila exclaimed. "Sarah came home after you freed her from Gurkhan, and she eventually got used to Potedia, and she met a wonderful man named Telamos, and they had a daughter just last season."
"That's great! I'm a great-aunt." Gabrielle said. "I'll have to stop by to see them sometime."
"Well, they moved away just after the baby was born. They moved to Athens." Lila said sadly. "Telamos was called to war. Sarah is so worried about him, but he has to battle, and Sarah wanted to live close by, so she wouldn't miss him so much."
"She must be going through hell." Gabrielle said.
"Yeah." Lila said. She remembered Gabrielle's condition. "Well, you must be exhausted. Come on in." She led the way to the farmhouse, and Gabrielle walked in. She sat down at the table and took off her armor. She sat it on the floor with her chakram, sais, sword, and breast dagger. "Wow, you must be carrying an awful heavy load. Especially with that little one inside."
"Yeah, but I'm getting used to it." Gabrielle said. She smiled and patted her cloth covered belly. The purple outfit that she was wearing had been folded and put into a saddle bag and now she wore a purple dress under her armor. It was much more comfortable, and it was big enough for her to grow into.
"You should meet someone Gabrielle." Lila said. "Married life is amazing."
"I could never marry. I'm not the type to be a housewife and wait on my husband, hand and foot. I'm just not that type of person. I'm more of a traveler, warrior, bard. If I do meet a man, I'll make sure that I am totally in love with him before settling down. I don't think I'll ever settle down. I'm carrying on the name of Xena, and that's a lot to carry."
"Yes it is." Lila said. "You've got a heavy load on your shoulders."
"I know, but I'm ready for anything. Xena taught me everything she knew. Even the pinch." Gabrielle declared.
"Even the pinch?" Lila asked. "Wow!"
"It's not easy at first. I'm still getting used to it." Gabrielle confessed.
"I think you'll be a great mother. But, if you ever need a place to stay, I'm your sister. I'm here for you."