Gabrielle: Warrior Princess
Chapter 13
Gabrielle was now three seasons pregnant, and she was to have her baby at anytime. She knew the time would be soon because she could feel a few mild pains in the small of her back from time to time. But she was going to push on until it was time to deliver.
She reached Potedia, and her sister's house. She put Midnight in the barn, and knocked on the door to the house.
"Lila?" she asked. Lila came to the door. She was wearing an apron, she was obviously baking something.
"Hi Gabrielle!" Lila exclaimed.
"Hey. Um . . .I was just stopping by 'cause . . ." Gabrielle started and winced as a contraction started up. Lila's eyes went wide.
"Oh gods!" she exclaimed. "Come on in!" She helped her sister into the house, and to their old bedroom. Gabrielle's bed was still there.
"My bed. It's still here." Gabrielle said softly.
"Yeah. Sarah slept in it when she was a little girl." Lila said soft-heartedly. She helped her sister take off the armor. Lila put the armor, chakram, sword, sais, and breast dagger into a closet. She found Xena's whip inside of Gabrielle's coat. She put that away as well.
"It's gonna be awhile." Gabrielle said breathing slowly.
"I'm going to go get a midwife. I'll be back in an hour. Will you be okay?" Lila asked. Gabrielle nodded.
"I'm okay. I'm fine. Go on." Gabrielle declared. Lila nodded, and hurried into town to get a midwife.
Gabrielle, meanwhile, laid in bed, rubbing her belly, breathing in and out slowly and closing her eyes, thinking of when Xena had Eve.
"Okay . . . do you . . . do you remember when Ephiny had her baby?" Gabrielle had asked. "Remember how you helped . . ." Xena looked at her menacingly.
"Please be quiet. Just be quiet." She moaned. Xena had been in so much pain, moaning, screaming, wincing. On top of that, Zeus was just about to send a lightning bolt down on the child before it was fully born.
"It's a little girl!" Xena exclaimed, tears in her eyes as she looked over her wonderful, beautiful baby girl.
Gabrielle smiled, remembering that beautiful moment that her friend had shared with her. The moment when Eve was born into the world. The world was forever changed after that.
A kick from the baby told Gabrielle time was approaching. She felt the urge to push now, and she felt underneath, knowing that it was time to push.
A bit later, Lila entered the room with a young midwife. She had a bag and a blanket with her.
"Hello. My name is Lidia, and I'm your midwife." The woman said.
"I'm Gabrielle, and I'm in a lot of pain, and it's time for me to have this baby." Gabrielle said, obviously annoyed with the woman's perky attitude.
"Okie dokie then." The woman said with a smile. "Let's just get this little bundle of joy delivered then, shall we." Gabrielle rolled her eyes and bore down. She pushed furiously for what seemed an eternity.
"Is it coming?" Gabrielle asked with tears in her eyes as Lila held her sister's hand to support her.
"It's coming. Your baby has a full head of dark black hair!" The woman exclaimed. "Its daddy must've had a heck of a head of hair on him."
"The baby doesn't have a father." Gabrielle said.
"You do know how this baby was created don't you?" Lidia asked.
"Of course I do!" Gabrielle yelled. "Just not the normal way!" Lidia looked at Lila who just shrugged.
A few minutes later, Lidia was pulling the baby out of Gabrielle and handing it to her.
"It's a little girl!" Gabrielle exclaimed happily. The baby indeed had a full head of black hair, and her tiny eyes were that unique blue. "You definitely are Xena. Xena's soul."
"Congratulations." Lidia said with a smile. She helped Gabrielle by cleaning her and the baby up. Lila was in the other room at this time, folding baby blankets, and making diapers.
After Lidia left, Gabrielle sat in bed, cradling her naked baby in her arms. The baby was suckling at this moment. Gabrielle smiled as the little baby's fingers curled around one of her own fingers. Lila walked into the room carrying a blanket for the baby and a diaper. Gabrielle smiled. The baby was now finished suckling, and Gabrielle pulled the front of her dress back to cover her. She laid the baby down on the bed and took the diaper from Lila's hands. She put it around the baby, fixed it, and then proceeded to fasten it. She smiled at her baby who quickly fell asleep.
"She's beautiful Gabrielle." Lila said.
"I know. Thank you." Gabrielle said smiling at her wonderful baby girl.
"I believe this was in Midnight's saddle bag." Lila said as she handed Gabrielle a little outfit. It consisted of a purple flower pattern outfit. It had a little hat for the baby, booties, and a dress, little tights to protect the baby's legs and go over the diaper. Gabrielle dressed her new daughter in this, and spent the rest of the night, admiring her new little beauty. She grinned widely and she knew now, she was a mother.
Chapter 13
Gabrielle was now three seasons pregnant, and she was to have her baby at anytime. She knew the time would be soon because she could feel a few mild pains in the small of her back from time to time. But she was going to push on until it was time to deliver.
She reached Potedia, and her sister's house. She put Midnight in the barn, and knocked on the door to the house.
"Lila?" she asked. Lila came to the door. She was wearing an apron, she was obviously baking something.
"Hi Gabrielle!" Lila exclaimed.
"Hey. Um . . .I was just stopping by 'cause . . ." Gabrielle started and winced as a contraction started up. Lila's eyes went wide.
"Oh gods!" she exclaimed. "Come on in!" She helped her sister into the house, and to their old bedroom. Gabrielle's bed was still there.
"My bed. It's still here." Gabrielle said softly.
"Yeah. Sarah slept in it when she was a little girl." Lila said soft-heartedly. She helped her sister take off the armor. Lila put the armor, chakram, sword, sais, and breast dagger into a closet. She found Xena's whip inside of Gabrielle's coat. She put that away as well.
"It's gonna be awhile." Gabrielle said breathing slowly.
"I'm going to go get a midwife. I'll be back in an hour. Will you be okay?" Lila asked. Gabrielle nodded.
"I'm okay. I'm fine. Go on." Gabrielle declared. Lila nodded, and hurried into town to get a midwife.
Gabrielle, meanwhile, laid in bed, rubbing her belly, breathing in and out slowly and closing her eyes, thinking of when Xena had Eve.
"Okay . . . do you . . . do you remember when Ephiny had her baby?" Gabrielle had asked. "Remember how you helped . . ." Xena looked at her menacingly.
"Please be quiet. Just be quiet." She moaned. Xena had been in so much pain, moaning, screaming, wincing. On top of that, Zeus was just about to send a lightning bolt down on the child before it was fully born.
"It's a little girl!" Xena exclaimed, tears in her eyes as she looked over her wonderful, beautiful baby girl.
Gabrielle smiled, remembering that beautiful moment that her friend had shared with her. The moment when Eve was born into the world. The world was forever changed after that.
A kick from the baby told Gabrielle time was approaching. She felt the urge to push now, and she felt underneath, knowing that it was time to push.
A bit later, Lila entered the room with a young midwife. She had a bag and a blanket with her.
"Hello. My name is Lidia, and I'm your midwife." The woman said.
"I'm Gabrielle, and I'm in a lot of pain, and it's time for me to have this baby." Gabrielle said, obviously annoyed with the woman's perky attitude.
"Okie dokie then." The woman said with a smile. "Let's just get this little bundle of joy delivered then, shall we." Gabrielle rolled her eyes and bore down. She pushed furiously for what seemed an eternity.
"Is it coming?" Gabrielle asked with tears in her eyes as Lila held her sister's hand to support her.
"It's coming. Your baby has a full head of dark black hair!" The woman exclaimed. "Its daddy must've had a heck of a head of hair on him."
"The baby doesn't have a father." Gabrielle said.
"You do know how this baby was created don't you?" Lidia asked.
"Of course I do!" Gabrielle yelled. "Just not the normal way!" Lidia looked at Lila who just shrugged.
A few minutes later, Lidia was pulling the baby out of Gabrielle and handing it to her.
"It's a little girl!" Gabrielle exclaimed happily. The baby indeed had a full head of black hair, and her tiny eyes were that unique blue. "You definitely are Xena. Xena's soul."
"Congratulations." Lidia said with a smile. She helped Gabrielle by cleaning her and the baby up. Lila was in the other room at this time, folding baby blankets, and making diapers.
After Lidia left, Gabrielle sat in bed, cradling her naked baby in her arms. The baby was suckling at this moment. Gabrielle smiled as the little baby's fingers curled around one of her own fingers. Lila walked into the room carrying a blanket for the baby and a diaper. Gabrielle smiled. The baby was now finished suckling, and Gabrielle pulled the front of her dress back to cover her. She laid the baby down on the bed and took the diaper from Lila's hands. She put it around the baby, fixed it, and then proceeded to fasten it. She smiled at her baby who quickly fell asleep.
"She's beautiful Gabrielle." Lila said.
"I know. Thank you." Gabrielle said smiling at her wonderful baby girl.
"I believe this was in Midnight's saddle bag." Lila said as she handed Gabrielle a little outfit. It consisted of a purple flower pattern outfit. It had a little hat for the baby, booties, and a dress, little tights to protect the baby's legs and go over the diaper. Gabrielle dressed her new daughter in this, and spent the rest of the night, admiring her new little beauty. She grinned widely and she knew now, she was a mother.