Gabrielle: Warrior Princess
Chapter 14
Gabrielle had been in Potedia for a week now, and she was ready to head out on the road again. Lila supplied her sister with four baby blankets and enough cloth diapers to last through the terrible two's.
Gabrielle had bought a carrier for the baby much like the one Xena had for Eve. She put her baby, Grace, in it, and put her armor on. Her purple outfit with the skirt now fit her again, and she was proud that she could show off her stomach again. After her armor was on, she put in her breast dagger, sheathed her sword, put the whip in the saddle bag, put her Sais in her boots, and put the chakram on her belt loop. She yawned from lack of sleep and led Midnight out, knowing she wasn't quite ready to ride a horse. The baby's carrier, made of brown fur, just like Eve's, was hanging in front, not on the back on this morning. Grace was lying there, facing her mother. She was asleep and sucking on her thumb. Gabrielle knew it was almost time to stop to feed the baby.
"So, Grace, are you enjoying your first adventure?" Gabrielle asked the baby. She looked down at her, and the baby was asleep and drooling all over her hand. "Yeah. Like you're gonna answer me." She sighed and continued to walk alongside the horse.
She remembered when that reporter tried to get her and Xena to admit they were lovers. Gabrielle laughed softly remembering that. Just as they were about to tell the truth, the battery went out of the camera. Gabrielle furrowed her brow. Wait a minute. She didn't even know what a battery or a camera was. Anyway, Gabrielle and Xena both said later, at their campfire, that it was ridiculous to ask such a question. Then they decided that they knew if they were or not, but everyone else could think what they wanted to think, just to make them happy. Xena and Gabrielle sure did get a kick out of that one!
Gabrielle sat out in the woods as she let Midnight graze in a nearby field. Gabrielle had removed her heavy weapons and armor just long enough to feed the baby. Now she was putting everything on. She changed the baby's diaper and took the carrier out. She put the baby inside and strapped the fur carrier on and left to find the horse.
"Motherhood isn't easy, you know." Gabrielle said to her baby, knowing Xena's soul was listening inside of the baby. "Xena, you taught me to fight, you taught me everything to know, but motherhood, maternal instincts just came naturally in me. I know you think it sounds crazy, but I've known women who have absolutely no maternal instincts whatsoever. I'm just glad that I was around with you so long. You taught me so much. Thank you Xena. With that, a white Dove flew over as to say, "No, I thank you." Gabrielle smiled, knowing the story that Xena told her. She said Yakut told her. When a mother finally expects what she's about to be, the child sends her a message in the form of a white dove saying, "thank you." Gabrielle knew that this was just Xena telling her that she thanked her too. She smiled.
"I believe you Xena. I know you'll always be there when I need you."
Chapter 14
Gabrielle had been in Potedia for a week now, and she was ready to head out on the road again. Lila supplied her sister with four baby blankets and enough cloth diapers to last through the terrible two's.
Gabrielle had bought a carrier for the baby much like the one Xena had for Eve. She put her baby, Grace, in it, and put her armor on. Her purple outfit with the skirt now fit her again, and she was proud that she could show off her stomach again. After her armor was on, she put in her breast dagger, sheathed her sword, put the whip in the saddle bag, put her Sais in her boots, and put the chakram on her belt loop. She yawned from lack of sleep and led Midnight out, knowing she wasn't quite ready to ride a horse. The baby's carrier, made of brown fur, just like Eve's, was hanging in front, not on the back on this morning. Grace was lying there, facing her mother. She was asleep and sucking on her thumb. Gabrielle knew it was almost time to stop to feed the baby.
"So, Grace, are you enjoying your first adventure?" Gabrielle asked the baby. She looked down at her, and the baby was asleep and drooling all over her hand. "Yeah. Like you're gonna answer me." She sighed and continued to walk alongside the horse.
She remembered when that reporter tried to get her and Xena to admit they were lovers. Gabrielle laughed softly remembering that. Just as they were about to tell the truth, the battery went out of the camera. Gabrielle furrowed her brow. Wait a minute. She didn't even know what a battery or a camera was. Anyway, Gabrielle and Xena both said later, at their campfire, that it was ridiculous to ask such a question. Then they decided that they knew if they were or not, but everyone else could think what they wanted to think, just to make them happy. Xena and Gabrielle sure did get a kick out of that one!
Gabrielle sat out in the woods as she let Midnight graze in a nearby field. Gabrielle had removed her heavy weapons and armor just long enough to feed the baby. Now she was putting everything on. She changed the baby's diaper and took the carrier out. She put the baby inside and strapped the fur carrier on and left to find the horse.
"Motherhood isn't easy, you know." Gabrielle said to her baby, knowing Xena's soul was listening inside of the baby. "Xena, you taught me to fight, you taught me everything to know, but motherhood, maternal instincts just came naturally in me. I know you think it sounds crazy, but I've known women who have absolutely no maternal instincts whatsoever. I'm just glad that I was around with you so long. You taught me so much. Thank you Xena. With that, a white Dove flew over as to say, "No, I thank you." Gabrielle smiled, knowing the story that Xena told her. She said Yakut told her. When a mother finally expects what she's about to be, the child sends her a message in the form of a white dove saying, "thank you." Gabrielle knew that this was just Xena telling her that she thanked her too. She smiled.
"I believe you Xena. I know you'll always be there when I need you."