Gabrielle Warrior Princess
Chapter 19
Nearly three seasons passed, and today, was the first birthday of Grace.
"Well, little lady, you've made it through your first year of life. It only gets better from here on out." Gabrielle said with a smile as she carried her daughter through the woods. She guided Midnight behind them.
"Mama." Grace said. Gabrielle grinned and nodded.
"That's right sweetheart." She said. She kissed the top of the baby's head. Grace wore the same outfit, only it'd been extended so it could fit her now. She was growing bigger by the week. She still wore her little hat. It hid the black hair that Grace had. Xena's hair color.
"Gabrielle!" exclaimed a voice. It was Eve. Gabrielle turned around to face Eve, who was also holding a baby.
"Hi Eve!" Gabrielle exclaimed, hugging her.
"That's your baby? That's Grace?" she asked. "My, she's big!"
"Yeah. I know." Gabrielle said with a smile. "It's her birthday today."
"Well, happy birthday little lady." Eve said smiling. Grace gurgled in response. Gabrielle looked at Eve's child.
"Is that your child?" she asked.
"Yes." Eve said with a smile. "This is my son. I named him Xenos."
"Xena would've liked that." Gabrielle said. Eve nodded.
"He has her blue eyes." Eve said.
"Yeah. He's beautiful." Gabrielle said.
"So is Grace." Eve said.
"Thank you." Gabrielle said with a smile. "So, how old is your son?"
"He's a season. He was born three full moons ago." Eve declared. Gabrielle nodded. "Congratulations."
"Thank you." Eve said. "Well, I better be on my way. I'm going to meet with the Amazons. I'm going to be a part of the tribe now. I am, afterall, an Amazon Princess."
"What will you do with your son?" Gabrielle asked.
"I'm going to talk to the Amazons. See if it's possible for them to make an exception. If not, I'm going to stay with my son." Eve declared. Gabrielle smiled. She nodded, and she walked on, leaving Eve to continue on her journey with her son.
Later that evening, Gabrielle saw a familiar face. She saw this man, and she was embarrassed because she left without thanking him personally for his hospitality.
"Ian." Gabrielle said. Ian turned around from his place at a fishing hole.
"Gabrielle." Ian said. He smiled that Iolaus smile and walked over to her. "You look beautiful. Is this Grace?"
"This is Grace." Gabrielle said proudly. "She's a year old today."
"Wow." Ian said. "I was worried about you two when I never heard from you again."
"I'm sorry about that." Gabrielle declared.
"No, no, it's okay." Ian said. "Will you sit and talk with me for awhile?"
"Of course." Gabrielle said with a smile. She sat down with Ian at the fishing hole as Grace sat silently in her arms.
Chapter 19
Nearly three seasons passed, and today, was the first birthday of Grace.
"Well, little lady, you've made it through your first year of life. It only gets better from here on out." Gabrielle said with a smile as she carried her daughter through the woods. She guided Midnight behind them.
"Mama." Grace said. Gabrielle grinned and nodded.
"That's right sweetheart." She said. She kissed the top of the baby's head. Grace wore the same outfit, only it'd been extended so it could fit her now. She was growing bigger by the week. She still wore her little hat. It hid the black hair that Grace had. Xena's hair color.
"Gabrielle!" exclaimed a voice. It was Eve. Gabrielle turned around to face Eve, who was also holding a baby.
"Hi Eve!" Gabrielle exclaimed, hugging her.
"That's your baby? That's Grace?" she asked. "My, she's big!"
"Yeah. I know." Gabrielle said with a smile. "It's her birthday today."
"Well, happy birthday little lady." Eve said smiling. Grace gurgled in response. Gabrielle looked at Eve's child.
"Is that your child?" she asked.
"Yes." Eve said with a smile. "This is my son. I named him Xenos."
"Xena would've liked that." Gabrielle said. Eve nodded.
"He has her blue eyes." Eve said.
"Yeah. He's beautiful." Gabrielle said.
"So is Grace." Eve said.
"Thank you." Gabrielle said with a smile. "So, how old is your son?"
"He's a season. He was born three full moons ago." Eve declared. Gabrielle nodded. "Congratulations."
"Thank you." Eve said. "Well, I better be on my way. I'm going to meet with the Amazons. I'm going to be a part of the tribe now. I am, afterall, an Amazon Princess."
"What will you do with your son?" Gabrielle asked.
"I'm going to talk to the Amazons. See if it's possible for them to make an exception. If not, I'm going to stay with my son." Eve declared. Gabrielle smiled. She nodded, and she walked on, leaving Eve to continue on her journey with her son.
Later that evening, Gabrielle saw a familiar face. She saw this man, and she was embarrassed because she left without thanking him personally for his hospitality.
"Ian." Gabrielle said. Ian turned around from his place at a fishing hole.
"Gabrielle." Ian said. He smiled that Iolaus smile and walked over to her. "You look beautiful. Is this Grace?"
"This is Grace." Gabrielle said proudly. "She's a year old today."
"Wow." Ian said. "I was worried about you two when I never heard from you again."
"I'm sorry about that." Gabrielle declared.
"No, no, it's okay." Ian said. "Will you sit and talk with me for awhile?"
"Of course." Gabrielle said with a smile. She sat down with Ian at the fishing hole as Grace sat silently in her arms.