Part 6
Xena and I rode our horses in a trot as we left Britania. We figured that the villagers would build their community back and that Dahak was trapped. Somehow, Xena knew that we were sure to see Dahak again, but he'd be in human form and nowhere near Britania.
On Xena's back, Ivy began to cry.
"Whoa." Xena said to Argo, and the horse stopped immediately. I stopped Midnight, and Xena and I got off of our horses. We sat down on a big, flat rock and pulled out some dried fruit. I went ahead and fed Dawn because she looked a little hungry. Xena fed Gabriel and Ivy, and we sat there quietly. I looked at Xena. She looked at me. The fussy children in our arms were trying to wriggle free, but they had to eat their fruit.
"You look much better, Gabrielle." Xena said over her children's cries.
"Thanks. I fell a little better." I said as Dawn started to slap my arm.
"Well, as soon as these three fall asleep, we should celebrate." Xena declared. I raised my eyebrow.
"How?" I asked. "A drink. But only one for you." We both chuckled and continued to feed the kids.
That night, Xena and I sat around our campfire. Dawn, Gabriel, and Ivy were sleeping peacefully, all cuddled up together.
Xena and I sat there in front of the fire and poured ourselves a drink of wine. I drank, feeling the cool liquid run down my throat. I looked at Xena who was also savoring the drink.
"Remember. Just one." Xena said. "I don't want to clean up after you in the morning."
"I know, Xena. I know." I said with a laugh.
"Gods, the sky is beautiful tonight. It's a full moon." Xena said gently. I nodded. As soon as I had swallowed the next drink, I felt pain in my stomach. I ran over to the bushes and threw up. "Gabrielle?"
"I don't know what's wrong with me." I declared as I wiped my mouth off. I staggered over to Xena and threw the last of my wine into the fire. I sat down and looked at my friend. At that exact moment, I felt something in my stomach start to move. I felt something growing. I had a strange look upon my face.
"Gabrielle?" Xena asked again.
"Something . . . something's moving." I said. She cocked an eyebrow at me. I scooted over to her. I grabbed her hand and put it on my stomach. "There. It's growing."
"Gabrielle, what did you eat?" she asked. I scoffed.
"The same thing you did, Xena." I said.
"Are you sure you cooked it right? Feels like it's still swimming upstream!" Xena exclaimed. I scowled at Xena.
"Ha ha ha." I said. "What's wrong with me?
Xena and I rode our horses in a trot as we left Britania. We figured that the villagers would build their community back and that Dahak was trapped. Somehow, Xena knew that we were sure to see Dahak again, but he'd be in human form and nowhere near Britania.
On Xena's back, Ivy began to cry.
"Whoa." Xena said to Argo, and the horse stopped immediately. I stopped Midnight, and Xena and I got off of our horses. We sat down on a big, flat rock and pulled out some dried fruit. I went ahead and fed Dawn because she looked a little hungry. Xena fed Gabriel and Ivy, and we sat there quietly. I looked at Xena. She looked at me. The fussy children in our arms were trying to wriggle free, but they had to eat their fruit.
"You look much better, Gabrielle." Xena said over her children's cries.
"Thanks. I fell a little better." I said as Dawn started to slap my arm.
"Well, as soon as these three fall asleep, we should celebrate." Xena declared. I raised my eyebrow.
"How?" I asked. "A drink. But only one for you." We both chuckled and continued to feed the kids.
That night, Xena and I sat around our campfire. Dawn, Gabriel, and Ivy were sleeping peacefully, all cuddled up together.
Xena and I sat there in front of the fire and poured ourselves a drink of wine. I drank, feeling the cool liquid run down my throat. I looked at Xena who was also savoring the drink.
"Remember. Just one." Xena said. "I don't want to clean up after you in the morning."
"I know, Xena. I know." I said with a laugh.
"Gods, the sky is beautiful tonight. It's a full moon." Xena said gently. I nodded. As soon as I had swallowed the next drink, I felt pain in my stomach. I ran over to the bushes and threw up. "Gabrielle?"
"I don't know what's wrong with me." I declared as I wiped my mouth off. I staggered over to Xena and threw the last of my wine into the fire. I sat down and looked at my friend. At that exact moment, I felt something in my stomach start to move. I felt something growing. I had a strange look upon my face.
"Gabrielle?" Xena asked again.
"Something . . . something's moving." I said. She cocked an eyebrow at me. I scooted over to her. I grabbed her hand and put it on my stomach. "There. It's growing."
"Gabrielle, what did you eat?" she asked. I scoffed.
"The same thing you did, Xena." I said.
"Are you sure you cooked it right? Feels like it's still swimming upstream!" Xena exclaimed. I scowled at Xena.
"Ha ha ha." I said. "What's wrong with me?