Title: True Slash
Author: Werewindle
Email: Werewindle@otakumail.com
Rating: Pg-13
Fandom: Xena/Hercules
Pairing: A/J
Disclaimer: Don't own, just borrowing.
Warning: A little Gabby bashing. Slightly OOC Xena
Status: WIP
Series/ Sequel:
Archive: AJCS anywhere else just ask.
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Summary: Answer to a challenge ~ What if Joxer is writing a slash story (guess who's in it) and Gabby finds it and reads it and says that she could write a better story than Joxer because she's a bard an he's not. Xena says why don't they both write a story and get Dite to judge who is the better slash writer. Dite agrees to do it, and she asks Ares to help her when she realize that Joxer has written a story that is about him and Ares, and she wants to get them together. Ares like the idea and set's out to make Joxer's story come true.
Beta by
Joyous Trouble
Joxer's POV
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"We'll make camp here."
Thank the Gods, my feet are killing me. Xena takes the saddle and supplies off Argo before setting off to catch dinner. Gabby starts gathering stuff for a fire maybe she wants a hand? "Can I help?" *Glaring* "Um, Ok I'll just, ah, sit over here out of the way."
Sometimes Gabby can really hold a grudge, I didn't /mean/ to trip. Besides she got all the manure washed off.
Well if I'm going to be ignored anyway I might as well work on my story. Dite told me that writing was a good way to work out you thoughts. She was talking about the nightmares I used to have, especially when I traveled alone. The writing really helped and I don't get nightmares as often. Now that the nightmares are gone it seems I have room for dreams of a different sort. I write these down too. Not because they confuse me or are even frightening, I just don't want to forget them.
Morpheus has favored me with dreams about my god, Ares. In them he lets me worship him physically, offering up my own body in tribute. Sometimes he finds me traveling and takes me away to keep as his pleasure slave. In the best ones though, my favorites, Ares loves me. Cares for /me/, sees beyond the surface clumsiness. Lets me ramble on with out getting mad, maybe even thinks my song is cute.
Such fantasies right? I mean what would the God of War want with me? I'm not even a very good warrior. I know that, even if Xena and Gabby don't think I do. It s just easier to pretend, after all, putting up with their irritation is better than dealing with their pity. At least I have my dreams, even Ares can't get mad at me for them. Everybody needs dreams, something to strive for, they give us mortals hope.
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"Joxer, Joxer! *smack* Pay attention, what are you doing any way? Hey! If that's one of my scrolls..."
"No! Gabby give that back! It s mine, c'mon please... It's not funny Gabby, give it back!"
"Joxer, *giggle* are /you/ trying to write a story? A slash story none the less, with you and *snort* Ares? How pathetic is that?"
"Gabrielle, give Joxer back his scroll."
"But Xena! He honestly thinks he can write romance. I mean what could he know about romance?"
"It's not like you could do better, you gave up fiction writing remember?" Cranky much? Sheesh.
"Joxer, of course I could do better. I /am/ a Bard after all. You are just a fool wannabe warrior."
"Don't be rude Gabrielle. I'm sure Joxer can write just fine. He does have a vivid imagination."
Thank you Xena.
"Delusions, you mean."
"Gabrielle." That's right heel Gabby, heel.
"What?"
"You two /will/ quit fighting, before you give me a headache."
"But Xena"
"Stop! This is what you are going to do. Joxer is going to finish his story, and you are going to write one as well. In a week when we reach Athens we'll go to Dite's temple and she can judge which is better. Ok?"
"Shouldn't Joxer have to start a new one as well?"
"Why Gabrielle? You said it your self; you're a Bard, he isn't. What's one little scroll in a week to a Bard, it's not like it has to have /plot/ or anything.
"Settled? Good. Joxer sit back down. Gabrielle, dinner is burning.
Ok, well wasn't that great. God I can't believe I thought I was in love with that harpy.
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A/N
Sadly I've hit a
block while writing this, so I'm posting in hopes of some good
feedback. Read it and send me ideas or things you would like to see.
Anything that might inspire me.
*Bows to Joyous Trouble* Who was
willing to beta this for me.
Werewindle
