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Chapter 3, New feelings

Three days had passed. Dent was getting better, he probably has a guardian angel watching him. Callisto had spent most of her time in her room or outside. She hadn't said a word to Camilla. All she had done was thinking. Thinking about what Camilla had said to her, thinking about Xena, thinking about her parents. It was a mess inside her head and she had to get everything in the right place again.

At the moment she was outside, chopping wood. Camilla had asked her to do this, Callisto didn't bother to object and did as she was asked. Camilla was a rather strange woman. She was strong, maybe even stronger then her, well alright Camilla is stronger then her. But there is no single emotion or wrinkle on her face that shows she had been a worrier once. A strong handed and a strong minded woman.

Callisto had finished chopping the wood. She lifted the pieces in her arms and brought them inside. Once she was inside she placed the wood near the fire place. Her eyes fell upon Dent's room, Camilla wasn't there. Callisto glanced around and saw she had fallen asleep on a chair.

Callisto decided to walk inside Dent's room, just a short look to see how he's doing, nothing more. Much to Callisto's surprise Dent was awake and sat straight up in bed. He still looked very sick and it seemed the bandage in his chest had to be replaced. Callisto looked at him. Dent curiously looked back, but there also was a scared look in his eyes, just like his mother he didn't trust her that much.

"Are you going to kill my mummy?" he asked softly.

"No." she replied cold.

"Are you going to kill me?" his next question was.

"Maybe." Callisto answered teasingly. Still the impression on the boy's face stayed the same.

"Why?"

"Oh shut up."

Dent started to irritate Callisto. But still she remained with him. She even decided to clean the bandage on his chest and leaned forward to remove it. The wound was close to infection, it was important Callisto immediately places the clean bandages back on. As soon as she was finished Callisto wanted to leave the room.

"Thank you." Dent said politely.

Callisto just eyed him and then turned to leave the room. Camilla stood there, resting against the doorpost aiming a questionable look at her. Callisto ignored her and passed Camilla without even looking at her. Camilla followed her.

"So Callisto, what made you a monster?" Camilla asked.

Callisto turned and glared angrily at the black haired woman, she was not in the mood for this.

"That's none of you're business, now leave me alone I'm tired." Quickly Callisto looked for her bed. But still Camilla followed her.

"You're not tired, you just don't want to talk about it."

Burning eyes were still aimed at Camilla. "No I don't, now please leave before a kick you out!" She started yelling.

"Go ahead, because that's the only way to get me out of this room!" Camilla yelled back and could only just evade Callisto's fist that was moving towards her head.

Another fist followed and then a roundhouse kick, that one she couldn't evade and Callisto's boot connected hard with Camilla's cheek. Blood spat from her mouth. Suddenly Camilla's blue eyes weren't blue anymore, they were turning black, black from anger she couldn't pull back, but it faded as quickly as it showed.

The blue eyes belonging to Callisto widened, what the hell was that, she thought. But there was no time to wonder about it. Camilla had charged Callisto and kneed her right in the stomach, followed by an elbow connecting with her shoulder. It went too fast for her and Callisto crashed down on the floor.

Nothing happened after that. Camilla left the room and checked upon her son. Again Callisto got her ass kicked. Sadly she had to admit that Camilla is much stronger then her. But what happened to her eyes, they turned black…or was it just her imagination…

Slowly she stood back up, pain shot in her ribs. One or two must be broken. Camilla was a mean fighter, she knows exactly where to hit a person. A shrug left Callisto's mouth, seems to me there still is some evil left in her. Then she walked back to Dent's room. Camilla sat beside her son, stroking her fingers though his hear.

She really cared about her son, you could see it in her eyes when she looked at the boy. Callisto once had that love. Her parents was just as concerned. Why did they had to die, why did Xena had to kill them, life could have been less painless if this had never happened. She sighed and walked inside.

"It happened when I was still a child," Callisto started and saw Camilla turned her head at the words "it happened all because of Xena…"

It took all of her self control to stop from crying.

"Xena? Who's she?" Camilla asked as she motioned Callisto to sit down.

"The woman I hate more then anyone." Tears were replaced by anger.

"What did she do?"

Callisto sighed, for the first time someone is willing to listen to her. Maybe if she tells Camilla her life story there will be great weight from her shoulders.

"She killed my parents. I never felt any emotions from that moment, all I felt was revenge on the woman who murdered my family. Once I was grown up I learned she had changed, but that still didn't change me, I've tried to get my revenge several times, still Xena is alive."

"Killing Xena will not bring you're parents back, revenge is just another weakness from us humans."

Camilla was right, but Callisto would be sure Xena will die by her doing some day.

"How about you Camilla, how did you become a monster?"

She didn't want to think of her past anymore and changed the subject. A sigh left Camilla's mouth as she heard Callisto's question. It was not to ignore, Callisto had told her story now it is time Camilla does.

"My parents turned me into a monster, after I was born my mother left and I was forced to grow up with my father." She paused shortly "I received no love at all and only learned to hate. When I was sixteen I left my father and started robbing. Then I started to murder and soon I became the most hated woman of this region. I'm glad I've met Xien, he showed me love for the first time in my life."

"And I took him away from you." Callisto answered and felt guilty.

"Please don't worry about that, it's forgiven, I still have Dent and when I look at him I see Xien."

"How did you get you're healing ability?" a complete turn of the subject.

"I don't have a clue they showed when I gave birth to Dent."

Callisto wanted to reply but Dent screamed for his mother.

"Sorry, have to go see him."

Camilla stood up and left Callisto on her own.

3 Months later.

Things have changed. Callisto had started to like Camilla, and she learned the two had a lot in common. Dent was completely healed from his injuries, a miracle to see him heal that fast. The end of the winter was close and soon the roads were able to travel. Callisto wasn't sure she wanted to leave. She liked it here, there was no pain and nobody knows where she is, so nobody wants to kill her.

Bam, suddenly a ball of snow connected with the back of her head. Callisto turned and Dent slowly came in her vision, ready with another snow ball to throw. This one was easily evaded. She grinned and threw one back. A direct hit and maybe a little to hard. Dent landed in the cold snow, flat on his back. He started laughing and tried to get back on his feet. Callisto wouldn't let him. She crashed down in the snow as well and started tickling him. Dent started laughing even more but also tried to push Callisto away to stop the tickling.

"You cheat!" he managed to say though his giggling.

"Finally you start to know me." Callisto said but refused to stop.

So this is what Camilla meant with feeling alive. These feelings were all new for her, love, freedom, completely different from hatred and pain. It feels good, at pushes all the pain away.

"Dent, you're not letting her win, are you?"

Camilla had come from the house and noticed the two in the snow. It was the first time she had seen Callisto like this. She certainly has changed and finally she goes along with Dent. Dent took a lot of her nerves at first but with time Callisto had started to like him and maybe even love him. Even so she really cares about him.

"She's cheating mummy!" he managed to yell again.

"Well then…cheat back." She said laughing.

Callisto wouldn't let him, she lifted him from the snow and held him in the air. Then she started to make circles and did this faster and faster. She stopped and let his feet connect with the snow. The pour boy could barely stand straight. He was dizzy but still tried to find his mother.

Camilla laughed and decided to help him. She let her feet slide through the snow and could just catch him before he stumbled in the snow. Callisto joined them and chuckled.

"I think he's drunk."

Camilla laughed and lifted her son in her arms. "Pour boy, want something to eat."

"Uh huh." He said while he shakes his head to get a clear sight.

"Alright big boy, let's go inside."

She pushed the door open and went back inside, Callisto was close behind her. Dent jumped from his mother's grasp and hurried to his room.

"I'm glad you two finally get along."

"Me too, I should thank you for what you've done for me."

Camilla shrugged "You did everything on your own, I just gave you directions."

"Well thank you for the directions then."

Callisto held out her hand, Camilla accepted it. "You're welcome, hungry?" Camilla hates all that sentimental stuff.

"What's on the menu?" was Callisto's answer, all though it was a question.

"Soup…"

"Soup? When the winter is over I want to eat something different then soup or fish."

"When the roads can be traveled again I'll bring some good meat."

Water already entered her mouth on the words. "Sounds delicious." Callisto said.

"Dent, dinner is ready!" Camilla yelled to her son and in a split second he stood next to his mother.

"When is the winter over mummy, I want something different then soup or fish."

Camilla sighed, she placed her hands on her thighs "I don't like it either, but you don't hear me complaining, now eat…both of you!"

Callisto winked at Dent, he laughed at her and tried to wink back. It more looked like he was loosing his eye. Then he ate his soup and it went in his stomach as always. Quick and with a lot of noise.

"Dent, stop slurping and eat you're dinner normally."

It goes like this almost every dinner. Sometimes Camilla warns him and sometimes she ignores him. Even so Callisto is certain Dent will never stop doing this.

After ten minutes he was finished and immediately jumped from his seat. He was on his way to the snow again. That's what he mostly does, playing outside in the snow. He has no choice, there are no other children to play with. He just has himself and sometimes his mother and Callisto join him.

"I don't think I want to see him eating when he has a steak in his hands." Callisto said

"Oh don't worry, he's only tired of eating soup." Was Camilla's answer.

"You do this every year?"

"Mostly yes, sometimes we have chicken as well but we couldn't afford it this year."

Callisto shrugged, she leaned back in her chair and placed her hands behind her head. "I suppose stealing some on the market was no option."

Camilla's eyebrow moved up at Callisto's words "The people there already hate me and when I steal it would only get worse, besides I don't want Dent to grow up being hated."

"You're afraid people will not let their children play with him because of you?"

"He had some friends back in the village…"

Callisto frowned "I didn't kill them did I?"

"No, the explosions did.

"Talking about the explosions, do you know where they came from?"

A deep sigh left Camilla's mouth "they came from a Roman general named Maxim." She paused shortly "he kills and ravages villages without the approval of Cesar and he is one of the reasons I live in the mountains."

Callisto felt her eyebrow rise at that "Why is that?" she asked.

"Because I'm on his death list."

And this was chapter 3. Please don't kill me for changing Callisto, but this is what the story is about!