Diva'sDream, Yes off course, I can't ignore it. I want a Xena / Callisto confrontation in the story.

Faith-therenegade, High Faith, here's the next chapter, didn't have to wait too long now I hope!

Freakinred, Hi, Jason says hi too. Look how quick I updated this time :). Callisto won't die and if she does, you have to wait until ur 21 to come to Holland and kill me, LOL! Anyway read the next chappie it's great, I think...

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Shastalily, Thnx for the review, it's great isn't it, to see Ares in pain. Quick, start reading and find out how Callisto will handle her anger!

Chapter 8, let's make up

It was getting late, the sun was replaced by the moon but clouds prevent the moon from shining brightly. Callisto looked upon a village, a village she knew Xena was in. She motioned her horse towards the village. A few meters before the village she left her horse and continued on foot. This was it then, now was her moment. She will fight Xena and won't stop until she or Xena dies. The village was almost completely deserted, which wasn't strange for this time of the day. First she walked to the stables, if Argo is there Xena definitely be as well.

She walked inside, her eyes searching every horse one by one. A smile moved up when she saw Argo, she moved closer and started to pet the horse. Argo felt uncomfortable and tried to pace backwards.

"Don't worry Argo, I only came here to kill Xena."

Callisto tapped the horse one more time and then turned around, she stopped dead in her tracks. The tip of a sword was pressed against her throat, she looked up and saw Joxer standing right in front of her. That explains why the sword against her throat was trembling badly.

"If you make one move Callisto..."

Immediately Callisto smashed the sword out of Joxer's hands, sending it sprawling across the floor. Joxer swallowed deeply and stayed exactly where he was. Callisto always thought Joxer was a fool, too much of a fool to kill. She grabbed him by his throat and pulled him closer.

"Then what Joxer?" she asked pulling up a wick smile.

His face turned red from the pressure on his windpipe. "No...nothing actually." He managed to say.

Callisto smirked "Thought so, where's Xena?" she lowered the pressure on his windpipe so that he could answer her question.

"Having a walk with Gabrielle."

Callisto narrowed her eyes "Please Joxer, at this time of the day?" she increased the pressure on his throat again.

"Alright, alright, she's right behind you."

Before she could react Callisto felt the tip of a sword pressing hard against the side of her neck. "Hello Xena." Callisto said and decided to let go of Joxer.

She turned around and looked straight at Xena, Gabrielle stood next to her holding her staff at the ready. Off course, where Xena goes Gabrielle goes. Callisto showed a thin taunting smile at the Amazon and winked at her. Gabrielle did her best to ignore it and to stay calm but Callisto could see the fear in her eyes.

It felt good, knowing that there are people who fear Callisto. It made the adrenaline in her body grow stronger and the thought of fighting Xena only just increased it. She was looking forward to this moment, only the situation wasn't in her advantage. Her eyes fell back to Xena, two pair of blue eyes were locked upon each other.

"Come on Xena, do it, kill me."

Callisto grabbed her wrist and pulled Xena's arm closer. Xena objected and pulled the sword back. It was all clear to Callisto now. Xena knows she's a changed woman, Camilla must have told her. But now that Callisto has changed Xena does not want to kill her, or she doesn't want to kill Callisto because she's afraid Camilla will come after her. Xena probably knows that Camilla is no match for her as well and it might make her decide not to kill her sworn enemy. The blonde smirked and pulled out her sword.

"What's the matter Xena, can't kill me anymore?" the smile on her face increased "I might have changed but my hatred for you has only increased."

She lunged at the warrior princess, her sword moving towards her. Xena blocked the attack with her own sword. The two women moved closer but they both put pressure on each other's sword.

"Where's Camilla, what did you do to her?" Xena asked and certainly had the wrong ideas. This was going to be fun, just as it always has been.

"I don't know, maybe she's dead, maybe she isn't."

Callisto tackled Xena, but before she could do more Xena stood back on her feet. Joxer and Gabrielle were watching them closely, Gabrielle stood at the ready for as her friend might need her.

Callisto attacked again, she kicked Xena in her stomach and delivered a punch right at her cheek, Xena stumbled backwards but found her balance back in only seconds. Now Xena attacked, her sword connected hard with the metal of Callisto's sword. At the same time Xena's fist landed hard in the blonde's stomach, Callisto doubled over and seconds later she was lying on the ground as Xena placed her knee hard against her nose. It only made Callisto laugh, she wiped the blood from her nose and stood back on her feet.

"Have you been practicing Xena?" she said smiling.

Xena smiled back "Only a little." She said.

The women started fighting again, as always the fight was equal. These two women knew each other too good. They had been doing this so many times, it's almost getting boring to watch these two women fight against each other. But to them it was certainly not boring. The hatred these two women have for each other is visible every time they fight.

"Xena look out!" Gabrielle yelled at her friend

Callisto had driven Xena in a corner she was unable to escape from, she stumbled to the ground and landed with her head hard against the stable door. The world swam and before she knew Callisto jumped on top of her and pressed the tip of her sword hard against her throat. The warrior princess was forced to move her head up, her blue eyes landing straight on those of Callisto, but hers were filled with anger and hatred.

"No!"

Gabrielle yelled and hurried over to help her friend, but someone grabbed her staff and pulled her back. Without bothering to look back Gabrielle tried to pull herself free, but the only thing that happened was her abruptly being pulled back and then someone grabbed her arm.

"No Gabrielle."

The Amazon looked up, eyes landing at Camilla "What? What are you doing let me go, she's going to kill Xena." She struggled but it had no use.

"Gabrielle take it easy, Callisto is not going to kill Xena, trust me..."

Camilla aimed a begging look at her, Gabrielle narrowed her eyes, she sighed.

"Ok, but if Xena dies, you die too."

Camilla smirked "Off course."

"What? Gabrielle don't believe her, she's lying." It was Joxer "I don't trust her, as the matter of fact I'm going to kill Callisto right now." He didn't even take two steps when Camilla balled her fist and smashed it backwards straight against Joxer's right eye. He flew back for three meters and immediately fell unconscious.

"Take a nap Joxer."

Her eyes fell back on Callisto and Xena. Callisto still had the tip of her sword pressed hard against Xena's throat.

Yes, finally this was it. All she had to do was to slide her sword slowly into Xena's throat, that way she dies painful and slow. She had waited for this for years and now finally her moment has arrived. But what was she waiting for then, why is it so difficult to kill her enemy. She did her best to stop her hand from trembling, what was happening, why couldn't she just kill the woman that had ruined her life. What? A small light appeared in front of her, it started to shape into a human form. What, by the gods...Dent? Yes it was him. He waved at her and smiled, Callisto smiled back. What was she doing? This little man is suffering and all she can think off is killing Xena. I'm sorry little man, a tear left her eye. She removed the sword from Xena's throat and stood back on her feet.

'I love you Callisto'

The light faded and in split Dent faded. Another tear left her eye, she felt guilty about her deeds, she had been selfish and she had hurt Camilla. Her eyes moved towards her friend, but Camilla didn't seem to be angry with her and smiled at Callisto. The blonde woman smiled back, she turned her back to Xena, who was still lying on the floor, blood dripped from the back of her head. Callisto could see she still was a little dazed, it didn't stop her from holing up her hand towards the warrior princess. Xena didn't hesitate and got hold of Callisto's hand. Callisto pulled her back on her feet. Immediately Xena lost her balance. Callisto wanted to help her but Gabrielle already was one step ahead of her and abruptly pushed Callisto aside.

Callisto decided to ignore it and walked towards her friend. "I'm sorry..."

Camilla wrapped her arms around her friend to comfort her "it's alright, I know what you've been through."

Callisto pulled herself free "I saw Dent..." she said.

"Me too." Camilla answered and surprised Callisto.

"You saw him too?"

"Callisto, you were suffering, Dent is too, so he found you and helped you with you're suffering. But now you have to return the favor and release him from his suffering."

Questioning eyes were aimed at Camilla. "You are a wise woman Camilla, how is it that you know all these things?"

A sigh left her mouth "Xien, I've learned everything from Xien, I'll explain it to you some day, but not now, right now we have to get Dent back and stop Ares from his plans."

"You know what he's up to?" Callisto asked.

"Yes, he wants me back."

"You know his plans, why didn't you tell me?"

"I meant to tell you, but you didn't give me the time to tell you, all you could think of was Xena,"

A smile moved up at Callisto's face "Fortunately I managed to control myself, with a little help off Dent."

Before Camilla could answer they heard someone groaning from behind them. They both looked back and saw Joxer slowly getting back on his feet. The two women laughed at the clumsy man. His eye was blue, he rubbed it but that certainly won't stop the pain.

"Even I never hit him that hard." Callisto said.

Camilla raised her shoulders innocently "Well, I had to make sure he would be unconscious."

"Woah!"

The first person Joxer saw was Callisto, she scared him and almost fell back on the ground. His hand reached for his sword but Camilla placed her hand on his wrist and stopped him.

"Joxer there is no need to fear Callisto anymore."

"She's right." They all turned to the voice, it was Xena. She finally had recovered from her fight with Callisto. "And maybe this is too late to say but I still want to say it." She paused shortly looking for the right words to say. "I'm sorry Callisto, sorry for killing you parents, sorry for destroying you're life,-"

Callisto cut her off "Please Xena, don't blame you're self. Everyone knows that what you and I have done cannot be reversed, but you've taken much more parents lives then just mine and I have taken the lives of mothers and fathers." She aimed her eyes at Camilla "I killed the father of her son, still she forgives me. When I was about to kill you I saw her son, that's when I realized the mistakes I've made. We've both ruined each other's life but let's not make it worse."

Before anyone could say anything a sound from the back distracted them. They all looked up, all eyes landed on the God of war, he looked frustrated, annoyed. Things certainly didn't go according to his plans, it was visible in his eyes, the anger in his eyes grew when Xena, Callisto and Camilla pulled up a wick smile gladly aiming it at the God.

"You may have won this battle, but the war is far from over." He said, the frustration clearly hearable.

Camilla paced forward "You can't have me back Ares, not me not anyone. Leave us alone and find someone else to play with."

There was a smile coming up on his face, hatred stayed in his eyes but that smile, all three woman knew what kind of smile it was. He always wears it when he has something up his sleeve. "I just might." These were his last two words as he shimmered away.

"Now what did he mean with that?" Joxer asked still rubbing his blue eye.

"Normally when he says that, he's the only one that doesn't understand, but this time I don't have a clue of what that God was saying either."

Gabrielle and Joxer weren't the only ones, Xena didn't understand either, but Camilla and Callisto did. They knew exactly what he meant with it and it scared them, especially Camilla. Xena saw the tension in their eyes, she noticed it had something to do with Camilla's son, but then there remains a question, what is it that Ares can do to a little boy that is already dead.

Well I'd love to know that, but I haven't written that yet, so please review for now and I'll start writing the next chapter.