Chapter 3
Trouble
"Xena can we stop at the next town please" begged the bard. "I don't know why do you ask" replied the warrior. "We're running low on supplies and I think we should get Aeryn some better clothes" answered the bard whispering the last part. "Sure" was all Xena said.
Even though she hated stopping she had to agree with the bard that the young girl needed some new clothes because the ones she wore were ripped and had many holes. By the time they reached the next town it was a little after lunchtime so they decided to stay for the night and tied Argo up at the stables.
Xena counted out what she thought would be enough to buy some clothes and gave it to Aeryn. "Now meet us here in about an hour, Gabrielle and I are going to get some more supplies, and try to stay out of trouble" she said. Aeryn nodded in agreement and they all went their separate ways.
About an hour later Xena and Gabrielle stood outside the stables waiting for Aeryn's return. "I think it was a bad idea letting her go off on her own with all that money" said the warrior looking for any sign of Aeryn.
Suddenly they heard loud shouts from the center of town. They rushed forward to find Aeryn in the middle of a crowd fighting with two guys.
The raggedy clothes she once wore were gone. In their place she wore a short red skirt that went to her waistline, a white strapless shirt just covered her chest and a very short matching red vest went over her shirt. A red headband held her hair out of her face and sandals replaced her once bare feet. Her whole middle torso was visible showing how thin and muscular she was.
Xena noticed some things about her body that she hadn't seen before because she kept them covered up. Like the four tattooed symbols on her left shoulder and a necklace she wore with a weird blue stone that sparkled in the sunlight.
She was fighting two grown men that were three times her size and two others lay unconscious next to them, one had a huge knot forming on his head. Gabrielle and Xena jumped in between them and within seconds the two men lay unconscious next to their companions. They quickly walked back to the stables not wanting to stir up more trouble and talked about what started the fight.
"Okay Aeryn tell us what happened," said Xena sitting down next to them in the stables.
"I was just returning from buying some new clothes when these two guys walked up behind me and started saying things to me that were, well not very nice, some of them I don't even want to speak of. I just ignored them because I've heard them before the villagers used to call me them, but when one of them grabbed me and slammed me up against a wall I lost it and punched the guy in the face. That's how the fight started" said Aeryn her eyes welling up with tears "I'm sorry I caused trouble Xena I promise it wont happen again" she begged.
"You shouldn't apologize Aeryn, if anybody does something like that to you again I give you permission to kick their asses," said Xena. Aeryn smiled at Xena and Gabrielle and they smiled back at her.
For once in my entire life I feel like I'm at home with these people maybe I can trust them she thought.
Since they spent all of their money on clothes and supplies, they ate the left
over stew from breakfast and slept in the barn.
Okay theres my third Chap. I hope you liked it. Please R&R