Cyrene entered the room , she went to the windows and opened them wide . A warm , fresh breeze incircled the place . Then , she looked at her beautiful daughter . She looked like a Princess that had come out of a fairytale . Her long , dark hair hanging aimlessly on the edges of the wooden bed .
She made her way over and sat next to her daughter´s sleeping form .
Stroking her silky , soft hair , she remembered the times when Xena would fight with her because her mother would obligate her to wash the dishes or do the laundry .
An affectionate smile escaped from Cyrene´s lips .
It was a wonderful feeling to have her beloved one back ...
But she was so sad ...
It was breaking her heart to see her like this .
Xena was starting to wake up .
" Sorry sweetie , I didn´t mean to wake you up . "
" It´s ok , mom . I´ve been asleep for like forever . It was time for me to wake up . " Xena composed with a melancholic smile on her face .
" Are you feeling better , today ? " Cyrene asked in a concern tone .
" Much better , thank you mom " Xena informed her overprotective mother .
It didn´t bother her anymore , though . She appreciated the fact that she had such an important person to stand by her side , now that she was all torn down .
While cleaning the sheets at this morning , Cyrene found a black rose lying on the top of Xena´s bed . Fortunately she didn´t notice it was there , so Cyrene got the change to throw it away .
Now that she had her daughter back she wouldn´t let anyone and anything take her again .
The day ran slowly .
" Nothing special on this day , as well " Xena thought .
She let a long sigh and continued preparing dinner .
She was thinking about HIM all those days , all those nights ...
" I swear I felt his presence while sleeping , damn it " she couldn´t help wondering all day long .
When would she be able to free herself from this torture ? ...
He couldn´t resist the temptation .
The thought alone of being just inches away from her and not being able to touch her was ripping his guts .
However , staying away from her for a whole week was like an unwilling visit to Tartarus .
He made his best efforts to keep himself from passing out ...
" You have no idea what you´re doing to me , baby " he whispered as gently and smoothly as he ever could .
He stroked her raven , delicate hair and left a black , velvet rose along with his heart and soul before leaving .
A destructive , gloom Abyss unrolled in front of his face .
It was beyond what he could take ...
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" So , what are you going to do now ? " Cyrene asked her while she and Xena were having their dinner .
Xena didn´t know pretty much what she was going to do with her life now . She was just waiting for life to take her whatever it wanted .
She was done fighting anymore , that was far from obvious .
" I am not sure " Xena voiced with a bored tone .
" Sweetheart , you´ve been like this for like a week "
" What do you mean " like this " ? "
" Oh , you know what I mean . You hardly wake up in the morning , when you were actually the first to get up , remember ? Plus you have lost so many weight in a week that even the world´s most thinnest models would be jealous . "
" Look mom , I don´t need to take that from you right now . I am not feeling well at all so do not start any kind of fight , please "
" You must look after yourself and this whole thing with Ares is not going to help you . You gotta get over it . " Cyrene continued ignoring what Xena had just said .
" I thought I told you not to mention his name " Xena´s voice was starting to get angrier and angrier .
" In order to get over this you have to actually go through this. How are you supposed to heal those wounds if you keep running away from them , huh ? "
That was it . Xena knew very well what she had to expect . And that night wasn´t any different .
" You seem like an 90 year old woman Xena . You walk with your head stuck on the floor . Your eyes have circles as dark as nightfall . You don´t bathe . You don´t change your clothes . Gods , Xena ! I swear that if I ever see HIM , I will kill him with my own bare hands , God or not , I could careless about what on Earth his is "
" Stooooooooooop ! " By that time Xena had gone insane . She started screaming like a maniac , tipping the table over .
She stormed into her room and shut the door angrily .
Then , went straight into the warmness of her bed , laid there and started crying painfully .
It wasn´t his fault .
She went off sleeping with Hercules not him .
She bit the pillow so toughly it had to hurt .
Between sobs and pants she finally fell asleep .
( I apologise for the slow rhythm of the story . I am just new to this whole fiction thing . But keep reading , things are going to get interesting )