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Authors Note : Well chapter two is here, sorry for the delay. Please R&R and I hope you enjoy…
The Calling Of Fate
After the initiation Gabrielle and Xena decided on taking a walk, Xena really wanted to find out where she now stood in Gabrielle's life.
"Hey Xena?" Gabrielle asked stopping, "does an Amazon Princess beat a Warrior Princess?"
"Do you really want to find out?" Xena asked sarcastically smiling.
"Guess not," she replied smiling back at her best friend.
Xena and Gabrielle heard commotion coming from the direction of the Amazon tribe and headed back.
The Amazon's parted as Xena and Gabrielle walked towards the commotion.
"Here he is Princess, the murderer himself," Valaska said pushing the prisoner forward onto his knees.
"Crasis?" Gabrielle asked confused.
"Yes Gabrielle, I never killed the Amazon believe me," he replied struggling against the restraints.
"That Amazon has a name," she said coldly, "and it's Therase."
"Gabrielle please believe me when I say I have changed since the day you saved me I never killed her," he begged.
"You saved him?" Ephiny questioned.
"Yes," Gabrielle said looking at the floor, "but I should have just let Caesar kill him."
"Gabrielle," Xena said shocked at her best friend, "we shouldn't jump to conclusions."
"Put him in a cell, we'll decide what to do with him later," she said waving her hand hatred for the man who she had saved.
"Gabrielle that was very well handled," Malosa, Queen of the Amazons praised.
"Malosa, I must speak to you," Valaska interrupted before Gabrielle could reply.
Valaska and Malosa walked away from the tribe into Malosa's hut, "what is it Valaska?" she asked.
"I should be the Amazon Princess Malosa and you know it, I'm next in line by blood."
"It doesn't matter Valaska, Therase asked Gabrielle to accept the right of cast and she did, I can't change that," Malosa replied before heading out of her hut leaving Valaska even more annoyed.
Valaska stormed out of the hut and away form the tribe Xena watched her and followed her, she was definitely up to something.
"Xena where are you going?" Gabrielle asked seeing that she was heading towards the woods.
"Just for a walk," she replied looking over her shoulder and continued walking.
Gabrielle watched her curiously before turning her attention back to the Amazons.
Xena watched as Valaska stood between trees cooling down from the argument with Malosa, Xena heard a noise behind her and spun round as she turned back Valaska was gone, Xena walked forward into the opening. Valaska jumped out of the tree with a vine and tied it round Xena.
"Clever Xena," she taunted, "now poor Gabrielle is all alone."
"The Amazons won't let you hurt her," Xena said watching Valaska.
"Well they'll die too," she replied smiling, "bye Xena."
Xena watched Valaska walk away slipping easily from the vine tied around her.
Valaska headed into the tribe and straight to the cell Crasis was being held in.
"You murderer are going to die," she said pulling him out by the restraints and outside to the tribe.
"Gabrielle," she announced and they all turned round, "as Amazon Princess it is your right to kill the murderer, and it's time he died."
Crasis was pushed to his knees in front of Gabrielle who took a dagger from Ephiny.
"Kill him Gabrielle," Valaska said standing behind her also holding a dagger.
Gabrielle raised the dagger and went to stab him before she had a chance Valaska stabbed her in the back causing her to drop the dagger to her feet.
Gabrielle slowly turned around the dagger still sticking out of her back she tilted her head to the side, "ouch that hurt, don't try and kill a God." Gabrielle threw out her hands and Valaska flew backwards landing on the floor unconscious. She held out her right hand palm up and the dagger from her back appeared she smiled at Crasis and raised it again.
"No Gabrielle!" Xena shouted running towards them, "don't kill him!"
"Where's the fun in that?" she asked smirking at Xena before plunging the dagger into Crasis' chest.
"Gabrielle?" Xena asked watching her friend kick Crasis in the chest and looking at the blood covered dagger.
"No not her," she replied turning to face her smirking and holding the dagger to her face.
"Hope, I should have known," Xena said watching her every move.
"Yes you should have Xena," she replied ready to kill again.
