AS THE SUN FALLS UP ON YOUR WAKING DREAMS
Lila took a long sip from the wooden goblet enjoying the taste as she listened to Itzli who had just finished telling the story about what had happened in Mexica when her sister had arrived to right her wrongs. He had been telling it with utter joy as if he needed to tell it. He wasn't bad at all when it came to telling the story he had every one hooked on his every word. She took another long drink before looking up. "So the sun gods city floats on the water?" Itzli looked up it was great to be able to tell this story and listen to his brothers story which had been so interesting. He looked up eyeing Gabrielle's younger sister. "Oh yes you should see it, it's very beautiful paradise. Maybe one day under better circumstances if you return here, I'll be able to visit."
He put a hand on his chest. "By then the repairs should all be done, I believe" He stopped realizing just what he'd said in his stupid haste to talk about the beauty of his city. He watched as Xena looked up sharply eyeing him in annoyance. Her gaze turned to her lover who wasn't really listening instead she was playing with her sai blade. Xena turned sharply she didn't even want to give her lover the chance to recall that memory even if she'd only heard it with in air shot. She narrowed her gaze eyeing Itzli. "You mean the damage I caused in side Huitzilopochtli main keep?" Itzli laughed hoping that his laugh didn't come off as fake. He watched as Gabrielle looked up. "You should have seen the damage she did Huitzilopochtli's keep, she ruined it."
Xena raised her hand going along with him. "Yeah well that was his fault, for having a weapon's room, which I could ruin." Itzli kept his eyes fixed on Gabrielle's. "You should have seen them fight over you, I watched Xena pick up this huge Greek shields, what do you call them?" Gabrielle looked at her sai blade for a moment before looking up. "We call them Aspis." Itzli eased up his hands. "Well your lover took one of those and started to beat Huitzilopochtli's face in with it, it was amazing to watch." Xena felt her smile form seeing that Gabrielle's attention was on her fully now. "He was asking for it at the time." She put her hand up running it through her lover's blonde hair watching as the younger woman turned giving her a smile filled with gratitude.
She raised her eyebrow meeting her lovers green eyes before leaning forward to kiss her lips very gently before pulling away. "I would do it all over again in a heartbeat if it was asked off me." Lila blinked this was new she'd never seen Xena kiss her sister in front of others. The Xena she remembered would kiss Gabrielle out of site where no could see them. She remembered may times when they visited that the Warrior Princess would take Gabrielle to the barn and kiss her out of site. She used to follow them staying out of site. It was more curiosity than anything else she hadn't been around same gender relationships that much and another part of her had wanted to know why her sister was drawn to the ex warlord.
One thing she had come to realize after watching was that Xena loved Gabrielle it had showed in all her actions. Gabrielle had control and if she said no Xena had always listened. After seeing this had started to take her side against her father and helped her mother to come around more to the idea of them both being a couple. Xena looked up meeting Itzli's gaze again. "Congratulations on your promotion to ambassador Itzli no one deserves that more than you." Itzli shook his head. "Well I have you both to thank for that." He took hold of Gabrielle's weapon hand gently. "There's an awful lot which you and Xena have taught me and I'm grateful truly for that." Gabrielle looked at him for long moment. "I'm just glad that you got to see me for who I really am not for who I was." Itzli gave her a wide smile. "If it where up to me I'd make them change your name to Gold Jaguar rather than Blood Jaguar since your old name really doesn't suit you anymore, because the old you no longer exists."
"Excuse me may we join you?"
Itzli looked up sharply catching sight of Ohtli who was standing behind them the head warrior slowly removed his headdress. "All that gods have retired to there personal rooms and my duty shift has ended." He turned sharply to Ahexotl who was standing behind him his glowing eyes watching with great interest. "You see Coaxoch also has a question that he wishes to ask off Gabrielle." Tlaloc didn't think as moved forward instantly kneeling as he lowered his head in the hummingbird warrior's presence. He could see Amoxtli just staring at the heavenly warrior the awe as clear as day on her face and Lila's. He breathed in deeply. "I am humbled by your presence great heavenly warrior I will leave should you ask it."
Coaxoch stepped forward. "You, Itzli and Amoxtli do not need to kneel in my presence you have both found your place in Mexica and have shown great honour that is commendable by those of us who have served in heaven. Your places in paradise will be waiting when the time comes." Tlaloc looked up slowly. "Thank you heavenly warrior, for your kind words." Ohtli watched as the others moved aside giving them room to sit down he sat down picking up some of the alcohol pouring a goblet. He raised it looking at Gabrielle and Xena. "Here's to your great victory in the elder god's city." He watched as the other raised there goblets. "May you have many more like it."
Coaxoch put a hand on his chest. "I can not drink or eat but I wish both of you the same." He paused meeting Gabrielle's living gaze again. "Do not think me as rude but I wish to know something important a pressing question that has been playing on my mind." Gabrielle took in a deep breath why did she get the feeling that she wasn't going to like this? Coaxoch looked up slowly. "Like you I fought my way up to the jaguar god's temple over a hundred years ago, I died on the last step before I could get in to the keep and I ascended in to the hummingbird heaven. I was able to open some of the heavenly gateways but not enough to bring down all the heavenly armies."
He eased out his hand watching as Itzli let go of Gabrielle's weapon hand. "When you died you brought down all the armies, what did you do to bring them all up on the Jaguar god's city? What was your last thought before you died?" He looked up hearing that the room had gone silent, he could see the Warrior Princess's eyes turning to uncertainty it was as if he wasn't the only one who wanted to know. Xena leaned over putting her arm around her lover keeping her voice to a gentle whisper as she leaned over to her ear. "You don't have to answer this Gabrielle." She wasn't sure if the younger woman was ready for this all she could envision of that moment was how much Gabrielle had suffered and how much pain she'd been in. She couldn't imagine her lover being able to think anything other than her pain.
She didn't want the younger woman to be forced to relive her suffering. Gabrielle breathed in raising her hand. "No I'm fine I can answer this." She took in another deep breath closing her eyes. "I want to answer this." She opened her eyes meeting Coaxoch's feeling her lover arm tighten around her waist. "When I died I was thinking of a moment myself and Xena shared on the beach in Apollonia back in Greece when we were on vacation there." She watched as her lover turned slightly the surprise as clear as day in her face. "We were playing on the sand and I asked her if she'd love me if I was evil." She felt a smile slowly form as she put her hand on Xena's. "She said that she'd love me forever and I kissed her, I remembered every moment it was as if I was reliving it again."
Xena felt herself freeze for a moment before her mind snapped back in to gear. She was surprised that, that was the memory her lover had thought about. She could remember that day clearly at that moment in time she'd wanted to change things in their relationship. That had been her first steps down that road, sealed with that kiss which had led to making love on the warm sands. Gabrielle lowered her gaze. "That was the last thing that went through my mind before I died." Coaxoch blinked he felt the understanding suddenly flood in to his mind. He put a hand on his chin he couldn't bring down the armies because he had not done things right. He had not seen the truth in his own death.
He met her forest green gaze. "It makes sense to me now, you wanted to only to be yourself, when I died I wanted to be some one different I had not come to accept myself for who I was and that was why not enough of the armies could come through." He put his hands together. "Thank you for telling me what I needed to know." Xena turned looking to Gabrielle's eyes. "Thank you." Gabrielle looked at her for a long moment. "For what?" Xena shook her head. "For thinking about me…" Gabrielle raised her eyebrows. "Who else would I think about?" Xena breathed in deeply. "I haven't always been kind to you Gabrielle I know there may have been other memories that you may have wanted to think about."
Gabrielle moved the sai blade putting it back in its holder as she met the other taller woman's light blue gaze. "I would always think about Xena nothing will ever change that. I know it hasn't always been good between us, but I don't care for what's happened between us in the past anymore." She felt her smile widen. "I know you're not like that anymore and that you have changed, Mexica has brought out the best in you. You fought to free me when I didn't even know who you were and I love you all the more for doing it." Xena leaned forward meeting the other woman's lips, the action was with out thought. She didn't care who was watching ether that didn't bother her anymore. It was a slow and tender kiss which wasn't long but it didn't need to be. She pulled away smiling at the other woman realizing that everyone was talking again giving them there moment out of respect. She moved her hand putting it under her lovers chin raising her head slightly keeping her voice to a whisper once more. "Thank you sweetheart."
8
Xochiquetzal took in a deep breath trying to get her breath back which was so difficult at this moment in time. Her body was on fire and every nerve ending felt like it was firing all at once. The blissful high might have been over only a few moments ago but she knew that Chantico could keep going when she was like this. She wasn't going to lie she liked this part of her lover, but at the same time she didn't always have the stamina to catch up and go with it. She took in another long deep breath, feeling the other woman's hands move all over her naked body. She could feel the other woman's weight on top of her keeping her in place in this blissful trap.
She closed her eyes this last few hours had been pure bliss on so many levels and she could honestly say that she hadn't felt this good in such a long time, relearning her lover's body all over again had been a dream in itself. She didn't want it end but she knew it would have to she needed to drink and get some of her energy back. She felt her thoughts get cut off as her lovers teeth suddenly dug in to her neck causing her body to almost spark out of control before she could stop it. She grabbed the other woman's back feeling her nails dig in as she tried to ride the sensation along the feeling of her lover's teeth biting very gently in to her skin.
She blinked feeling her body return to normal, she raised her hand feeling the teeth leave her neck as she stroked the other woman's face. "Please stop." Chantico blinked looking in to the other woman's eyes realizing in an instant that the other woman was tired. She could see it in her eyes as clear as day. She lowered her gaze feeling the guilt sweep over in her need to feel the other woman again. She had pushed slightly too hard and forgotten that Xochiquetzal didn't have her stamina. Aztec gods just like mortals could become tired even dozy. She looked up slightly. "I'm sorry I forget myself sometimes."
Xochiquetzal eased up the other woman hand kissing it. "No please don't be, you have no idea how long I have wanted to be with you this way again." She felt her content smile widen. "I just forget that you have always had more strength that me as the fires of earth give you, your power which is so much stronger than mine." Chantico leaned forward gently kissing her lips as she regained her calm and control. "No if any of us has power than it's you, you who rule over all the power I have." Xochiquetzal watched as she moved back she eased up her hand running it down the long scar on her lover's face. "I love your charm, others don't see it because they don't see you the way I do."
She eased up her hand putting it on the other woman's lips enjoying the slight sight of the double canines which where locked together. "They see too much of the fire but do not realize that it's gentle, kind and warm in a way that they cannot fathom." She eased her hand through the long dark hair watching as it spilt through her fingers. She felt the other woman weight shift off her giving her more room to breath. She looked up seeing the one good green eye look down in deep thought as the other carried on looking forward. "Is their something troubling you?" Chantico looked up slightly feeling the other woman move under her arm locking her body back in to hers. "You think to much off me, I feel."
Xochiquetzal shook her head moving her finger along one of the scars on the taller woman's shoulder. "No I don't and you know it, I just see you in a way that others don't and its there fault that they can't see what I see." She moved her fingers along another long scar on her lover's waist. "You should realize that I have never lied when I've spoken off you." Chantico felt her good eye dart. "I know you have never lied that's one of the reasons why I always loved you. You told me the truth while others lied to me or turned me away." She turned meeting the other woman's violet gaze. "I have a question which I need to know." Xochiquetzal raised her hand. "Go ahead."
Chantico breathed in deeply refocusing her thoughts. "Your head guard said that you wanted to have a child with me, was that true?" Xochiquetzal looked up sharply, she felt so uncertain about answering the question. "I am sorry that you had to hear that second hand from Ohtli, what he said was true and he only said it because I have a friendship with him and I trust him more than any other of my other warriors." She looked down sadly. "When Tezcatlipoca made my home my prison he was one of the few people I could talk to including my brother, and I used to tell them both how much I missed you and that I wished that had a child with you. Because then I'd have a child who I could love and was a part of you."
Chantico looked up feeling understanding as it dawned on her she took in another deep breath. "If I had known you wanted this I would have dropped my power and let yours take over during our long nights. I wish that you had told me that you wanted a child I would have given you one with out question." Xochiquetzal shook her head sadly. "I never told you because I didn't want to burden you with that, I didn't think you would want it and I was too afraid to ask, I thought that if I did you might leave. I was never sure that you'd want to settle down like that, you've always been the type who wants to travel and explore."
She took in another deep breath. "I wanted you to have the child because you wanted it as well not just to please me. That was something else that kept me from asking you because I wanted you to want it just as much as me and not for it to be seen as a gift to please me." Chantico blinked as she looked at the other woman. "I would never have walked away from you Xochiquetzal I love you far too much, you were the best thing that ever happened to me. Its true I do travel and explore but the truth is I never found what I was looking for I only ever found that when I met you in those temple ruins."
She leaned over kissing the other woman's lips. "Believe me when I say that if you'd asked me for a child I would have given you one and not as a gift I would have given you a child because I wanted to have it with you. I still would if it meant bearing your child and bringing it in to the world for all the other gods to see and to know that it was ours and no one could take that away from us." Xochiquetzal took in a deep breath she knew now was not the right time for them to have a child. They both needed time with each other to refocus themselves. It filled her heart with joy just to know that the other woman wanted to have a child with her. Even now after all they'd been through.
To know that she loved her and would never have run away at the thought made her even happier. She leaned up kissing her lips gently and slowly wanting the kiss to be as feeling as possible and to show everything she felt that she couldn't express in words. She pulled away slowly watching as the other woman smiled the good green eye looking in to her own. "Then can I ask you that when the time is right can we bring a child in to the world?" Chantico felt her smile widen. "Yes when everything has settled down and we have had more time together and all is right again I will help you bring our child in to the world." She felt the other woman's arms wrap around her tightly, she understood why her lover had said what she'd said. They needed a lot more time together for the good of each other.
She leaned down meeting her lover's lips again enjoying the moment only to have her thoughts shattered by the door being knocked hard. She turned around sneering in anger. "What is it we are busy!?" Xochipilli's gentle voice hit the air on the other side. "I apologise, I am well aware that you are both busy." Chantico rolled her eyes trust him to be the first person to know what they were doing. Xochiquetzal laughed slightly hearing her brother's playful tone. He was enjoying this she was sure of it. "What's wrong Xochipilli?" Xochipilli voice came again. "We need you back in the keep, the other gods are gathering. I believe its time to send a lot of our guests home I don't think ether you would want to miss this."
End of part 126
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