Birth of Daniel
"Xena!" Cleopatra exclaimed seeing Xena in the market as she was being carried along to one of her ships to relax along the Nile she had wanted to take a trip through the village to see how it was doing.
"Cleopatra!" Xena exclaimed seeing her. She went over to her and they hugged as best they could around Xena's protruding belly.
"Oh Xena you're pregnant, come, come you must join me and tell me all about it." Xena was reluctant too but sat beside Cleopatra anyway. Soon they were aboard one of her ships.
"Let's just say that if a certain God found out about this my son will be screwed." Cleopatra nodded.
"Don't worry I won't tell a soul, but you must stay in the palace with me." Xena shook her head.
"No, I have a nice home in the village and I sell fish in the market, I need to do this on my own for a while, but we'll visit twice a week when we can." Cleopatra nodded. She understood that Xena needed to be independent and care for the child herself. She didn't want the luxury of ordering a slave to take care of it.
"Well if you need a slave to help out let me know it's the least I can do for you." Xena nodded.
"I think that'll be a long way off, but all right." Xena enjoyed herself and soon they returned to the village. She went home and straight to bed, the baby tired her out immensely. That night the baby finally decided after being two weeks over due that it was time for his arrival. It took all her strength not to scream out and she labored all night. By the middle of the morning he arrived safe and healthy. She cut the cord and swaddled him. He was bald except for the patch of dark black hair on his head. She thanked the Egyptian Gods he looked exactly like her. She kissed his forehead repeatedly.
"Welcome to the world Daniel." Once he had, had his first feeding and was settled beside her they both slept through the day waking up every so often to eat. They were both physically tired. By the end of the week Xena gathered up her strength and began her trade again she had a living to make with Daniel strapped to her chest. With a diet of fish and fruits she lost the baby weight quickly it helped that she worked out every day and picked one hour out of every day to train instead of sleep. She had to keep up her skills, who knew when they might be needed again. She had to protect her son at all costs and if that meant she lost sleep than so be it.