Alright, here is part 2 of I don’t know how many parts (I think I write till my ideas run out)

I hope that its not to many wrong spelled words. I may be good in English here in Sweden but I still feel like a beginner!!!!

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"Alright Gabrielle, spill it out." Xena said to a unusually quiet Gabrielle.

"What do you mean Xena? I’m just a bit tired." Gabrielle said, forcing herself to smile at her best friend.

"I know you Gabrielle, something has happened, you have not been yourself for days. You hardly eat, sleep or talk, things that your are an expert at."

"Thanks a lot Xena," Gabrielle said with hurt.

"Gabrielle, you know what I mean. Your are not yourself. I’m worried about you, please tell me what has happened:" Xena said.

"Ares." Said Gabrielle very quiet.

"Ares? You have seen him, did he hurt you:" Xenas blue eyes turned to ice at the thought of the God hurting her best friend.

"More the other way around I think," Gabrielle said turning and meeting Xenas eyes.

"What do you mean Gabrielle, how could you possibly hurt him??"

"I turned him down."

"You turned him down?" Xena couldn’t help it. She began to laugh. "You turned down the almighty Ares, God of War. Damn his ego really must be low right now." Gabrielle just looked at her without any sign that she thought that it was funny. Xena stopped laughing, looked at Gabrielle and realized that her mind had perhaps accepted that she and Ares wouldn’t have a future but her heart hadn’t.

"By the Gods Gabrielle, you’re really in love with him." She said amazed. Xena knew that Gabrielle had feelings for Ares, feelings of love. But she didn’t know that they were so deep.

"Its nothing Xena, it will pass, I’m sure it will." Gabrielle said.

But Xena wasn’t that sure.

"Gabrielle, I don’t know how to say this."

"What?"

"I don’t think it will pass."

"What??? What do you mean? Of course it will pass, it must." Gabrielle said almost hysterical.

"Gabrielle, what if Ares would show up here right now, at this moment. What would you feel, What would you do?"

Gabrielle stood silent watching Xena. Then her shoulders slumped down and she said in a tiny voice: "My heart would jump with joy and I would run to his arms. Gods Xena what do I do?" She said and stretched her arms towards her best friend.

Xena took Gabrielle in her arms, rocking her slowly as though she were a baby, watching Gabrielle cry out her pain.

She noticed after a while that Gabrielle was calming down a bit and stopped crying.

"Gabrielle, I want you to lay down a bit and take a nap. I will go to the nearest village and buy some food."

Gabrielle started to protest, but she realized that she was exhausted. And decided that taking a nap was a good idea.

"Alright Xena, I will do that. Don’t be too long and by me some walnut bread. And stay out of trouble."

"Trouble, you’re talking to me? I never get in trouble." Xena said flashing a smile at Gabrielle who just shook her head at her.

"Just stay away from anyone that looks like a bad person."

"Yes, mum, I will do that". Xena said sounding like a small girl.

Gabrielle couldn’t help it she started laughing and she still laughed watching Xena and Argo ride away to get some food. And soon she slept like a little girl.

From a hill, Xena watched Gabrielle sleep. She hoped that Gabrielle would forgive her for what she would do now. She hated lying to her but she needed answers and there was only one person that could give them to her. Ares!

To be Continued in Part 3….