| Title: Don�t Yell At Me! Author: Hergerbabe Fandom: Xena Pairing: J/A Rating: PG Archive: AJCS, JLA, CKoS Disclaimer: Not mine so bugger off Summary: Not long enough for one Thank you Christine :) as always inspirational and a beta magician Don�t Yell At Me! �Joxer.� �Jus� go away!� Joxer frowned drunkenly. Xena started to pull Gabrielle away, �But, Xena�� �Leave it, Gabrielle, he needs to be alone.� Joxer watched his friends leave, scowling. Then he downed his drink and ordered yet another, intent on oblivion. Gentle hands pulled the flagon out of his grasp. �Hey!� he exclaimed in protest. �Oh, it�s you. What do you want?� He reached for his drink again. �Don�t you think you�ve had enough?� �What�s it to *you*? Huh? What do you care?� �Joxer!� �No! All you ever do is tell me what I can and can�t do, or yell at me,� Joxer protested. �I yell because I care.� �Yeah, sure, whatever,� Joxer was drunk enough that he didn�t care what he said. �You can�t tell me what to do all the time. You can�t tell me how I should live, it�s not your business.� �It�s *not*?� �No! And you didn�t have to yell at me this morning,� Joxer slurred. �You nearly got yourself killed!� �You�re yelling again,� Joxer pointed out. �Sorry. I yelled because you scared me.� �*You*? You were scared?� Joxer frowned, �Why? Go on, you�ve never told me why you bother with me at all.� �What do you mean �bother� with you?� �Don�t avoid the question,� Joxer raised an eyebrow. �You�re going to make me say it, aren�t you?� Joxer snorted, �I can�t *make* you do anything.� �Fine, you want to know why I �bother� with you?!� Joxer nodded. �Because I love you, damn it!� Joxer smiled, �Finally. Was that really so hard?� �I guess not.� �Good, we can go home now,� Joxer tried to stand. �Oh we can, can we?� �Just take me home, please, I�m getting a headache.� �I�m not surprised, what were you thinking?� �I was thinking, I love you too, Ares.� Joxer hugged his lover tightly. �Now can we please go home?� �Definitely.� the end |