Sex/Subtext ~ No doubt, nothing but the best. This definitely has some LGTSTTA happening. ;-)

Copyright ~ Universal and MCA owns Xena and Gabrielle as we know. However I claim Capt. Alxender and the story line, which are definitely mine!

Special Dedication ~ I wrote this story for two of my special readers. It�s dedicated to Renotta and Murphy! Murph was one of my very first readers that has stuck with me since point one and she�s read everything of mine. Renotta, however, has been my coach so to say with open arms. She keeps me writing and working with any randomness that comes to mind. I dearly thank Renotta and Murphy for always helping me out and keeping my confidence up. This story has Renotta�s randomness and Murphy�s LGTSTTA. This one is for you both!

Started: July 23^rd 2000 on Sunday
Finished: July 23^rd 2000 on Sunday

Series: Thick as Blood Story: One

~*Part 1*~

The ship crashed deep into the rich blue sea and sprung back up. The majestic red sunset streamed through the clouds and highlighted the boat�s sails. And there on the bow of the ship stood a young warrior with cool wind sweeping past her to blow her short blond hair back.

Gabrielle took a long breath to fill her lungs and her chest rose high with a gradual fall. Her arms were against her chest but she tugged her cloak closer against her body to stop the attacking coldness of the wind.

She had yet to know why she was on this ship. All she knew was her and her soulmate were traveling along the road headed to a town with a port. Xena told her they were headed to this town. Gabrielle figured it was to pick up supplies or for a break. She didn�t care at that point, she was feeling to frustrated to care. Frustrated, angry, rejected� to many emotions. She didn�t necessarily blame them on her soulmate but just on the fate of the past year.

They�d been bouncing every which way with their relationship since they�d returned from Heaven and Hell. The main thing that kept the two women together was Eve, if that child had never been born then their relationship would have never survived the light of day. But Eve was born and so was Gabrielle�s stubbornness to stay and watch over the child no matter the cost of her emotions.

No she didn�t blame Xena for the bouncy relationship, she blamed herself, and she blamed her destiny. Things had been a windmill of problems since their rebirth. Neither soulmate having time for each other and only time to save their lives. It was a hard year emotionally. But now everything had finally settled back down. Eve was off heading to the Amazons to rest there while the soulmates were left with this time to spend together. Gabrielle wasn�t sure about wanting to spend at all.

No though, here she was crashing up and down in this huge merchant ship heading somewhere. Somewhere, no where, anyway where. Xena and her had entered the port about three candlemarks ago. The warrior told her that they were to board the ship. The young warrior quickly asked why and Xena simply responded with, "Just trust me." The warrior-bard couldn�t help but do nothing more or less. So she climbed up the gangplank and onto the ship with her partner.

She had no idea where she was going, what Xena planned, or what she was thinking for doing this. She would be curious and would simply bug her soulmate till she got the explanation. But that�s a would, she wasn�t that woman anymore. Besides, she�d never question her soulmate.

"Warm enough?"

The small warrior glimpsed back to see the dark warrior standing there in her cloak. There was concern written all over her face.

"A little," was Gabrielle�s short response.

Xena gave a silent sigh and stepped up behind her partner, she opened her cloak, and wrapped her arms around her partner.

The young warrior felt her back being drawn into warm leather and Xena�s cloak enclosing her with strong arms. A content sigh escaped her lips.

"Thank you."

Gabrielle dropped her head back. "For what?"

The warrior gazed down into blue eyes. "Trusting me."

The smaller warrior gave a small smile. "Always."

The older woman�s lips held a warm smile and she lowered her head close to Gabrielle�s. She rubbed her left cheek against her soulmate�s.

"Where are we going Xena?" The warrior-bard�s hands curled around the large ones.

"You�ll see� tomorrow." The tall woman pressed her lips against her lover�s cheek. "It�s special."

That began a hint of warmth in Gabrielle. "Now I am interested."

"Good," Xena purred. "You�ll like this."

"I can�t way to see what you have in store."

The warrior quietly laughed.

Gabrielle�s frame faintly shook from her partner�s laugh. She gradually shut her eyes and dropped her head back between crook of Xena�s neck. "I�m exhausted."

"Mmm, me too." Xena�s chin settled onto her soulmate�s head. "All the traveling."

"Not just that." The warrior-bard felt herself stealing away into the movement of the ship and it made her sleepy. "After this year� it was to much."

"It was." Xena�s voice held regret in it.

"Xena�" Gabrielle took a deep breath. "I would go through it all again if it meant having Eve."

"I don�t know myself." The warrior opened her eyes to see the remains of the sun glazing the horizon. "If I could have found a better route I would took it."

"Why?"

"Because I�d die to correct my mistakes." The warrior closed her eyes. "Definitely my mistake in not including you."

"You included me."

"Hardly Gabrielle." The tall woman tightened her arms. "I�ve never brushed you off so badly before and I don�t understand why. But I promise I won�t do it again� I couldn�t. It was to hard for me to stand alone." She lowered her lips close to Gabrielle�s ear. Her eyes were still shut but tighter now as single tears came down her cheeks. "I�m so sorry Gabrielle."

The younger warrior�s eyes were now tightening in control of her emotions. She felt them all smash into her at once and she couldn�t control them. Her soulmate�s words were a form of release to her built up emotions. Sometimes... sometimes it just takes the right words from the right person to correct everything. Hence this led to Gabrielle crying and turning in her partner�s arms and holding tight to her soulmate.

Xena held her lover only tighter because she wanted to show apology in any shape, way, or form. Her release now began with the tears coming down her cheeks. Each bit of emotion was held into the tears.

The warrior-bard�s breathing began to go regular again and she kept her head against her soulmate�s chest. "I am sorry for everything too Xena." Gabrielle lifted her head up. "I know I never said a word about everything� I�m sorry for the silence." She faintly shook her head. "I know how you rely on my talking to tell you how I feel about the relationship but-"

"I know." The warrior shook her head. "I know." She dropped her forehead against her lover�s. "It�s okay because I figured it out, your silence said everything." Her lips slipped into a sad smile. "Let�s try again?"

"Definitely." A sad smile formed onto the small woman�s lips. "We both need each other� us."

Xena�s sad smile spread wider and she leaned down to give a timid kiss. When she pulled back she received a small chuckle from her partner. That only made the warrior�s smile brighten.

"Come here." Gabrielle put her right hand behind her soulmate�s head and pulled her down.

The two women�s lips connected into a strong kiss. It lasted for a minute or two as the water crashed by them and took them away from the world around. And the final rays of sun played off the soulmates leaving them glowing in the early night.

~*Part 2*~

Xena�s right hand had shot out, grasped the rail of the bed to keep she and her partner from rolling out of the bed. The roll of the ship had been strong that time and she wasn�t about to go tumbling out of this small bed with her partner.

Gabrielle opened her eyes and peered into her lover�s. "I hate that."

The warrior quietly laughed. "I agree." She took a deep breath and closed her eyes again. "It�ll slow down when we get around this point."

"How you figure it�s a point?" The warrior-bard closed her eyes too and snuggled her head under her other half�s chin.

"Because the waves picked up and only a half a candlemark ago. I felt the ship begin to turn so that means we�re rounding a point." Xena let a grin take her lips. "There�s wind coming around the point from the sea."

"You�re good."

"I know." The Warrior Princess felt the other female tug the warm blanket back over their bodies. "To many years on the waters."

The Amazon Queen quietly laughed. "Wish I could have been there."

"Mmm." The older woman kissed the top of her partner�s head. "You�d only saved me sooner."

"Dido." A rare grin creased Gabrielle�s lips as it pressed into the warrior�s neck.

Xena simple mirrored the grin herself but she went a bit of seriousness. "Go back to sleep, we�ll be there in about two candlemarks?"

"Really?"

"Really." The warrior pulled her lover in closer to her body. "I�ll wake you when we�re there."

"Xena?"

"Mmm?"

"I love you."

"I love you Gabrielle."

Soon Gabrielle was shifting off into her dreamscape and Xena quickly joined her. Their bodies gently rolled with the rocking of the ship.

~*~*~*~

A warm hand grasped her shoulder and soon warm lips captured hers in a gentle kiss. Gabrielle moaned into the loving kiss while her right hand came out to caress a smooth cheek. When the kiss ended her eyes opened to peer into sky blue ones. "Hi."

Xena was squatting down in front of her partner. "Sleep well?"

"Oh yeah." Gabrielle�s face held a cork grin. "How about yourself?"

"Perfectly� despite the one bad toss."

The warrior-bard chuckled and curled her body up. "Agreed." She let out a sigh. "What�s happening?"

"It�s time for us to leave."

"You�re kidding?" The young warrior shook her head. "And right when I was getting use to this whole water thing."

The warrior grinned. "Don�t worry, you�ll still be seeing plenty of it."

"Really?" The small woman arched an eyebrow and reached to Xena�s hand to hold it tightly. "Want to tell me more?"

"No� how about I show you." Xena smiled, leaned in for a kiss again, and stood up. She lifted her partner up from the bed while holding Gabrielle�s hand. "Get your stuff."

Gabrielle nodded and released the warm hand to collect her things and shrugged on her cloak.

The warrior snatched her items up and walked over to the steps to go to the deck of the ship.

The small woman came up from behind.

"Ready?"

"Yup." Gabrielle followed behind to come to the light of the morning sun.

When on deck they were both greeted by the captain and his warm smile. Captain Alexander and no relations to Alexander the Great. Just plain old Capt. Alex as his crew called him and a rather jolly man.

"Yes the dinghy is ready for ye." The captain led the pair of women to the rail of the starboard side of the ship. He pointed over the rail.

Xena and Gabrielle both glanced over the rail to see small wood rowboat bobbing up and down in the water.

Gabrielle lifted her eyes back up and as she did she spotted a small island before her. She quickly looked up to Xena with wide eyes.

The warrior�s lips shaped into a huge grin at her soulmate. She turned her head to the captain. "Thank you Alex."

"No problem my friend." The man took a deep breath. "The rowboat is stock for three days worth of food and I believe the island contains fruit. You�ll both be fine till we return."

"Great, I owe you big."

"Nah, for old times sake Xena." The captain held his arm out.

Xena smiled warmly and took the large arm in brisk shake. "Thank you. We�ll see you in couple of days."

"Definitely, enjoy the vacation." Alex grinned and released the woman�s arm.

The warrior gazed over to her partner. "Come on."

The Amazon Queen simply nodded and followed her partner while shifting her pack on her back. She came to a rope ladder that was slung against the haul of the ship.

Xena began turned to her partner. "Take my things."

Gabrielle nodded and took the bag from her soulmate. Now she watched her warrior go down the ladder to the rowboat and jump into it.

The rowboat rolled from the shift in weight.

Xena glanced around in it to see all the food and supplies.

"It�s fit for a king Xena!"

The Warrior Princess laughed and lifted her eyes to Alexander. "I�d so say." She gazed over to Gabrielle. "Throw me down our stuff."

The small female nodded and tossed down first Xena�s bag then her own.

The dark female easily caught them and placed them in the bow of the rowboat.

The younger warrior slowly began to descend the ladder feeling it blow in the light breeze. When she reached near the water she hopped into the small boat and felt it roll to her weight.

"Grab the painter."

Gabrielle furrowed her eyebrows. "The who?"

Xena quietly laughed and sat down in the middle seat of the boat. "The bowline." Her eyes rose to the man on the deck of the ship holding the line to the boat.

The warrior-bard followed her gaze to see the sailor holding the line. "Right." She sheepishly smiled and yelled up. "Throw it!"

The man nodded and tossed the bowline.

Gabrielle easily caught it and turned back around to begin to coil the rope like she�d seen.

The warrior watch with an appreciative smile. She then shook her head out of the trance and grabbed the to oars in the boat, inserted them into the oarlocks and began to row. She turned the boat to face the stern towards the island.

"Enjoy my friends!" Alexander waved with a huge smile.

Xena smiled back. "See you soon Alex!" She grinned faintly. "And don�t sink your ship!"

"Don�t talk such words Xena!" Alexander laughed and waved. "Take care aye?"

"Definitely!" The warrior saw her captain friend wink and disappear into the ship.

Gabrielle was currently sitting with the coiled bowline at her feet. "So� how long are we staying on the island?"

"Till Alex returns to get us." Xena kept rowing to send the boat skimming through the calm water towards the shore of the island. "Either tomorrow night or the following morning. Depends on how soon he finishes with his trade."

The small woman nodded and stretched her legs out. "So what made you think of this idea?"

The warrior grinned. "At the point when I thought, Hades I wish I could disappear onto an island with Gabrielle for even a day."

Gabrielle quietly laughed and shook her head. "I agree." She sighed contently. "Nice vacation."

"Of course." The warrior turned her head sidelong to see how close she was coming to the island and that was close.

Within a few moments the rowboat ran into the shore and Xena hopped out with her soulmate. They both pulled the boat onto the beach and unpacked all the supplied onto the beach.

The warrior went back to the boat and reached inside to pull out a long rope. "I want to leave the boat out in the water."

Gabrielle glanced up. "Why is that?"

"Well right not it�s high tide and if we leave it on shore it�ll be stuck on land at low tide." Xena grinned to her partner. "Now if you want to spend two candlemarks shoving the heavy rowboat into the water we can."

The small woman laughed. "No, that�s alright."

"I agree." Xena turned towards the main area of the island, which contained a tiny forest. "Come on, I wanna show you something."

The younger warrior followed behind and they came to a tree.

Xena uncoiled the rope and dropped it to the ground. "Okay, we�re going to tie this rope to this tree and tie the other end to the bow of the boat."

The Amazon Queen crossed her arms against her chest. "So then we can leave the rowboat floating out in deeper water."

"Exactly." The warrior wrapped the one end of the rope around the tree�s trunk. "You�re going to help me with this knot."

The small woman chuckled. "I�ll try." She stepped up beside her companion and gazed at the end of the rope in Xena�s right hand and the other in her right hand. "So what knot are we doing?"

"We�re going to do the bowelin."

Gabrielle nodded and confirmed the name. "Bowelin� sounds good."

"It�s a perfect knot to use for anything." The warrior took the main part of the rope and made an eye and held still held the tail in her left hand. "Okay, here�s how you do this knot, there�s a story with it."

The small warrior grinned. "Perfect for me."

"Definitely." Taking a deep breath the older woman started her explanation. "First with the eye here." Xena pointed. "Make sure that the main part of the line leads under the tail half."

"Okay."

"Now the eye is a hold in the ground and the tail end of this rope is a rabbit." Xena grinned to her partner and took the �rabbit� and placed it under the �hole.� "The rabbit comes up out of the hole." Xena brought the tail of the rope through the eye. "Sees the fox and runs around the tree." She wrapped the tail of the rope around the main line of the rope. "And runs back into the hole." Her fingers slipped the �rabbit� into the hole. "There you go." She tugged on the main line to make the knot snug.

Gabrielle reached out to feel the knot and study it.

The warrior took a deep breath and looked at Gabrielle. "This will hold a warship."

The warrior-bard laughed and reached to the line. "Okay, show me this again."

Xena quickly undid the knot and took her partner�s hands. "Just watch and do it with me."

Gabrielle nodded and felt her soulmate move her hands with the line to create this knot. As she did the knot she repeated the story in her head. By the end she had it and a smile took her lips. "That�s awesome."

The tall woman grinned. "Universal knot." Xena picked up the rest of the line and handed it to her lover. "Now lets tie the other end to the rowboat and shove it into the water."

The young warrior nodded and ambled down the beach while paying out the rope. She came up to the bow of the rowboat.

"Go ahead and do a bowelin in that metal eye."

Gabrielle nodded and kneeled down to try doing the knot on her own through the eye.

Xena however kneeled down untying her boots quickly.

The Amazon Queen tugged the knot tight and glanced over to her partner. "Is that right?"

The warrior pushed her boots aside and looked at the knot. "Perfect." Xena then walked into the water and grasped the stern of the boat. She began to pull it into the water while Gabrielle pushed. Once it was in the water, Xena pulled it into deeper water. Leaving a little slack in the line she glanced into the rowboat for something. Reaching in she extracted an anchor.

"What is that?"

The Warrior Princess chuckled at her friend�s question. "It�s a mushroom anchor."

"Definitely not the norm."

"No, mushroom anchors are for putting a boat out on mooring." Xena carefully dropped the mushroom anchor into the water and towed through the water to the beach. "Lets get a camp set up."

"Where abouts?"

Xena�s face filled with a grin. "On the beach."

~*~*~*~

Gabrielle walked near the edge of the water in her bare feet and slowly sat down. She felt drained. After they�d set the camp up they both went swimming in the clear water. To follow that Xena suggested they just lay out under the sun. But it wasn�t like either of them needed a tan considering all they did was be outside. However it was nice to relax and stay warm under the sun�s touch. Following that was an early dinner and now the sunset was beginning. So here was Gabrielle sitting on the water�s edge watching the makings of a gorgeous sunset.

Xena was back up in the camp making a campfire for the night to keep them warm. Nights along shores were always cold no matter the season. That was one thing she�d always remember about her days on the water.

The small warrior stretched her arms out in front of her body and felt the arm bracelets go tight from her muscles expanding. She sighed and relaxed again.

The warrior came up quietly behind her partner and she only wore her leathers. She sat down behind her partner and placed her hands to Gabrielle�s shoulders and gave a light tug.

Gabrielle followed the command and scouted back to let her body rest into Xena�s world.

Xena kept her arms around her soulmate, encasing her. She slowly propped her legs up and leaned forward to drop her chin on Gabrielle�s shoulder. "Nice day."

"It was." The warrior-bard smile. "I�m tired from a relaxing day� funny."

"It is." The older woman took a deep breath. "To much play wears us out."

A snicker came from Gabrielle. "But the playing isn�t done yet."

"Oh?"

Gabrielle lifted her dark eyes to her soulmate. "No." She�d said it so seriousness and with deep demand.

"Good." Xena�s right hand came up to tip Gabrielle�s chin back more. She lowered her lips to spin Gabrielle into a world of passion.

The younger woman came out of it with heavy breathing. "Oh gods� I missed feeling this way with you."

"I know." The warrior gave a loving smile. "I missed everything about you."

The Amazon Queen nodded faintly. "I missed all of you too."

"Then let me fill you again." Xena came back down to kiss her partner deeply.

Gabrielle whimpered with a need. "Xena?"

The warrior smiled warmly. "You sure after everything?"

"Definitely." The small woman shook her head. "I�ve missed the feeling of you owning me." Gabrielle turned around to straddle her hips over Xena�s lap. "Please, I miss you."

Xena smiled deeply while keeping her eyes locked with forest green eyes. "Here we go."

The younger warrior laughed and took her soulmate�s lips strongly.

The warrior kept the kiss going and rolled her friend onto her back and pressed her body into Gabrielle�s but sat back up to study her soulmate.

Gabrielle�s chest rose high with her breasts from her breath.

Xena stayed straddling her lover�s hips and gazing down over her. "Perfection."

The small woman quietly laughed. "I know, I love looking at you� perfection."

"You�re bad." Xena leaned down.

"No, just telling the truth." Gabrielle put her hand behind her partner�s head while kissing her.

The warrior�s hands slipped down to her soulmate�s thighs and went from the outside to the inside carefully slipping over soft skin.

Gabrielle groaned into the kiss and felt her warrior end the kiss only to deliver warm kisses to her neck. Each kiss left a small fire to only increase the flames intensity inside of her.

Xena�s hands grazed up to Gabrielle�s stomach and directly under the maroon top. Her lips rose back up to the other woman�s ear. "Do you know how much your body controls mine?" she purred out deeply.

"As much as yours controls mine." The warrior-bard arched her stomach into Xena�s.

The warrior grinned and brushed her lips against her partner�s lips. "You�ll always own me." Xena�s lips traced along Gabrielle�s cheek to brush against the soft lips.

Gabrielle shut her eyes tight. "And you only own all of me Xena." Her hands tightly grasped Xena�s shoulders and pressed her larger body down to grind against her own.

The older woman smiled to herself. "I know." Xena finished her statement with a powerful kiss.

As the sensual kiss went on, Gabrielle managed to slide the leather straps off her soulmate�s shoulders.

This soon brought about the pair removing their clothes in desperate need to feel each other fully. But it still left Gabrielle crazily pinned against the sand with her partner straddling her hips yet now nude.

Xena grasped her soulmate�s hands that were on her sides. She laced their hands together while leaning forward and sliding her body down Gabrielle�s. Xena�s lips brushed along Gabrielle�s collarbone and down her chest.

The Amazon Queen�s body shivered with a moan. "Gods."

The warrior grinned and brought her lips farther down to the beginning of Gabrielle�s left breast. Now she spread her arms out with Gabrielle�s and slipped her lips around the nipple of her soulmate�s left breast.

The smaller female moaned as her lover�s silky tongue ran across her nipple and the lips began to suck. Then a deep groan escaped her when Xena�s teeth grazed over her nipple. Her right breast began to feel the need and she showed the need by pressing her body into Xena�s.

Xena grinned and pulled away from the left breast to trail her lips across to the other breast. But she didn�t take the nipple at first chance. Instead her tongue slipped out to begin at the base of her soulmate�s breast and swirl around the full breast coming closer to the nipple in pure teasing.

Gabrielle gave her response to this by tightening her hold on Xena�s hands and now it was her breasts arching into the warrior�s mouth.

The older woman easily agreed not being able to hold back herself. So she began to create the strong fire more in her soulmate�s core. Gabrielle's center that at the right moment she would release and leave Gabrielle in a world of pure passion.

After working the right breast, Xena traced her lips down across the strong stomach. And her lips came right above her soulmate�s mound to let her tongue graze over the skin there.

Gabrielle sucked in her breath and shut her eyes tightly while her grasp on her partner�s hands tightened.

Xena grinned because she could even taste her partner from here. She carefully released her warrior�s small hands and ran her fingertips down Gabrielle�s sides to grasp her hips now.

"Oh gods please Xena." The small woman�s hands came down to run through dark long hair. Gabrielle was lightly pressing Xena�s head down while lifting her center into her soulmate�s mouth.

The warrior grinned and only took control by flickering her tongue over Gabrielle�s center.

The warrior-bard lost control and dropped her hips down and she lowered her hands to her stomach. She then shifted her right hand down to her own center to spread open her folds.

The older woman grinned and ran her tongue lightly across the small fingers but next dipped her tongue into the warm flowing center.

"Xena." Gabrielle�s eyes were unfocused while her body erupted with a wild fire. Her body only attempting to cool through the sweat over her body but only Xena could save her.

Xena was just doing that by flickering, dipping, and running her tongue through the folds to her soulmate�s center. She then slipped her lips over the folds to begin a slow suck. Without warning she suddenly felt her lover�s legs wrap around her waist to gain some sanity of control. To help, she reached forward with her right hand to take Gabrielle�s right hand from her own hot center.

The warrior-bard held tightly and her other left hand was grasping the other woman�s right shoulder.

The warrior slowly slipped her tongue into her soulmate�s center and began to swirl her tongue inside. And she found Gabrielle reaction to be a low scream with her heavy breathing.

Gabrielle could still faintly hear the crashing of the waves but barely for her ears buzzed. Jolts went flying through her body with each movement of Xena�s tongue. The heat was moving faster each moment with no rest.

Xena gradually slipped her tongue out with the essence of her soulmate contained in her lips.

"Please Xena." The younger woman opened her eyes to peer down at her soulmate.

The warrior placed the palm of her hand at the head of her soulmate�s mound. She came up to capture Gabrielle�s lips so she could taste herself.

This only caused the Amazon Queen to moan deeply with a plea.

"Gabrielle," the warrior sensual moaned from her lips. "You�re going to explode."

The small woman whimpered with her heavy breathing and feeling her soulmate�s hot body enflame her own body. "Only by your demand� Xena." She�d whispered that in deep attempt.

"Exactly." Xena captured the warm lips again and as she did her index finger went inside of her partner.

Gabrielle lightly yelled into Xena�s mouth.

The warrior quickly pulled back from the kiss knowing her partner would need air. She felt her soulmate�s grip on her right hand tighten so that led to Xena slipping her middle finger as well. Slowly she slid her fingers in and out to control Gabrielle.

The small warrior was completely in the warrior�s trust. Becoming lost into the warrior�s world of ecstasy that she never wanted to escape. Now she could feel her center begin it�s tightening around Xena�s fingers even more so when a third finger entered.

Xena peered down with a huge grin and she lowered her head down close to Gabrielle�s chest. She continued her movement of her fingers in an increasing speed. She knew she�d join Gabriele in this cataclysm of passion.

Gabrielle�s eyes were wide, her chest filled fully, and her eyes rammed shut tight as Xena�s fingers gave a good five pushes. That�s when the next world crashed over her with a splash of colors that left her screaming out Xena�s name to shake the world around.

Right in harmony was Xena screaming Gabrielle�s name out in desperate after effect. She joined Gabrielle but not quite in the same measure. Non-the-less it left her falling into her partner�s body and her body molding with Gabrielle�s.

The soulmates were left in dramatic breathing, spinning heads, and slowly dying fires. Their droplets of sweat mixed together right along with their own essences.

Xena glided carefully her fingers from their home to the open world. Soon her arms were rapping around Gabrielle to roll to their bodies to the right.

Gabrielle lay resting on top of her partner still fighting to come back to reality with a heavy breath.

The warrior kissed the top of her lover�s head and kept a hold of her tightly. Her eyes shut while she waited for her partner to slowly come back.

The warrior-bard buried her head between Xena�s breasts. She slowly felt the fire seeped out her from body and her strength came back. "I missed� that."

The older woman laughed and lifted her head to place a kiss to her partner�s head. "Me too."

"Yeah?" Gabrielle slowly lifted her head. "Well� it�s your turn." She lovingly took her partner�s lips.

After the kiss Xena asked, "You recovered this fast?"

"Only so I could take you farther for longer." Gabrielle grinned while her right hand slid down to Xena�s center and her palm pressed hard there. "That�s were I�ll start you."

~*Part 3*~

The following day only brought time for the soulmates to rest in their arms. There wasn�t a second that one was not touching the other. It had been to long since time had been spent together and now was the time to make it up. The soulmates soon found out how amazing a day could be for them for by that early evening Alexander�s ship arrived.

For a moment the pair almost refused to go back on the ship but only because they still remembered Eve.

Eve whom stilled waited for them in the Amazon village. She was waiting, Xena was waiting, and Gabrielle was waiting to begin this family all over again. This was a second chance and neither three of the women were about to mess it up. So that led to the soulmates back onto the ship to head back into Greece from the mysterious island.

The soulmates were left with their deep connection brought back. Because the second day brought about talking and understanding between the pair. Such understanding that they would never need to speak to understand, they would just merely know the other. They understood themselves and ultimately each other only as soulmates could. But silence could speak louder then a yell ever could and that�s what the soulmates learned through time.

To Mini Series One

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