DISCOVERIES 2 Part 3
By D.virtue
“Regent Jambers you can find your way out right?” Xena asked of the Regent.
“ Yes My Lord.”
“ Good, I’ll be in touch.” Xena stated as she and the others headed for the
main dining hall.
Diana and Gabrielle walked together whispering to each other as did Xena and
Questra commented on the two young girls in front of them.
“ Okay, so how are we going to beat them?” Gabrielle asked of Diana.
“ I don’t know yet, we have to see what they want to have as the challenge,
then we can decide what to do then.”
“ Hm...well why can’t we decide what we want the challenge to be?”
“ Gabrielle think about who we’re talking about here? You know they’re going
to want to decide that, it’s a control thing.” Diana said gesturing towards
the two women behind them.
“ So, what do you think we should make the challenge be?” Questra asked of
Xena.
“ Hmm... How amorous is Gabrielle?”
“ You would be truly surprised at how amorous she is, you should be proud?”
“ Oh, why is that?”
“ Because she told me sometime ago that it was you who welcomed her into
womanhood.”
“ That is true. I guess I did have something to do with her abilities,
although she still had a LOT to learn.” Xena stated.
“ I know, but she is such a willing lover, and she learns very quickly.”
Questra stated with appreciation.
“ Well, I think we should challenge them to a challenge of wills.”
“ Wills?”
“ Yes, whoever makes the other give in, then the other two win.”
“ Give in? To what?”
“ Their need, and desire.”
“ Now Lord Xena, I think that is absolutely and completely unfair, you know
who’s going to win that.”
“ Hm...I know, that’s why I think it should be the challenge.”
“ I agree.”
The four women sat down at the Royal reserved table and Diana turned to Xena
and asked, “ So....love, what do you want the challenge to be?”
“ Whoever can hold out the longest.” Xena said with a smirk.
“ Hold out the longest? “ Gabrielle asked with knitted brows.
Diana’s brows knitted for a moment, and then she caught it just as Questra was
smirking at the two of them.
“ YOUR KIDDING?!!” Diana shrieked.
“ What? What is it?” Gabrielle asked anxiously.
“ Nope, that’s it, I expect for you both to follow through on your boast.”
Xena stated with seriousness in her tone.
Diana looked at Questra and then at Xena and then Gabrielle who was still
asking for someone to tell her.
“ The challenge is for either them or us to not give in to our, NEEDS...
“Diana emphasized.
Gabrielle looked at Diana for a few more moments, and then it dawned on her.
“ OH!!” Gabrielle exclaimed as a blushed flushed her face and neck.
Xena and Questra laughed out loud at Gabrielle’s naivete.
“ I know that’s not a fair challenge.” Gabrielle stated.
“ Why do you say that My Bard?’ Questra asked in a curious voice.
“ Because you know how.....well you know, and Diana! Well we all know....you
know?” Gabrielle expressed, somewhat coyly.
“ Well, are you trying to tell us that the two of you have NO control over
your libido’s?” Xena asked already knowing that she could arouse Diana to
frenzy heights.
“ Well....” Gabrielle managed through her embarrassment.
“ Of course we can.” Diana chimed in, and all three of the women looked at
her.
“ Really?” Xena said incredulously.
Diana cocked her head at her and then said, “ Yes. I believe we can.”
Xena pinched her lips together and then she smirked.
“ If you say so kitten.” Xena said skeptically.
“ We’ll see.” Diana purred to Xena as she leaned in and placed a sweet, yet
lusty kiss on Xena.
Diana moved over onto Xena’s lap and held her tightly as their kiss
intensified. Diana knew that if it kept up much longer that Xena would take
over and make her loose her focus, so with that thought Diana abruptly broke
the kiss.
Questra and Gabrielle were watching the two and Questra knew instantly what
Diana was doing. Especially when Diana broke the kiss. Xena in the meantime
grabbed Diana by her hair and looking hard into her eyes she brought Diana
back close to her face.
“ No, it doesn’t end until I SAY it ends.” Xena indicated, and then she seized
Diana’s lips and mouth with a fierceness that made both of them moan into the
other’s throat.
When Xena finally did break the embrace, Diana was unsteady and was using
Xena’s strong body to help keep her from falling. Xena used the back of her
throned chair to hide her unsteadiness, then she smirked at Questra and
Questra said in tease.
“ You look a little.... Flushed, Diana, are you ok?”
“ I’m....I’m fine.” Diana said composing herself.
“ So, still think you can win this challenge kitten?” Xena asked as she took a
sip of her wine.
“ Yes, it’s definitely going to be a challenge, but I know we can do it.”
Diana said as she looked at Gabrielle and winked.
Xena raised a brow and pinched her lips together as she sat back in her chair
and popped a piece of fruit into her mouth.
“ But, one more thing?”
“ What?”
“ The challenge ends in two weeks, winner or not?” Diana stated, trying to set
a limit on the duration of the contest.
Questra and Xena looked at each other and then they said in unison.
“ Agreed.” The four women sealed their deal with a kiss to their lover.
“ Let the games begin!” Questra said in delight, as she lifted her Goblet.
Xena lifted hers as did Diana and Gabrielle. Then after acknowledging
Questra’s statement, Xena made her own declaration.
“ And to the victors go the spoils.”
Questra smiled a conspiratory smile and Xena smirked and the two of them
turned their gazes on Diana and Gabrielle and rendered a look on them as if
they were a rare sought after jewel.
Diana and Gabrielle both swallowed hard and then lowered their eyes into their
food. A bigger smile lit Both Xena’s and Questra’s faces. The next day Xena
and Questra begun concerted efforts to arouse their two amorous young lovers.
Xena and Diana was in a counsel meeting and everytime Diana started to speak
about something, Xena would conjure up and image of her and Diana and Diana
would lose her train of thought at that moment, but then compose herself
quickly and begin again.
After the meeting Diana had a few words for Xena.
“ That is not fair Xena! “
Xena smirked and then pulled Diana close to her and holding her in her arm she
purred, “ We never said I couldn’t do that, therefore it is fair.”
“ No it’s not, you can’t use your mind like that.” Diana said trying to get
Xena to see her point.
“ yes it is, besides, I like the idea of my kitten getting as TIGHT as
possible for me, Call it an ego thing. “ Xena stated as she begun kissing
Diana’s lips and cheeks and neck.
Diana melted against Xena, and Xena caressed Diana’s bare abdomen and she
moved upwards to Diana’s breast and begun caressing them over Diana’s
clothing, and then she slipped her hands inside of Diana’s blouse and begun
rolling Diana’s nipples between her fingers. Diana was moaning into Xena’s
throat as a result of Xena’s actions.
Xena begun kissing Diana more ardenly as a result, and then she squeezed
Diana’s nipples hard and Diana’s breath caught in her throat. Xena then
whirled Diana around without breaking their kiss, and laid her back against
the table as she then begun to caress down Diana’s body, Diana continued
moaning as she moved her flower against Xena’s muscular thigh that was
positioned between her legs.
Xena felt Diana’s desire against her thigh and she intensified her assault
against Diana’s weakening resolve. Xena brought one of her hands to Diana’s
flower and slid her fingers into Diana’s soft curls and then she slipped to
Diana’s peak, and with a firm yet very provocative touches, she kneaded the
peak and as she did she felt Diana’s desire increasing with each touch.
Xena broke their kiss and moved to Diana’s breast rapidly where she begun
sucking and biting on Diana’s taut peak.
“ Xe....na.....Diana moaned breathless trying to get Xena’s attention.
“ Hmmm....?” Xena asked without removing her ravishing mouth from Diana’s
breast.
Diana moved harder against Xena’s caressing fingers on her clit, and Xena
decided to bring Diana to the brink. She slipped her fingers down to Diana’s
opening and she slipped inside and begun thrusting at a slow rhythm at first
and then as Diana moved in rhythm with Xena’s talented digits.
Xena then lifted her head from Diana’s nipple and she watched Diana draw
nearer and nearer. A smirk came to Xena’s lips as she watched her Consort.
“ Hmmm....kitten, your so beautiful, give me what I control.” Xena purred in
Diana’s ear as she felt Diana’s core begin to quiver.
Diana was at the brink of losing all coherent thoughts, when the flash of
their challenge past through her head. Diana groaned and then begun trying to
move away from Xena’s thrusting fingers.
“ Xena......!” Diana called slightly hoarse from the tightness in her throat
from her highly aroused state.
“ Yes....kitten?” Xena purred as she saw Diana realize what was happening, and
a wick smile came to her lips.
“ Please stop.” Diana asked breathlessly.
Xena gazed at her for long moments as she continued thrusting into Diana’s
flower as she thought about whether she wanted to stop when she was so close
to winning.”
“ Please?” Diana pleaded as she felt the racing sensations slamming into her
brain from her spine.
Xena smirked and then she slowed her assault and then she withdrew slowly from
Diana’s flower and while still leaning over Diana’s hot body, she whispered in
her ear.
“ To bad you wanted me to stop kitten, I was just getting ready to make a
change to my fingers.....if you know what I mean?” Xena purred with sultriness
dripping from her lips.
A shudder ran through Diana’s body and Xena felt it and laughed as she leaned
back and gazed into Diana’s identifying eyes. Diana blushed more than she
already was as a result of Xena’s teasing. Xena then kissed Diana lovingly and
then stood up to her full height and watched Diana struggle to situp as well
as try and compose herself.
Diana finally staggered to her feet and lifting her hair away from her face
she used the table to steady herself as she moved around it and steadied
herself more as she stood up to her full height while holding her belly with
one hand, she looked at Xena and still breathless she said in a tight voice.
“ I.....I think I will go for a swim, I’ll see you later love.” Diana moved
stray strands of hair from her face again and then turned and moved to the
door of the chamber unsteadily still.
“ I’ll see my kitten later, we can pickup where we left off.....if you want
to?” Xena invited with a seductive tone.
Without looking back at Xena, Diana inhaled sharply as she caught the doorway
with her free hand and steadied herself again from the unexpected sensation
that ran up her spine, as a result of Xena’s tone.
Xena chuckled again and sat down in her chair and watched as Diana shook her
hair from her face and staggered out of the chamber. Xena lifted her feet up
onto the large desk and a satisfied smile came to her face as she then brought
the recently stimulating fingers that were buried deep inside of Diana’s
flower to her mouth, she sucked on them one at a time distractedly as she
continued to think about Diana only moments ago.
“ Hmm....kitten so close, well I’ll just have to put my plan into action.”
Xena stated matter-of-factly to herself as she then closed her eyes and sucked
on her fingers with focused attention.
Meanwhile Questra had cornered Gabrielle and was ravishing her blushing body,
as Gabrielle tried to think but no coherent thought came to her due to
Questra’s skills of seduction.
“ By The Gods!” Gabrielle gasped as she felt like she was being consumed by
the flames within her own body as a result of Questra’s assault.
“acquiescence to me Gabrielle.” Questra purred into Gabrielle’s ear.
Gabrielle moaned as she begun sliding to the floor against the wall, and
Questra followed her down as she continued to ravish Gabrielle. Questra
slipped a finger inside of Gabrielle and when she felt the quivering of
Gabrielle’s internal muscles against her finger she knew Gabrielle was near,
so she begun thrusting just deep enough to not break Gabrielle’s Maiden head,
but enough to hear Gabrielle begin to moan continuously.
“ Your Desire is at it’s peak My Bard, release to me.” Questra wooed.
Before Gabrielle could answer one way or the other Diana came around the
corner.
“ Oops!! Sorry, I didn’t realize anyone was in here. Hello Lord Questra, hi
Gabrielle.” Diana said purposely trying to distract the two of them, but more
Gabrielle than then Questra.
Gabrielle heard Diana’s voice, barely, but it was enough to help her realize
what Diana was doing.
“ Ah...Questra...maybe we should stop right now?” Gabrielle asked
breathlessly.
Questra ran her tongue behind her teeth and with a look of some irritation in
her eyes she leveled them on Diana as she said in a tender voice to Gabrielle.
“ Alright Gabrielle, but if you want to continue this you know where I’ll be.”
Questra then looked back at Gabrielle and with a smirk on her lips she leaned
down and kissed Gabrielle fiercely and then breaking it just as abruptly she
stood up to her full height and looking down at her love she said, in an
anticipating tone of voice.
“ See you soon My Bard.” And then she smiled and turned and looking at Diana
once again and bringing her hand to Diana’s chin she drew her near to her and
looking into her eyes she smirked and said, “ You barely made it away from
Your Lord huh, Consort?”
Diana blushed and her breathing begun to increase at the mention of Xena and
what they were just doing. Questra laughed out loud and let go of Diana’s chin
and then looking back at Gabrielle struggling to her feet she smiled and then
turned and headed around the corner that Diana had just come around.
“ Gabrielle, you know what their doing right?” Diana asked as she helped
Gabrielle steady.
“ Yes, and I’m sad to say, it’s working.” Gabrielle admitted as she noticed
Diana’s eyes right away after her own eyes cleared.
“ I know.” Diana agreed, but then she said, “ Well, we have to try to make
ourselves as unavailable as we can to them...Gods that’s going to be hard. I’m
already as tight as a drum, and this will not help, but we’re going to win
this challenger Gabrielle, even if we’re consumed to the point of spontaneous
combustion.” Diana stated resolutely.
“ Yes, we can do this....I think?” Gabrielle said less sure than Diana.
Diana wrapped her arm over Gabrielle’s shoulder and gave her a squeeze.
Gabrielle smiled up at Diana and wrapped her arms around Diana’s waist and the
two of them left the chamber they were in. Over the next few days Diana and
Gabrielle kept themselves busy with meetings and other duties just trying to
avoid Xena and Questra.
Questra and Xena recognized what the two were doing and they took actions to
counter it. When Diana was meditating in one of the courtyards, trying to calm
her raging hormones, Xena located her and using her skills of stealth she
sneaked up on Diana to catch her off guard.
Xena went to one knee as she waited for Diana to finish her meditation, and
just as she did she raised her arms to stretch and Xena seized the
opportunity. She caught Diana around her waist and planted a hot-blooded
searing kiss to Diana’s mouth.
Diana yelped and then she begun melting into it as Xena’s hand made dangerous
advances towards her flower. Diana was about to move to try and catch Xena’s
hand, but Xena felt Diana’s muscles tense in readiness to move, so she broke
the kiss and let go of Diana’s back and she went to her feet and turned and
begun striding away as she called over her shoulder at the now lying,
breathless, highly aroused Consort.
“ I missed you, so I thought I’d let you know that.” Xena said in a singsong
voice as she strided with a lightness in her step.
Diana in the meantime had fallen over onto her back after Xena removed her arm
from around her and she remained there as she looked up into the clear blue
sky, and with a deep sigh she said to herself, “ I think I’m in trouble.” Then
she closed her eyes once again and started meditating again.
Gabrielle in the meantime was just returning from a trip to the Amazons, and
Lord Questra had to taken the opportunity to go to her palace and check on
things, and now that she could use the traveller to get her there and back she
found it very time saving.
Gabrielle was just about to get out of the carriage that was used to take her
to the Amazons when just as the door was opened she had put one foot out and
was just moving to put the other out when Questra ducked inside and planted a
lusty kiss on Gabrielle in such a way that made Gabrielle stretch her feet as
she moaned and gripped at the seat of the carriage as a result of being caught
so completely off guard.
Questra’s hands were everywhere at once and as suddenly as Questra’s actions
were, when she felt Gabrielle trying to gain her balance, she abruptly broke
the kiss and ducked back out of the carriage and turned and headed into the
palace only taking a moment to call over her shoulder.
“ Welcome home My Bard.” Then Questra strided inside the palace and was gone.
Gabrielle in the meantime was still lying on her back on the carriage seat
trying to catch her breath.
“ Princess, may I help you?” The coachman asked of the brightly blushing young
woman.
“ N....n...no....no....I’m....I’m...fine.” Gabrielle stuttered as she let her
head fall back onto the seat while trying to get her breath and compose
herself.
The next day, Diana was going over plans of the capital cities of each of the
provinces in Xena’s Realm trying to decide on how to make the maintenance on
them more efficient like the maintenance of the provinces on Xenadia.
Xena located Diana deep in thought about the plans and once again Xena came
upon Diana unexpectedly and laying her flat against the table with her belly
on the plans, Xena flipped Diana’s skirt and took a firm hold on Diana’s round
behind and squeezed firmly, as she kissed Diana’s neck and then rubbing firmly
against the round bottoms Xena brought one of her hands up and grabbing
Diana’s hair she turned her head and kissed her with passion.
Then Xena let go just as abruptly and with a pinch to Diana’s behind, Xena
left her laying flat on the table, once again breathing hard. Gabrielle was in
her chamber laying on her stomach on the bed writing a story, when Questra
came in and with a hunger in her eyes, she moved towards Gabrielle.
Gabrielle rises to her knees and then she begins to move back away from the
approaching woman. Questra moved onto the bed and then she once again cornered
Gabrielle and planted an amorous kiss on her lips.
Questra then began undo Gabrielle’s blouse as she ran a firm provocative hands
over Gabrielle’s freed breast.
Gabrielle moaned and whimpered at the assault and Questra broke her intense
kiss and moved down to Gabrielle’s breast and taking a tightening tip in her
mouth she suckled it hard for a few moments and then just as she started she
stopped and backed back off of the bed and strided out of the chamber.
Gabrielle remained where she was with all types of sensations racing through
her, so much so that she shuddered a couple of times from the remembrance of
what just happened and what possibly was in store. Gabrielle tried to catch
her breath as she sat shivering.
Meanwhile later in the day Questra and Xena meant for afternoon meal to talk
about some of the final details of adding Questra’s kingdom under Xena The
Conqueror’s rule.
“ I think while your away from your palace you can continue to allow your
Prime Minister oversee things or I can have one of my Regents oversee things
when your not there?”
“ I think we can work it either way, but since My Minister has done such a
great job so far I think he should continue as he is right now, but I think it
would be wise to have the Regent you have in mind go and learn from the Prime
Minister as to what I expect on the day to day things.”
“ Yes, I agree.” Xena said as she took a sip of port and studied Questra for a
moment.
“ Soo...Lord Xena, think we’ll win?” Questra asked with a studying eye of her
own on Xena.
“ Definitely.” Xena stated with complete confidence.
“ So I take it that Diana is ready to melt with the slightest whisper from
you?”
“ Yes. And Gabrielle I take it is learning fast the consequences of
challenging you in any type of sexual game?”
“ Very.” Questra stated with a smirk.
Xena then held her Goblet up to Questra and the two acknowledged each others
success so far over their two counterparts. Meanwhile Diana had found
Gabrielle in the library and the two of them compared what was happening to
them and they both agreed they had been very passive in their handling of the
situation, so Diana and Gabrielle decided to change their tactic since Xena
and Questra were locating them whenever they wanted to locate the two.
“ Ok Gabrielle new plan, from now on, since we only have a few days we have to
do something to regain our dignity.”
“ So what do you suggest? I know you can use all of your skills to seduce Xena
and even get her to lose, but I have just plain abilities, and even then I
don’t know a lot about how to seduce or entice, and then even if I could do
that, I probably couldn’t fulfill my boast?”
“ Hm...well Gabrielle, seduction is not about sex necessarily,but the art of
seducing, and anyone can do that if they have the confidence and attitude.
That’s really what it boils down to, Attitude. And you my dear sister will now
learn the fine art of seduction, and romance, and I will even teach you how to
arouse Questra to unimaginable heights using your natural abilities. Are you
gamed sis?”
Gabrielle’s eyes shone brightly at the idea that her sister was about to teach
her how she keeps Xena’s attention everytime she’s in the room, or somewhere
near.
“ Do you have to ask?” Gabrielle finally asked with amazement in her tone.
“ Okay then, well, first of all, your already ahead of the game believe it or
not sis?”
“ How’s that?” Gabrielle asked with knitted brows.
“ You’ve already read all of the scrolls in here about sex, and how to do
things, you have a natural gift of story telling so you can use your words to
seduce, poetry, seems to be the right thing for Questra, she’s seems to love
the same things you do, so use what you have along with what I teach you and
you’ll be just fine,But, just in case Questra allows her will to keep her from
responding, then you can always put a drop of Jobind in her tea?”
“ You mean that stuff that was used on you?”
“ Yes, but appropriately and responsibly. That’s just for the physical part,
but right now let’s deal with the mental thing, the seduction. Ok, show me how
you would seduce me if I were Questra?”
“ Okay.” Gabrielle said as she came to her feet and walking a few feet away
from Diana she then took a few deep breaths and then turned and with a look of
determination on her face she strided rapidly over to where Diana sat watching
her and trying to maintain her composure to not laugh.
“ Ok, ok, wait Gabrielle, you look like your about to jump someone.”
“ Well I am aren’t I?”
“ No, Gabrielle, I mean not the way you were looking, here sit down and watch
me ok?”
“ Ok.” Gabrielle said as she returned to her seat and focused on Diana who was
now standing where she had stood.
Diana turned slowly around to face Gabrielle, and bringing her hands up one to
her hip and the other to her neck with the palm resting on her chest she stood
for a moment and watched Gabrielle’s eyes widen, then Diana raised a brow and
with a knowing smirk crossing her face Diana glided over to where Gabrielle
sat, and she stood before her and with the hand on her neck and chest she
lowered it to Gabrielle’s cheek, and then used her fingers to trace a line to
Gabrielle’s lips, and once there she traced the outline of Gabrielle’s lips,
and then still maintaining eye contact with her she lowered her head and
coming within inches of Gabrielle’s lips , Diana used her eyes to show
Gabrielle how powerful they are, and then leaning in a little more Diana
leaned to one side of Gabrielle and and whispered in her ear.
“ So......My Lord, is there anything I can....DO for you?” Diana then leaned
back and looked once again into Gabrielle’s wide eyes, as she watched a fierce
blush cover Gabrielle’s cheeks. “ Hahahahahaha, I’m sorry Gabrielle, I didn’t
mean to embarrass you, I just wanted you to see how when everything is put
together it can be very ....welll....stimulating.”
Gabrielle took a few deep breaths and hard swallows and then she managed to
choke out.
“ Wow! Now I see why Xena can’t get enough of you. Wow! That was incredible!
Show me how to do that?”
“ Well that’s what my plan is, for the next two days you and I will practice
throughout the whole day different scenarios and things.”
“ Great, but how are we going to keep Lord Questra and Xena from catching us?”
“ Don’t worry, I’ll tell them that you and I have to have the next two days to
ourselves so we can plan something for Lila.”
“ Lila?”
“ Yes, her birthday is coming up soon, and she is our sister?”
“ Yes, but how is planning a party for Lila going to help us practice?”
“ Gabrielle.....I’m surprised at you, you know we planned Lila’s party months
ago.”
“ Aha I get it we tell them that’s our plan, but in fact we’ll be practicing,
Great! But wait won’t they see the lie?”
“ It’s not a lie Gabrielle, we are going to plan, but it’s just not going to
take two days to do it, necessarily.”
“ Ah, ok, great, so what do we do right now?”
“ We practice.” Diana said as she pulled Gabrielle out of her seat and begun
to show Gabrielle the different stances that she could use, as well as how to
use her eyes.
The next two days Diana and Gabrielle practiced, and Diana was very pleased
with Gabrielle’s quickness.
“ Excellent Gabrielle, you have learned more in two days than some people
learn in a life time, So, are you ready to go and confront our loves?”
“ Yes, we only have one day left.”
“ I know, but I’ll tell you this, I am so tight if this doesn’t work then
their going to win by a landslide.” Diana stated honestly.
“ I can tell, over the last two days you’ve been so fidgety.”
“ Ok, let’s go and cleanup and then we’re suppose to meet Xena and Questra in
the Royal bathes.”
“ Ok, but I have a question?”
“ What?”
“ Why are we cleaning up now when we’re going to meet them in the Royal bathes
and most likely cleanup again?”
“ Because, we may not make it to cleanup before, so you always want to be
clean ahead of time. Plus the fact that Xena uses her senses like no one else,
and I can’t afford for her to be displeased about something, she can be mean.
I’ve seen it, there was once when I was working with some of the farmers on
Xenadia, trying to help them get their farms up and running and I had been up
to my knees in mud and muck as a result of the rain and things and Xena came
to surprise me and when she came up behind me, she wrapped her arms around me
and was about to kiss me on my neck when she smelled the grime on me, she
literally whirled me around and with this....look.... she showed her
displeasure in those sapphires, she then crossed her arms and glanced over at
a trough of water that was standing nearby, that we were using as our water to
drink. She motioned for me to go and get in it, and I told her that I was
helping the farmers, and she literally picked me up and carried me over to the
trough and threw me in, then she said in no uncertain terms. “ Don’t ever let
me catch you like that again.” She then turned and left, that night was very
frustrating for me to say the least.”
“ Ok, staying cleaned is important. Got it!” Gabrielle said as she smiled at
Diana and the two of them went to get cleaned up and then went to meet Questra
and Xena.
“ Okay Gabrielle, you ready?”
“ Yes.”
“ Good, but remember, I don’t know how long I can hold out, I am so
uncomfortable, and Xena knows it, so it might be left up to you, you think you
can handle it?”
“ With what you taught me, trust me.” Gabrielle stated with an attitude of
confidence that made Diana nod her head in approval.
“ You’ve learned well my child, not enter and win.” Diana teased, as she bowed
and swept her hand gesturing for Gabrielle to enter.
Gabrielle lost her composure for a moment and giggled at the gesture by her
sister, and then after a moment she regained her composure and straighten
herself and motioned to the Female Sentries to open the doors.
Diana followed Gabrielle inside and then came to stand by her side, as she
scanned the chamber for Xena and Questra. Diana located them sitting by the
bath with their feet dangling in the water talking to each other.
“ Ok Gabrielle, it’s now or never.” Diana whispered.
Diana and Gabrielle headed over to where Xena and Questra sat and they came to
stand on the opposite side of the bathe facing the two women.
Xena raised a brow at Diana and motioned for her to come over to her. Diana
cocked her head at Xena moved to the corner of the bathe and then she stopped
and went into her seductive mode. Gabrielle saw it out the corner of her eyes,
but she did not turn to look at Diana, but instead moved to the other corner.
Diana then headed for Xena, but as she went she unbuttoned the lounging gown,
button by button as she got closer and closer to Xena. Xena sat enraptured at
Diana and literally forgot about Questra and Gabrielle being in the room at
the moment. Diana unfastened another button, and now had her cleavage well
exposed, Diana ran her fingers along her chest and then over her cleavage and
down to the next button, and she unfastened it.
By the time Diana made it to Xena her gown was only being held together by her
taut nipples at the top, but her soft hairs were exposed to Xena’s passionate
eyes.
Diana strolled behind Xena and letting her long legs and firm thighs touch
Xena’s exposed back, Diana heard Xena inhale quietly, but sharply.
Xena brought her hands up behind her and caressed along Diana’s silky hips and
behind. Diana lowered herself to her knees behind Xena, using Xena’s strong
arms and hands as her guide. Diana brought her hands to Xena’s shoulders and
she begun to massage them as she then felt Xena’s hands leave her backside and
glide up her back, and then lift off of her skin and return on top of her
hands that were on Xena’s shoulders.
“ MMmm...kitten, so delicious.” Xena purred as Diana leaned in and begun
kissing Xena’s neck, and Diana made sure her nipples were touching Xena’s
sensitive body in some way, which in this case was Xena’s back.
Xena shivered each time she felt them. Questra in the meantime had turned her
attention back to Gabrielle, who was casually watching Diana, and then she
sensed Questra was watching her and she turned her eyes slowly to look at her.
Questra looked at her and her brows knitted at Gabrielle’s confident stance.
Gabrielle recognized the look based off of what Diana had told her, and so
when Questra motioned for Gabrielle to come over to her. Gabrielle ran one of
her hands over her neck and chest as she stood for a moment more and just
raised a brow at Questra.
The Ruler didn’t know what to think, but she motioned for Gabrielle to come to
her again and this time Gabrielle slowly lowered her eyes in deference to
Questra and Questra returned a slight nod. Gabrielle then let a desirous look
come into her eyes as she unfastened her gown, only she did not move to walk
around the bath, but instead she let the gown slowly glide down her arms as
she kept her gaze locked with Questra's.
Questra licked her lips at the action and Gabrielle gave a small smirk of
appreciation to her actions. She then let the gown fall to the ground and
without losing eye contact she waded into the warm bath and glided over to
where Questra sat now thoroughly aroused by the anticipation of what was to
come and who taught Gabrielle how to behave like this, an more importantly,
what all did she learn.
Just as Gabrielle was about to reach the other side, she ducked her head under
the water and came back up eye to eye with Questra, who was sitting on the
edge and Gabrielle was standing on the submerged bench.
Questra startled for a moment and then Gabrielle leaned in and coming within
centimeters of Questra’s lips, Gabrielle rendered the same look on Questra as
Diana had done to her that first day. Questra’s own eyes begun to show her
heighten desire, and Gabrielle saw it, and took the opportunity to push
further.
Gabrielle leaned to one side of Questra and bringing her lips within inches of
Questra’s ear, she whispered in a low voice.
“ Is there anything I can.....Do....for you Lord Questra?”
Questra audibly gasped, and Gabrielle leaned back to look into her eyes once
again.
“ Ga...Ga.....Gabrielle....” Questra stuttered, and it was enough to get
Xena’s attention if only for a moment.
Diana noticed Xena’s attention was focused on Questra and Gabrielle, and even
Xena had to admit, someone had been teaching Gabrielle the art of Seduction
and whoever it was taught her well. With that thought and the fact that Xena
felt a smile on her neck, she then realized who had taught her, and what the
plan was.
“ Ah....my kitten has been busy teaching I see?” Xena said with her mind. “
But, it won’t do you any good kitten, I plan on winning our little challenge
this day, this moment, I know how tight you are, I can feel it, and I plan on
taking my fill of your sweet cream.”
Diana only had a moment to let the shivers race through her, due to Xena
suddenly catching her and whipping her around to the front of her and laying
Diana back over her lap she kissed her ardenly and determinedly.
Diana struggled for a moment to get loose of Xena’s strong arms, but when Xena
intensified her kiss, all resistance left and Diana begun moaning and slightly
whimpering into Xena’s throat. Xena’s hands were now all over Diana’s rapidly
blushing body, and Gabrielle knew was had happened, Xena had taken over her’s
and Diana’s situation, and now she was in the position that Diana had told her
she could possibly end up in.
Gabrielle was being kissed with passion by Questra at that same moment, and
Gabrielle was about to lose her control, but when she heard Diana, she set her
mind to try to win, she decided to do something with Questra that she had not
done as of yet and now she thought it was the perfect time to do it,
especially considering Questra would not be expecting it.
So with that thought Gabrielle pulled back a bit , just enough to break the
kiss. Questra opened her eyes and in a husky voice she asked, “ Gabrielle?”
Gabrielle kissed Questra’s cheek and then her ear and then she whispered, “ I
have a gift for you. Do you want it?”
“ Yes.” Questra said without hesitation. Her passions lit and she be damned if
she was about to deny herself any part of Gabrielle.
Gabrielle smiled and then she kissed Questra again and then locking her gaze
on Questra she pushed Questra back onto her elbows, and then she slid down
Questra’s body until she was positioned between Questra’s powerful thighs.
Questra’s eyes went wide, and she was ready to say something but when
Gabrielle’s tongued flicked over her peak, a shudder went through her and she
gasped audibly once again.
Xena heard it and knew what was about to happen, now it was a race between her
and Gabrielle to see who would bring who to release first. Xena ravished
Diana, as she laid her on her back on the floor of the bath chamber, on top of
the towels. Diana was hers and she was going to have her cream.
Meanwhile, Gabrielle now wrapped her mouth around the throbbing peak and she
used her tongue and teeth, as Diana had showed her using a mirror, as they
stood and Diana showed Gabrielle how to use her teeth on delicate areas of the
body without hurting someone.
Gabrielle sucked and bit and licked the peak and Questra being so caught off
guard by it, was moving against Gabrielle’s mouth. After a bit, Questra’s and
Diana’s back’s arched and both Xena and Gabrielle noticed and so Gabrielle
wanting to win, slipped her tongue inside of Questra and despite the normal
length of Gabrielle’s tongue, Diana showed her how to make it feel bigger than
it was, and more filling.
When Gabrielle did that, Questra grabbed Gabrielle’s hair and held her to her
as she then released her essences onto Gabrielle’s feasting tongue. Gabrielle
released as a result also, and then Diana screamed Xena’s name and Xena gave
her permission and both Xena and Diana released. After a while Diana and
Gabrielle had caught their breathes, they all slipped into the bath and while
Xena and Questra washed the other two, Diana winked at Gabrielle and then
turned her attention to Xena and Questra.
“ So...it looks like we won love?” Diana purred into Xena’s ear.
Xena sucked her teeth and then said in a curt tone.
“ Yes.”
Diana heard it and laughed, as did Gabrielle, Questra gave Gabrielle a warning
look, not to tease a warrior, especially one who’s not use to losing.
Gabrielle bit her cheeks to keep from laughing again, but Xena heard her and
then saw her and she leveled a glare at her.
“ Aww.....is my love upset that she was beaten by my sister the bard?” Diana
teased.
Xena wasn’t use to losing, but to be teased really was not a good idea, so
when Diana did it, Xena swept Diana’s feet out from under her and Diana yelped
and fell back into the bath and came up sputtering water.
“ Xe...na...I can’t believe your mad.”
“ I’m not mad, just frustrated, and you know I don’t like to be teased.” Xena
warned.
Diana smirked and then stepping back towards Xena she pushed a lot of water at
Xena, thereby soaking Xena’s once dried face and hair. Xena level a look on
Diana as a result.
“ So, my kitten wants to splash around in the water, well let’s play.” Xena
tightly stated as she moved towards Diana and then without warning she a
barrage of water was inundating Diana, but Diana begun her own, and in so
doing Questra was soaked, Gabrielle laughed out loud and had turned to see
just how soaked Questra had gotten and before she knew it she was being
attacked by massive amounts of water.
After the four had finished their baths, they dressed and went to go and eat.
They arrived in the main dining hall and was lead to the Royal table by Xena’s
servants.
“ Xena, you know I was thinking about something.”
“ What Gabrielle?”
“ Whatever happened to your Harem?”
Diana looked up at Gabrielle with a funny look in her eyes, and then a
questioning look came to them.
“ Where did that come from Gabrielle, it’s been months since that time?”
“ I know, I was just thinking about it for some reason, I guess because i
never heard what happened to them.”
“ Hmm.... I see.”
“ Are you going to tell me?”
“ Yes Xena do tell, whatever happened to all of those pleasure women you had?”
Diana said with a brow raised at Xena.
“ Well, if you must know, their still around.”
“ Really?” Gabrielle asked intrigued.
“ Really?!” Diana asked more surprised.
“ Yes, really, some are servants, some I have allowed to become warriors in my
Army, and still others have become other type workers within the Household.”
Xena stated with casualness.
“ I don’t think I like the idea.”
“ What? Are you jealous, or worried that I may take my pleasure from them
again?”
“ No, it’s just that, well, why didn’t you just let them go?”
“ Because I didn’t want to.” Xena stated matter-of-factly.
“ Why?” Diana asked now fully facing Xena.
“ Because, if I choose to have them again, I will.”
“ What?!” Diana shrieked at the revelation.
Xena saw it and a smirk came to her face as she watched her Consort begin to
get upset. Questra glanced at Xena’s face at that moment and noticed the humor
and she then bit her cheeks to keep from spoiling Xena’s payback.
“ You heard me Consort.”
“ Xena I want you to get rid of them, all of them.” Diana stated controlled.
“ No.”
“ No??! I don’t believe......” Diana started, only to be cutoff by Questra.
“ Diana I think what Lord Xena has said makes sense, I would do the same had I
a Harem.”
“ What?” Gabrielle now asked chiming in her surprise.
“ Yes Gabrielle, it is always better to have reserves available to you when
ones primary gets out of line.”
“ Right, and that’s how I feel about it, and we all know that if anyone can
get out of line in a big way, it’s My Consort.” Xena stated more to Questra
than Diana and Gabrielle.
Diana was looking between the two and then she looked at Gabrielle and saw
Gabrielle was staring at Questra in disbelief, as Xena also noticed.
“ Fine!” Diana finally said with a pout sounding in her tone.
Diana then turned back around and sat for a moment with her arms crossed over
her chest . Once Diana was in full mode, Xena looked at Questra and then back
to Diana and then she and Questra laughed out loud.
“ Gotcha!!” Xena exclaimed as she laughed.
Diana looked back at her and then at Questra in complete confusion, and
Gabrielle looked between all of them the same way.
“ What’s so funny?” Diana finally asked.
“ You two, do you really believe I would keep those women around as backup,
especially knowing how they barely provided me any pleasure at all? Besides
the fact that I was just saying it to pay you back for the earlier tease.”
“ Really? you mean their not here?”
“ Some are still here, but they chose to stay, the rest have moved on.”
“ OH!” Diana exclaimed and then threw her arms around Xena’s neck and hugged
her tightly.
Then Diana let go and pinching Xena’s nipple discretely just as Xena reached
for her cup, Xena’s breath caught in her throat for a moment as she looked at
Diana waiting for her to let go. When Diana squeezed harder while keeping her
gaze leveled on Xena she noticed Xena’s breathing was starting to increase.
“ Let go kitten.” Xena commanded only loud enough for the other three women to
hear.
Diana cocked her head and instead of letting go, she squeezed harder. Xena’s
breathing was getting more irregular, as her passion was building quickly by
Diana’s unexpected boldness.
“ Consort, if you don’t let go, I promise you, I ‘ll make you beg.”
Now Diana’s breathing was increasing as she thought about Xena’s threat, but
instead of letting go, Diana took hold of the other nipple and squeezed them
both harder still.
Xena now had a grip on her cup as well as the arm of her throne, that would
bring a titan to his knees.
“ Consort!!” Xena called huskily as her eyes now showed her passion in full
light.
Diana was breathing just as hard as Xena was, but for mixed reasons, one of
which was fear, but the other was feeling Xena’s nipples tighten within her
fingers to a rock hard like tightness.
“ Oh, my goodness.” Gabrielle sighed as she saw the passion growing rapidly
between the two, and Questra only smirked as she let her hands caress over
Gabrielle’s breast, and then she suddenly pinched Gabrielle’s nipples to allow
her to see how and why Xena was getting so aroused. “ AH!! By The Gods!!”
Gabrielle shrieked as a bold of energy shot through her spine and up into her
brain from the incredible sensation.
Questra leaned Gabrielle back against her and whispered in her ear.
“ This is what Xena is feeling My Bard.” Questra then squeezed harder, and
Gabrielle’s own breathing became labored, and ragged. “ And this My Bard.”
“ Ahhhh!! Gods!!” Gabrielle gasped as she was heading for that cliff of
ecstasy.
“ Consort! that’s it!!” Xena growled and then let go o the cup and the arm of
the chair and sweeping the food off of the table she turned the tables on
Diana.
Xena grabbed Diana’s wrist and applied pressure to them to make Diana let go.
Diana tried to hold on, but Xena knew exactly where to apply pressure, and as
a result Diana begun to grit her teeth as Xena’s gaze became more and more
sultry in response to Diana’s attempt.
“ Ahh........” Diana gasped as she tried to hold on, but Xena’s knowledge of
pressure points was to much and she after a valiant attempt, could not hold
hold and she abruptly let go of Xena’s nipples.
Xena gasped at the release and then she went to her feet holding Diana’s wrist
in her hands and she practically threw Diana on the table on her back as she
took hold of Diana’s wrist in one hand and leaning over Diana on the table she
whispered to her.
“ You know what my plan is Consort, I’m going to take you right here.”
“ Xe......na? Please I was just playing with you, please?”
“ Ahh..., the begging begins.” Xena purred.
“ Gods Xena, you can’t be serious?”
“ Ah...but I am kitten, and you’ll soon feel , just how serious.” Xena stated
as she held the struggling woman down with her body and using her free hand
she lifted Diana’s skirt and sliding her hand quickly to Diana’s flower, Xena
brought her lips down hard on Diana’s and kissed the struggling woman fiercely
and then without warning she entered her flower rapidly and smoothly, Xena’s
body actually concealed her movements within Diana’s flower, so the diners
could not see that Xena was taking Diana, but all they saw was Xena and Diana
kissing passionately.
Meanwhile Questra had already entered Gabrielle’s virginal gate, and Gabrielle
was rapidly nearing her release. While she sat on Questra’s thighs, with her
legs spread apart, but hidden by the cloth of the table from everyone.
Gabrielle’s was about to peak and Questra knew Gabrielle was a loud lover so
she covered her mouth with her own and Gabrielle’s ecstasy washed over her and
she screamed into Questra’s mouth and Questra absorbed the scream and feasted
on Gabrielle’s now quivering lips, as she milked Gabrielle’s release from her.
Eventually Gabrielle fell limply against Questra and Questra held her as she
cleaned her fingers of Gabrielle’s essences by using her mouth and tongue.
Meanwhile back on the table, Diana was still struggling yet at the same time
she was about to be taken over.
“ Xena.....?”
“ Yes.” Xena answered breathless as she continued to thrust into Diana’s now
quivering body.
Diana stiffened and she sighed into Xena’s mouth as her body went limp from
the intense release. Xena sighed into Diana’s mouth as her own release washed
over her. She then sat back on her chair and Diana remained on the table, as
Xena took her goblet and drank deeply from it.
The dining hall was dead silent and it took Xena a moment to notice, but when
she did, she gave a wave of her hand for the diners to go about their
business. the diners did just that, although most of the conversations were
about what had just happened at the Royal table, although no one could be sure
of what they thought they saw, but they assumed Xena’s Consort and her sister
ha just experienced an orgasm.
Diana’s skirt was now down, but Xena was still able to see Diana’s glistening
flower and she casually lifted her hand to it and caressed over the peak.
Diana moaned as a shiver ran through her. Xena smirked and continued to caress
the peak until Diana struggled to sit up and then finally making it.
“ Come here kitten.” Xena ordered as she patted the seat in front of her.
Diana slid down onto the seat and Xena wrapped her arms around her and held
her close. Diana wrapped her arms over Xena’s and she laid her head on Xena’s
shoulder as she purred and closed her eyes and before long she was asleep in
the protective arms of her love. Gabrielle had already fallen asleep.
Both Questra and Xena clinked their Goblets together in toast of each others
abilities and then they both drank deeply once again.
“ They sure are something aren’t they?” Questra asked of Xena.
“ Hmm...I’d say so, their more alike than I thought, but Gabrielle’s not as
stubborn as Diana.”
“ I Wonder ?”
“ You wonder what Questra?”
“ I wonder if Gabrielle would be as stubborn as Diana if she had Diana’s
abilities?”
“ I don’t think she would, Diana’s life has been hard, Gabrielle’s was nothing
like Diana’s in comparison.”
“ Hmm.... yes I guess that does make a big difference in one’s behavior.”
After a short time, Diana awoke and stretched in Xena’s arms.
“ Hmmm....” Diana moaned into the warmth of Xena’s embrace.
“ So, you get the nap out kitten?” Xena teased lovingly.
“ yes, I just feel so warm and comfortable like this, I could stay in your
arms like this forever.”
“ And I could hold you like this forever kitten.” Xena replied as she kissed
Diana’s cheek.
Diana curled further into Xena’s embrace and Xena held her tighter and smiled
into Diana’s soft hair. After a little while more, Gabrielle finally awoke,
she too stretched and then curled into Questra’s embrace and it was Questra
who sighed as a result.
“ So welcome to the living again Gabrielle, how do you feel?” Xena asked with
humor in her eyes.
“ Wonderful, so relaxed, and warm.”
“ Hm...I see, so Lord Questra and myself are the two of yours warmers?”
“ Yes.” Diana said simply.
Gabrielle chuckled and Diana did the same. Gabrielle then felt the need of her
bladder for relief, so she excused herself and went to go and take care of it.
While she was gone the women talked about Questra’s kingdom, and were laughing
about a joke Questra had told them, when suddenly they heard a scream and then
an uproar back in the kitchen.
“ That was Gabrielle!” Diana exclaimed as the three of them were on their feet
and flying to the kitchen.
When they got there, they saw all of the kitchen staff gathered around someone
on the floor near the door, and two of the staff were arguing about who’s
fault it was.
“ If you didn’t try to take over then this would have never happened!”
“ Me! Your blaming me for this, it’s your fault, your the one who threw the
knife!”
“ I only threw it because you threw one first!”
“ Silence!” Xena Roared as she moved to the figure on the floor.
All three of the women stopped abruptly when they saw all of the blood on the
floor, and the unconscious body of Gabrielle lying in it.
“ Gabrielle?!!” Diana screamed and went to her knees now working to stop the
flow of blood from Gabrielle’s chest.
Questra joined Diana and begun ordering for needed items to stop the flow
after they remove the knife. Meanwhile, Xena The Conqueror now stood in place
of the relaxed Xena.
“ Go and get the healer, Now!” Xena commanded, you two, over here! The rest of
you get back to work!”
The two servants now stepped forward and they immediately begun to try and
apologize.
“ We’re so sorry My Lord, we....”
“ Silence! What happened?!”
“ Taern here was trying to take over the kitchen, after only being here for a
few months, and he told me he was planning on taking my job as one of the
chefs. So I threw a knife at him.”
Xena sneered at the explanation, and then leveled her gaze on Taern.
“ I only told him that so that he would shut up about how wonderful he is, and
how pleased you were with his cooking. So when he threw the knife at me, I
threw one back, but I missed, and it hit the Princess.”
“ Well, seeing how you both like to play with knives, you shall have your
chance, I will hold a Round Robin and you two will be the guess in a knife
throwing contest. The first to miss, dies.” Xena then gave a gesture of her
her for the soldiers to take the two away.
“ My Lord Please?, Please My Lord?” The two begged as they were dragged away
to the dungeon.
Xena then turned her full attention to the three women on the floor of the
kitchen. Questra was now holding Gabrielle’s head in her lab, as she directed
Ludmilla and Dancea on preparing the bandages. Once they were prepared Questra
placed Gabrielle’s head in Ludmilla’s lap, and she and Diana were on each side
of Gabrielle.
“ Okay, you ready Diana?”
“ Yes.”
“ Okay, I’ll pull it out and you pack.”
“ Alright.”
“ Wait!!” Xena shouted to the two of them. “ Dancea go to my chamber and get
the crystal vile out of the top dresser drawer and bring it here, now! Go!”
“ Yes My Lord. “ Dancea called as she raced to Xena’s and Diana’s chamber.
After a few minutes Dancea ran back in with the vile. Xena took it and opened
it and then she too now went to her knees.
“ Okay, Questra, I’m going to put some of this in the wound before you remove
the blade. “
“ What does it do?”
“ It’ll help slow the blood loss. It also has a pain relieving effect as
well.”
“ Okay.”
Xena then sprinkled the powder over the wound and then gave a nod of her head
to Questra to go ahead and pull the knife.
“ Be ready Diana.”
“ I am.” Diana stated with moisture in her eyes, but yet not tears ran down
her face.
Xena noticed it, but didn’t say anything at that moment. Questra positioned
herself to pull the knife and with a final look at Diana she nodded her head
and pulled the knife from Gabrielle’s chest.
Diana immediately covered the wound, and using her other hand she felt for
Gabrielle’s pulse. She smiled when she felt it strong in her neck. Again
Xena’s brows knitted.
“ Your going to be okay sis.” Diana whispered to her unconscious sister.
“ Diana?” Xena called now concerned by Diana’s behavior and her words,
considering where the knife struck.
“ Yes Xena?” Diana asked as she looked up into the worried eyes of her love. “
What is it Xena? Gabrielle’s going to be fine.”
Xena sighed and then she spoke to Questra for a moment.
“ Questra, I need to talk to Diana for a moment, will you be okay with Dancea
and Ludmilla....”
“ I’m here My Lord.” The healer called as she came around Xena and went to her
knees in front of Questra and Gabrielle. “ What happened to the Princess?” She
asked of Xena, but Xena directed her to Questra.
“ Lord Questra will fill you in. Diana come with me.”
“ But Xena?” Diana said starting to protest leaving Gabrielle.
“ Now.” Xena ordered in a stern tone.
Diana got to her feet and walked over to where Xena stood waiting for her.
Xena took Diana’s hand and pulled her with her.
“ Xena where are we going?”
Xena didn’t say anything until they were away from everyone and then she
turned to face Diana.
“ What’s going on kitten?”
“ What do you mean?” Diana asked with knitted brows.
“ Diana your response to what’s happened to Gabrielle is not like you.”
“ What do you mean?”
“ Diana, you and I both know that under normal circumstances you would be a
reck by now, so my question is, what’s going on?”
“ hm... I guess your right?”
“ I know I’m right, but what I don’t understand is how you can think Gabrielle
is going to be okay, considering where that knife struck her, it hit her heart
you know, maybe not dead on, but there is some damage to it, and probably
enough to kill her.”
Diana gave a thoughtful look at Xena and then she said in a understanding
tone.
“ Under normal circumstances I would agree with you.”
“ Diana! Listen to me! There is a chance that Gabrielle will not make it?”
Xena stated frustrated by Diana’s non reaction to the serious situation.
“ Xena love, calm down, Gabrielle is going to be fine, trust me?” Diana said
lovingly as she took hold of Xena’s hands and kissed them.
“ Di..” Xena started to say as her own tears rolled down her face with concern
for the heartbreak that she felt Diana was going to experience as well as
herself.
“ Shh.... it’s okay love, rally.” Diana said as she took Xena into her arms
and held her and comforted her. “ Trust me love, Gabrielle will be just fine.”
Diana’s tone hid no doubt.
Xena leaned back from Diana and looking her in the eyes, she asked, “ How can
you be so sure kitten?”
Just as Diana was about to answer, they heard Dancea calling for them. Her
voice excited. Xena thought the worse but Diana saw the worry and smoothing
Xena’s brows, Diana reached up and planted a devoted kiss to Xena’s lips.
“ Come with me love and I’ll show you how I know.”
Diana took Xena’s hand and lead her back to the kitchen. When they got to the
door Xena looked in expecting to see Questra broken down sobbing over
Gabrielle’s dead body, but instead, she stood completely stunned.
Gabrielle was not only not dead, but she was awake and sitting up and Questra
was holding her tightly and caressing her hair.
“ I can’t believe your okay my little one, Thank the Gods!” Questra exclaimed
as her tears blurred her vision.
“ Ho...how?” Was all Xena could manage through her shock.
Diana looked back at Xena and pulling her with her they went to kneel by
Gabrielle and Questra.
“ She’s alright Diana, Xena, isn’t it amazing, it’s a miracle.” Questra
exclaimed in delight as she held her love tightly in her arms.
“ Gabrielle?”
“ Hmm...” Gabrielle replied with a muffled sound.
“ Lord Questra, I think if you dont’ let go of her, she’ll die of
suffocation?” Diana said teasingly.
Questra looked at her strangely at first, then she looked down at Gabrielle
and
noticed she was indeed holding her a little to tightly. She eased her hold on
Gabrielle and Gabrielle took a deep breath and sighed.
“ Gabrielle, how do you feel?” Diana asked now sitting on the floor next to
her.
“ Fine, what happened?”
“ You tell us?” Diana said although they all knew.
“ I came in here to tell the chefs something, but just as I came in I felt
something hit me in the chest and then I woke up to Questra looking at me as
if in shock. What happened.
“ You were struck by a knife in the chest.” Diana stated without softening it.
“ WHAT?!!” Gabrielle screamed as she begun feeling her chest for the wound.
Diana sat smiling at her and then she said, “ there’s nothing there
Gabrielle.”
“ But you just said?”
“ I know what I said Gabrielle, you were struck in the chest, by this knife
and this is all of your blood that we’re all sitting in.”
Gabrielle now looked as stunned as Xena, and Questra.
“ But How?” Gabrielle asked again as she continued to look for the wound.
Diana leaned in and in a whispered voice she said, “ So sis.....you like my
gift?”
Gabrielle turned her head to look at Diana in disbelief at first, and then
when Diana winked at her, she caught on.
“ Really??!!!” Gabrielle shrieked and then wrapped her arms tightly around
Diana’s neck. “ Thank you, Thank you, Thank you sis! By the Gods I feel
invisible.”
“ No Gabrielle your not invisible, you just won’t scare, and with the powder
that Xena used it actually did more than slow the bleeding, it actually healed
your wound inside because of my gift to you.”
“ Gift?” Xena finally chimed in, in a questioning tone.
“ Yes, I gave it to her while we were in that cage.”
“ When?” Gabrielle asked.
“ While you were asleep, I put the touch on you so you wouldn’t feel it and
wake up.”
“ So why didn’t you tell me then?”
“ Because, I didn’t won’t you thinking you were invisible.” Diana said
sarcastically, but with humor in her eyes.
Gabrielle blushed and then said, “ Oh.”
“ Yes, oh, anyway, that’s why I didn’t tell you.”
“ So why did you do it?” Questra asked, still confused by what she was hearing
but catching on fast.
“ Because she wanted to make sure Gabrielle would have a chance to survive if
something had happened to her before it happened to Diana.” Xena chimed in.
“ So you were protecting Gabrielle just in case Callisto, took her first?”
“ Yes, although Gabrielle would not have survived that dunking, but if
Callisto were to do almost anything else, Gabrielle would have the chance to
survive it and heal completely.”
“ Well, I don’t care what the reason is, I will always be grateful to you for
your gift to Gabrielle, had it not been for it, I would have lost her. Thank
you Diana.” Questra said as she pulled Diana into her embrace and hugged the
two sisters tightly to her.
“ Que....Quest.....”
“ Lord Questra, I think their both suffocating this time.” Xena stated with a
smirk on her face.
“ Oh, sorry.” Questra said as she let go of Diana and eased her hold on
Gabrielle.
“ No thanks necessary Lord Questra, I did it to save my sister’s life.” Diana
stated soberly.
“ I know, but I wanted you to know how deeply grateful I was.”
“ I know.” Diana said with a smile for Questra. “ So Gabrielle how does your
chest feel?”
“ Very sore.”
“ Yes, well it’s going to feel like that for a few days, but with rest you’ll
be back on your feet before you know it.” Diana explained.
“ so little one, that means once I put you in that bed, there you’ll stay
until I say you can get out.” Questra stated in her ruling tone of voice.
“ But we’re suppose to go to town to see the bard contest? in two days?”
Gabrielle whined.
“ No buts, little one, to bed you will go, and to bed you will stay. Now come
on.” Questra said as she lifted her precious load into her arms and holding
her tightly she then raised her hand and place a squeeze to Diana’s shoulder
and Diana placed her hand over top of Questra's and squeezed back in response.
The two smiled at each other and then Questra started for the door.
“ Gabrielle, I’ll have them move the contest back a few days ok?” Diana called
to Gabrielle.
” Great! Thanks sis.” Gabrielle called back in delight.
Diana then crossed her arms over her chest and smiled a satisfied smile as she
watched the fading Gabrielle and Questra. Then Diana turned her eyes on Xena,
only to find Xena staring at her with a raised brow and her own arms crossed
over her chest.
“ What?” Diana asked somewhat confused by the look.
Xena’s hand came out quickly and caught Diana by her ear and she pulled her to
her.
“ Why didn’t you tell me about your gift to Gabrielle Consort?”
“ Owww.... Xena, please let go, I didn’t tell you because I thought you would
get upset.” Diana said with a knowing tone in her voice.
“ Why would I get upset about something like that? You did it out of love and
concern for your sister, I would never be angry with you for something like
this, I’m just surprised that you would think I would be?”
“ Actually Xena love, I didn’t know for sure, but now I do, and I love you for
your understanding in this.” Diana said lovingly despite Xena still holding
her ear.
Xena smirked and then she leaned down and claimed Diana’s sweet lips, while
letting go of her ear and catching her around her waist she kissed her
passionately. Diana’s body went relaxed in Xena’s arms and Diana just sighed
contently with the love she felt flowing through her from Xena.
the end of part 3
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