A Solstice Gift To You
By
Ri
Disclaimer; This is my very
first Solstice story and my very first Janice and Mel story. I hope you like
it.
The characters in this tale
all belong those powerful beings at Renaissance and Universal Studios. The
story However is mine, mine, mine.
There is a same sex relationship but it is mostly a tale of the power of
Love,Enjoy J
Janice looked across the dig at her
best friend. She and Mel had not been
apart since the
Just then Janice eyes met two beautiful
blue eyes. She winked at her friend
who blushed and shook
her head in a mock scolding way. Janice
laughed and then bent down and started to take more
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Mel was taking pictures of the
site. She was working very hard. She not only wanted to help Janice with the
ancient writings she wanted to be of help with all her best friends work. Mel sighed and looked up into the most beautiful
sea green eyes she ever saw. Eyes
that took her breath away every time
She
always does stuff like that to me. I
wish I could tell her how beautiful I find her. I think she is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. I know
she wouldn’t belief that though. We have talked enough for me to know how
little she thinks of herself. She is
such a marshmallow under all that toughness. My Goodness, She has the most beautiful
eyes that I have ever seen. Her hair and her face and that lithe little body
when she takes all that manly stuff off…I could just… But I can’t. Oh
Gosh, What if I give myself away? I
can’t lose her. Not after looking so hard to find her.
Mel felt tears sting her eyes behind her prescription sunglasses. She went into the tent they shared to avoid
explaining her tears to her beloved friend.
Janice had caught her crying several times and she always said that it
was nothing so her friend wouldn’t worry. How
could I explain to her best friend that
she was in love with her without losing her…
Xena and Gabrielle were between incarnations. They were relaxing in their heavenly home that they had created
for themselves when Michael appeared before them.
“Never heard of knocking, huh?” Xena
asked the angel with an upraised eyebrow and a slight smile to let her friend
know she really wasn’t that upset. She
and Gabrielle were necking when they were interrupted but she knew that Michael
was there for a reason so she forgave him almost instantly.
“Nope, not nessary,” He smiled
at the warriors expression. “You’re needed. Your two favorite descendants need
some help from you.”
Xena and Gabrielle looked at each other
then at Michael. Xena smiled sweetly
and asked “You
“Yep and yep.”
Gabrielle laughed and then a
pillow at her angelic friend.”Would you stop being cryptic I get enough of that
from Xena. What do they need help with?”
“Love.”
Xena shook her head, “But they
already love each other and they damn well know it.”
Michael laughed and shook his
head and said “True but it seems that they haven’t found a way to tell each
other.”
Xena looked at her bard and smiled sweetly, “That sounds way too
familiar.”
“It sure does.”
“Good, Then I’ll leave you to it
then.”
It was nighttime and the
archaeologist and the linguist were deeply asleep in the bed that they shared
platonically. Each was having a dream
that would completely change their relationship forever…
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In Mel’s dream she found
herself alone by a fire in the woods.
Since she’d been with Janice this wasn’t unusual for her. So she sat on a log by the fire and waited
for Janice to appear. Instead she saw a
version of herself. She was dressed in
leathers and from her readings of the scrolls she knew that she was face to
face with her own ancestor.
“Hi,” Said Xena with a huge smile.
“Umm….Hi,” Said Mel swallowing a
lump of emotion in her throat. She knew
that Xena had taken over her body in Ares tomb but this was different to
actually see her was…very emotional.
“Calm down, I just want to have a
little chat, “ Said Xena soothingly as she sat down beside her shy
descendent. “I got to tell you, you’re
in great shape for someone who rarely breaks a nail.,” She teased with a
lopsided grin trying to get the lovely young woman to relax.
Mel smiled back, “I uh… work out
with calisthenics every day and I ride my horse at home everyday. I guess I got my love of horses from you?”
Xena nodded,”Yep, you also got your
love of certain archaeologist from me too.” She replied with a wink.
Two eyebrows disappeared under
perfectly trimmed bangs, “How did you….?”
“I do, Now listen my friend, I know
exactly what you’re going through. My advice is to just tell her. She loves you
too. Your both so scared of losing each
other that your missing out on all the fun.”
“But Xena, What if I say it and she
thinks I’m sick to want our friendship to go in that direction?”
“She won’t. I know that your time is really repressed but
Janice feels that same way as you do.
“Show her?” Mel asked in a squeak.
“Why not? It would be a lot more
effective …and fun,”Xena replied with a chuckle.
“Are you taking this seriously? I
mean I ….Xena, I can’t lose her friendship.”
“I am taking this very seriously.
Believe me the Bard and I went thought this exact same thing. You are in love
with Janice and it hurts your souls not
to tell each other. So Gabrielle and I
decided to intervene. And believe me, my friend you will not lose her
friendship, ever. Now give your old
ancestor a hug and wake up so you can tell her and start living your life to
fullest.” Xena held out her arms and Mel and warrior gave each other a loving
hug….
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Meanwhile in Janice’s dream she was
in the field tent going over the latest scroll again. She knew that Mel usually appears so she waited patiently. The only way Janice could kiss the woman she
loved was in her dreams.
“Sorry to disappoint,” Said
Gabrielle as she appeared in front of her descendent with a sweetly wise smile
on her pretty face.
Janice blinked, Her ancestor was
beautiful. She had short blonde hair and was wearing a rust colored amazon
outfit that showed her figure to perfection. Her eyes widened in shock.
“Why do you look so stunned? You
know damn well that under those manly clothes is a total babe.”
Janice blinked and blushed a deep
red, she looked away from her ancestor shyly.
Gabrielle shook her head and came to
sit next to the shy young woman. “There is someone else in this camp who knows
about how beautiful you are too.”
Janice’s head ricocheted back and
her eyes narrowed, “Who?”
Gabrielle thought, Man she is so blind, She gently touched
her decedents shoulder and said with
Janice stood up abruptly and walked
across the tent, “Impossible Gabrielle, Mel is an innocent she doesn’t have
thoughts like that.”
Gabrielle nodded her head sagely,
“Yes, Mel is an innocent but what makes you think that innocents don’t have
thoughts like that? I did. A lot of
them about Xena. It took us both dying
a couple of times for us to admit to it,” She said sadly. “We don’t want you to go through all that
torture. You need to tell Mel how you feel.”
“I can’t. What if she’s repulsed, what if I lose her?” Janice finally
voiced the thing that had been tormenting her these many months.
“She loves you, Janice. She’s scared
of the same thing. Tell her or better
yet show her.” Said Gabrielle standing up and walking next to the young woman
with a grin. “Now hug your ancient ancestor to show me you appreciate me.” She
said holding her arms out.
Janice gave Gabrielle a lopsided
grin, “I do appreciate you. Now that I met you…talked to you I see what Xena
meant. Thank you!” She said as she hugged Gabrielle.
“Your welcome,” She heard in her
ear.
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Janice and Mel found themselves enjoying
the embrace they were in ….but it felt different now…
When they parted they smiled at each
other, “Um..I…I…”Mel stuttered.
“I… think….”Janice tried.
They both laughed at
themselves. They were in each other’s
arms and finally having they’re dream fulfilled with the sweet kiss they just
shared and still they couldn’t say three little words. They both knew that they had to say it
though.
“I love you, Janice with all my
heart and soul. I think I loved you
back in at Ares tomb when you
raised
the brim of your hat I first saw those amazing green eyes.”
Janice smiled and felt tears drop
from her eyes as she kissed her love deeply again. Then she pulled back and
caressed her loves cheek and said quietly, “ I love you too, My sweet Mel. I
have since I first saw you stumble into that tent. You were so beautiful….I can’t believe that you….”
“Please believe.”
“I do.”
“Could you kiss me again, please?”
“We can do even more then that if
you’d like?”
“I’d like.”
The passion that was ignited lasted
till morning where the two team leaders of the dig slept later then their
workers ever remembered. There was a
knock at a pole by the door of their tent, Both dressed and eating breakfast,
Janice said, “Come.”
“Ma’am we found this.”
“A scroll,” Janice said and grabbed
it out of her formans hand. “Good work, Abdul.
Go start on the east side of the site now, please.”
The man nodded and left.
Janice unrolled the scroll and Mel
was behind her. Two gasps were heard
from the two women at the same time.
The scroll was ornately decorated in Gabrielle’s familiar hand, It read;
Happy Solstice you
two. Xena and I wanted to give you, our
favorite descendants the greatest gift that the season of giving can bring.
Love. We love you both and now you know
that you love each other. May you bring
only joy into each other’s lives.
With the greatest love from both
of us,
Xena and Gabrielle
“Oh my,” said Mel.
Janice gently put the scroll on the
table and embraced the love of her life.
Mel looked deeply into sparkling
green eyes, “Happy Solstice, My Love.” Mel then gently lifted the smaller woman
and said, “Come on let build up that Solstice fire our ancestors started.”
The End
Authors Note; This is my solstice gift to you. All those
Xenites who read all these tales with such enthusiasm. May the holiday season
bring joy to you what ever holiday you may follow.
With love and gratitude,
Ri J