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Archive name: (Xena11.txt
Authors name: Zeus
Story Title : THE ENCHANTMENT (1/1)

    X E N A   T H E   W A R R I O R   P R I N C E S S

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    	   T H E    E N C H A N T M E N T
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     Hades was bored.  Really bored.  It happened some-
times.  Immortality and infinite power got to you after
a while.   There were times when Hades actually  envied
the short life-spans of mortals. Death gave a wonderful
sense of purpose to life.   Hades should know.   As the
lord  of  the  underworld, he reviewed whole lifetimes,
thousands in a day.  But, lately, the death rate seemed
to have hit a low.  Normally,  Hades  might  be  happy,
since that would give  him  more  time with Persephone.
But  she  was  on  the surface  with her mother, as per
their agreement. So, he was lonely and bored.

     "You look like you could use company." Hades turn-
ed towards the figure entering his throne room.  He was
tall,  handsome,  with a dark beard.   His muscle-bound
body was clad in a  suit  of  leather armor.   Although
handsome, his face had a touch of cruelty in it. All in
all, he had the perfect look for the god of war.

     "What do you want, Ares?" Hades sighed as he began
going through a list of the new arrivals.

     "What,  I can't  visit my favorite  bother?"  Ares
asked with a smile. 

     "The last time you  visited,  you  yanked Callisto
out from under  my  nose and  put  Xena in her place. I
told you then you were no longer welcome here."

     "Oh, is that any way to talk to the man who brings
you  so  many  subjects?"   Ares  absently  cleaned his
fingernails  with  a  dagger.  "Without me, your little
home would be a lot more empty."

     "I think I could live with that,"  Hades said, ap-
parently not seeing the humor in his choice of words.

     "Actually,  that  is  what  I  want to talk to you
about."  Ares sat down on a chair across from Hades and
put his feet up on the table.  Ignoring Hades' look, he
went on.  "Things have been dull on the war front late-
ly. Seems Xena has been taking out a few armies. It was
bad enough when we just had Hercules  doing  good,  now
she's  putting her two cents in.  We need to find a way
to stop her." 

     Hades stared at him. "We?" 

     Ares smiled. "I thought you'd like to help me."

     "Your estimation of my mental stability aside, how
do you plan to do it? Killing her hasn't worked. Trying
to  bring  her  back to you hasn't worked. Not a lot of
options left, are there?"

     "Hades,  Hades,  Hades. Eliminating Xena isn't en-
tirely necessary.  I want to stop her.  Give  her some-
thing else to think about.  Distract her.  A long-range
distraction.  That will impede her progress well enough
for me."

     Hades rolled his eyes.   "And exactly what are you
planning?"

     "The  one  weakness  that can be the downfall of a
true warrior. The love of another person."

     "So go bother Aphrodite. This is her department."

     "She makes love, not war. Besides, for what I have
in mind,  her rules will get in  the  way.  No,  I need
something from Hephaestus. Only he needs something from
you. A metalworker from a hundred years ago.  Needs the
expertise with those new thunderbolts Zeus wants.  It's
only temporary."

     "And if I agree? What's in it for me?"

     "If my plan works, there'll be more war. War means
death and  death means new boarders for you. Plus, I'll
call  in  a  favor from Demeter and get Persephone down
here a little early."

     Hades  stared  at  him. He bit his lip in thought.
"If Zeus hears  of this,  this  conversation never hap-
pened," he said.  "Give me the name and Hephaestus' man
is yours. I want him back in a week."

     "Two  and  I'll  have  Persephone  down  here in a
month."

     "Deal."

     Like  most of the  other gods,  Ares didn't under-
stand Hephaestus. Instead of a temple or a throne room,
he made his home in a dank pit  where  he  worked  con-
stantly. Of course, Hephaestus was never one for indul-
ging vanity.  Hard to be that way with  his  looks.  An
argument  with  Hera  had  led  to his face being half-
scarred and he walked with a limp. It made him the most
humble of the gods and the  only  one  close  to  being
human.   But what Ares really couldn't understand about
his brother was why in Zeus' name Aphrodite  had fallen
for Hephaestus and not himself.   The thought  that his
dirty, lame, backwards brother could own the most  gor-
geous being on Olympus rankled Ares to no end. He swal-
lowed his pride as he approached Hephaestus.  No matter
how hurt he was, he needed his brother's skill now more
than ever. 

     "Is it done?" he asked without preamble.

     Hephaestus lifted the object in his hands. Without
a word, he handed it to Ares.   The god of war took the
object and stared at it for a long moment.  Then he did
something that scared Hephaestus to  his immortal soul:
He smiled. 

			   (*)

     It was night  as Xena and Gabrielle made their way
to the small village.   It had been a typical day.  For
these two, that meant that  they  had fought off a pack
of raiders who had been terrorizing  villagers. The two
were looking forward to a nice  relaxing  night off. No
warlords.  No barbarians.  No gods,  monsters  or other
critical matters to deal with. Just a nice night off. 

     Their  night  off  got  off  to  a rocky start the
minute they entered the inn.   Xena walked  over to the
innkeeper who was standing behind  a bar serving drinks
to  the  several  dozen  burly men gathered inside. "We
need a room," she said in her naturally hard tone. 

     The innkeeper sized up the pair. A tall, beautiful
dark-haired woman wearing leather armor and a multitude
of weapons.  Next to her,  a smaller, younger girl with
strawberry-blond hair,  in Amazon dress and a staff. "I
don't give rooms to Amazons."

     "We're not Amazons," Xena said.

     "Well,  technically,  we're not," Gabrielle added.
"We're more like honorary members. I'm the queen. Well,
Xena was the queen, but then she temporarily died and I
got the  job,  we're really not-"  Gabrielle broke off.
Xena was giving her the patented "shut up or  I'll kill
you" look. 

     "Hey, you hear that, guys? These two are Amazons!"
One of the warriors, one who had obviously had too much
to drink, was calling  out to his comrades. Xena looked
at them for a long moment.  "Gabrielle,  tie Argo up in
that  stable.  Wait  outside for five minutes then come
back in." 

     "You're sure?" Gabrielle looked at the crowded bar
then at Xena.  "You're  sure."   She quickly dug into a
pocket  and produced a roll of coins that she handed to
the bartender. "For the damages."

     The Inn Keeper looked at her in confusion.

     "Trust me." With that, she turned and quickly made
her way  outside.  She  didn't want to be anywhere near
that place when Xena went to town. 

     After securing  Xena's  horse  in the stable, Gab-
rielle walked  to the small pond behind  the  inn.  She
stared at the moonlight  reflecting  off the surface of
the water,  trying to block out the sounds of crashing,
punching, grunting  and  yelling  that were coming from
the  inn.   Her  attention was caught by a shiny object
lying on the ground.  Picking  it up,  she saw it was a
necklace with a green amulet attached to it.  Gabrielle
wondered who throw away such an item. It was beautiful.
On  impulse,  she wrapped the chain around her neck and
secured it. 

     The amulet rested above Gabrielle's bosom. It sud-
denly began  to  glow,  a shimmering green in the dark-
ness. Gabrielle suddenly felt  a lethargy overtake her,
exhaustion pouring through her body.   She felt herself
grow tired, more  tired  than she had ever felt before.
It hurt to stay awake,  to keep her eyes open.  It hurt
to think, to fight, to do anything except sleep.  Clos-
ing her eyes, the young woman let herself go. 

     *Can you hear me Gabrielle?* The voice filled Gab-
rielle's head, becoming the only thing that mattered to
her. 

     "..Yes.." she whispered.

    *You are asleep, but you can hear everything I say,
can't you?*

     "..Yes.."

     *Good.   Listen to me,  Gabrielle.  I relax you, I
make you feel more comfortable.  You can trust me.  You
can listen to me.  It's good to listen to me.  It feels
very, very good. Doesn't it?*

     "..Yes.."

     *Now, Gabrielle, I want you to think about Xena. I
want you  to  think about your friend very carefully. I
want you to think  about  your  comradery,  about  your
friendship, your bond. You have deep feelings for Xena,
Gabrielle. Very deep.*

     "..Deep.."

     *Yes, Gabrielle.  Very deep feelings. In fact, you
love Xena.  You love her  body,  her  hair.  You'd like
nothing better than  to  inhale her smell, than to kiss
her lips, to taste her.  You want her.  You desire her.
You love her. With all your heart, you love her.  Don't
you?*

     "..Yes.." 

     *Yes,  Gabrielle.  You want her.  You want to love
Xena and have her love you. Remember those feeling Gab-
rielle.  In a moment, you will awaken. You will not re-
member seeing this  amulet  or hearing this voice.  But
you will remember your feelings towards Xena.  Don't be
afraid to express them. You love her and she loves you.
Remember that and nothing else."

     Gabrielle blinked at the moonlight.  For a moment,
she seemed  to  have  blanked  out.   Probably too much
stress. She really needed a break. Her and Xena.

     Xena.  Gabrielle shook her head. Gods, how was she
going to tell Xena she loved her?  She  didn't  want to
appear too  direct.  She also didn't want to jeopardize
their friendship.  For once, the bard part of Gabrielle
could think of nothing to say.  Except "I love you." As
attention-grabbing  as that was, it probably wasn't the
best way to approach the situation. 

     Turning back,  Gabrielle walked back into the inn.
Xena was bartering a room from the innkeeper who seemed
all to happy to comply.   Gabrielle was careful to step
around the dozen or so unconscious  bodies lying on the
ground, as well as several discarded  weapons,  dishes,
tables and glasses. One thing about Xena, you could al-
ways generally tell where she'd been.

			  (*)

     Xena paced the room restlessly.  It was small, ac-
commodating a single  bed  and  a  few sparse pieces of
furniture. Xena didn't mind. She really didn't care all
that much for comforts. A lifetime of fighting and kil-
ling erased such mundane concerns. Xena glanced back to
the door leading to the small bath room next door. Gab-
rielle had gone in  there,  apparently lost in thought.
Xena would have to ask her what  was  going on.  Having
Gabrielle  distracted  could  hurt  their  chances in a
fight.

     Xena's eyes  suddenly  fell on a table and a small
necklace lying on it.  A dark green emerald attached to
a chain.  Probably left behind  by  the room's previous
tenant. Xena picked it up, examining it.   Although not
one for baubles,  she  did admire  this  necklace.  She
wondered  that  it's  owner  had left it behind.  After
pausing  for  a moment, Xena placed the necklace around
her neck. 

     The moment  the emerald settled atop Xena's bosom,
it began to glow.  The  mesmerizing magic went to work.
It invaded Xena's mind.  She tried to  fight,  but  the
magic of the  gods  was too strong.  Xena felt her mind
drift away,  her will being erased. She closed her eyes
and  slipped into a trance as the amulet began to speak
to her.

     *Xena, can you hear me?*

     "..Y-Yes.."

     *Good. You've had a hard life, Xena.  One  full of
misery and death.   You've done things you're not proud
of.  Things you abhor.   There is a lot of pain in your
past, isn't there?*

     "..Yes.."

     *But  there  is  one  thing that can save you from
your pain, Xena.  Gabrielle.  Your young friend.   Your
young, beautiful friend.  You enjoy  her  company.  You
enjoy her  friendship.  You enjoy being with her, don't
you?*

     "..Yes.."

     *Yes.  And you  would enjoy even more if Gabrielle
would let you touch her.   That's what you really want,
isn't it? To touch Gabrielle, to kiss her, to love her.
To claim her as your own. You love her, don't you Xena?
You love Gabrielle."

     "..Yes.."

     *In a moment, Xena, you will awaken.  You will not
remember seeing this  amulet  or  hearing my voice. You
will remember your feelings towards Gabrielle.  And you
will want to express  those  feelings  as  soon as pos-
sible.  You  love  her.  Remember that and that alone.*
With that,  the necklace vanished into thin air. Xena's
eyes blinked open as  she  came back to her senses. Her
attention was drawn to the opening of the door.

     Gabrielle stood there, clad in a simple towel, her
hair wet and dripping along her back.  She  locked eyes
with Xena as the  two  stared  at each other for a long
moment.   Xena stepped forward, hesitant at first, then
with more determination. She came up to Gabrielle, bent
down to the younger woman and kissed her on the lips.

     Gabrielle was too stunned for a moment to respond.
Then, she  closed  her  eyes and returned the kiss. She
and Xena embraced each other,  Gabrielle's  towel drop-
ping to the floor. She could feel her wet flesh pressed
against Xena's armor. It gave her a thrill. 

     They broke off the kiss and hurriedly began remov-
ing Xena's  armor.  They  snapped  off  buttons,  undid
straps  and  yanked off  restraints.  Several  clumping
sounds  accompanied  the armor  falling  to  the floor.
Finally, all that was left was for Xena to pull off the
black fabric underneath all the armor.   Naked, the two
embraced each  other  again  and kissed. They sank onto
the bed, Xena on top.

     Xena moved down her young charge's body, coming to
the breasts.  Although small, they were still enough to
play with.  Xena  calmly pinched a nipple, feeling Gab-
rielle shudder in response.  She  cupped  one breast in
her hand and  massaged it.  She caressed it with a care
that Gabrielle  couldn't  have imagined, one that drove
her to the brink of ecstasy. 

     Moving down the small body,  Xena came to the tuft
of dark-blond hair.   Already wet from the bath, Gabri-
elle's pubic hair glistened,  an inviting  target.   If
there was one thing Xena was good at,  it was taking on
a target.  She placed her  hands  on Gabrielle's thighs
and rubbed them  as  she placed her  mouth to her clit.
She began licking, moving her tongue around  the  lips,
tasting  the  young  juices  coming  out.  Starting out
slowly, her tongue began  to move  faster, taking  lick
after lick,  darting in and out.  As Gabrielle groaned,
Xena  drove her  tongue  in deeper.  Finally, Gabrielle
came, her juices spilling onto Xena's waiting tongue. 

     Taking a  moment  to  savor  the taste  of her new
lover,  Xena  moved  back onto Gabrielle.  Still on the
bottom, the younger woman  moved herself down to Xena's
adequate  bosom.  She  buried  her  face in between the
breasts, laying a series of kisses on the  curves.  She
let her tongue drag along  the  mounds,  inhaling their
scent. A soft moan from Xena let her know she was doing
things  right.  She  placed  a  nipple in her mouth and
sucked on it gently.   Xena's eyes were closed, arousal
sweeping through her body. Gabrielle was a fast learner
and soon her  breast-sucking was sending waves of plea-
sure through Xena's body.

     Gabrielle let  herself  move down Xena's body, her
hands caressing her belly, the lovely hips. She came to
Xena's jet-black clit and let  her hands drag along her
shapely legs. Xena sat up, her clit  right  over Gabri-
elle's face.  With a sigh of  pleasure, Gabrielle began
to do her own tongue fest.   While her tongue darted in
and out of Xena's womanhood, her  hands  moved all over
Xena's body.  Up the hips, along the breasts, squeezing
the mounds, along her legs. The fingers arched at every
curve, every muscle,  much to Xena's delight. She began
to slowly  rock  atop  Gabrielle,  willing  her  juices
along.  Gabrielle's delicate  fingers  continued  their
journey as her tongue continued  to  lick Xena's pussy.
At last, Gabrielle was rewarded with the sweet taste of
Xena's  juice.  Exhausted,  the  two collapsed onto one
another, taking massive  breaths, trying  to  slow  the
beating of their hearts.

			   (*)

     Ares  stared  at the two figures lying on the bed,
an evil smile on his face.  Finally, he had found a way
to stop Xena.  The love between her and Gabrielle would
be a distraction, bringing  Xena's  attention away from
fighting.  She would be  more concerned about Gabrielle
than herself, a situation  that would provide Ares with
many opportunities to exploit this new weakness. Before
long,  war  would reign and Ares would be more powerful
than ever.

     "I wouldn't be setting up my new throne yet." Ares
spun to see a tall, gorgeous blonde standing before him
in a pink outfit. 

     "What are you doing here, Aphrodite?"

     "Fixing  your  mess," the goddess of love replied.
She waved her hand towards  the  bed  and  a shimmering
glow covered it. When it faded, Xena and Gabrielle were
dressed, with a comfortable distance between them. 

     "They'll wake up  tomorrow  with no memory of what
happened," Aphrodite said as Ares  stared  at her. "Not
even a dream. Nothing for you to exploit."

     "How dare you--" Ares began.

     "Daddy Zeus gave me the authority." That shut Ares
up. "You know how he feels about matings like this. I'm
the only one allowed to screw up people's hearts, Ares.
You really overstepped your bounds.   Oh, and if I were
you, I'd stay away from  Olympus for a while.  Zeus  is
pretty  ticked  off and you know what he's like when he
has a temper."

     Ares stared daggers at her.  "Someday,  Aphrodite,
you'll pay for this. Believe me.  No one crosses me and
get away with it.  No one." With that, he vanished into
a shimmering cloud of light.

     Aphrodite shook her head as she turned back to the
bed. She hadn't told the real reason that Ares had been
stopped.  He had messed prematurely with love. Xena and
Gabrielle were  destined for one another, but on a dif-
ferent  timetable.  fiddling  with  things too soon was
dangerous. Aphrodite was  a  little anxious herself for
them to get together, but she could wait.  If there was
one thing a god had, it was time.

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