End of part 1

upon the reaches of the darkest moonlight

Night it can be so beautiful even more so when the smell of blossoms are in the air.  You can smell it as it drifts through the air and past you in the dim starlight. It fills you with all sorts of feelings and thoughts. Images of times long gone and times you want to revisit and remember in greater detail. It can also fill you with peaceful thoughts and feelings that you don’t want to let go off. Xena shifted her gaze up to the night sky for a moment, breaking out of her thoughts as she stretched feeling a slightly dull ache in her shoulder, which hadn’t gone away despite the fight she had, had the other day. Her eyes moved to the fire whose ambers were starting to finally die, the cooking items were lying next to it along with the crockery.

She turned feeling Gabrielle shuffle slightly in her sleep, the younger woman was lying on top of her, her head propped under her neck. Her lover had been sleeping peacefully for some time now. She slowly moved her hand up running it through her long blonde hair, moving it in between her fingers feeling its silky softness. She slowly moved her hand down her neck to her green halter top with its lighter green shoulder area’s which went down to her upper chest where a piece of brown leather string was used to tie her halter top together. She moved her other hand pulling up the fur bedroll, which had slipped down past her leather belt and brown skirt.

She felt a smile form as she moving her hand up lightly stroking Gabrielle’s face, she watched as the younger woman’s forest green eyes slowly opened their colour catching the light, which caused them to almost glisten. Xena felt her smile widen. “Hello sleepy head.” Gabrielle groaned aloud feeling her self yawn as she eased up her hand slowly rubbing her eyes. “How long have been asleep?” Xena slowly met her tired gaze. “A few hours…” Gabrielle stretched out her arms ignoring how tired she still felt. “You should have woken me up.” Xena eased up her hand running it down her cheek in a gentle motion. “I was enjoying watching you sleep.” Gabrielle eyed her for a moment. “You always enjoy watching me sleep.” Xena leaned closer so she was close to her ear. “That’s because you’re beautiful when you sleep.”