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Title: "For Want of a Mouse"
Fandom: Xena:Warrior Princess
Pairing: Xena/Gabrielle
Rating: G
List: 2-Laughter
Warnings: none
Disclaimer: I don't own them...I just like to play with them every now and then.
Gabrielle was just on the verge of waking when a loud yell came from the other side of the clearing. Eyes popping open and reflexes reacting, jumping up from the bedroll she grabbed her staff and prepared to face whatever had caused Xena to yell out. Glancing around she realized they were alone in their campsite.
“Xena?” she called out, not seeing the warrior in camp. “Xena…where are you?”
The bard heard the sound of leaves rustling in a tree near the edge of the clearing. Walking over to it, she looked up and saw Xena perched on one of the lower limbs.
“Umm…good morning,” the warrior said,looking down and waving at the bard.
“Good morning to you too, what was the yell for and why are you in that tree?” Gabrielle asked her.
“Oh…just admiring the view from here.” the warrior replied with a small smile.
“Xena…that only answers one part of my question; what was the yell for?” Gabrielle asked once more.
Xena ducked her head, clearing her throat she mumbled quickly, “Therewasamouseinmysaddlebag.”
“What? Would you repeat that please,” Gabrielle said grinning, she had heard the quick reply she just wanted her partner to say it again.
“I said…there was a mouse in my saddlebag,” The warrior said once again but louder.
“A mouse? One of those small furry creatures?” the bard asked, trying to hold her laughter, “Why would a mouse cause you to yell out and climb a tree?”
Xena ducked her head and started pulling leaves off a small limb. ”It startled me,” she said sheepishly, “and besides I don’t like rodents.” The second remark definitely had a pouting quality to it.
That was the final straw, laughing loudly at the pouting warrior, Gabrielle doubled over holding her side.
“It isn’t that funny,” Xena remarked, still sitting in the tree.
“Oh …yes…it…is,” Gabrielle managed to get out between laughs.
“Well could you stop laughing at me for just a moment and see if it’s gone?” Xena asked as she peered down at her saddlebags.
Still chuckling Gabrielle went to check the saddlebags, opening the flap she discovered the culprit sitting on top of a hunk of cheese, ‘Well so much for having that for breakfast,’ she thought. Reaching in she scooped out the bundle, wrapping the mouse up with the cheese, she hid it behind the saddle blanket.
“Okay…it’s gone. You can come down from the tree now, oh mighty warrior princess,” she said laughing again.
Xena dropped down to the ground, walking over she picked up her saddlebag, “You would have done the same thing,” Xena said as she threw the bag over her shoulder and walked towards the stream.
“No…but I’ll get to see you do it again…soon maybe,” Gabrielle quietly said to herself as she reached under the blanket and pulled out the bundle hidden there. “Come along my little furry friend…let us see where I can hide you next.”
Fandom: Xena:Warrior Princess
Pairing: Xena/Gabrielle
Rating: G
List: 2-Laughter
Warnings: none
Disclaimer: I don't own them...I just like to play with them every now and then.
Gabrielle was just on the verge of waking when a loud yell came from the other side of the clearing. Eyes popping open and reflexes reacting, jumping up from the bedroll she grabbed her staff and prepared to face whatever had caused Xena to yell out. Glancing around she realized they were alone in their campsite.
“Xena?” she called out, not seeing the warrior in camp. “Xena…where are you?”
The bard heard the sound of leaves rustling in a tree near the edge of the clearing. Walking over to it, she looked up and saw Xena perched on one of the lower limbs.
“Umm…good morning,” the warrior said,looking down and waving at the bard.
“Good morning to you too, what was the yell for and why are you in that tree?” Gabrielle asked her.
“Oh…just admiring the view from here.” the warrior replied with a small smile.
“Xena…that only answers one part of my question; what was the yell for?” Gabrielle asked once more.
Xena ducked her head, clearing her throat she mumbled quickly, “Therewasamouseinmysaddlebag.”
“What? Would you repeat that please,” Gabrielle said grinning, she had heard the quick reply she just wanted her partner to say it again.
“I said…there was a mouse in my saddlebag,” The warrior said once again but louder.
“A mouse? One of those small furry creatures?” the bard asked, trying to hold her laughter, “Why would a mouse cause you to yell out and climb a tree?”
Xena ducked her head and started pulling leaves off a small limb. ”It startled me,” she said sheepishly, “and besides I don’t like rodents.” The second remark definitely had a pouting quality to it.
That was the final straw, laughing loudly at the pouting warrior, Gabrielle doubled over holding her side.
“It isn’t that funny,” Xena remarked, still sitting in the tree.
“Oh …yes…it…is,” Gabrielle managed to get out between laughs.
“Well could you stop laughing at me for just a moment and see if it’s gone?” Xena asked as she peered down at her saddlebags.
Still chuckling Gabrielle went to check the saddlebags, opening the flap she discovered the culprit sitting on top of a hunk of cheese, ‘Well so much for having that for breakfast,’ she thought. Reaching in she scooped out the bundle, wrapping the mouse up with the cheese, she hid it behind the saddle blanket.
“Okay…it’s gone. You can come down from the tree now, oh mighty warrior princess,” she said laughing again.
Xena dropped down to the ground, walking over she picked up her saddlebag, “You would have done the same thing,” Xena said as she threw the bag over her shoulder and walked towards the stream.
“No…but I’ll get to see you do it again…soon maybe,” Gabrielle quietly said to herself as she reached under the blanket and pulled out the bundle hidden there. “Come along my little furry friend…let us see where I can hide you next.”
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