Takes
One to Know One
ArdentTly's take
E-Mail: ardenttly@yahoo.com
X: So I'll just go up to my room now, Mother.
C: Erm...no...don't do that. You'll be sleeping in the room beside mine. It'll be nice and quiet.
X: Huh? (Thinking of the bard and quiet in the same sentence)
C: There isn't a problem, is there, dear?
X: Um...no...no, that's fine. (Mumbling) Gabrielle isn't due until tomorrow.
C: Well, the inn is pretty booked right now, Xena, so be pleased because you have the only unshared room. There are some advantages to being the innkeeper's daughter, after all.
X: Um...well, Gabrielle is coming...
C: Oh, I've got her in with...lessee...um, Lilla...yes.
X: Oh, I think Lilla'd be much more comfortable with Minya, Mom.
C: Lilla and Minya? They have nothing in common...that Minya woman might keep her up all night...and with that mouth and the noise, well...all right, I'd better put them at the other end of the inn.
X: Ummm...what noise?
C: Well, she was telling me about being a...well, you know.
X: A you know...what, Mom?
C: A...thespian. That mouth will keep poor Lilla up all night.
X: (Blushing slightly, thinking of her own oral skills...and a certain bard who wouldn't be coming...tonight)
C: So maybe you should be in there with Minya. What do you think? Xena?
X: (The warrior snaps out of her brief reverie) Um...no...I'll have to sacrifice my room and share too...but I think Gabrielle will be a better choice. After all, we've already...shared things...you know...baths, bedrolls...that sort of thing.
C: Bedro...? (Suddenly thinking back to the last time the two stayed at the inn...those noises...) Xena, dear, is there something you want to tell me?
X: 'Bout what?
C: Well, I...are you...um...oh, it's just too...
X: Mother, spit it out.
C: Are you a...thespian, too?
X: Ahhhhh...
C: Oh, dear. Perhaps I'd better put you out in the barn...with Argo. (Pausing thoughtfully) Xena?
X: Yeah?
C: I never noticed before, but your horse looks...shifty.
X: Heh...yeah, she's a killer, Mom.