Ulysses let out a breath and pulled out of Xena and
stepped back and looked at her for a moment before he looked around
the room for his clothes and began putting them on and Xena did the
same. When they were dressed Ulysses opened the door to let some
fresh air in then turned and looked at Xena who was silent as she
looked out into space. “Xena,” he called and she
snapped out of her thoughts and looked at Ulysses who looked back
at her with worry in his eyes. “Are you okay?” He asked
and Xena grinned and nodded, “yea…yea I’m
okay,” she said and Ulysses looked at her and nodded.
“I should be meeting back up with your mother,” she
said as she walked towards the door. “Wait,” Ulysses
called and Xena turned and looked at him, “did you want
something or was that all you came to see me for? Not that
I’m complaining,” Ulysses said with a grin, trying to
bring some humor into the situation and Xena grinned back.

 

 

“I came to ask you something but I’ve
already gotten my answer,” she said. “I’ll see
you later, I think I’m having dinner with your mother and
Clarisse,” she said then turned and the room and Ulysses
stood there for a minute then ran after Xena. “Xena,”
he called and she stopped and looked at him just as she was about
to walk out of the door. “What was the question? What did you
want to know?” Ulysses asked and Xena looked into his eyes,
hesitant about whether or not she should say anything. “Tell
me,” he said as he walked up to her and they looked into each
other’s eyes. “I wanted to know if I knew all of
you,” she said then reached her hand out and caressed his
cheek and grinned a sad grin. “And I don’t,” she
said, “you do,” he said as he grabbed her hand on his
cheek, keeping it there. “No, I don’t and what we just
did, proved it,” Xena said then lowered her hand and turned
around to walk away but Ulysses grabbed her arms and walked up
behind her.

 

 

“I’m sorry,” he whispered to her
and Xena turned around and looked at him. “We’ll talk
about it after dinner, right now I just need some time to
think,” Xena said and they looked at each other for a moment
longer before she left and he stood there, not sure what he should
do because he knew this was a problem he had created and now he had
to find a way to fix it.