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Cravings
Have 'ta Go

Title: Cravings
Author: Kiku
Fandom: Xena: Warrior Princess
Pairing: C/S
Status: Finished, part of series (When Mischief Was Knocked Up)
written after a challenge fic, can be viewed as standalone.
Feedback: starseed007@hot.ee
Disclaimer: I do not own them...Strife tried to convince me that I
do, but I do not.
Rating: Um, PG-13ish :)
Summary: A fic after the challenge fic. Strife is 5 months pregnant
and...having cravings ;)
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Ania, recent Goddess of Trouble, watched Strife, God of Mischief and
pregnant, eat a whole bowl or berry ice cream and potato chips. Ania
blinked few times and sighed when the God finished it quickly.

"That...was amazing! How did you know I would like that?" he asked
and Ania shrugged. "Just a hunch...I seem to like most foods that
pregnant wo....people like" she changed the ending of her sentence.
Pregnant women weren't true anymore. She had a pregnant God in front
of her.

"Cravings.." grinned she and laughed when Strife grinned back. It was
a kind of an inside joke. Ania sat down next to the pregnant God and
sighed softly, leaning back as Strife leaned also back and put his
feet in her lap. While Ania was massaging her best friend's feet
Strife was thinking back at the first morning the urge for food
cravings was especially big.

He had sighed, almost sadly, while Cupid lay behind him, one arm
possessively around his waist, their legs intervened. Cupid had asked
what was wrong and Strife said that he had a craving that he couldn't
satisfy. Cupid had suddenly stiffened and almost stopped breathing.
Strife had turned around and had seen Cupid staring with wide eyes at
Strife. "W...w...what?" Cupid had finally stuttered. Strife had
blinked few times and then broken down in laughs. "Food, Cupid, FOOD"
he had giggled.

Cupid looked so relieved that Strife couldn't help but broke down in
more giggles. Soon however he found himself being kissed breathless
and satisfied the other way all the way.

Strife giggled to himself and looked up to see Ania's amused
smirk. "He just...looked so relieved" he giggled and Ania gave a
snort, then finally giving up and laughing with Strife. They were
both slightly pink from face when Cupid arrived with Bliss from
a "Daddy-Son" occasion at the beach.

Bliss practically bounced at Ania's and Strife's direction, jumping
to Strife's arms. "Heya Squirt...how was your time with Daddy" Strife
asked and nuzzled his nose to Bliss' nose. "Fwun! We were at the
beach and Uncle 'Sei had the dolphins to jump and make noises and..."
the babble went on, while Strife listened to Bliss attentively,
nodded and smiled.

"So, what were you laughing about?" asked Cupid, sitting at the edge
of the couch. Ania chuckled and wiped few tears from her eyes, while
one hand rubbed her aching stomach. "Um, cravings" she giggled out.
Cupid flushed red and Ania couldn't help but laugh again.

"Food, hun, food" she giggled and patted Cupid's arm. "Are you ever
jealous of the food?" she asked after some time, chuckling lightly.
The question was meant as a tease, almost as a joke. And both Strife
and Bliss heard what she asked. They also heard his answer and saw
his face. Cupid pouted, looking almost sad.

"Yes..."

Ania clutched her stomach and half moaned, half-laughed. "Ow..." she
started laughing again. Strife was giggling and hiccuping, while
Bliss sat there, not knowing what was going on, though also giggling.

Title: Have 'ta Go
Author: Kiku
Fandom: Xena: Warrior Princess
Pairing: C/S
Status: Finished, part 2 of series (When Mischief Was Knocked Up)
written after a challenge fic, can be viewed as standalone. SHORT.
Feedback: starseed007@hot.ee
Disclaimer: I do not own them...Strife tried to convince me that I
do, but I do not. Ania, Goddess of Trouble, is part of the mythology
but as a character she belongs to me.
Rating: Um, PG-13ish :)
Summary: A fic after the challenge fic. Strife is 7 months pregnant
and...having problems.
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It started on a war scene, Ania and Strife, Trouble and Mischief,
arrived there according to the orders of Ares. They were to create a
rather messy scene in one of the warlord's camp, get two of his
advisors arguing and kill each other, so the third advisor could
became the only advisor of the warlord and end the war before it
started. They were supposed to, but it ended up in a way that only
Ania finished the job.

Ania was still slightly surprised that Cupid and Ares allowed Strife
in the mortal realm, to a war scene even. But then Cupid had talked
to her and then she had understood that Cupid trusted Strife not to
harm himself and Ania to look after Strife. Strife without his job
and bored was a terrible thing of Olympus.

"Ania..." Strife suddenly fidgeted. "What?" Ania flicked her fingers
and laughed as one of the advisors sat on an arrow with the markings
of the other advisor. "I have 'ta go.." Strife whispered.

Ania blinked, she looked at Strife, slightly confused and noticed him
fidgeting and pressing his legs together. "But...you just went before
we came here.." she said.

"Have 'ta go!" Strife orbed out.
-~_*_~-
The second time it happened, when Strife's pregnancy bothered him and
the ones around him, was a bit more annoying.

It was morning, Bliss had not yet woken and Strife and Cupid were in
bed, making out. Cupid had been on the edge of relief when suddenly
Strife made a face, blurted out "Have 'ta go" and disappeared,
leaving Cupid dry, flushed and extremely frustrated.
-~_*_~-
There where many other occasions. Finally Strife decided he couldn't
take it, even if it was a normal part of a pregnancy and went to Ace.
He was surprised when he orbed in and was handed a bottle and told to
drink a drop from it every evening.

"But...if I remember correctly...this takes like 10 days to brew? And
you don't have access to a timebubble.." Strife asked, confused. He
had also learned medicine, only he was not older then 5 and Eris had
wanted him out of her way.

"I had...several people coming to me to talk about a certain problem
they called "have'ta go on very important times".." his time trailed
off, blushing lightly as he remembered Cupid's visit.

Strife blushed himself, bothered by the fact that he had bothered so
many people with it.

"Strife, do not worry. This is normal...they're just worried out you.
You had to go awfully lot and it was bordering to a disease. This
will help you...now go, before Hera notices that you are here and
will storm here asking questions" Ace and Strife shuddered. An overly
protective Hera was a frightening thing.

Later, that very same night, "have 'ta go" was replaced "have 'ta
come" and Cupid was more than happy.

tbc