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Blind Faith Restored by Zzelami     

Xena | Alternative (Mature) | Romance (alt) | Short Story - 15 pages | Finished | Aug-97 Related Episodes Blind Faith (Xena)    Cast: Xena, Gabrielle Links: The Bard's Corner @ AUSZIP
Immediatly follows the episode "Blind Faith." When Xena assumes that her eyesight is gone for good, she makes some shocking announcements that she would normally have kept under wraps. Zzelami turns out another wonderful tale of romance with a good dose of comedy in this delightful story.
This is by far the cutest funniest story ever!! I love the way comedy is intertwined with the erotic writing I was really getting into the sex parts and wham up came a comical piece I started laughing out loud not once but several times!! - Solari - Jun 7th, 2002    Well... well... GREAT! I don't know... technically it is a PWP somehow, but a PWP with a tiny bit of a storyline and a lot of comedy. And that's exactly what I like! Everytime one thought... ok... now... now they'll get to it... then... something happens... Extremely well written! - The Fic Addict - Jan 4th, 2005    This is probably one of the best fics I have ever read! The humour, the passion, the great characterisation... absolutely loved it!! WELL DONE Zzelami!! For all you readers out there, this one is DEFINATELY WORTH READING!!!!!!!!! - Amazon Penny - Aug-20-2008    Both sexy and hilarious. I think I reread the bed-scene around three times and it still cracks me up every time. Two thumbs way up - Anonymous - Dec-09-2009    This is a classic Xena story. Very well crafted and incredibly sensuous. A definite keeper to be read over and over again. - kazy - Nov-04-2011

This Little Dare by Zzelami     

Xena | Alternative | Romance (alt) | Short Story - 35 pages | Finished | Jan-98 Cast: Xena, Gabrielle Links: The Bard's Corner @ AUSZIP
Gabrielle dares Xena into teaching her how to kiss so the warrior decides to go all out.
What a wonderful story. I've read this story just once and didn't want to read it again, because of the ending. Yet it has made such an impression on me that after three years I still think about it once in a while. It will leave you wanting more and I've been waiting for that ever since I read it. Yet over time I came to respect Zzelami's choice and can't help but love this piece as it is: Wonderful, yet heart-wrenching. - Michelle W. - Feb 4th, 2004    Really great! Fantastic! I didn't know that this story was that old and I always wondered why there's no sequel... it would have been great, if there had been. But after 4 years... ;-) Anyway: Read it! It's great! - The Dic Addict - Jan 3rd, 2005    this was GREAT! Could we PLEASE have a sequel? - annaria - Jan 17th, 2005    you have got to be kidding! No one would have stopped at THAT point! How come being supposedly used AND frustrated is better than being supposedly used but satiated? Don't take it bad, i'm just releasing my own frustration (that you caused) on you xD Great story! - Anonymous - Mar-10-2011    lovely; utterly romantic. but i would like more, for closure. - kc - May-27-2011    One of the first fanfictions I've read, and definitely one of the best I've ever found. It's heartbreaking, but very good. - A. - Oct-14-2013