so this is the last chapter. I finally finished my first multi-chapter story :) i am sooooo happy :)) thanks so much to everyone that reviewed and favourited the story, you are the best!
tell me what you think about the ending, I realized that the story is short and there aren't many details...I guess I have to learn how to describe the happening more richly..:)
thanks again and enjoy :*
Achilles opened the door of the small cottage and saw someone sleeping on a bed covered with animal skins. As he got closer, he noticed it was a girl. But not just any girl, it was the princess he encountered so many times before. He looked at her sleeping form and decided not to wake her up. He sat down at the edge of her bed and watched her sleep.
An hour later Acacia woke up. She slowly lifted herself into a sitting position. She rubbed her eyes and slowly opened them. As she opened them she found Achilles staring at her. Her eyes widened and she jumped out of the bed.
"What in the name of Apollo are you doing here?" she pointed a finger at him.
"Are you not happy to see me? I thought you were willing to give your life for Hector."
Suddenly Acacia remembered what happened yesterday. She hoped everything was a bad dream and that Hector was still alive. Tears started falling from her eyes. Acacia grabbed a dagger from her nightstand and launched at Achilles. He easily stopped her arm and when she tried to punch him, he caught her wrist, spun her around and pinned her to the wall behind him.
"Let me go!" Acacia twisted and turned, wanting to get out of his grip.
"If I let you go, can you promise you will stop trying to kill me?"
"No! You killed my brother!" Acacia spat at him.
"He killed my cousin!" Achilles yelled back at her. She kicked him in the knee.
"Thinking he was you!" Acacia tried to run, but Achilles quickly caught her arm and slammed her back to the wall. Acacia winced.
"Listen princess, I may have let you go many times before. But I'm not going to let you live this time."
"Fine, kill me! I don't care. My brother is dead. The only one who could save Troy. What's the point in living, if I will become a slave?" she looked at her feet. Achilles let go of her and sat on the bed. Acacia slid to the ground.
"He was the best man I have ever fought."
"I don't care. I want my big brother back. I miss him."
A moment of silence passed. Suddenly Acacia stood up and turned to Achilles. She handed him her dagger.
"What are you doing?" Achilles asked confused.
"You have your chance now."
"What are you talking about?"
"You can kill me."
"What if I don't want to?"
"Either you kill me or I will kill myself."
Achilles grabbed the dagger and stood up. He took a step closer to Acacia and leaned the dagger to her throat. She closed her eyes.
The dagger fell to the floor and Achilles kissed her. After they separated to catch their breaths, Achilles spoke.
"I want to, but I cannot. I cannot kill you." he hugged her and Acacia started crying.
"I am sorry. I am so sorry. I never meant to hurt you." Achilles softly whispered into her ear. She nodded and calmed down. He looked her in her eyes and let himself get lost in them. An idea "flashed" through his mind.
"Do you want to leave Troy?"
"I cannot."
"Why not?"
"Because of my family, my city."
"I can give you the life you always wanted, a normal one. Where you can do and be what ever you want."
Achilles offered her his hand. Acacia looked at him and grabbed his hand. It was late in the afternoon and they quietly tiptoed past the Greek military camp. Acacia hid behind someone's tent and waited for Achilles. He looked for his friend Eudorus and ordered him to prepare a boat for his departure.
"My lord, why are you leaving?"
"I am tired of this war and Agamemnon's biding. We will never breach Trojan's walls. Eudorus, you will follow me tomorrow at sunrise. I do not want to lose you."
"Where are we going my lord?"
"Anywhere but here." Achilles smiled and helped his dear friend prepare the boats for both of them. When the sun started to set and the Greeks gathered for dinner, Achilles and Acacia snuck in the boat. Achilles lifted the sail and a strong wind started blowing.
Acacia ran to the edge of the boat and watched the sunset. It was beautiful and peaceful. It was just like when she was younger. She stretched her hand to catch the setting sun and smiled. Achilles hugged her from behind and kissed her on her head.
They left Troy and the Greeks behind them. It wasn't their battle anymore. They left their previous life and troubles behind. They were on their way to something better, a new beginning.