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Again, sorry for the late update... Well thank you to you all once again... hope you guys like this chapter too!!! Well anyways, without further ado... I give to you...

Chapter 7: The Test of love!

After life had become almost normal again! Once everything was right and perfect... Astyanax living like a normal boy, Andromache like a normal mother and wife, Hector like the father and husband to the family he held so dearly to his heart.

Astyanax hadn't been going to school and Andromache hadn't noticed a bit until today...

"Astyanax!! You've been missing school!!!" Andromache yelled at her sleeping son though there was a glint of happiness in her voice that hadn't been heard for a long time.

"Mom... But..." Astyanax started but didn't have enough energy to think up a good enough excuse.

"But Astyanax needs to spend the day with me and show me around like he promised!" Hector finished for his son. Astyanax looked up at his father standing in front of him and he couldn't but help noticing a wink.

"Oh yeah... that!!" Astyanax said a little confused but happy that he didn't have to go to school. Andromache stared suspiciously at the two men standing before her, but Andromache was just happy to know that they would be together so she smiled at them and walked out the room.

"Well son! Ready?" Hector said to his son.

"mmmph..." Astyanax muttered very sleepily.

"Ok, I guess you can come and find me then!" Hector said and he walked out the door heading to Andromache but he couldn't help looking back at his son for just a moment. As he gazed at his son he merely smiled and walked out the door.

About 20 minutes later there was a brilliant light in his room. Astyanax looked up and all he saw was a bright golden light blinding him, he cursed under his breath and quickly looked down again. When his eyes started adjusting to the light he gazed up at the man that stood before him.

Astyanax couldn't help but look flabbergasted. Never had he seen this person before but it looked like a God that stood before him. His white linen that was outlined with the most beautiful gold Astyanax had ever seen and he looked so pure and so heavenly. He had a golden crown on his head. Astyanax looked up at him and the stammered.

"Wh...Who... A... Are... Y... You?"

"I am Ares. You need not fear me boy!" Ares said with a powerful voice but sweetness and gentleness could be heard in his tone.

"But... you're the God of war! What do you want with me?" Astyanax said suspiciously but there was a tint of fear in his voice but it was well disguised.

"Well boy... As you know, we, the Gods and Goddesses brought your father back to you!" Ares started but was interrupted.

"Yeah, I know! Thank you! Is that all, because..." Astyanax was cut short.

"SILENCE! You never interrupt a God while he is speaking!" Ares said with anger showing in his eyes. "Now, I and the Gods have created a test for you!" Ares said while smirking inwardly as he watched Astyanax's expression.

"Wh...What kind... of test?" Astyanax stuttered though he thought he knew the answer to that.

"The person you love most will die today!" He paused to watch Astyanax's expression once again and he saw that the expression was a very sad and hurt one. "But..." Ares continued but was interrupted.

"Please don't do this to my family!!!" Astyanax begged with his life to the God... He got out of bed and forced himself on his knees and held the God by his knees... Please?" Astyanax begged as if his life depended on it.

"I haven't yet finished... get up!" Astyanax did as he was told but there were still tears in his eyes. "You can save this person!" Astyanax's eyes widened at this but he didn't want to interrupt the God this time, he sat and listened obediently. "If you remain with this person, terror and destruction won't follow! But... make the wrong decision and you'll never see that person again!" Ares said and with a poof of smoke he disappeared.

Think wisely! Make the right decision! There was a voice that moved with the winds.

'Father! I must get to him now!' Astyanax ran out of the room and bumped into a person. It was Gabrielle.

"Astyanax, what are you doing running around the house in your sleep wear?" Gabrielle questioned with amusement in her voice.

"My father, have you seen him?" He started shaking Gabrielle madly as if the answer would just appear to him if he half killed his love.

"Astyanax, STOP that!!!" Hector yelled and pulled him away from Gabrielle. Gabrielle, who had crawled to a corner gasping for breath.

"Father! We need to leave!" Astyanax protested with his father.

"um... son, aren't you forgetting something?" Hector said pointing with one hand at his clothing and the other hand at Gabrielle.

"O..." Astyanax said and walked over to Gabrielle and put his arms around her only to be pushed away.

"Stay away from me Astyanax! Don't touch me again! EVER!" Gabrielle screamed at the top of her lungs and ran back to her parents to tell them what had just happened to her, though something stopped her, her father would never let her see Astyanax again and she was certain that Astyanax didn't mean it. She would forgive him later and with that she walked towards the springs outside the palace so that she could maybe just forget about the day's events.

"Father, I didn't..." Astyanax was speechless as Gabrielle walked away from him.

"It's ok Astyanax! I'm sore she'll come around later!" Hector said and he finally remembered he had just witnessed. "Why were you half killing her anyways?" Hector asked, his voice full of concern this time.

"Father, I was looking for you and... I didn't know... I didn't..." He slumped onto the floor and began sobbing.

"It's ok Astyanax!" Hector assured Astyanax. "That's exactly what happened with me and your mother when we had just met. So don't worry! I mean, look at your mother and me now!" Hector said lovingly to Astyanax.

"Ok..." Astyanax said, though there was still doubt in his voice but then he remembered what Ares had just said to him and he completely forgot about what had just happened. "Wait for me right here! Don't move! I'll change and..." Than Astyanax changed his mind quickly... "Just come with me!" Astyanax said and he grabbed his father's hand and they went together back towards Astyanax's chamber.

After Astyanax had finished changing he led his father to the stable and they spent the day riding around the village.

While up in the heavens

"Wrong choice!!!" Ares said quietly... shaking his head he started the death sentence.

"Please Ares? For the sake of love! Give him one more chance!!!" Aphrodite wailed as she watched from above.

"Yes Ares, please? For Astyanax this time!" Zeus agreed with Aphrodite. Astyanax did deserved another chance.

"What's done is done!" Ares said with a wicked smile. But when he turned to gaze at his fellow Gods and Goddesses he realized that in order for him to be happy he had to give Astyanax one more chance. "Ok, one last chance!" Ares said in a defeated voice though he sighed out in relief because he wanted Hector's family to happy just as the others did.

Back on earth

(You'll realize that I went back in time just a bit... this is after she went to the springs and now she's done)

Gabrielle stepped out the springs and dried herself with the cloth lying there. She realized that she hadn't told Astyanax what she had intended to in the morning. But she was distracted as she looked around she heard a child's voice calling her.

"Gabrielle!!" the voice kept repeating itself and it was clearly a little girl. The little girl started giggling. "Over here!" she appeared for a split second and then disappeared. Gabrielle put on her clothes and thought that this girl was playing a little game with her and Gabrielle decided not to ruin the fun so she followed the voice.

"Where are you?" Gabrielle yelled to nothing as it seemed, everything had gone quiet, there was no one in the palace but Gabrielle didn't seem to notice because there the little girl was again, she walked into the wine cellar.

"Haha... I'm coming!" Gabrielle giggled like a little girl. As she walked into the wine cellar the door just closed in its own will.

Gabrielle looked around the room and noticed that there was no one in there except her, she must have been imagining things. She walked back to the door... It was locked...

There was a whisper to someone, but it wasn't to Gabrielle though she heard the words loud and clear.

"Hephaestus, make the fire!"

Gabrielle thought that she was hearing things when she saw a flame. It was quite small but it was heading towards the alcohol and the wine and everything. One thing went through Gabrielle's mind... 'It's all flammable!' and with that she ran to put the fire out but it kept getting bigger and it started to spread more. She noticed something else... Oil... The fire was heading towards the oil.

Tears started forming in her eyes. The smoke started choking her and she fell to her knees, helpless. She screamed out, "Someone, anyone, please help me!?" she continued screaming but eventually all she could do was choke the words out. Then a thought hit her! 'I'm never going to be able to tell Astyanax!' She sobbed... then she whispered with her last breath...

"I'm pregnant."

And with that she fainted and the fire reached the oil and then BOOM!!!

A/N – O... the suspense... don't worry... here are more chapters to follow... well I hope you guys liked this one... so sorry that it took a bit long... but anyways... don't forget to leave me a review... well anyways... Bye than...