A/N – Hey there you all!!! I'm so so sorry for the late update!!! Truly truly sorry!!! It's just that I had a lot to deal with!!! My best friend left recently so I was really miserable... so sorry you all!!! Well anyways... thank you to everyone who reviewed... This is my last chapter before the sequel... I hope all the people who have read this story and maybe more will read the sequel... Well thanks anyways... Here are my responses:
Chibi Tatiana – Hey thanks for the awesome names!!! I loved Emberlynn!!! I thought that it sounded so beautiful!!! Haha... thanks!!! Sorry that this is so late!!! And thanks for helping me write the sequel!!!
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Well thank you guys so much!!! Anyways... here's...
Chapter 11: The big question!
Days passed by steadily and quickly. Astyanax looked up upon his Gabrielle's sleeping form. He caressed her cheek gently and then placed a soft gentle kiss on her forehead. A slight smile formed on sleeping Gabrielle's face, Astyanax smiled inwardly at himself. Astyanax walked outside the room and into the garden for a little fresh air.
Someone too was awake at this hour. It was round about midnight. Astyanax turned around on his guard the whole time. It was Achilles.
"Lovely night don't you think?" Achilles said while staring up at the sky then back to Astyanax.
"Yes! Beautiful!" Astyanax replied with a half smile.
"How's Emberlynn?" Achilles asked tenderly.
"She's sleeping..." Astyanax replied with a yawn, "I'm really tired right now; I think that I should go back to G..."
"When are you going to marry her?" Achilles interrupted but his voice was serious.
"What?" Astyanax looked stunned, he couldn't believe his ears.
"My daughter loves you Astyanax! You better not break her heart!" Achilles said glaring at Astyanax dangerously, he motioned his finger across his throat, "Or else!" With that Achilles walked back to his chamber.
Astyanax was stunned. 'I'm only 17 years old!' Astyanax was deep in thought when he heard a pair of feet shuffling in the darkness. "Who's there?"
"Why are you not in bed Astyanax?" A voice said teasingly.
"Father!" Astyanax smiled.
Hector walked up to his son. "What are you thinking about?"
"Gabrielle..." Astyanax replied softly and then looked up at his father.
Hector smiled to his son, "Marriage is a very important thing in anybody's life!"
"I know... But I'm not sure!" Astyanax started but couldn't find any words, truth was, he was scared and he couldn't find anymore reasons not to ask for Gabrielle's hand in marriage.
"Astyanax! This is your choice and only yours! You have a decision to make that not many people have the opportunity to make for themselves!" Hector said thinking back to himself, "I mean, take me and your mother for instance, we had an arranged marriage but we turned out ok! At first it was shaky but now I love her! You already do love Gabrielle and now it's your choice if you'd like to marry her or not!"
Astyanax looked up at his father, "What if I'm not ready?" tears started forming in his eyes.
"If you're not ready than you can wait! There's no hurry Astyanax!" Hector said embracing his son slightly as his son cried into his chest.
"I love her! But..." Astyanax took a deep breath and thought of his time with Gabrielle, it was all like a dream come true.
"If she loves you as much as you love her! Which I know she does! Than she'll wait for you! I know she will!" Hector said still holding Astyanax's crying form.
Astyanax thought about it, 'why is this so hard?'
Hector stood up, "I'm proud of you either way and I'll never stop being proud of you!"
Astyanax looked up towards his father as he walked back towards his chamber too.
Astyanax looked up at the sky, it was really getting dark, but he didn't care one bit.
'There's only one thing to do!' he thought to himself and then walked towards the springs so that he could wash his worries away.
In the morning
Gabrielle woke up from her amazing dream and looked around her. –No Astyanax- It dodn't really bother her much, he was probably with their baby. She smiled at that thought –their baby- Her thoughts her interrupted when she heard the baby cry. She walked over to their baby's room and over to his cradle. She picked Emberlynn up.
"Ssshh! Don't cry my little angel!" Gabrielle cooed to Emberlynn. She sat down and sat the crying baby down on her lap, she loosened her top and let the baby suck on her nipple.
Astyanax, who was outside heard the baby cry and he ran towards the baby's crib, when he reached the baby's quarters he saw Gabrielle breast-feeding Emberlynn. Gabrielle saw him.
"Good morning!" she gleamed.
"O! Morning!" Astyanax said as he smiled at the sight before him.
"Sit down here!" She pointed at the chair beside of hers.
"Um... Gabrielle we need to talk!" Astyanax said as he walked over towards the chair and he pulled it closer to her so that they were sitting side-by-side.
"What is it?" Gabrielle said with concern seeping through all of her features.
"Um... I don't know how to say this..." Astyanax said and he looked down and started muttering things very softly.
"It's ok... Just say it!" Gabrielle said and she touched Astyanax's hand.
Astyanax looked up at her and quickly removed his hand, that really shocked Gabrielle.
"What's the matter..."
"Wait... Let me talk first!" Astyanax said and he stood up so that he was in his full height.
Gabrielle looked at him quite hurt but she pushed it aside, and she nodded.
"I love every minute that I spend with you!" Astyanax smiled at the fond memories that they've made together, "But all of it is going to change now!" His face changed all together.
"What are you talking about..."
"Wait! I'm not finished yet!" Astyanax said and waited for her response.
She nodded slightly.
"You may not like the idea... But I think it will be the best for all of us!" Astyanax paused and he looked at their beautiful baby girl.
Gabrielle's face started changing, she thought she knew exactly what Astyanax was going to say and she didn't want to hear it... She started shaking her head furiously.
"Wait Gabrielle! Let me finish!" He picked up her face with his left hand and with his free hand he was playing with something, he went onto his knees,
"Gabrielle, will you marry me?"
A/N – I know... I said that this would be the last chapter but I lied... It's not!!! Sorry... I'm not continuing because I have to go to my friend's farewell party now and I know that I'll be too miserable to continue for a while... so sorry... I'm just in a very depressed mood lately... so I won't be very keen on putting up new chapters yet... well anyways... please review and tell me what you think!!! Anyways... going to go now!!! Bye!!! :)
