Disclaimer: Only own Alana.
A/N: In three days I'm leaving for a 2 months holidays, so I'll try to finish the first part of this story. I want to say that the whole story will consist in 3 parts, so by the moment, this is not the end : ) I'll update one or two chapters this week
Chapter seventeen.
I had escaped, I couldn't believe that. We were running across the garden, expecting them to follow us.. but they didn't. Soon, Hector stopped, frowning, and led me to a hidden place behind a big tree. We sat on the grass, breathing strongly.
"This is odd" He murmured, looking at me. "Achilles should be following us.. he's not the kind of man who gives up so easily"
"Maybe he got what he wanted." I said, and Hector shook his head.
"He wanted you, Alana.."
"But now he has Paris" I was trying to give a convincing explanation, but didn't succeed. Hector looked away, searching the distance.
"Something else happened.. I'm sure" He stood up and took my hand. "Go to the palace, ask for help and wait for me there. I'll go back and take Paris"
"No" I didn't leave his hand, and he looked at me angry.
"Don't be stupid, go away"
"He wants me, I won't allow anybody to die because of me. If you go there, I'll follow you" Hector took a deep breath.
"Don't you understand that without help we won't get anything? Go and look for the soldiers" He pushed me away, gently, but I followed him. "Alana, please.."
"I'm going with you. If I call the whole army, who will protect the city? And your father?" Hector kept silence, and then his eyes showed sadness.
"Why are you acting like this? What else do you want to risk?" I looked up at him.
"What do you mean?" I felt the first drops of rain falling in my face again. Another storm was coming.
"When things will be more settled, I have to talk to you about something important.. now.. lets go" He took my arm, signing at a narrow path. "This time we'll use another way.." The forest swallowed us, and darkness came.
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Achilles led them to the inside of the ship, where Briseis and Paris were locked. She tried to open the wooden gate, but it was impossible. Turning around, she met her cousin's gaze.
"Paris, don't stay there and help me.. we must escape!" She took his hand, but he didn't react. "Paris! What's wrong?" She touched his face, and when she saw his eyes, frowned.
"I don't know what's going on.. I feel lost" He murmured. "Since Alana came, my life is a labyrinth"
"Stop with this, Paris. Forget about everything and think of a way to escape. Or maybe you want to go to Greece, after all?" She said, with sarcasm. Paris watched at her.
"Why are all people thinking that I only care about myself?" He shouted, standing up.
"This is the Paris I wanted to see!" Briseis said, cheerfully. "Now, come here. Do you think we could jump into the water if we break this window?"
"You're impossible.." Said Paris, walking towards her.
"I know. And now, please, break this window while I keep Achilles attention busy" She walked to the exit, but Paris stopped her.
"And then what? If you keep his attention, you won't be able to escape!" She shook her head. Paris looked at her with narrowed eyes. "Briseis, what are you planning?"
"Paris, when I'll tell you, break the window"
"I won't leave you here" He walked towards her, but she refused him, angry.
"Stop acting as a hero, because you're not, and try to escape! They need you more than me, your father needs you, Hector needs you!" She stopped, thinking for a while, as if she didn't know what else to say. "Well, I'm sure another person needs you"
"Who?" Asked Paris, surprised. But Briseis didn't reply.
"Achilles won't hurt me.. I saw something in his eyes that told me so.." She pushed the wooden gate, knocking strongly. "Now, when you'll hear me shouting, break the window.. are you ready?" Paris nodded, and Briseis started to shout.
"Is anybody there?!! Can someone come here, please? !!" She repeated the phrases once and again, while Paris took a chair and crashed it against the window, but nothing happened.
"Shut up, I can't break this!" He shouted back, but it was too late. Achilles opened the gate and saw the scene. Briseis gave some steps backwards, as he went downstairs.
"Trying to escape?" Achilles' cold eyes observed them. Then, with a frown, took the chair from Paris' hands. "The truth is that your friend played a trick on me.. and I'm not used to this.. someone attacked me when I was running after her, and I'll discover who was him. "He turned around and looked at Briseis. "Lets do something, Paris. You're useless here, this would only bring troubles to me. Go back to the palace and tell everybody that the girl I'm looking for is coming with me"
"And Briseis will come with me" Said Paris, taking his cousin's hand, but Achilles separated them.
"You're not in the best conditions to give orders.. "Looking at her, they stared at each other for a while. "She will stay with me"
"What?" Shouted Briseis, moving away from him.
"No way" Replied Paris, firmly. But Achilles just smiled.
"You both know that the only way of letting Paris free is that she stays with me.. and Paris has to go, he also knows it.." Achilles spoke, slowly, walking around them. Briseis calmed down, and looked at her cousin.
"Do you promise me that you won't hurt me?" She asked Achilles, and he turned around again to watch at her.
"Why would I want to hurt you?" Was his simple answer. Briseis looked down, and took a deep breath.
"Go,Paris.. you'll help us more if you leave and tell them what's going on. They will take Alana and kill your father.. go and help them"
"I can't leave you here.." He murmured.
"It would be worse if you stayed.. please, go" She begged, with tears in her eyes. Achilles opened the gate.
"So.." He said, showing the exit. Paris swallowed, angry, and walked to the door, giving an angry look to Achilles.
"You've signed your own death" Achilles laughed at this, closing the door behind him and leaving Briseis alone inside.
"You don't know who are you talking to.. now go. Say good bye to the foreign girl, because soon you won't ever see her again" At this, Paris was thrown to the sea, and the waves brought him to the sand. Breathing strongly, walked away from the beach, towards the entrance of the garden.
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We saw a shape in the distance, a man coming towards us. Hector held me and threw me to the ground, gently. We both looked at each other, listening in the darkness. I looked away, to the man who was now few metres away from us. I felt a kind of joy when I saw who was him.
"Paris.." I murmured, standing up, followed by Hector. Paris stopped, staring at us, and then smiled. He looked so nice under the rain that I didn't realise I had been watching at him for a long time. Buthis dark eyes moved to the other man there.
"I knew you were here.." He said to Hector, and hugged his brother. Then, turning around, looked down at me. "Hello again, Alana" His smile made my head spin, and I didn't know why. Hector looked at us and a strange expression came to his face.
"What happened, Paris?" He asked, breaking the tension of the moment.
"Briseis.. he got her" Hector opened his mouth in surprise.
"You left her alone there?!" Shouted, and Paris put his hands on his brother's shoulders.
"Calm down, let me explain.. they wanted to keep me there.. they send me to talk to our father.. I had to do it, or else nobody would know what was going on. We'll look for help" Hector didn't look too convinced, but nodded.
"I really hope nothing bad will happen to Briseis, or else.."
"Who is Briseis?" I asked, looking at both of them. Sure she was an important woman in their lives, so important that they would risk their safety for her.
"Our cousin" Replied Paris. I was so happy to see him alive that I only wanted to hug him. But soon he avoided my gaze and went on talking o this brother, as we walked to the palace.
"They came to take Alana with them, Helen sends Achilles.. but the war is coming and those two separated events are together in this war.. Achilles won't leave unless he gets Alana.. Helen wants to punish her.. I suppose that if Alana goes to Greece she won't survive too many time.."
"Hey, I'm here listening to you!" I said, scared. "What do you mean with that I wouldn't survive?" They both looked at each other.
"Alana won't go anywhere" Said Hector, convinced. But Paris looked disappointed. Then I remembered everything. The shock of seeing him alive made me forget that he had agreed with leaving to Greece, with bringing me to Helen.
"You.. stupid idiot.." I said, stopping, and pushing him. "You accepted to go to Greece!! But you didn't tell this to Hector, right?"
"Alana, let me explain" He took my hands, gently.
"What are you both talking about?" Asked Hector. I looked at him.
"Your brother wanted to give me to Achilles, and travel to Greece to visit his beloved Helen"
"Alana!!" Shouted Paris, and I shut up, looking at him. He left my hands and his eyes observed me coldly. "For once in your life, stop talking about me as if I was a monster! If I did all those things was because I had a plan, can't you understand it? And you spoiled my plan when you escaped! " I frowned.
"What are you saying? How could I know it was a plan, if you love Helen so much? How could i believe that you would have a plan to save me and not please her?" There was irony in my voice, and Paris looked hurt. Or was it my imagination?
"What do you know about love?" He said, walking again and ignoring me. I stood there, shaking. Hector was looking at us, surprised.
"What do I know, Paris? You don't know me" I replied, staring at him.
"What's going on here?" Asked Hector, taking my arm gently. "Alana, do you feel well?" I nodded, still looking at Paris, who was looking back at me as well.
"All I knew about love is that it only made me suffer. I don't need to know anything else" My reply left them quiet, and then I felt Hector's hand on mine.
"Come on, lets go to palace. We're living the beginning of a war and you need all your strength. Whatever worries your heart.. leave it deep inside.. you'll have time inthe future to settle it." We started our walk, and when we reached Paris' position, I felt his dark eyes on me.
"You didn't choose the right man, Alana" He whispered, and I looked up at him. Hector went on walking, absent minded. Was Paris talking about his brother?
"What makes you think he is Hector?" I replied, and Paris frowned.
"Hector? No! " Answered, and we both stopped, staring at each other, confused. Hector looked back at us.
"Can you hear it? It's in the palace.. they're attacking it!! They managed to come in!!" That interruption had been so opportune. I looked at Hector, and we three started to run. The war had began, they had crossed the Trojan wall, history was turned upside down, and I didn't want to know what was waiting for me.
A/N: In three days I'm leaving for a 2 months holidays, so I'll try to finish the first part of this story. I want to say that the whole story will consist in 3 parts, so by the moment, this is not the end : ) I'll update one or two chapters this week
Chapter seventeen.
I had escaped, I couldn't believe that. We were running across the garden, expecting them to follow us.. but they didn't. Soon, Hector stopped, frowning, and led me to a hidden place behind a big tree. We sat on the grass, breathing strongly.
"This is odd" He murmured, looking at me. "Achilles should be following us.. he's not the kind of man who gives up so easily"
"Maybe he got what he wanted." I said, and Hector shook his head.
"He wanted you, Alana.."
"But now he has Paris" I was trying to give a convincing explanation, but didn't succeed. Hector looked away, searching the distance.
"Something else happened.. I'm sure" He stood up and took my hand. "Go to the palace, ask for help and wait for me there. I'll go back and take Paris"
"No" I didn't leave his hand, and he looked at me angry.
"Don't be stupid, go away"
"He wants me, I won't allow anybody to die because of me. If you go there, I'll follow you" Hector took a deep breath.
"Don't you understand that without help we won't get anything? Go and look for the soldiers" He pushed me away, gently, but I followed him. "Alana, please.."
"I'm going with you. If I call the whole army, who will protect the city? And your father?" Hector kept silence, and then his eyes showed sadness.
"Why are you acting like this? What else do you want to risk?" I looked up at him.
"What do you mean?" I felt the first drops of rain falling in my face again. Another storm was coming.
"When things will be more settled, I have to talk to you about something important.. now.. lets go" He took my arm, signing at a narrow path. "This time we'll use another way.." The forest swallowed us, and darkness came.
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Achilles led them to the inside of the ship, where Briseis and Paris were locked. She tried to open the wooden gate, but it was impossible. Turning around, she met her cousin's gaze.
"Paris, don't stay there and help me.. we must escape!" She took his hand, but he didn't react. "Paris! What's wrong?" She touched his face, and when she saw his eyes, frowned.
"I don't know what's going on.. I feel lost" He murmured. "Since Alana came, my life is a labyrinth"
"Stop with this, Paris. Forget about everything and think of a way to escape. Or maybe you want to go to Greece, after all?" She said, with sarcasm. Paris watched at her.
"Why are all people thinking that I only care about myself?" He shouted, standing up.
"This is the Paris I wanted to see!" Briseis said, cheerfully. "Now, come here. Do you think we could jump into the water if we break this window?"
"You're impossible.." Said Paris, walking towards her.
"I know. And now, please, break this window while I keep Achilles attention busy" She walked to the exit, but Paris stopped her.
"And then what? If you keep his attention, you won't be able to escape!" She shook her head. Paris looked at her with narrowed eyes. "Briseis, what are you planning?"
"Paris, when I'll tell you, break the window"
"I won't leave you here" He walked towards her, but she refused him, angry.
"Stop acting as a hero, because you're not, and try to escape! They need you more than me, your father needs you, Hector needs you!" She stopped, thinking for a while, as if she didn't know what else to say. "Well, I'm sure another person needs you"
"Who?" Asked Paris, surprised. But Briseis didn't reply.
"Achilles won't hurt me.. I saw something in his eyes that told me so.." She pushed the wooden gate, knocking strongly. "Now, when you'll hear me shouting, break the window.. are you ready?" Paris nodded, and Briseis started to shout.
"Is anybody there?!! Can someone come here, please? !!" She repeated the phrases once and again, while Paris took a chair and crashed it against the window, but nothing happened.
"Shut up, I can't break this!" He shouted back, but it was too late. Achilles opened the gate and saw the scene. Briseis gave some steps backwards, as he went downstairs.
"Trying to escape?" Achilles' cold eyes observed them. Then, with a frown, took the chair from Paris' hands. "The truth is that your friend played a trick on me.. and I'm not used to this.. someone attacked me when I was running after her, and I'll discover who was him. "He turned around and looked at Briseis. "Lets do something, Paris. You're useless here, this would only bring troubles to me. Go back to the palace and tell everybody that the girl I'm looking for is coming with me"
"And Briseis will come with me" Said Paris, taking his cousin's hand, but Achilles separated them.
"You're not in the best conditions to give orders.. "Looking at her, they stared at each other for a while. "She will stay with me"
"What?" Shouted Briseis, moving away from him.
"No way" Replied Paris, firmly. But Achilles just smiled.
"You both know that the only way of letting Paris free is that she stays with me.. and Paris has to go, he also knows it.." Achilles spoke, slowly, walking around them. Briseis calmed down, and looked at her cousin.
"Do you promise me that you won't hurt me?" She asked Achilles, and he turned around again to watch at her.
"Why would I want to hurt you?" Was his simple answer. Briseis looked down, and took a deep breath.
"Go,Paris.. you'll help us more if you leave and tell them what's going on. They will take Alana and kill your father.. go and help them"
"I can't leave you here.." He murmured.
"It would be worse if you stayed.. please, go" She begged, with tears in her eyes. Achilles opened the gate.
"So.." He said, showing the exit. Paris swallowed, angry, and walked to the door, giving an angry look to Achilles.
"You've signed your own death" Achilles laughed at this, closing the door behind him and leaving Briseis alone inside.
"You don't know who are you talking to.. now go. Say good bye to the foreign girl, because soon you won't ever see her again" At this, Paris was thrown to the sea, and the waves brought him to the sand. Breathing strongly, walked away from the beach, towards the entrance of the garden.
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We saw a shape in the distance, a man coming towards us. Hector held me and threw me to the ground, gently. We both looked at each other, listening in the darkness. I looked away, to the man who was now few metres away from us. I felt a kind of joy when I saw who was him.
"Paris.." I murmured, standing up, followed by Hector. Paris stopped, staring at us, and then smiled. He looked so nice under the rain that I didn't realise I had been watching at him for a long time. Buthis dark eyes moved to the other man there.
"I knew you were here.." He said to Hector, and hugged his brother. Then, turning around, looked down at me. "Hello again, Alana" His smile made my head spin, and I didn't know why. Hector looked at us and a strange expression came to his face.
"What happened, Paris?" He asked, breaking the tension of the moment.
"Briseis.. he got her" Hector opened his mouth in surprise.
"You left her alone there?!" Shouted, and Paris put his hands on his brother's shoulders.
"Calm down, let me explain.. they wanted to keep me there.. they send me to talk to our father.. I had to do it, or else nobody would know what was going on. We'll look for help" Hector didn't look too convinced, but nodded.
"I really hope nothing bad will happen to Briseis, or else.."
"Who is Briseis?" I asked, looking at both of them. Sure she was an important woman in their lives, so important that they would risk their safety for her.
"Our cousin" Replied Paris. I was so happy to see him alive that I only wanted to hug him. But soon he avoided my gaze and went on talking o this brother, as we walked to the palace.
"They came to take Alana with them, Helen sends Achilles.. but the war is coming and those two separated events are together in this war.. Achilles won't leave unless he gets Alana.. Helen wants to punish her.. I suppose that if Alana goes to Greece she won't survive too many time.."
"Hey, I'm here listening to you!" I said, scared. "What do you mean with that I wouldn't survive?" They both looked at each other.
"Alana won't go anywhere" Said Hector, convinced. But Paris looked disappointed. Then I remembered everything. The shock of seeing him alive made me forget that he had agreed with leaving to Greece, with bringing me to Helen.
"You.. stupid idiot.." I said, stopping, and pushing him. "You accepted to go to Greece!! But you didn't tell this to Hector, right?"
"Alana, let me explain" He took my hands, gently.
"What are you both talking about?" Asked Hector. I looked at him.
"Your brother wanted to give me to Achilles, and travel to Greece to visit his beloved Helen"
"Alana!!" Shouted Paris, and I shut up, looking at him. He left my hands and his eyes observed me coldly. "For once in your life, stop talking about me as if I was a monster! If I did all those things was because I had a plan, can't you understand it? And you spoiled my plan when you escaped! " I frowned.
"What are you saying? How could I know it was a plan, if you love Helen so much? How could i believe that you would have a plan to save me and not please her?" There was irony in my voice, and Paris looked hurt. Or was it my imagination?
"What do you know about love?" He said, walking again and ignoring me. I stood there, shaking. Hector was looking at us, surprised.
"What do I know, Paris? You don't know me" I replied, staring at him.
"What's going on here?" Asked Hector, taking my arm gently. "Alana, do you feel well?" I nodded, still looking at Paris, who was looking back at me as well.
"All I knew about love is that it only made me suffer. I don't need to know anything else" My reply left them quiet, and then I felt Hector's hand on mine.
"Come on, lets go to palace. We're living the beginning of a war and you need all your strength. Whatever worries your heart.. leave it deep inside.. you'll have time inthe future to settle it." We started our walk, and when we reached Paris' position, I felt his dark eyes on me.
"You didn't choose the right man, Alana" He whispered, and I looked up at him. Hector went on walking, absent minded. Was Paris talking about his brother?
"What makes you think he is Hector?" I replied, and Paris frowned.
"Hector? No! " Answered, and we both stopped, staring at each other, confused. Hector looked back at us.
"Can you hear it? It's in the palace.. they're attacking it!! They managed to come in!!" That interruption had been so opportune. I looked at Hector, and we three started to run. The war had began, they had crossed the Trojan wall, history was turned upside down, and I didn't want to know what was waiting for me.