A/N – Wow... Thank you so much to everyone who reviewed!!! You people ROCK!!!
Haha... well anyways... I'm really sorry for not updating any sooner... My school
started on the 19th and it's been really really hectic getting my exams
back and all!!! Haha... but anyways... here's my responses to all my reviewers:
Trojans – Thank you!!! You are so sweet to me!!! You read all my stories and you always review my stories... THANK YOU!!! (gives a really big hug!) Well, here's chapter 1... I hope you enjoy!!! ;)
Lady Discord – Hey, so I read your story!!! I thought I knew it from somewhere!!! Haha, sorry for not reviewing earlier!!! Haha, sorry it was really short... I was just an introduction... this one will be longer... Promise!!!! Enjoy!!!
Baphomet – Thanks... I'm glad you like it!!! Well enjoy chapter 1!!!
DarkAngelFallen – Wow, I can't believe I got a review from you!!!! I've always loved your stories and I think that you are such a brilliant writer!!!! What happened to 'If I ain't got you?' Well anyways... Thank you SO much for reviewing!!! I hope you enjoy this chapter!!! And thanks for the advice!!! (
Love-shannen – Thank you!!! Haha... anyways here's chapter 1!!! I hope you enjoy!!! (
o Bubbles o – Haha, yeah, I was stating the obvious!!! Sorry... But I hope you enjoy this one... this is where I go differently... And you as well, thank you for always reading and reviewing my stories!!! (gives another hug!!) Haha... thanks!!! ;)
Sweety gal – haha, thanks hey... well here's my 1st chapter... I really really hope that you like it!!! Enjoy!!! (
anyways... Thank you guys so much!!! Anyways... before I waste anymore time... here is...
Disclaimer – I don't own anything or anyone!!!
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Chapter 1: A slave's life for me!
Briseis' POV
I could taste blood in my mouth and I could just feel pain hitting into every part of my body. I tried to scream out for help but every noise I made, it never went unpunished! There were men surrounding me, three to be exact. They killed Cassandra's father and they had beaten us two to our near deaths. We cried but they hit us for being childish, but I was seven then, I had never seen death before! I was a Trojan princess that just wanted to have some fun with my best friend. But I had to muffle my tears back, I felt pure hatred for these men!
They won't go unpunished! I promised myself in the midst of my heart.
"So, what do we do with them now?" One man had said angrily.
"We can't so anything with them! They're so young! They would ruin us!" Another had said even more angrily, obviously thinking of us as some kind of whore.
"Well, than they're useless to us! We could sell them as slaves and all earn our own fare shares!" One man said with a tint of happiness in tone.
I was disgusted. 'Do they know who I am?" I thought hotly and angrily to myself. Then it hit me, 'I'll never see my dear cousins, Hector and Paris ever again!' , Tears started to flow freely as I thought this. 'What did I do to deserve this?' I thought desperately to myself!
"Well, than get them up and we'll go to the market immediately!" One man said clearly to the lower ranked men around them.
"Yes sir! Shall we tie them?" One of the men said while coming closer to me.
"No!!!" He said in fits of laughter, "It's not like they'd dare to run away!!!" He said, laughing even harder at this and then left the premises.
We walked for what seemed eternity to the market. The scorching sun burning my pale white skin, and the hot sand below were burning my feet. When after what seemed hours I couldn't walk any longer and I fell, but they didn't seem to care as they dragged me the rest of the way. I could feel my delicate skin getting grazed and I knew that the mere sight of me must have looked worse than horrific! There was a stone in the path and before I could get out of it's way I had crashed into it head first and was left unconscious!
When I finally worked I was in a room. Quite a small one, I looked at my surroundings. I was on a single and quite a small bed, there was a table that had a piece of parchment, ink and a quill on top of it. There was also a chair and then that was it. There wasn't much space in the room but it was decent.
I was startled as a stranger entered the room. I stared at all his features carefully. He looked quite young but he had wrinkles on both his hands and face. He looked well in his 30s, maybe he could pass as a 40 year old, but no more. My thoughts were interrupted when he spoke abruptly.
"Hello, my name is Callius!" The man said, his voice quite deep but gentle. "You are my slave... but for the time being, I think that you need to rest that head of yours, it took quite a beating!" He said, a smile of sympathy on his face. Bless him, he was an angel sent by the Gods.
"Th... Thank... you..." I managed to say, but it was difficult as my throat felt like it was on fire. I suppose from all my crying. Callius merely looked at me, nodded and then left the room.
He was a kind man! But he bought me for his slave! What if he only wanted me to think that? All kinds of thought traveled my mind, when I suddenly remembered...
Cassandra!
I tried to think what happened to me... to us before I was sold. The harder I tried to remember the more pain I had to endure. Darkness took over my mind and everything was starting to blur. Than I fell unconscious once again.
When I woke the next day there was someone standing in the doorway. I looked up, it must have been a servant girl. I just ignored her and was going to fall right back to sleep when she came and started shaking to violently.
"Wake up! Sir wants to have a word with you!" The girl said while shaking me. Than it hit me. I was a slave. Tears started forming in my eyes and it started to blur my vision. I wanted to cry but I knew I had to be brave in order to live.
"Here..." She handed over some robes to me, "These are your new clothing!" She said quickly than hurried me out of bed. "You must change quickly and then I will lead you to the dining hall where Sir will speak with you!"
I looked at her. I saw that she was getting impatient and I didn't want to see what her bad side could be turned into so I did as I was told and I changed.
"Does that hurt?" She asked, with sympathy in her voice. I looked at what she was pointing to, my arms were all bruised and I was burnt and I must have been a total mess. I didn't answer her question, I felt as though I had lost all ways to communicate with others, my mouth just wouldn't say anything! So I merely stared at her with a lot of pain in my eyes.
"I see, lost your tongue have you!? That's alright! I know that you may be a little scared but Sir is really a nice man! He won't hurt you if you don't disobey him!" She said this with a wide smile on her face, I knew that I was going to like her.
"O yes, my name is Marpessa! I'm going to be looking after you for the while that you're new here!" she said with cheerfulness in her voice. "Now come before Sir gets impatient!"
We walked past in the hallway and past the Library that contained a lot of old and rusted books. Than we passed the kitchen with the most delicious aroma! I felt immediately exactly how hungry I was, I rubbed my stomach to soothe it. Than we walked through yet another hallway and than we entered a room. It was fit for a giant, and there was only a table in it. A really long table that contained the servants and right at the top I could see my new master. He beckoned us forward and Marpessa took my hand in hers and led me up the aisle. When we finally got to the top Callius motioned for Marpessa to leave and he motioned for me to sit with him at the top, and obeying his order I sat down.
"I'm sure your very hungry!" He said pushing a plate of food in front of me. The plate contained fruits, meat and potatoes. I looked at it and than I looked up at my master who was eating his food silently, so I just did the same and I ate.
After I finished eating I was going get up, but realized I didn't know how to excuse myself. I stared at him and then back at the servants who merely bowed deeply before him, so I did the same, only he told me to remain seated. He told me that I didn't have to be afraid, that no one would hurt me here. I felt relief as he said this. Than I remembered Cassandra. I took one glance his way and I didn't know how to ask so I wrote it down for him.
Did you see my friend when you found me? I wrote.
"Yes, she was already bought when I got there!" He said with a slight chuckle. My heart shattered when he said this. He must have seen the sadness in my face.
"I'm sure she's alright!" He said assuringly, and for some reason, I believed him.
Life was not like I had predicted. It wasn't hard at all! All I did all day was make sure that Sir's chamber was always clean and that his bed was always made in the mornings and that his towel would be ready for him for his everyday baths in the hot springs. No, life wasn't hard at all and I knew everything about the house like I know the palm of my hands. Sir was extremely kind to me, I guess it was because I was so young. But the years flew by and it was now my life serving Callius. When I turned 16 I had become so close to him that people mistook me for Callius' daughter.
One day, out of the blue he got sick. I got hold of all the healers. All the best ones that there were. I got them from all around, one of them had to know what the problem was! I was always by his side. One night he spoke to me.
"It's my time to leave now!" He said silently to me.
"NO!!! I don't want you to go!" I said, tears rolling freely onto my cheeks.
"Did I ever tell you that you really are beautiful! You'll make any man happy!" He said and he wiped my tears away. That night he died, all the pain he had felt was gone. I was some what happy for him, but I was sad for the great loss that I had to endure. I cried my heart out at the thought of losing the one person who showed me love!
The next day, all Callius' relatives took over his household and all of his treasures. I didn't want to stay and become a slave for them, those heartless people! So I left and I ran away. But I was caught once again. Some strange men coming my way. I wanted to run, but they're grip was too strong. I tried to scream but they hit me as I did. As they hit me and tried to rape me, that day came to me again! That dreadful day when I had to watch my best friend's father brutally being murdered. I kicked the man harassing me and I ran for my life. It felt good to have kicked him. I felt so much power, but I knew that they would follow me and they would seek revenge. But someone grabbed hold of me and when I tried to struggle loose he hit me on the head.
When I woke I had a throbbing head ache. But I didn't only feel pain in my head, but I felt pain surround my whole body as if it was a blanket of pain. I saw people coming in and going out with women, young women. I finally knew where I was, I was in yet another slave market, I was being sold again. Tears rolled from my eyes. I cried out when someone came in, asked to a slave and then come into my cage. I looked at the man, he touched me but I bit his hand. He tried to grab hold of me but I kicked him and punched him with all my might. The man walked to the man who was obviously the salesman.
"I don't want one that will bite and brutally attack me!" The man said as he spat at the salesman and left the tent.
"Why you little brat!" The salesman said hitting me hard on the head. I felt a pang of pain, but I didn't quite pass out. I was still conscious but I felt a lot of pain.
"I'll buy her!" Not another one! I thought desperately to myself.
"But my good sir, she's a feisty one!" The salesman declared giving me a cold look.
"Did you not hear correctly? I said I want to buy her!" The man said more impatiently this time.
"Ok, but for you! 10 gold coins!" The salesman said very happily at this. The mystery man threw the gold coins on the floor and walked over to me. He touched me tenderly.
"It's ok..." He whispered, "I won't hurt you! I promise!" With those words he picked me up gently and carried me out of the tent, I felt safe in his arms and with that I fell unconscious.
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A/N – Haha... well, that's my first chapter... my second one will be about Achilles' POV... Haha... so, can you guess who this mystery man is? Haha... again... I'm so sorry for the late update! And thank you again for those who updated my Introduction!!! Thanks!!! Anyways... Please leave me a review!!! Haha... anyways... Bye for now!!!
Trojans – Thank you!!! You are so sweet to me!!! You read all my stories and you always review my stories... THANK YOU!!! (gives a really big hug!) Well, here's chapter 1... I hope you enjoy!!! ;)
Lady Discord – Hey, so I read your story!!! I thought I knew it from somewhere!!! Haha, sorry for not reviewing earlier!!! Haha, sorry it was really short... I was just an introduction... this one will be longer... Promise!!!! Enjoy!!!
Baphomet – Thanks... I'm glad you like it!!! Well enjoy chapter 1!!!
DarkAngelFallen – Wow, I can't believe I got a review from you!!!! I've always loved your stories and I think that you are such a brilliant writer!!!! What happened to 'If I ain't got you?' Well anyways... Thank you SO much for reviewing!!! I hope you enjoy this chapter!!! And thanks for the advice!!! (
Love-shannen – Thank you!!! Haha... anyways here's chapter 1!!! I hope you enjoy!!! (
o Bubbles o – Haha, yeah, I was stating the obvious!!! Sorry... But I hope you enjoy this one... this is where I go differently... And you as well, thank you for always reading and reviewing my stories!!! (gives another hug!!) Haha... thanks!!! ;)
Sweety gal – haha, thanks hey... well here's my 1st chapter... I really really hope that you like it!!! Enjoy!!! (
anyways... Thank you guys so much!!! Anyways... before I waste anymore time... here is...
Disclaimer – I don't own anything or anyone!!!
=========================
Chapter 1: A slave's life for me!
Briseis' POV
I could taste blood in my mouth and I could just feel pain hitting into every part of my body. I tried to scream out for help but every noise I made, it never went unpunished! There were men surrounding me, three to be exact. They killed Cassandra's father and they had beaten us two to our near deaths. We cried but they hit us for being childish, but I was seven then, I had never seen death before! I was a Trojan princess that just wanted to have some fun with my best friend. But I had to muffle my tears back, I felt pure hatred for these men!
They won't go unpunished! I promised myself in the midst of my heart.
"So, what do we do with them now?" One man had said angrily.
"We can't so anything with them! They're so young! They would ruin us!" Another had said even more angrily, obviously thinking of us as some kind of whore.
"Well, than they're useless to us! We could sell them as slaves and all earn our own fare shares!" One man said with a tint of happiness in tone.
I was disgusted. 'Do they know who I am?" I thought hotly and angrily to myself. Then it hit me, 'I'll never see my dear cousins, Hector and Paris ever again!' , Tears started to flow freely as I thought this. 'What did I do to deserve this?' I thought desperately to myself!
"Well, than get them up and we'll go to the market immediately!" One man said clearly to the lower ranked men around them.
"Yes sir! Shall we tie them?" One of the men said while coming closer to me.
"No!!!" He said in fits of laughter, "It's not like they'd dare to run away!!!" He said, laughing even harder at this and then left the premises.
We walked for what seemed eternity to the market. The scorching sun burning my pale white skin, and the hot sand below were burning my feet. When after what seemed hours I couldn't walk any longer and I fell, but they didn't seem to care as they dragged me the rest of the way. I could feel my delicate skin getting grazed and I knew that the mere sight of me must have looked worse than horrific! There was a stone in the path and before I could get out of it's way I had crashed into it head first and was left unconscious!
When I finally worked I was in a room. Quite a small one, I looked at my surroundings. I was on a single and quite a small bed, there was a table that had a piece of parchment, ink and a quill on top of it. There was also a chair and then that was it. There wasn't much space in the room but it was decent.
I was startled as a stranger entered the room. I stared at all his features carefully. He looked quite young but he had wrinkles on both his hands and face. He looked well in his 30s, maybe he could pass as a 40 year old, but no more. My thoughts were interrupted when he spoke abruptly.
"Hello, my name is Callius!" The man said, his voice quite deep but gentle. "You are my slave... but for the time being, I think that you need to rest that head of yours, it took quite a beating!" He said, a smile of sympathy on his face. Bless him, he was an angel sent by the Gods.
"Th... Thank... you..." I managed to say, but it was difficult as my throat felt like it was on fire. I suppose from all my crying. Callius merely looked at me, nodded and then left the room.
He was a kind man! But he bought me for his slave! What if he only wanted me to think that? All kinds of thought traveled my mind, when I suddenly remembered...
Cassandra!
I tried to think what happened to me... to us before I was sold. The harder I tried to remember the more pain I had to endure. Darkness took over my mind and everything was starting to blur. Than I fell unconscious once again.
When I woke the next day there was someone standing in the doorway. I looked up, it must have been a servant girl. I just ignored her and was going to fall right back to sleep when she came and started shaking to violently.
"Wake up! Sir wants to have a word with you!" The girl said while shaking me. Than it hit me. I was a slave. Tears started forming in my eyes and it started to blur my vision. I wanted to cry but I knew I had to be brave in order to live.
"Here..." She handed over some robes to me, "These are your new clothing!" She said quickly than hurried me out of bed. "You must change quickly and then I will lead you to the dining hall where Sir will speak with you!"
I looked at her. I saw that she was getting impatient and I didn't want to see what her bad side could be turned into so I did as I was told and I changed.
"Does that hurt?" She asked, with sympathy in her voice. I looked at what she was pointing to, my arms were all bruised and I was burnt and I must have been a total mess. I didn't answer her question, I felt as though I had lost all ways to communicate with others, my mouth just wouldn't say anything! So I merely stared at her with a lot of pain in my eyes.
"I see, lost your tongue have you!? That's alright! I know that you may be a little scared but Sir is really a nice man! He won't hurt you if you don't disobey him!" She said this with a wide smile on her face, I knew that I was going to like her.
"O yes, my name is Marpessa! I'm going to be looking after you for the while that you're new here!" she said with cheerfulness in her voice. "Now come before Sir gets impatient!"
We walked past in the hallway and past the Library that contained a lot of old and rusted books. Than we passed the kitchen with the most delicious aroma! I felt immediately exactly how hungry I was, I rubbed my stomach to soothe it. Than we walked through yet another hallway and than we entered a room. It was fit for a giant, and there was only a table in it. A really long table that contained the servants and right at the top I could see my new master. He beckoned us forward and Marpessa took my hand in hers and led me up the aisle. When we finally got to the top Callius motioned for Marpessa to leave and he motioned for me to sit with him at the top, and obeying his order I sat down.
"I'm sure your very hungry!" He said pushing a plate of food in front of me. The plate contained fruits, meat and potatoes. I looked at it and than I looked up at my master who was eating his food silently, so I just did the same and I ate.
After I finished eating I was going get up, but realized I didn't know how to excuse myself. I stared at him and then back at the servants who merely bowed deeply before him, so I did the same, only he told me to remain seated. He told me that I didn't have to be afraid, that no one would hurt me here. I felt relief as he said this. Than I remembered Cassandra. I took one glance his way and I didn't know how to ask so I wrote it down for him.
Did you see my friend when you found me? I wrote.
"Yes, she was already bought when I got there!" He said with a slight chuckle. My heart shattered when he said this. He must have seen the sadness in my face.
"I'm sure she's alright!" He said assuringly, and for some reason, I believed him.
Life was not like I had predicted. It wasn't hard at all! All I did all day was make sure that Sir's chamber was always clean and that his bed was always made in the mornings and that his towel would be ready for him for his everyday baths in the hot springs. No, life wasn't hard at all and I knew everything about the house like I know the palm of my hands. Sir was extremely kind to me, I guess it was because I was so young. But the years flew by and it was now my life serving Callius. When I turned 16 I had become so close to him that people mistook me for Callius' daughter.
One day, out of the blue he got sick. I got hold of all the healers. All the best ones that there were. I got them from all around, one of them had to know what the problem was! I was always by his side. One night he spoke to me.
"It's my time to leave now!" He said silently to me.
"NO!!! I don't want you to go!" I said, tears rolling freely onto my cheeks.
"Did I ever tell you that you really are beautiful! You'll make any man happy!" He said and he wiped my tears away. That night he died, all the pain he had felt was gone. I was some what happy for him, but I was sad for the great loss that I had to endure. I cried my heart out at the thought of losing the one person who showed me love!
The next day, all Callius' relatives took over his household and all of his treasures. I didn't want to stay and become a slave for them, those heartless people! So I left and I ran away. But I was caught once again. Some strange men coming my way. I wanted to run, but they're grip was too strong. I tried to scream but they hit me as I did. As they hit me and tried to rape me, that day came to me again! That dreadful day when I had to watch my best friend's father brutally being murdered. I kicked the man harassing me and I ran for my life. It felt good to have kicked him. I felt so much power, but I knew that they would follow me and they would seek revenge. But someone grabbed hold of me and when I tried to struggle loose he hit me on the head.
When I woke I had a throbbing head ache. But I didn't only feel pain in my head, but I felt pain surround my whole body as if it was a blanket of pain. I saw people coming in and going out with women, young women. I finally knew where I was, I was in yet another slave market, I was being sold again. Tears rolled from my eyes. I cried out when someone came in, asked to a slave and then come into my cage. I looked at the man, he touched me but I bit his hand. He tried to grab hold of me but I kicked him and punched him with all my might. The man walked to the man who was obviously the salesman.
"I don't want one that will bite and brutally attack me!" The man said as he spat at the salesman and left the tent.
"Why you little brat!" The salesman said hitting me hard on the head. I felt a pang of pain, but I didn't quite pass out. I was still conscious but I felt a lot of pain.
"I'll buy her!" Not another one! I thought desperately to myself.
"But my good sir, she's a feisty one!" The salesman declared giving me a cold look.
"Did you not hear correctly? I said I want to buy her!" The man said more impatiently this time.
"Ok, but for you! 10 gold coins!" The salesman said very happily at this. The mystery man threw the gold coins on the floor and walked over to me. He touched me tenderly.
"It's ok..." He whispered, "I won't hurt you! I promise!" With those words he picked me up gently and carried me out of the tent, I felt safe in his arms and with that I fell unconscious.
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A/N – Haha... well, that's my first chapter... my second one will be about Achilles' POV... Haha... so, can you guess who this mystery man is? Haha... again... I'm so sorry for the late update! And thank you again for those who updated my Introduction!!! Thanks!!! Anyways... Please leave me a review!!! Haha... anyways... Bye for now!!!