A/N: o my gosh… I am SO sorry for SUCH a late update!! I've been SO busy with exams and schoolwork that I completely forgot about this story and my other one… I haven't had much time to update either… now it's finally holidays and when I received a review through email I suddenly remembered about fanfiction… I'm SO sorry… well… here's chapter 4… hope you all still remember me… lol… anyways… hope you guys enjoy… I haven't written in ages… so bare with me… lol… anyways… enjoy!!

and thanks to all who reviewed while I was away:

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Again… thanks everyone!! Your reviews mean a lot to me!! :D here it goes!! Chapter 4!! Enjoy!!

Chapter 4: love is blooming.

Briseis woke up in a whole new atmosphere. People were running about and shouting orders at one another. Briseis stared at her surroundings. They were a bit more glamorous than at Callius' household. The thought of Callius brought tears to her eyes, but she reluctantly held them back. I refuse to think of the past! It's the future now, there's no time to of thinking back into the past! Briseis thought briefly to herself. After that thought she decided to get changed and go for a walk.

She stared around. These aren't my clothes… Briseis tried to think back to what happened before she arrived into this chaos…

Flashback

"Touch her again and you'll never see the light of day ever again!" Achilles threatened then picked Briseis off the ground and carried her to the safety of their cabin.

Flashback end

That dumb brute saved me! Briseis told herself. I guess he's not that dumb a brute than! Briseis said gently to herself, and with that thought she let out a little chuckle. Someone entered the room.

"O FINALLY your awake!! Who do you think you are anyways? Sleeping past dawn!!" The angry girl screamed at Briseis. Briseis stared at her stunned, who is she to scream demands at me? Briseis thought angrily to herself. Briseis saw the girl's face slowly dissolve into a smile. Now she's smiling? Briseis thought unbelievably. She looked at the girl, she recognized her for a second, that smile, that voice… it was…

"BRISEIS!!" the girl screamed and gave Briseis and tight embrace. "I've missed you SO much!!" Briseis felt hot new tears spring into her eyes, "O my dear Cassandra!! You're alive! I thought I'd never see you again!" they remained in that form for what seemed eternity.

Achilles walked to the doorway of Briseis' room when he heard the sobs. He looked at the 2 in a tight embrace. "ahem" the two suddenly realized that they were being watched, they both stared at Achilles. "do you two know one another?" Achilles asked them. "y..yes" Cassandra stuttered suddenly afraid, she immediately went down and bowed to the floor to Achilles. Briseis stared at Cassandra unbelievably. "What are you doing?" and she pulled her friend upright again. She glared at Achilles. "What do you want?" a smile appeared on Achilles' face. "I want you to eat lunch with me Briseis, you can bring your friend."

"no thank you" Briseis said, and suddenly Cassandra pulled Briseis to the side and started whispering to Briseis so softly so that Achilles couldn't hear. "Are you crazy Briseis? Please go?! I'm begging you!! If you don't go!! Achilles will hate us both!" Briseis stared at her friend. "alright, I'm doing this for you! Not for HIM!" and she pointed at Achilles accusingly. They both walked back to Achilles. "We humbly accept your offer!" Cassandra said happily.

"Be in the yard in 10 minutes!" and while he left, he sighed out in relief.

After Achilles left, Cassandra and Briseis continued screaming and shouting in joy and finding one another again. They embraced tightly once more.

"What shall we wear?" Cassandra asked Briseis when they finally let go of one another.

"What are you talking about Cassandra?" Briseis said innocently.

"Briseis! Are you at sir, you know" and Cassandra started giggling gently.

"NO! I don't know what you are talking about!" Briseis started to get dressed into the first robe that she saw on her bed.

"o come on!! Why else would he invite us to dine with him?" Cassandra asked nagging Briseis on.

"I don't know what your talking about!" Briseis said throwing her pillow at Cassandra.

Cassandra caught the pillow before it could do any damage to her, "you like him don't you Briseis?" Cassandra said with a tinge of happiness in her voice.

Briseis looked at her friend! "NO!! I do NOT like him!! Not even a little! He's a disgusting dumb brute!" Briseis said hotly, though something seemed wrong when she said that.

"Briseis come on! It's me remember? Your best friend! Who are you trying to fool?" Cassandra said nagging even further.

Briseis thought back to everything Achilles did for her. He never once tried to hurt her, yet she hated him, why? Briseis thought to herself, yet she could not answer her own question.

"ok Briseis, I give up!!" Cassandra said in a defeated tone. She grabbed Briseis by the wrist. "let's go have some lunch!" and with that they left.

In the yard

Everything was set. The table, all the plates and cutlery was beautifully set. Achilles was standing with his cousin Patroclus sipping on their wine. Briseis and Cassandra merely stood there and stared and the beauty portrayed in front of their eyes. Achilles looked back and saw Briseis. He nudged towards his cousin and whispered something.

"Welcome you two!" Achilles said with a happy smile on his face. "Please sit down! This is my cousin, Patroclus!" Achilles said pointing at his cousin and motioning for them to sit down.

After having lunch, and while Dessert was still being prepared, music started chanting as if by magic… The Gods were singing to them. The four of them suddenly found the urge to dance and landed in one another's arms. Achilles with Briseis and Patroclus with Cassandra. Everything fell into place, the Gods were playing match maker with the four mortals down below them.

Achilles whispered "you're so beautiful!" and he gave her a gentle kiss on the forehead.

Briseis held tightly onto Achilles and put her head into his chest and breathed in his wonderful scent. Even though Briseis was hiding it away, the Gods saw it! Briseis let out a smile, a smile of happiness, a happiness she felt only with Achilles!

And for Patroclus and Cassandra! A love bloomed instantly!!

Love was in the air for the young lovers! Yet evil and hatred followed closely… slowly… Hades had a diabolical plan! Something that would ruin Achilles forever! Hades stared up from his castle in Hell. He saw happiness in Achilles' eyes.

"it won't be long now!! Just wait and see!! No one cheats Death and gets away with it!!" Hades could be heard thundering from his castle chamber.

A/N – again… I'm so sorry for the delay… well… I promise to start updating faster!! Thank you to all my loyal reviewers who are going to read this chapter!! Thank you so much!! I love you all!! :D till we meet again!! :p