Time after Time
Summary
Alright, this is a HectorBriseis fanfic. What made her say "No" to all men and why do they act like nothing
has happened, when evidently everything has occurred. Strong love, pure love, undying love. Love that
would endure the hardest of obstacles...time. (Read/Review)
Disclaimer- I would fight with Apollo himself in order to keep it. of course the goddesses would be on my side Girl Power Hence I don't own it.
Authors Note- Sunday morning and I'm writing chapter 4 when I should be writing my English paper on the Odyssey, that's due tomorrow. Ummmmm no worries though, it's a piece of cake.
Ch. 4 Gardenus Incentus
Hector followed Briseis, and he saw her there inside the temple lighting candles and fixing the altars. He would have gone inside, but he didn't want to startle her. He began to walk out when accidentally his hand hit the stone pillar and he let out a yelp. Briseis turned around and saw no one; she was much too busy to go outside to see who it was. She continued to place cloths and flowers along with candles on the altars. From an early age, when her parents died she had absolved herself into prayer. She was calm and not at all worried whenever there was news of war or hardships. She prayed for peace, but more than anything she prayed for her cousin Hector. To her he was everything, he took care of them, he was always by her side, but she only wished she could be by his side forever, if only she could that is.
Hector was walking towards the courtyards were it was quiet. After sitting there, he began to feel sleepy, it would be best if he went to bed.
Briseis had finished setting up the altar for mid-days ceremony. She too was tired, and a little sentimental. Her parents had died on a night like this one, but that wasn't the only thing that worried her. She began to walk out side of the temple and into the garden. Sitting in a bench she began to think about how her life was changing or rather not changing. All her friends would always talk about how they would marry, and now that they had she had no friends left. Hector and Paris were men and therefore it wouldn't be appropriate for them to continue to spend as much time with her, and frankly she didn't want to give her uncle any ideas about a husband. She
didn't want one, for one reason, she was afraid of the commitment between a man and a woman.
The sky was dark bleu and the wind blew a soft soothing breeze. Hector was awoken by a guard who was going home to rest.
"My Prince are you alright?" said the guard
Hector opened his eyes, to see the guard Themus staring at him. He wondered if Themus had heard him talk in his sleep.
"Yeah, I'm alright. I'm just tired" Hector said
"Go home Themus your wife must be waiting for you, I'll take care of the vigilance for you" said Hector.
"But, General…" said Themus
"It's alright, I can't sleep anyway" said Hector still in a sleepy voice.
Hector made got up from the bench and began to walk down the corridors. It was his duty to make sure everything was alright. After all he had dismissed Themus, and now he was walking to and forth the corridors.
Briseis was dipping her feet in the fountain in front of her; her robes were as clean as could be. She reminisced about the day; she seemed to recall what Hector had told her, and the look he had in his eyes when he had said it. Eyes that paced with time the yearning he had held for so long. She began to cry, tears and tears were shed onto the fountain. Her reflection stared back at her she was disgusted, afraid someone might hear her she let out a quiet sob. But once she released that there was no one around her tears and cries just flowed out into the air.
Hector began to walk towards the garden; he wanted to see if the Jasmines were yet in bloom. As he came near he could smell the sweet Jasmines, he wanted to cut some for Briseis they were her favorite. He heard someone crying and thinking that whoever it was might be in trouble he ran as fast as he could.
Rushing past the bushes he saw who it was that was sitting in a bench much in distress, Briseis. Hector slowing his pace he knelt besides her, she didn't want him of all people to look at her, why oh why did he have to come, she thought. Not because she disliked him did she want him to leave, but because she now understood what was going on between them. Up till this point all they had done was to stare at each other and communicate infallibly with their eyes.
Finally Hector said in a soft voice that seemed like he was putting a baby to sleep
"Ssshhh, Ssshhh, Ssshhh"
He held her in his arms, and kissed her brow. She found comfort in his strong built embrace he had her in. He smelled her hair, the skies were bleu, stars began to shine, and the cool breezy wind blew the jasmine aroma into their faces.
"What do you do here at night? Pray?" said Hector quietly
"I only pray for you, that you will be alright. I don't pray for your love because I know I will never have it. I will be happy to know you are alive and well even if it means you won't be by my side" she said
She couldn't believe what she had said. How dare she just blur that out? So much for the well kept secret, well she thought it was bound to slip out sooner or later.
"Brie, look at me" he said when he saw she had looked away.
"I love you; I can't stop thinking about you, I just wanted for you to know it. Briseis there is no one in this world more important to me than you" he said in his sweetest most honest voice he had ever presented.
Hearing him, having him knelt before her, she could not stand it this was all too sudden this was all too…….real.
She began to cry even more, her resignation to never be….beholden was much too great.
"This is our time, our chance to change something, I can feel it" he said.
His head dropped onto her lap where she caressed his curls, his face, his eyes dropped heavily with sleep.
Something overtook her and a voice from within her told her to lighten up, to change, to open up, to let go. A sudden silence danced with the sky, all was well she drew near to his ear and said "sleep, a new day will dawn."
Oh this chapter took me the longest, I almost didn't wan t to finish it. But hey I said almost. I personally think I could have done a better job with the dialogue, but the folks have forbid me to read anymore of those novels so lets be merciful .Kailyn has been busy with the cool foreign exchange student that now lives with her and is heading back to China as we speak so ahhh. I have bad news though well up to this point I think this story will have 10 to 12 chapters. Yes I know, but how much do you think I can stretch the time issue? IDK I guess I have high expectations of my own stories. It honestly drives me insane I wish I was more laid back, I need to relax breathe . But yes, the chapter shortage is just a guess, not for sure. Okay, read and review I would do it for you! LUv u all!