Astyanax and Lilly
Hey everybody glad you liked it and sorry it took so long to post. In a day or two I'm going to try and post two chapters at once so that you can have more to read. Well here's next chapter!
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"Well there's nothing I can do about that." Said Andromache grinning and getting up. "Oh no you don't." said Hector grabbing Andromache's arm and pulling her back onto the bed.
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"This is a big palace mommy will my brother be born here?" asked Lilly. Briseis stopped to catch her breath, "Yes it is a big palace, and yes the baby will be born here, but how do you know whether it will be a boy or girl?" asked Briseis.
"I just do." Said Lilly simply.
"Do you want me to carry you?" asked Achillies.
"No I'm fine. Lilly please stay with me I don't want you to get lost." They started walking again, "How much longer do you think it will be?" asked Achillies helping Briseis walk.
"Could be any day now or in a week or two." Said Briseis stopping again. "Are you sure you don't want me to carry you?"
"Yes I'm fine." Said Briseis walking again.
Achillies took Briseis' arm to help her walk. "Was daddy so scared when I was in your tummy mommy?" asked Lilly skipping next to her parents. "Even worse. He tried to lock me in our room a few times but I snuck out the window and went into the city."
"You what?" asked Achillies in shock.
"Didn't you notice the ripped sheets or the brand new ones the night you locked me in our room?"
"No."
"Oh well now you know." She said grinning.
"Lilly."
"Yes daddy?"
"Do you think mommy does too much walking?" asked Achillies winking. Lilly looked at her mother who was shaking her head, and then she looked at her father who was grinning. Lilly started grinning and nodded her head. "Well it's settled then." Said Achillies.
"Achillies what are you doing? Achillies…" Achillies slipped an arm around Briseis' back and put the other behind her knees.
"Achillies don't you even think about pick…." Achillies ignored her and lifted he into his arms as if she weighed nothing.
"Achillies put me down!" yelled Briseis. "Shhh...You'll wake Astyanax up." Whispered Achillies.
"Achillies." Whispered Briseis furiously.
"Where is our room my good queen?" asked Achillies. Briseis just crossed her arms and stared at the wall. "Good thing Hector told me."
Achillies turned a corner and opened a door to a beautiful bedroom. It had a large king sized silk canopy, and there were many pillows. They ranged from small and round to large rectangles to long cylinders. Achillies dropped Briseis on the bed . There were two burros, and there was a mirror hanging over a table that had a bowl of water on it. Lilly walked out onto the balcony, "Mommy, Mommy! You can see the whole city and ocean from here." Exclaimed Lilly. "I know sweetie."
"Looks as though Lilly has her own room." Said Achillies.
"Yes I know." Said Briseis getting up.
"And how's that?" asked Achillies.
" I only lived here for most of my life." Said Briseis.
"I like this room." Said Lilly clamoring onto the bed and jumping.
"Lilly please don't do that." Said Briseis sitting in a chair. Lilly got off the bed and ran into the adjoining room and started jumping on the bed.
"Didn't your mother just tell you not to do that anymore?" asked Achillies.
"Fine." Achillies went and tucked Lilly in bed, then he told her Lilly's favorite story of how he and Briseis met, with many revisions.
When he went into his and Briseis' room Briseis had gone back to the bed and had fallen asleep. Achillies lie next to her and put an arm around her waist falling asleep.
A few hours later at dinner.
Lilly sat next to her mom and across from Astyanax.
" I was wondering if I might hear the story of what happened. I know a bit but you think you could tell me what happened?" asked Hector.
"We were all talking and two men in all black walked in." said Briseis.
"Didn't they say something like one big happy family?" asked Helen
shivering.
Andromache nodded, "Astyanax stood in front of us, and what did you say darling?"
"Not to worry and that I'd protect you." Said Astyanax.
"Then Lilly said…"
"Not to hurt my family or they'd be in trouble." Interrupted Lilly smiling.
"That's my girl." Said Achillies smiling.
"Well those three guard came in and gave us a chance to leave." Said Andromache.
" I thought I would die when I saw Lilly and Astyanax throwing that food and those bowls at those men." Said Briseis.
At the same time Hector and Achillies asked, "Did they get them?"
"Yes." Said Briseis. Then Hector and Achillies said, "Good for you." "Wonderful darling."
"Hector!"
"Achillies!" exclaimed their wives.
"What?" They just glared at their husbands, "What else happened?" asked Hector.
"I saved Lilly." Exclaimed Astyanax excitedly. Lilly gave a little 'Humph' "Well I saved you too." She said.
"Did not."
"So I never stabbed that man in the butt with a fork?" Achillies started choking on his food and Briseis patted him on the back, "Are you alright?" and Achillies nodded.
"You did what?" asked Achillies catching his breath.
"One of those men called Astyanax stupid little boy, and told the man only I could call him stupid." Explained Lilly, "Hey."
With attitude much like her mother Lilly sighed, "Fine you're not stupid." "Thank you." Said Astyanax smiling. "But you still aren't smarter than me." Said Lilly.
"Are to."
"Are not."
"Are."
"Not."
"Children please!" said Andromache.
"Honestly you are acting like your fathers." Said Briseis. Andromache and Briseis laughed at their husband's faces.
NEXT MORNING
"Feel better?" asked Achillies propping himself onto his elbow. "Much." Said Briseis stretching on the bed. "It's not kicking." Said Achillies putting his hand on Briseis' stomach.
"Maybe he or she is trying to have a quiet morning." Said Briseis.
" Would be a very long time since then." Said Achillies. "First in ever." Said Briseis. Lilly came skipping into the room, "Mommy, daddy!"
"Yes dear?" asked Briseis.
"Can I go into the city?"
"Do Hector and Andromache know?" asked Achillies.
"Yes they do, they are sending a guard with us." Said Lilly bouncing with anticipation.
"If Hector and Andromache feel it's safe then go ahead, but stay with Astyanax and the guard." Said Briseis.
"Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you!" said Lilly climbing onto the bed and hugging her parents. She jumped off the bed and ran out of the room.
"Well they are getting along much better now." Said Achillies.
"I think at first Astyanax wanted Lilly to be a boy but I think that he's just happy to have someone to play with." Said Briseis getting up.
"Briseis come back to bed." Said Achillies laying back.
"Why? Come out to the balcony it is a beautiful morning." Said Briseis stretching. Achillies stood behind Briseis and wrapped his arms around her stomach then rested his chin on her head.
"How long do you wish to stay in Troy?" asked Achillies as they watched the moving city.
"At least until the baby it born." Said Briseis with a sigh.
"Do you want a boy or girl?" she asked Achillies after some silence.
"A boy, we already have a girl so it would be nice to have one of each."
"Lilly thinks it will be a boy. She told me she knew it would be a boy." Said Briseis smiling.
"And how is she so sure?" asked Achillies grinning.
"She said she just knows, and just like you said, once Lilly has something in her head you'd have to be a god to get it out."
"You say it as if it's a bad thing." Said Achillies with a frown. "That's because it can be." Said Briseis grinning.
"Well at least she has her mother's beauty." Said Achillies. "Oh yes and she'll have all the men of Phita and surrounding kingdoms chasing after her." Said Briseis.
"You say that as if it's a good thing." Said Achillies pulling away. Briseis turned grinning at him, "And you say it as if it were bad." "That's because it is." He said with a frown.
"Oh?" asked Briseis with a raised brow.
" Your not the least bit worried our baby is going to grow up and marry some stranger?"
"Oh no your right our five year old child is going to marry someone in fifteen years. We'd better find an army that will keep all and any boys away from her, we couldn't let her have love like we do." Said Briseis walking up to Achillies. She put her arms around his neck. "Your mocking me." Said Achillies frowning. Briseis got on her tiptoes and kissed Achillies, " I most certainly am."
"I don't think its funny." Said Achillies.
"But I do." Said Briseis kissing him again.
There was a knock on the door, "Come in." called Briseis walking to the door. Helen walked in, "Andromache and I were going into the city to get some fresh air and wanted to see if you wanted to come."
"Yes of course let me change and I will meet you in the front of the palace."
"Alright we will see you in a few minutes." With that Helen turned and left the room.
"Do you think it would be safe?" asked Achillies.
"Yes unless you plan to come with us then don't say a word." Said Briseis changing dresses.
"What if the baby comes?" "What if the sky turns to fire and your nose falls off?" asked Briseis putting on sandals.
"All the more reason for you to stay here." Said Achillies. "If it were up to you I'd be locked up in a cage until the baby was born." Said Briseis. She grabbed her satchel and walked to the door. "I'm not letting you go." Achillies stood in front of the door with his arms over his chest.
"Achillies." Said Briseis walking to him with a pouty face.
" That might work for Lilly but not for you." Said Achillies shrinking a little against the door. Briseis walked to Achillies and started kissing the side of his face and down his neck. Achillies let out a small groan when she started to kiss his ear. Briseis slowly kissed around to the back of his neck. Unknowingly Achillies turned away from the door when Briseis had her back to the door she opened it. She quickly backed out and slammed the door then locked it. Achillies started banging on the door screaming, "Let me out! Briseis this isn't funny!" but no one heard those words since Briseis was gone.
"Achillies didn't want to come?" asked Andromache as Briseis walked into the courtyard.
"I thought he would insist to come." Said Helen.
"Well he's just tied up for the moment." Said Briseis with a grin.
Andromache and Helen nodded their heads with a smile not knowing how close to the truth that really was. Achillies was still banging on the door and screaming twenty minutes later when Hector and Paris came by. "Who locked you in?" asked Hector unlocking the door.
"Briseis." Said Achillies pacing about the room.
"What did you do?" asked Paris.
"Nothing."
"Did you try and tell her that she couldn't do something?" asked Hector.
After a moment, "No.."
"The quickest way to make Briseis upset is telling her that she can't do something." Said Hector.
"Honestly do you remember that boy that boy that had told her that she couldn't ride a horse because she was a girl." Asked Paris grinning.
"Almost wish I didn't." said Hector.
"What happened?" asked Achillies.
"All I will say is it took myself and Paris to pry her off of him and she was only ten." Said Hector with a faint grin.
Achillies eyes widened then he remembered Briseis fighting the men that had tried to brand her, and he started grinning, "Not that unbelievable now is it?" Achillies shook his head and sighed "Not really."
"Now what would you like to do gentlemen?" asked Paris.
"Go track my wife down and bring her back to the palace. But I'm going to try and…" Achillies' words were cut off by a voice screaming, "Achillies! Hector! Paris!"
All three men bounded out of the room and when they got to the main throne room they met the three queens coming in the opposite door. Andromache and Helen had Briseis between them and were helping her to walk. When Achillies tried to help Briseis exclaimed, "Don't touch me this is all your fault."
"What did I do?" asked Achillies in shock.
"Achillies you should probably go get Lilly and Astyanax they were playing at the bottom of the palace steps." Said Andromache sitting Briseis on the step that led to the throne.
"But.."
"Just go.." said Briseis between deep breaths.
Achillies shook his head and ran out of the room. Achillies was at the top of the stairs when he saw Lilly and Astyanax surrounded by a few boys. Achillies slowly down the steps and was a little ways down when the boys surrounding Lilly and Astyanax ran at them. The prince and princess were doing very well and seemed to have a feeling if the other was in trouble.
Two boys tried to get Astyanax but Lilly kicked one in the back of the knee and pulled on his hair causing the boy to scream and run away. The other boy Astyanax punched in the face then head butted him in the stomach causing him to fall back. The last two boys looked at the pair and ran away.
"Lilly what did I tell you about fighting?" asked Achillies walking up to the children.
"Hi daddy! You said not to unless you absolutely have to and even then you should try not to." Said Lilly.
"Sir, they did start it by saying she couldn't play. When I said she could they called me a stupid girl lover." Explained Astyanax.
"I told them he wasn't stupid and that I could play just as well as them." Said Lilly.
"Then one of them called her a bad name so I called him stupid." Said Astyanax.
Lilly nodded her head, " He was very brave daddy. He told me to go back to the palace but I told him I wouldn't let him fight alone." Said Lilly smiling.
"Well no matter the story you two need to come back to the palace." Said Achillies. "What's wrong?" asked Lilly with a frown much like Briseis.
"The baby is coming." Said Achillies picking up the children and taking them to the palace.
Few Hours Later Briseis has a bouncing baby boy and they named him Andreas.
"Are they always so small?" asked Astyanax looking at the bundle in Briseis' arms. "Yes of course! He was just born you know." Said Lilly as if she were an expert. The baby started crying and the children covered their ears.
"Mommy make it stop!" yelled Lilly. "I'm never having one of those no way no how." Yelled Astyanax as he and Lilly ran from the room.