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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"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.

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ELEVEN YEARS LATER

Lilly-16

Astyanax-18

Andreas- 11

Alexander (Helen's child)- 10

"Daddy last time we were in Troy Astyanax put honey and squished fruit in my hair." Said Lilly walking after her father. "You were eight years old Lilly." Said Achillies picking up a couple of packs. "And if my memory serves me correctly you put fake spiders and real rotten fish in his bed." Said Briseis with a grin picking up the last pack. "Well I can't wait to see Astyanax again." Said a small boy walking next to Achillies. "You were about three last time you saw him Andreas how could you remember?" asked Lilly. "I just can." Said Andreas sticking his toung out at his older sister.

In Troy at the same time.

"Father Lilly is just a nuisance! She threw rotten eggs at me!"

"Astyanax you were nine." Said Hector shaking his head and sitting down.

"And was that before of after you called her stupid girl?" asked Andromache sitting next to Hector. "That's not the point. The point is I don't want to be anywhere near her." Insisted Astyanax. "To bad they will be here in a few weeks." Said Hector.

Three weeks later Achillies and his family are riding to the palace where Hector, Andromache, Helen, Alexander, and Astyanax are waiting.

"Mother who is that riding with Uncle Paris?" asked Astyanax Andromache grinned. "She looks like a goddess." Said Alexander. "A little." Murmured Astyanax watching the girl in the chariot. "Well I'm glad to see that your ideas of Lilly have changed." Smiled Andromache.

"Who is that next to Helen and Andromache?"

"Why?" asked Paris.

" I don't really know how to say it…"

"Well you'll just have to ask Astyanax what has changed about himself." Said Paris.

"Uncle Hector! Oh its been too long!" exclaimed Lilly hugging him. Hector held her at arms length "Little Lilly? It doesn't seem possible, it was only yesterday you were as tall as my knee." Smiled Hector.

Lilly embraced Andromache and Andromache whispered, "Little Lil has grown up." Then it was Astyanax, "Hello."

"Hello."

"Still afraid of spiders?" asked Lilly.

"Still a stupid little girl?" Lilly grinned and turned once in front of him, "Do I look like a stupid little girl to you? And you be careful with your word choice or I may have to find rotten eggs." Said Lilly turning and hugged Helen.

Dinner

"Mother I was wondering if it'd be alright that I went horse back riding on the beach after dinner."

"I don't see why not but I'd rather you not go alone." Said Briseis.

"Couldn't I just take a sword?" asked Lilly.

"I still don't want you alone." Said Briseis.

"Astyanax will go with her." Said Andromache.

"What!"

"What?" exclaimed both teens at the same time.

"But mom."

"I'd never said I'd go."

"Stop!" yelled Hector.

"Lilly you may go horse back ridding. And Astyanax will escort you." Said Hector.

"But.."

"If.."

"No ifs ands or buts about it now we are done with this issue." Said Hector.

Lilly stood up, "Let's go Astyanax." "Sure who wants to be around them any way." With that the two teens left the room. "Give them a common enemy." Said Andromache. "And they'll bond against us." Finished Briseis shaking her head.

On the beach

Lilly got off her horse and let go of the reins. She walked ankle deep into the ocean and sat down. "Mother will never trust me." Said Lilly with a sigh.

"Why not?" asked Astyanax standing next to Lilly. "Because I'm her little baby." Said Lilly annoyed at the thought of it. "What about your father?" Lilly grinned I think that he's given up in most areas." "I wish mine would. Father wants me to learn every aspect of Troy. And mother doesn't usually push anything on me."

"Well I say this now with you as a witness. I swear never to put my children through the trouble that mine do now." Astyanax plopped down next to her splashing her a little. "Hey." Said Lilly splashing Astyanax. "Peace." Cried Astyanax leaning away from Lilly.

"Fine." "I suppose I agree with you on that oath." Sighed Astyanax. "Good." Said Lilly splashing Astyanax.

"What happened to peace?" asked Astyanax wiping his face. Lilly grinned, "Oops." Astyanax splashed Lilly, "Well take this as return fire." He said grinning. "Well you know what that means don't you?" asked Lilly standing and walking knee deep into the water.

"What?" asked Astyanax getting up and following Lilly.

"It means war!" Lilly bent down and started splashing Astyanax. Astyanax dove under the water and grabbed her legs and pulled causing her to fall into the water that came to her neck. Astyanax came and sat on his knees so that the water was at his neck as well.

"Sorry about the honey in your hair." Said Astyanax after a quiet moment.

Lilly laughed, "Sorry about the rats in your bed."

"That was you?" Lilly nodded.

"Didn't you know?"

"No I didn't, I had always thought it was someone else, I didn't really cross my mind that it was you." Said Astyanax.

"We should probably go back to the city now before our parents think we killed each other and come looking for us." Said Astyanax.

He got to his feet and helped Lilly to her feet and they made their way to where the horses stood. They were interrupted however by four men in long black cloaks.