A/N: Thanks to those that left me feedback. Always good to hear from you guys.

In the morning Briseis left, she started walking to the port trying to find a ship back to Troy. She didn't know what else to do. She had come back to try and stop things but Achilles did not know her, nor did he care to. Perhaps she had screwed everything up. She didn't know what else to do. Maybe if she saw Hector, it would be better. She would be able to save him. She would have to give up her love for Achilles, but at least Hector would see his son grow into a man. She continued walking towards the port.

But suddenly two bandits appeared before her.

"Look what we have here!"

Briseis stepped backed and reached into her dress for the scissors.

"Let me pass" Briseis demanded

"We can't do that lovely" the bandit sneered

"Come give us a kiss" the other bandit cooed

"NO!" Briseis screamed out

Achilles was riding his horse when he saw her again, on the side of the road. He saw two bandits attacking her. He kicked the horse to go faster to aid her. Briseis swung the scissors and managed to slash one of the bandit's face.

"Why you!" he reached out and grabbed her but suddenly fell dead

The second bandit grabbed her and slapped her across the face. She fell back onto the ground. She quickly turned to face her attacker but he pushed her back down, forcing the weight of his body on hers. She screamed, kicking and her body withering under his.

"NO! Don't touch me!"

But before he could say anything, he was pulled off her and his throat was brought to Achilles' sword. Briseis backed away on the ground.

"You should have left her alone" and with that Achilles slit his throat.

The blood oozed out and squirted onto Briseis' white robe. Briseis flinched as the blood touched her. Achilles dropped the body and put his sword back in its sheath. He looked back down at her.

"You shouldn't travel alone"

"I didn't have a choice"

Achilles looked at the other bandy with the slash across his face. He wondered how she was able to kill him.

"Where are you going?" Achilles asked while looking around

"I'm going home, to Troy"

"Troy? Do you not know we sail to Troy for war?"

"Yes I know, I still have to go home"

"You are asking for a death wish"

"I've already died, it doesn't matter anymore"

Achilles looked at her sitting on the ground, as she did not fear death.

"Come" he extended his hand out to her

Brieisis reached out to him, and he pulled her up, she fell forward onto him, she could feel his breath and looked up at him frightened. She wasn't sure what he was going to do next.

"Do you fear me?" he asked

"Should I?" she looked up at him

Their embrace lasted longer than it should. Achilles said nothing and took her hand and lead her to the horse. He got onto the horse and reached out to her again. He pulled her onto the horse. Briseis sat there, with his arms around her. She could feel the warmth of the sun and his body behind her. It burned when it came in contact with her skin for a moment that she moved away. She was still contemplating what she had done before. Achilles thought her to be a mad woman screaming into the night, she would try to salvage whatever there was left, somehow.

"So why did you dedicate your life to the gods?" Achilles asked

"Why not? I suppose I was hiding from someone"

"Who?"

"When I was young, and after my parents had died, I went to live with my uncle in Troy. I ran into this seer who told me that I would fall in love with a man that would destroy my family and country. So I chose Apollo to save me and everyone else from it"

"Do you think your priestess robes will stop a man?"

"Do you enjoy provoking me?"

"Merely trying to converse priestess. Are you always this curt with men who have saved you?"

"I hardly call that saving"

"Well until you save me, you can say otherwise"

Achilles' horse stumbled a bit over the rocks on the road, Briseis's body jerked, as Achilles brought his arm around her and held her tightly and close to him. She blushed for a moment as he held her closer to him.

It's finals week for me, projects are due, and what am I doing? I'm posting stuff. what is wrong wtih me?