Briseis awoke alone in bed. She looked around her and saw the t shirt she wore torn into shreds on the floor. She rubbed her eyes and felt a soreness in her body. She saw the champagne flute on the night stand. Their were still bubbles in it, so it meant Achilles was still around. She sat up and covered herself with the blanket. She picked up the champagne flute and took a sip, and then gulped down the rest of it. She put the glass back on the table and ran her fingers through her hair. What had she done? She had given herself to a man who had kidnapped her. What was she thinking? Was she thinking? She couldn't think straight all she knew was that she wanted him as much as he wanted her last night. And she didn't regret it. She pulled the blankets around her closer and rested her head on her knees.

Achilles returned down below and saw her sitting on the bed. She looked up not knowing what to except from him. Achilles walked towards her and crept onto the bed closer to her. He kissed her on her forehead and looked down at her.

"Sleep well?"

"Yes"

"Good," Achilles noticed something was wrong and lifted her chin up, "Something wrong?"

"I've never been with a man before"

"Neither have I" Achilles smiled, he saw her smile briefly for a moment., "Is that a smile I see?"

Briseis smiled and laughed a little. Achilles pushed her back onto the bed and kissed her.

"You must be hungry" Achilles said as he got off her, "I'd offer you something but apparently this little chipmunk scampered in and hate half the food in wrappers and then discarded the rest" Achilles said as he opened the fridge.

"Well maybe she was hungry" Briseis answered back

"Is that what you call hunger? And she got chocolate all over my jacket"

"I'm sure your dry cleaner can deal with it"

Hector was talking on the phone, while Paris was flirting with the receptionist. The woman he had seen with Mathew returned. He looked up at her. She was truly beautiful in his eyes.

"I have some information for you" she whispered

"What kind of information?" Paris asked

"About your cousin"

Paris walked over to her and took her arm and led her to a more secluded area. He motioned for Hector to come, which he did.

"Your cousin was kidnapped by Achilles, one of the best in the business" she started to say

"Who is he?" Paris asked

"A man who fears nothing. Mathew has crossed him, he tried to kill him, but he escaped with your cousin"

"How do you know this?" Hector asked

"Because I am Mathew's wife, I hear everything he does. He and Arthur were foolish to think they could cross Achilles. They are marked"

"Where is Briseis?" Paris asked

"Achilles delivered her to the boathouse, but they crossed him, and so he killed them all. He took your cousin and left with her. I don't know where she is, but I know she is still alive"

"How can you be so sure?" Hector asked

"Achilles does not kill women or children."

"Is that suppose to make me feel better?" Hector asked

"Achilles works for Odysseus. He will not harm your cousin" she started to leave

"Wait! Why are you helping us?" Paris asked

"Because I know what it's like to be a woman in a mans'world to be used like a pawn in these games. I hope for your cousin's safe return" she started walking towards the elevator

"Thank you" Paris said as he watched her disappear.

Hector was back on the phone searching for Odysseus and any information he could find on Achilles.

"We will find her brother" Hector said as he placed his hand on his brother's shoulder.

Achilles lay in bed with Briseis in his arms. She rested her head on his chest and smiled. Her hands traced along the muscles in his arms.

"Why did you join the peace corps?" Achilles asked

"I didn't want to stay here, I wanted to help people, people that truly needed help. I had volunteered all my life, and I was considering being a nun"

Achilles looked down at her as those words escaped her mouth.

"A nun? You are far too beautiful and lovely to be a nun. That would have been such a waste"

"I said considering. I thought joining the peace corps would be a good start"

"Did you like it?"

"Yes"

"Then why did you come back?"

"My uncle is sick, they don't know how much time he has left."

Achilles held her closer and kissed her head again. He smelt her hair and smiled.

"And why did you choose this life?"

"I didn't have a choice. My mother was ill. We didn't have any money, so I sold my soul to the devil if you will. I do the dirty work that others do not. I take life easily as it comes. It paid the bills, it got my mother the treatment she needed. She lived on for 2 more years. She fought for every second. I would have done it all over again for her."

"Do you miss her?"

"Every day"

"Then why continue this?"

"I was empty after she died. It didn't matter anymore. I was going through the motions but I was hallow inside. Then I got custody of my cousin. And he's been more than a handful."

"I can't picture you as a parent figure"

"Neither can I. Right now he's probably playing video games, eating junk food and sleeping on the couch, ditching school"

"Sounds fun"

Arthur and Mathew were in Arthur's office.

"You were wrong to cross Achilles" Mathew said

"What difference does it make? He can't be controlled, who knew that he would survive the bomb?" Arthur said as he sat down in his chair

"Now we lost her"

"But they don't know that. In 24 hours it'll all be over"

"You are far too confident. Achilles will want revenge"

"So let him come, what difference does it make?"

"You are playing with fire brother"

A/N: Yeah I added Helen in. Though she doesn't really have a point in being there. She's in there regardless. Anyways it's about to get good.