A/N: Last chapter. Thanks for reading. R&R!


Achilles stood there with the local priest and his cousin by his side. He looked out and saw Andrea walking with her baby Andy in her arms. She reached out to Hector and too his hand and whispered something to him. He smiled and walked along and stood to the side. Everyone was confused as Hector was to walk down the aisle with Briseis. And then everyone saw. It was Paris who was walking Briseis down the beach. They walked down the make shift aisle lined with sea shells and then stopped. Achilles walked over.

"A truce for today" Paris said

"For today" Achilles said

"Who gives this lovely bride away?" the priest asked

"We do, her family and I do" Paris answered

Briseis handed over her baby to Paris to hold. Helen was behind and quietly stood next to Paris. Priam and Hector noticed the blonde next to Paris.

Achilles stood there holding Briseis's hands before the priest. He watched how the sun worshipped her skin and how her smile radiated.

"You cut your hair" Briseis reached out and touched it

"I needed a change" Achilles answered back, "Besides you and our son have a fondness of pulling it out"

The ceremony was just a blur of words. Words that had lost their meaning as they had already promised forever to each other. Achilles slipped the ring onto her finger and leaned into kiss her when the priest stopped him.

"Not yet!"

Briseis placed the ring on his finger and could barely contain herself. The priest said a few more words, but they didn't pay him any attention. Instead they already kissed, and kissed and devoured each other.

"Hey, save some for the honeymoon!" the priest said

Everyone politely applauded and watched the happy couple walk down the aisle. Achilles heard the calling of the ocean and turned to his wife. He lifted her up and ran towards the ocean with her.

"Achilles! Put me down! Don't you dare!"

But it was too late a giant wave came and washed over the both of them. The water was cooling and refreshing.

"Achilles!" Briseis started hitting him on the chest and he put her down into the water. She was mad to say the least. She pushed him into the water. He in turned grabbed onto her legs and pulled her down.

The two splashed around in the water while the others watched on.

"Don't get any ideas" Andrea said to Hector

"Hey you two! We gotta cut the cake!" Patrick yelled out

The two looked up realized how silly they were being. Achilles put his hands up as a truce, and Briseis agreed. He held onto her hand as they walked towards the sand. Achilles lifted her hand up and kissed it.

"I love you Briseis"

"And I love you Achilles, but if you ever do that again-"

Achilles silenced her with a kiss. Her arms wrapped around him and he held her closer.

"Hey! Come on already! What are you doing! I'm going to cut the cake myself then!" Patrick yelled out, "Are you working on the second baby?"

The two stopped and looked over at Patrick.

"Stop that talk of a second baby!" Achilles commanded

"I'm not doing that again!" Briseis yelled

Briseis looked at Achilles who smiled. She then jumped onto his back and he held onto her legs as he chased after Patrick.

"Hey! I just wanted some cake!" Patrick yelled out as he was running away.

"Get back here!" Briseis yelled

And so they chased him around the beach, gleefully and happily. Paris held the baby in his arms while Helen looked on. Priam was being lifted out of the sane and towards the reception hall while Hector and Andrea followed with baby Andy in tow. Patrick ran into the reception hall as well while Achilles and Briseis behind him. Still carrying her in his back he ran up the stairs to the reception hall.

But then for a moment two doves flew besides them and disappeared. The two looked up and then eat each other. Then an owl flew by and looked at them.

"Strange animals at the beach today" Achilles said

"Getting stranger by the second"

Achilles carried her back up the stairs and stopped when there was a hound standing there looking at them. It stood there and looked at both of them and then dropped an Amaranth, a purple and crimson flower and then walked off. Briseis got off Achilles and bent down and picked it up.

Inside Patrick had already smeared the wedding cake. Achilles and Briseis walked in hand in hand.

"Patrick!" Achilles yelled out

Patrick quickly picked up the baby from Paris's arms and held it infront like a shield.

"You wouldn't hurt your own flesh and blood would you?" Patrick asked

Briseis put the flower down on the table and looked at the cake. She was a bit irritated at Patrick had already dug his fingers into the cake. So she then picked out another piece of the cake and threw it at Patrick. However he moved with the baby and it hit Achilles instead.

"Sorry honey" Briseis said as she realized her mistake

Achilles looked over at his wife and took the cake that landed on him and threw it back at her. Patrick and the baby quickly hid under the table as a food fight quickly ensued.

"Everyone here is a child! Stop this insanity!" Priam said

No one paid him any mind as the cake fight continued on. Priam was not amused but was glad that Briseis was happy. The photographer showed up and snapped a picture.

"I guess I got here too late" the photographer said

Everyone smiled and stood closer together as they posed for photographs. It appeared nothing would go as planned with Achilles and Briseis.

And for lack of a better cliché they lived happily ever after.


Whew! Ok, just to clear a few things up. The two doves are symbols or animals of Aphrodite. The owl is the animal of Athena. And the hound and the Amaranth (flower) are symbols of Artemis. I just wanted to put a few things in there to reference with the last story arc Not Without You in here.

This is my last Troy fic, as it is finished and that is a rarity. Most of my stories aren't finished and don't see the light of day, but I am glad that I finished this one. Though I have a million other ideas running in my head, it's best not to start them as they won't be finished. But who knows right? Thank you all for your time and reading.

ChrissyKat - thanks for reading and your positive encouragement. I hope not to disappoint.

Kal'sGal - thanks for reading, and leaving me feedback! Knowing that someone was reading it made me want to continue.

dshortklutz - from the MS forum to here, thanks for reading. And I hope you keep writing! It's a passion that few have don't let it burn out.

For anyone else I've forgotten to mention, thank you for reading. Thank you all for allowing me to take up your time and share this story with you. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did writing it. Now my winter break is over and it's back to school for me.

"Next time I promise we'll be perfect"