Sorry again, but part of it was that I'm in college now (I'm not majoring in writing), so duh I have a lot more important things to worry about.
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Chapter Ten
It was the next morning and the blazing sun was beginning to peak over the calm horizon. The Greek soldiers had long been awake, and they were mentally and physically preparing themselves for the battle that was looming over their heads.
This morning was no different than any morning that preceded a battle. The camp was bizarrely silent and solemn as the men prayed to any God that they could for protection, as they suited themselves up for battle.
On the Myrmidons side of the camp, the men were also suiting up for battle, but as the rest of the army started marching toward the Trojan walls, the Myrmidons lagged behind.
Achilles made sure that all of the kings and generals were in the front of the line and could not see that the Myrmidons were in fact not marching with the army.
The men gathered outside of Achilles' hut, and waited for their leader. After a couple of minutes, Achilles emerged from his hut fully dressed in his battle armor as well.
He gave his men a quick talk, since he knew that Eudorus had told them what they were going to be doing.
When the Greek army had marched out of sight, all of the Myrmidons, except Patroclus who was still angry and decided to stay behind, advanced forward toward the Kings' ship. Achilles knew that Agamemnon would've left a couple dozen soldiers behind to watch over Briseis, but Agamemnon did not even check to make sure that Achilles went into battle. 'Idiot' Achilles thought to himself.
There were three soldiers standing guard outside, and when they noticed Achilles and his Myrmidons marching towards them they grew visibly nervous, but they still attempted to stand their ground.
Achilles firmly walked up to the three men before calmly saying, "Step aside, and your life will be spared."
The three soldiers said nothing as they looked fearfully at each other. One of them finally mustered enough courage to say, " K- King A-A-Agamemnon gave us strict orders t—"
"I will tell you all once more—step aside and your life will be spared."
As the soldier was once again about to open his mouth to say something, Achilles quickly cut his throat, and two of his Myrmidons quickly took care of the other two soldiers, before making their way into the ship.
"Where is Briseis!" Achilles shouted when they came upon a group of soldiers as they entered the ship.
One fairly large soldier was the only one brave enough to answer. "King Agamemnon has ordered us to not allow anyone in here," the soldier stated with more self-assurance than Achilles would've liked.
Achilles did no even bother to say anything back to the arrogant soldier as he quickly slashed his face and decapitated him, and within mere moments the other soldiers were killed as well.
"Men, disperse, and look in each and every room until you have found her," Achilles ordered, and they quickly did as they told—slaughtering any soldier they saw.
Briseis was crouched down in the corner of some room when she was awoken from her restless sleep as she heard what she thought was the sound of men dying. Her eyes flew open as she felt a large rough hand on her shoulder. She looked up at the man, and realized it was not one of the soldiers that had been holding her captive.
"Achilles!" The man called out, and Briseis felt her heart flutter with realization that he had come for her. A single tear fell from eyes when he appeared in the entryway.
She heard him whisper her name in a barely audible voice, when his eyes finally spotted her, and he wasted no time closing the distance between them.
"Briseis…" he whispered her name again as he bent down to where she was and embraced her, closing his eyes as he buried his face in her hair.
"I thought you would never come…" she whispered through a smile.
Achilles pulled back to look at her, and was surprised to see her face glistening with tears. "Why do you cry? I'm here now." He assured her softly, while gently wiping away her tears with his thumb. This made her cry even harder, and he smiled softly before reaching for her wrists to untie the rope that bound them together.
The rope had cut deep into her skin, and he brought her each of her wrists up to his face and kissed them, all the while still looking into her watery eyes.
He slowly brought her wrists back down before saying, "come," and he gently lifted her up and carried her out of the ship. He had to step over all of the dead soldiers, and he realized that there were quite a lot of them.
Achilles thanked all of his Myrmidons, as they all made their way back to their huts.
Briseis closed her eyes, relishing in the fact that she was with Achilles once again…in his arms once more. She felt so safe and secure in his strong arms, and she knew that she never wanted to be away this man again.
She felt eyes on her, and she looked up and saw him looking lovingly down at her, she smiled weakly and was beyond happy when they were back inside Achilles' hut.
He slowly laid her down on the soft fur, and Briseis loved how extra gentle he was being with her. It was as if she was some precious stone, and Briseis smiled inwardly when she realized that that's what she was to him. She was precious to him… she was his.
She looked up and saw him looking at her; he gave her a small smile before lying down next to her and softly asking, "are you okay?"
Briseis' heartbeat quickened when she felt his breath so close to her. "I am… now…" she answered wistfully in an equally soft tone. He smiled at her and reached his hand out to slowly caress her cheek, happy when she did not pull away. His heart sank when he realized that she had acquired even more cuts and bruises on her face, as if she hadn't had enough before.
"So am I…" he whispered. He felt one of her small hands reach up and start to twirl one his golden blonde locks with a petite finger. "It seemed as though we were apart for a lifetime… I can't ever loose you again Briseis." He stated, as his eyes turned very serious. "I won't loose you again."
"Achilles… let's not think about the future, let's just think about right now… we're together right now…let's just think about that…" she whispered gently bringing her hand to his face, and slowly caressing it. He reached up and grabbed her hand in his, and brought it to his mouth, kissing the back of it.
"How did I ever live without you?" he expressed with so much emotion, if Briseis didn't know better she would've thought he was about to cry.
"Briseis… when you were gone I felt as if I would go insane… Being without you… I could hardly breathe. I was walking and eating and talking, but I felt like I was dead. Someone should have killed me, because I—"
"Don't say that," she interjected softly, putting a finger on his lips.
He grabbed her hand from his lips before saying, "It's true Briseis… tell me you feel the same." He paused and waited for her to say something, when she said nothing he cupped her face and brought her closer to him. "I know you feel it too Briseis. The gods have brought us together… this is right… don't fight it anymore…" He said, and now their faces were barely millimeters apart.
Briseis felt a warmth between her thighs as she felt his other hand on the small of her back pressing her body painfully close to his. Their faces were so close that she was breathing in his breath and he was breathing in hers, and Briseis swore her heart was beating obnoxiously loud.
"Briseis…" she heard him whispered her name once more before he at last closed the gap between them.
Briseis thought that she would die when she felt his soft lips moving ever so slowly against hers. She felt him bury his hand in her curls as he deepened the kiss. He coaxed her mouth open causing her to let out a low moan when, which fueled Achilles' want even more. He felt Briseis' hand slowly caress the expanse of his back, as she welcomed his tongue.
Briseis let out another groan as she felt Achilles put all of his weight on her as he further deepened the kiss. She felt his rough hand move under her robe to gently caress her smooth thigh, and she buried her hands in his hair trying desperately to bring his mouth closer, as if that were really possible.
Achilles finally pulled away to get a quick breath, but did not waste any time to attack Briseis' neck. Briseis arched her back, trying to get closer to him. "Achilles…" she hissed through clenched teeth, and he sucked on a particularly tender spot on her neck.
Achilles showered her neck with tender kisses, before making his way back up to her face. He placed both of his hands on either side her body, and just stared down at her.
'She is so beautiful' he thought to himself as he took her in. Her red oh so kissable lips that were puffy, no doubt from the intense kiss that they had just shared, and the way her wild curls framed her perfectly pink flushed face; and Achilles smiled when he saw that her eyes were still closed and she had a dreamy look on her face.
He also could not help but notice the way her chest was rising and falling with each breath she took, making him aware of how breathless the kiss had in fact made him.
"Briseis, look at me…" he told her softly, and watched at her dazed eyes slowly fluttered open. "This... this is… wonderful—"
"Then why did you stop?" she asked, interrupting him, her hand still caressing his broad back, and Achilles was surprised by the way she was looking at him… like she wanted to rip all of his clothes off and have her way with him.
"Because… I want so much more from you, Briseis. I want… no I need to knowthat you feel the same way—"
"Wait—shh," she said suddenly, putting a finger up to his lips to silence him. He looked down at her confused, but then realizing that she was listening to something. It sounded like the army was returning from battle. "Achilles… I can't stay here… once Agamemnon sees that I am gone once again, he will definitely know right where to look, and this time he will surely kill me."
Achilles thought for a second, before getting up and grabbing a large black robe from the corner. "Come here," he said.
She did as he said and he wrapped the robe around her small frame, making sure to conceal all of her auburn hair inside of the hooded part. He turned her around, and he saw her look at him expectantly. "Come… I will take you to my cousin's hut."
"Patroclus?" she asked.
He nodded his head, and grabbed both of her hands before saying, "Now, walk quickly, but not suspiciously…" he told her in a loving voice, and Briseis couldn't help but smile at him as she nodded her head. Achilles smiled and gave her one last kiss, before dropped her hands before exiting the hut before her.
They walked the short distance to Patroclus' hut, and were met with a very angry man.
Hey guys! How was that chapter! They got a lil more physical! Lol There's gonna be like five or so more chapters… I'm really gonna try to keep the updates comin! Okay, but please tell me how I'm doing, PLEASE REVIEW!