Author's note: Thanks for waiting, as always! And yes, sorry for the long wait, I just like to take time off every seven chapters.

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"Good morning, Patroklos."

When he heard those words, Patroklos opened his eyes as he began to stretch. When he turned to see whom the voice belonged to, he was pleasantly surprised.

"Morning, Helen." he said with a smile. "Lately, I've been thinking about heading back to Greece for a while, so that I can train with Aunt Cassandra."

Helen asked, "Miss Cassandra?"

"Yes, and I was wondering if you can tag along with me."

The rose-haired Russian beamed, before exclaiming, "I'd be honored!"

"But first," Patroklos said, before getting out of bed, "I need to check on Pyrrha, see if she's okay."

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As he visited the Schwarzwind's castle, Patroklos had planned to visit Pyrrha, true to his word. Expecting Siegfried, he instead came across Tristy.

"Tristy," he said, "May I drop by to see my sister? I hope she's doing alright."

"Of course. She seems to be a bit perplexed about one of her arms, though. Maybe you can talk to her about it?"

"Sure."

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Pyrrha had just awoken, and had asked for some soup for breakfast. When the doctors brought it to her, she began to eat.

At the same time, Patroklos had entered the medical bay. "Pyrrha? Are you okay?"

Hearing him speak made her smile, and she replied, "Patroklos...it's good to see you again. And yes, I'm getting better...I hope."

"Well, I just wanted to let you know that I'll be traveling to Greece with Helen at my side." he said.

"Oh, you and Helen got together as a couple?" she asked.

"Yes; I just need to undergo some training with Aunt Cassandra."

Pyrrha's smile grew bigger, and she said, "Just...be careful, okay?"

"I will; don't worry."

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Several days later...

Having returned to his native country after taking temporary leave from Lasberg, Patroklos smiled. He heard Helen ask, "Do you still remember where Miss Cassandra resides with her husband?"

He looked over at her before nodding. "Let's go find her."

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Cassandra had just come home after a rather busy day, and was preparing to have a bath. However, her plans were cut short when she heard a knock on the front door.

"Could you save the bath for later?" she asked one of the servants.

"Of course, madam."

She went to answer the door, and upon opening it, she was pleasantly surprised.

"Patroklos!" she exclaimed with a smile. "It's so good to see you again! How's life going?"

Patroklos smiled back, before replying, "I'm glad to visit you again as well, Aunt Cassandra. I've got good news and bad news, by the way. So can we talk in the courtyard?"

"Sure!" Cassandra said. "Oh, and uh...from the looks of things, is Helen now your girlfriend?" she asked, raising an eyebrow.

It was obvious that she was referring to Helen, who blushed whilst maintaining a genuine. Patroklos briefly looked over at her, before looking back at his aunt. "Yes...she and I are currently in love." he replied.

"Well, it's about time you've found someone to find romance with."

The Greek youth couldn't help but blush, but also smiled even more radiantly. As he entered the house, he was already poised to go to the courtyard to speak to his aunt.

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"Nightmare chose her?!"

Cassandra bolted from her chair, eyes widening in shock.

"Yes...and to make matters worse, she was assigned Soul Edge as prophecized. Pyrrha was also assigned to work for Nightmare, and was also told to find and kill Marie and I, the holders of Soul Calibur, and also the Fated Hero and Heroine."

Taking a deep breath, the Greek woman asked, "Y-You didn't fight her, did you?"

Patroklos replied, "Marie and I fought her, but in the end, Pyrrha lost fair and square. Luckily, we didn't kill her. Instead, we brought her back to Schwarzwind's castle, where she would be tended to by Liz and the doctors."

Cassandra breathed a sigh, and exclaimed, "Oh, thank the gods!"

"But, as she told me, she also has a bullseye on her back, in a figurative sense. In other words, Nightmare could track her down and kill her for her failure." Patroklos added.

"Then I'm glad you've still got her on your side. Otherwise, things would've been even worse for Pyrrha, my poor niece." she said, giving him a hug out of relief.

He hugged her back, before eventually pulling away. "So I came here to train for a bit, and with you as my teacher." he added.

"Oh, really?" Cassandra asked, before her relieved smile grew bigger. "I'd be honored! Besides, it's been a while since I last kicked ass!" she exclaimed.

"Do you mind if I watch you spar?" Helen asked.

"Nope!" she replied.

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After escorting him to her home's training room, Cassandra has already took out her sword as well as her shield. "So, you ready?" she asked as she turned to see him.

"Yes, but hold on." Patroklos replied, before taking out Soul Calibur from its sheath.

This was enough to take the woman by surprise, and exclaimed, "So it IS true! You're one of the holders of Soul Calibur's newest incarnation!" before asking, "Didn't it come with a shield?"

"It did, but Ares destroyed it one not-so-uneventful day."

"I wonder why?" she inquired.

"Well, Athena insisted that she and Ares mentor me and Pyrrha, but Ares wasn't all that happy about it, so in a rage, he broke it." Patroklos told her.

"Couldn't you bring it to a blacksmith?"

"No, I'm far better off with only the sword." he replied.

"A-ha, I see..."

Once she walked to the center of the room, he followed her lead. It didn't take long for her to charge, exclaiming, "Here I come!" before her blade cut through his armor.

As he took the first hit, Patroklos had to put some effort into his training. After a couple of hits from her, he retaliated with several swings of his sword.

Cassandra smirked, before dodging an incoming attack. However, she was already caught offguard by his combo.

Ready to strike back, she was close to pulling it off. To her surprise, since he didn't have a shield, Patroklos parried her attack with Soul Calibur.

"Way to improvise." she said.

"Thanks."

He finally slashed at her several more times, nearly breaking her armor. Around the same time, Marie watched, eyes full of curiosity.

However, his string of moves were cut short when Cassandra blocked with her shield. She would then figuratively slice through him a few times, before attempting to jump onto his head with her posterior.

Luckily, Patroklos was more than happy to evade her, before taking her by surprise with his Critical Edge. When he was finished, he sheathed his sword and looked back to see Cassandra panting and grinning at the same time.

"Well, damn. You sure did learn an awful lot back in Germany!" she exclaimed.

He smiled, before helping her up. "Thank you, Aunt Cassandra." he told her.

"I suggest you take a load off for the rest of the day; what do you think?"

"Sounds pretty good."

Both aunt and nephew smiled out of respect, before Helen asked, "Excuse me, Miss Cassandra. Can I have my turn sparring with you?"

"Sure! But first, I need to take a little break before we do it." Cassandra replied.

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Some time later, after returning to the villa he recalled sleeping in, Patroklos decided to make himself some dinner. With a little help from a couple of Cassandra and Elijah's servants, he had chosen to have salad with Helen.

He also began to ponder the future and what laid ahead of him and Helen, yet also wondered if he could help Pyrrha turn against Nightmare. As his thoughts began to cloud his mind, he nearly cut one of his fingers with one of the knives.

"Watch it there, sire." one of the servants told him.

Patroklos let out an embarrassed chuckle. "Oh, whoops."

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Eventually when dinner was finally ready, Patroklos had exited the kitchen and looked for Helen. He was able to find her in the study, reading some books.

"Hey, Helen. Are you ready to eat yet!" he said.

"I was pretty hungry after Miss Cassandra and I fought together. So yes, I most certainly am." she replied, nodding her approval.

"Well then..."

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Later on, both Patroklos and Helen had finished eating, and the Russian girl asked, "You made the food, did you?"

"Yeah; I tried my best, but I nearly cut a finger off. What do you think?" he replied.

"It was quite good, I'll admit. Have you ever cooked before?"

"Rarely have I ever did. But like I said, I did my best." Patroklos said.

Helen smiled, before they both retreated to the main bedroom to rest.

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However, Helen had something on her mind. Whilst he was sleeping, she was wide awake, pondering the thought of making love again.

She finally turned her head to see him, and whispered, "Hey."

Patroklos stirred briefly before his eyes opened to see her, before he asked, "What's up? Can't get any sleep again?"

"Actually, it's not that." Helen replied. "It's just that...I want to know a little more about sex. Especially since I had my first time with you not so long ago."

Such words prompted the Greek youth to rub the back of his neck briefly, before he smiled. "If that is what you want, then so be it."

Some time later...

"I...I love you. I really love you." she managed to say.

To him, her words seem to come out of left field. But he, too, smiled as he kissed her on the nose. "Me too, Helen. Me too."

As he wrapped his arms around her, Patroklos would eventually find himself falling asleep, and Helen was quick enough to follow him.

They still had to continue their training with Cassandra, though...

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With love for my fans,

Chrissy