The next day Meg and I along with two other women and three guards went to the ocean to start laundry for all the people here. I watch Meg as she wades out into the water with the clothes in her hands and soap in her other hand.

"You just gonna let your sister do all the work?" I hear the woman from last night ask me.

"Oh would you just go drown or something!" I tell her as I follow Meg out into the ocean.

I finally reach Meg and we start to wash the clothes.

"So the temple they are going to take, isn't it the temple of Apollo?" I hear Meg asks me.

"Yeah, this is when they bring back Briseis. I really don't want to do with a royal." I tell her with a sigh.

"Oh yeah I remember that, you know they do kinda look like the actors from the movie. So what do you think of Achilles?"

"Meg, don't try and start something here. We aren't from this time. What if we really mess something up?" I ask her.

"Oh calm down, so what? I mean they say the future is always changing. Right now this is our future." She tells me as she washes another robe.

Well she does kind have a weird point.

"So are you going to tell me you feel nothing for him? Not even lust?" Meg asks me with a grin.

"Really? Is that all you think about? And No I don't feel anything for him. Yes he is attractive but like I said he and Briseis are about to have a thing and I am not getting involved in that." I tell her as I look back to the shore and see the guards telling us to come back.

We slowly make out way back to camp and start to hang the clothes up to dry.

"I still think you should just relax, Di there is nothing we can do right now so why not just play along?" she asks me as she hangs up a blue robe.

"Meg, I just I don't know I wish I had your outlook but I don't I just have to try and figure things out in my own way." I tell her as I repeat her action.

"You need to get laid." She says with a giggle.

I look over the robes and glare at her. Really of all the things to say in this camp she announces that I need to get laid?! Well do the people here even know what that word means?

"Hey sleeping beauty, come on we better go get some food before the others get back." Meg tells me as she hangs my last robe for me.

"Yeah, hate to see that happen." I tell her as we look to the Food Tent.

Meg and I walk inside together and manage to grab an apple and some grapes and keep walking around the tent. We tried not to sit down whenever possible. If you sat down then you were a target. Something Meg and I figured out rather quickly. I take a bit of my apple when I feel someone graze my back I jump and turn around to see Patroclus smiling at me.

"There you two are. Achilles is back and brought a priestess with him." Patroclus tells us.

"Great, just great that is all I need." I murmur as I look up.

"Well I bet he will have fun with her. After all she is royalty right? So she has to stay with him?" Meg asks him.

"Uh no, she wants nothing to do with him. Achilles sent me for Diana. He thinks she can talk some sense into her." He tells us.

"Uh huh and why would I want to do that?" I ask him.

"Just to get her to calm down? We don't want an upset priestess only Apollo knows what will happen." He says as he looks up at the sky.

"I do not fear Apollo." I tell him with a sigh as I walk off.

"Di where are you going?" Meg asks me.

"To try and calm her down, what else is there to do here?" I say as I keep walking.

As I walk into Achilles tent I see the woman tied to the pole in the middle. Of course why wouldn't she be afraid they tied her up like some animal? I look to my left and see Achilles washing his face off. Typical man of course he has to show some kind of skin to any female.

"Is that your whore?" I hear the woman ask him.

Whoa did that woman just call me a whore?! Oh hell no I will smack her royal face. As I go to move forward Achilles beats me there and is right in the woman's face.

"You will not speak to her like that!" he yells at her. "You will treat her with respect!"

Uh what in the world just happened? Did he just stand up for me? I watch him carefully as he continues to speak with his finger pointed at her. I mean I know I could have handled it but it was odd to watch someone else defend me. Finally he back up gives me a quick glance then goes back to the basin. I go to the royal priestess.

"You are not one of his women?" she asks me very quickly.

"I am not, neither are you Briseis, cousin of Hector and Paris." I tell her and she looks at me completely flabbergasted.

"You know who I am? Have we met before?" she asks me.

"No, never let's just say I've read about you." I tell her and I can see her calming down.

Apparently me knowing who she was made her relax a little. She looks at me confused for a moment before she decides to talk again.

"What is your name?" she asks me.

"Diana"

"After the goddess of the hunt?"

"So I have been told, though I do not worship the same gods that you or anyone else besides my sister here do." I tell her as she watches me.

"You do not worship the gods? How are you still living?"

"I don't need your gods to watch over me. I already have someone that does that." I tell her as I kneel beside her.

"You are either very brave or very foolish." She says and I can hear Achilles start to move behind me.

I turn around and watch him come forward.

"I will go for Patroclus, he will take her to where the women sleep." Achilles says as he walks out of the tent.

"Do you like him?" she asks me.

"Like him? I barely know him." I tell her as I look back at her.

"Yet you stay? Why?" she asks me.

"You know for a royal you ask a lot of questions that you do not need answers to." I tell her as I stand back up.

"You are not a royal?" she asks watching me.

"Never have been, never will be." I tell her as we hear the flap open as Patroclus and Achilles enter.

Carefully Achilles unties her and instructs her to follow his cousin. She nods in agreement I mean she really doesn't have a choice but still. Patroclus leads her out of the tent which just leaves Achilles and I.

"You do not fear the gods?" he asks me as he looks my way.

"I do not, they are not my gods so why should I fear them?" I ask him. "I would rather not talk about religion to you though. You have your beliefs as I have mine."

"Very true, yet you just told a royal that you do not fear her gods either." He says as he walks to me.

"If this is your way of seducing someone you probably should find a better topic than religion." I tell him as I turn to walk away from him but his arm stops me.

"What do you make of her? The priestess?" he asks me.

"Uh really? You probably don't want to know my opinion." I tell him as I roll my eyes.

"Tell me, this is why I asked you."

"She's spoiled, if you do not give her what she wants she will make a fuss just like a child-" I start then all the sudden I feel a pair of lips on mine.

I look up and see Achilles lips are on mine. Ok to be honest I really didn't see this coming at all. I watch him as he pulls away from me. I look into his blue eyes and he smiles at me. Oh no I just did what I told Meg not to do!

"You know Diana, sometimes you talk too much." He tells me as he leans in and kisses me again.

As much as I know this is wrong and I want to stop him apparently my body and heart do not want to listen to my brain when it is telling them to stop. I lean into his kiss as the flap opens I look over and see Patroclus smile at me. Achilles looks over at him.

"This better be good." Is all I hear Achilles say.

"Meg and the priestess are not exactly getting along in the food tent." Patroclus says.

"I'll handle Meg." I say as I pull away from Achilles and follow Patroclus out the tent with Achilles not too far behind.

"You spoiled rotten child!" I hear Meg yell out.

Why does my intuition tell me that Meg started this? I walk further and see Meg and the priestess fighting on the ground.

"Meg, get up." I tell her with a scarily calm voice.

Meg looks up at me and releases her hold on the priestess. She then comes to me and looks up at me.

"She started it." Meg tells me.

"Well I am here to finish it." I tell her.

I watch as the priestess stand and I see her clothes are torn.

"I spoke the truth! Your sister is a whore to that horrible man!" the priestess calls out to Meg.

"You know nothing of what you speak." I tell her with a calm tone.

I watch as the priestess looks behind me not doubt seeing Patroclus and Achilles behind me. I walk forward and the priestess stands strong but I know what she is thinking. She is afraid.

"You have no right to judge anyone here." I tell her in a whisper.

"You share his bed do you not?" she asks me.

"Why? Jealous?" I ask her as well.

I watch as she looks at me very angry.

"You may scare others with that look but not me. I have seen things that could only happen in your nightmares." I tell her as she looks at me.

"Di, just let it go. I won't do anything and neither should you. Let Patroclus or Achilles take care of this." I hear Meg tell me.

I turn around and start to walk away with Meg beside me.

"Whore." I hear her say.

Meg grips my arm as I almost turn my head but I decide against it and keep walking forward out of the tent with Meg beside me. To be honest I don't know what happened, a part of me back there just took over even though it shouldn't have. I have no authority here I mean I am a woman and we know how high of status they got in this time period. Meg and I go back to where the clothes we hanging to dry and start to take them off the line.

"Ok now she was just a bitch, the whole reason I attacked her was because she called you a whore." Meg tells me.

"Yeah well that just proves how much she knows, after all I don't know Meg when I saw her and you fighting a part of me took over. A very angry part of me." I say with a sigh as I look down at the ground.

"Don't let her bother you. I could have taken her. Thanks for helping me though." Meg says with a smile.

"Patroclus came and interrupted something" I say with a small blush.

"Oh really? And what would that be dear sister?" she asks me curiously.

"He kissed me, I honestly didn't even see it coming. We were talking of religion of all things." I tell her with a small laugh.

"Oh so was it nice? I know Patroclus is a good kisser but I could teach him a few things." I hear her say.

I push a robe to the side and give her a questioning look.

"Your weird you know that right? The kiss was nice after all I really don't have but three others to compare it to." I tell her as she smiles at me. She is never going to let me live this down.

"Just wait till you sleep with him." She says with a wink.

"Uh not gonna happen. I don't think at least I mean come on isn't that breaking some sort of rule?"

"What rule? We are here for who knows how long so why not just enjoy being different?" she tells me as she picks up her basket.

"You already slept with him didn't you?" I ask her.

She doesn't say anything but just winks at me. Ugh I should have known. She was the one that was determined to lose her virginity when she was only sixteen. I at least waited until I was twenty! I watch as she smiles at me again. I pick up my basket as well and start back to the camp. Meg and I put our baskets down in their spots. I watch as Meg goes off to find Patroclus I swear she is like a love sick puppy.

I make my way back to Achilles tent and walk inside to see Achilles asleep on the furs. Wow this is the first time I have seen him take a nap. I walk over to him and look down at him. He looks somewhat peaceful when he is sleeping. Just as I turn to walk to the chair I feel a pair of arms pull me down to the furs. I look at Achilles and see him smiling at me.

"You thought I was asleep didn't you?" he asks me.

"Merely resting your eyes I suppose?" I tell him with a laugh.

"It's late where did you and Meg go?"

"We collected the robes we washed today, we were safe I promise. What happened to the royal one?" I ask him.

"She's with the other women. She made me angry even after you left calling you a whore." He tells me and I can see him frown.

"I don't care what she thinks of me. She can call me whatever she wants I can be a bitch right back." I tell him with a smile. "Trust me stick and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me."

"She should not have called you that. She knew nothing of you and yet she assumed-" he starts.

"That I slept with you? Yeah so I have been told by a few other females here. They were very upset that I slept with you and a few were even jealous." I tell him as I look up at the top of the tent.

"We haven't done that though. All we have done is slept." He says.

"I know that, you think I wouldn't remember not sleeping with you?" I ask him.

I look back at him and I don't know what to make of him. The great Achilles that I heard some much about in history class is now laying right beside me. He does kind of look like Brad Pitt though to be honest like Meg said I never usually went for blondes. Not sure why but if you asked Meg it was because I'm a redhead and stubborn.

Just as I feel my eyes start to close I feel his lips against my cheek. I look at him confused.

"Why did you kiss me?" I ask him.

"I wanted to, did you want to kiss me?" he asks me.

Before my mind can come up with an answer I hear myself rely "Yes."

Wait! What?! Did I really just say that I wanted to kiss him? Before I know it he is on top of me kissing me and making me feel really warm. Don't ask why I didn't stop him but I didn't and yeah let's leave it at that.

Achilles POV

The next morning I wake up and look over to find Diana asleep in my arms. The goddess of the hunt sleeps quite peacefully. I can't help but admire her. No she's not royal and no she isn't like the other women at camp. Her and Meg are quite different. They seem to have an air of confidence that the others don't. The priestess however doesn't have confidence but she is just plain stuck up. I caress her arm with my fingers and she starts to slowly stir. I wonder if she'll be upset once she figures out what we have done?

She turns and looks at me not opening her eyes yet but I can tell she is about to. She tilts her head up to mine and her eyes open. For the first time I notice she has green eyes. Beautiful green eyes. I put my hand on her cheek as she smiles at me. Ok at least she isn't mad.

"Morning." I tell her with a smile.

"Hi there." She says as she smiles again.

"Sleep well?" I ask her.

"For the first time in a long time yes." She tells me as she keeps a cloth over her body.

It strikes me as a little off that she still hides her body even after we were together last night. I will not say anything to shame her though. I'm sure she has her reasons. I can't help but smile at her for a reason I know not. I barely know the woman before me and even after being together she is still a mystery to me.

"I'm kind of hungry, would you happen to be able to hand me my garment?" she asks me.

I turn to the other side of the furs and grab her garment and hand it back to her. She smiles and stands up quickly and within one blink she is redressed. I didn't think someone could dress that fast. I stand up and put on my robes as well. To be honest I did not plan to take her last night but I couldn't stop myself it was as if I had to claim her for myself so no other man could touch her.

We walk out of the tent and walk down to the food tent. As we walk inside an apple is thrown our way but Diana seems to catch it. Her reflexes must be good. She looks up at me and smiles as she takes a bite of the apple. Perhaps I underestimate this woman.

Diana's POV

Just as we sit down Meg comes up to me and gives me a big hug. I look at her confused as she then sits down beside me. I look around for Patroclus but I don't see him anywhere. If he's not around then why is she so happy?

"What is the matter with you? You are acting like a little school girl." I ask her.

"You had sex, I can tell by your hair. See I told you that would happen!" she tells me in a joyful whisper.

"What? Meg keep your voice down. If my hair looks that bad then please fix it!" I tell her still in a whisper.

Meg turn me towards Achilles and starts to mess with my hair. He doesn't pay much attention and continues to eat. Meg pulls my hair and I want to scream at her but by the time she is done it feel pretty good but it will still need to be washed soon. Meg lets me sit normally now as she smiles at me. We look up and see her royal pain in the butt enter. I look over at Meg and she just rolls her eyes.

"I wonder what royal pain in the butt wants now?" Meg asks me still whispering.

"I haven't a clue, just let it go Meg she will be like this the entire time." I tell her as I look back down at my goblet.

She comes up to our table very bravely with Patroclus beside her. Oh so that is where he was. I wonder what little spell she has him under. I feel meg start to move but I stop her and put my hand on her leg. She looks at me and I can see anger in her eyes.

"Cousin, the priestess requests for some new clothes to wear." Patroclus tells Achilles.

"There is no blood on the ones she is wearing, why must she need new ones?" Achilles replies.

The priestess then starts to whisper something into his ear then he turns back to Achilles.

"She feels out of place." Patroclus tells him.

I choke on my drink from laughter. Meg pats my back trying to contain her laughter.

"Went down the wrong pipe." Meg says holding back her laugh.

I just nod keeping my hand over my mouth. Oh my god I can't help it I really want to laugh. Little priestess is use to always getting her way. Maybe Achilles will give in and give her new clothes.

"She's fine in what she's wearing. I still have to present her to the king. How will he know who she is if she wears different clothes?" Achilles states.

Another good point. Man he must report to that king a lot. That would start to become a pain if it were me but like I said it isn't so.

"You gave them new clothes. Why are they special?" the priestess finally talks.

"They are not from here. Can't you tell by the way they speak?" Achilles offers up a defense.

"I have been told they are mermaids." She says.

This times it is Meg who literally spits out her drink. Ok no matter what we did to try and cover that up it wouldn't have worked. Meg just looks back at me.

"Mermaids? What in the world? Do we look like we have fins to you?" Meg says as she stands and points to her feet.

"You talk as if you were a barbarian." The priestess says.

Meg is getting very angry as I stand up and put my arms on her to calm her down.

"Meg it isn't worth it, come on just sit down." I tell her.

"Yes let the whore comfort you." The priestess says.

All the sudden both Patroclus, myself, Meg and Achilles glare at her. She obviously doesn't get the point since she points right at me and continues to insult me.

"Continue, whatever you say just to make yourself feel better." I say as I grab Meg and walk out of the tent with her.

I just keep walking and walking with Meg beside me. We stop when we reach the ocean.

"You always come to the ocean to calm down. I don't blame you but I really wouldn't mind throwing her in there and letting her try to swim." Meg tells me as I sit on the sand.

Meg sits down next to me and leans her head against me.

"Hey sis don't let her get you down. What does she know I mean come on women like her are an insult to women like us." Meg says trying to comfort me.

"I just I hate her Meg I really do. I don't see how someone could have their head so far up their own ass." I tell her.

"It's quite easy when you are royal." We hear a male voice call out to us.

Meg turns around to see the person. She doesn't say anything but instead goes silent. The man comes to my free side and sits down beside me. I barely look over and see its Patroclus.

"What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be sucking up to her?" I ask him.

"Diana, I have done nothing with her. She merely asked me to speak to my cousin on her behalf." Patroclus admits to us.

"What? She can speak for herself!" Meg yells.

"No, you see Achilles allow you two to speak your minds because you know no better. She was taught better." He tells us.

Oh hell no he didn't not just say that! We are treated different because we don't know any better? Ha! We know a hell of a lot more then these people do! Pain in my ass all of them all!

"You want to see us act like her?" Meg asks him in all seriousness.

"Meg don't, this is pointless this is letting her win." I tell her.

"No answer the question Patroclus." Meg says.

"You could not act like her for she is royal and you are not." He says.

Oh boy he is digging his grave deeper and deeper! Really why won't he just stop and leave it there.

"I most certainly could! It's called being a stuck up snob! Would you like to see it?" Meg yells.

"Meg no please I remember that and I don't want to ever see that again!" I tell her.

"She is above your station." He says.

Another ten feet. Keep going pal maybe you will get to the center of the earth!

"You stupid pretentious bastard!" she yells at him.

Just as Patroclus goes to say something I put my hand over both of their mouths.

"ENOUGH! YOU TWO ARE ACTING LIKE CHILDREN!" I yell at both of them.

They both look at me.

"Now listen! Meg yes she is a pain in the ass!" I say looking at Meg then I turn back to Patroclus. "You I don't care if she is royal or not she is still a woman equal to us. Trust me when I say we all have the same parts. Meg was being serious we could act like her and trust me you wouldn't like it. Or Meg could give you the silent treatment."

Meg nods her head up and down very fast.

"I will leave you two to talk this out. Until then play nice!" I tell them as I remove my hand and stand up to excuse myself.

I know I am not supposed to be walking alone but I am sure I can make it back to the tent alone. As I am about to enter camp I feel a pair of hands grab me. I look up and see its someone I haven't met before. Tall with dark curly hair. Crap! This is Hector!

"Keep still or I will make this painful." He tells me in a whisper.

He tries to move with me but I move just enough to be able to elbow him in the stomach. I try to run off but he tackles me to the ground.

"Ah a woman who knows how to fight." He says as he looks down at me.

"Get off me Prince, go home you don't belong here." I tell him.

"Neither do you." He tells me.

"You have no idea how right you are!" I say as I try to squirm out from under him.

"I am here for my cousin. Have you seen her?" he asks me.

"Miss all high and mighty is at the camp with the other women." I tell is as I relax my arms in defeat.

"What did you call her?" he asks me.

"I don't know her name so all I know is she is a priestess." I tell him.

"Is there any way to rescue her?" he asks me.

"That depends, do you have a death wish?" I ask him.

"I take that as a no. Perhaps I could use your assistance?" he asks as he looks down at me. "Whose woman are you?"

"I am no ones woman! You think every woman must have a man?" I yell at him.

He quickly puts his hand over my mouth to keep me silent.

"Keep still they may hear us. Tell me maiden what is your name?" he asks me.

"Why do you want to know my name? Am I not just a tool to you?"

"Maiden I will not ask again."

"Diana and before you ask I don't know if it is after the goddess of the hunt."

"Diana, if you can find a way to get my cousin out I will give you anything you want." He tells me almost pleading.

"Got a time machine?" I ask him.

"A what?" he asks.

"You have nothing that interests me."

"Gold, silver, jewels anything." He tells me again.

"Nope, I'm really not into that stuff." I tell him with a sigh.

"What is it you want?" he asks me.

"Besides you removing your person from mine. I don't know." I tell him.

He quickly allows us to sit up but still keeps his hand around my wrist.

"Please maiden, I need to get my cousin back." He tells me.

"I will do what I can. It would be nice to get rid of her." I tell with a huff that blows my bangs.

"Thank you Diana." He tells me as he helps me to my feet.

I feel him kiss my hand and look up at me. Ok now I feel bad because I know he is going to die. I wish I could save him but let's be honest me in combat yeah not a good idea.

"Anything else your highness?" I ask him.

"Are the rumors true? You are a mermaid?" he asks me.

Really? Wow rumors spread around here fast.

"Perhaps, that is my secret. Why do you ask?"

"I have never seen a mermaid before and your beauty is what they say."

"Go prince for if someone finds you it will be both our heads." I quickly run back off to the camp.

Once back at camp I got to Achilles tent not expecting to see him there. I knew he still had to present her to the king. Ugh I swear every time I think of her it just makes me want to scream. I sit down in the chair and run my hands through my hair. What was I supposed to do? How could I help get her out of here? I started to feel very tired all the sudden and I feel asleep in the chair.

Achilles POV

I haven't seen Diana since this morning and she wasn't happy. She had her fill with the priestess. Meg and Diana would always defend one another even if it meant their lives. I walk back into my tent and see Diana curled up in a chair fast asleep. Why is she sleeping in a chair? I already welcomed her to my bed last night? I walk over and gently pick her up and lay her down on the furs. She doesn't stir once but just lets out a sigh as she sleep.

I let the priestess go back to the tent with the other women. She makes me very angry sometimes just the sight of her does that. I lay down beside Diana. She must have felt me lay down as she turns my way and adjusts herself so that her head is resting on my chest. I usually don't let women do that but I allow her. I brush my fingers through her long red hair. Eventually thought sleep wins me over.