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Polyxena (manyxenas) wrote in nevermore_logs,
@ 2013-06-24 19:02:00

Entry tags:

achilles, polyxena

WHO: Polyxena and Achilles
WHAT: So...I have news.
WHEN: Monday night
WHERE: Achilles' place

The moment Polyxena was sure, she had made her way to Achilles' place. He had to know. She had taken two tests and gone to see a doctor, there was no way she could be any more sure of what was happening here, and she didn't know how Achilles was going to take it.

She knocked on his door and waited for him to reply, feeling anxious and panicked. What if he blamed her? What if he told her to leave? What if he decided she didn't deserve to live again?!

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chink_in_armor
2013-07-09 04:37 am UTC (link)

He had deserved that question. He had left a girl no younger than thirteen on an island pregnant with one of his own while he trotted off to war for glory. He wouldn't make that mistake again. It wasn't fair to her, to the unborn child or the legacy he left behind. His own father had ruined what little relationship they had by being absent.

"I won't do that to you, Polyxena. I've tortured you enough in the past." And he wouldn't. He wasn't afraid of the father he would be, but he was concerned that he had little to offer.

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	manyxenas 2013-07-09 04:58 am UTC (link)
	She smiled then, reaching for his hand. "Alright then." She had been leaning towards keeping it too, but she had to know his feelings on the matter first. "I'm a little scared, but I think I can do this." She had so many siblings, she knew about children. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chink_in_armor 2013-07-09 05:05 am UTC (link)
	"You shouldn't be afraid. You have more to offer than I as a parent." She had had sisters and brothers, most of which he and his men had taken from her. "You grew up with family." She knew what it meant to be loved and needed. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	manyxenas 2013-07-09 05:22 am UTC (link)
	"I did," she said with a smile. And she understood what he was saying between the lines as well. "I can show you everything you need to know, Achilles." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chink_in_armor 2013-07-09 05:35 am UTC (link)
	"I failed once as a father. There's a chance I will again." Even though it was hard to believe Achilles purposefully failing at anything. He took pride in everything he did. It hurt him when seeing Neoptolemus and the mess of a man he had turned into. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	manyxenas 2013-07-09 05:55 am UTC (link)
	"You had other priorities at the time," she said, trying not to react to the fact that Achilles had mentioned the man who killed her. "This will be different." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

chink_in_armor
2013-07-09 06:08 am UTC (link)

"I chose the fame and glory over...." he shook his head, holding her face softly in his large hands. Neoptolemus had done his duty as his son to his honor by sacrificing her blood for him. It was a different time. The rules had changed as they matured in this modern time, Polyxena was the one that was showing him he could grow and not be stuck in his past. She might be surprisingly calm in the situation, but even the softest of features would give her away. He'd been with her long enough now to notice all the small imperfections on her face. She was not emotionless. Neither was he.

"No son of mine will ever hurt you again." that he made as a promise.

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	manyxenas 2013-07-09 06:11 am UTC (link)
	His words brought a wide smiled to her face and she leaned in to kiss him. "We're going to have a baby. A tiny little baby." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chink_in_armor 2013-07-12 02:09 am UTC (link)
	As mixed as his feelings were, to see that smile on her face melted away any discomfort. She deserved to smile more often. He rested an arm around her shoulder, pulling her into his embrace, warm and soft. "So it seems." (Reply to this) (Parent)

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