Gladiator Love

Walking into the kitchen Eleithyia was bombarded by many different slaves, one with long black hair pushed everyone out of the kitchen. “Back to work” she snapped “You’re Domina’s new slave right?” the women said a sneer turning all the beauty into something ugly.
Eleithyia nodded “Yes,” she said holding her head high knowing the women had no right acting like this.
The women shoved an intricate vase into Eleithyias hands, “Take this to Domina, this a prized family heirloom vary valuable, take this right to her away”
Eleithyia stared down at the vase, “why can’t you?” she asked glaring at the women.
The women brown eyes turned to slits and she stood straighter trying to be taller but failing. “Because I am the one who runs things around here”
Eleithyia smiled down at the women, "I don’t care who you are” she said briskly turning on her heels and walking out of the Kitchen.
Walking down the barren halls of her new Villa, Eleithyia was carrying her Domina’s vase; she was humming a song her mother taught her all those years ago when her and her brother ran around their father’s lands. The hairs on the back of her neck started to stand on end. Eleithyia spun around her long hair flowing behind her, she saw a black shadow duck into a hallway. Eleithyia’s heart was pounding like a war drum, hard and fast, “hello?” she called out, scared of who it was.
A man a little taller than she stepped out of the shadows, he had a short beard cut close to his face, Eleithyia took in his broken nose and the small scar above his right eye, she saw no warmth in his dark brown eyes only a dark lust, “Hello my beauty, how are you?”
Eleithyia looked around becoming very uneasy “I need to take this to Domina” She said softly taking a few steps back away from the man.
Each time she took a step back the man took two closer till he was an arm’s length away, she noted his gimp leg “What is your name my goddess?” he asked her reaching out and running a hand down her face.
She jumped back at the sudden movement, out of his reach. “I must go Domina needs me” she turned on her heels and started hurrying away.
“I’m talking to you bitch”! he yelled grabbing her arm and spinning her back to him.
He yanked her so hard she lost her grip on the Vase and it spun from her hands smashing against the wall falling to the ground in so many little pieces. Eleithyia sliver eyes glared at the man. She was filled with so much anger all she saw was red. “You baster!” she screamed punching the unsuspecting man square in the jaw. The man stumbled back, Eleithyia lifted her leg and kicked the man hard in the stomach which sent him spinning to the floor. She jumped on the man before he recovered and started punching him in the face.
The man recovered and blocked her punches, he found an opening and brought his hand into her exposed stomach, Eleithyia doubled over in pain. The man flipped her over so he was on top slamming her back into the shattered glass, she screamed out as she felt the shards puncher her creamy skin. The man ripped her dress up over her hips and started yanking at his tunic. “Ashur”! an angry voice boomed filling the halls. For a split second Eleithyia thought her God Apollo had came from the heavens to save her. She felt the weight of the man ripped from her body.
“The cunt was asking for it” the man named Ashur screamed.
Eleithyia looked up at the back of the man; she stood up slowly more glass digging into her arms. Domina came walking down the halls, yelling something that Eleithyia didn’t care to hear till she felt a sharp pain against her face, Eleithyia head snapped up glaring at Domina “Why did you do it!” she screamed in Eleithyias’ face.
“Do what Domina?” she asked trying to stop the bleeding.
Another sharp slap across Eleithyia’s face, Eleithyia dug her nails into her bleeding arms, that’s all she could do from not lashing out on her Domina “You broke my heirloom” Domina screamed, her face turning as red as her wig.
Eleithyia sliver eyes glared daggers into her Domina “I did not break it, that man” she pointed to the man with the gimp leg “he broke it when he tried to rape me!” she exclaimed.
Domina turned back to the man “the two of you go to your Dominus” she demanded she turned to Eleithyia “you are coming with me to the doctor”
Eleithyia bent her head down in shame and followed her Domina down to the doctor, the man took the glass out of the back and her arms “you’re lucky you didn’t bleed out”.
She nodded as the man bandaged her back and her arms “Eleithyia, to pay off your debt you will start working for my husband; you will do whatever he says” Eleithyia nods “now run to him and see what he wants”.
Sighing Eleithyia made her way to Dominus chambers, she watched the birds fly around outside, she stopped and watched the two birds fly apart and up, then dive back down then landing gracefully on a tree limb one of the birds rested a wing on the other. She sigh thinking about her brother; a tear fell slowly down her cheek remembering the day that her and Patroklos went hunting with her father,
The day was hot and humid, the sun was shining bright, the stray cloud would pass over the sun casting a shadow over the lands, and Eleithyia drew an arrow from her quiver thanking her god and goddess for the day. She turned and looked back at her brother who was atop his golden mare his hand holding onto her black stallions rains. She smiled as the wind blew her hair back, she walked slowly into the woods praying to her goddess for a good hunt, as she finished the pray she caught sight of a buck. Eleithyia bent down and picked up some fallen leafs and dropped them the wind blowing them behind her ‘good’ she thought. She hooked the arrow to her bow and pulled it back aiming; she let the arrow go and watched it fly through the air. The arrow flew into the buck’s eye, she watched it jump and fall over. She let out a holler of victory. Patroklos came running to her. His loud foot falls spooked two birds. They stopped and watched the two birds flee into the air lifting out of the clearing and diving back down into the canopy.
“Eleithyia?” a deep voice said pulling her out of the memoir.
She spun around her hand flying to her chest, she looked up into a pair of rich brown eyes “Oh Crixus you scared me”.
Crixus chuckled pushing some of her blonde hair that fell into her face behind her ear “you looked lost”
She smiled up at him “just lost in a memoir” she said stepping away “I really must get to Dominus though”
Crixus gave her a perplexed “thought you worked for the Domina?”
She laughed lightly patting his chest “Something happen, now I am to report to the Dominus, not that it is any of your business”
They both started walking to the Dominus room, Eleithyia was very aware of how close Crixus walked to her and how his body would brush against hers every now and again. She knocked lightly on Dominus door “Come in”! a voice barked. The two slaves walked in Eleithyia bowed deeply “Why are you here girl?” he demanded waving his hand indicating Crixus go outside “Are you the slave girl that beat up Ashur”?
Eleithyia nodded “Domina said you had more use for me then she does, and yes Dominus I am she”
Dominus folded his hand and looked her over “you will work under Oenomaus starting tomorrow, now go leave us”
She bowed deeply “Yes Dominus” she turned and walked out of the room heading to her room.
She lay on her bed surrounded by other women; she starts thinking of Patroklos again, letting a memory of them hunting together flow over her wrapping her in warmth protecting her from the cold night air as she fell asleep.