Isabelle's POV...
My plan is perfect. As always! I mean, am I a child prodigy or
what? Pay attention to my ingenius planning...
First, I whined to Elena about us not spending so much 'sister
sister sister time' lately. That touched a nerve as I expected,
tee hee hee. After that, having got her into my emotional trap,
it was easy to convince her to agree to any activity I wanted.
Like a beach day, for example (well, I pretended to bring it up
as a random, spontaneous example, but, actually, that's exactly
what I had wanted all along, tee hee hee, oh, I'm such a
genius!).
After that, I proceeded to the second phase of my plan. I had
to get rid of Gabe, for reasons I'll state below. Knowing the
(one sided) feelings he has for Elena, I used them to my
advantage. Being the manipulative genious I am, I implanted
into his innocent mind the idea that Elena will dislike him if he
always goes everywhere she goes, trying to overprotect her
and treating her as if she's a 5 year old child. The job was done!
The annoying guard would not be at the beach with us. Don't
get me wrong, I've got nothing against Gabe. On the contrary,
I think he's a great guy and all. But I think that my sister ending
up with him would be too cliche. You know, a Mary Sue/Gary
Stu couple.
Especially since I realized that Mateo's feelings for her are
mutual. Herself, she's too stubborn to admit it (or maybe she
hasn't even realized it yet), but I can see it. Those two belong
to each other! They just need a friendly... push!
I did not manage to find a plausible excuse to get rid of Naomi
as well, but whatever. Her presence there will not be as much
of a nuisance as Gabe's presence would be. I'll find a way to
handle her.
The third part of my plan was to order the palaces tailors to
make a custom swimsuit for Elena, unbeknownst to her. Myself,
I was going to wear my usual swimsuit, the one I had wore
last time we went to the beach (When we found a message
in a bottle and had a crazy adventure, when I almost died; I
mean, seriously, I would have died had I hesitated for one
more fraction of a second to jump at the... ANYWAY, let's not
recall such nightmarish memories). But Elena's usual, red
swimsuit was not suitable for that occassion. For that stupid
Mateo to finally wake up and confess his feelings, I had to
make her as seductive as possible. Alas, I needed a swimwear
for her that would reveal... ahem... a little more flesh!
Now, for our story to begin, I was in my room, taking care of
the last touches at my invention: a portable hut that would
play a crucial role in my plan! Armando entered, carrying a
box with him.
-'Here, I bought what you asked me to, princess Isabelle' he
awkwardly said. 'It was terribly embarassing and I still don't
understand what you want to do with it, but...'
-'Yeah, whatever' I rudely interrupted him and gave him the
'bribe' money we had agreed upon. 'Now erase this event from
your memory!'
-'As you wish, your highness' he bowed and exited the room,
counting the money bills with excitement.
I wrote something on a piece of paper and stuck it to the box.
It was a message for my beloved big sis. She would read it
later and be surprised. May I laugh mischievously once more,
or am I being repetitive?
Elena's POV...
-ARE YOU NUTS?'
These words were my initial reaction. I was about to pack my
red swimsuit for our beach day when Isabelle entered the room
and gave me a new one, which she had asked the palaces
tailors to make. Actually, it was not a single garment but two
pieces. The first piece was a white bra and the second piece a
pair of underpants the same color. In other words, if I wore
that, my whole body except my breasts and my... err... womanhood,
would be exposed!
-'Come on, Elena, I think it's great' my sister insisted. 'I bet that,
someday, in the future, it will be really common for a woman to
wear something like that'.
-'Isa, read my lips. N-O' I firmly said.
The girl changed her expression. Uh-oh, I knew where that
was going. And here it went! She gave me a 'puppy eyes' look
which felt like a punch in the guts.
-'Isa, stop staring like that' I gulped.
Her puppy eyes remained focused on me. Darn, she's good at
that!
-'Okay, okay, I'll do you this favour' I sighed, cursing inside my
head.
-'Yaay' my little sis jumped of joy.
What am I gonna do with this little demon?
Mateo's POV...
The beach day started relatively well. We all played in the water
for a long time. At some point, Isabelle, took out of her bag a
weird device, pressed a button on it and the weird structure
began unfolding before our surprised eyes, until it turned into
a hut!
-'Ta daah' the girl cried with the usual vanity she shows when
it comes to her talent for inventing stuff. 'My portable hut. Nifty,
huh?'
Elena and Naomi praised her far more than I did. And the reason
was that my mind was elsewhere. Truth be told, that day at the
beach was a mixture of heaven and hell for me. Isabelle and
Naomi were wearing regular female swimsuits, which covered
everything except a part of their arms and legs.
Elena, on the other hand, for some reason, was wearing a kind
of swimwear I had never seen before. It consisted of two pieces,
one that covered her chest and one that covered her... err...
reproductive area. Apart from that, the rest of her body was
bare!
For the whole day, I was worried whether anyone would notice
my swollen crotch! God, I hoped no.
Isabelle's POV...
After our swimming sessions and games in the sea, Naomi lay
down on the sand and fell asleep sunbathing. Perfect! Luck
was on my side! It seemed fate wanted me to succeed.
I asked Elena to go in my protable hut to fetch me something
(I don't remember what it was supposed to be, but who cares?).
I also asked Mateo to go with her to help her find it. As soon
as the two lovebirds entered, I sealed the hut's door behind
them!
Elena's POV...
-'Isa, what is this silly game? Open the door now' I yelled.
I tried to open it, but the stupid door wouldn't budge.
-'Your efforts are futile, guys' I heard Isabelle's voice. 'It can
only open from the outside'.
-'Why are you doing this, Isabelle?' Mateo tried, being calmer
than me.
-'Because you guys must finally admit your feelings to each
other' she answered.
I unconsciously turned around and saw Mateo blush a little.
What was my crazy sis talking about? Oh, whatever it was, I
had had enough!
-'Okay, young lady' I said in a strict tone. 'Either you open now
or, when we return to the palace, you are in reeeaally big trouble'.
I heard her mischievous laugh.
-'No way' she answered. 'You will spend a few hours with each
other in there. I will let you out by the afternoon'.
I kept yelling, but there was no response. It seems the brat
had gone away. Oh, boy. Long, boring hours awaited the poor
Mateo and me.
Unfortunately, Mateo did not have his wand with him. Nor did
I have my scepter. So getting out through hocus pocus stuff
was out of question.
I sighed and sat on the ground.
Mateo's POV...
There she was. The princess of Avalor. The princess of my
dreams. She was sitting on the ground, right before me, with
two tiny garments that left her virtually naked!
I gulped. I bet I was red like hell with embarassment. How
stupid I must have looked like.
-'Come on, say something' I pressed myself in my head.
-'Err, are you allright, Elena?' I tried.
She glared at me.
-'Of course I'm not allright' she snapped. 'I'm gonna waste
hours of my life locked in here, as if wasting 41 years trapped
in an amulet was not enough. And, yet, for some reason, you
go and ask me this question, thinking there is a chance I might
be allri...'
Elena's POV...
I abruptly stopped. What was I doing? Why was I taking out
on Mateo?
-'I'm sorry' I sighed. 'I know it's not your fault that we ended
up like this'.
-'It's okay' he kindly replied. 'You are still irritated by your sister's
behaviour, I can understand. But, please, try to go easy on her
when he get out of here. She's just a kid. Kids do stupid stuff
sometimes'.
I smiled. Oh, Mateo. Always so kind and forgiving to everybody.
I tapped the ground next to me, thus beckoning to him to sit.
Still looking uncomfortable (for some reason I did not know
yet), he did so.
We spent a couple of hours chatting about anything that came
to our minds. When we ran out of topics, some awkward silence
followed.
-'Aarrgh, I'm so bored' I finally said and rolled my eyes.
-'Maybe we can find something to have fun with among your
sister's possessions' Mateo suggested.
I shrugged. It was worth a try. We opened her bag. A box
was inside with a piece of paper stuck on it. I curiously read
it, out loud so that Mateo would hear as well:
Dear sister,
Please don't be mad at me. I can tell that you and Mateo are
into each other like hell. Seeing that both of you are stubborn
dimwits and it would take years if I just left it to you guys, I
decided to... speed things up a little. I read a lot of books and
learnt stuff about the mating proccess. In this box, you will find
a useful tool for your fun. Because I don't want to be an aunt
yet, tee hee hee. I bet you guys will easily figure out how to
use it, wink wink.
-'Wait, did she really write down wink wink?' Mateo asked.
Ignoring his comment, I opened the box. What the f... no,
I'm a princess, I won't use bad language! But, seriously, I
could not believe in my eyes. In the box, there was one of
those reusable, sheath shaped barriers that a couple uses
when they want not to end up with kids after doing the...
you know... the deed!
I gulped. I felt my heart rate increasing. I raised my eyes to
Mateo. He seemed as... stimulated as me. That moment,
everything became so clear to me. There was no need for
further words. The mage of love, a mage far stronger than
any spell, had taken control.
We charged at each other and commenced a wild, passionate
make out session. Soon, our few pieces of clothing had been
removed and we were on the floor exploring each other's
bodies.
Ahh, awesome. Remind me to thank Isa for that...