A/N: Hi! My 1st StF fanfict. I don't own StF. Please review. This is just a one shot. Might do more stories after I finish with my SM stories.
INNOCENCE
The 18 year old princess ran and then jumped onto her step brother's waiting arms. Prince James caught her effortlessly and then twirled her round and round.
"We won! We won!" They both shouted over and over above the cheers of their school.
"Sofia! James!" Princess Amber shouted excited and ran from the stands to join her two siblings in their celebratory dance.
The royal pair of Enchancia finally won their second, (although technically first for James), Flying Crown exactly ten years after their first. The junior knights never forgave them for beating them once, so their battles became more and more arduous for the royalties who not only have Derby practice on their plates but also law, politics, health care and a lot more as they're waiting in line for their thrones.
Prince James was overjoyed as he held his step sister close when he finally put her two feet on the ground. These were the rare times that he could be with both of his sisters, since he is now personally trained by their father because he is to inherit the throne when he turns 21. Merely two short years away, in his point of view.
Two short years away also to choose his queen… The thought nagged him, thus silencing him.
And since Amber has been proposed to already, she's shipped off to her fiancée's kingdom a lot, to learn their laws and her would be duties as queen. So the prince rarely sees his twin also.
"I missed you James…" Sofia was saying to him when he looked down, not noticing that they're still in a tight embrace in full view of all the royalties from everywhere in the known world.
Her gaze was steady, and he can't help himself as he gets pulled closer by those dark, big orbs. She moved first though, freezing him. Sofia stood on tiptoes to give him a soft peck on the cheek. Her lips felt warm to him even if it seemed innocent enough as a sister to an older brother. Her developed breasts, accentuated by their tight riding jerseys, feel warm also to him as they brush against his now well-built muscular chest. A tingling sensation ran down his spine when her lips parted from his face.
The blond prince blinked. 'What the?!' He questioned silently at himself and withdrew fast his arms linking him to his step sister. It went unnoticed since Amber chose that exact moment and swung both her arms to draw both of them in.
"Congratulations!" She gushed excitedly and gifted both of them a hug and a kiss.
"Thank you Amber!" Sofia smiled at her step sister, returning the hug.
"Wow! I didn't know you include me now." The prince teased his twin after recovering from the aftershocks of what just happened earlier.
Amber, unable to hide her smirk, raised an eyebrow at him. "Feel pleased, because I AM congratulating you."
There was a moment of silence, before the three of them laughed heartily all at the same time.
"I wish we could be like this more often", the youngest of them three uttered silently while catching her breath and wiping away her tears of joy.
The twins smiled at her, genuinely wishing the same. Although they all know that it's not possible anymore.
"Victory Party at my castle at 5:00pm; courtesy of my future in-laws." Amber added parting and filling in the silence. "Go and shower first." She instructed to both of them, her sweaty siblings.
.
.
0000000
"Be silent!" Sofia hissed to her drunk step brother who was making unnecessary noises as she helps him get up their long winded staircase. "You don't want Baileywick fussing over why we just got here!" She reprimanded further.
"Relax Sof, Baileywick's got a body clock so stiffly set, he won't wake up unless it's time to prepare our breakfast." He reasoned quite clearly even if his tone was slurred.
To be very honest with himself, he still knows everything he's doing; he's just too dizzy to be able to walk straight or climb up the stairs without breaking his neck. Luckily, Sofia didn't drink as much liquor as him, so she can walk straight even if she's had her dose of alcohol also. They all can't help it; Amber's party was quite a grand reunion of Royal Prep, since a lot of them have been sent to personal trainings already as next-in-lines.
A few more heaves from Sofia and a lot more of them stumbling, the duo reached the prince's room. Since the princess was also quite tired and passed out already, she flopped down with her step brother on his bed when trying to put him onto it. The two of them laughed at their clumsy movements.
"You're heavy!" She whined at him.
He laughed at her complaint. "Not really." He answered and rolled on top of her to prove his point; his back lying flat on her tummy.
"Get off! Get off!" She pushed him, although laughing also at his antic.
"Nah, too comfortable…" And he wiggled a bit and stretched out his arms outward. Afterwards, he acted as if snoring.
"James…" She drawled.
His snoring continued.
"James…" She repeated, shaking him a bit. "I have a class tomorrow!" She reasoned with him.
Unlike him and her step sister, she still attends the royal school. Since Sofia wasn't engaged yet to any prince, there's no exact culture that she had to focus her attention to. She's free still to study whatever courses the school offers.
She felt him move and turn around to face her. He pushed himself up a bit by supporting his body with his elbows. "You know Sof, you really don't have to attend those classes… You could just stay here at the castle… Accompany me… Study the same laws as me…" He said slowly, while putting his might into opening his eyes that are now slit-like.
The princess stared at the prince lying on top of her. The implication of what he's asking her… Her alcohol induced thinking slowed the thought but it was there: Is he asking her to be his queen? But she's his sister! Step-sister… Her mind corrected itself. It's not illegal really, since she didn't denounce her father from Freezenberg. But…
Before she can complete her line of thought, he felt his lips pressed against her own, his body trapping hers under him. She was shocked and was unable to respond; until slowly, his tongue asked entrance.
Her eyes drooped shut gradually and she permitted him access. Their tongues danced a song of passion they didn't know they had for each other. If they both were honest, they always had thought of the possibility; simply because they always had been the best when working together. It would have been frowned upon, they were sure, so they pushed the idea at back of their minds and buried the feelings deep, deep, inside.
Now though, with the boldness induced by alcohol, and the euphoria of their latest victory as a team, the idea and the feelings resurfaced; and they've let it consume them a while.
With a lot of effort, James pulled away and rolled to her side before they could do anything that they could regret. "Think about it…" He muttered before letting the pull of slumber take him.
Princess Sofia pushed herself into a sitting position and caressed her amulet absentmindedly. She stared at the man who had just taken her first kiss unknowingly. If she is allowed to think about it, really, she would; she thought.
With that, she stood up real slowly so as not to wake him and headed out the door. She closed his door behind her back and journeyed to her portion of the castle: her princess suite.
At least this corner, she knew, will be forever hers, come what may.
