A/N: Okay.. Maybe some of you liked it, maybe some of you didn't. But I liked it. =3 Here's the next chapter! Enjoy!
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The silvery moon illuminated the room, but left the four poster bed unlit. In its cloaked darkness, Lia laid her head on her brother's shoulder. They were covered to the waist with a sheet of cotton as they had decided to forego a heavy blanket. Tracing lazy circles with her finger, she sighed contentedly. It always broke her when the bout of love making was over, she always loved how she couldn't tell where she ended and he began. Being joined together with someone like that made her feel whole. Now that Deon was no longer in her, she felt something missing. Gazing up, she saw a troubled look painted on her lover's face.
"What's wrong?" Propping herself up, she asked quietly. Running her fingers through his hair, she felt a little jealous of its silken softness. Just a little.
"Who do you think they are?" Deon's eyes were cast skywards. Even in the darkness, Lia could see a cloud over his eyes. "Madame Vivienne. Who do you think she is, Lia?"
"Probably one of mother's cousins. She had plenty you know." Smiling gently she cupped his cheeks. "It's alright, you know."
"I-I just don't understand Lia." The young blonde shifted himself until they faced each other. "Why now? Why come visit now? It's as if they'd only remembered her when they needed her. And..." His voice stopped and softened into a sad whisper. "Mama's been dead for years now. All our relatives have tried to swindle our money and our properties. Do you think she's like that?"
Lia paused before she replied. "Honestly? I don't know." Stroking his hair again, she continued. "I wish she didn't have to come visit as much as you do, Deon. But it's too late to send a reply letter. We might as well play our parts as perfect little host and hostess." When Deon didn't answer, Lia said playfully. "C'mon Deon... It's not the end of the world." Kissing his forehead gently, she whispered. "We'll act like normal. Nothing will be any different than it is before."
At this Deon cocked an eyebrow and grinned. "Normal? As usual??" Flipping himself with ease, he climbed on top of her, eyes alight with mischief. "Normal like this?" Bending down, he licked her nipples. The action elicited a hiss from Lia. "Or normal. Like this." Gently, he kissed her lips and drew a moan of protest when they parted. "Which one Lia? You're going to have to be a little more specific."
Looking up, he saw that his goddess's eyes were darkened. Smiling wickedly, she growled. "Here. Let me show you."
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That afternoon, Lia had had two rooms aired and dusted, cleaned and fitted with new sheets for the impending arrival of their guests. They'd barely managed to rush down to the market for some supplies.
While Marie and Genevieve baked and cooked away a storm, they couldn't help but to smile to themselves as they heard the shouts of Mademoiselle Lia's protests from the kitchen. They knew what they two were up to ever night or so. Those moans and screams of ecstasy were hard to ignore in the still of the night. Though they wished the young Deon and Lia would lower their voices a notch, they couldn't help but to smile as they recalled how happy she'd been when the affair had all began. How could they risk that smile? But of course, such matters had to be handled with delicate discretions. Neither girls had any desire to betray the secret to anyone at all.
"I'm not wearing that dress."
The tone of her voice was final and her glare drew a defeated sigh from Deon. In bed she was another person while out of bed.... Blinking hard, he tried to surpress the urge to strip her and throw her back into bed. Instead he chose to imagine a naked Teillagory. That helped.
Lia sat crossed-legged n the bed. "But you never had any problems with dresses." Deon said confused.
"Yeah. But I have a problem with That dress." She pouted. Again, the naked Teillagory came striding into mind. Sometimes Deon wondered if she knew of the effect she had on him. The said dress was a gift from one of the ladies of the court that Lia met briefly. It was pink, laced at them hem, bodice, sleeves and neckline, ribboned and dotted with tiny little flowers.
Deon truly couldn't understand the fuss. It was just a dress after all. Smiling bemusedly, he laid it down on the chair and searched through for another number. Lia relaxed her stance, but did not untuck her arms. The sight of Deon rummaging through her knickers would've been something to be embarrassed about, but then again Deon had seen more than a little brother should of his sister's body. Besides, the activity gave her a chance to ogle at his ass. The side of her lips tilted up at the thought. 'My ass.' Her breath caught as he wiggled it slightly. Really! One of these days she really is going to mark him as hers. Her smile widened evilly at the thought.
Deon emerged once again with a light blue dress with just a hinting of lace at the bodice. Plus, it was big enough to slip a dagger in without anyone noticing. Beaming, she stood up and jumped into a very surprised Deon's arms and kissed him squarely on the mouth. "It's perfect, love."
As they fastened the last of her ribbons, Genevieve burst in through the door with her arms still covered in flour. 'Mademoiselle Lia! Mademoiselle Lia!! Your guests, they're here!" She managed to gasped out in her remaining breaths. Swatting his hand off, Lia skipped to the drawer and rummaged for her dagger. Trusting it in, she grabbed Deon's ribbon and attempted to make a decent bow as they both moved down the stairs hurriedly.
Teillagory gave them a long sideways look as they both arrived. It was painfully obvious what they both do together at night, but he wished they'd keep their activities nocturnal. "I still don't understand why I must be a part of this." He tugged at his dark blue vest.
"Awww.. Don't fret Master." Deon smiled, eyes twinkling in obvious amusement. "You are here to be our escape route." He ended it with a laugh.
Teillagory gave him a thoroughly scandalised look. "I'm being used." He sniffed sadly.
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A/N: Hahaha.. I wanted to add the whole Teillagory part because I thought that he had ne of the more serious characters in the anime. So? How'd you like it?