The masque was one of the merriest I'd ever danced to, everyone was laughing as the ladies, myself included threw white rose petals around before the 5 men dressed as knights walked out with their masks on.
They each selected a lady and picked us up as husband would a bride as the exited a church and spun me around. The man who had picked me up that bright green eyes and bronze hair, I knew it was the king, but we were to pretend we didn't know who has picked us.
All of the ladies were given names, we were queens for the evening, and we were dressed in so fine material to fit the part. Alice was queen of joy, I was named the queen of beauty, and then Jessica was laughter, Rose was wit, and Angela was the queen of kindness.
I was laughing as the king continued to twirl me around the group so my dress would inflate on the bottom and he would laugh along with me as the Royal Jest danced in between us, taking the petals we had thrown on the ground and throwing them once more into the air.
When the time came for us to unmask the king called out, "Play on," and so we did, I grinned and took a deep breath, as deep as my stomacher allowed.
"I have forgotten what were you deemed Lord of?" I flirted with him. He grinned back and his brilliant green eyes that I would barely see through the mask were dancing with joy.
"I am offended that the queen of beauty would forget my lordship," He teased, pretending to look hurt, I laughed and he twirled me.
"Let me ponder, was I the Lord of jests?" He started talking to himself, "No, he is dancing with the queen of laughter," He glanced barely over at where Mike Newton was dancing and laughing with Lady Jessica.
"I know I'm not Lord of charm, he is partnered with the queen of joy," He continued and I played along while dancing without effort as he led. I looked over at Jasper, spinning Alice around while she giggled.
"On the contrary I find you quite a charmer," I ginned at him and he laughed along with me, smiling at him.
"Well if I'm not the Lord of jests or charm, perhaps I am the Lord of gentleness," He pretended to think while I looked over at Angela dancing with her husband Benjamin, "No that's incorrect that Lord is dancing with queen of kindness," I giggled once more as he made a face, looking of concentration.
"Possibly you are the Lord of endurance," I suggested, thinking about Emmett, dancing with Rosalie, as he is enduring of all women, even her sharp tongue.
"I think not, he is dancing with the queen of wit," He replied with a wink, that I almost missed.
"Ah, I now remember you are the lord of justice and pleasure," I spoke as if I had just had an epiphany and he nodded with a grin though the teasing was now lost of his eyes as he inclined his head down to mine.
"I yearn for you, to have you in everyway, you know not what you do to me, I must have you soon or I will go mad," His breathing was heavy and so was mine as our dancing slowed and I looked barely into his eyes, inches away from mine.
"I long to give myself to you, I am aware of what I do to you, but it is unfair that you enchant me as well," I told him, very dignified.
"I am your king, I need not be fair," He whispered, huskily to me.
"What are you talking about milord, I am queen of beauty and you are lord, not the king," I reminded him, though his eyes told me he was not in the mood to be teased.
He brought me closer to his body and his lips were on my ear, we were very intimate looking, my mind was picturing the queen, looking over us, I pushed the images out of my head.
"It is not fair for you to make me so painfully hard that when you leave my sight I ache for you in every way," He then pressed his hard cock against my hip, making me gasp and almost jump back a little. Thoughts raced through my head on whether or not this would be the night I had my virginity taken away.
"You see, my queen, I wish to give you all the pleasure that my title implies," he whispered once more to me before, suddenly the song had come to an end, the king did not have time to coutinue the music.
He ripped his mask off and then the other men followed, I gasped in stage shock and a little in surprise at the man who was now consumed by lust. He saw me looking at him, and I was honestly a little frightened, his face instantly softened.
His hand touched my cheek, then went around the back of my hooded hair and his hands untied my mask and he smiled when it fell to the floor.
"My queen of beauty, Isabella," He smiled at me, admiring and adoring me with just the gaze on me, I blissfully smiled.
His hand held my waist tightly to him and his other and was on my head where the tie of the mask had been, only a little to the side. I had lost track of what was going around among me as the men unmasked the women and pretended to be surprised.
His head started coming down towards me, as if to whisper a person secret but it didn't go to my ear it went to my lips, very softly. They were warm and nice against mine and my heart was beating furiously in my heart, a need for more. Our lips moved together, nicely until I broke off, a little breathless and dizzy- from my first kiss.
"My little virgin," He chuckled and shook his head, rubbing his nose gently against mine with a smile. I smiled back at him happily.
The king let no other man dance with me that night, other then my father and brother, who were just glowing with joy at the progress I was making, I couldn't wipe the smile of my face at how lucky I was, I was being forced into doing my family's bidding but I gladly complied this time with the king.
The king showered me with compliments and was forever flirting with me, a nice omen on what was to come for the next months.
It was a whirl of dancing and talking and devoting myself to the king. I was always exhausted but I was so encased by him that I gladly woke up, everyday to start it again. He had not had me yet, against my longing and my father's as well. His was a little different but we both wished for it.
My family was continuously talking about the most private of manors that was sex. I had tried to convince them that it was more me and the king's discussion only, but even Alice agreed with them this time and I was alone.
We were in the early days of December now, and the Christmas season was coming quickly upon us. Alice, Rosalie and I were excited for the 12 days of Christmas, it was to be grander then any other before previously.
The war was slowly progressing and it was in our favor, the ships that the king had ordered be built were taking down Spain's fleet's at an alarming rate and their troops were weakening as England's grew.
The king and I were always together right up until Christmas, we danced together until we were the last couple on the floor every night and he showered me with gifts, so did the rest of the court, I was a known name now, they all sent ravishing gift's, to Alice as well.
My father was given lands out in the country and near the city from the king and Emmett was as well, though he got many gifts from the court too.
Alice and I were sitting in our chamber's on the last day of the 12, discussing the last night of dancing, we had our gifts all laid out our bed looking at them.
"Jasper had his mother's tailor do this dress for me, blue is his favorite color," Alice pressed her new, baby blue silk gown over her own and twirled it around, I smiled whole heartedly.
"The king bought me a new dress as well," I said as I picked up the one I had gotten from London, it was a pale pink with many ruffles and was heavy to wear but so beautiful with my locket that I still wore.
"Forget not your ears," Alice told me with a smile, I now wore diamonds in my ear lobes, only three other women at court did, the queen included.
"The gloves that Mother gave us will match our dresses, would you switch with me?" I asked her, she got a light creamy pink colored gloves and I got a light blue that was almost the exact shade as her dress.
"Brilliant idea," She said and handed me hers as I gave her mine.
"I never knew Mike Newton wrote poetry, but he does so quite well, I cannot believe he wrote different poems for all the women at court now," I marveled as I picked up mine, it was written on beautiful paper and the message was so nice.
"The queen's gift was nice as well," Alice picked up her necklace that was cream pearls, mine was pink, the same shade as my dress.
"Indeed," I agreed, not thinking about how she was still standing in my way and showing no signs of stepping down.
There was a knock on our door, Alice and draped our dresses we were wearing tonight over a trunk along with the items that went along with it and put the rest of our gifts away.
"You may enter," Alice called elegantly as she and sat down at the couch in front of our bed. The king opened up the doors and Alice and I immediately rose and curtsied to him, I smiled a little to myself.
I looked over at Alice while my head was still bent and she was smiling hugely I rose up to see the Duke was accompanying him.
"What brings you to our chamber's this afternoon milord's?" Alice asked with a sly smile on her face, it made her irresistible.
"Tired of snapping gentleman, arguing over what's best for my country," The king said, clearly irritated by the men by the way he was pinching the bridge of his nose, something he does often.
"You should try a day in the queen's chamber's," I giggled a little and covered my mouth as Alice laughed along with me,
"Touché'" Jasper chuckled along with Edward who was looking very handsome today.
As soon as Jasper was finished with his amusement along with Alice and Me, he directed Alice over to the seat by the window and they sat down together and bowed their heads close together and talked quietly.
The king led me to the couch where Alice and I were just seated, as I was about to sit down on the seat next to him he pulled me onto his lap and I gasped a little and he grinned at me as I put my arm around his neck and stroked the back of his head as he held me tight to him. I was on the king of England's lap, something that country girls and even girls of the court dream about. It could only be compared to bliss.
"There was another reason why I wanted to see you today, before the dinner," He whispered to me and brought his other hand around my waist and pulled me into his chest.
"Yes Your Grace?" I asked him with a little smile on my lips as the king of England fumbled for words.
"I, well, was wondering if you, would like to join, me…to…I want you, tonight," He said simply after he gave up with the introduction he had started.
"If you are not there, I will take it as an answer, but know this Isabella, you have captivated me in every sense of the word and I bare in mind you are a virgin," He told me, he was forever remind me about my virginity and I nodded, it was a sweet thought though.
"I-" I started to give him the answer, the one that Alice had planned for me when the day came that he would finally ask me. He pressed his finger against my lips and I did something very brave and sucked it into my mouth.
His eyes closed until finally I slid the appendage out of my mouth and kissed his nail, his eyes opened, newly coated with lust.
"Tonight," Was all he said before I got off his lap and felt his hard cock brush against me, he was stiff as he summoned Jasper and they left.
"What just happened?" Alice asked me as soon as the door was shut.
"I made him hard," I said in awe as I still stared at the door he had just left through.
"Well if I was sucking a man's finger into my mouth it would be quite easy," Alice said a little bitterly.
"He said he would have me tonight, it is my choice though," I informed her and Alice immediately started clapping and ordered a bath be brought in, I was instructed to scrub every where, from my cunny to the back of my neck.
Emmett came into the room when we were in our drying sheets and Alice filled him in on what the king had said as I slipped into my new gown as soon as my hair had dried. He left, elated, and went to tell father and uncle about it.
Alice and I got ready for hours until we finally looked perfection, deemed by my mother and by the time we had pulled our gloves onto our hands it was time for the dinner to start.
It was simply marvelous and the king's eyes were always on me as the queen tried to hide her scowling with a pleasant smile as she sat up there next to the king, forgotten.
The dancing started, merry Christmas carols and I stood with the ladies like every night previous of this one before the king would approach us and take my hand and then led me out to the dancing area with Alice, Jasper, Angela, Ben, Mike and Jessica.
"I love that dress on you," He appraised me and I blushed the shade of the gown.
"It will look so much better off though," He whispered to me and I smiled shyly at him, knowing he loved that.
"If it pleases you your majesty," I grinned slyly and he chuckled.
"Those pearls are new; may I inquire who gave them to you?" He asked me with a confused face that spun as he spun me.
"Her Majesty," I answered and he looked a little offended, I held my breath, hoping I had not upset him.
"You wear her jewels over mine?" He questioned me with a raised eyebrow and I let out the breath I had been holding. I thought of something a whore would most likely say.
"They complimented my gown for the evening, but you must know your grace, I wear your locket everyday and night, it rarely leaves from its spot, nestled right above my breasts, complimenting them so nicely wouldn't you say?" I didn't give a chance to answer as his eyes not so subtly wandered down to wear my cleavage was staring right at him.
"Men have fingered my necklace many times but the only reason is always just so their hands can brush across my perky little breasts, but that pleasure will belong to you and you alone, you will do so much more then just brush them, won't you my king?" I asked him, after I had completely finished my filthy rant to him, making him stiff in the shoulders and hard.
"I will," He promised with so much desire that it made me lick my lips momentarily.
"I would be disappointed if you didn't," I told him with a little smile as he kissed my forehead and then silenced me with his lips against mine, in front of the entire court once more.
"You'll find that you'll never be disappointed with me," He said and rested his forehead against mine with a mischievous grin of his own.
"I would think so," I told him and kissed his lips lightly before he twirled me once more and the song ended.
"I think you will find this your best Christmas ever," He promised me, it was tradition for the queen and king to have one dance on the last night of Christmas so he left he reluctantly to go and fetch her off her throne.
I felt a tap on my shoulder and I twirled around with my dress fairing to see a sheepish looking Mike Newton smiling at me and offering his hand to me, I sighed with a smile and took it.
We danced but my mind was on the handsome king dancing with the queen only 4 yards away from me, he kept looking at me and I would look at him as Mike flirted with me and I absentmindedly flirted with him.
I closed my eyes and swayed along with music and my partner's rhythm, I kept my eye's closed until suddenly warm lips met mine; I kissed him back and put my arms around the neck of the king's not caring that the whole court was watching.
The music had slowly faded and then a man cleared his throat and my eyes flew open to the sound. It was the king. Nostrils flaring, and hands on hips with a murderous look on his face.
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