Dreams of Reality
~#*(LAST TIME)*#~
"Your majesty, if you managed to get your head out of the clouds and back on the land where it belongs, I think you would figure it out. Use your brain, or lack there of... you royal pain in the-"
"RINI! DON"T YOU EVEN DARE!!" called out Queen Minako walking up to the young hime,
"Oh phooey. You spoil all my fun Mina you know that... First before with you know who, doing you know what, and now again when I'm finally getting to take out my frustration over this whole god forsaken ball!!" rambled on Rini as she spun around and walked over to the golden door just ahead.
"Keep out of the princess's room! 'Tis not your own." Called the prince with another glare.
"Ehem." Mina cleared her throat and raised an eyebrow in amusement before following Rini's footsteps, "Oh and Prince Malcolm. If you ever speak to my niece like this again, I will kill you myself. No body talks to my cousin's daughter like this. She 'is' the princess you're here to court after all." Smirking at his shocked expression, she closed the door lightly behind her.
"Now you know why we would not touch her my lord." Laughed the guards, walking off down the hall again.
~#*(NOW)*#~
Chapter 5 - Preparations
Ever since she had gotten back from her trip with Helios, Rini had been bombarded with maid servants, her lady in waiting, and her aunts, all trying to make her extra beautiful for the ball that was not even until tomorrow evening.
She had been made to relax in a spa for roughly two hours, and surprisingly, she had not come out looking like a prune... much. Then they had sent for a servant and given her a rub down, thoroughly massaging her. After that she had been given a dinner fit for a queen and then she had been told to walk around the gardens in the moonlight for a long time. She was sent to bed early... three hours after she had eaten.
That night she had had a wonderful dream with Helios, whom had made her feel things she had never know. But he had refused to go too far saying that certain things should be kept till after a woman was wed. This had annoyed her a bit but she completely forgot her agitation when Helios returned to kissing and nipping her neck, leaving love bites here and there.
That was when someone had woken her up leaving her body in want and her mood in shreds. She had asked the maidservant to make the bath a little cooler than usual before she jumped in. Rini sighed as certain wetness went unnoticed and it slowly went away with the feel of the water.
After she was clean, and in control of herself, Rini climbed out of the bath and pulled on a silver bathrobe, wrapping her wet locks up in a matching towel.
"Hime today you will be having breakfast with their majesties and the royal visitors. Your mother informed me to ask you to please dress nicely." maidservant bowed as she told the Princess the message that the Queen had given her.
"Oh joy!" sarcasm dripped from the pink haired princess's voice as she pulled on her usual princess gown, 'Exactly why are we still having this ball. Mother and Father both know for a fact that I refuse to marry anyone but Helios. I refuse to even go near an engagement ring unless it will tie me to him, and only him." Sighed Rini as she sat down in front of the mirror and started to brush her hair before tying it up into the normal style of two cones with streamers falling down either side of her head.
"I would be flattered if I were you Hime. There have never in all of history been this big a number of princes wishing to court a princess of one kingdom."
"No Lillian. You wouldn't be flattered. I bet that more than half of those self absorbed princes were either forced to attend... or they only want to marry me for the power they'll gain by it... either that or they are just here for good relations."
"You have so little faith in your natural beauty my lady. On other planets, you are considered the most beautiful being to grace the cosmos as is your mother. You are an untouchable goddess. Even here."
"You flatter me Lils... but you don't have to lie to me."
"I'm not lying your majesty. You are- if it is not too bold- blind to the stares you receive in any place you go."
Rini's head snapped to her, "That was too bold."
"Sorry your majesty." The maidservant bowed deeply in apology.
"But I stand by what I said before Lily. If a man other than Helios ever came near me at all... I think he better have a gravestone and funeral prepared."
"I'm flattered Maiden." Said a masculine voice from the balcony.
Rini's eye's bulged and she spun around, dropping the jewels she was just about to put atop her head. "Helios!" she cried, leaping into his open arms as he chuckled.
"One would think by that sort of a greeting that we had not seen each other for centuries when we were only just conversing moments ago." He grinned as he brought his lips down upon hers in a soft, happy kiss.
"I-I think I should leave you alone my lady." The maidservant blushed darkly and quickly left the room, shutting the door behind her.
"I think we embarrassed your nanny." Grinned Helios
"Oh well... the gossip is going to go wild among the servants now... might as well make some of them true..." she grinned mischievously as she stood on tippy toes and brought her lips to Helios's ear, nipping and licking it lightly.
"Mmmm," Helios could not stop the soft moan as Rini began to do painfully arousing things to his ears and neck. "Love, if you do not stop that, then you will not be leaving your chambers all day... and night."
"Sounds good to me." she grinned as her fingers went to his top button and slowly undid it, moving on until his priest shirt was completely undone and his bare, toned chest and abs were showing.
Moaning again, Helios crushed Rini too him in an intense kiss as they moved back towards the bed. Breaking the kiss off for a moment, Helios lifted Rini onto the bed and instantly found himself on top of her licking, nipping and kissing her all over.
But before things could go any further, there was a light knock on the door followed by Lillian's voice, "My lady. You must hurry or we'll be late for breakfast."
That broke through the mood and Rini sighed as she ran her finger's through the silky silver locks of Helios's hair, "I don't want to go down." she sighed pecking his lips.
"I don't want you to either but you must." he sighed rolling off her, as she sat up.
"I guess... I just have to finish putting on my jewel-ry." she paused looking at her creased dress, her bedraggled hair, and the two, obvious love bites on her neck and shoulder. "Oh dear, I guess I'm going to have to change. Ok out." she sighed standing and walking to her cupboard, looking through her dresses for one that would hide the marks Helios had left on her.
Picking out a pink dress, she turned around and noticed that Helios had not even made a move to leave. "Helios I need to change... come on." she sighed
"But I want to watch. I've already seen you half undressed my dear." he grinned motioning to the bed.
Sighing in defeat, Rini slipped out of the princess gown and into a pretty pink one. It had long sleeves and a turtle necked top, with an opening from just between her shoulder blades, down to the small of her back, exposing her slender build. It was long skirted and had pearl and diamonds adorning the hems with a golden crescent moon belt around the waist. Turning back to the mirror and blushing under the heat of Helios's gaze she undid and re-did her hair before slipping in the usual jewels required of her to wear.
Ignoring make-up, Rini just slipped on some lip balm and turned away about to make her way out only to find Helios standing smugly against the door. "I think I should receive a goodbye kiss Maiden..." his eyes held the mirth of a two year old at Christmas, as he walked over to her and drew her into his loving embrace. "I love you Maiden. Never forget it."
"I love you to." she smiled, " Will I see you tonight?" she asked closing her eyes as he brushed his lips against hers.
"I would not keep away, for all the stars in the cosmos." he smiled before stepping back and opening the door for her. "Now you must go before you are missed."
"Ok, see you tonight my love." she smiled pecking his lips one more time before walking out the door and down to the garden where everyone was to have breakfast. The dining hall was being prepared along with the ballroom for the party.
Rini sat between her mother and Queen Hotaru, to avoid having to make conversation with one of the princes present. She pulled on a polite smile and masked her agitation with laughs whenever needed. Mina had struck up a conversation with her on what kind of sweets were her favourite and this light topic made her more grateful than ever that it was the goddess of love that was sitting across from her and not some pompous prince.
"I personally prefer ice cream. True it's not gourmet foods but it still is the best," giggled Mina.
"I agree but maybe cherries or strawberries with it. What's your favourite flavour?"
"Mango and peach coated vanilla. You?"
"Vanilla strawberry swirl." giggled Rini. She noticed the prince from yesterday trying to get her attention and she purposely turned and included her mum in the conversation, "What about you mother? What's your favourite ice cream flavour?
"Oh that's an easy question. Pure strawberry." smiled Neo-Queen Serenity. "Your father always had a thing for chocolate though."
"I like double choc too." Rini smiled, "What about you Hota-chan?"
"Oh I don't like ice cream. It tastes too much like milk and I hate that." smiled Hotaru, "But pudding on the other hand..." this made the four royal women begin to giggle lightly.
"Oh you four will never grow up." Queen Mars smiled fondly at them
"Not if I can help it." laughed Queen Minako making those around them join in the laughter.
~*~*~*~*~
Rini sat in front of her dresser as the hair stylist her mother insisted on her having, tugged and twisted her hair into a beautiful array of twists and twirls, loops and rings. To be honest, her scalp hurt a lot at the moment. The hairdresser was pulling a lot and she was about ready to turn around and yell at him, but she promised her mother that she would style her hair differently than usual.
She had to admit, when the stylist had finished, that her hair did look very beautiful indeed. But it still hurt.
Lily came in with an elegant silver box tied with a blue and green ribbon. "The tailors have just finished this dress. Here, quickly try it on." She handed the box to Rini and pulled the ribbon off before opening the lid and taking out one of the most gorgeous dresses Rini had ever seen in her life. She quickly but carefully slipped it on, and took a look at herself in the mirrors.
The dress was white, shimmering silver, blue, green, pink and gold, depending on how the light hit it. It had no sleeves what so ever, coming up to show just enough to play with the mind yet not enough to make her seem vulgar. The rim was lined in diamonds and a large crystal crescent moon sat between her breasts glittering many colours, surrounded by more diamonds. The dress was tight all the way down to her mid thigh before it just fell, giving ample room to dance in. The hem of the dress was also lined in small diamonds.
The jewels she had been forced to wear were simple yet elegant. She wore a pearl necklace but the links between the pearls were also diamond. She wore pearl drop earrings that fell from diamond crescents, and beautiful glittering bracelets ran up her white-gloved arms. No rings adorned her fingers.
"You look truly amazing my princess." Smiled Lily as she brought out Rini's formal tiara and carefully slipped it onto her hair.
"Thank you Lily." Smiled Rini as she rose to her feet. A knock on the door signalled the arrival of another servant.
"My Lady, it is time."
Ok, this chaps a little longer to make up for the delay. So tell me what ya'll think! R+R I'm waiting for a minimum of 10!!
CHERRY^_^
~#*(LAST TIME)*#~
"Your majesty, if you managed to get your head out of the clouds and back on the land where it belongs, I think you would figure it out. Use your brain, or lack there of... you royal pain in the-"
"RINI! DON"T YOU EVEN DARE!!" called out Queen Minako walking up to the young hime,
"Oh phooey. You spoil all my fun Mina you know that... First before with you know who, doing you know what, and now again when I'm finally getting to take out my frustration over this whole god forsaken ball!!" rambled on Rini as she spun around and walked over to the golden door just ahead.
"Keep out of the princess's room! 'Tis not your own." Called the prince with another glare.
"Ehem." Mina cleared her throat and raised an eyebrow in amusement before following Rini's footsteps, "Oh and Prince Malcolm. If you ever speak to my niece like this again, I will kill you myself. No body talks to my cousin's daughter like this. She 'is' the princess you're here to court after all." Smirking at his shocked expression, she closed the door lightly behind her.
"Now you know why we would not touch her my lord." Laughed the guards, walking off down the hall again.
~#*(NOW)*#~
Chapter 5 - Preparations
Ever since she had gotten back from her trip with Helios, Rini had been bombarded with maid servants, her lady in waiting, and her aunts, all trying to make her extra beautiful for the ball that was not even until tomorrow evening.
She had been made to relax in a spa for roughly two hours, and surprisingly, she had not come out looking like a prune... much. Then they had sent for a servant and given her a rub down, thoroughly massaging her. After that she had been given a dinner fit for a queen and then she had been told to walk around the gardens in the moonlight for a long time. She was sent to bed early... three hours after she had eaten.
That night she had had a wonderful dream with Helios, whom had made her feel things she had never know. But he had refused to go too far saying that certain things should be kept till after a woman was wed. This had annoyed her a bit but she completely forgot her agitation when Helios returned to kissing and nipping her neck, leaving love bites here and there.
That was when someone had woken her up leaving her body in want and her mood in shreds. She had asked the maidservant to make the bath a little cooler than usual before she jumped in. Rini sighed as certain wetness went unnoticed and it slowly went away with the feel of the water.
After she was clean, and in control of herself, Rini climbed out of the bath and pulled on a silver bathrobe, wrapping her wet locks up in a matching towel.
"Hime today you will be having breakfast with their majesties and the royal visitors. Your mother informed me to ask you to please dress nicely." maidservant bowed as she told the Princess the message that the Queen had given her.
"Oh joy!" sarcasm dripped from the pink haired princess's voice as she pulled on her usual princess gown, 'Exactly why are we still having this ball. Mother and Father both know for a fact that I refuse to marry anyone but Helios. I refuse to even go near an engagement ring unless it will tie me to him, and only him." Sighed Rini as she sat down in front of the mirror and started to brush her hair before tying it up into the normal style of two cones with streamers falling down either side of her head.
"I would be flattered if I were you Hime. There have never in all of history been this big a number of princes wishing to court a princess of one kingdom."
"No Lillian. You wouldn't be flattered. I bet that more than half of those self absorbed princes were either forced to attend... or they only want to marry me for the power they'll gain by it... either that or they are just here for good relations."
"You have so little faith in your natural beauty my lady. On other planets, you are considered the most beautiful being to grace the cosmos as is your mother. You are an untouchable goddess. Even here."
"You flatter me Lils... but you don't have to lie to me."
"I'm not lying your majesty. You are- if it is not too bold- blind to the stares you receive in any place you go."
Rini's head snapped to her, "That was too bold."
"Sorry your majesty." The maidservant bowed deeply in apology.
"But I stand by what I said before Lily. If a man other than Helios ever came near me at all... I think he better have a gravestone and funeral prepared."
"I'm flattered Maiden." Said a masculine voice from the balcony.
Rini's eye's bulged and she spun around, dropping the jewels she was just about to put atop her head. "Helios!" she cried, leaping into his open arms as he chuckled.
"One would think by that sort of a greeting that we had not seen each other for centuries when we were only just conversing moments ago." He grinned as he brought his lips down upon hers in a soft, happy kiss.
"I-I think I should leave you alone my lady." The maidservant blushed darkly and quickly left the room, shutting the door behind her.
"I think we embarrassed your nanny." Grinned Helios
"Oh well... the gossip is going to go wild among the servants now... might as well make some of them true..." she grinned mischievously as she stood on tippy toes and brought her lips to Helios's ear, nipping and licking it lightly.
"Mmmm," Helios could not stop the soft moan as Rini began to do painfully arousing things to his ears and neck. "Love, if you do not stop that, then you will not be leaving your chambers all day... and night."
"Sounds good to me." she grinned as her fingers went to his top button and slowly undid it, moving on until his priest shirt was completely undone and his bare, toned chest and abs were showing.
Moaning again, Helios crushed Rini too him in an intense kiss as they moved back towards the bed. Breaking the kiss off for a moment, Helios lifted Rini onto the bed and instantly found himself on top of her licking, nipping and kissing her all over.
But before things could go any further, there was a light knock on the door followed by Lillian's voice, "My lady. You must hurry or we'll be late for breakfast."
That broke through the mood and Rini sighed as she ran her finger's through the silky silver locks of Helios's hair, "I don't want to go down." she sighed pecking his lips.
"I don't want you to either but you must." he sighed rolling off her, as she sat up.
"I guess... I just have to finish putting on my jewel-ry." she paused looking at her creased dress, her bedraggled hair, and the two, obvious love bites on her neck and shoulder. "Oh dear, I guess I'm going to have to change. Ok out." she sighed standing and walking to her cupboard, looking through her dresses for one that would hide the marks Helios had left on her.
Picking out a pink dress, she turned around and noticed that Helios had not even made a move to leave. "Helios I need to change... come on." she sighed
"But I want to watch. I've already seen you half undressed my dear." he grinned motioning to the bed.
Sighing in defeat, Rini slipped out of the princess gown and into a pretty pink one. It had long sleeves and a turtle necked top, with an opening from just between her shoulder blades, down to the small of her back, exposing her slender build. It was long skirted and had pearl and diamonds adorning the hems with a golden crescent moon belt around the waist. Turning back to the mirror and blushing under the heat of Helios's gaze she undid and re-did her hair before slipping in the usual jewels required of her to wear.
Ignoring make-up, Rini just slipped on some lip balm and turned away about to make her way out only to find Helios standing smugly against the door. "I think I should receive a goodbye kiss Maiden..." his eyes held the mirth of a two year old at Christmas, as he walked over to her and drew her into his loving embrace. "I love you Maiden. Never forget it."
"I love you to." she smiled, " Will I see you tonight?" she asked closing her eyes as he brushed his lips against hers.
"I would not keep away, for all the stars in the cosmos." he smiled before stepping back and opening the door for her. "Now you must go before you are missed."
"Ok, see you tonight my love." she smiled pecking his lips one more time before walking out the door and down to the garden where everyone was to have breakfast. The dining hall was being prepared along with the ballroom for the party.
Rini sat between her mother and Queen Hotaru, to avoid having to make conversation with one of the princes present. She pulled on a polite smile and masked her agitation with laughs whenever needed. Mina had struck up a conversation with her on what kind of sweets were her favourite and this light topic made her more grateful than ever that it was the goddess of love that was sitting across from her and not some pompous prince.
"I personally prefer ice cream. True it's not gourmet foods but it still is the best," giggled Mina.
"I agree but maybe cherries or strawberries with it. What's your favourite flavour?"
"Mango and peach coated vanilla. You?"
"Vanilla strawberry swirl." giggled Rini. She noticed the prince from yesterday trying to get her attention and she purposely turned and included her mum in the conversation, "What about you mother? What's your favourite ice cream flavour?
"Oh that's an easy question. Pure strawberry." smiled Neo-Queen Serenity. "Your father always had a thing for chocolate though."
"I like double choc too." Rini smiled, "What about you Hota-chan?"
"Oh I don't like ice cream. It tastes too much like milk and I hate that." smiled Hotaru, "But pudding on the other hand..." this made the four royal women begin to giggle lightly.
"Oh you four will never grow up." Queen Mars smiled fondly at them
"Not if I can help it." laughed Queen Minako making those around them join in the laughter.
~*~*~*~*~
Rini sat in front of her dresser as the hair stylist her mother insisted on her having, tugged and twisted her hair into a beautiful array of twists and twirls, loops and rings. To be honest, her scalp hurt a lot at the moment. The hairdresser was pulling a lot and she was about ready to turn around and yell at him, but she promised her mother that she would style her hair differently than usual.
She had to admit, when the stylist had finished, that her hair did look very beautiful indeed. But it still hurt.
Lily came in with an elegant silver box tied with a blue and green ribbon. "The tailors have just finished this dress. Here, quickly try it on." She handed the box to Rini and pulled the ribbon off before opening the lid and taking out one of the most gorgeous dresses Rini had ever seen in her life. She quickly but carefully slipped it on, and took a look at herself in the mirrors.
The dress was white, shimmering silver, blue, green, pink and gold, depending on how the light hit it. It had no sleeves what so ever, coming up to show just enough to play with the mind yet not enough to make her seem vulgar. The rim was lined in diamonds and a large crystal crescent moon sat between her breasts glittering many colours, surrounded by more diamonds. The dress was tight all the way down to her mid thigh before it just fell, giving ample room to dance in. The hem of the dress was also lined in small diamonds.
The jewels she had been forced to wear were simple yet elegant. She wore a pearl necklace but the links between the pearls were also diamond. She wore pearl drop earrings that fell from diamond crescents, and beautiful glittering bracelets ran up her white-gloved arms. No rings adorned her fingers.
"You look truly amazing my princess." Smiled Lily as she brought out Rini's formal tiara and carefully slipped it onto her hair.
"Thank you Lily." Smiled Rini as she rose to her feet. A knock on the door signalled the arrival of another servant.
"My Lady, it is time."
Ok, this chaps a little longer to make up for the delay. So tell me what ya'll think! R+R I'm waiting for a minimum of 10!!
CHERRY^_^