Helios brought Serenity with him to Elysion, though he knew for certain that her plan would not succede. He wouldn't have the vision, or take her to him and have her bear them a child to be raised in Elysion. He would just try and bear the fact the person he hated most in the world was going to be with him always. Serenity sure did make things a pain. He must have been a very foolish lad in his youth if he had fallen in love with HER.
Serenity went to her small room and changed from her elegant princess garb to the fitting robes a princess. There was the white under-robe and then several layers of thin golden gauze with a white sash to close the garment. She went back outand realized she had no idea what to do. Helios had gone off to attend to some buisness or other and she was at a loss. One of the other maidens came and showed her where to go. Why did Helios abandon her? Why could he not look past all that had happened?
Months went by and Serenity soon became a clumsy, but capible shrine maiden of Elysion. She prayed to give strength to the rulers of Earth and she meditated and help with community service. But she also planned to try and win Helios back. She was forbidden some things as a preistess that would have made her job easier, like makeup and flirtation. But she could always do her hair in a new style or leave the neck line of her gown a little open to show some clevage. But none of it seemed to work. Untill Helios had the dream...
It was a night that up on the surface of the earth would be known as stormy and dark. Down in the center, in Elysion, every one was sleeping soundly however. Except Helios. He tossed and turned and murmured in his sleep. His skin was sweaty and his breathing was rapid. Prilla, the miko with long green hair, ran into his chamber. His sleep-noise had awakened her as she was a light sleeper. She shook the preist lightly and he sat up very quickly. "Prilla. I had the dream of conception. Tomarrow will be the day of preperation." Prilla nodded and went back to bed.
Helios himself had trouble sleeping. There had been something odd about the dream. The dreams of conception the priests had were known to be rather sugestive if not downright erotic, but in this dream he had been reluctant. He had been hesitant to bed with one of his preistesses. Which one had it been? Prilla...Amber...Serenity... Helios tried to recall the face of the girl in his dream... maroon eyes...pale skin... delicate nose...soft hands...and black hair. Amber then. She would be purifyed tomarrow. But why did Helios feel so reluctant?
The next morning Prilla and Serenity were ordered to purify Amber and Helios to prepare them for the ceremony that would commence after sunset. Serenity was assigned to Helios. She set some rose sented bathwater for him to wash in and let the bubbles billow up thickly in the steamy water. After he had bathed she gave him a massage. It had been the first time in ages that she had even touched Helios, much less given him a massage. Helios groaned a little when Serenity hit a sore spot and grutned out, "That's the spot Serenity."
"How did the dream come about?"asked Serenity tenderly.
"I just had it. Hurt?" groaned the preist as Serenity's hands bit into his flesh just behind the shoulder.
"No more than I must have hurt you. Are you sure this was the real dream?"
"Yes. It was real. And you realize that there isn't anything you can say to keep me from doing this? It's the only way to create the real preist for Elysion."
"I know. I just wish things had turned out diffrently. For us. You did love me once Helios." Serenity let her voice linger on his name. Something pinged inside the priest. Why? What did the hesitancy of the dream mean? Helios felt warm when Serenity's hands ran across his back. He had loved her once. Did he still love her even through the hate and frustration? Helios finaly got up after the once-princess had finished rubbing some tangerine lotion into his skin.
Serenity turned to leave, she didn't want Helios to see her face, she was fighting back tears. The preist caught the girl by her wrist and pulled on it so she had to turn and face him. He gently brushed the tears away from her eyes and spoke gently. "I want to see something Serenity. I'm sorry if this hurts..." Helios gently kissed Serenity and let it last as long as it was ment to. His hands moved to her jaw and his finger rubbed her ear gently. She made no move to break the kiss untill he attempted to deepen it.
"Helios no." Serenity let out a strangled cry and pulled away. "It's going to mean nothing and your breaking your oath."
"I've kissed you twice before and the world didn't end. Just once more won't hurt."
"Won't hurt you, you mean." Serenity forced herself to look into Helios's eyes. In these past months they had been icy and cold when she looked into them. Now they were warm and firey like she remembered from before they got into this mess. "Your just going to leave now and let me suffer."
"I can't go against the sacred decree. I had the dream. It's going to be Amber, Serenity." Helios looked sadly and longingly at Serenity, his eyes traveling down the loosened neckline of her robe. "I'm the one who is most sorry angle."
"No your not." Serenity choked back a sob and then ran from the room.
The next morning Helios awoke and felt like he had been drugged. Last night had been interesting. Veeeeery interesting. Amber... where was she anyways? Helios turned his head and saw Amber curled up in the sheets. Now he knew he had made a terrible mistake. The dream had been real, but the ceremony was wrong. Everything had gone all right, oh goodness yes it certaintly had. Helios had never before and it had been amazing. But it wasn't right. It should have been Serenity that night and it hadn't been. Helios sighed. He wouldn't argue with the will of the gods.
Helios got out of bed and put on his clothes. He woke Amber gently and helped dress her. "Don't you want to..." asked Amber sleepily as she sat on the bed with the front of her robe open.
"No. It's not the right time now." Helios did want to, but it wasn't only the rules of ceremony holding him back.
Amber pouted and entwined her arms around Helios's neck and he tried to pull her gown closed. She pulled him closer and kissed him deeply. He didn't pull back, he felt himself being pulled into that drunken dis-control. He had to swim out. Escape the pull of Amber's scent and warmth. Helios abrutly tore away and walked to the door. "Don't tempt me. I've hurt myself enough." grunted Helios. "Lets go to breakfast."
Serenity went to her small room and changed from her elegant princess garb to the fitting robes a princess. There was the white under-robe and then several layers of thin golden gauze with a white sash to close the garment. She went back outand realized she had no idea what to do. Helios had gone off to attend to some buisness or other and she was at a loss. One of the other maidens came and showed her where to go. Why did Helios abandon her? Why could he not look past all that had happened?
Months went by and Serenity soon became a clumsy, but capible shrine maiden of Elysion. She prayed to give strength to the rulers of Earth and she meditated and help with community service. But she also planned to try and win Helios back. She was forbidden some things as a preistess that would have made her job easier, like makeup and flirtation. But she could always do her hair in a new style or leave the neck line of her gown a little open to show some clevage. But none of it seemed to work. Untill Helios had the dream...
It was a night that up on the surface of the earth would be known as stormy and dark. Down in the center, in Elysion, every one was sleeping soundly however. Except Helios. He tossed and turned and murmured in his sleep. His skin was sweaty and his breathing was rapid. Prilla, the miko with long green hair, ran into his chamber. His sleep-noise had awakened her as she was a light sleeper. She shook the preist lightly and he sat up very quickly. "Prilla. I had the dream of conception. Tomarrow will be the day of preperation." Prilla nodded and went back to bed.
Helios himself had trouble sleeping. There had been something odd about the dream. The dreams of conception the priests had were known to be rather sugestive if not downright erotic, but in this dream he had been reluctant. He had been hesitant to bed with one of his preistesses. Which one had it been? Prilla...Amber...Serenity... Helios tried to recall the face of the girl in his dream... maroon eyes...pale skin... delicate nose...soft hands...and black hair. Amber then. She would be purifyed tomarrow. But why did Helios feel so reluctant?
The next morning Prilla and Serenity were ordered to purify Amber and Helios to prepare them for the ceremony that would commence after sunset. Serenity was assigned to Helios. She set some rose sented bathwater for him to wash in and let the bubbles billow up thickly in the steamy water. After he had bathed she gave him a massage. It had been the first time in ages that she had even touched Helios, much less given him a massage. Helios groaned a little when Serenity hit a sore spot and grutned out, "That's the spot Serenity."
"How did the dream come about?"asked Serenity tenderly.
"I just had it. Hurt?" groaned the preist as Serenity's hands bit into his flesh just behind the shoulder.
"No more than I must have hurt you. Are you sure this was the real dream?"
"Yes. It was real. And you realize that there isn't anything you can say to keep me from doing this? It's the only way to create the real preist for Elysion."
"I know. I just wish things had turned out diffrently. For us. You did love me once Helios." Serenity let her voice linger on his name. Something pinged inside the priest. Why? What did the hesitancy of the dream mean? Helios felt warm when Serenity's hands ran across his back. He had loved her once. Did he still love her even through the hate and frustration? Helios finaly got up after the once-princess had finished rubbing some tangerine lotion into his skin.
Serenity turned to leave, she didn't want Helios to see her face, she was fighting back tears. The preist caught the girl by her wrist and pulled on it so she had to turn and face him. He gently brushed the tears away from her eyes and spoke gently. "I want to see something Serenity. I'm sorry if this hurts..." Helios gently kissed Serenity and let it last as long as it was ment to. His hands moved to her jaw and his finger rubbed her ear gently. She made no move to break the kiss untill he attempted to deepen it.
"Helios no." Serenity let out a strangled cry and pulled away. "It's going to mean nothing and your breaking your oath."
"I've kissed you twice before and the world didn't end. Just once more won't hurt."
"Won't hurt you, you mean." Serenity forced herself to look into Helios's eyes. In these past months they had been icy and cold when she looked into them. Now they were warm and firey like she remembered from before they got into this mess. "Your just going to leave now and let me suffer."
"I can't go against the sacred decree. I had the dream. It's going to be Amber, Serenity." Helios looked sadly and longingly at Serenity, his eyes traveling down the loosened neckline of her robe. "I'm the one who is most sorry angle."
"No your not." Serenity choked back a sob and then ran from the room.
The next morning Helios awoke and felt like he had been drugged. Last night had been interesting. Veeeeery interesting. Amber... where was she anyways? Helios turned his head and saw Amber curled up in the sheets. Now he knew he had made a terrible mistake. The dream had been real, but the ceremony was wrong. Everything had gone all right, oh goodness yes it certaintly had. Helios had never before and it had been amazing. But it wasn't right. It should have been Serenity that night and it hadn't been. Helios sighed. He wouldn't argue with the will of the gods.
Helios got out of bed and put on his clothes. He woke Amber gently and helped dress her. "Don't you want to..." asked Amber sleepily as she sat on the bed with the front of her robe open.
"No. It's not the right time now." Helios did want to, but it wasn't only the rules of ceremony holding him back.
Amber pouted and entwined her arms around Helios's neck and he tried to pull her gown closed. She pulled him closer and kissed him deeply. He didn't pull back, he felt himself being pulled into that drunken dis-control. He had to swim out. Escape the pull of Amber's scent and warmth. Helios abrutly tore away and walked to the door. "Don't tempt me. I've hurt myself enough." grunted Helios. "Lets go to breakfast."