Hours later, they just lay in each other's arms, Elios softly stroking
Rini' wings and running his fingers through her hair. She had let it down,
and the weight was almost instantly taken off of her head, "How did you do
it Elios?" He smiled, "Do what?" Her nails traced a circle on his chest;
"Make the rainbow?" Elios laughed, "Do you want the scientific answer, or
would you rather I not answer at all?" Rini put her head on the place
where she had drawn the circle; "Science is fine with me." She felt Elios'
muscular arms close around her, "It was truly a rainbow, Mercury had a
sunrise that reflected onto this star, its air acted as a prism, and
splayed the colors onto it, I had nothing to do with it."
Rini closed her eyes, and felt a finger under her chin. She opened them, and let Elios kiss her softly, "Now we must go." They were lifted into the air by his beautiful wings, and she felt her now bare feet touch the ground, causing a chill to race up her spine, "Why did you take us down?" A door opened, and her mother looked around, "Serena, Prince Eriosu, are you here?" She looked a mess, with her dress wrinkled, and her hair slightly mussed, "That is why." He stepped in front of her, and spread his wings so that they completely hid her from her mother's view; "I am here." Rini heard him say while she began the long task of putting her hair back up, "Have you seen Princess Serena?"
"Nay, I have not."
"Your mother wants you both in the conference room."
"Tell her that I shall be there as quickly as my prayers allow."
"I will, now I must go search for my daughter. If you see her."
"I will tell her." Rini heard the door close; "Now I see." He turned to her, "We should go to my mother." His wings vanished, "How.?"
"Just think that you want them gone." Elios told Rini, and then took her hand, leading her to a room, and then dropping hands before entering.
Elios sunk to his knee in front of both Queens, as was customary, and heard Rini go down next to him. They were both still below the two rulers, "Take your seats, we have much to discuss." Elios did not see what there would be to discuss between he, Rini, his mother, and Queen Rainbow. He took a seat opposite Rini and her mother, "The first question is, have the two of you made peace?" Rini blushed, "I see, and that actually will be for the better in this conversation." Elios raised an eyebrow quizzically, "What do you mean by that?" He felt his mother's hand on his arm, "All in good time Eriosu, a prophet came to me, and spoke of the two of you. He said to me, 'Sunrise, your children both have a great destiny before them, your daughter will rule the Sun, and your son will aid Princess Serena in ruling the Moon of Earth. Do not take his destiny lightly, you and Rainbow must keep them together, else the galaxy will fall to pieces. Your white-haired son with the dark golden eyes shall also guard Elysion, the place of dreams within the earth, where, though he will not reside, he will keep the golden crystal of the King of Earth and the Moon. I ask you again to never let anything come between he, and his one true love, the Maiden of two worlds.'"
Elios blinked in astonishment, he was going to rule the galaxy, and not only that, but he was going to marry Rini, or it looked like he was. He stole a glance at her, and could not read the expression on her face.
Rini wasn't sure what to think, she hadn't thought about marrying him, but now it was clear that she would, else the whole kingdom would collapse! It was too much; she was just fifteen, actually six months old!
Rini dreamt of him again that night, "Princess, are you angry?" She shook her head; "I don't know how I feel." She restlessly had all kinds of dreams that spoke of what Elios' mother had said.
She had blocked Elios' visions of other dreams out. He could tell that she was undecided on the matter. Rini was going to wake up soon enough if she kept dreaming like that, so he willed himself awake, and walked through the hallway to her room. He had fallen asleep in his clothes, and did not bother to change then either, only stopping to get his cloak. Elios quickly stepped into her room, after making sure that no one had seen him, and walked over to her bed, "Rini, wake up." Her eyes flashed open, and she bolted into a sitting position, "Elios, what are you.?"
"Your dreams will not allow sleep to come to you, and an undecided conscience does no good either." She seemed less alarmed, "Still, should you really be in here?" Elios took her hand, "Come with me." Rini got up obediently, and followed him. Elios brushed a curtain aside, and turned a handle, opening the hidden door onto a terrace, then guided her over to a wicker bench, "How did you know that was there?" He kissed her, "That does not matter right now." Rini nodded, and closed her eyes; "You can't go to sleep yet." She opened her eyes again, and he pulled her into his arms, closing his cloak around them both, "Why did you come?" She asked him, only half-awake, "I feel all of the emotions of the dreams of others, and there was no way that I was going to let you have such a troubled sleep."
Rini smirked, "My protector." Sleep was coming fast to her, and she felt herself dozing off, "Sweet Rini, the dream world beckons you, does it not?" She nodded, unable to answer with words. He lifted her up, and she felt herself being carried into her room. The door closed behind them, and she soon felt the soft covers of her bed, "Stay." She said as he turned to leave, "I can't."
"Please, just hold me?"
"If I am caught."
"Destiny, remember?"
"All right, but I cannot make a habit out of this." In the dim light, she could see him sit down next to her, and pull her to him. Rini fell asleep almost as soon as she was in Elios' arms.
Rini closed her eyes, and felt a finger under her chin. She opened them, and let Elios kiss her softly, "Now we must go." They were lifted into the air by his beautiful wings, and she felt her now bare feet touch the ground, causing a chill to race up her spine, "Why did you take us down?" A door opened, and her mother looked around, "Serena, Prince Eriosu, are you here?" She looked a mess, with her dress wrinkled, and her hair slightly mussed, "That is why." He stepped in front of her, and spread his wings so that they completely hid her from her mother's view; "I am here." Rini heard him say while she began the long task of putting her hair back up, "Have you seen Princess Serena?"
"Nay, I have not."
"Your mother wants you both in the conference room."
"Tell her that I shall be there as quickly as my prayers allow."
"I will, now I must go search for my daughter. If you see her."
"I will tell her." Rini heard the door close; "Now I see." He turned to her, "We should go to my mother." His wings vanished, "How.?"
"Just think that you want them gone." Elios told Rini, and then took her hand, leading her to a room, and then dropping hands before entering.
Elios sunk to his knee in front of both Queens, as was customary, and heard Rini go down next to him. They were both still below the two rulers, "Take your seats, we have much to discuss." Elios did not see what there would be to discuss between he, Rini, his mother, and Queen Rainbow. He took a seat opposite Rini and her mother, "The first question is, have the two of you made peace?" Rini blushed, "I see, and that actually will be for the better in this conversation." Elios raised an eyebrow quizzically, "What do you mean by that?" He felt his mother's hand on his arm, "All in good time Eriosu, a prophet came to me, and spoke of the two of you. He said to me, 'Sunrise, your children both have a great destiny before them, your daughter will rule the Sun, and your son will aid Princess Serena in ruling the Moon of Earth. Do not take his destiny lightly, you and Rainbow must keep them together, else the galaxy will fall to pieces. Your white-haired son with the dark golden eyes shall also guard Elysion, the place of dreams within the earth, where, though he will not reside, he will keep the golden crystal of the King of Earth and the Moon. I ask you again to never let anything come between he, and his one true love, the Maiden of two worlds.'"
Elios blinked in astonishment, he was going to rule the galaxy, and not only that, but he was going to marry Rini, or it looked like he was. He stole a glance at her, and could not read the expression on her face.
Rini wasn't sure what to think, she hadn't thought about marrying him, but now it was clear that she would, else the whole kingdom would collapse! It was too much; she was just fifteen, actually six months old!
Rini dreamt of him again that night, "Princess, are you angry?" She shook her head; "I don't know how I feel." She restlessly had all kinds of dreams that spoke of what Elios' mother had said.
She had blocked Elios' visions of other dreams out. He could tell that she was undecided on the matter. Rini was going to wake up soon enough if she kept dreaming like that, so he willed himself awake, and walked through the hallway to her room. He had fallen asleep in his clothes, and did not bother to change then either, only stopping to get his cloak. Elios quickly stepped into her room, after making sure that no one had seen him, and walked over to her bed, "Rini, wake up." Her eyes flashed open, and she bolted into a sitting position, "Elios, what are you.?"
"Your dreams will not allow sleep to come to you, and an undecided conscience does no good either." She seemed less alarmed, "Still, should you really be in here?" Elios took her hand, "Come with me." Rini got up obediently, and followed him. Elios brushed a curtain aside, and turned a handle, opening the hidden door onto a terrace, then guided her over to a wicker bench, "How did you know that was there?" He kissed her, "That does not matter right now." Rini nodded, and closed her eyes; "You can't go to sleep yet." She opened her eyes again, and he pulled her into his arms, closing his cloak around them both, "Why did you come?" She asked him, only half-awake, "I feel all of the emotions of the dreams of others, and there was no way that I was going to let you have such a troubled sleep."
Rini smirked, "My protector." Sleep was coming fast to her, and she felt herself dozing off, "Sweet Rini, the dream world beckons you, does it not?" She nodded, unable to answer with words. He lifted her up, and she felt herself being carried into her room. The door closed behind them, and she soon felt the soft covers of her bed, "Stay." She said as he turned to leave, "I can't."
"Please, just hold me?"
"If I am caught."
"Destiny, remember?"
"All right, but I cannot make a habit out of this." In the dim light, she could see him sit down next to her, and pull her to him. Rini fell asleep almost as soon as she was in Elios' arms.
