CHAPTER 24: MAGUS' PAST
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Amlaruil had learned from her dying son's last words that he had a son, her grandson. But what intrigued her the most was the name he'd pronounced before, the name of his lover she immediately recognized as the name of her rival: Wren Ellesedil of Kastro. The war between the two nations had begun less than a month after the fall of Myth Drannor in the year of the fall. The two nations both wanted to be the ruler of all elves and had declared war upon each other, but yet now a moonflower and an Ellesedil have had a child together, a child worthy of truly being king of all elves, and she was going to raise him. She released one of her slaves she'd captured that had come from there in exchange for having him deliver a message to Wren and would release the man's wife when he'd return with the answer. A month later, the man returned with an answer to her plea of having the child sent to Evermeet for top rank education worthy of the future king of all elves. As soon as she got the envelope, she kept her word and released the man's wife, both left back for home immediately. Unfortunately, the answer was not the one she'd hoped, but the one she expected. "There is no way that I'd hand my son to you, after all, isn't the best education the one his mother gives him? Anyway, by saying that, you implied that our nation is a bunch of idiots compared to Evermeet and there is no way my son is going to get any feeling of superiority through his education! We hopefully will never speak of the matter again.
Queen Wren Ellesedil of Kastro." Having expected the first remark, it didn't annoy her too much, but the second part was too much to bear! Queen Amlaruil went down to her dungeons and Went to talk to an assassin she'd had imprisoned for murder. She released him and promised him a large reward if he'd assassinate the young queen that was her rival. The man promptly agreed and listened to the queen's plan. The next day, she released all of her prisoners from Kastro under the pretext that her first grandson was born. The freed prisoners swarmed back to Kastro in small groups, not knowing that an assassin was within their ranks, being lead to the place his client had requested he'd commit his next gruesome deed... A week later, he showed up at the castle, exactly a day after the queen got news of the girl's demise from one of her spies from within the royal castle. She paid him a handsome sum for his excellent work and dismissed him from the island. She received word that young Magus was now an orphan and being the closest family member still alive, was asked if she wanted to take him in. Barely three days after, Magus arrived in his new home. Amlaruil was surprised at how old he seemed. Physically, he was one year old, but had the body of at least 6 years. He remained at the castle for two years and was sent to a top grade Magic school to learn what he could of the mystic arts. He came back in a year.
Amlaruil: So, already got kicked out, what as shame. Magus handed her a note written by the magic school's director. She read it kind of intrigued at why the fat pig would actually bother to write something since it took so much efforts to even lift the pen. "Your grandson is absolutely a phenomenon! He's cleared all of the disciplines and memorized every spell that lurked in our libraries already, even I couldn't manage to learn them all and I've been here for almost 750 years! Unfortunately, as it is a tradition, all students are to shoot a spell at the school when they depart. Young Magus used a spell never seen within the island before. Having seen it, we've transferred the knowledge to one of our human cooperators, hoping to receive an answer on what it was, until the building is rebuilt, class are dismissed for all students."
Amlaruil: An unknown spell to this island, where did you learn it?
Magus: An innate spell, quite weak if you ask me... He remained at the castle for a week and was then sent to try his luck in the school of steel, to learn the art of fighting. He returned a year later with a similar note, except for no levelling this time... but now Magus had reached the age where all members of the royal family received their very own guardian. Everyone of House Moonflower received a bodyguard when they reached age 5. These bodyguards came from house Silverwing, very close friends of the royal family since longer than anyone can remember. House Silverwing was renown because of it's capacity of giving birth to the best of the best. Usually, the members of house Moonflower had bodyguards already having reached adulthood, but the only one free was a youth of 16 years of age by the name of Rhys. He had yet to complete Mage-Knight school and would be done in a year and a month. Magus was also going to enter that academy, but managed to cross all 4 beginning years in the first month and began the final year in normal speed. During his progressing, he'd still been able to make a few friends... Rhys, A mage named Eliria Nightpath, a warrior named Kathandryon Starshine and another warrior by the name of Evana Daybreak. During the summer break, which only lasted a week there, his grandmother the queen requested proof of his talent to make sure that he didn't just use his name to receive grades. She had him battle a squad of her guards using weapons she asked him to go get at the armory. When came the time for broadswords, he noticed a row of elegant swords held by ancient armors, there were 8 in all. He reached for two of them and saw a blinding flash of blue erupt from them, lighting the entire castle.
Amlaruil: NO! I forgot to warn him about the Moonblades!! She ran as fast as she could to the room and found him in a corner, still a bit dazed by the intense light that had been in his eyes a minute ago...
Amlaruil: Good, he didn't try to remove them from their scabbards... One of the guards looked frightened and looked at the swords, the queen's gaze also shifting to them. Two swords lifted themselves from the armors and floated to the child with the body of 14 years. He took them and strapped them on his back. He withdrew them, rapidly noticing the incredible lightness of the two seemingly heavy swords.
Amlaruil: Two Moonblades, He took out TWO Moonblades and still stands to tell about it.... I swear, that kid does miracles! A week later, upon the first day of school, Rhys marvelled at the sight of his master's twin Moonblades.
Rhys: WOW!! I can't believe you managed to get two swords! One is rare enough! How did you do it?
Magus: Well, I just touched the hilt and it started to emit a strange light and then they floated to me...?? Magus stopped Rhys' walk and stared at the sky. Rhys followed his gaze and noticed a small swirling circle of black. Out of it fell a beautiful young blonde girl. They went to check on her and found she was just unconscious. Rhys lifted her hair and gasped in shock.
Rhys: S...She's a human!!
Magus: So?
Rhys: Humans are to be put to death on sight if found upon the island!
Magus: No, she'll be fine. I'll take care of her.
Rhys: B..but Magus!...
Magus: No buts. I'll take care of her, if you feel like what I'm doing is wrong, go denouncer me. I'll see it as if you did something in order to save my life.
Rhys: You do realize that usually you should just order me to remain silent about the matter.
Magus: If I were to force you into silence, I'd be cutting your freedom and that's something I really do not want to do.
Rhys: So what do we do about her.
Magus: For now, just help me get her to my room and return to your normal activities. You'll see me again in two days like if nothing happened. Rhys, still suspicious of his master's plan left him to do as he saw fit. Now alone with the fascinatingly beautiful girl, he began to examine her more closely to notice what made her so different from elves... She was pretty tall, almost as tall as he was, but elves were usually tall so it was pretty much normal. After a close examination, he discovered that only the ears and the aura didn't match. He cast a simple illusion to have both seem elven. It was no easy task, since the maintenance of the illusion now reduced his potential to that of a normal student, rendering unable to glide across the session like he usually did. About an hour later, the girl woke up.
Girl: W...Where am I? This isn't my room.
Magus: I believe you guessed right.
Girl: Who are you?
Magus: I am known as Magus Moonflower, member of the royal family of this island of Evermeet.
Girl: Wow! Am I really on Evermeet? ... I mean ... I'm sorry to trespass upon your kingdom, your highness... My name is Cilliana Windia from the island of Japan.
Magus: Japan, the island once inhabited by the Windians until the week of the fall where all three cities fell... the week the elves were forever divided... Um... Sorry about that...
Cilliana: No problem your highness.
Magus: Stop calling me that! I hate titles, it just denounces the unevenness between people of equal value. Although a few ARE worth to be in the lower class...
Cilliana: Well then Janus, why am I still alive? Aren't elves supposed to hate humans?
Magus: That's a typical High elven prejudice, but I believe that until you've proven yourself to be evil, you shouldn't be judged and labelled so. Anyway, how did you get on the island?
Cilliana: Well, some men were trying to kidnap me when my earrings shattered and I was sucked into a portal and I woke up in this room.
Magus: Strange... By the clothes you're wearing, I'd say you were sucked back in the past...
Cilliana: The past?!?! How am I going to get home now?
Magus: Until we find a way to get you back there, you'll have to blend in if you don't want to be killed. What's your specialty? Swordfighting, Magic or both?
Cilliana: Well, my mother told me I have great magical potential...
Magus: Right! You're going to be inscribed in 5th level magic classes, you'll be starting in 2 days, but tomorrow, I'll have to teach you a thing or two about being an Elf... Two days later, Magus returned to class and found Rhys waiting anxiously to hear what he'd been doing.
Magus: Didn't the teacher ask anything about my disappearance?
Rhys: Not at all, we haven't even had class yet... The door opened and their new teacher came in. Everyone here came from a long line of Mage- Knights and were all surprised to see that their teacher wasn't Elmdor Razorleaf, the school's oldest and best teacher.
Teacher: Welcome class, we excuse ourselves for starting so late, but we had some preparations to take care of...
Student: Sir, you must have the wrong class, this one's taught by Elmdor...
Teacher: Was supposed to be taught by Elmdor you mean. The school board found a more competent teacher than that rambling old fool. They left him to teach Mage-Knights of a lesser level.
Student 2: Sir, my brother was taught by Emldor, so was my father, grandfather, great grandfather and greater grandfather, we're not about to change today for some lesser ranked teacher. We have ties with house Evermeet, we even have one of them here and we swear we'll get Elmdor back here by tomorrow!
Teacher: Ah yes. That would be young Treewind talking. I thank him deeply for reminding me that I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Janus Ellesedil and I will be one of your two teachers for this semester.
Rhys: An Ellesedil?
Magus: Sir Janus, I beg your pardon, but the Ellesedil clan is extincted. I am the last member of the house and I bear the name Moonflower more proudly than I do Ellesedil. And also, excuse me, but in mage-knight academy, the students are taught everything by one teacher...
Janus: Ah, just what I'd expect off you Magus. About the Ellesedil part, I'm afraid I cannot explain it, for my sake and as for the teacher part, there has been a new rule mentioning that some problems are created by being too isolated from the opposite sex and so all classes are going to be twinned together. And to make it fair, some classes are going to be mixed with other disciplines. Your paired class is waiting for you in the garden. You are all to report there and learn to communicate with them. The other teacher and I will be observing you all and matching you with a partner we feel you'll get along well with.
Student: Tell us, is this just a plan from our parents to have us form couples?
Janus: Absolutely not. You shall be joined with class... 5G of the magic department.
Student: Magic 5G? But they're a bunch of commoners! Janus materialized behind the student having raised that comment.
Janus: My good student, as you can see as clearly as day, I am not a High elf and will not tolerate any class prejudices in my local or I'll make sure you flunk this class as many times as they are houses you consider lesser than yours in all of Evermeet!
Student: U...understood sir! The class headed down to the garden and found their paired class there. As soon as they arrived, Eliria intercepted them.
Eliria: Hey! I didn't really expect us to be paired with your class! I don't think the other students took it too well.
Rhys: Far from it, eh Magus? ...? Magus? He followed Magus' gaze and found what had captivated his attention. A girl identical to the one he'd helped Magus with two days ago was coming their way but her aura was now elven strangely...
Cilliana: Hi Janus! Did you know they were going to pair us up?
Magus: HUNH?!? What do you mean by that?
Cilliana: Well since your class arrived, I've been eyed by nothing but admiration by your fellow classmen, half the class even rushed to your teacher to ask to be put with me in a team... the other half was after our teacher, miss Cilliana... Magus just noticed the other teacher, a radiantly beautiful version of Cilliana, still blossoming in her youth, but still gave out an aura of incredible age. She bent to her side to kiss Janus softly on his lips and giggle softly. Immediately, the mob around her dispatched.
Magus: You still haven't explained what this pairing us up story is!
Cilliana: Oh, I forgot. When the mob around your teacher asked him to be paired with me, he answered gently that some pairs had been decided since the beginning and gave a short list... We were the first on that list, Rhys and Eliria were the second.
Rhys: We're paired up?
Eliria: Oh great, now I'm stuck in the same team as you.
Rhys: Hey don't sound disappointed, I'm the best in my class!
Eliria: Correction. MAGUS is the best in your class.
Cilliana: Yes, Janus is the best! ^_^
Rhys: What's with this Janus thing?
Magus: I'm not quite sure, but she mentioned something about it being my real name and sorts, I don't notice it anymore...
Rhys: REALLY... looks like someone's putting a little too much interest in their protégé, aren't they?
Magus: It's not that at all!!... ... It just sounds so right... Magus went over to see Janus after he'd finished announcing the pairs and dismissing class for the rest of the day.
Magus: Sir, I've heard I've been paired with Cilliana, why is that?
Cilliana: Simple, you two work so well together, it's fascinating.
Janus: Also, don't you two share a little secret about something that happened two days ago?
Magus: How do you...
Cilliana: Listen to yourself a bit. Try to hear yourself and all will be explained quite faster than you can believe. That night, Cilliana returned to her room and found Magus waiting in it.
Cilliana: J...Janus! This is a young girl's room, don't you know that you're not supposed to be in here? Magus showed her her file and then his. Both rooms were the same number.
Magus: You see, getting you entry in the academy was a breeze, getting you a file was hard, but getting you a room was impossible! Anyway, I like to make sure you don't go sleep with someone and accidentally blow our entire scheme to keep you alive apart. The girl surveyed the room and began to turn red.
Cilliana: There's only one bed...
Magus: This may be a royal chamber, but it was designed for only one occupant at a time, although the bed is wide enough to easily hold two, maybe three. The girl turned redder, but is soon became a mere blush, lighting her face prettily.
Cilliana: So... have you ever seen an elven girl without her clothes.
Magus: N...NO! Of course not!... Wait... in fact there was that time when Evana went into my Hotspring by accident and took off her towel thinking she was alone... She noticed me a second later and put it back on immediately, her face red...
Cilliana: D... do you think there is a sexual incapacity between humans and elves?
Magus: I doubt it why? !!!!! ..... The girl walked to him and came to embrace him but noticed he started to hold his head in pain. His hair went down a few more tints to sea blue. His face became slimmer and much more beautiful. He also grew breasts. The girl layed unconscious on the bed. Cilliana stared at her in wonder... all of a sudden, a guy had just turned into a girl. Cilliana shook her to wake her up, but didn't manage, so she put her under the sheets and went under herself to sleep. In the morning she awoke and got dressed for school. She heard a loud yawn and turned back to the bed, looking at the girl there.
Cilliana: Oh... it wasn't a dream after all... She put her bag down and went over to the bed.
Cilliana: Um... who are you and where's Janus?
Janesil: I'm Janesil... but I don't know any Janus...
Cilliana: Great... where are you from?
Janesil: I... don't know...
Cilliana: Just swell, we're both not from around here...
Janesil: Um... what am I doing in male clothes?
Cilliana: Oh crap, I forgot that issue! Janus bought me clothes... but I don't have enough for the two of us... for now put this on... Cilliana lent her her spare school uniform and brought the girl to school to talk to Janus.
Cilliana: ... So that's what happened...
Janus: Yes, that's Janesil allright...
Cilliana: You mean you know her?
Janus: Of course! She's bloody inside me!
Cilliana: WHAT?
Janus: Let me explain this simply. There are three souls within me, one is from an ancient being named Magus, one is my own and the other is her, Janesil.
Cilliana: But... if she's inside of you, how can she be here?
Janus: Well, I'm actually the Janus you know but from the future... but for now, you'll have to take care of her. I'll give you the day off to get things clear and learn to know each other. Tomorrow, I'll introduce her as a new student.
Cilliana: But I don't have any money...
Janus: Oh yeah, well, what's that purse on her side then?
Cilliana: But that's Janus' money!
Janus: And since Janus and her are the same person, it's her money!
Cilliana: Oh yeah...
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Autumn ends and the first cold breeze of winter shows it's ugly mug. We find Cilliana and Janesil in their room at early morning, both in bed. Janesil gets up, yawning loudly, still half asleep. She walks up to the shower, her nightgown half off. She slips it off and takes a warm shower to wash herself before a long day of school. After about an hour, she leaves, clad in her towel and returns to the main room where Cilliana was still in bed.
Janesil: Cilli, is something wrong?
Cilliana: So... C... Cold!!!
Janesil: It's not that cold...
Cilliana: It is!!!!
Janesil: But what about school?
Cilliana: Forget it! It'll be colder than here!!
Janesil: Cilli, you do realize we're only in the beginning of December, it's going to get much colder soon...
Cilliana: Please kill me then... So much colder than home...
Janesil: Allright, I'll see what I can do... Janesil got dressed, grabbed a bit to eat and got dressed for school. Once she was there, she went to Janus' office.
Janesil: Um... Janus-san...
Janus: Let me guess, Cilliana has cold related problems?
Janesil: How did you...
Janus: Do you see Cilliana dangling around my neck as usual?
Janesil: Now that you mention it... she's got the same problem?
Janus: Yeah. Cilliana can't stand cold for the life of her... I was actually trying to figure out an answer to that peculiar problem... I'd forgotten it gets this cold around Evermeet. So far the only answer to that problem is body heat... but... where's she gone? Janesil went back to their room and found Cilliana still in bed, trying to warm herself up.
Janesil: Want a bit to eat?
Cilliana: Janesil? Weren't you gone to school?
Janesil: Just got back. So, do you want something?
Cilliana: No... I'm not hungry... just cold... Janesil went over to the bed.
Janesil: Cilli, could you pass me your nightgown, I need to wash it...
Cilliana: But if I take it off, won't I be colder?
Janesil: I'll hand you a new one.
Cilliana: Well, here then... The bed wiggled as the girl took off her nightgown.
Janesil: While we're at it, could you pass your bra and panties too?
Cilliana: Allright... She wiggled a bit more, taking off the rest of her clothes and handed them to her roommate.
Cilliana: Could you pass me the new ones please?
Janesil: Could you turn around for a second? She did as she was asked, a bit curious... Janesil took off her school clothes and her underwear until she was naked as well and got in the sheets.
Cilliana: C... cold!! Why are you lifting the sheets... ? ... Kyah!! S... something just rubbed itself on my back!!
Janesil: Don't worry, it's just me...
Cilliana(turning red): W... what are you doing?
Janesil: I just talked to Janus and he mentioned that his Cilliana has the same problem.
Cilliana: So?
Janesil: He also mentioned that he usually solves that problem with body heat and that's just what I'm trying...
Cilliana: Um... Janesil... the reason that works is because of their emotions for each other. Because Cilliana cares deeply for him, with his proximity, her body lets out a higher amount of heat than it usually does, so does his for the same reasons... That's why it works...
Janesil: So... what's the problem?
Cilliana: Since we don't feel anything profound for each other, that's useless!
Janesil: That's not true, I love you... Eh... Ah... Cilliana turned red as t a tomato, unable to speak...
Cilliana(mentally): L...l...l...l...love me???? B...but she's a girl!! ...This is the first time someone tells me that they love me but my mother... ... It's true that her body is unusually warm against my back... How should I react... HOW??? She hides her breasts with her hands.
Cilliana(mentally): I... I'm not cold anymore... I feel... so warm and comfortable... Oh... she moved her hands around my waist... Somehow, I'd have expected the news of hearing that a girl whom I sleep with every night loves me... now that I think about it... why am I sleeping in the same bed as another girl? I could just ask Janus for an extra bed, being a teacher, he could easily find one... My heart pounds... could it be that I like things the way they are... that I like having her so near me... especially now, being removed from every physical protection, completely at her mercy, open for any sort of attack upon my physique... my god, I sound like a slut. She turned to stare straight in Janesil's eyes.
Cilliana: Y... you love me? Janesil stared away.
Janesil: Y... yes... I planned on telling you later.. but it just came out when you said we felt nothing for one another, I just couldn't keep it in anymore, I just had to prove you wrong...
Cilliana: Jan...
Janesil: I'm sorry to have bothered you... I forgot you loved Janus and that I just interrupted your relation together. Janesil turned completely, facing the other wall. She rapidly felt Cilliana's hand playing in her hair.
Cilliana: You know... I've never been able to take care of my hair the way you take care of yours... Still keeping a hold of the strand of hair, her hand started to slide down it's length until it's end that left her hand straight on Janesil's leftern breast...
Cilliana: Your heart beats so fast... is it because I'm near? She felt Janesil nod.
Cilliana: Could I help slow it's pace somehow? ... Wait, I heard that if rubbed just right, it should slow down... Cilliana's slender fingers gently applied a delicate pressure on the surface of the girl's soft breast, quickening it's beat to about twice it's old speed
Cilliana: Oh, that doesn't seem to work right... maybe I did it wrong...
Janesil: Cilli, just what are you doing?
Cilliana: Silly girl, don't tell me you haven't figured it out yet... I love you too...
Janesil: Y... ...y... ...y...you do?
Cilliana: Yes I do...
Janesil: B... but I thought you loved Ja... Cilliana put a finger to her lips.
Cilliana: Unless that name was Janesil, I don't want to hear it. I've decided to devote myself to you... to put away all my emotions for men and only look at you...
Janesil: Cilli... She turned and stared at the girl straight in the eyes.
Cilliana: Jan... The two girl's lips got close to one another's but before they met, they heard knocking on the door. Janesil Got up, putting on the nearest night gown who happened to be her half-transparent one and went to open the door. On the other side was Cilliana.
Janesil: Ci-San?
Cilliana: I hope you girl are ready because we're leaving!
Cilliana and Janesil: Nani???
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We rejoin them on the 23 of December, both in a hotspring with their teacher Cilliana.
Cilliana: Well, I guess our lesson's over for today... Oh... I forgot to warn you. Tonight, I'm going back to the academy for a few days... to go celebrate Christmas with Janus, so you two will be alone for a bit... Oh and I won't forget to bring your presents for your friends. Well, have fun now ^_^ Both girls blushed as Cilliana left the hotspring to prepare.
Cilliana: Well, it was a great idea of Janus' to send us all here...
Janesil: Yeah. I haven't heard you complain once about the cold. The pair were in a hotspring resort within a mountain range north of the city. The inn was rather expensive, but the fact that it was surrounded by mountains on every side kept the cold air out and the hotspring's warmth inside, so even if there was snow outside, here it was still around 30 degrees everyday. Cilliana had accompanied them as a private teacher and to stay warm as well. As for Christmas, the holiday had been introduced that year by Janus to the elven comitee as a new holiday. Of course the entire birth of Jesus part was totally forgotten and replaced by prayers to the elven gods to thank them for a wonderful year. Also, at that time, it was customary to give gifts to people we're close to... Our friends, our family, our beloved... Both girls had already found something for the other.
Janesil: You know, we've come a long way since we first met... At first we could barely get along together, mostly because you hated me for breaking you up with Janus, but overtime, you got used to it, it seems...
Cilliana: My feelings for Janus faded and without me even noticing, my feelings for you grew...
Janesil: Well, how about a ping-pong game before going to bed?
Cilliana: Yay! The next day was pretty long, mostly because they didn't have class which usually took up their whole day, but they had classes which weren't on the normal program pretty often... but upon the 12th hit of midnight, Christmas began and they headed for the pile of presents in the corner. In all, there were 7... First they started with the presents from Janus. Cilliana got a page on which was written a spell and an note "If ever you feel the need to return home..." and Janesil got a heavy leatherbound book.
Cilliana: what is it about?
Janesil: I have no idea, it has not title... She opened it and read the first page "Janesil, knowing of your current condition, I've compiled here all of the information I've been able to gather about your past and even managed to get a bit straight out of your future self, enjoy :)"
Cilliana: How sweet. Next were the presents from Cilliana. Both got clothes, splendid nightgowns, richly embroided and extremely comfortable underwear, breathtaking gowns and casual clothes... after that came their own gifts, leaving the one from Janus and Cilliana for last. From Cilliana came a delicate and beautiful pair of panties.
Cilliana: I made them myself, I've managed to make then small and comfortable, not to mention that there are quite a few spells in it... :) I would've given you a bra too, but I know that you don't wear those too often...
Janesil: Thanks Cilli... Cilliana picked up her present and opened it. Inside the large box was a much smaller one... and on it was a small note. Cilliana read it and tore it off, opened the box and threw herself in Janesil's arms, crying.
Cilliana: I... I can't believe this... Really?
Janesil: Yes, my dear. The girl kept crying for a minute then wiped off her tears and kissed the girl. Janesil was startled for a second, but rapidly joined in, returning her kiss with a similar passion and delicacy. Their first kiss was one they'd never forget... after a minute, they broke it and Cilliana giggled and went back to their room with the package. She sat on the bed, naked and soaked, staring at it's content, Janesil's engagement ring. It was golden with a beautiful heart made of ruby held by an angel that was hugging it... She tried it on and felt it adapt to the size of her finger until it fit her perfectly. Janesil came in and found her there, waiting, staring at her gift and then at her.
(Censorship) The next morning, both girl woke up at the same time, stared at each other and giggled. They went back to the hotspring to wash themselves from their action earlier on in the day and noticed the last gift. In it was a small piece of paper on which it was written "Don't worry, marriage between lesbians is allowed in elven communities... not necessarily well seen, but allowed." The two stared at each other and kissed...
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At the end of Aril, the three girls left back for the academy. There, their relationship continued to flourish and a date was set for the wedding... the day after they'd obtain their diploma... once again, they melted in with Janus' friends. Cilliana got along very well with Eliria, Rhys and Evana and Janesil had managed to catch Kathandryon's eye and got along swell with the other girls. It currently is the eve of the diploma ceremony.
Rhys: Well, those two seem to be getting cheerier by the day...
Eliria: Of course, why wouldn't they?
Rhys: Should they?
Evana: Have you been reading your mail for the past month?
Rhys: We have mail?
Eliria: Local 273.
Rhys: I'm on my way! He ran off torwards the school building.
Eliria: He's got a lot of catching up to do... I think he might also have a Christmas present or two over there...
Kathandryon: So, are you two still sure, I mean, what would your parents think?
Janesil: Well, according to the book Janus gave me, no one knows where I come from...
Cilliana: And I don't intend to go back home ever.
Rhys: Are you sure? Can you keep this up forever?
Kathandyon: Keep what up?
Rhys: Ah...
Eliria: BAKA!
Kathandryon: Well?
Cilliana: That I was once human... Janus found me unconscious here one day and camouflaged me here as an elf...
Kathandryon: That's preposterous! Janus would never do that!
Rhys: He did.
Kathandryon: I... I... He ran off as well.
Evana: It'll take him some time to get used to the matter though...
Girl: Hello! They turned to a smaller version of Cilliana
Girl: Hi! I'm Ci Moonflower. I'm joining the academy next year and I'd like to know if you've seen my Nii-san here recently?
Rhys: Sorry, but we haven't.
Ci: Okay, Bye! Ci, AKA Cilliana was Janus' cousin, the child of one of his aunts that had unfortunately died, leaving the child orphaned. The difference between them was that her mother had died fighting invaders at the same time as Eliria's parents when 5 humans managed to get to the island and murdered a dozen people. She was older than him, but his body seemed older, so the girl always treated him as her older brother. She'd been admitted early to let her study magic more profoundly than most other girls. It's true her parents were great magicians, but the girl had an innate talent that allowed her to surpass her teachers with ease. The next day was the graduation, where students that passed their 5th year of a said discipline received a diploma mentioning they'd mastered their discipline and were eligible to work with jobs that required it. Each student was called out and was given a diploma. Janesil got hers, but when it came down to Cilliana, everything changed.
Director: Bravo for your achievement, now I present you with ...
Kathandron: Stop!!
Director: Yes, Kathandryon Starshine, what's the problem?
Kathandryon: That girl to whom you wish to give an object of elven prestige is a human! An outbreak of disbelief and anger rose in the crown, after all, almost every man in that crown was in love with the girl... the director nodded to one of the two persons beside him and the man stepped forward, casting a scan spell.
Man: This girl has a great amount of elven blood in her, but I detect a weak amount of human blood, making her a half-elf! The crown exploded in disbelief at the statement. The director nodded to the second man behind him and he withdrew a sword and came to strike down the girl, but a beam of energy burst out the audience and hit the man in the chest, making him fly a few meters away, unconscious. Janesil leapt on the stage and grabbed Cilliana by the hand, intending to flee, but before she could get off the stage, she was seized and pinned to the ground.
Janesil: Cilliana, run!
Janus: I'm profoundly sorry, but there is no other way... Janus cast the spell to send Cilliana back to her age and watched her sink into the timestream.
Janesil: Ci... Cilliana... CILLIANA!!!!!!! ... ...No... Tears ran down her cheek for a second and then a flash of light occurred.
Janus: Get off of me now!! The men heard the deep voice and immediately got off.
Magus: What were you morons thinking, pinning down a member of house Moonflower! I should have you all fired for that!
Men: S...sorry sir Magus! After that, the image in the screen faded to darkness and Magus' own memories appeared. He was leaving Evermeet, having somehow gained control... He wandered the world for no reason... maybe somehow Janesil had implanted in him the mission to find her lover again?
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Amlaruil had learned from her dying son's last words that he had a son, her grandson. But what intrigued her the most was the name he'd pronounced before, the name of his lover she immediately recognized as the name of her rival: Wren Ellesedil of Kastro. The war between the two nations had begun less than a month after the fall of Myth Drannor in the year of the fall. The two nations both wanted to be the ruler of all elves and had declared war upon each other, but yet now a moonflower and an Ellesedil have had a child together, a child worthy of truly being king of all elves, and she was going to raise him. She released one of her slaves she'd captured that had come from there in exchange for having him deliver a message to Wren and would release the man's wife when he'd return with the answer. A month later, the man returned with an answer to her plea of having the child sent to Evermeet for top rank education worthy of the future king of all elves. As soon as she got the envelope, she kept her word and released the man's wife, both left back for home immediately. Unfortunately, the answer was not the one she'd hoped, but the one she expected. "There is no way that I'd hand my son to you, after all, isn't the best education the one his mother gives him? Anyway, by saying that, you implied that our nation is a bunch of idiots compared to Evermeet and there is no way my son is going to get any feeling of superiority through his education! We hopefully will never speak of the matter again.
Queen Wren Ellesedil of Kastro." Having expected the first remark, it didn't annoy her too much, but the second part was too much to bear! Queen Amlaruil went down to her dungeons and Went to talk to an assassin she'd had imprisoned for murder. She released him and promised him a large reward if he'd assassinate the young queen that was her rival. The man promptly agreed and listened to the queen's plan. The next day, she released all of her prisoners from Kastro under the pretext that her first grandson was born. The freed prisoners swarmed back to Kastro in small groups, not knowing that an assassin was within their ranks, being lead to the place his client had requested he'd commit his next gruesome deed... A week later, he showed up at the castle, exactly a day after the queen got news of the girl's demise from one of her spies from within the royal castle. She paid him a handsome sum for his excellent work and dismissed him from the island. She received word that young Magus was now an orphan and being the closest family member still alive, was asked if she wanted to take him in. Barely three days after, Magus arrived in his new home. Amlaruil was surprised at how old he seemed. Physically, he was one year old, but had the body of at least 6 years. He remained at the castle for two years and was sent to a top grade Magic school to learn what he could of the mystic arts. He came back in a year.
Amlaruil: So, already got kicked out, what as shame. Magus handed her a note written by the magic school's director. She read it kind of intrigued at why the fat pig would actually bother to write something since it took so much efforts to even lift the pen. "Your grandson is absolutely a phenomenon! He's cleared all of the disciplines and memorized every spell that lurked in our libraries already, even I couldn't manage to learn them all and I've been here for almost 750 years! Unfortunately, as it is a tradition, all students are to shoot a spell at the school when they depart. Young Magus used a spell never seen within the island before. Having seen it, we've transferred the knowledge to one of our human cooperators, hoping to receive an answer on what it was, until the building is rebuilt, class are dismissed for all students."
Amlaruil: An unknown spell to this island, where did you learn it?
Magus: An innate spell, quite weak if you ask me... He remained at the castle for a week and was then sent to try his luck in the school of steel, to learn the art of fighting. He returned a year later with a similar note, except for no levelling this time... but now Magus had reached the age where all members of the royal family received their very own guardian. Everyone of House Moonflower received a bodyguard when they reached age 5. These bodyguards came from house Silverwing, very close friends of the royal family since longer than anyone can remember. House Silverwing was renown because of it's capacity of giving birth to the best of the best. Usually, the members of house Moonflower had bodyguards already having reached adulthood, but the only one free was a youth of 16 years of age by the name of Rhys. He had yet to complete Mage-Knight school and would be done in a year and a month. Magus was also going to enter that academy, but managed to cross all 4 beginning years in the first month and began the final year in normal speed. During his progressing, he'd still been able to make a few friends... Rhys, A mage named Eliria Nightpath, a warrior named Kathandryon Starshine and another warrior by the name of Evana Daybreak. During the summer break, which only lasted a week there, his grandmother the queen requested proof of his talent to make sure that he didn't just use his name to receive grades. She had him battle a squad of her guards using weapons she asked him to go get at the armory. When came the time for broadswords, he noticed a row of elegant swords held by ancient armors, there were 8 in all. He reached for two of them and saw a blinding flash of blue erupt from them, lighting the entire castle.
Amlaruil: NO! I forgot to warn him about the Moonblades!! She ran as fast as she could to the room and found him in a corner, still a bit dazed by the intense light that had been in his eyes a minute ago...
Amlaruil: Good, he didn't try to remove them from their scabbards... One of the guards looked frightened and looked at the swords, the queen's gaze also shifting to them. Two swords lifted themselves from the armors and floated to the child with the body of 14 years. He took them and strapped them on his back. He withdrew them, rapidly noticing the incredible lightness of the two seemingly heavy swords.
Amlaruil: Two Moonblades, He took out TWO Moonblades and still stands to tell about it.... I swear, that kid does miracles! A week later, upon the first day of school, Rhys marvelled at the sight of his master's twin Moonblades.
Rhys: WOW!! I can't believe you managed to get two swords! One is rare enough! How did you do it?
Magus: Well, I just touched the hilt and it started to emit a strange light and then they floated to me...?? Magus stopped Rhys' walk and stared at the sky. Rhys followed his gaze and noticed a small swirling circle of black. Out of it fell a beautiful young blonde girl. They went to check on her and found she was just unconscious. Rhys lifted her hair and gasped in shock.
Rhys: S...She's a human!!
Magus: So?
Rhys: Humans are to be put to death on sight if found upon the island!
Magus: No, she'll be fine. I'll take care of her.
Rhys: B..but Magus!...
Magus: No buts. I'll take care of her, if you feel like what I'm doing is wrong, go denouncer me. I'll see it as if you did something in order to save my life.
Rhys: You do realize that usually you should just order me to remain silent about the matter.
Magus: If I were to force you into silence, I'd be cutting your freedom and that's something I really do not want to do.
Rhys: So what do we do about her.
Magus: For now, just help me get her to my room and return to your normal activities. You'll see me again in two days like if nothing happened. Rhys, still suspicious of his master's plan left him to do as he saw fit. Now alone with the fascinatingly beautiful girl, he began to examine her more closely to notice what made her so different from elves... She was pretty tall, almost as tall as he was, but elves were usually tall so it was pretty much normal. After a close examination, he discovered that only the ears and the aura didn't match. He cast a simple illusion to have both seem elven. It was no easy task, since the maintenance of the illusion now reduced his potential to that of a normal student, rendering unable to glide across the session like he usually did. About an hour later, the girl woke up.
Girl: W...Where am I? This isn't my room.
Magus: I believe you guessed right.
Girl: Who are you?
Magus: I am known as Magus Moonflower, member of the royal family of this island of Evermeet.
Girl: Wow! Am I really on Evermeet? ... I mean ... I'm sorry to trespass upon your kingdom, your highness... My name is Cilliana Windia from the island of Japan.
Magus: Japan, the island once inhabited by the Windians until the week of the fall where all three cities fell... the week the elves were forever divided... Um... Sorry about that...
Cilliana: No problem your highness.
Magus: Stop calling me that! I hate titles, it just denounces the unevenness between people of equal value. Although a few ARE worth to be in the lower class...
Cilliana: Well then Janus, why am I still alive? Aren't elves supposed to hate humans?
Magus: That's a typical High elven prejudice, but I believe that until you've proven yourself to be evil, you shouldn't be judged and labelled so. Anyway, how did you get on the island?
Cilliana: Well, some men were trying to kidnap me when my earrings shattered and I was sucked into a portal and I woke up in this room.
Magus: Strange... By the clothes you're wearing, I'd say you were sucked back in the past...
Cilliana: The past?!?! How am I going to get home now?
Magus: Until we find a way to get you back there, you'll have to blend in if you don't want to be killed. What's your specialty? Swordfighting, Magic or both?
Cilliana: Well, my mother told me I have great magical potential...
Magus: Right! You're going to be inscribed in 5th level magic classes, you'll be starting in 2 days, but tomorrow, I'll have to teach you a thing or two about being an Elf... Two days later, Magus returned to class and found Rhys waiting anxiously to hear what he'd been doing.
Magus: Didn't the teacher ask anything about my disappearance?
Rhys: Not at all, we haven't even had class yet... The door opened and their new teacher came in. Everyone here came from a long line of Mage- Knights and were all surprised to see that their teacher wasn't Elmdor Razorleaf, the school's oldest and best teacher.
Teacher: Welcome class, we excuse ourselves for starting so late, but we had some preparations to take care of...
Student: Sir, you must have the wrong class, this one's taught by Elmdor...
Teacher: Was supposed to be taught by Elmdor you mean. The school board found a more competent teacher than that rambling old fool. They left him to teach Mage-Knights of a lesser level.
Student 2: Sir, my brother was taught by Emldor, so was my father, grandfather, great grandfather and greater grandfather, we're not about to change today for some lesser ranked teacher. We have ties with house Evermeet, we even have one of them here and we swear we'll get Elmdor back here by tomorrow!
Teacher: Ah yes. That would be young Treewind talking. I thank him deeply for reminding me that I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Janus Ellesedil and I will be one of your two teachers for this semester.
Rhys: An Ellesedil?
Magus: Sir Janus, I beg your pardon, but the Ellesedil clan is extincted. I am the last member of the house and I bear the name Moonflower more proudly than I do Ellesedil. And also, excuse me, but in mage-knight academy, the students are taught everything by one teacher...
Janus: Ah, just what I'd expect off you Magus. About the Ellesedil part, I'm afraid I cannot explain it, for my sake and as for the teacher part, there has been a new rule mentioning that some problems are created by being too isolated from the opposite sex and so all classes are going to be twinned together. And to make it fair, some classes are going to be mixed with other disciplines. Your paired class is waiting for you in the garden. You are all to report there and learn to communicate with them. The other teacher and I will be observing you all and matching you with a partner we feel you'll get along well with.
Student: Tell us, is this just a plan from our parents to have us form couples?
Janus: Absolutely not. You shall be joined with class... 5G of the magic department.
Student: Magic 5G? But they're a bunch of commoners! Janus materialized behind the student having raised that comment.
Janus: My good student, as you can see as clearly as day, I am not a High elf and will not tolerate any class prejudices in my local or I'll make sure you flunk this class as many times as they are houses you consider lesser than yours in all of Evermeet!
Student: U...understood sir! The class headed down to the garden and found their paired class there. As soon as they arrived, Eliria intercepted them.
Eliria: Hey! I didn't really expect us to be paired with your class! I don't think the other students took it too well.
Rhys: Far from it, eh Magus? ...? Magus? He followed Magus' gaze and found what had captivated his attention. A girl identical to the one he'd helped Magus with two days ago was coming their way but her aura was now elven strangely...
Cilliana: Hi Janus! Did you know they were going to pair us up?
Magus: HUNH?!? What do you mean by that?
Cilliana: Well since your class arrived, I've been eyed by nothing but admiration by your fellow classmen, half the class even rushed to your teacher to ask to be put with me in a team... the other half was after our teacher, miss Cilliana... Magus just noticed the other teacher, a radiantly beautiful version of Cilliana, still blossoming in her youth, but still gave out an aura of incredible age. She bent to her side to kiss Janus softly on his lips and giggle softly. Immediately, the mob around her dispatched.
Magus: You still haven't explained what this pairing us up story is!
Cilliana: Oh, I forgot. When the mob around your teacher asked him to be paired with me, he answered gently that some pairs had been decided since the beginning and gave a short list... We were the first on that list, Rhys and Eliria were the second.
Rhys: We're paired up?
Eliria: Oh great, now I'm stuck in the same team as you.
Rhys: Hey don't sound disappointed, I'm the best in my class!
Eliria: Correction. MAGUS is the best in your class.
Cilliana: Yes, Janus is the best! ^_^
Rhys: What's with this Janus thing?
Magus: I'm not quite sure, but she mentioned something about it being my real name and sorts, I don't notice it anymore...
Rhys: REALLY... looks like someone's putting a little too much interest in their protégé, aren't they?
Magus: It's not that at all!!... ... It just sounds so right... Magus went over to see Janus after he'd finished announcing the pairs and dismissing class for the rest of the day.
Magus: Sir, I've heard I've been paired with Cilliana, why is that?
Cilliana: Simple, you two work so well together, it's fascinating.
Janus: Also, don't you two share a little secret about something that happened two days ago?
Magus: How do you...
Cilliana: Listen to yourself a bit. Try to hear yourself and all will be explained quite faster than you can believe. That night, Cilliana returned to her room and found Magus waiting in it.
Cilliana: J...Janus! This is a young girl's room, don't you know that you're not supposed to be in here? Magus showed her her file and then his. Both rooms were the same number.
Magus: You see, getting you entry in the academy was a breeze, getting you a file was hard, but getting you a room was impossible! Anyway, I like to make sure you don't go sleep with someone and accidentally blow our entire scheme to keep you alive apart. The girl surveyed the room and began to turn red.
Cilliana: There's only one bed...
Magus: This may be a royal chamber, but it was designed for only one occupant at a time, although the bed is wide enough to easily hold two, maybe three. The girl turned redder, but is soon became a mere blush, lighting her face prettily.
Cilliana: So... have you ever seen an elven girl without her clothes.
Magus: N...NO! Of course not!... Wait... in fact there was that time when Evana went into my Hotspring by accident and took off her towel thinking she was alone... She noticed me a second later and put it back on immediately, her face red...
Cilliana: D... do you think there is a sexual incapacity between humans and elves?
Magus: I doubt it why? !!!!! ..... The girl walked to him and came to embrace him but noticed he started to hold his head in pain. His hair went down a few more tints to sea blue. His face became slimmer and much more beautiful. He also grew breasts. The girl layed unconscious on the bed. Cilliana stared at her in wonder... all of a sudden, a guy had just turned into a girl. Cilliana shook her to wake her up, but didn't manage, so she put her under the sheets and went under herself to sleep. In the morning she awoke and got dressed for school. She heard a loud yawn and turned back to the bed, looking at the girl there.
Cilliana: Oh... it wasn't a dream after all... She put her bag down and went over to the bed.
Cilliana: Um... who are you and where's Janus?
Janesil: I'm Janesil... but I don't know any Janus...
Cilliana: Great... where are you from?
Janesil: I... don't know...
Cilliana: Just swell, we're both not from around here...
Janesil: Um... what am I doing in male clothes?
Cilliana: Oh crap, I forgot that issue! Janus bought me clothes... but I don't have enough for the two of us... for now put this on... Cilliana lent her her spare school uniform and brought the girl to school to talk to Janus.
Cilliana: ... So that's what happened...
Janus: Yes, that's Janesil allright...
Cilliana: You mean you know her?
Janus: Of course! She's bloody inside me!
Cilliana: WHAT?
Janus: Let me explain this simply. There are three souls within me, one is from an ancient being named Magus, one is my own and the other is her, Janesil.
Cilliana: But... if she's inside of you, how can she be here?
Janus: Well, I'm actually the Janus you know but from the future... but for now, you'll have to take care of her. I'll give you the day off to get things clear and learn to know each other. Tomorrow, I'll introduce her as a new student.
Cilliana: But I don't have any money...
Janus: Oh yeah, well, what's that purse on her side then?
Cilliana: But that's Janus' money!
Janus: And since Janus and her are the same person, it's her money!
Cilliana: Oh yeah...
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Autumn ends and the first cold breeze of winter shows it's ugly mug. We find Cilliana and Janesil in their room at early morning, both in bed. Janesil gets up, yawning loudly, still half asleep. She walks up to the shower, her nightgown half off. She slips it off and takes a warm shower to wash herself before a long day of school. After about an hour, she leaves, clad in her towel and returns to the main room where Cilliana was still in bed.
Janesil: Cilli, is something wrong?
Cilliana: So... C... Cold!!!
Janesil: It's not that cold...
Cilliana: It is!!!!
Janesil: But what about school?
Cilliana: Forget it! It'll be colder than here!!
Janesil: Cilli, you do realize we're only in the beginning of December, it's going to get much colder soon...
Cilliana: Please kill me then... So much colder than home...
Janesil: Allright, I'll see what I can do... Janesil got dressed, grabbed a bit to eat and got dressed for school. Once she was there, she went to Janus' office.
Janesil: Um... Janus-san...
Janus: Let me guess, Cilliana has cold related problems?
Janesil: How did you...
Janus: Do you see Cilliana dangling around my neck as usual?
Janesil: Now that you mention it... she's got the same problem?
Janus: Yeah. Cilliana can't stand cold for the life of her... I was actually trying to figure out an answer to that peculiar problem... I'd forgotten it gets this cold around Evermeet. So far the only answer to that problem is body heat... but... where's she gone? Janesil went back to their room and found Cilliana still in bed, trying to warm herself up.
Janesil: Want a bit to eat?
Cilliana: Janesil? Weren't you gone to school?
Janesil: Just got back. So, do you want something?
Cilliana: No... I'm not hungry... just cold... Janesil went over to the bed.
Janesil: Cilli, could you pass me your nightgown, I need to wash it...
Cilliana: But if I take it off, won't I be colder?
Janesil: I'll hand you a new one.
Cilliana: Well, here then... The bed wiggled as the girl took off her nightgown.
Janesil: While we're at it, could you pass your bra and panties too?
Cilliana: Allright... She wiggled a bit more, taking off the rest of her clothes and handed them to her roommate.
Cilliana: Could you pass me the new ones please?
Janesil: Could you turn around for a second? She did as she was asked, a bit curious... Janesil took off her school clothes and her underwear until she was naked as well and got in the sheets.
Cilliana: C... cold!! Why are you lifting the sheets... ? ... Kyah!! S... something just rubbed itself on my back!!
Janesil: Don't worry, it's just me...
Cilliana(turning red): W... what are you doing?
Janesil: I just talked to Janus and he mentioned that his Cilliana has the same problem.
Cilliana: So?
Janesil: He also mentioned that he usually solves that problem with body heat and that's just what I'm trying...
Cilliana: Um... Janesil... the reason that works is because of their emotions for each other. Because Cilliana cares deeply for him, with his proximity, her body lets out a higher amount of heat than it usually does, so does his for the same reasons... That's why it works...
Janesil: So... what's the problem?
Cilliana: Since we don't feel anything profound for each other, that's useless!
Janesil: That's not true, I love you... Eh... Ah... Cilliana turned red as t a tomato, unable to speak...
Cilliana(mentally): L...l...l...l...love me???? B...but she's a girl!! ...This is the first time someone tells me that they love me but my mother... ... It's true that her body is unusually warm against my back... How should I react... HOW??? She hides her breasts with her hands.
Cilliana(mentally): I... I'm not cold anymore... I feel... so warm and comfortable... Oh... she moved her hands around my waist... Somehow, I'd have expected the news of hearing that a girl whom I sleep with every night loves me... now that I think about it... why am I sleeping in the same bed as another girl? I could just ask Janus for an extra bed, being a teacher, he could easily find one... My heart pounds... could it be that I like things the way they are... that I like having her so near me... especially now, being removed from every physical protection, completely at her mercy, open for any sort of attack upon my physique... my god, I sound like a slut. She turned to stare straight in Janesil's eyes.
Cilliana: Y... you love me? Janesil stared away.
Janesil: Y... yes... I planned on telling you later.. but it just came out when you said we felt nothing for one another, I just couldn't keep it in anymore, I just had to prove you wrong...
Cilliana: Jan...
Janesil: I'm sorry to have bothered you... I forgot you loved Janus and that I just interrupted your relation together. Janesil turned completely, facing the other wall. She rapidly felt Cilliana's hand playing in her hair.
Cilliana: You know... I've never been able to take care of my hair the way you take care of yours... Still keeping a hold of the strand of hair, her hand started to slide down it's length until it's end that left her hand straight on Janesil's leftern breast...
Cilliana: Your heart beats so fast... is it because I'm near? She felt Janesil nod.
Cilliana: Could I help slow it's pace somehow? ... Wait, I heard that if rubbed just right, it should slow down... Cilliana's slender fingers gently applied a delicate pressure on the surface of the girl's soft breast, quickening it's beat to about twice it's old speed
Cilliana: Oh, that doesn't seem to work right... maybe I did it wrong...
Janesil: Cilli, just what are you doing?
Cilliana: Silly girl, don't tell me you haven't figured it out yet... I love you too...
Janesil: Y... ...y... ...y...you do?
Cilliana: Yes I do...
Janesil: B... but I thought you loved Ja... Cilliana put a finger to her lips.
Cilliana: Unless that name was Janesil, I don't want to hear it. I've decided to devote myself to you... to put away all my emotions for men and only look at you...
Janesil: Cilli... She turned and stared at the girl straight in the eyes.
Cilliana: Jan... The two girl's lips got close to one another's but before they met, they heard knocking on the door. Janesil Got up, putting on the nearest night gown who happened to be her half-transparent one and went to open the door. On the other side was Cilliana.
Janesil: Ci-San?
Cilliana: I hope you girl are ready because we're leaving!
Cilliana and Janesil: Nani???
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We rejoin them on the 23 of December, both in a hotspring with their teacher Cilliana.
Cilliana: Well, I guess our lesson's over for today... Oh... I forgot to warn you. Tonight, I'm going back to the academy for a few days... to go celebrate Christmas with Janus, so you two will be alone for a bit... Oh and I won't forget to bring your presents for your friends. Well, have fun now ^_^ Both girls blushed as Cilliana left the hotspring to prepare.
Cilliana: Well, it was a great idea of Janus' to send us all here...
Janesil: Yeah. I haven't heard you complain once about the cold. The pair were in a hotspring resort within a mountain range north of the city. The inn was rather expensive, but the fact that it was surrounded by mountains on every side kept the cold air out and the hotspring's warmth inside, so even if there was snow outside, here it was still around 30 degrees everyday. Cilliana had accompanied them as a private teacher and to stay warm as well. As for Christmas, the holiday had been introduced that year by Janus to the elven comitee as a new holiday. Of course the entire birth of Jesus part was totally forgotten and replaced by prayers to the elven gods to thank them for a wonderful year. Also, at that time, it was customary to give gifts to people we're close to... Our friends, our family, our beloved... Both girls had already found something for the other.
Janesil: You know, we've come a long way since we first met... At first we could barely get along together, mostly because you hated me for breaking you up with Janus, but overtime, you got used to it, it seems...
Cilliana: My feelings for Janus faded and without me even noticing, my feelings for you grew...
Janesil: Well, how about a ping-pong game before going to bed?
Cilliana: Yay! The next day was pretty long, mostly because they didn't have class which usually took up their whole day, but they had classes which weren't on the normal program pretty often... but upon the 12th hit of midnight, Christmas began and they headed for the pile of presents in the corner. In all, there were 7... First they started with the presents from Janus. Cilliana got a page on which was written a spell and an note "If ever you feel the need to return home..." and Janesil got a heavy leatherbound book.
Cilliana: what is it about?
Janesil: I have no idea, it has not title... She opened it and read the first page "Janesil, knowing of your current condition, I've compiled here all of the information I've been able to gather about your past and even managed to get a bit straight out of your future self, enjoy :)"
Cilliana: How sweet. Next were the presents from Cilliana. Both got clothes, splendid nightgowns, richly embroided and extremely comfortable underwear, breathtaking gowns and casual clothes... after that came their own gifts, leaving the one from Janus and Cilliana for last. From Cilliana came a delicate and beautiful pair of panties.
Cilliana: I made them myself, I've managed to make then small and comfortable, not to mention that there are quite a few spells in it... :) I would've given you a bra too, but I know that you don't wear those too often...
Janesil: Thanks Cilli... Cilliana picked up her present and opened it. Inside the large box was a much smaller one... and on it was a small note. Cilliana read it and tore it off, opened the box and threw herself in Janesil's arms, crying.
Cilliana: I... I can't believe this... Really?
Janesil: Yes, my dear. The girl kept crying for a minute then wiped off her tears and kissed the girl. Janesil was startled for a second, but rapidly joined in, returning her kiss with a similar passion and delicacy. Their first kiss was one they'd never forget... after a minute, they broke it and Cilliana giggled and went back to their room with the package. She sat on the bed, naked and soaked, staring at it's content, Janesil's engagement ring. It was golden with a beautiful heart made of ruby held by an angel that was hugging it... She tried it on and felt it adapt to the size of her finger until it fit her perfectly. Janesil came in and found her there, waiting, staring at her gift and then at her.
(Censorship) The next morning, both girl woke up at the same time, stared at each other and giggled. They went back to the hotspring to wash themselves from their action earlier on in the day and noticed the last gift. In it was a small piece of paper on which it was written "Don't worry, marriage between lesbians is allowed in elven communities... not necessarily well seen, but allowed." The two stared at each other and kissed...
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At the end of Aril, the three girls left back for the academy. There, their relationship continued to flourish and a date was set for the wedding... the day after they'd obtain their diploma... once again, they melted in with Janus' friends. Cilliana got along very well with Eliria, Rhys and Evana and Janesil had managed to catch Kathandryon's eye and got along swell with the other girls. It currently is the eve of the diploma ceremony.
Rhys: Well, those two seem to be getting cheerier by the day...
Eliria: Of course, why wouldn't they?
Rhys: Should they?
Evana: Have you been reading your mail for the past month?
Rhys: We have mail?
Eliria: Local 273.
Rhys: I'm on my way! He ran off torwards the school building.
Eliria: He's got a lot of catching up to do... I think he might also have a Christmas present or two over there...
Kathandryon: So, are you two still sure, I mean, what would your parents think?
Janesil: Well, according to the book Janus gave me, no one knows where I come from...
Cilliana: And I don't intend to go back home ever.
Rhys: Are you sure? Can you keep this up forever?
Kathandyon: Keep what up?
Rhys: Ah...
Eliria: BAKA!
Kathandryon: Well?
Cilliana: That I was once human... Janus found me unconscious here one day and camouflaged me here as an elf...
Kathandryon: That's preposterous! Janus would never do that!
Rhys: He did.
Kathandryon: I... I... He ran off as well.
Evana: It'll take him some time to get used to the matter though...
Girl: Hello! They turned to a smaller version of Cilliana
Girl: Hi! I'm Ci Moonflower. I'm joining the academy next year and I'd like to know if you've seen my Nii-san here recently?
Rhys: Sorry, but we haven't.
Ci: Okay, Bye! Ci, AKA Cilliana was Janus' cousin, the child of one of his aunts that had unfortunately died, leaving the child orphaned. The difference between them was that her mother had died fighting invaders at the same time as Eliria's parents when 5 humans managed to get to the island and murdered a dozen people. She was older than him, but his body seemed older, so the girl always treated him as her older brother. She'd been admitted early to let her study magic more profoundly than most other girls. It's true her parents were great magicians, but the girl had an innate talent that allowed her to surpass her teachers with ease. The next day was the graduation, where students that passed their 5th year of a said discipline received a diploma mentioning they'd mastered their discipline and were eligible to work with jobs that required it. Each student was called out and was given a diploma. Janesil got hers, but when it came down to Cilliana, everything changed.
Director: Bravo for your achievement, now I present you with ...
Kathandron: Stop!!
Director: Yes, Kathandryon Starshine, what's the problem?
Kathandryon: That girl to whom you wish to give an object of elven prestige is a human! An outbreak of disbelief and anger rose in the crown, after all, almost every man in that crown was in love with the girl... the director nodded to one of the two persons beside him and the man stepped forward, casting a scan spell.
Man: This girl has a great amount of elven blood in her, but I detect a weak amount of human blood, making her a half-elf! The crown exploded in disbelief at the statement. The director nodded to the second man behind him and he withdrew a sword and came to strike down the girl, but a beam of energy burst out the audience and hit the man in the chest, making him fly a few meters away, unconscious. Janesil leapt on the stage and grabbed Cilliana by the hand, intending to flee, but before she could get off the stage, she was seized and pinned to the ground.
Janesil: Cilliana, run!
Janus: I'm profoundly sorry, but there is no other way... Janus cast the spell to send Cilliana back to her age and watched her sink into the timestream.
Janesil: Ci... Cilliana... CILLIANA!!!!!!! ... ...No... Tears ran down her cheek for a second and then a flash of light occurred.
Janus: Get off of me now!! The men heard the deep voice and immediately got off.
Magus: What were you morons thinking, pinning down a member of house Moonflower! I should have you all fired for that!
Men: S...sorry sir Magus! After that, the image in the screen faded to darkness and Magus' own memories appeared. He was leaving Evermeet, having somehow gained control... He wandered the world for no reason... maybe somehow Janesil had implanted in him the mission to find her lover again?