Life of a Dancer 2 - Chapter Thirty Four

"Axia, what will happen tonight?" Aurora said as Axia was behind her iron curtain changing her dust-filled clothing.

Stepping from behind there, she turned towards her and said, "I can't be sure, but from what my sister said, be honest with yourself. It will hurt less. Lachlan is a Lightning element, so he has a tendency to shock people when they don't give him the answer he wants. However, he is a very powerful piece of the Valkyrie, much like Axis. There are days that I miss her acerbic sense of humour..." she trailed off.

"Your kidding right?" Aurora said, her apprehension growing. She remembered that Lachlan knew of the rape of Axia, so she was now even more nervous.

"No I am not kidding. It was a source of amusement every time Lachlan shocked Bizi. Bizi and him never got along, even though Bizi was wielder of him." Axia said as she walked to her bathing room and sat down on the chaise in there.

Aurora followed her in there, and then remembered when she took Axia in the shower. Blushing slightly she turned towards Axia as she was also reminded of the shower. "Ora, consider what happened in this room forgotten. I like you a lot as a friend, and I don't want to have any regrets or lingering feelings. When I marry Kiniro, I would like you to be my matron of honour. My first wedding never got planned, but this time it will be." Axia said leaning into the chaise.

"Axia, I am not married, so I would be maid." she said out of context

"You do realize what tonight's ceremony is? Don't you?" Axia said with an eyebrow perched

"No..." Aurora said slowly

"You will be marrying Lex in front of Lachlan. The ceremony tonight will require his blessings. See, all of us Valkyries had to gain approval from all the pieces. Even though my father pushed the weddings on all of us, he still had to abide by their wishes." Axia said slowly as the comprehension dawned on Aurora.

"So when Lex was calling me a Valkyrie..." she started

"He was declaring you his wife" Axia finished

"Then before I am judged there is something I need to tell you. Axia, the night before we met, I saw you. Asleep. I couldn't help myself, but I touched you in the same manner as I did when we were in the camp." Aurora confessed to her

"I see..." Axia said slowly as she got up off the chaise and walked out of the room

Aurora followed her out, as Axia wordlessly walked out of her bedroom and out into the living room and out the door. As she headed out the door, Aurora followed her until they reached one of the many cliffs that the back of the mansion had.

"Aurora, why are you telling me now?" Axia said finally

"Because Lachlan knows." she said

"Then I forgive you and I thank you for telling me." Axia said

"That's it! Your not mad at me?" she said puzzled

"The fact that you are alive after violating me, means that Lachlan was all right with it, meaning that it is okay and he had to have approved of you in some way. Or you would have died that night. On the spot. The fact that I personally spared Ryan's life is the only reason he is currently alive now. Otherwise, Lachlan would have killed him. Aurora, if Lachlan approves of you as a Valkyrie, you will have that kind of safety. Knowing that you will be protected by the Valkyrie pieces, as their chosen's." Axia said as she placed a hand on Aurora's shoulder.

"Now, we do not have too much time, so let's get you ready for your wedding." Axia said with an evil grin on her face.