In a large garden outside the palace, Princess Maya walked amongst the plants with Prince Lucas. As the two walked, Lucas said, "Your kingdom is quite beautiful Princess. But not as beautiful as you are." A slightly annoyed Maya said, "Just get to the point Prince Lucas. You are a suiter and nothing more. As the only child of the king, any man who marries me would instantly have access to the riches and wealth my country has to offer. But I have no plan to share my wealth with a preverse man. Only with my people." Lucas then said, "But Princess, I did not come for selfish intents. While I do find you beautiful, it is tales of your kindness that have attracted me to you. The stories of your compassion towards your people are now legendary. I myself have made great attempts to show equal compassion in my land. It was my hope that our two lands could unite one day and show great compassion and aide to those in need together." A hesitant looking Maya said, "But what? We have to get married first for this unification of lands to occur?" With a simple smile Lucas said, "No. Allies do not need to brought together by holy matrimony. But I would not object to the idea though." Maya began to smile a bit while from a nearby window in the castle, Riley stood watching with fear in her face.
That night Riley lay alone in her new bedroom looking worried. Suddenly Riley heard the sound of moaning and groaning. Riley got up and walked out of her bedroom and into the room next door. Inside that room Maya laid in her bed tossing and turning. As she moved in her bed Maya said, "No. Please don't." Riley then aproached Maya and touched her with one hand. Maya then awoke and sat up. Maya then looked at Riley and said, "Oh. Beautiful. I'm sorry to have awaken you. You must have been concerned." Riley nodded and sat next to Maya. Maya looked down as she said, "I was having a nightmare. I have them often. It's usuaully a dream that involves me finding someone I love greatly. But then somehow they are taken from me. I've had the dream since I was a child. My mother used to always come sleep with me in my bed when I was young. But since she passed away, I have found nothing comforting to make the bad dreams part from my mind. Oh, I'm sorry Beautiful for bothering you with my problems. Let me just go back to sleep." Maya then laid down again. However Riley sat next to Maya, and then laid down next to her. Maya looked into Riley's eyes and said, "You... you wish to stay to help comfort me?" Riley nodded her head. Maya smiled as she moved her body towards Riley's. The two cuddled together as they began to fall asleep in each other's arms.
The next morning, the sun shined into Maya's bedroom through a window. Riley and Maya were snuggled together in Maya's bed as they slowly began to open their eyes from their sleep. The two looked into each other's eyes as a smiling Maya said, "Hey." Riley smiled back. Maya then said, "I have never slept so soundly since the passing of my mother. Thank you for being with me Beautiful. It meant a lot to me." Riley began to blush a bit. Maya then continued to speak by saying, "I wish I could better understand you and what you're thinking Beautiful. I wish you could talk. Or at least, I wish there was some way I could better understand what you're thinking." Riley then took a deep breath and put both of her hands on Maya's cheeks. Maya looked confused. Then Riley suddenly moved her face forward and gave Maya a quick kiss on the lips. Maya looked puzzled for a moment. But then Maya suddeny moved her face forward and kissed Riley. The two then began to hold the other close in their arms as their kiss became more passionate. But suddenly the two were interrupted by the sound of a knock on the door. The two then heard a voice from the other side say, "Princess Maya. It's time for you to go visit the kingdom's farming community today. We must go now." Maya suddenly broke her kiss with Riley and starred at Riley's beautiful face for a moment. Maya then looked up and said, "Coming!" Maya then got up from her bed, stood up, and looked down at Riley. Maya with a confused look on her face said, "I... I will return this evening." Maya then quickly walked to the door of her room leaving Riley also looking confused.
Maya sat in a carriage as it was being pulled by a horse and her female carriage driver. As Maya looked out at the country side passing her, her female carriage driver said, "Anything on your mind princess?" As Maya just looked at the passing scenary she said, "Just... feelings." Then the female carriage driver said, "Well it is quite hot today. How about you take a swim down by the waterfall nearby?" Maya smiled and said, "Sounds like a splendid idea."
Minutes later, Maya walked completely naked into a river surrounded by many trees and swam over to a waterfall. Maya stood at the bottom of the waterfall and let the water rush against her hair and bare skin. Maya closed her eyes as her mind kept going back to the kiss she had that morning and what she was supposed to make of it. But suddenly Maya's thoughts were interrupted by the sound of wolves howling. Maya then opened her eyes, turned her head, and saw three wolves were on the shore line and moving towards her. A scared Maya swam out of the water and towards a small beach, but the three wolves swan and ran towards her. As Maya tries to flee, she ran into a tree and fell down. Maya then panicked and screamed for help.
Suddenly Prince Lucas appeared wearing only pants and held a sword in his right hand. Lucas swung his sword at the wolves, cut them on their sides, and scared them into running away. Lucas then looked down at Maya and said, "Are you okay princess?" As Maya began to cover her privates regions with her hands, she said, "Fine. Thank you Prince Lucas but... what are you doing here?" Lucas smiled as he picked up a shirt of his from the ground and handed it to Maya. As Maya put on the shirt, Lucas said, "I too found this river suitable for bathing, But when I heard your scream, I ran to help you." Maya then stood up as she said, "Well apologies for causing you to put your life on the line for my sake. And apologies that you had to see my naked form. I know it's not suitable, and I'm sure I'm not the most attractive woman to see nude anyway." Lucas smiled and said, "It was my pleasure to defend you princess. And please don't call your body unattractive. Despite it being not suitable, I find your naked body is quite attractive." Maya's face began to turn red as she said, "Um... thank you. Well um... we better find my clothes and my carriage driver. Again, sorry for this trouble." Lucas then had one of his hands grab Maya's as he said, "You princess, are no trouble. You are worth everything to me."
Lucas and Maya then stopped to look at each other in the eyes. Then Lucas moved his face forward and kissed Maya quickly. Maya stood confused for a moment. But then Maya suddenly moved her face forward and kissed Lucas back. The two continued their kiss as they began to wrap their arms around each other. But then suddenly Maya broke the kiss and stepped away from Lucas. A confused Lucas said, "Princess, what's wrong?" A confused looking Maya said, "I... I... I don't know."
TO BE CONTINUED...
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