Perpetuality

2: A Meeting, A New Life, A Discovery

Shén awoke to her sister talking, and realized what day it was. Her sister had picked out a regal blue dress for her, alongside an oddly cliché red cape. Shén was chuckling at Sīndó's awkward mannerisms, but she was still quite nervous.

Trumpets played, and the song Hārkkendivägrûnt Kéf Dípósdítsanû was being sung by the Royal Choir.

Shén approached the 'crown bestower', and repeated the Kingdom Oath. The tall Elf placed the crown upon her, and she was proud as the many who attended the coronation applauded her.

In the after-party, Shén had a great time. She spoke too many of the attendees, but eventually the party ended. The people left, and the castle was relatively empty again.

Shén changed from her coronation dress, and into her green hooded cloak with a button-up black shirt and black trousers. She sits on a small couch in the castle's main Living Room, when she hears familiar footsteps.

She hears a playful growl as Sīndó tackled her on the couch, playfully grasping her in a great bear-hug. Sīndó was wearing a cloak just like Shén's, but she had on a tight red silk shirt with a revealing opening near the upper-chest. She was wearing a simple mini-skirt, which was blue and white and frilly.

"H-hei!" Shén laughs, "Dàlē kíndtvīr!"

"Do you mean 'get off,' or… get off?" Sīndó says, her face holding a teasing glance with a slight shock.

"Whichever one means 'get off of me'," Shén replies, oblivious to the innuendo that her sister had just made.

Sīndó nods, and climbs off of her sister.

"You've become withdrawn; we always used to play around."

"I'm sorry, Sīn, but you know how difficult it is here; and being queen only reminds me of how busy I'll inevitably become."

Sīndó sighs sadly, and sits next to her sister.

"Come here," She said, and Shén climbed into her sister's lap. Shén curled against Sīndó's body, and Sīndó gently hugged her. Shén was trying her best to hold back, but a few suppressed sobs escaped.

"T-this whole ordeal…" Shén gasps for air in painful gulps, "It reminds me of how they died."

"Don't think of it," Sīndó interrupted, shaking her head, "Mom and Dad are in a better place now."

"I-I know," Shén expels bursts of air, "I-I just miss 'em."

"It's okay, sister," Sīndó gently calms Shén, using the pet name which she hadn't used for Shén since Shén was a child, "In dípósvívõtskkēn Dû."

"In dípósvív õtskkēn Dû jédíno," Shén replies. Shén stays in her sister's arms until she falls asleep, and Sīndó stays up looking after her.

Morning hit, and Shén awoke to a liquid dripping onto her. Sīndó had fallen asleep after draping a blanket over the two of them, and hadn't gotten much sleep. Lack of sleep usually prompts Sīndó's 'drool reflex.'

"Sīndó?" Shén asks, wiping the drool off of her forehead, "You were drooling."

"Sorry…" Sīndó blushes, embarrassed.

"'S okay," Shén chuckles.

"Anyway," Sīndó yawns, "Did you sleep well?"

"Yeah, thanks for that," Shén smiles.

"Always."

The two tiredly move so that they're both lying down.

"I'd go back to sleep, but I'd probably be woken soon anyway," Shén pouted, turning over to look at her sister, "Oh well. Anyway, I honestly thank you for helping me."

Sīndó nodded awkwardly, "Any time."

Shén happily laid her head against her sister's shoulder, trying every now and then to brush off sleep's returning grasp. She didn't notice the blush which tinted her sister's face. But her sister had definitely noticed her.

Shén had bathed and changed into her more regal uniform, and she quickly strode to the large room where her advisors resided. She burst in, an air of superiority forming as she straightens up and looks down at her Human, Nymph, and Elf advisors.

"First matter of business," Hey main advisor Schézfónd said, as he clasped his hands together, "What will we be doing to ensure The Forest becomes safer? People vanish daily, all because we live close to it."

"We'll increase perimeter guard," Shén spouts, ushering a messenger to deliver the order, "What else do we need to do?"

"Our tax, trade, profit, and inventories haven't been kept track of very well; I believe we should assign new scribes, as well as having The Queen personally oversee hem from time to time," Another delegate suggests.

"Seconded!" Another ambassador calls.

"Accepted," Shén says, "I'll send the petition to The Council straightaway." The meeting adjourns, and Shén goes onto her balcony.

She greets the people who are watching for about an hour, then "reluctantly" bids them leave.

She sits on a bench at the side of the long hallway leading to the balcony, and sighs.

"Hmm," She exhales, attempting to breathe out her stress, "That's finally over…"

Shén was glad that she had the rest of the day to enjoy herself.

Even if it was only a few hours.

Anyway; Shén was exhausted from the first day of her new life, so she walked to her sister's room. Sīndó could always cheer Shén up when she needed it.

Shén stumbled tiredly into Sīndó's room, tripping over the extended leg of her sister. Sīndó gasped, and dashed under the bed. A loud ruffling sound could be heard.

"S-Shén!" Sīndó's angry voice resounded, "Y-You really need to knock!"

"Is it a bad time?" Shén questions, "If so, I can come back later."

"No, you're always welcome, it's just…"

"Just what?"

"I'm not exactly… decent…"

"Ohkaaay then," Shén says, "Should I wait outside for a while?"

"No," Sighs Sīndó, "It's fine." Sīndó then climbs out from under her bed, a short bathrobe covering her young forme. Shén turned away respectfully.

"You don't have to turn away if you don't want to, we are sisters," Sīndó says, trying to keep her sister from being embarrassed.

"…It's still sort of… weird," Shén says, "Kinda because we're sisters."

"Rights…" Sīndó sighs heavily, "But I like to be able to have someone who I can be around like this and nor be in an uncomfortable situation."

"You're rambling again, but I think I understood you," Shén giggles, "I understand your point, I'm just not used to that idea." Shén then sighs, deciding to turn around. She instantly spins away again after being greeted by her sister's bare back.

"Come on, it's not that bad, is it?" Sīndó giggles teasingly, smirking at her sister behind her back.

"N-not at all, s-sorry," Shén flusters. She turns around for a final time, and a yelp of surprise leaves her throat. Shén was pinned to the ground by Sīndó, who had playfully tackled Shén in a harebrained plan to rid Shén of nervousness around her sister.

"Mmmph!" Shén mumbles, giggling and struggling against Sīndó, who had put a hand over her mouth.

Sīndó's gaze became gentle and she moved her arm around her sister and brought her into a gentle hug.

"In dípósvívõtskkēn Dû," Sīndó says, repeating the phrase which she's started to attach to her sister more than what ought to be done.

"I love you too," Shén replied in English (she never understood why her sister spoke in a mix of the two languages).

"I love you too," Shén replied in English (she never understood why her sister spoke in a mix of the two languages), "You are my sister after all."

"T-That is not exactly what I meant," Sīndó sighs heavily, "I mean that I love you. A lot."

Shén's face catches a light red tint, and she wraps her arms around her sister, finally hugging her back.

"That's all right, I understand," Shén replies somewhat cryptically, "In fact, I'd have to say I've loved you the same way." Sīndó's eyes glimmer happily, and she embraces her sister in an even firmer hug. Sīndó then looked at her sister, her eyes pausing over her sister's lips. A rash decision formed in her mind, and she smirked suggestively. She let her had move down, sighed gently, and then kissed her own sister,

And yes, she sure as Hell enjoyed it.