Title: Forever
Author: Kit-Kate Bar
Realm: Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare
Characters: Portia, Nerissa
Rating: PG
Word Count: 143
Summary: There is always an end to forever.
Notes: Hints at girl/girl relationship
Antonio had confided jokingly to Nerissa that Bassanio, while ranting about Portia, had compared her hair to Jason's Golden Fleece. Nerissa disagreed – when she combed her mistress' hair it felt like silk, not the coarse wool of a sheep. When they giggled to each other in the company of foul suitors, her hair fell like a curtain between them, separating Nerissa from what she wanted most. They had done many things together, sharing secret kisses behind the drapes of Portia's room, on her balcony, before bed, in the garden. Portia had said they'd be together forever, and together they scoffed at her suitors, hands interlaced as they whispered their secrets and plans. They shared their last kiss at Portia's wedding. There is always an end to forever, Nerissa thought bitterly, and hers came in the form of bumbling Bassanio.