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Stay Awake: Chapter 2
A few hours later Nabooru was awoke by a gentle hand on her shoulder.
"Nabooru wake up." a woman's voice said.
Nabooru recognized it as her mother's voice.
"What." Nabooru grumbled shaking off her mother's hands.
"Wake up. We are expecting visitors and you are required to be awake and dressed." She said with a voice of urgency.
"Fine." Nabooru said curtly.
She rolled over and stood up. She forgot she was topless but she did not care. She was proud of her body and she wanted to show it off.
"Put a something on! And make sure those are covered." she said pointing to the gashes on her back.
"No mother, I don't think I will. I want them to be visible." Nabooru said defiantly.
Her mother said nothing, she was used to her daughter's defiance, if Nabooru wanted to make a fool of herself, well then that was her problem.
"So if you will excuse me I will bathe now." Nabooru said.
"Be down in the great hall in 25 minutes." She said leaving the room.
Nabooru rolled her eyes and climbed into the bath tub which was being filled by one of her mother's servants. Her wounds burned angrily as the hot water washed over them. But Nabooru didn't care, the conversation she and her mother just had made the water boil even hotter.
"'and make sure those are covered' ugh…the fucking audacity!" Nabooru snorted.
She knew that her mother only wanted them covered so other foreigners couldn't see that barbaric way they treated their royalty. She knew the Zora people didn't dare do such a thing. And she was sure the Hylian Princess; Zelda hadn't had her skin broken like she had.
Zelda... Her long blonde hair...pointed ears and deep blue eyes...
"Zelda..." Nabooru sighed.
It wasn't unusual for women in the Gerudo Tribe to have women as partners. In fact it was preferred. Men were just used for the purpose of barring children and to work the construction and maintenance of the fortress, no men lived within the Tribe. That was forbidden. The only man who was there was Ganondorf, and he lived in the Spirit Temple, the king of the Gerudo people.
"Some king! He doesn't even know the meaning of the word. All he does is sit in that temple all day and dictate orders. He doesn't get his hands dirty. Zelda's father doesn't rule like that. And Zelda knows her people and they respect her. Just because I am royalty doesn't mean I can break the rules. I didn't break any rules! Well maybe I did, but I have the right to speak my mind." Nabooru said to herself.
She shook her self out of this malicious web of self-loathing and got out of the water. She dried off and moved to her wardrobe and pulled on a traditional loin cloth and matching top. The deep blue color of the fabric went lovely with the color of her skin. She put on two silver rings and an ornate tiara, and then finished it with another ornate hair piece that was tied around her mane of flaming red hair. Then she laced up her knee high sandals and walked out of her room.
"Lady Nabooru." A woman said bowing in front of the Gerudo princess.
"Yes Trisa?" Nabooru asked dismissively.
"You mother sent me to get you, and here you are. The king and princess of Hyrule will be here soon. They just sent the guard out to escort them in." She said rising.
"Then we must not keep then waiting." Nabooru said sarcastically.
Trisa smiled and Nabooru took her hand and together they walked towards the great hall.
TBC…