Title: The Show Must Go On
Prompt: #47 every you, every me
Rating: pg-13 cause they take off clothes BUT NOTHING HAPPENS FINE
Genre: Romance
WC: 292
They played their roles well.
In front of the court, he played the role of respectful subject and she played the princess. He addressed her by her title, bowed his head, kissed her hand, and his lips did not linger any longer than was proper.
In front of her father, she played the role of doting daughter and he played the worldly older mentor. They smiled and discussed politics over tea and their eyes did not wander.
In front of Lina and Gourry they played the role of close friends. They laughed and discussed old times and drank too much wine. And when Lina drunkenly dared them to kiss, Zelgadis honorably refused.
But when Lina and Gourry retired to their room and the palace was asleep, he let himself into the princess' room. He removed his cloak and hung it on her desk chair. She carefully removed his shirt, small pale hands standing out against his oddly colored skin. His deft fingers made quick work of the buttons on her dress, the result of practice, and as she stepped out of the dress he picked her up. Quiet laughter filled her room as she wrapped her legs around his waist and settled her arms around his neck. He kissed her and kissed her until she was breathless and her head was spinning and then kissed her more because he could.
They shed their clothing, and along with it their many roles. She was no longer a princess; they were no longer bound by complicated rules of court or friendship. They were just Zelgadis and Amelia. And that was all they needed to be.