A:N/ HIIIIIIIIIIIIII. Okay, I'm really sorry for the lack of updating. I've been super busy with college and the loads of work as an upcoming junior in college, y'know? So, I will give you two chapters to make up for my mini hiatus! Thanks for keeping up with this story and the favorites, follows, and reviews give me the encouragement to do what I can with this story.
DragonXDelinquent: wow, I love this guess! I can't guarantee anything. My plotline has been changing and alternating with so many ideas that just pop up randomly that I can't even keep up with my own mind. But, great guess! Maybe or maybe not will always be my answer ;).
Let the story continue!
It was peaceful here. Aria breathed in the fresh air breeze that greeted her soft skin as she glided through the infamous gardens of Uruk. It's been awhile since she had any peace and quiet. Since Gilgamesh had introduced her to the kingdom as his "special guest", she was assigned a more elegant and extravagant room which had more space than the old one she was assigned in. Not to mention that her room just happened to be across Gilgamesh's. Also, there were her new servant girls. They were two little sweet teenagers in the most common stage in their lives: guy crazy. She couldn't help but smile a little as she remembered how they introduced themselves to her.
With a sigh, Aria sat on her bed with a soft thump. A sudden knock on the door surprised her.
"Come in!" She called out. Two teenage girls entered with wide eyes and nervous smiles. One girl had short brown hair and green eyes while the other girl had long black hair and hazel eyes. They seemed to be around the age of sixteen and they were dressed in simple white dresses and golden embroidery around their waists which signified that they were still virgins and young maidens of the kingdom.
"Um…hello, mistress.," The one with short hair greeted, shyly, 'My name is Rie."
"My name is Lea!" The one with the black hair greeted, enthusiastically.
Rie had shot Lea a warning look and Lea sent back a sheepish look. Aria was amused at the scene.
Laughing softly, Aria caught the shy looks of the girls. "It's a pleasure to meet you both. My name is Aria."
Rie seemed to brighten at the warm greeting and Lea seemed to relax her sheepishness.
"We'll be your loyal servants from now on, mistress." Rie said this with an elegant bow and Lea followed with a small curtsy of her own.
"Oh! No, no. You girls should be focusing on school and making a life for yourselves! I'm very much comfortable with doing my own chores and errands!" Aria said, shocked while biting her lip. They were to be her servants?! When did this happen?! Worried, Aria noticed that they were also too young to be under any authority in this kingdom.
Rie and Lea looked at each other, confused. "School, mistress? We don't go to school. We have grown up to learn how to serve the kingdom of Uruk. This is our life." Rie answered back, with a surprised look.
"Please don't reject us, mistress. You seem to be really nice and we rather serve you than the snobby consorts that make us comb their dead hair!" Lea pleaded. Rie pulled Lea's arm, harshly, after that.
"Lea! Remember your place!" Rie hissed. She turned to Aria and bowed her apology. "Please forgive her rudeness, mistress, my sister doesn't know how to stop talking sometimes."
"You're sisters?" Aria questioned, softly. Rie nodded. Lea simply stared at the ground, scared and sad.
Aria closed her eyes. She knew if she rejected these two that they would return to being those consorts' servants and just even looking at them she knew they were vile and territorial. She had felt their cold looks once she exited the throne room in her haste exit to escape Gilgamesh.
Plus, she could teach them! She certainly would be doing nothing in this kingdom for some time. These two were sweet and harmless.
With a smile, Aria asked in a playful tone, "Why would I reject the only girls that haven't casted a dirty look at me?"
Rie and Lea looked up at her and blinked. They both smiled wide smiles and grasped her hands. Rie in her elegant form of thanking her while Lea was kissing the palm of her hand in gratitude, Aria blushed at the suffocating affection.
After the girls calmed down, Aria motioned them to sit on her bed.
"Okay, first things first, I want you girls to be educated and I want to personally do it. We'll meet on your free times." Aria stated, clearly. The two girls, surprised, nodded, not really sure how to react to being educated. "Secondly, if I need some space, you will give it to me and you will actually have some time to spend for yourselves." Grateful, the girls nodded again. "Lastly, I want you to be my eyes and ears in this kingdom. Anything that you think I need to know, tell me."
"Of course, mistress!" Rie exclaimed in fierce loyalty. Lea agreed with a sharp nod.
Aria smiled at the girls. They were too cute. "Okay, thank you for listening to me. But, do you have any questions for me?" She questioned, curious to see what these two interesting teenagers wanted to hear.
Rie and Lea looked at each other, clearly grateful to have a kind mistress. Rie looked at the wall in deep concentration while Lea tapped her chin in deep thought.
"Is it true that you're a goddess sent down like Master Enkidu?" Rie asked, curiously. Aria cringed at the sound of her brother's name, but she recovered quickly and nodded.
"Do you, like, have powers?" Lea asked, in quiet awe. Aria giggled at the girl's quietness.
"I practice the art of the sword," Aria motioned towards the sword at the edge of her bed, "and I practice magic." She ended her answer with a flickering her fingers a little and a small fire erupted, quickly.
Rie and Lea looked at her in awe. Aria put an index finger in front of her lips. "The magic will be our little secret. I'm not sure if I'm trusted in this kingdom. You two seem to only be the ones that like me, so I want you to know that I trust you as much as you trust me to be a good mistress to you."
Rie and Lea nodded, loyally. Aria couldn't help but smile. These girls were something special.
Lea looked at her sister with a secretive glance and Rie looked back with a scolding look. Aria felt her heart drop. Did she reveal too much?
"…Is it true that you're going to be our queen?" Lea asked, softly. Rie looked at her sister, sharply.
Aria widened her eyes. Well, that wasn't the question she was expecting.
"…What? Who told you that?" Aria asked, curiously. She felt herself turn red.
Lea giggled at Aria. "I don't know. The consorts are scared of you. They talk about how the King has been spending his time with you a lot."
Rie, noticing that Aria wasn't mad at the question, continued, "You're really pretty, too! The whole kingdom wouldn't stop talking about the "mysterious pale beauty" for weeks when you first appeared. Lea and I couldn't wait to meet you when we heard that we'd be assigned to you!"
"They weren't lying either!" Lea said, blushing.
Aria was simply shocked. She was sent to defeat Gilgamesh or correct his wrongdoings by rejecting the gods, but she was being interpreted as the new queen of Uruk?! Oh, the irony.
"Well, girls, that's not true. The whole queen bit and I thank you for the compliments. I've been told that I look like my mother who was a beauty herself." Aria answered, with a little smile.
Lea began to shuffle her feet, "Well, I think you guys look good together." She said, quietly.
Aria couldn't help but laugh at that statement. She couldn't stop for a good minute while Rie and Lea looked at her in curiosity.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. It's just a…bizarre thought." Aria explained as she wiped the tears that leaked out of her eyes.
Lea pouted, "Have you seen the king, mistress?! He's so handsome." She cooed with a sigh.
"He's so powerful and smart too." Rie sighed, softly.
Aria just shook her head in amusement. "You girls are silly. Besides, I can assure you that there is nothing going to happen to me and the King of Uruk."
Guy crazy they were indeed. Aria giggled, closing her eyes. She didn't realize that she would run into someone.
"I'm sorry!" She apologized, quickly, opening her eyes to see her brother stand before her.
Her eyes narrowed, sharply, and her body went rigid, "Oh, it's just you."
Taken aback by his sister's sudden cold attitude towards, Enkidu rubbed the back of his head, sheepishly, "I was looking for you." He stated, softly.
Aria looked down at her brother with an eyebrow raised. "What do you want?"
"Just wanted to talk to you and see how you were doing. Are you adjusting well?" Enkidu continued, hoping his sister's icy exterior would melt a little with his warm tone.
"Everything's fine except for the fact that I have to hear of Gilgamesh's latest escapades every night when I'm trying to sleep. Who even placed me in that room?" She grumbled, slightly pouting which showed Enkidu that his sister was warming up. Just a little.
Chuckling, Enkidu led his sister towards a little stone bench where they could sit. Aria, warily, didn't want to ruin her good mood and decided to sit next to her brother.
"You obviously know that answer, Aria." Enkidu sighed as he sat down, tiredly. Aria noticed her brother's slumped shoulders. A fierce wave of something rolled inside of her.
"Why are you so tired? Did Gilgamesh make you work hard? Is he making you do the ruling? That son of a—" Aria was cut off by a laughing Enkidu who put a hand over his sister's mouth.
"What has rattled you? I'm okay, I just had a long night. If you know what I mean." Enkidu chuckled at the last part, but his good-natured laugh turned into a yelp once his sister bit his hand.
Aria got up in a huff and turned her back towards her brother.
"Hey, Aria, come back! Don't be upset!" Enkidu called out, frantically, knowing he messed his chance to talk to his sister. He cursed himself silently when he was met with a glare from his sister as she disappeared farther into the gardens.
"You seriously need to know when to stop talking, Enkidu." A voice teased behind him. Enkidu glared at his best friend.
Placing a comforting hand on Enkidu's shoulder, Gilgamesh said, "I'll talk to her."
Before Enkidu could open his mouth to stop his friend, Gilgamesh gave a small smirk and disappeared to where Aria had recently went.
With a hand on his face, Enkidu couldn't help but hope that this day wouldn't get any worse.