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Chapter 14: Bedroom Battle Royale
Serenity rolled over in her bed to discover that someone was in the room with her. She had felt Endymion leave early in the morning right as the sun came up, so she knew it wasn't him. The stature of this person seemed female as well from the slight curves and wide hips of their attire. Serenity rubbed her eyes clean of any blurriness and then leapt up into a sitting position as fast as possible; the person was Queen Rhea.
"Your majesty!" she exclaimed, pulling her white sheets up to her chest which was already covered by her full length nightgown.
"I see you do not lie with my son bare," she said quietly. "Have you not consummated the marriage?"
"N-no, your majesty."
"I thought not. Women who haven't even lain with him strip down to attract him. Are you not happy with my prince?"
"No, that's not it!" she argued. "I love your son!"
The moment the words slipped from her mouth uncontrollably she knew it was true. She placed a few delicate fingers over her lips and watched as the queen stepped away from the tall bright window with her face exuding curiosity as well as devilish enjoyment.
"I-I … erm … that is to say … I …"
"You needn't explain yourself, my dear," Queen Rhea insisted calmly. "I trust you will make the right judgment."
With that, she exited the room gracefully with Serenity distraught and disheveled. When she could no longer hear the queen's loud footsteps she hollered for Mina to come into her room. The head lady in waiting came rushing in, terrified at her mistress's tone. Serenity got out of bed and asked her friend to help her get dressed. As the two of them sewed her body into the tight fitting dress that was designated as the official Golden Kingdom queen outfit, Mina examined Serenity's facial features.
"What's the matter, your majesty?" she asked.
"I said it…" she replied quietly as she stared off into space.
"You said what?"
"I said I loved him."
"When?"
"Queen Rhea was in my chambers and she asked me if I was happy with her son. I said I loved him…. I love him … don't I?"
Mina merely smiled and replied with a tilt of her head, "I believe it has been building for quite some time now."
The head scout finished tying the princess into the golden stitched corset and then went to go grab the royal gems. When she returned to the room with the chest, she opened them up and exposed the emerald and sapphire earrings and necklace to the royal highness. The crown had been taken to be readjusted to fit atop her head and would be presented to her later that day at the ceremony.
With her delicate hand reaching out to the jewels in front of her, she whispered, "I'm scared Mina …"
"I know, your majesty. It will be wonderful though. When you see him today, you'll be reminded as to why you fell in love with him," she reassured her as she placed the chest down on the bed and started to clasp the choker necklace around her neck.
"Have you ever fallen in love?"
"You're speaking to the scout of love, Serenity."
"Yes, of course…"
"I have fallen in love and I have made love. The two things are completely different your majesty. You don't have to do one for the other," she explained. "You've seen how Lita has been acting as of late. She has made love time and time again to Nephrite but she is not in love with him."
"I understand."
When Mina finished dressing the princess, she stood back and clapped her hands together, "You look gorgeous, your majesty!"
She coughed a little bit and replied sheepishly, "Thank you. When will I see my husband?"
"Soon. He is to be retrieved from his meeting with the Grand Prince," she announced.
"The Grand Prince? Why is he here?"
"Because it is a coronation, your majesty. All of the high officials, princes, princesses, kings, and queens are here."
"Your parents are here?"
"Yes."
"Are the siblings of Lady Lita here?"
"Oh yes. All ten of them."
Rei knocked at the bedroom door with Ami at her side and entered after they had bowed to the princess, "That woman will never be queen of Jupiter. Being the youngest of a group of lords means they will all have to die or found illegitimate."
"But all of us have pledged our lifetime allegiance to Princess Serenity and her court," Ami informed. "None of us can be queens of our realms."
"Will that not cause destruction and chaos if there is no succession?" Serenity asked.
"Why do you think I've been trying to get my brother to marry? The man refuses to listen to reason!"
"Is that why Endymion is speaking to him?" Ami asked.
"Yes," Rei nodded. "If he won't listen to his one and only sister, perhaps he will listen to his one and only master."
"Master?" Serenity repeated, looking at her raven haired lady.
"Endymion's marriage is one of the biggest contracts made in this galaxy," Ami stated. "Even bigger than when my sister married the High Duke of Venus."
Serenity merely nodded and looked outside at the grounds presented in front of her. The discussion of marriages and rising above their positions was muddled as she thought about her future. She was to be queen of this world, Princess of the Moon, and all around a subject and model figure for the rest of the galaxy to look at. It was daunting.
"Your majesty?" Mina asked, making her snap out of her daze.
She turned around to find that Endymion had entered the room. Serenity bowed him and greeted, "Your majesty."
"My sweetheart," he replied holding his hand out to her. Looking over his shoulder, he gestured for the other scouts to leave his presence. When they had left, he averted his attention back to his wife and tilted her chin up to him, "How are you my love? I'm sorry I left so swiftly this morning."
"There's a lot to do, I understand," she breathed.
"Are you alright?" he asked, studying her expression. "You seem vacant."
"I … I was awoken by your mother's presence this morning."
"My mother?"
She nodded, "Yes. She was in our chambers when I awoke."
"Why?"
"She wanted to know the reasoning behind … behind our delay of consummation."
"And you explained it to her?"
Serenity could feel the hot tears build up in her eyes as she nodded again. He cupped her face in his rugged hands and pressed his forehead against hers, which pushed the tears out down her face. She sniffed loudly and joined in with him as they wiped the droplets away.
"I'm sorry for this display!" she cried.
"Do not apologize," Endymion begged. "I just wish to know what causes my beloved such grief and sadness."
"Oh these tears are not from sorrow or misery, my lord. They are from fear."
"Fear?"
"Yes!" she exclaimed. "I am scared!"
"Of what?"
She took in a deep breath, clenched and unclenched her fists before shifting her weight to her other foot, "I … I love you Endymion."
He curled his lips in a smile as he whispered back to her, "I love you too."
"You know what this means, do you not?"
"That I can wait with just a little less anticipation for you to come to our bed willing and able? I will not force you though. I will respect you as always."
"Are you not passionate about me?"
"I'm very passionate about you!"
"You seem docile…"
"Because I choose to be a gentleman?"
"I … I'm sorry, I'm just used to being chased."
"We're married. The chase is over."
That statement made her feel like someone had stabbed her in the heart with a dagger. She backed away from his grip and shook her head in disbelief. Is that what marriage meant? Was she being dragged into that dreaded cage that she had been so afraid of? Her face was wrought with disgust and remorse as she took a few slow steps out of their chambers. It was just in time too; the generals were announced to have shown up right as she exited.
Kunzite bowed to the prince as he entered with the others at either side of him, "Your majesty."
"Your grace…" he replied in a monotone.
"Is your majesty alright?" he asked.
"I think I just upset my wife with the choice of words I used," Endymion announced to them. He snapped out of his daze and looked to his generals only to find that Nephrite was missing. "Where is his grace, General Nephrite?"
Zoisite merely coughed which answered his question. Endymion rolled his eyes at the thought of his general taking in all of his pleasures while he was here in a most difficult situation. Biting his nail roughly, he strolled up to the tall windows that displayed the garden down below. There he discovered his silver haired wife running out into the grassy green area barefoot, holding her heavy gold dress up as high as it would possibly go. She turned around and caught his eyesight for a moment before jogging further into the gardens.
"Try to stall the ceremonies!" Endymion suddenly exclaimed as he went running out of the room.
"Your majesty!" Kunzite shouted after him. "What shall we say!"
"Tell them …" he paused for a moment and thought about the correct wording. "Tell them that I have gone on a great hunt!"
The generals couldn't even give a response to his request as he bolted toward the stairs and made his way down to the main hall. He went through a couple of hallways in order to make it to the large double glass doors that led to the garden. When he made it onto the grass, he removed his heavily embroidered and beaded coat and shoes, tossing them to a nearby servant. From there he started to jog into the garden, making it to the bush maze that had been created for his own enjoyment when he was a little boy and liked to play hide and go seek. On his way into the labyrinth, he found Serenity's golden shoes strewn about. The further he slipped in, the more clothing he found lying around. He turned a corner and discovered a garment that resembled a piece of underwear. Upon close inspection, he grinned, knowing that it was the very thing that kept her supple breasts afloat so beautifully. Endymion finally made it to the center of the network and was glad to see that there was still the mini guest shack that had been built for him when he was just a lad.
"Serenity?!" he called out.
A slender arm slinked out of the window of the playhouse and gestured for him to come forward. When he didn't, she stuck her head out and smirked at him devilishly. She was clearly naked inside the little house and only had on the royal jewels of the future queen of the earth. This was certainly not how these adornments were supposed to be expressed or used, but it was intriguing none the less.
"Will you agree that the chase isn't over?" she asked, resting her head against a closed fist.
"Serenity…"
"I will not be tied up in marriage where everything is stoic. That's where mistresses come into play," she complained.
"It worries me that you are like this," he replied as he took a few strides up to the house and knelt down to the window she was leaning out of.
"Why?"
"If you become bored so easily, how am I supposed to keep up?"
"There are ways … if only you'll be willing to listen to me."
He let a small smile crease his face and he kissed her hand gently, "You are such a vixen … mixed in with a bit of a spoiled brat."
"That is what you married my dear," she sighed. "Now, would you be a wonderful husband and fetch my clothes?"
"I … you … we?"
"We are not consummating our marriage in your toddler house!" she laughed. "Please! I was only trying to prove a point."
He shook his head in disbelief at her and then stood up to his feet, "And watch me prove my point."
He turned around and started to walk away with her shouting his name after him. A bit of a chuckle escaped his lips as he shoved his hands into his pockets and strolled through the maze back to the palace. He gestured to the servant who was still holding his jacket and shoes and he started to slip into them as the scouts walked up to him.
"Where's the princess?" Ami asked.
"She's tied up at the moment," Endymion answered.
"Prince…" Mina warned.
Rei pressed two of her fingers against her temples, closed her eyes and then popped them open after a few seconds. She looked over at the prince with an expression of disgust as she started to lead the way into the labyrinth. Endymion just watched them casually as they picked up the pace to get to the princess. Nephrite came up beside Endymion and leaned against the open glass door.
"Where have you been, your grace?" Endymion asked, his tone changing drastically to a slightly angered and annoyed.
"I've been keeping myself busy," he grinned.
"A little too busy, I might add. You've been absent for most of the procedures and I don't appreciate it in the slightest!" he snapped, facing his general who was now looking like a scolded child.
"I apologize my lord…"
"You have neglected helping me in these troubling times all because of a woman!" he glared. "After today's coronation, consider yourself banned from court indefinitely."
"Your majesty!"
"Don't try to argue with me on this. You've been wrapped around her finger for too long. It's time you learned how to balance your life," he mumbled as he started to stalk past the long haired general.
"And what of my wife?!" he called out after him.
Endymion turned around and cocked his head to the side in curiosity, "Your wife?"
Clearing his throat a bit, he took a step forward, placed his hands behind his back, and announced, "Yes, your majesty, I am a married man now."
"To whom?"
"L-lady Lita.
"Oooh you are joking!" he exclaimed, laughing out loud.
"No, your majesty."
"I'll discuss it with my wife when we are finished with these continuing ceremonies, but as of now, consider both of you banned from court. Have your … woman report to the princess immediately about this situation."
"Yes sire," he bowed.
Serenity held her arms out toward Rei as Ami pulled and tugged onto the strings that tied her into the glittering corset. Mina was cleaning off any remnants of dirt from the outfit and her shoes. From around the green corner came Lita who was practically matching with the shrubbery in her deep green colored dress.
"Lita," Serenity greeted with a grim tone.
"Your majesty," she curtsied, her voice quivering slightly.
"Thank you for gracing us with your presence," she replied.
"You look amazing, Serenity," she whispered.
"Where have you been!" the princess roared suddenly. "I cannot stand here and ignore your absence from my life recently."
"I apologize, your highness. I do not deserve your forgiveness for what I have done."
"And what would that be?" she asked as the other scouts stood at her side.
"I have married General Nephrite," she announced.
There was shocked silence and then the princess continued, "You got married without my blessing?"
"I thought that—"
"You thought I would approve automatically due to the fact that he is a general to the prince who will soon be crowned king? You were wrong. Why did you not tell me?!" she asked painfully. "I would have wanted to be there, to see you off, to help you with your dress and celebrate!"
"It wasn't a celebratory moment, your majesty," Lita said solemnly.
"Oh? And why's that?"
When Lita didn't respond, Rei answered for her, "She is with child."
Serenity's nose flared and her eyes grew wide with surprise, but there was no happiness in her face. One of her fellow scouts had entered into pregnancy before her. It's not that it was against the rules, it was just that it made her feel as though she was below one of her ladies. This made her even more determined to make love to Endymion that night, but standing there, looking at Lady Lita, made her enraged.
"What has the prince said to your unworthy husband?" she heard Rei inquire. The scout of Mars was often the one who expressed the princess's rage so that she herself didn't need to.
"On my way out here, he informed me that the prince has banned him from court after today's ceremonies," she said with a tear running down her cheek.
"And yourself?" Ami asked, her voice riddled with concern.
"I am at the hands of my lady," she bowed. "She will determine my fate."
"Your fate is matched with your husband," Serenity declared.
Lita bowed, "Yes your majesty."
"You will accompany me throughout the ceremonies of today, but after which you will be sent to your husband's designated castle in the country," she explained. Looking around at the other scouts she said, "Now, let us go and start the proceedings!"
They all bowed slightly and followed her back to the palace where she was met by Prince Endymion and his generals. The two large groups walked side by side and were announced to the grand hall filled with high up officials from all across the galaxy. The royal couple walked through the gap that was created by the people. At the head of the room, in front of the grand throne were the Queen Serenity of the Moon and the previous Queen Rhea of the Earth who was now going to be deemed as a Grand Duchess. The prince and princess knelt down and kept their heads down as Rhea spoke.
"I am saddened by the fate which has been brought upon us. My dear husband, the late and great King Cronus has passed on to the other side where I am sure he has been met by the past kings of his time at the gates of heaven. I am deeply comforted by this thought. I am extremely fortunate to have given birth to a wonderful son who I will now crown as a king of this realm and the whole globe. Because of his marriage to Princess Serenity of the Moon, she will in turn be deemed a queen of this realm and the whole globe. May their life together be prosperous and their future heirs many to continue on the reign of our loving family." The queen looked down at her son and asked, "Would you, Endymion, please stand in order to be given the holy seal of the kingdom and the crown that once sat upon your father's head?"
He stood up and looked at his mother longingly, nodding in response. Bent on one knee, he waited for her to place the thick gold crown upon his head which was adorned with the stones of the earth. When he came back to his feet, the crowd cheered and clapped loudly. Lady Rhea held onto a velvet pillow that had her old crown placed on it. It had been reset and molded to fit Serenity's head perfectly.
"And now I hand you the crown of the Queen of the Earth to position on the head of your wife, Princess Serenity of the Moon. I hope she rules with a gentle touch and bold smile cut across her face much like her mother, Queen Serenity of the Moon. She carries very royal blood in her veins and I have high faith that she will pass that on to her future beloved children of this kingdom. Arise Princess Serenity and be forever crowned as Queen of the Golden Kingdom and the Earth by your husband," Lady Rhea finished.
Serenity stood up, turned to Endymion, and knelt down on one knee as he snuggly placed the beautifully glittering crown onto her silver haired head. She stood back up and felt him kiss her forehead before they both turned to the crowd.
"I present to you the King and Queen of the Golden Kingdom and of Earth! King Endymion! Queen Serenity!" a knave announced loudly.
The large crowd bowed down to them as well as the scouts, the generals, Lady Rhea, and Queen Serenity of the Moon. The mass of people stood up as the couple strolled down the open aisle together, hand in hand. When they made it out of the hall and were guided by a ward into a waiting room for a bit of privacy, the newly deemed king picked his queen up off the ground and spun her around the room. A giggle leapt out from the back of her throat as she was placed down onto the floor. She slipped her hands through his hair and kissed him tenderly.
"Darling … are you exceedingly happy?" Endymion asked, brushing his knuckles against her smooth cheeks.
"Yes dearest!" she exclaimed.
"And you're not too upset about the way I left you earlier?"
"Oh you'll get your punishment … later," she winked.
Turning to a more serious note, he rubbed her shoulders as he said, "I assume you know of the marriage between Nephrite and Lita that was not condoned?"
"Yes."
"And what of her punishment?"
"I said it should match that of her husband."
"You are a smart woman," he smiled. "I am so glad I chose you."
"You chose me?!" she replied incredulously, pulling back from him.
"Did I not?"
"No! Our parents arranged it!" she shouted at him. "How dare you think that I was some sort of piece of meat that you went to market to choose out for supper!"
"I … I didn't mean it like that. I apologize," he stuttered. "I only meant that I am quite happy to be with you and I couldn't imagine being with anyone else. Please don't be upset with me." When he saw that she had calmed down slightly, he pulled her toward him and started to nibble on her neck, mumbling into her skin, "I am so lucky to have you!"
"We are lucky to have each other," she corrected him through fits of giggles and laughter.
A ward entered the chambers and stated to them, "Your majesties, your presence is requested back into the great hall where you will be formally presented again as the King and Queen of the Earth."
They nodded to the ward and were guided back into the great hall where there was a great orchestrated applause for them. They smiled genuinely to the crowd and then strolled forward to the throne where they sat watching over their subjects. Dancing was soon followed merrily as great talk, laughter, and of course gossip bubbled around the room throughout the hours of the night. Lady Mina danced with Kunzite, Rei was busy fighting with her brother, Lita was looking regretfully at Nephrite while they danced together and Ami was … well she was sitting alone clapping along with the music. She looked merry enough, but it did not satisfy the new queen. She gestured to Zoisite to come up to her.
"Will you do your best to entertain my Lady Ami of Mercury?" she asked him quietly.
"Yes my lady," he nodded.
Before he could bound off toward the blue haired woman, Endymion called out to him, "Hold!" The young general turned around and bowed his ear to the king who said, "You must respect her honor and virtue, whatever little she may have left. I will not have another Nephrite on my hands. Should you choose to marry, you tell me!"
"Yes, your majesty," he nodded.
The two royals watched as he strolled across the room to greet Lady Ami and inquire her for a dance which she politely accepted. Endymion leaned over and reached for Serenity's hand, lacing his fingers through hers. He studied the expression across his general's face who had impregnated one of the queen's scouts; Nephrite was noticeably mournful for his actions and everyone could see it. No one wanted to speak to him alone for fear of being deemed an accomplice in the matter.
"I do not want to have another Nephrite in our court. He is like a virus to the people," Endymion said to Serenity. "We'll have to give them our blessing within a reasonable time frame so that this doesn't last forever. I would hate to receive him back at court and people still act like he has the plague."
"When in reality he just has a baby," Serenity mused.
Endymion snapped his gaze away from the patrons dancing and stared at his wife, "What?"
"He didn't tell you? Lita is pregnant," she stated.
He jumped up from his throne and stormed across the hall to Kunzite, pulling him away from the laughter of Lady Mina. He clasped a tight hand onto his shoulder and said into his general's ear closely, "Arrange for Lady Lita and Lord Nephrite's things to be packed up immediately. I want them out of my sight as soon as possible."
"Yes your majesty. May I inquire as to why this sudden change?"
"He's married without my consent and the fair maiden is with child. Do you not believe that this will take away from my own wife trying to get pregnant?"
"May I be frank your majesty?"
"Yes."
"You and the newly deemed Queen Serenity haven't …"
"Haven't what? Haven't consummated? Oh we will. Just you wait. This coronation is like a renewed wedding day for us," he declared.
Endymion turned around to find that his queen had gone missing from the throne. He scanned the nearby premises only to find that she wasn't anywhere around. At his high ranking seat however, he found a note for him with Serenity's handwriting scribbled all over it.
My dearest love,
I have not deserted you. No, not at all. I have grown scared from your words when you said that the chase is over. I do not wish for that to happen. Based on that assessment, I have devised a secret plan. Dismiss the courtiers. When you do, my ladies will guide you through a scavenger hunt to find your beloved. Complete this task by midnight and I am all yours.
Love, your queen
The king clapped his hands and received the attention of crowd who was partially drunk and completely happy. He smiled to his subjects and said, "I thank you all for coming to celebrate with me tonight! I am truly humbled. I wish to raise a glass in remembrance of my late father whom without, I would not be here." He was handed a goblet of wine from a servant to which he held up in the air, "To my father Cronus! May his soul watch over our kingdom and bring us good fortune!"
"Here, here!"
"Amen!"
He drank along with his fellow courtiers and then bowed to them before being lead out of the hall by General Kunzite and Lady Mina. At the exit of the hall, he found his mother and the Queen of the Moon waiting to say goodnight. She kissed him on either side of his face and then handed him a note.
"I hope with all my heart and soul that your wife will conceive an heir to the throne soon," she whispered into his ear. "She told us all of the hunt that she wishes to send you on. If you are truly my son and the King of the Earth, then you will find her quickly."
He laughed a little bit and smiled widely as he opened up the letter which simply said, "Melted painting." He looked at the two queens and breathed heavily. Endymion bowed to the women and went upstairs with Lady Mina and Kunzite at his side. The painting that had been ruined months before was in the east tower storage room along with other objects that had been destroyed and needed to be fixed and/or replaced. The three of them bounded the four or five flights stairs to the extremely crowded storage room and discovered Lady Ami waiting there with a scroll in hand.
"In my hand is a map," she explained delicately, "and it leads to the next discovery."
She handed the map to him which he took gladly in hand and looked over it. The red markings dotted their way out to the fountains in the gardens. Endymion handed the scroll back to Ami and turned around to run out of the room, down the stairs and through the hallways. He and the head of each of the gendered houses made it to the fountain where Rei was pacing back and forth like a wild caged beast. She looked at the king and bowed to him quickly before handing him a trinket in a small sack. He opened up the velvet bag and found that it was a necklace with a pendant.
"What does this mean?" he asked.
"It is a symbol of your next informant," Rei said with an annoyed tone.
"Lady Lita of Jupiter as it looks like," he noted.
"I am told to notify you that must meet her in the servant's chambers," she ended. "Surely it is no mistake that she was placed there."
"You never keep hold of your tongue, do you Lady Rei?" Endymion asked with a sly smirk playing over his lips happily.
"I see no point in it," she replied, crossing her arms over her heaving chest. "I am not taken seriously at this court any how."
He merely nodded to her and then went on his way to the servants' quarters. There he found a group of wards who bowed to him, exposing the Lady Lita who was dressed in a deep green cloth that outshone any pale blue fabric that the servants were wearing. She still had that mournful expression that he had seen earlier that night at the celebration. He stepped toward her as she bowed to him and handed him a note silently in exchange for the necklace.
"Your majesty is most kind," she whispered.
"I wish I could match your words," he said as he popped open the letter which he read aloud. "Follow the rose petals."
Endymion turned around and found that Mina and Kunzite had left his side only to drizzle bright red petals in a pathway which he quickly ran through. He could hear Kunzite and Mina chuckle together as they ran through the hallway and up the stairs to the newly adorned chambers. Before he could slip into the bedroom however, Mina stopped him by pressing her hand against his chest.
"You are not ready to see my lady," she announced to him.
"Oh? And what cause gives you that justification?"
"Your majesty is a great hunter, as it has been expressed multiple times," Kunzite smiled. "However, the queen believes it is because of your sight. She said that you have a wonderful pair of eyes that shouldn't be blinded by her glittering skin."
With that said, he was pushed down to kneel so that Mina could drape a blindfold over his eyes and tie it tight. She winked at Kunzite and led the king into the bed chamber. She guided him toward the bed and made sure that he knew where it was in front of him. Serenity was behind the sparkling curtain, naked and ready to be taken as his true wife … if he could find her. She waved to Mina to leave her be and tended to her husband.
"Hello my love," she cooed.
"Hello indeed," he replied, pushing past the curtain that separated them.
She sat up a little bit and pulled him onto the bed. He was about to remove the blindfold from his face but she stopped him. Serenity pushed him down onto his back and kissed his neck.
"You're quitting so soon?" she asked.
"I want to see you," he begged.
"How do you know it is I, the princess of the moon?"
"Because you call yourself princess before you call yourself queen which most women would never do. I find it odd, but so like you."
"Any other clues as to my identity?"
He lifted her chin back up to his lips and kissed her longingly. He let his hands roam up and down her bare sides and then gripped tightly onto her wrists. He did his best to wrestle her onto her back, but she resisted easily and kept him in the same position. She straddled his body and squeezed his hips with her thighs as if she was riding a horse.
"You're stubborn … you are clearly my wedded wife," he sighed.
"And?" she prompted.
While his hands drifted over her body blindly he continued on with a list, "You're smooth, supple, and," he raised hand and slapped her rear loudly, "you're a deviant damsel."
"You're insufferable," she laughed as she undressed his torso and started to lick his chest.
"Can I say something with this thing off?" he asked.
"Darling—"
"I'm serious."
He sat up straight and removed the blindfold from his head. Endymion cupped her face and brought her closer to his lips, just barely touching them, "Serenity … I love you. With every breath in my body, I love you dearly. Do you understand?"
"Y-yes," she whispered. "I love you too, Endymion. You're my greatest enemy, but my truest companion. You're a match for me that I will never admit … except for now."
"I'll remind you of this moment for the rest of your life," he grinned.
"Yes, and I you," she winked.
"I don't need reminding!"
"Oh please. The moment my belly grows large, your eyes will wander," she replied with a casual cock of her head.
"I will love you forever. You just have to trust me."
"Trust you?"
"I know, shocking at best, but I do love you. I don't say it lightly."
"Then don't say it all."
Serenity tugged Endymion against her naked body and smashed her lips against his. Her tongue jabbed in and out of his mouth while her hands ran through his silky black hair. Endymion grunted behind her lips and pressed her against the pillows. She wrapped her bare legs around his waist as he in turn untied his pants. He undressed his lower body completely and finally pressed his fully naked body against hers. She could feel himself rise easily as he massaged her breasts in his hands. Serenity spread her legs a bit wider and pulled him inside.
"I love you," she whispered as she felt him fill her up.
There was a sharp pain that delved inside her stomach from him entering her, but he was gentle when moving in and out of her. She gripped tightly onto him and scratched his back as he did his best to not treat her like a common whore. Usually, when Endymion was with his mistresses, he would pound in and out and throw her around the room, but he felt like he was having sex with a delicate doll, not a—
"You can stop if you're going to continue on like this," Serenity said dully.
"What?" he asked, pausing for a moment. He studied her face, "You don't want me to go easy? This is your first time I thought."
"I am your match, am I not? Please don't hold back. If we are going to conceive a strong heir to the throne, then act like it."
"Haha! Fine!"
He pulled her legs up a bit for leverage and gripped tightly onto her breasts as he started to pick up the pace. Serenity kept her arms wrapped around his neck and helped guide his thrusts inside her swiftly. Her breath started to quicken as he shoved himself in and out faster and faster. She moaned uncontrollably as she pulled him down to her level for her hold onto him tightly. He kissed her for as long as he could for she was moaning and groaning too much for his lips to be attached hers. He slipped his fingers through her silver hair and tugged her head violently so that her neck was exposed for him to suck on. Endymion licked her sweaty skin, grunted loudly and then lifted his glossy body away from hers so he could angle himself better to make the final fast thrusts. She pressed her palms against his chest and pulled one of his hands to press against her own so that they could both feel the other one's heart beat. Serenity felt her body become filled with warmth right as Endymion shouted loudly, his veins popping, his skin dying itself red, and his breath becoming extremely shallow. He collapsed down onto his wife's body and groaned happily.
"I love you, I love you, I love you," he grunted in a whispered tone.
"I love you too," she breathed once he rolled off of her.
When both of them regained their normal respiratory system, they snuggled up together and started to think about the future.
"Do you think it'll be a boy or girl?" he asked as he rubbed his hand against her bare stomach.
"We just made love," she smiled, "and you're already trying to determine the sex of our child which could or could not come into the world? Wait until my belly shows any sign of growth before you try to guess whether we have a little son or daughter." She paused for a moment and then turned over to face at him, "Does it matter?"
"Of course it matters," he replied.
"So if we have a girl?"
"We will try for a boy."
"Why?"
"Do I really have to answer this question?"
"Yes, you do!" she snapped as she slipped out of his grasp and sat up straight in bed.
"A male heir will clearly lead the way for our dynasty," he shrugged.
"And a female will not?" Serenity pressed on. "Is my sex so inferior that we cannot rule?!"
"It's not—"
"My mother is queen of the moon! She has been such for years! She can take care of herself without a man at her side!" she shouted. "If we have a daughter – Goddess of the Moon permitting – then she shall be the first in line. No boy will take her spot. Is that understood?!"
Endymion stared at her for a while, not sure what to say in response. He lifted himself up onto his elbows and finally stated, "We shall discuss this matter further when you're not so frazzled. The exhaustive sexual encounter must—"
"Must what? Must be making me hysterical? Don't give yourself so much credit," she hissed as she threw the covers off of her body.
As she pushed past the curtain and went into the closet to retrieve a light blue, highly embroidered silk robe, she was called out to by her husband, "Where are you going?!"
"Your majesty should be used to this by now," she said as she came out of her closet and buttoned the robe up. "What is it that Lita called it once? 'A fuck and flee'?"
He watched her leave the bedroom with his mouth agape. Endymion flopped down onto his pillow as if in defeat. He couldn't believe that he and his loved one had sex and then fought about the repercussions afterward. She truly was a match for him and would keep him on his toes.
Later that Night…
Serenity knelt down on the balcony outside under the moonlit sky and prayed to the Goddess of the Moon. She was desperate to conceive an heir to the throne, especially since her passion for the king had practically exploded in the bedroom a few hours before. However, in addition to that fervor was a heated argument about whether or not the sex of their future offspring would matter. To him it did and to her it didn't. A child was a child and would be raised to be the best heir to the throne based on the parents they had. Considering how strong willed Serenity was and how … well just plain strong Endymion was, their future son or daughter would rule with the best of both abilities.
She opened up her large blue eyes and turned around to find Endymion leaning against the doorframe of the balcony in his cotton night gown. His arms were crossed over his chest and it looked like he hadn't slept from the time she had left him hours ago. He exhaled loudly through his nostrils and ran a hand through his hair as he studied her.
"Why is this such a big deal to you?" he asked. "The male is always the first in line here on earth."
"What if you die before I do?" she replied as she stood up to her feet. "It's more than likely that you will considering I am of the moon and I am a woman. Will my powers and title as queen be stripped from me because I am a female?"
"I … I never thought about that."
"Ever since your father died, that all I've been thinking about," she grimaced.
"I see your point."
"I do not want to be run off of your – no, our planet if you die. I do not want there to be a civil war threat if we end up only having a daughter – Goddess forbid – and I hope that your bloodline would be continued no matter what the sex of the child," she explained.
Endymion took a few steps out onto the balcony and wrapped his arms around her, swaying her body to and fro, "I'll discuss it with my colleagues and see what I can do. I don't want there to be a threat to our reign."
Serenity examined his face for any sign of forged feelings, but he seemed extremely genuine. She kissed him and then led him back into their chambers so that they could snuggle up under their covers again. She loved him, very much so, but she knew that this would be a bumpy marriage. The people would surely disapprove of her thoughts and forward ideas, but she was willing to take the heat for it if it meant that her future children would be a little bit more free.
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