"Jono! Stop following me!" Maibe giggled.
"Why? It is fun to annoy you!"
Maibe giggled again. "Stop, I have an important message for Teana!"
"Can it not wait?"
"Jono!" Jono pouted at Maibe's words."Teana needs to..."
"What about me?" An unknown voice rang out.
Maibe and Jono turned. "Teana!"
Teana raised an eyebrow. "What are you two up to?"
"Nothing!" Maibe defended. "I was merely trying to bring you a message and Jono would not leave me alone!" She gave Jono a stern, yet playful look.
"Well you two seem to have become very well acquainted since yesterday's celebration. Will I get to attend another wedding here in Egypt, one that is not my own?" Maibe and Jono's face's became flushed.
"The wedding!" Maibe suddenly exclaimed! "My message! Teana you are needed for the fitting of your wedding dress shortly."
"Already?"
"Your wedding is approaching shortly Princess." Jono piped. "Just about two weeks."
"Oh my, I did not realize." Teana spoke. "I shall soon be married before I know it." She bit her lip.
"Do not fret Teana, Atem will treat you well, I have no doubt of that. You shall make an excellent Queen and mother to the future heir."
'Mother. That word again.' "What is with everyone telling me how wonderful a mother I shall be?" Teana yelled demanding an answer.
"Teana." Maibe comfortingly placed a hand on her shoulder.
"I am of only sixteen summers! I do not know if I am ready for marriage, or be a mother. What if I mess everything up? What if as a mother I fail my own child? What if I fail the people of not only my homeland, but Egypt as well?" She broke down. Tears spilled from her eyes.
"Teana." Maibe embraced her. "You need not worry dear. You are a princess. You helped rule in the matters of your kingdom back home as well I presume." Teana solemnly nodded her head.
"I have also met and seen many women who have visited here in the palace. Many of them are not as educated and well-versed as you, but they seem to make the best of things and make wonderful mothers and wives. I doubt that you will not be one as well. Come, let us take you back your chambers." She commanded.
Maibe dragged a tearful Teana back to her chambers, surprisingly and fortunately not coming across any other people who would question the despaired Princess.
Teana felt better after the comfort of Maibe. She realized in a weird way, Maibe kind of reminded her of her mother. Both were older and comforting with more experience and knowledge about certain things, although Maibe was a lot younger and closer to Teana's age.
Maibe told her that in Egypt they put a lot of stress on having an heir for the thrown. She wouldn't need to worry about children now, she was just getting married. Children were in the near and distant future, something not to concern about. Maibe realized Teana was just extremely nervous about the whole wedding ideal. It had made the poor girl on edge. Being away from your homeland and marrying a man she was promised to, but never met until recently was hard enough.
After Maibe comforted Teana, calming her down a bit, she had led her to her fitting with the royal seamstress. Now Teana was here with the royal seamstress for her wedding dress fitting.
Teana blew a thin lock of hair than swayed to her eyes. She was rather bored.
"There! Perfect!" The royal female seamstress declared. "This type of form is perfect for you and will make a lovely wedding dress for you!"
Teana looked down. What she was wearing was just scrapped up colorful fabric that was to be used as an outline for her actual wedding dress. The seamstress was trying to find the ideal style of dress that would suit Teana so well.
Apparently she found one. She had sleeves that suddenly became very loose at the end and the bodice of the dress also became lose down from her waist. It was an extremely flowy dress. Teana tried to imagine how her actual wedding dress would play out for her.
"Mmm..." the elder lady mumbled, observing Teana very closely. This made Teana nervous as she blinked a bit faster than usual. "Ah, you have such beautiful eyes!" The seamstress remarked, jotting something down on a piece of papyrus paper. "Blue! Not very common here in Egypt, why the only people I know with such an eye color are High Priest Seto and Priestess Isis, although their shade of blue is different than yours."
Teana uneasily smiled unsure of where the seamstress was going with this. It seemed as if the lady was speaking to herself rather than Teana. "This shall be the color I use! Blue!"
"For my wedding dress?" Teana questioned a bit surprised.
The seamstress shook her head. "No, no, no. Your dress shall be white, but I shall make sure that it features blue like your eyes."
Teana smiled. "That would look nice..."
"Of course it will!"
Teana bit her lip and after a while asked. "May I take this off now?"
"Yes, yes of course. I am done."
Teana breathed a sigh of relief. The older lady was nice...but a bit kooky and odd. Teana began to slowly undress and then started slipping her own dress on over her head. Then she proceeded to put on her own dress over her head. She was almost done when...
"I am here for my fit..ting..."
Teana knew that voice anywhere... Atem. She quickly pulled her dress down. "I shall be going now." She piped out as she darted past Atem squealing a "Hello Atem."
Atem stood frozen for a good couple of seconds. He hadn't technically seen anything... he only saw a little more of her legs, only up to her knees. So why did he feel so embarrassed? He was going to marry her soon. Then they would share a room...and this wouldn't be so awkward anymore he hoped. But sharing a room would most definitely make it most awkward. Oh gods. He suddenly began to dread the wedding.
Teana herself was unsure what exactly and how much Atem saw. It is not like he saw her essentials...she was wearing undergarments, but the fact that he could see other parts of her body that were covered up most of the time made her nervous. Hopefully he didn't.
'Well, he will be my husband. Plus it is not as if he would never see me partly unclothed...or actually...ehm...' Teana bit her lip. He would be her husband and as her husband she and him would be expected to produce a heir. 'Heir.' That word again. 'Two weeks. Two weeks until I am forever taken.' Teana told herself. She suddenly began to dread the wedding.
Short chapter like I told you guys, fear not the wedding is approaching a couple short chapters down the road. So Teana seems to be very much on edge about the wedding as well. She's only sixteen summers (sixteen years old). Can you blame her? Back in the day people did marry earlier though. Atem's jealousy seems to be going all over the place and Teana's freaking out about being a ruler of Egypt. The wedding is making both of them jumpy. Hopefully they'll find a least one point to relax :) Hehe...*Hint*Hint* (Although not next chapter.)
**Remember the next couple chapters will be short... it's all in preparation for the wedding chapter ;)
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~Startistica