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Chapter 9

Chapter 9
Cephera sat with her legs crossed and a book open on them. The light breeze blowing by was nice in the warmth and the water was sparkling ... literally sparkling. Everything in Mechanova was made from magic. From the grasses that whistled when the wind would pick up, to the lakes and rivers extending to the Crystal forest and its trees literally made of crystals.
She was reading the note book Loki had made for her. She was so thrilled about her training she hadn't shut up about it since she arrived home and her father had made her go outside to get away from her. He was happy for her, but her enthusiasm sometimes became too much to handle.
"Hello princess." The male voice that spoke made Cephera's head shoot up quickly. She stared up into the handsome face of Krystoff Fevour, the son of Demos Fevour. Cephera felt her mood drop a notch. Krystoff had a reputation spoken among the young women of Mechanova, but nothing to prove the rumours. In fact, his entire family was one to watch out for. They were a very powerful family and no one would speak against them. Krystoff's father was the head of Cephera's fathers army. Her father kept him close, but didn't trust him fully. Demos's daughter Katarina also was untrustworthy.
"Hello Krystoff," Cephera said smiling. He'd never done anything to harm her, but he wasn't so stupid. He sought her out often, but usually it wasn't in such a secluded area. She felt uncomfortable being alone with him so far from the town and the palace.
"A beautiful day for reading," He said and took the liberty of sitting next to her his hip almost touching hers.
"As always." She replied. The weather in Mechanova never changed. Magic saw to that.
"Very true." He chuckled. He turned his dark eyes on her and she looked away quickly. "I believe you get more beautiful every time I see you princess." His compliment made a shiver run up her spine and not in a good way. Her father always told her to be polite to him, but do not give Krystoff a reason to think she was interested in him. Demos had not suggested having his son marry either of his daughters, but given the right chance he would and King Yorin had to tread lightly on the subject. He couldn't outright deny the man the opportunity, but he had no want to have any of Demos's family that close to the throne.
"Thank you," Cephera said feeling more uncomfortable then she had only moments ago. It was no secret Krystoff had his sights set of her as of late. "My father said so just this morning." She lied to give his words less weight. She saw his quick facial expression change, but quickly revert back to the seemingly kind smile he had before.
"What are you reading?" He asked leaning sideways closer to her. She closed her book.
"Some silly spell stuff." She replied. She didn't need Krystoff knowing everything about her.
"Ahh yes. I keep forgetting your disability," He said. She shook her head. Not being born with any natural magic and having to learn it all little by little was considered a disability in her kingdom.
"I'm learning to deal with it." She replied.
"Some people say that your disability will make it impossible for you to one day become queen." Krystoff told her. He placed a hand gently on her shoulder before speaking again. "I disagree. I think that with practice you could learn what is needed to become queen."
Cephera didn't like this conversation. "My sister is meant to be queen before me. I hate to think of a future where she is not among the living anymore and that I would ascend to the throne instead." She shifted her arm up to fix her hair, but in reality was just trying to get his hand off her.
"Provided of course your sister has no children." Krystoff noted.
"Listen to us," Cephera scoffed with a smile. "Talking about children, taking over the throne when we are still yet young and have plenty of life ahead of us to be worrying about such things."
"Of course; you're right princess, what was I thinking?" He said shaking his head. He reached a hand over and took her hand in his. "I fear I must be going. It was a pleasure talking to you princess. I hope that we can do this again soon." He kissed the back of her knuckles before letting go, standing and with a smile he turned to leave. Cephera watched him go and only until he was out of sight did she wipe the back of her hand off of her dress like a child worried about cooties.
XxX
"I swear if he ever touches you in a dishonorable manner I'll kill him." Seraphina growled grabbing a handful of bedsheets and tearing them. Cephera grabbed the bedsheets from her sister before she could do any large amount of damage.
"You can't do that. You know what father says about them. Their family is not to be messed with." Cephera warned her.
"Which is stupid as far as I'm concerned. Father is king he should be able to exile that family from our realm." Seraphina hated their family with a passion and it showed.
"You know why he can't do that. He needs proof. Without proof it just looks like he's getting rid of the competition." Cephera reminded her.
"Yes, but we are not the only ones who know that his family are corrupted."
"Even still he has friends in high places. Their father has great allies and our father cannot afford to have his allies turn against him for any reason." Cephera grabbed her sister by her shoulders to speak to her face-to-face.
"Fine! But if he touches you in the wrong way I'll find a way to harm him. I'll make it look like an accident if I have too." Cephera sighed, but stopped arguing with her sister. There was no point. Seraphina was too riled up to calm her down completely.
"So are you coming with me back to Asgard?" Cephera asked Seraphina. She had announced that she would, but Cephera wasn't sure if she had changed her mind.
"Actually I think I am," Her sister said with a wink.
"So are you and this guy getting serious or is this another one of your temporary flings?" She asked knowing what her sister was like for carrying on with lovers.
"Oh we're both just having fun. We are not exclusive. He can sleep with whomever else he likes, but I still have work to do with Sif." Seraphina had led down on her back smiling up at the canopy above.
"I still can't believe you've somehow convinced Sif to be more like you," Cephera said shaking her head. "It's almost a sin. She's such a nice, sweet girl." Cephera sighed still having trouble believing the two of them had something going.
"Hey, I feel like that's an insult, it's not making her like me. I'm helping improve her confidence." Cephera rolled her eyes and led down next to her sister. Seconds later Cephera's room door opened and in walked their father.
"Girl talk?!" He said incredulously. "And I wasn't invited!" He said with mock hurt. He flopped down on the bed making it bounce harshly. Their father was taller than any human and his skin was a light blue and his hair was actually made of blue flames. He was a broad man you just didn't mess with. The twins had taken after their human mother and looked completely human. A human woman was the only woman their father had been able to have children with, but he married her and he loved her. Even though the girls watched her grow old and die they all lived happily and cherished her life and the time spent with her in their younger years. She had died over 100 years ago.
"Don't you have anything better to do? Like chase pretty servant girls?" Seraphina growled.
"Done that already. I wanted to get the scoop on how you guys are liking Asgard." He said rolling to his side to give his daughters an interested and nosy look.
"Asgard is wonderful!" Cephera beamed.
"It's ok," Seraphina said.
"Don't lie. She already has two lovers there," Cephera said teasingly.
"Whatever, you've got the eyes for Prince Loki." Seraphina interjected snorting.
"Really?!" Her father said turning his attention to his youngest.
"I do not. He offered to be my teacher in magic." Cephera insisted blushing.
"It's not a bad match you know." Her father said grinning.
"Stop that. I don't have eyes for the prince." She told him her hands pulling at her skirt. When it came to men she didn't have any confidence like her sister and so guy talk with her father was rather embarrassing.
"Yeah, yeah. Before long you'll be learning more than magic," Her sister said teasing her more. Cephera turned red and buried her face in her hands.
"No I won't," She said behind those hands. Her father chuckled.
"You two couldn't be more opposite for twins," He said in amusement. "And who are these two lovers of yours?" He asked turning his attention to his eldest.
"No one of importance." Seraphina replied.
"So that's a no to either prince?" He confirmed. Seraphina gave a nod as Cephera retracted her hands from her face, though it was still very red.
"Ah well. I'll keep my fingers crossed over the next few centuries." He sighed and sat back up.
"Is that what you're hoping for? A marriage between one of us to one of the Asgardian princes?" Cephera asked tilting her head to the side.
"Of course it is. Political wise it's a smart move." Seraphina scoffed at Cephera.
"Since when have you bothered to remember anything about politics?" Cephera asked raising and eyebrow.
"I do catch something's. Having only two daughters he needs at least one of us to end up in a prestigious marriage." Seraphina gloated her knowledge and Cephera rolled her eyes.
"Miracles happen." Their father commented on Seraphina's knowledge. Seraphina grabbed a small pillow and threw it at her father. He caught it laughing. "Well I'll leave you two back to your 'girl talk'," He said leaving the room with a smile still on his face. Despite his usual rudeness, provocative ways and his lack of dignity through his comments he was a wonderful father.
When their mother was alive he lavished a lot of affection on her and her alone. He did not chase other woman and he enjoyed tucking the twins into bed and telling tales of old to them. He did a lot of their training himself. Fighting, politics, reading, writing many different languages. He gave them as much of his time as he could and when he couldn't he had the best teachers set to the task. Their mother had done all she could with the time she had. Teaching the girls to be graceful with proper manners. Though most of that stuff was lost on Seraphina, Cephera took a lot from those teachings.
"Would you marry either prince?" Cephera asked after a little while of just lying there.
"Hmmm. No. Maybe bed Thor." Seraphina replied with a sexy smirk.
"Why not Loki?" Cephera asked sitting back up.
"Too scrawny, arrogant, cold, shifty ... should I go on?" Seraphina asked eyeing Cephera.
"You judge him too soon. You know nothing about him." Cephera sighed.
"Neither do you." Her sister reminded her. "He looks like a heartbreaker to me. I'd be careful not to give him your heart Cephera. It's one thing to use him for sex; if you chose to, but it's another to let your heart attach to him if he's the kind who would wander. I doubt he has had many long term relationships, but I bet he's had plenty of sexual partners." Seraphina told her.
"Sounds a lot like you only you've never had ANY long term relationships." Cephera commented pursing her lips.
"Precisely. He's like me so I should know best that he will break your heart. And in my own defence I'm always up front with my lovers that I am not a relationship kind of girl and that I do not do exclusive." Cephera couldn't argue with that. Her sister was always truthful.
"Well don't worry, I don't see him that way. He's a friend." Cephera told her sister.
"Well, I hope it stays that way." Seraphina replied.

Notes

Comments

@fraychan
Then I have done my job well. :p

Yasumi Yasumi
6/15/15

Your cliff hangers wound me D:

fraychan fraychan
6/12/15

@fraychan
Keep that adrenaline pumping, still a lot to come.

Yasumi Yasumi
5/14/15

Oh god I can't even describe how happy this chapter made me. I'm feeling a slight adrenaline rush haha

fraychan fraychan
5/12/15

@fraychan
I agree, things have could been so much different if things had just come to light sooner.

Yasumi Yasumi
5/7/15