THIS STORY IS NOT RELATED TO "THE JOURNEY TOWARDS ECSTASY: KERI'S ADVENTURES." I DECIDED TO MOVE ON TO ANOTHER STORY. HOPEFULLY THIS STORY WILL APPEAL TO THE LIKES OF ALL READERS. I APPRECIATE YOUR FEEDBACK AND SUGGESTIONS. I WOULD APPRECIATE THE SAME FOR THIS STORY. SO GET YOUR GENITALS READY FOR MAXIMUM PLEASURE, AND READ THIS STORY AS IF YOU WERE THERE...AS IF THIS WERE HAPPENING TO YOU. YOU ARE THE CHARACTERS IN THIS STORY.
-- KERI
It was another rainy day in England. The sound of the wind whistling through the cracks of the old castle awakened Keri. The sun was not yet out, though darkness still prevailed over sunshine. It has always been that way....
King John still lie awake in bed, knowing his daughter was sleeping, knowing his daughter was dreaming...maybe of some far off land where the morning sun lit up the sky with purple and orange cascading clouds. But he tried to block out those thoughts of the wonderful things that his only daughter might be dreaming. He had a dilemma, and this is what kept him awake.
Keri's birthday was tomorrow. She would be a woman then. The hardest thing for King John was realizing what that meant. It meant that she had to move on, had to start her own family, and the hardest part of that realization was that first, she had to get married.
"Marriage" was a word that could both infuriate John or make him smile, depending on the context on how he and other people used the word. Throughout the years, he has always received offers from many men, all wanting to take his daughter's hand in marriage. The difficult part was finding one worthy enough. After all, Keri would inherit the throne after his death and he wanted to find a man who would be honorable to his daughter's name.
From the squires to the noble knights, numerous proposals had been presented to King John. He hadn't taken the time to give that information to his beloved daughter because she had been too young to worry about marriage. But now, he had no choice. Tomorrow she had to begin worrying about it, because John was only giving her two weeks to make her decision. Time had taken its toll on the King, and he didn't know how much longer he would be alive. The marriage had to happen as soon as possible to ensure his daughter's happiness before John's time to leave.
"Damn these decisions," the King said as he closed his eyes and tried to go back to sleep, thinking of how he would tell his daughter that she had to get married...and soon. The relaxing breeze and moisture coming through the open window reassured John that everything would be all right.
Keri awakened again, this time for good. It was still muggy outside, but the rain had calmed down. However, there still was no sign of the sun.
Her servant was the one who awakened her, indicating that her presence was needed in the dinner hall. Keri climbed out of bed, then it hit her. Today's my birthday.
The smile filled her face immediately. She was treated special everyday, but today she would be treated even more special. Her birthdays have always been memorable. Keri straightened her long dark hair with her fingernails, trying to get the tangles loose. She slipped out of her sheer sleeping gown, and put on a long elegant dress. Within ten minutes of her awakening, she left her room to go downstairs to the dinner hall.
The floor was cold to her bare feet, so she walked fast. The torches were lit, so she didn't have a hard time seeing where she was going. She knew the castle well. Born and raised there, she could probably find everything even if it was pitch black in there.
When she reached the dinner hall, everything was pure elegance. There was a crowd of people standing behind their chairs, talking softly, obviously waiting for the princess to sit down. King John was at the head of the table, and Keri went to the other head of the table and where her mother used to sit when she was alive. She died when Keri was 12.
A hush fell over the room as everyone noticed that Keri was in the room. King John looked at his daughter, with her green eyes sparkling just like her mothers used to do. John wondered how he was going to bring up the topic of marriage today, but decided that first thing's first.
The King spoke and all heads turned from Keri to the man who was speaking. "As we all know, today is my lovely daughter's birthday. We have a fine feast here, just for the occasion. I hope you all will come back here tonight for another celebration. I know most of you will anyway because I will have the finest wine there is," the King laughed. Everyone laughed along with him and sat down after John took his seat.
Even though it was a special day for Keri, the King was still in full charge of the castle and the kingdom.
Keri ate her food innocently, while male eyes scoped her, because they realized what her birthday meant. She did not realize it yet, but it was King John's mission to tell her after breakfast. And it was those thoughts that had the King worried.
After the meal, Keri sat around and tried to hold conversations with three different guys. She was surprised that the men were being so nice to her. But when the King approached his daughter, the men quickly left, each one hoping his words were enough to capture her heart. "Did you enjoy the meal?" John asked.
"Yes daddy, it was very pleasant."
"That's good. Um...let's walk around a little bit, I want to talk to you about something," King John said, sweat beginning to form around his eyebrows.
"Okay. What's on your mind daddy?" Keri asked with the sweetness of her voice whispering of her love for her dad.
"Well Keri, today you are a woman."
Keri laughed, "I know that daddy."
More sweating by the King. "Well, there are things that women do...like...um, well, they just have to do certain things."