Chapter 3 : Two sides of the same coin : Heads
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Sofia was sleeping soundly on her side in her luxurious bed, a smug smile painted on her lips. One of her hands was under the large pillow on which her head was resting while the other unconsciously gripped the edge of the covers. Under her closed eyelids, her eyes moved frenetically as her rest was punctuated by pleasant dreams.
Suddenly, a soft knock echoed in Sofia's bedroom and the Princess' eyes snapped open. She had always been a light sleeper, her nights easily disturbed by the quietest noises. The Princess waited for a minute, breathing slowly as she wondered if she had dreamt the noise that had woken her up or not.
But someone unequivocally knocked on her door again, louder this time. Sofia let out a drowsy yawn, then she pushed the covers away and gracefully got out of bed. She had been sleeping naked, as she always did, and only the night's thick veil of darkness protected her modesty.
With well-practiced, careful motions, she grabbed a nightgown from a stand nearby and slipped it on before heading toward the door of her bedroom. Upon reaching it, she cleared her throat, rubbed the sleepiness off her eyes, then opened it slightly. The light from the hallway poured into Sofia's bedroom and shone upon the sleepy Princess.
When Sofia's eyes fell on her twin sister Elisa waiting behind the door with a smirk on her face, Sofia frowned in surprise and opened the door wide.
"Sister? What are you doing up this late? You should be sleeping." Sofia asked quietly, holding back another yawn.
"Don't worry, the little skank is indeed asleep." Elisa answered as her smile grew wider.
Sofia's barely-awake brain struggled to process Elisa's sentence. The words, the tone, the attitude, nothing made sense to Sofia. And yet, the creepy smile that widened her sister's lips felt awfully familiar. For an awkward minute, Sofia's mind was racing, and then finally she came to an impossible, yet logical conclusion. Her eyes narrowed and she pursed her lips.
"You?!" Sofia let out, confused. "What the hell--" Sofia didn't finish her sentence, interrupted by her sister who had pushed one finger against Sofia's lips.
"May I suggest we have a little chat in the privacy of your room, Sister?" Elisa whispered, removing her finger from her sister's soft lips.
Sofia nodded and took a step back, letting her sister enter her room with long strides. Before closing the door, Sofia stuck her head out in the hallway, sweeping it with her gaze. Satisfied by the absolute stillness of the hallway, Sofia gently closed the door right as Elisa slid open one of the heavy curtains that blocked the windows, the clear night outside lighting the room barely enough for the two young women to see each other.
Without their makeup, sophisticated hairstyles or opulent clothes, the two sisters were truly indistinguishable. When they were younger, the mischievous twins had been using their natural likeness to play tricks to their entourage, but those days were long gone.
Sofia faced her sister, biting her lower lip. "Is it really you..." She hesitated, unsure if she wanted to finish her sentence, but she finally did. "... Urilesh?"
Elisa's tongue slithered on her lips, and a cold chill ran down Sofia's spine.
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Loretta was standing guard in front of the door of Elisa's bathroom, wearing her immaculate, Moon-engraved battle armor. Her right hand was loosely wrapped around the hilt of her sheathed sword. Her Princess and lover had unilaterally decided that Loretta's new duty was to stand at her side at all time, and while the knightess was more than happy with this arrangement, she was pretty sure that Elisa hadn't the authority to give such orders.
Boredom was starting to settle in the knightess as she diligently waited for a Princess to finish her bath. Holding back a yawn, she shook her head, trying to clear it from the thoughts that disturbed her focus. Suddenly, a voice came from the inside of the bathroom behind her.
"Lorettaaaaaaaaaa! Why don't you join me inside?" Elisa's voice called from behind the wooden door.
The knightess awkwardly cleared her throat, her cheeks reddening. "D-Don't be ridiculous, Princess. There's no way I can enter if you're not... not... decent." Despite her words, Loretta felt drawn to Elisa's siren-like voice.
Taking a deep breath, Loretta closed her eyes and steadied herself. She could hear Elisa grumbling behind the door, but thankfully, the impish Princess didn't push the matter further.
Minutes passed and Loretta's mind wandered aimlessly. Every time she blinked, she briefly saw Elisa messing around in her bath, her drenched blond hair clinging to her naked body. And if Loretta's eyes stayed shut just a heartbeat longer, she could picture Elisa's small, firm breasts and her perky, dark pink nipples begging to be nibbled.
"HEEEEELP! LORETTA! HELP!" Elisa's disembodied voice suddenly shrieked.
Loretta instantly snapped out of her dirty daydream. The knightess shouldered open the door and rushed inside the bathroom, drawing her sword. Inside, she found Elisa in her immense pool, her limbs flailing in the water and her head rising above the water and sinking under it repeatedly. Loretta rolled her eyes and sighed.
"Help! I'm... I'm drowning!" Elisa croaked as her head emerged once again from under water.
The Knightess sheathed her sword and crossed her arms. "If I jump in the water with my armor, I'll be the one drowning. And you are still within your depth."
Elisa instantly stopped pretending. With her feet firmly seated on the tiled bottom of the pool, her head and the top of her shoulders were above the waterline. She spat some water, then smiled brightly. "You got me." The Princess giggled.
Loretta gulped as she noticed that the pristine water did nothing to hide Elisa's sexy body. The knightess blushed, her cock throbbing under its prison of steel and fabric.
"But now that you're here, why don't you shed off your clothes and join me?" The Princess asked, a wide smile on her lips.
"That would be terribly inappropriate, Princess." Loretta's resolve was heavily tested by Elisa's tempting proposal.
"Pretty please?" Elisa insisted, doe-eyed.
Without a word, Loretta headed toward the door. Standing in the doorframe, she hesitated, until she finally took a step back inside the bathroom and slammed the door shut. The knightess could hear Elisa cheering behind her as she locked the door.
Never leaving the beaming Princess out of her sight, Loretta slowly removed her armor piece by piece, carefully putting them down next to the wall of the room. Once she was done with her ornate armor, she slipped out of her leather tunic and her underwear, letting her breasts and cock flop free. Completely naked, Loretta let out a relieved sigh.
"You do know that this is going to be hard to explain if someone comes here?" Loretta warned as she sat on the edge of the pool, her toned legs sinking in the delightfully warm water.
"Don't worry, no one is allowed in my personal bath except my servants." Elisa said as she swam back and forth in front of the knightess.
Chuckling, Loretta jumped in the pool. "That does not make me feel any better."
Elisa dove under the water, then emerged right in front of the flustered knightess. "Then maybe this will?" She teased, right before leaning forward and pressing her lips against Loretta's.
Reciprocating Elisa's ravenous kiss, Loretta wrapped her arms around the Princess' waist, holding the smaller woman's body against her own.
When Elisa's lips finally left hers, Loretta was left dazed and panting. The knightess had all her life repressed the feelings she had for Elisa, deeming them nothing more than impossible fantasies. How could two women love each other? How could a commoner and a Royal Princess be together? And even now, as Loretta stood inches away from the naked Princess, her mind refused to believe that the relationship she had with Elisa was real.
Taking advantage of Loretta's stunned state, Elisa grinned ear to ear. "Sneak attack!" The Princess screamed as she jumped, her upper body fully emerging from the water then falling heavily on the confused knightess.
Loretta was pushed underwater by the lithe body of her lover. As she opened her eyes under the water, she saw Elisa swim further away in the pool, her cleanly shaven crotch on full display. With a push from her toned legs, the knightess emerged from the water, rubbing her eyes. Frowning, she ran her hand in her now drenched hair, then looked at the Princess.
"Do you really think an honorable Knight of the Moon would partake in such a childish game?" Loretta asked with the bossiest tone she could muster.
Suddenly, the Knightess lunged forward, trying to close the distance between her and Elisa, but she instead crashed back into the water barely halfway there, loudly splashing water around her. Giggling, the Princess circled around Loretta and swam out of reach. Coughing some water, Loretta tried to catch her breath.
"You're not that great of a swimmer, are you, dear Loretta?" Elisa teased.
"Don't get cocky, Princess. I'm gonna catch your Royal ass, and then I'm--" Loretta stopped mid-sentence, self-censoring the obscenities she was going to let out.
"Too bad we will never know how this sentence ends, as you'll never catch me." The Princess chuckled, then stuck her tongue out at Loretta.
For a long while, Elisa's bathroom was filled by the sound of splashing water, the giggles of youthful women and the occasional shrieks of surprise.