F & S Modeling: Assignment 9

Assignment 9 ~ Graduation

Everyone deserves to graduate, so I have decided not to do this assignment for the finale, since my final 3 have done so well to get this far!

So for this picture I want to show me your graduation, but not the boring cemerony. Your school has put together a party for your graduate class, I wanna see hats in the air and your model really having fun!

Jinx and Graduation

God, that was a memorable night. When you wake up wearing some guys underwear, you know you must have done something exciting. We had our graduation ceremony in the arvo. I graduated with honors! Yes, surprising I know, until about seventy-five percent of our class got honors too, then it made more sense. Bumping our school up the education money ladder.
They did plan a little party for us down at the beach. Seems they spent more than the usual card table with watered down punch. Most of the class stripped off their gowns the moment they got to the water, some keeping their honour medals around their necks. Cruella, Isis and I decided to grab a quick picture together before joining our graduating class.

Hitched! Cycle Three: Sixth Chronicle

Assignment Six: Celebration/Special Event

This assignment you’re going to show a little bit of your sims’ backgrounds by showing them at a special event, celebration, or ceremony. Some examples of our equivalents would be Birthdays, Funerals, Graduations, even the Olympics

The Danse Macabre Ball

Lauderan wandered aimlessly from one spectacle to the next. Feigning mild interest in his surroundings. He found himself staring at a winged creature playing the harp set in ice. The sound of the haunting strings filled the hall as he approached it. “A bewitched block of ice. How primitive.” He trailed a gloved finger over it’s wings, surprised when they fluttered beneath his touch. “Well, that is something.”

His Queen’s throaty laugh drew his gaze. Stunningly draped in red, she was idly conversing with a large tiger and her lover. A thousand years in this realm and he had never seen someone morph into an animal, let alone have it tell you your fate. Even with all these surprises, he was still dreadfully bored but he knew this was important to her. Oh how she teases. Ignoring me all night, running her hands over her dress, she obviously hasn’t realised I have little restraint. Or she has and is waiting for me to break. He caught her eye and swallowed as she slowly ran her tongue over her top lip. Lauderan was there in one stride.

“Excuse me your highness, would you do me the honour of a dance?” He offered his hand. Andaysha grinned and delicately placed her laced hand in his. “You may.” She then addressed the feline couple. “Please forgive me, it is quiet disrespectful to reject a dance so freely offered.” “It is quite understandable. Queen Andaysha, your reputation exceeds your realm as well as your pleasurable company this night. We would be content to send any reinforcements you require during your time of war.” Andaysha bowed her head in humble thanks and allowed Lauderan to distance them from the guests.

He pulled her close and wished for the fabric between them to be gone. “Going well I take it?” She kept her gaze on the entertainment behind them. “It would if you could take an interest.” His hand moved lower on her waist. “Oh but I am.” “Very amusing.” Lauderan sensed the irritation in her voice. “I am sorry, my love. I am not myself when it comes to these things.” She sighed and gently stroked his arm. “I know. It is my fault, I should not have asked.” He cupped her face. “No, always ask.” He kissed her softly but suggestively.

“Then I will ask, since when do you dance?” “Normally I do not, but this is the Danse Macabre Ball, as in “Dance Of The Dead”. I thought it was a requirement but no one in this room looks to be dead or dancing.” Andaysha shrugged. “It is just a formality, something to strike fear into ones’ heart or intrigue the next. One attends for the chance to display ones skills.” He kissed her hard in his arms so passionately, she needed a moment to retrieve her bearings. “Like that?” He mused, pleased at her reaction. “Somehow I do not think that would be useful to anyone but me.” She replied, breathless. “My, is that not a coincidence?” He whispered huskily. “I actually have an abundance of skills that would only be useful to you.”

F & S Modeling: Assignment 8

For this round we had to show how our high school model dealt with Lent. Either by giving up something or volunteering/helping out/giving back.

Jinx and Lent

Our school decided to implement community service. Basically meant spending your own free time helping out someone else. Most of our year just made up a company or nursing home and faked a name and signature. Won’t lie, I thought about it too but when I saw a soup kitchen asking for volunteers on the school notice board, I decided to help my fellow man.

It really wasn’t that bad. Three hours on a Sunday. The ladies were sweethearts and I couldn’t believe how they could juggle three part-time jobs and volunteer the only time they had to feeding the homeless. The strength that they showed, it just made me more eager to help. They had a good laugh at my clothes and hair every time, telling me I would be covered in soup stains before the day was out. When my community service was finished, I gave the girls some personalised aprons I made and declared I was staying on as a permanent, volunteer soup lady.

F & S Modeling: Assignment 7

Kick Out

Everyone experiences this in school and sometimes it last longer than others, for your seventh assignment I want you to show your model being kicked out of their clique.
You are required to show this in two pictures, one showing why they were kicked out or had fallen out with their friends, the second picture should show them either trying to find a new clique or them making up with their buddies in the old group. (what don’t we all love happy endings)

Jinx and the fallout

Ugh, this is so embarrassing, but if you have to know…
I had just finished a Fridays afternoon of detention(never said I was a saint) and was headed to the empty classrooms on the second floor. My friends and I usually hung out in them, pitching ideas for new artwork and just generally fooling around, you know wasting time. So I heard Lucivar’s voice carrying through the school halls. I got so far as the door because what I saw through the door’s windows just shattered my heart. My best friend and my boyfriend, engaged in a kiss, while my other friends clapped behind them. My head was spinning and the tears were falling. I had to lean against the wall and door frame to keep from falling.

I at least counted to three before storming in there. I slapped Lucivar, accused him of every colourful word for cheater I could think of, told Isis and everyone there that I hated them and to drop dead. Yes melodramatic but I was a teen, hormones and that. I didn’t answer any of their calls and skipped the next day. When I was finally ready to listen to some reason, I found out that Lucivar was just helping Isis practice her audition, like I had asked him to a week ago.
It was the most stupidest mistake of my life! The girls quickly embraced me back but my one error of trust, cost me Lucivar. He just couldn’t forgive me for my accusations and lack of trust between us. Of course I quickly bounced back. I wasn’t letting some guy ruin the rest of my high school experience. We slowly regained our friendship but nothing more. It still hurt like hell when I saw him with someone else but Cruella and Isis were always there to distract me.

Hitched! Cycle Three: Fifth Chronicle

Assignment Five: Wanted!

This is kind of a fun assignment. If it doesn’t fit in with your story then just do it as an on the side sorta fun thing. If it does, then awesome! I want more pic, less story, for this one and it’s meant to be a bit modelesque and fun.

Wanted

The rusted mirror shuddered in the dank corner. Patrons at the Realm Junction paid it a glance but continued their plotting and debauchery. A dim glow started to seep through the dimly lit atmosphere causing a growing silence and the full attention of every evil, loathsome, unforgiving, rotten creature.

“Ahem.” A nasally voice produced from the glow. “The most beautiful, gorgeous, marvellous, prettiest, astounding Queen Lisandre of Kaurang, bids you all her most warmest welcome!” A great many eyes set in a permanent scowl, fixed to that voice in the mirror. “Yes, well, the lovely Queen Lisandre has made a substantial offer to every Realm and now she is offering it to all of you, er, precious creatures.” “Did that glow just call us precious?” A large troll with five eyes asked roughly. “The offer is the execution of Queen Andaysha and her escort Lauderan of the Kalice Realm. Though if it can be helped, she would like to see Lauderan brought to her alive.”

“Queen killing? She must be right mad!” “Leave us be, you snivelling worm, we ain’t got no honor or oath to your Queen!” They spat. “Now, now, please! The Queen is offering a very, very generous reward and their last whereabouts.” “What reward is worth risking our necks or gills?” A shrivelled murloc croaked. “Precisely a thousand gold coins.” Murmurs rang throughout the crowd. “They were last seen in the demi-fey realm of Niceven.” The glow emitted an image of the couple, swirling around it’s middle.

“Alive or dead hey?” An almost handsome, dark creature pondered, stepping closer to study them. “Could think of a few things I wouldn’t mind doing to that strumpet once she’s dead!” The crowd jeered, eagerly moving towards the mirror to get a closer look.

And just an extra picture as I did all these sets and yeah, not used or you can’t see anything. I just really love this pose I managed to get them to do. They’re in fey realm, hence the outdoorsy, cutesy, lodging. Andaysha looks such the sex kitten >.<

 

Hitched! Cycle Three: Fourth Chronicle

The Big Decision

This can be a positive thing, or it can be negative. The decisions I’m talking about for me and you would be like… having to move, buying a new car, having a baby, etc. However, remember this is a fantasy/sci-fi setting, so you have to translate that into something creative and interesting! Maybe a little more epic/life changing as well.

Love Or War?

Sholto dashed down the stone corridors, unconcerned with the noise he was making. He waved his hands through the wards that had been conjured in front of the gold doors and threw them open with no caution. The length of the bathing pool was immense but Sholto was near the end in a few strides. At the end resided his Queen in all her pale glory. Too pale. Sholto kneeled at the edge and leaned forward, examining her appearance. Her milky skin was now a dull grey, her blood stained lips a blue tinge, her petite frame was trembling causing ripples in the milky liquid. “Stars and moons!” He whispered, fearing the worst had befallen his Queen. He moved his hand to check her pulse when a hand burst out through the depths encircling his wrist roughly. Sholto screamed.

Queen Andaysha opened her eyes and emitted a pleasurable sound from her mouth. “Lauderan, you’ll break his arm.” The hand retreated it’s grasp, the colours of midnight broke the surface followed by Lauderan’s wide smile. He flicked his hair back and pressed his glistening skin next to the Queen, whose appearance was back to it’s breath stealing beauty. “Very brash thing to do Sholto, I take your news is important?” Sholto bowed neatly and paused before speaking. “My apologies for the intrusion, I thought you were ill.” A dreamy smile played upon her lips. “Far from it.” Sholto returned a knowing smile that fell to a frown. “I do not know how to break this news delicately your majesty.” This caught her attention. “I do not like sugar coating.” She reminded him. He nodded and took a grave breath. “All of the Province Queens have been slaughtered.” Andaysha kept her face blank. “The ones in training?” “Them too.” “They were just children!” Lauderan snarled. “Your highness, we cannot ignore this.” “When did this occur?” She asked, ignoring Sholto’s statement. “Two hours ago.” She slid her piercing stare to Lauderan. “Queen Lisandre has just sent us their remains.” Lauderan cursed loudly but Andaysha still showed no emotion. “We need to retaliate. We cannot let all this injustice stand! It has gone too far!” Lauderan whispered into her neck. “I agree with him my love.” Andaysha turned to him, her expression unreadable. “Your majesty please, we cannot dance around this issue anymore. A decision must be made.” The men blinked as their Queen disappeared before their eyes. “I hate when she does that.” Sholto sighed. “Me too, me too.”

Lauderan found her in the Queens Gardens, sprinkling what looked like ash over the white daisies that dominated the garden. He stopped a few inches away from her. A feeling was overwhelming his senses, a feeling he knew all about but not from her. “It’s fear.” Her voice rang out. His own fear washed over him. “You cannot feel fear. I’ve never felt any fear from you.” “Unnerving, is it not?” “It is, extremely.” She rolled up the parchment in her hand.. “List Of The Innocent. Their remains are scattered in my garden. Each daisy represents each innocent.” Lauderan suddenly felt self-conscious about standing on them. “That’s madness! Why do you let this continue?” She placed the scrolls at the fountain and went back to him. “Every thousand years, some spoiled Queen from the other Realms, strikes a war with mine. I have defended my Realm and my people each time.” “Then you should have no hesitations, no fear.” “This war will be different. I have seen it, I know the outcome. I-I just thought I would have more than a thousand years.” She unfurled a nonhuman scream.

Lauderan swallowed the intensity he was feeling from that scream. “Do we lose my Queen?” He asked softly. “No, we win.” He held up his arms in frustration. “Then I do not understand!” “Five thousand years of searching. Do you know how long that is Lauderan? How lonely that is? I knew what would happen, I have always known, but not now, not now!” She was rambling and a Queen more powerful than anything Lauderan had encountered rambling, was extremely dangerous. “My love, you are not making sense.” She grabbed at the silks of his suit. “I should have felt their pain, their suffering but I had given in to what you were offering. Do I ever get a chance to be selfish? To think of my needs? What I want?” He looked into those green waters and stroked her white-gold hair. “You would be no better than those who have murdered your people and I would never have felt love for someone like that.” A single tear fell down her porcelain cheek. “I know, neither could I. If you knew what I knew, you would not be telling me this.” “But I do not.” “No, you cannot, and I cannot let my Realm suffer any longer. I am truly a besotted fool.” She sighed heavily and stepped away from him.

She touched her throat gently. “I, Queen Andaysha of Realm Kalice, declare war upon Queen Lisandre of Realm Kaurang!” Her voice thundered through the Realm and beyond. Lauderan felt the ground beneath him rumble and turned to see stone rising from the earth, stretching out across the land. “I have locked the Realm.” He glanced at the gold statues depicting his Queen, his lover. They were powerful, sexual, graceful, vibrant and when he finally gazed at his Queen, was immediately crestfallen. She was coated in the suns rays like an angel but her shoulders and head were bowed in defeat. “My love?”

“We are at war.”

F & S Modeling: Assignment 6

School Trip

For this assignmet I want you to get your suit cases packed, you camaras ready and your holiday clothes on! As over the summer holidays your school has bee planning a trip for your year, but where?
That is compeletly up to you.

This assignment requires two pictures.

Your first picture you have a choice:

Packing bags and getting read to leave OR picking your hotel room when you arrive and if you pic second option you must also include the person you are staying with in the photo.

Your second picture you must show an activity of some sort.

Jinx and Field Trips

So for the science classes (biology, chemistry, physics etc), my high school thought it would be a real “treat” to visit this Science museum that was around eight hours away from home. Splurging out on some plane tickets would have been the nice thing to do but no, our principle decided on the school bus. “School pride” he had said. More like we’re too cheap, we have a puke ridden bus that you’re going to take to a museum that has free entry. Pay the rest of what you do yourselves. Cruella and Isis chipped in on a hotel room for the three of us. We had to be at the local bus station by seven am which I dreaded once there as I wasn’t a morning person. My boyfriend Lucivar didn’t take any science classes so he wasn’t joining us but he made sure I had a good send off!

Okay, we were bored as after two hours at the museum and had to follow this gangly tour guide around. Being the curious girls we were, Cruella, Isis and I snuck in one of the doors marked “Closed for renovations”. We didn’t know what was inside but we knew it was better than looking at ancient light globes. I managed to find a room that looked like it belonged in a silent horror film. As I brushed away dust from shelves, Isis and Cruella crashed and stumbled with their surroundings. I gave up telling them to be quiet and stop laughing. After blissful minutes of silence, their giggling started again. I decided to ignore it, the preserved body parts fascinating me. I could hear metal scraping towards me and my friends were calling at me to turn around. There was no way I was going to turn around, no matter what they did. Of course I never realised how diabolical my two high school friends were.

Hitched! Volume 3: Third Chronicle

This assignment has a general theme, but two options. The general theme is conflict! The two different options are basically internal conflict or external. I want this pic to look like a scene in a movie, packed with action!

Internal: Trouble in paradise. Did they just discover someone is a spy? Or was someone caught potentially cheating? This is no “you didn’t wash the dishes last night” ordinary fight!
External: With this option it’s an external force your couple is battling. Have they been captured by the enemy? Has their secret lair been discovered?

Only one picture for this round.

Mistaken Identities

Lauderan rubbed his eyes in frustration and leaned against the closed parlour door. He was exhausted. Overseeing the Realm in his Queens absence was taking it’s toll and all while being under the guise of Andaysha’s distant cousin. He shrugged out of the silk jacket which disappeared before it reached the floor and made his way to the dresser. He tentatively picked up his necklace from the black wooden box and settled it around his neck, pressing the spider pendant to his chest. Lauderan opened his mental walls and waited.

He instantly felt the familiar touch and an image appeared of a gold ballroom, filled with what looked like rabbits twirling in petticoats and tuxedo jackets. “Why is every meeting you show me in a ballroom? You could just stay here and bother with them.” “I cannot offend their traditions, even if it’s the same no matter what Realm I visit.” A small sigh escaped his lips at her velvet voice inside his head. It had been only two weeks but even a day without her was an eternity. “You are not the only one suffering withdrawals my love. Especially when surrounded by a race with breeding specifically on their minds.” His lip curled upwards. “Any offers?” “From the King, Queen, their Lords and Ladies. Every discussion we have is that they can stop the war with breeding.” “Sounds good to me.” “Well, I will make sure to inform them that you are interested in a bit of bunny tail.”

The connection between them softened, so Lauderan strolled through the vast quarters headed to the Queens chambers to pass the time. He stopped and rested against a stone archway, letting the sound of the fountain’s constant streams lower his swelling emotions. “Lauderan?” Her voice searched. “Yes, my love?” “I am afraid that I will be late to our nightly ritual, they want me to give my blessing to all the newborns in the Realm.” “My, that will take a long time.” “I know.” He could feel her disappointment, her frustration and her unfulfilled desires. “I will wait in our dreams as long as it takes, my Queen. I will go mad if I do not.” Lauderan felt her leave their connection but quickly jumped when he heard her voice again, sultry and smooth. “Your wait will be considerably rewarded.” He shivered at the thought. “How I am ever supposed to function with all these wicked ideas you’ve planted in my head?” He said aloud. Maybe dunking myself in this cold fountain will clear my mind. He started to unbutton his shirt when he heard a giggle behind him.

“My Queen?” There was Andaysha, twirling her locks around her finger. “Hello cupcake.” She responded sweetly. Cupcake? Cupcake? When has she ever called me that? And I did not feel her presence or catch her scent. I still cannot. He watched her movements carefully, it was unnerving. Here was his love but it wasn’t. There was something wrong about how she held herself and how she looked, very wrong. “Your majesty.” He knelt on the stone floor. “Oh you darling boy, so respectful!” Is she joking? Surely she must be. Lauderan finally caught her scent, it would be enough for the darkness inside him to start raging but he wasn’t a boy anymore, he was a man, fully embraced in the darkness. She smells just like those slattern Queens! You have the audacity to seduce me as my lover? Which Realm would have sent you? She licked her lips seductively at him. You made a poor decision to deceive me my dear, but I will play your game. It will make your death more satisfing.

The fake Queen swayed her hips toward him. He hid his repulsion with a deadly smile. “Did you miss me buttercup?” This is pure torture hearing it in her voice! “With all my heart, my Queen.” She traced her fingers over the buttons on his shirt. Lauderan fought with all his strength to keep from killing her. “You would serve me anywhere, wouldn’t you my slave?” His eyes glazed over and a sleepy smile crept upon his lips. “You are being so eloquent this evening your highness.” “Well, I just had a little chat with the other Realm Queens and I’m thinking of agreeing to their terms.” “Oh, really? How unexpected but it is of course your decision.” “Not without your input it isn’t! I haven’t kept you for this long without a reason, have I?” Ah, so that is what you want to know! They are starting to ask questions about me. Those witches will do anything to destroy Andaysha. Even try to seduce me to their side. They want to control me again! “You like my abilities in the bedroom my Queen, that is all you have asked of me.” “Oh come on Lauderan. We don’t need to pretend, it’s just us.” He kept a blank face. “I do not know what you are referring to.” She tossed her hair, annoyed at the response but then quickly regained her composure. “Forget about what I said. Kiss me.” She ordered. “As you wish.” It will be your last.

Lauderan was only inches away from the imposter’s lips, when he was thrown violently into the fountain. He didn’t even attempt to guess what had happened as the scent of vanilla and apricots over-powered his senses. “I did not need your help my love. I was in control.” He feasted his eyes upon his real lover. She is a vision! I should ravish her. “Lauderan.” Her voice was forceful but he could hear the amusement and lust behind it. “And you have nothing under control.” She gracefully sailed to the fake queen and gripped her neck in her gloved hand. “I suggest you drop the illusion, cupcake.” The veil fell and a very ordinary woman was revealed. There was nothing dangerous about her, she had some discoloration on her legs and arms but what stood out was the snake bracelet wrapped around her arm. Andaysha brushed against it, causing the snake to hiss.

“Lisandre, of course.” She released the girl. “I will overlook this heinous act, if you go back to your Queen and never come back to my Realm.” The girl rubbed her neck, making sure it was still there. “You think you can stop her from taking this Realm? She’ll kill you and he will be hers to serve!” The girl shrieked. “I am being more than reasonable. Leave. Now.” Andaysha turned her back and sauntered over to help Lauderan up. “You can’t ignore her or her power! More of your people will suffer if you don’t surrender to her will!” Lauderan was soaked, and the chillness of the water was not helping his taste for this girls blood. “I could have disposed of her myself!” He whispered harshly. “Did you know she has a poison coating her lips? A persuasive poison. Is that why you were going to kiss her?” Lauderan growled at his stupidity.

“He is supposed to be your slave! Like common dirt! And you treat him like an equal, you are breaking every law!” “She treats me with more respect and love than you will ever know in your pathetic, blind-sighted existence! Her blood sings to mine!” Lauderan raged. The girl’s eyes boggled and Lauderan realised his unfortunate mistake. Andaysha was silent for another reason because Lauderan had no idea what the “blood sings to mine” meant. “Y-your, your blood? It sings to hers?” A freakish smiled paved her face. “This is the best news her gloriousness could receive! She will be so pleased with me. Maybe I can finally get a slave of my own!” Andaysha sighed, her eyes a storm of troubled waters. She flicked her left index finger. The girl froze in mid air. Her complexion and hair started to fade into a eerie silver-grey. Andaysha tilted her head and flicked her finger again, unfreezing the girls eyes, so they spun around in fear. “I am truly sorry my love. It is like being in their control again.” Lauderen crooned behind her. “She sealed her fate when she did not take my gracious offer of leaving.”

“Do you know what this is my dear?” Andaysha opened her palm to reveal a small ball of blue-white light. “I do not believe you have shown me this before.” A devilish smile crept upon his lips. Maybe because of the thought of doing irreparable harm to the girl or being so close to his lover’s creamy skin. “Well you are about to be given a lesson. It is called the Ball Of Oblivion.” “It sounds terribly final.” Andaysha grinned. “Yes, quite.” “How does it work, my love?” “Just watch and save your praise and worship for the bedroom.”

F & S Modeling: Assignment 5

Summer time is far away in our world, but who says it has to be in the world of sims3 modeling?

For this assignment I want you to show us what your model got up to her summer break away from school!
Did she stay with her clique, find a guy? Make new friends go on holiday what?
It is completely up to you!

Jinx and Summer Vacations

The first summer vacation always sticks with me. Mainly because it was the first time I had been on a plane and really, well, anywhere out of my town. Lucivar’s aunt owned a Nectary in France and he would help out every summer. Of course I basically squeezed the life out of him when he managed to convince my parents to let me go with him.
Now when I pictured our vacation in France, I didn’t expect it to be manual labour but I’m not above getting my feet all grapey. Unfortunately when you have a scorching sun bearing down on you, and you’re stomping as hard as you can to squash the grapes, well I wasn’t in the best of moods. I turned into a complainer and I took it out on Lucivar, who just kept that gorgeous smile on his face. About one minute into my twentieth complaint of how hot I was, Lucivar disappeared. Well this ticked me off even more but before I could go after him, I heard the ticking of a sprinkler. Then I felt the spray of the coldest water ever, all over my burning skin. I’m pretty sure my scream could be heard all the way to Eiffel Tower.

And it was just another reason why I compared every man that came into my life, to my high school boyfriend Lucivar.

Hitched! Volume 3: Second Chronicle

Option one: The wedding. Yes, again a little cliche, but remember all of you have unique couples and I don’t imagine it would be a typical wedding for any of you! Maybe it wasn’t the happy, beautiful occasion it usually is for us. Whatever it was, show it to us!

The Eternal Bond

The hall moved and shimmered with lavishly dressed women of every specie imaginable, men skilled in the arts of illusions and trickery, mythical creatures once thought to be crumbled under the earth, used their feathers and scales to dazzle and draw the eye. The eye of the Queen draped delicately across her throne. Andaysha’s frozen blood stained smile of interest at her surroundings, didn’t agree with her eyes that were lost somewhere else. A bored Lauderan was sprawled at her feet.

“Why do you throw these tiresome celebratory balls every day?” He sighed. Andaysha didn’t blink from her stare. “It keeps them happy and who am I to deny my realm happiness?” “They claim it’s to honor you but if you were to leave, they wouldn’t even notice.” She finally broke her gaze. “Do you have something more important in mind Lauderan?” He slowly raked his eyes over her curves encased in satin, silks and bare milky skin. “You are always the most important in my mind, my Queen.” She arched a perfectly sculpted brow. “Prove it.” Lauderan rose immediately to a sitting position, his chest pressed against the white gold frame and his head near her pale thigh. “In front of your charming guests?” Andaysha smiled slyly. “If they wouldn’t notice my absence, why would they notice me writhing around, screaming in agonising pleasure? That is, of course, if you can actually achieve it.” Lauderan bared a feral grin. “Are you challenging my abilities, my love?” “What abilities?” She mocked playfully. He growled softly and began a path up her inner thigh, nibbling her flesh as he went. Without warning he turned violently, snarling at the intruding presence.

“You forget your place slave!” A rough voice hissed. “And you forget yours, Eiren.” Andaysha ran her fingers through Lauderan’s hair. Lauderan took the hint and settled back down at her feet, keeping his eyes firmly on Eiren. “My apologies but honestly your majesty, I don’t know why you’ve kept him this long. His temper is only increasing.” “Would you like to take his place Eiren?” Lauderan perked up instantly, he loved this game. He took great joy in watching Eiren struggle to answer the question without insulting his Queen. “As much as I am honored to be asked, I would never to be able to measure up to.. him.” Andaysha grinned. “Oh yes, how easily I forget. Enough of making you feel inadequate; say what you came here for.” Eiren bowed shortly. “It’s about the other Realm Queens, they’ve started to take our own and-” “Why can’t I kill him?” Lauderan spoke through their mental connection. “He’s managed to effectively dissuade any wars between the Realms for six hundred years. You can kill him after he betrays me in two.” Lauderan frowned. “Not long enough” Andaysha tilted her head in his direction as Eiren continued to list the current situation her Realm was facing. “You’ve been quite surly lately, anything I should be concerned about?” “It doesn’t matter.”

He felt the air shift around him. “Everything you say, matters Lauderan.” Her voice echoed through the empty hall. Lauderan didn’t have to look to know that everyone had disappeared. To where? He never asked but her steely gaze meant he had to be honest. Maybe I should just let her read my mind? No, she swore an oath she would never do that again. Lauderan stood up and started to pace in front of her. “It’s not that I don’t appreciate everything you’ve done for me.” Andaysha remained silent, concentrating on his movements and words. “You saved me from the depravity, pain and humiliation that I had to endure for four thousand years of my life. You’ve given me choice, you’ve given me freedom. You’ve given me back a part of myself that I thought I had lost! A thousand years with you and I can’t remember anything about my past. For me, this has been my life, with you.” He took a breath. “But I want more.” “Oh?” “I can’t help it Andaysha, you make me want more!” “You want to be King, is that it?” He shook his head. “No I don’t. They need a Queen not a King. You need me to keep my position as your slave. How could I be your assassin without all the information I gather being ignored? But I need something to get me through not being able to stand up for my own self worth. Something to remind me I am not one of your subjects but your lover.” “Fine.” She said simply.

The air shifted again. This time he needed a few seconds to adjust to his surroundings. It’s like being encased in a rainbow, a rainbow with doors to… forests? “What is it you ask of us?” Many voices spoke at once but Lauderan only noticed the harmless creature with enormous wings. “Kinda cute.” “Don’t bother, she’s only into trees.” Andaysha left him there confused, as she gracefully walked to the creature. “We are here to make The Eternal Bond.” The creature flitted around Andaysha, jerking her body like a nervous squirrel. She tipped her wings when she finished. “You are a great allie to us Queen Andaysha and we will aid you when the time comes. We will honour the Eternal Bond.” She focused her black eyes on Lauderan. “This one is clouded. Uncertain when it is time to decide.” “When what comes? What bond? What are we doing here?” “We do not provide answers to foolish questions.” The creature hissed and produced an ancient looking dagger. Lauderan instinctively threw himself in front of Andaysha. She laughed softly and gently stroked his arm while holding her own arm out to the creature.

The creature grabbed Andaysha’s arm eagerly and sliced through her skin, coating the dagger thickly in her blood. Andaysha shook her arm and the wound quickly healed. “Now you.” Lauderan waited for Andaysha to explain but she didn’t.“Am I going to regret doing this? “Have you regretted anything you’ve done with me? Lauderan shook his head and rolled up his sleeve. The cut was deep and he couldn’t help but let out a small gasp. “Pain goes with love.” Andaysha mused. The creature was infatuated with their blood mixing together on the blade. Her eyes were wide and ethereal. “Blood sings to Blood?” “It does.” “You bring us knowledge, great Queen. We will not forget this gesture.” Lauderan was getting more puzzled. “Hold out your hand.” The creature ordered, they both obeyed and received a bloody streak across their palm.

“Close your hand. Take what you think about your mate. Visualise it. Now open and present.” Lauderan could feel something form in his hand, when he looked down he found a small, delicate necklace with a simple embroidered pendant. A pendant filled with blood, our blood. “I thought about how innocent you always seem, how you use it to distract, to rule.” Andaysha smiled, a pink hue spreading to her cheeks. “Oh Lauderan, it’s perfect. But now mine.” She revealed a necklace more elaborate, a white gold spider with a blood filled body, clinging to an onyx jewel. “You keep talking about how you want to be seen, respected. This necklace demands to be recognised.” She kissed him sweetly. “The Eternal Bond is just that. Eternal. The moment you put that necklace on you will be able to feel and experience everything that I do. It is a symbol that you belong to me, just as I belong to you.” She slipped the necklace around his neck.

The moment the spider touched his skin, he felt something awaken, like another sense. He could hear another heartbeat, could feel his own skin through Andaysha’s hand and could feel his heart being smothered by the intensity of her love. “This is too much.” He whispered hoarsely. Andaysha had taken the moment of his Bonding to fasten her own Bond and shivered slightly. “The Eternal Bond is complete. We are jubilant to have participated in your union. We know that you will honour our ancient ways. The Bond will be broken if the blood in your pendants are spilled. It will also break your love. Guard it with your life.” Andaysha bowed deeply. “Thank you, we will.” Lauderan was barely listening, he was more interested in how much sensation he could feel through her. He brushed his lips against her cheek and moaned as he felt his own lips. “I think you need to challenge my bedroom abilities again.”

Showing off the bling!