There is a saying that love is like a miracle that intertwines two souls and bodies into one. Everyone in the Cygnus kingdom was aware of the political and loveless marriage between Rosa Sage and Ruth Pandora.The two never crossed the boundaries which made them something more than strangers, and neither did it seem that there was any affection between them.
Most Wrytans were known for two things: first was their cunning brains and the other was their sexuality.
Unlike other species, which mostly detested intimacy, it could be said that Wrytans were kind of fond of it.
And this was also why, after coming of age, legal adults removed their reproductive organs with the help of surgery. They didn't want to be part of the responsibility or terror that would haunt their upcoming future. Even then Queen Belladonna Pandora didn't have such surgery.
Despite all the rumours and conspiracy theories, Ruth believed that there was no other candidate who was better than Rosa. Her alluring body was that of a humanoid, with distinctive spots which further adorned her graceful figure. However, it is her head which held the most remarkable feature that could unfold, sprouting gracefully from her temples were a pair of antlers which branched out forming an intricate pattern with a pair of big blue eyes. Her skin was pale. Other than that she also was a survivalist who knew her job well.
However that didn't change the fact that Rosa was also an outsider from a lowly planet.
"Ruth, you look even more charming today!"
"You noticed that now, you little vixen! "
Out of the blue, Ruth suddenly hugged her tightly and embraced her warmth. Rosa was stunned with sudden affection and put her hands on his shoulders. There was no space between them as his husband gazed at her with tenderness.
Quickly, he touched her lips to his and slowly drowned in compassion. Their tongues were intertwined with each other, and Ruth's right hand was gently fondling her bosom. Slowly, their lips parted.
The ecstasy Rosa felt made her a little bold, and she rapidly pecked his cheeks. Then attempted to run away from his embrace.
This made him a little startled, as Rosa never showed him affection like that.
"Lady, you are getting bolder and bolder."
*Thud thud!*
As they were about to go into deep, passionate love, someone knocked on their door,running their quality time!
Two of them separated from each other while Ruth furiously glaring at the person at the door.
"Who? " Ruth asked in an irritated tone voice.
"Ruth, you are there too, perfect! Open the door. I need Rosa' help regarding something." Ruth's sister's voice was heard from behind the door.
He was pissed off after listening to his sister's annoying voice, every time he wanted to spend some quality time with Rosa someone would always interrupt them.
"Bloody hell!! Go away!" Ruth growled.
"Open the door Ruth. I have something important to talk about, guys." She replied, ignoring her brother's cursing.
Rosa pursed her lips seeing Ruth and reached out to open the door with a click.
As soon as Maraya entered the room, she noticed the wrathful gaze of her brother. However, being stubborn Maraya totally ignored it.
She then greeted politely, "Hello, sister-in-law, and my not so loving elder brother."
After her greeting, Ruth subconsciously glanced at her and was rather shocked.
He then looked at her from head to toe and then turned to his wife, and found her looking at him with the same strange look on her face as that of his. Shockingly, Maraya's dress was feminine, which was quite peculiar knowing that she would usually be adorned in gothic or some weird looking apparels.Ruth then turned back to his sister and uttered in praise.
"Sister, you look quite stunning!"
Hearing her brother's compliment, Maraya winked in delight at her brother and thanked.
"Aww Ruth,you don't have to be so humble when you praise your sister."
Although she said that a compliment from her closest relative brought her immense joy. Furthermore, Maraya was 5'5 feet tall and 5 years younger compared to Ruth and much like her siblings, she also had a brown skin tone and grey eyes, her hair was short and bobbed since, she never liked the idea of having long hair and taking care of it, which obviously took lots of time.
The time in Igruis flowed differently as it had 35 hours in a day and 254 days in a year according to the Stumping calendar.
"Goodness, Rosa. You looked so ravishing as the moon appeared in front of us." Maraya praised her, as her eyes couldn't take it off her.
"Some photographers are coming to take pictures of you guys, so be ready." Then, she side-eyed her brother. "You coldhead! I beg you to smile a little when you take pictures with her. "
The newlyweds stared at each other with blank expressions. They didn't seem interested in participating in this so-called tradition. However, they couldn't decline.
Suddenly, a pair of spherical droids flew and approached their room. The next moment they encircled Maraya. It looked like a soccer ball with tiny wings fluttering in midair. One spherical droid had a camera in front of his body, and another had two horns, which were characteristic of lighting.
Moreover, they were known as auto-selfie kits. The spherical droids have some sensors, like thermal, detecting faces, and many more.
The job of photographer was taken over by spherical droids, just as lighting and editing were. After the arrival of the auto-selfie kit, people were more willing to pay for droids than photographers. Besides, the auto-selfie kit was cheap compared to a real photographer.
"Shall we start?"
Spherical droids were ready with cameras and focused on couples.
"Wait, let me touch up my face. It will take a minute." Rosa spoke in a low voice and moved further away from them.
On the other hand, Maraya put a mischievous grin on her face as she peeked at her brother's face.
"Doing it in the daylight, brother, I didn't know that you have inherited Mother qualities. Damn!"
A single gaze from Ruth was enough to break down a lesser man, but she didn't much care about that. Maraya was like a playful sister who always got the highest score and was mischievous behind their backs.
"Shut up!" He said it in a cold tone and growled at her.
"Give me your hand!"
"Why?" Ruth asked her with a blank expression.
Maraya forcefully held his hand and smiled gently. Seeing this, Ruth figured that she wanted to participate in an old tradition.
"Don't tell me you are interested in doing the old ritual."
She nodded her head and took something out of her skirt. It was a pair of platinum cufflinks designed of snowflake.
"Pretty, isn't it?"
"Indeed!" Ruth saw a cufflink of snowflake and lied confidently. He didn't want to hurt her feelings, as she had made an effort for him.
"Let me put this on your shirt." She took off the old cufflinks from his sleeves and replaced them with hers.
There was a tradition in their family: when someone married, one of the close relatives gave them accessories for their prosperity and health as a blessing.
"Wishing you happiness and knowledge from our ancient ancestors. Your efforts and sacrifices paid off in the end." Maraya blessed him despite her not wanting to be part of any tradition. Perhaps that's how they were. Always compromised with each other. Ruth was silently listening to this. The unspoken bitterness and grudges melted with this tradition.
"You know, Verma always wanted to do this.." Afterwards, no words escaped from her lips. It should have been Vermaish's job, but she was doing it.
Ruth hugged her and whispered something in her ear.
"Cough cough!"
Two of them shifted their gazes to the sound and saw Rosa standing with a warm expression.
"Shall we take some pictures?" Rosa spoke softly and adored their sibiling bonds.
.....
Meanwhile, preparation for the reception party was already done. The garden of Cygnus Place had a fresh aroma of flowers. Moreover, the theme of the party was white and golden, with an ambiance of light daylight. It began with fireworks and background music playing rock music.
The queen, Belladonna Pandora, was sitting on the large table beside her left hand.
"Mink, today is a great day for us and my son. I want you to keep an eye on Ian and bloody Mords ," exclaimed Belladonna Pandora.
Mink Hood was the Queen's left hand, and his sharp eyes could detect everything.
"Don't worry about that; I already sent our social secretary to take care of them." Marshall Monkhood replied.
"Also, I don't want any of the guests to connect us with that vile, Unknown Pandora. "
"Don't worry, belle. Nobody would stain our reputation."
The first guest greeted them with a gust of wind. The breeze brushed off their cheeks and hair which made the queen a little annoyed. She had never liked Avains greeting.
A couple of Avians in their 30s bowed their heads to Queen Belladonna Pandora.
"Greeting our Queen and his left-hand Minkhood." Both of them said it in unison.
Minkhood slightly nodded his head, but the Queen didn't fudge her head. Avians were always inferior to Wrytans.
"Glad you two made it, Mr. and Mrs. Jaspians."
"We couldn't miss the opportunity. It is a special day for your son and daughter-in-law." Mr.jaspain replied.