Masquerade

Fantasy Revisited

  Fantasy Revisited.

I don't even know what warnings to put on this one, I'm having one of those, I don't know if this is awful or good moments. Anyhow, um... mild loving BDSM, with some light bondage and hot wax play – Cassandra is kinda new to this stuff so it dousn't get into the hard stuff.

I hope to hell I don't have to tell anybody here that fanfiction is not a sex manual and to do your research in more reputable places if you like the sounds of it all.

Oh yeah, this was weird to write so close to my own wedding.

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The flickering orange lights of the fires danced across the dull metals. The long blades of farm equipment cast dancing shadows across the tiled flooring, and beyond the roar of the fires the night was silent, not a soul was awake outside the warm safety of the fires light.

"Are we sure this is legal?"

"Yes Eugene." Rapunzel said slowly. "It's an old law, but it's never been written out."

"In the old days, I married a fair few couples." Xavier said. "When they needed to have permission from a parent to marry, but their parents did not agree, they would come to me. "

"Married by a blacksmith." Eugene said, still sounding disbelieving.

"Well, you see it all started when..."

"Brief version please Xav." Varian said with a smile.

"Blacksmiths make the rings, so why not perform the marriages as well." Xavier finished.

"We didn't want a fuss." Cassandra explained slowly. "Our marriage is between us, it's not a public affair, so the wedding dousn't have to be."

Xavier nodded.

"And you're ready?" Eugene said looking at Cassandra. "You've only been engaged a week, if you need more time..."

Varian turned to look at him, his eyebrows furrowed.

"You are a terrible best man! You're not meant to try and make the bride rethink." He joked.

Cassandra gave a wry smile.

"I'm sure." She assured Eugene. "I'm surer than I've ever been. I know where I'm meant to be now, and it's with Varian."

"Wherever we end up, as long as it's together then everything will be just fine." Varian said looking at her softly.

Cassandra reached out and touched his hand, as her fingers brushed his gently, she felt his hand clasp hers. She turned to him and gave him a little smile. His skin seemed golden in the flickering fire, glowing as if the happiness of the moment couldn't be contained.

"Let's do this Xav!" Varian shouted happily.

Cassandra held back a laugh. Having somebody, being able to with up most confidence swear to spend her whole life with somebody, it wasn't something she'd ever expected to have, and if somebody had told her it would be from that socially awkward, desperate to impress fourteen year old boy she had met eleven years before, she would have laughed at them. She guessed sometimes home was found in the strangest of places.

"The short version?" Xavier asked.

Cassandra couldn't help but let out a laugh this time.

"Well, I have got other plans for tonight Xav." Varian joked.

"You can tell me all about the laws and the marriages you performed another day Xavier, in fact I think it would be wonderful if you wrote it all down for the castle library." Rapunzel stepped in. "But I uh... think these two are a little eager."