Bloody Ink (Discontinued)

7: Living a Fantasy (Part 2)

Shared POV: Lillian Bell (Lynn & Lilly)

People think they know us, but they don't. At least, not completely. Here's the thing, that miserable existence we were put through after mom's death changed us. We grew closer, and closer as we became more and more familiar with each other. At some point, we knew each other so perfectly, it unified us as one. Instead of being the twins Lynn and Lilly, we were Lillian, one person divided in two. It's why we hate to argue, since for us it's like arguing with yourself. It has also led us to believe certain... things, don't apply to us anymore. After all, it's not wrong if it's with yourself, right?

We turned our attention back to the fantasy date. We couldn't stop beaming at this whole thing. It was our best idea ever. Giving everyone a temporary break from the real word, by letting them live out a fantasy. For now, we weren't a bunch of people with stressful jobs at Joey Drew Studios, we were a bunch of people living in a fantasy world. Allison was Alessandra, Susie was Suzanna, May was Mayrene, and we were Lynnette and Lillianne.

The fun part about this was the fact that this fantasy was being crafted by Allison and Susie now. Since they've become Alessandra and Suzanna for the night, they were the ones who decided how things worked in this world. It made our eyes twinkle as we turned to look at each other. This is turning out to be so much more fun than we imagined!

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POV: Alessandra (Allison)

The dining room was as grand as the rest of the estate. We didn't see anyone else around, but the twins assured me they didn't want anyone to disturb us for the night. The meal that awaited us was more of a feast. Lynnette and Lillianne pulled out my chair, then pushed it in after I sat down. Mayrene did the same for Suzanna. The duchess and I came to a silent agreement when we noticed the three of them didn't sit down.

"Lynnette and Lillianne, how come the two of you are still standing?" I asked. "You must be hungry."

"My lovely dame, I would like to know the same thing about you." Susanna told her.

"We don't want to intrude on you two, Your Grace," the Dame replied to her duchess.

"Our duty is to serve Your Majesty," the twins told me. "It would be rude of us to intrude on your night with Duchess Canbellois."

I sighed. "My loving handmaidens, I tire of repeating myself time after time. You two are dear to me, and there is now possible way for you two to be an intrusion. So I insist that you two take a seat, and dine with us." I then raised a hand, and pointed a finger at them before they could speak. "I will not accept a refusal on this matter. You two are joining us, and I expect both of you to eat well. If you do not, we will have a discussion about it later. Is that understood?"

"Of course Your Majesty," they mumbled as they nodded.

I chuckled at the adorable sight of both of them blushing, then smiled warmly at them. "Delightful! Please, take a seat." Unsurprisingly, they sat on either side of me. I nodded at this, then turned to Suzanna. "Your turn Duchess Canbellois."

She smirked. "My sincerest thanks, Your Majesty." She then turned to Mayrene. "My darling dame, there is no knight I trust more with my life. You are the only one I trust to be in my room to guard me while I slumber. You have proven I was right to trust you time after time, and have saved my life countless times. So it wounds me to learn you believe you'd be an intrusion. That could never be true. So like the queen with her handmaidens, I am insisting that you dine with us. No is not an acceptable answer, and you are required to eat well. Failure to comply will have severe consequences. Understood?"

"I understand Your Grace," replied Mayrene as she sat down.

"Now that everyone is seated, let's dig in." I announced.