The Sheila Diaries

Summary: This is the final chapter. The one where everything is resolved.


The Sheila Diaries

By

D.B. Cooper

Chapter 11

The End

I was in the bath

My servant girl Michelle was scrubbing my hair

It felt so good

and it made my hair gleam

The bruises on my body had all faded

He had not hit me in a long time

I felt relaxed and at peace

Michelle sang while she scrubbed

and ran a comb through my locks

Her song was about a knight searching for his maiden

I loved to listen to her sing

It was so beautiful

and made me feel far far away from here

Venger appeared

and dismissed Michelle with a wave of his hand

I rose at once from the bath

and made my obedience before him

Soap bubbles were still in my hair

and on my skin

He disrobed by snapping his fingers

and joined me in the bath

I sat next to him unsure of what to do

'Bathe me' he said

and I did

My hands caressed his body

He was well muscled

and his skin was very soft and supple

When it was done

He made love to me right there in the bath

I was against the edge

and Venger was before me

The water was hot

and steam rose from it

It swirled around us


When it was done

He bathed me

It felt so good

and the tension eased from my neck and back

Then he took me again

I was in front this time

Was it wonderful?

It was worth worlds

Afterwards he toweled me dry

and I him

He dressed by snapping his fingers again

and told me to pick out something to wear

'Dress for the gardens

Come, walk with me'

I wore my best dress

It was black and frilly

and I wore black stones on my fingers and neck

and a black jeweled pin to tuck back my hair

Venger took me in his arms

He admired the pin in my hair

and how it was so striking on the red

'Thank you for taking me to the garden master'

He nodded slightly

and took my hand

I walked unchained with him through the gardens

It was the first time that I had ever been allowed unfettered

We walked hand in hand

The suns shone brightly

and clouds raced through the sky

I enjoyed being there with him

After we walked for a while we came to a large canopy

Chairs and a table were waiting for us

Denora and some of the others were already there

I looked at him surprised that he would do this for me

Venger pulled the chair back for me and bade me to sit

and I did as he asked

We dinned there together in the gardens

The food was fowl

The wine white

'Are you happy here Sheila?'

His question startled me

It took a minute for me to answer


'Yes I am Master

You are most generous to do this for me

It is very pretty here'

'Think nothing of it Sheila

I have not dinned here for centuries

I shall both eat food and drink wine with you'

'Is there an occasion Master?'

He sighed deeply

His eyes held me

His entire countenance regard me in silence

'Yes there is Sheila

You have been here for one year

The day that you may conceive

and the ceremony for it comes in two years'

I was unsure what to say


'Will I go the ceremony as your concubine or as your bride?

I would be your queen if you would allow me that honor'

'No, by the ceremony you will remain merely my mistress

Afterwards you will bear my child

By the spells I have already placed on you

You will live another two hundred years

You will not age or become infirm

You may bear me another child in that time if the first proves to be insufficient'

'Insufficient? Master'

'It could be born without magical abilities

It is possible but unlikely

Or the child could be defective in some other manner

As the saying goes we will burn that rampart when we come to it

For now know that at The Time of

Sidenote:

I probably shouldn't be interrupting here

This is another one of those times that the ink disappeared

I cannot write the words The Time of

There I just tried again

'The ceremony will be performed

And you shall become with child'

'What does the ceremony consist of?'

'Some magi craft on my part

A ritual where our souls are joined

and of course the physical act

That is all'

I looked down at my plate

and then back up again

My heart fluttered in my chest

'I love you Venger

That is all I care about

We will be together forever?

'Yes Sheila, forever'

And that was all I needed

Together Forever and Ever

With the One I loved

Finis