Eleanor:

On the nights following the invasion, Eleanor kept sleeping next to Lena. So, of course, they soon had a discussion.

That night, the two children were fast asleep; Lena and Eleanor were under the same blanket and lying beside each other.

"I guess there is no avoiding it; we have to talk about where we are going," said Eleanor.

"You bet we are, my dear queen. And, turn down that [Emotional Control], ah, but not so far as to prevent having that talk."

What a pain. Literally. But, OK.

"It is obvious to everyone by now that we have quite a bit going on between us," said Lena.

"Yeah. I must admit it took me some time to face it."

"Me too."

"Nonetheless, we are now in a relationship," said Lena.

"Yes."

"So, how far are we going to take this?"

How far. She means, are we going to include sex?

Do I want sex with Lena?

She imagined Lena naked. And she blushed.

Lena raised her eyebrows.

"Hello, did you have some images go through your mind?"

"Hmm, maybe. And, tell me, young lady, what images are going through your mind?"

Ha! She's blushing also.

"My, you are so cute when you blush like that."

Lena blushed even more. So Eleanor moved her body closer, lightly kissing Lena on the cheek.

Then, she eased back to her original position.

By now, they were both breathing faster than usual.

OK, I think that confirms it.

"I think that I can say that, yes, I would like to consider having a sexual relationship with you. Not now, of course! But, we can work our way up to it."

She got back a looooong look from Lena.

Uh-oh, did I go too far?

"OK, let's try going for that. And I agree, let's not make it immediately; we need to get used to each other," said Lena.

"So, that's why our respective marriages were so dismal," said Eleanor, "We like women, not men."

"That's right. Pity we didn't work that out before getting married, but I suppose better late than never."

There was a long silence, then Lena said.

"There is one way of ensuring that we are compatible..."

"Yes, there is. But, considering all of those 100% Misfit vows, will we end up with one ourselves?"

"But the Misfits are no longer here, will that 100% nonsense still apply?" said Lena.

"Who knows? However, remember the usual rules for vows will apply. That is, the type of vows that require cooperation between two people. The Voice only grants them when there is a good chance that they will succeed."

"OK. So, shall we try right now?" said Lena.

Eleanor and Lena both spent some time thinking this over.

"Sure. Let's do it," said Eleanor, "Let's try to remove all doubts about our future with each other."

Ding! Eleanor and Lena have made a private vow to each other: 100% strength. We will commit our hearts, souls, and bodies exclusively to each other forever.

Eleanor started giggling.

"Yes! The Misfits' bullshit is still with us!"

"Nonetheless, we will still take a bit of time to get used to each other, OK?" said Lena, "And we are not going to go sex-mad like the Misfits!"

"I fully agree. And, definitely, we won't go the full Misfit-styled sex craziness. Also, we have to work out what to do with our children when we eventually start having fun with each other."

"Oh my, you're accepting equal responsibility for the children?"

"I am indeed. In fact, why don't I go all the way..."

Ding! Eleanor has made a private vow, 100%. I will look after Mason and Becky to the best of my ability as long as they need it. Lena has been notified, and Mason and Becky will be notified tomorrow.

Lena started giggling.

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Eleanor looked at her. "Yeah, you've been trying to get me to look after those children for some time, haven't you?"

"That's right. Didn't think I would succeed to such an extent, though."

"Hmmph. Let's go to sleep, shall we?"

Lena:

Say, how do we have sex together?

With certain images frolicking through her head, Lena drifted off to sleep.

Evereena:

Two months after the attempted invasion, Evereena was lying in her bed. Esther's bed, on the other side of the room, was empty.

Visiting Aragon again? And she's getting later and later in coming back.

I suppose she must be 'having sex' with Aragon by now.

I mean, Aragon's a nice person for a man. And now that he has a collar, I can't deny that he is permanently on our side.

Whatever.

Just then, Esther tapped on the door and entered. After she had gotten into bed, Evereena spoke.

"Mum, I guess by now you are having sex with Aragon?"

"Oh, well, actually, no."

"What? Then, what's the purpose of all of these evening visits? And, isn't the whole point of a relationship to have sex?"

"Well, I'm still working that all out. But, according to Aragon, it is best to go slowly when the goal is to have a lifelong relationship. Step by step."

"But, sex is just sex. The man does it, then goes away. What is this step-by-step stuff?"

Big breath by Esther.

"Apparently, it is common amongst non-slaves to not make it just about sex. Aragon says that one needs to develop a friendship and understanding between the two people and that one needs to move from very light physical contact, such as holding hands, to somewhat more contact, like light hugs, and so on. And, ah, this begins to feel uncomfortable for me to say, but, you know, we are doing full-body hugs, but we still haven't gotten to the point where we take off our clothes."

Non-slave adults and sex; it is way more complicated than I ever thought.

"That's amazing. And remember what Cassy said about the Misfit girls enjoying sex just as much as the boys? Is that, err, applying to you also?"

"Actually, yes. I feel like I am, shall we say, warming up to his touch."

Yeah, it's totally amazing.

She remembered the times that she was ordered to lie still and be raped.

Totally amazing.

" I don't know anything about this. But, back when you were a teenager before being enslaved, did you know about all of this?"

"No, I didn't. When I told Aragon that, he was surprised, he said I must have had a very sheltered upbringing."

"OK," said Evereena.

They went to sleep.

A month later, Esther spoke to Evereena privately.

"Huh, well, you see, tonight I'll be spending all night with Aragon."

"Really? So does that mean that you and him..."

"Ah, yes?"

"But why would you want to stay with him after it ends?"

Esther blinked at this question.

"I realise it must be difficult for you to understand; I had trouble with that, too. But sleeping with them all night is considered normal in a relationship. In fact, it is considered normal to sleep with them every night, even when not having sex."

"It is? Why?"

"Because it's nice to sleep with someone you love romantically."

"No kidding."

"But, that's all right, I still love you; if you like, I'll make a point of sleeping here in the same room as you as often as you want!"

Wow! This romantic love stuff must be incredibly powerful. I honestly cannot see myself getting that way with any man, even if they are as nice as Aragon.

"Mum, that's fine. Unless I need it, I can sleep by myself. After all, we do have two rooms all to ourselves. Compared to when we were active slaves, that is amazing all by itself. I might as well take advantage of it."

Esther:

She was relieved that Evereena took this so calmly.

Although I think that she doesn't have a clue about sexual pleasure, just like I didn't.

Should I tell her about masturbation?

Ah, probably not. It's far too embarrassing. If necessary, I can get Eleanor to talk with her.

She went off to spend the whole night with Aragon.

They both got a couple more points to their [Sexual Technique] abilities.

Jane:

A month later, at breakfast, Eleanor made a suggestion.

"Jane, you say your daughter and granddaughter visit you regularly?"

"Yes?"

"Then, perhaps you would like to take Evereena and the two little children to your house for an evening meal and a playdate and include your granddaughter? Naturally, I will be more than happy to pay you for the food and the effort."

Jane thought about this. And began to grin.

"Why, certainly. And, I suppose you would like a definite time for us to arrive back?"

"Ah, yes, that would be nice."

"Since you are paying generously, I'm sure I will have absolutely no objection to such an evening. And it will do my daughter good to do something different from being a maid to Katress for once."

By now, Jane was almost laughing. Aragon had a big smile, or maybe a smirk, on his face. Esther and Evereena, seeing all of these grins, looked puzzled. Then Esther worked it out.

"Oh, I see."

"See what?" said Evereena.

" Eleanor and Lena want to be alone for the evening without their children."

"And what does... Oh, right."

She sighed and mumbled something which might have contained the words 'sex' and 'crazed', but Jane wasn't quite sure.

Lena:

They met in Eleanor's room.

"I guess you will have to adjust your [Emotional Control] to whatever level works," said Lena.

"Yeah. This is a little tricky; if I turn it too far down, everything gets too painful. But if I leave it on full power, then I can't get the full benefits of doing, ah, you know what."

"Sure sucks being the Queen."

"Oh, it comes with some compensation. Like, for example, you."

Eleanor carefully locked the door.

And then they stood there, facing each other, one metre apart.

I, at last, get to see her naked. And, what do you know, she is blushing furiously. Of course, I am, too.

"My dear, if we are going to do this, we need to remove our clothes."

Her mouth feeling dry from nervousness, Lena removed her outermost clothes. Eleanor followed suit.

Oh my, she does have a lovely body. Well, she is showing signs of ageing. Not quite as slim as she would have been. And, of course, there are those unseemly stress lines on her face... But! Don't worry about that!

"OK, how about we remove our underwear now?"

They slowly took them off while each checking with the other to ensure there were no problems along the way.

Lena could hear the blood pounding in her head.

Lovely. Just lovely. It was never like this with my husband.

"What do we do now?" said Eleanor.

Fortunately, Lena had the answer to this question.

Eleanor:

After a certain amount of time had passed, they relaxed and lay next to each other, shoulder to shoulder, just like they were now doing every night for sleeping. Except, this time, they were naked.

I wonder how long it took Lena to think up all of this. She certainly has an active imagination.

"I must say, I am fortunate that you are so bold and forthright about such things, my dear."

"I can't let the queen do all the leading and bossing around, can I?"

"No. And I'm quite content to let someone else take over the leadership role, for once."

Just then, the Voice of the World granted them both 2 points.

"Glory be, my first points ever in sexual technique!" said Lena.

Eleanor giggled.

"Same here," she said, "Say, do you have any more ideas for our next time, or do we just repeat what we did? Ah, not that I have any objections to repeating, none whatsoever. It was all wonderful!"

"Oh, I have thought of a few extra things we could try... Only if we want to, of course."

When the children were delivered back to them, they were dressed in their usual evening clothes and waiting innocently at their dining room table.

Oh my, Jane is doing a splendid job of not breaking into a big smile.

And Evereena looks just slightly disapproving. Poor girl, it's going to take some time for her to accept her own sexuality. But she's young, so there's no hurry.