Chapter 1 Part 2

Sheng a second later pulled Avira into her arms. She felt overwhelming joy and squeezed her tighter.
"Sheeeeng...I...can't...breeee..." Avira tried to speak.
"Oh sorry." Sheng let her go, but then pulled Avira's cheek to her face. "I love you."
"Uh, Sheng you know I'm not like that right?"
"No, no, no! I mean..." Sheng folded her hands together, staring at them.
Avira just laughed. Then finally she said, "Don't worry, your secret is safe with me." She then winked at Sheng.
"No, I'm not...one of those...what do they call them?"
"A lesbo."
"Yeah I'm not that. I just..."
"I know, Sheng! Is it a secret, or can I go and tell the whole world?"
"Yes, I mean, no, wait...I don't know." Avira pulled Sheng into her arms to hug her.
"Stop fretting my mistress."
"Stop calling me that! Everyone will start thinking we're lesbos."
Avira loved laughing, and enjoyed seeing a smile on her mistresses face. It was hard for Sheng to laugh, but she enjoyed it so much when she finally let loose and let even a chuckle out.
Avira laughed grabbing her face, and Sheng chuckled, while she twirled a finger in her hair.
"Now what were we doing?" Avira finally said when she found her breath again.
"We were going to go down to the lake. There was something you wanted to show me."
"Oh, yes."
"Are you sure it's safe?"
"Oh, yes, don't worry my missss Sheng."
Sheng gave her the mean eye.
"What? That's what I meant to say, just playing with you, my silly Sheng."
"I'm not silly." Her head was turned to her favorite tree. It was a giant tree, that was like a gigantic balloon at the end of the treetrunk that seemed more like a string. It was impressive how skinny the trunk was compared to how far the branches and the trees stretched out over the ground below and how far it went up into the sky. It was magically green, pink, and purple, in the middle of spring, with a luminescent shine glowing off of it. Sheng stopped, and continued grazing it with her eyes. She wanted so much just to jump into it like a squirrel or to fly up to the highest branch like a bird.
Avira grabbed her arm, "Come on, we can go climb in the tree afterwards." Avira started picking up speed, and a moment later they were running hand in hand.
They came to a large hedge wall, that ran blocking the lake for which they were headed. Before they came to the end, Avira pushed Sheng up against the hedge, just a little too hard. Sheng almost fell back into the hedge which towered at least 7 feet over them. Avira pulled Sheng back onto her feet before she was lost in the hedge.
"Sorry." Avira brushed Sheng off.
"What was that for?" Sheng was nearly about to cry.
"Hey, hey, no crying." Avira pointed a finger in Sheng's face. Sheng rubbed her left eye which was teary. "You have to promise me Sheng, that you're not going to cry. Not at all today."
"Why not?"
"Because I want you to be happy, especially on this day of all."
"Well, it's my..."
"I don't care Sheng. No crying. No crying at all...my lady. Or I'll call you my lady, and my mistress until next year."
"Then I'll get a new servant." Sheng tried to put her foot down.
"You and I both know we couldn't live without one another."
"True."
"Alright promise me now."
"Okay, okay, I promise. I won't cry."
"At all today. Come on say it."
"At all today."
"Alright, ready to see?"
"Yes, already!" Sheng eyes seemed highly annoyed. She was really just trying to act gruff, which she never was.

To be continued....stay tuned to find out what's behind the hedge down at the lake.