Ilene woke up with a sweet ache and some soreness in her lower body, despite her Aura working all night to heal her.
She felt a little at a loss when she did not find her husband in the bed, but then her heart skipped a beat when she heard the door to the dressing room open.
"Good morning." Aizen brightly said to her, and then with a smile, walked over to pull her chin up.
She panicked a little as she knew she did not taste great after such a long sleep, but he did not seem to mind it as he kissed her and then planted his lips on her forehead.
"Come, I will help you take a bath." He gently said to her and before she could respond, he pulled the sheets off and carried her in his arms.
"You just took a bath..."
"Just a shower. I will take the bath with you." He playfully said, and she shyly wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Does it still hurt?" He softly asked, leaning close to her ear, and she timidly shook her head. "Sure?"
"Yes. I am fine." She nodded and then panicked a little when he devilishly chuckled at her answer.
The bath was the most embarrassing and the longest of her life, and also the most pleasurable.
He wanted her again, and he took her again, over and over again.
Aizen was merciless to her, but he was gentle and sweet. He was her husband, and he desired her.
Despite all her tiredness, and soreness, Ilene never once asked him to stop, and when he carried her back into the bedroom, after dressing her up, she blushed hard at finding the maids cleaning her bed with Old Jenny overseeing the process.
"Your Majesties!" The old woman immediately bowed to them when she looked their way, and the maids stopped and did the same.
"Carry on." Aizen nodded to them and ordered before taking his wife to the couch and helping her sit there.
Jenny asked if they wanted to have their breakfast in the room, and Ilene expectancy looked at her husband, who smiled at her before nodding his head.
"Yes, I would like to have my breakfast here."
The Queen nodded as well, relieved and happy in her heart, and half an hour later, as she watched her husband going through some files on his watch in silence, their meal was served.
Aizen stopped his work and then thanked Old Jenny for setting the table.
Once they were left alone again, he looked at his wife, who was too shy to meet his eyes right now.
"What are your plans for the day?" He gently asked and watched her sigh as she remembered all the work.
"I have to visit the village and oversee the preparations for the Annual Games. There's a lot of paperwork as well. I have to sign the participation letters for the Games, and then I have to visit the Royal Tomb. We also have to visit the Tree of the Beginning as per the traditions."
"I will take you to the Tree of Beginning after we finish our meal. On the way back, we will visit the Royal Tomb to pay respects to your parents. Cancel everything else for the day." He said to her, and she happily nodded her head to the plan.
Ilene quickly entered the dressing room again, and came out several minutes later, wearing her riding gear.
Aizen too had changed his shoes and put on a vest, and as soon as his wife looked at him, her cheeks warmed.
"I am ready..." She whispered and soon heard what she wanted to hear from him.
"You look cute." He gently said to her and then grabbed her hand, leading her out of the room. "Where will your Pidgeot be right now?"
"On the platform next to the Clock Tower. Come. Wait!" She quickly rushed back into the room and wrote down a note for Old Jenny, informing her where she was going and that she would not be performing her Royal Duties today. "Let's go!"
Ilene excitedly said as she returned to his side and grabbed his hand, leading him to meet her Pidgeot.
The way she led him out of the Palace was by sneaking out, not letting any guard or maid catch them, and seeing the excitement in her smile, he chuckled in his heart.
Despite being nearly three decades old, she was still a little girl at heart, and this made her all the more adorable to him.
"Preeeee!" The Pokémon excitedly looked at her when it saw her step onto the platform, and it just so happened that it was nestling close to Aizen's Mega Pidgeot.
The Queen blushed some more as she realised that her precious Pokémon had also found a mate, and when she watched her husband walk over and hug his Pokémon, her heart warmed up even more.
"Aerius, meet Ilene, my mate." He introduced her, and the majestic Pokémon cheerfully let out a cry, which made Aizen laugh.
She was even more elated when the beautiful bird allowed her to touch it, and just like most, she had never seen such a big Pidgeot.
Aerius was more than twice the size of her Pidgeot, who was already a full-grown female, and the mere sight of this majestic bird excited her.
"Let's go." Aizen suddenly said and effortlessly lifted her off by her waist, and then he helped her get on the back of her Pokémon.
The two birds shot up into the sky with their Masters on their backs, and they kept climbing up until they pierced right through the clouds.
Ilene's heart palpitated in fear when she heard the cries of the Dragons, whom she could not see, but soon saw three figures, a Mega Garchomp, a Mega Salamance, and a Garchomp, who joined them on their journey.
It was then that her eyes landed on the back of the Mega Salamance, and her heart nearly stopped at the beauty of the Pokémon who was sitting there.
And then she received the shock of her life.
"Aizen!" The Diamond Fairy called out to her husband, her red diamond in the half-circlet around her neck sparkling, almost as if it was resonating with her excitement.
"Hello, Diana." He softly greeted the Pokémon, and then smiled at his wife's stunned expressions.
"She can talk?!"
"Of course, I can. I am the best Diancie in the world!" The Diamond Fairy smugly said.
"She was there at the ceremony last night. Remember the hooded kid next to Sabrina? It was her."
"Oh..."
"You looked very pretty yesterday..."
And just like that, Ilene made a new friend today and incessantly started chatting with her.
Her laughter echoed in the clouds, and she could not recall the last time she had this much fun, and the Pokémon seemed to be in a very bright mood as they played around with each other.
It was a good two hours later that they finally decided to land on the Tree of the Beginning, and as soon as they got close to it, a very soothing and refreshing feeling washed over them.
Though it was called the Tree of the Beginning, it was not an actual tree. In fact, this was a mountain shaped like a massive tree, forested, and littered with beautiful Aura Stones that could be found all over the place.
As their Pokémon flew away, leaving Diancie with them, the three of them walked inside the tunnel, which led to the Heart of the Tree of the Beginning.
No normal person could come here without triggering the Tree and making an enemy out of every Pokémon residing inside it, but as Aura Users, especially of the Royal Blood, both of them felt right at home.
It did not take them long to arrive at the hidden jungle inside the Tree, and Diancie gasped in surprise when she saw hundreds of Pokémon, bringing life to this place.
There were even Pokémon that were not found in Kanto and Johto, and there was a reason for it, which all three of them were aware of.
"Can we sit here for a while?" Ilene expectantly asked, and Aizen gently smiled at her before nodding his head.
Diancie floated away to play with the wild Pokémon, and the two of them smiled and laughed as they watched her effortlessly making new friends.
"When was the first time you visited the Tree of Beginning?" Ilene curiously asked him, and he smiled at her question.
"I was born inside the Tree of Beginning."
"What?"
The Queen thought she had heard it wrong, but when he nodded her head, she was shocked.
"My mother said that she started having dreams of the Tree of Beginning a few nights before I was due, and so, she followed her hunch and went inside it. She only planned on visiting it, but she went into labour, and I was born." He told her.
"And the Tree did not react?" She curiously asked.
"Newborns are unable to harness their Auras, but I was an exception. I was born exuding my Aura, and the Pokémon had all gathered around my mother as she held me in her arms."
Sadness flashed in his eyes as he recalled the face of his mother, and his heart ached at her memories.
"She always said to me that I was a miracle child and that I would grow up to be the most beloved person who has ever existed. It was her dream to see it happen..."
Ilene could sense the sadness in his voice and did not speak again.
She silently held his hand and looked around the place to soothe her own heart.
"When did you first visit the Tree of the Beginning?" He asked, and a smile formed on her lips.
"My parents brought me here after I managed to harness my Aura. It was the day before my sixth Birthday..." She excitedly started telling him all about her childhood, and Aizen listened to everything with great interest.
They did not even realise how much time had passed, and by lunchtime, they were lying on the soft stalk of a tree, staring at the ceiling above the jungle, where the Aura Stones were shining like stars.
A sweet tweet of a little bird broke them out of their thoughts, and when a beautiful little Taillow landed on Aizen's chest, Ilene burst out into a giggle.
"Hey, little one..." The Orayen Prince gently scratched its head, which made it tweet again, and just when he let out a chuckle, the Pokémon turned into light and was sucked inside the Promise Ball.
He was curious why Lyla suddenly showed an interest in a little Taillow but did not think much about it.
"Where did it go?" Ilene asked, looking curiously at his chest.
He smiled at her before he pulled up his necklace and showed her the Promise Ball.
"Oh..."
Aizen sighed at her strained smile, which was due to the shame she felt over the actions of her Ancestors.
Cameran Family had lost their Promise Ball centuries ago, and its whereabouts were unknown. He could only imagine how lost she must be feeling right now.
He briefly closed his eyes as he scanned the surroundings with his Aura, and then let the Pokémon know that he did not wish to be disturbed.
Ilene yelped in surprise when he suddenly pulled her under him, and sensing his intentions, her fair cheeks turned red.
He carefully helped her take off her shoes and then pulled off her pants.
"Aizen..."
"Ssshhh." He sealed her mouth as he undid his belt and freed his hardness from the confines, and without wasting any time, he guided himself inside of her.
Being mindful of her pain, he was very gentle with his movements, and the gratifying moan that she let out in his mouth made him smile.
Aizen made love to her, in one of the most beautiful places in the world, a memory of which would forever be preserved in their minds. And Ilene could honestly say that this was turning out to be the best day of her life.