After the ceremony, there was a grand banquet in the palace that night. Everyone feasted on a filling eight course dinner, with the last course being a delicious dessert of cookies, not poisoned, of course. Joy and Luke could finally eat some cookies in peace. Everyone in the dinner hall ate, shared stories, and talked amongst themselves, and after the banquet everyone went home for the night. Luke, Joy, and Joy's parents were now on their way home.
"I thought you wouldn't like cookies anymore?" Joy asked. Luke was carrying a cloth bag full of cookies he had taken as leftovers from the banquet. "Not these cookies. These are simply divine!" Luke replied in a muffled voice as he munched on a cookie. Joy chuckled.
Joy asked another question. "So... what will you do now?" She asked Luke. "Hmm..." Luke replied. He thought about it for a long time. He wasn't sure what to say, or what to do. He was so puzzled.
"You could come and live with us?" Joy mentioned.
"Sure, why not?" Luke said, kind of nervously.
"What is it, Luke?" Joy asked.
"Well, there's been something I've been thinking about, but wasn't sure when to ask."
"Go ahead, don't be shy."
"I was wondering if maybe you and I..." Joy opened her eyes widely, wondering what he would ask. "... could do something together. You know, just you and me now that everything seems back to normal."
"You mean.. go out on a date?"
"Yeah?" Luke said nervously.
"Yes, I would love to go with you." Joy said as she gave him a big hug.
Luke's heart had never beat so fast before in his life. He had also almost dropped his bag of cookies. He felt relieved, and very happy. He hugged her back.
"So what do you wanna do tomorrow for our first date?" Asked Joy.
"Hmm, you and I have already visited a bunch of places it seems. Already went to a festival, and a theater, and a forest, and a restaurant."
"Maybe we can spend this one at home?"
"I like that idea." Luke replied. "Let's do that."
---
And so the two headed to Joy's house to hang out and rest. They had been on their biggest adventure of their lives, and now they found something they both desired more than anything else in the world.
After the ceremony, there was a grand banquet in the palace that night. Everyone feasted on a filling eight course dinner, with the last course being a delicious dessert of cookies, not poisoned, of course. Joy and Luke could finally eat some cookies in peace. Everyone in the dinner hall ate, shared stories, and talked amongst themselves, and after the banquet everyone went home for the night. Luke, Joy, and Joy's parents were now on their way home.
"I thought you wouldn't like cookies anymore?" Joy asked. Luke was carrying a cloth bag full of cookies he had taken as leftovers from the banquet. "Not these cookies. These are simply divine!" Luke replied in a muffled voice as he munched on a cookie. Joy chuckled.
Joy asked another question. "So... what will you do now?" She asked Luke. "Hmm..." Luke replied. He thought about it for a long time. He wasn't sure what to say, or what to do. He was so puzzled.
"You could come and live with us?" Joy mentioned.
"Sure, why not?" Luke said, kind of nervously.
"What is it, Luke?" Joy asked.
"Well, there's been something I've been thinking about, but wasn't sure when to ask."
"Go ahead, don't be shy."
"I was wondering if maybe you and I..." Joy opened her eyes widely, wondering what he would ask. "... could do something together. You know, just you and me now that everything seems back to normal."
"You mean.. go out on a date?"
"Yeah?" Luke said nervously.
"Yes, I would love to go with you." Joy said as she gave him a big hug.
Luke's heart had never beat so fast before in his life. He had also almost dropped his bag of cookies. He felt relieved, and very happy. He hugged her back.
"So what do you wanna do tomorrow for our first date?" Asked Joy.
"Hmm, you and I have already visited a bunch of places it seems. Already went to a festival, and a theater, and a forest, and a restaurant."
"Maybe we can spend this one at home?"
"I like that idea." Luke replied. "Let's do that."
---
And so the two headed to Joy's house to hang out and rest. They had been on their biggest adventure of their lives, and now they found something they both desired more than anything else in the world.
The End.
...what a beautiful ending.... *wipes tears* ] This story is truly something special.
Well, we've now come to the end of the story. I think I can speak on behalf of me and LordTigress that we've really enjoyed these amazing two years it has been of writing Tales of Desires. What started as a funny conversation in FF became a story with a rich and surprisingly consistent lore, lovable characters, memorable moments, and of course the most awesome fans like you.
Thank you so much for reading, laughing, crying, making fan art, and sitting on the edge of your seat waiting for each next part every day and every week. For myself, this has been the biggest and most fulfilling thing I've been able to do as a user on the LMBE, and I'm really grateful for this experience.
Happy Two Years of Tales of Desires, and once again, thanks for reading!
Well, we've now come to the end of the story. I think I can speak on behalf of me and LordTigress that we've really enjoyed these amazing two years it has been of writing Tales of Desires. What started as a funny conversation in FF became a story with a rich and surprisingly consistent lore, lovable characters, memorable moments, and of course the most awesome fans like you.
Thank you so much for reading, laughing, crying, making fan art, and sitting on the edge of your seat waiting for each next part every day and every week. For myself, this has been the biggest and most fulfilling thing I've been able to do as a user on the LMBE, and I'm really grateful for this experience.
Happy Two Years of Tales of Desires, and once again, thanks for reading!
It's been an honor and a pleasure to write both nonsense and quality with you, Zach. Thanks for not giving up and continuing to keep this thing alive. :3
After the ceremony, there was a grand banquet in the palace that night. Everyone feasted on a filling eight course dinner, with the last course being a delicious dessert of cookies, not poisoned, of course. Joy and Luke could finally eat some cookies in peace. Everyone in the dinner hall ate, shared stories, and talked amongst themselves, and after the banquet everyone went home for the night. Luke, Joy, and Joy's parents were now on their way home.
"I thought you wouldn't like cookies anymore?" Joy asked. Luke was carrying a cloth bag full of cookies he had taken as leftovers from the banquet. "Not these cookies. These are simply divine!" Luke replied in a muffled voice as he munched on a cookie. Joy chuckled.
Joy asked another question. "So... what will you do now?" She asked Luke. "Hmm..." Luke replied. He thought about it for a long time. He wasn't sure what to say, or what to do. He was so puzzled.
"You could come and live with us?" Joy mentioned.
"Sure, why not?" Luke said, kind of nervously.
"What is it, Luke?" Joy asked.
"Well, there's been something I've been thinking about, but wasn't sure when to ask."
"Go ahead, don't be shy."
"I was wondering if maybe you and I..." Joy opened her eyes widely, wondering what he would ask. "... could do something together. You know, just you and me now that everything seems back to normal."
"You mean.. go out on a date?"
"Yeah?" Luke said nervously.
"Yes, I would love to go with you." Joy said as she gave him a big hug.
Luke's heart had never beat so fast before in his life. He had also almost dropped his bag of cookies. He felt relieved, and very happy. He hugged her back.
"So what do you wanna do tomorrow for our first date?" Asked Joy.
"Hmm, you and I have already visited a bunch of places it seems. Already went to a festival, and a theater, and a forest, and a restaurant."
"Maybe we can spend this one at home?"
"I like that idea." Luke replied. "Let's do that."
---
And so the two headed to Joy's house to hang out and rest. They had been on their biggest adventure of their lives, and now they found something they both desired more than anything else in the world.
After the ceremony, there was a grand banquet in the palace that night. Everyone feasted on a filling eight course dinner, with the last course being a delicious dessert of cookies, not poisoned, of course. Joy and Luke could finally eat some cookies in peace. Everyone in the dinner hall ate, shared stories, and talked amongst themselves, and after the banquet everyone went home for the night. Luke, Joy, and Joy's parents were now on their way home.
"I thought you wouldn't like cookies anymore?" Joy asked. Luke was carrying a cloth bag full of cookies he had taken as leftovers from the banquet. "Not these cookies. These are simply divine!" Luke replied in a muffled voice as he munched on a cookie. Joy chuckled.
Joy asked another question. "So... what will you do now?" She asked Luke. "Hmm..." Luke replied. He thought about it for a long time. He wasn't sure what to say, or what to do. He was so puzzled.
"You could come and live with us?" Joy mentioned.
"Sure, why not?" Luke said, kind of nervously.
"What is it, Luke?" Joy asked.
"Well, there's been something I've been thinking about, but wasn't sure when to ask."
"Go ahead, don't be shy."
"I was wondering if maybe you and I..." Joy opened her eyes widely, wondering what he would ask. "... could do something together. You know, just you and me now that everything seems back to normal."
"You mean.. go out on a date?"
"Yeah?" Luke said nervously.
"Yes, I would love to go with you." Joy said as she gave him a big hug.
Luke's heart had never beat so fast before in his life. He had also almost dropped his bag of cookies. He felt relieved, and very happy. He hugged her back.
"So what do you wanna do tomorrow for our first date?" Asked Joy.
"Hmm, you and I have already visited a bunch of places it seems. Already went to a festival, and a theater, and a forest, and a restaurant."
"Maybe we can spend this one at home?"
"I like that idea." Luke replied. "Let's do that."
---
And so the two headed to Joy's house to hang out and rest. They had been on their biggest adventure of their lives, and now they found something they both desired more than anything else in the world.
The End.
...what a beautiful ending.... *wipes tears* This story is truly something special.
Thanks TeaLeaf. I know you've been reading since we started this story in FF, so I'm really glad that you've liked it all the way.
Well, we've now come to the end of the story. I think I can speak on behalf of me and LordTigress that we've really enjoyed these amazing two years it has been of writing Tales of Desires. What started as a funny conversation in FF became a story with a rich and surprisingly consistent lore, lovable characters, memorable moments, and of course the most awesome fans like you.
Thank you so much for reading, laughing, crying, making fan art, and sitting on the edge of your seat waiting for each next part every day and every week. For myself, this has been the biggest and most fulfilling thing I've been able to do as a user on the LMBE, and I'm really grateful for this experience.
Happy Two Years of Tales of Desires, and once again, thanks for reading!
It's been an honor and a pleasure to write both nonsense and quality with you, Zach. Thanks for not giving up and continuing to keep this thing alive. :3
You're very welcome, Tigress, and it's been a lot of fun doing it with you as well. Thank you as well for writing some epic moments of this story and helping me with writing something I'll never forget.
It's been an honor and a pleasure to write both nonsense and quality with you, Zach. Thanks for not giving up and continuing to keep this thing alive. :3
You're very welcome, Tigress, and it's been a lot of fun doing it with you as well. Thank you as well for writing some epic moments of this story and helping me with writing something I'll never forget.
Luke opened his mouth but could conjure no sound. His head pounded--shock, awe, pride, embarrassment, and more... He took in the king's words like a child hungry for their father's wisdom. Wishing there could be a better way to express his gratitude, all he could murmur was, "Thank you, sire... that-- that means the world to me..." The king cast him a sympathetic smile. "Do not worry yourself over anything. All will be taken care of, including yourself. For now, rest. You deserve it." With that, he and the queen departed. The queen took a moment to pat Luke's hand lightly as she walked out. Joy's father joined them in the hall and they talked in low voices, too low for him to hear. Not that he had enough strength to listen. He fell back upon the pillows with a sigh, feeling dizzy. Then he felt a familiar hand entwine itself around his. "Rest well, Luke," Joy whispered in his ear.
***
In celebration of the destruction of a corrupt organization, the rescue of several hundred people, the imprisonment of dangerous criminals and the acts of several brave heroes, a public ceremony was held before the palace. Banners were strung from house to house, flags waved from the towers, and, of course, banquets starring sandwiches, burgers, and un-poisoned cookies were set out. The people of the capital cheered as a parade of the rescued slaves were led to the palace. In the lead on colorfully-adorned horses were Joy, her parents, and Luke. A speech by the king was given to the rescued slaves, as well as promises to help them get back on their feet, while medals of honor and expensive awards were given to Joy's family and Luke. For the occasion Luke cast off his black and gray clothes forever and was given a slim suit of forest-green with gold trimmings. Joy in turn wore a shimmering dress of sky-blue and white and her hair up in a braid wound around her head like a crown. The king and queen placed the medals around Luke and Joy's necks, commending them for their actions and publicly declaring them heroes. As the cheers roared like thunder, Luke felt hot with embarrassment but wore a shy smile. It all felt like a dream.
After the ceremony, there was a grand banquet in the palace that night. Everyone feasted on a filling eight course dinner, with the last course being a delicious dessert of cookies, not poisoned, of course. Joy and Luke could finally eat some cookies in peace. Everyone in the dinner hall ate, shared stories, and talked amongst themselves, and after the banquet everyone went home for the night. Luke, Joy, and Joy's parents were now on their way home.
"I thought you wouldn't like cookies anymore?" Joy asked. Luke was carrying a cloth bag full of cookies he had taken as leftovers from the banquet. "Not these cookies. These are simply divine!" Luke replied in a muffled voice as he munched on a cookie. Joy chuckled.
Joy asked another question. "So... what will you do now?" She asked Luke. "Hmm..." Luke replied. He thought about it for a long time. He wasn't sure what to say, or what to do. He was so puzzled.
"You could come and live with us?" Joy mentioned.
"Sure, why not?" Luke said, kind of nervously.
"What is it, Luke?" Joy asked.
"Well, there's been something I've been thinking about, but wasn't sure when to ask."
"Go ahead, don't be shy."
"I was wondering if maybe you and I..." Joy opened her eyes widely, wondering what he would ask. "... could do something together. You know, just you and me now that everything seems back to normal."
"You mean.. go out on a date?"
"Yeah?" Luke said nervously.
"Yes, I would love to go with you." Joy said as she gave him a big hug.
Luke's heart had never beat so fast before in his life. He had also almost dropped his bag of cookies. He felt relieved, and very happy. He hugged her back.
"So what do you wanna do tomorrow for our first date?" Asked Joy.
"Hmm, you and I have already visited a bunch of places it seems. Already went to a festival, and a theater, and a forest, and a restaurant."
"Maybe we can spend this one at home?"
"I like that idea." Luke replied. "Let's do that."
---
And so the two headed to Joy's house to hang out and rest. They had been on their biggest adventure of their lives, and now they found something they both desired more than anything else in the world.
Well, we've now come to the end of the story. I think I can speak on behalf of me and LordTigress that we've really enjoyed these amazing two years it has been of writing Tales of Desires. What started as a funny conversation in FF became a story with a rich and surprisingly consistent lore, lovable characters, memorable moments, and of course the most awesome fans like you.
Thank you so much for reading, laughing, crying, making fan art, and sitting on the edge of your seat waiting for each next part every day and every week. For myself, this has been the biggest and most fulfilling thing I've been able to do as a user on the LMBE, and I'm really grateful for this experience.
Happy Two Years of Tales of Desires, and once again, thanks for reading!
Whoa! It's hard to believe the story is over now! This story is truly one of the best I've ever read! It's one of my favorites for sure! It's been a blast reading and you both are amazing writers! :3 Awesome job Zach and LordTigress!
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Mmm... I'll take one mini hood, a sword and three-- no, four... SIX COOKIES! 
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Yeah, there was something, nothing very big or detailed, but I could share it now if y'all would like. 
This story is truly one of the best I've ever read! It's one of my favorites for sure! 
It's been a blast reading and you both are amazing writers! :3 Awesome job Zach and