Chapter 1:The Beginning Part 1

Sweet, child like laughter filled the clearing as the young woman spun around the meadow stirring up the slumbering fireflies. The sweet scent of the night blooming flowers saturated the air, mixing with the young woman's own natural scent of jasmine and honey. Her raven dark hair glittered under the light of the full moon, shimmering with health. The young woman stopped spinning and raised her open hands to the sky, cupping them as if she were trying to to cradle the moon in her palms. Around her the fireflies flew lazily, their flickering lights like earthbound stars, with her as the brightest star in the center of their small galaxy. She turned to look at him, a smile lighting her face, her midnight blue eyes twinkling with love. His heart raced in his chest at that look even as serenity infused his being. Joy like none he had ever known before lifted his soul. This woman, this sweet, powerful, beautiful young woman loved him.

And I love her.

This realization came as a shock to him, yet at the same time nothing had ever felt so right. He was shaken from his inner thoughts as she began speaking.

"Thank you for bringing me here. No one has ever done something so nice for me before. But, why did you?"

He stared at her and for a moment was tempted to share his epiphany with her before deciding against it,

"Because you seemed like you needed to get away." He stated simply as was his way.

She smiled at him radiantly, "Thank you again S..."

With a gasp the young red haired man sat up in bed. Sweat poured down his face drenching the collar of his night shirt. The vision of the young woman and the sound of her gentle voice quickly fading from his mind. He turned his pupil less teal eyes to the full moon outside his window. His hand over his pounding heart.

Who are you? He silently questioned. He sat staring at the moon for a long while before sleep finally overcame him. The haunting sound of her laughter following him into his dreams only to be forgotten with the dawning sun.