cradle of time
at the end of the artificial paradise, in the shadow of the lost history, our hands touch and our hearts synchronize. – alpha/beta, zerocest.
"Wake up!"
How long have I been looking for you? I've always known that something was missing. The empty feeling in my heart, the constant thought that I've forgotten something important to me. Like I came to work without my sword, like I walked out of my room without my clothes, I always knew that something was missing. I just didn't know what, because everyone always told me that I was fine the way I was.
But now? I know now.
You were the one missing, weren't you? You weren't with me, at my side like you should have been.
Will says that he's messed with my memories. Nine times, if the name 'Nine' he's given me is anything to go by.
I knew you before too, didn't I? I followed my gut and it led me to you, didn't it? That's why my memories were tampered with.
How long have I been wandering around trying to find the absent fragment of my heart? I don't know. You're asleep, and you seem to have been asleep for a very long time if the ice entrapping you is anything to go by.
. . . don't tell me that you can't sense me in the way I can sense you. Don't tell me that you can't feel my presence. I've pretended to be a meek puppet, pretended that I was weaker than I actually was just so I'd get a chance and you're not responding? That's cold.
Hey, you're still sleeping? Come on, feel my presence already. Hear my voice.
"Wake up!"
The ice is breaking into a thousand, a million sparkling pieces. Strangely none of them cut into our skin. You've fallen from that suspended state of yours, and it must hurt a lot but you're still sleeping. Damn. Right now I feel like all my bones have been shattered and you're still sleeping. Must be one hell of a spell on you.
Well, Sleeping Beauty, it's time to wake up now, your prince is here. I'd rather not be 'Ten' after the next memory wipe thing. I'd rather not get my memories done away with again. I'd rather not lose you again.
"It's . . . time to . . . wake up!"
There. There you go. Shake off your sleep. Rise and shine, princess, open those baby blues and show the world. Oh, hang on, never mind the baby blues, you've got red eyes. Like mine.
Whatever connection we have, it's a special one, isn't it?
Give me your hand. I don't know what we're doing but Will's being evil and I don't plan on losing you again, not after all this.
Feel that? Feel our heartbeats synchronizing and resounding with each other's?
There. That feels right now.
My first story for a pairing I've already written for in the project. Who cares I saw the Child of God videos, surfed several blogs and am severely hyper on the prospect of these two. Yes, this was based off the video where 'Nine' meets the mystery girl, yes, it's a bit changed.
Inspiration: The Synchronicity series. Despite the fact that the Zeroes can't sing, it's still startlingly similar. Blondes, twin-like characters, the girl gets trapped in some way, the guy goes to rescue her with his sword and gets beaten by the bad guardian guarding the girl.
For the Unusual Pairings Project, see profile for more details.