Listen to this while reading (you can find it on YouTube): LP-Into the Wild

We danced together. In the dark. Alone. No one would ever see what we were. What we wished we could tell our friends and family. Tears rolled down my cheeks, down my lover's cape, probably splattering off the edge onto the cold floor. It was just as cold and frigid as the rest of the world. I wrapped my arms tighter around my lover's sturdy shoulders, pressing my forehead into his soft neck. His arms squeezed my waist, rubbing my back in small circles.

"Don't think, just feel."

His whispered words were a comfort to hear, that voice so soothing; reality was I was a complete mess. Shaking and sobbing and feeling, which was more painful than I had ever realized. But now… the only option was to feel.

"Be quiet now," he commanded. "We have each other."

His voice was choked with tears. I sobbed louder. Swaying back and forth, I knew we would have to leave. Back into that cruel world. No one would ever know. No one would know about my greatest passion. He could feel my heart break; he cried harder, because he knew if he did it louder instead, I would be lost in my own despair.

He tilted my head back and kissed me. My chapped lips melted with his equally cracked ones. Our tears melded together. Our eyes closed, squeezing tighter, blocking out disgusted faces. My lover kissed me again with more passion, but it was muted with sadness. Through the window, the city enlightened the horizon, watching from far away. What a beautiful sight, like the boy above me. He pressed me back onto the bed, and I never let go of him once. I would never let go.

No one would ever know. No one would ever know.

The End.

This came to me while I was listening to the song mentioned above. Please listen to it with this story. The tone of the song and the mood of this story mixed perfectly. The song sounded like the singer was going on but with despair, like our young couple here. I love Speedy and Robin (Speedy's pov, btw), and I thought they would help with the message I am trying to send: homosexuality should be accepted.

These two boys, who could be any boys or girls forcefully closeted by fear of rejection of friends and family, are my inspiration. I know they aren't a canon pairing, but just seeing them together got me thinking: how would that really work out for them? So, I hoped this touched you in some way; hopefully more for the point and not the awesome pairing. Please review. Remember that tolerance is key.

Love,

Loving Slade Always

PS I know the title is a downer, but it is a line from the song, and it fit so well. How do they not fade after the love they have to keep hidden?