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Shadow's Dance
By NinJinChan
Rated R
Prologue
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There he lay, stiff as a board, fingers laced behind his head, watching as the shadows danced across the ceiling, their flowing movements accentuated by the soft glow of moonlight filtering in through the window. Outside a lone tree tapped out its solemn beat against the window pane as the wind hummed its haunting melody through the forest beyond the small clearing. Blades of grass whistled and waved in the cool, slow summer night's breeze, slipping through a small crack in the wall and adding a chill to the still room.
The wind slid across the boy's face, yet his unmoving features stayed the same, giving no recognition to the air. Seemingly emotionless, he continued to lie there, yet the pain dancing behind his eyes was obvious if one looked. Not a noise was heard. The onyx pools shimmered in agony, a crystalline tear glided down his cheek, reaching his chin and dropping off the steep angle to crash and shatter on his solid chest. More gathered in his eyes, but he refused to let the sign of weakness show. Instead they stayed there, pooling on his cheeks, only to dry up, never to fall.
Slowly he rose, slipping out the open window into the cool night air. The last tear finally drying up in the whipping wind that tossed his wild, black hair about his face. The bright stars winked at him as he made his way into the city, flying above the tall skyscrapers that kissed the sky and over the blinking lights of signs and cars alike. He flew on, oblivious to it all, his one goal dominating all his thoughts, while his darkened eyes displayed no feeling.
There it was. The angel of his dreams. She stood, sapphire eyes locked on something in the distance as the wind played with her hair and her white night gown nipped at her ankles, flowing behind her. The moonlight pooled around her, giving her a surreal aura. His breath caught in his throat at her beauty, but his face remained perfectly stiff.
Landing quietly in front of her, she gasped and looked surprised to say the least, but the boy just leaned down to the girl's face and kissed her once, his lips lightly brushing hers. Straightening back up, he led the girl slowly to her bed and sat her down. Pushing her to where she was laying down on her back, he looked at her questioningly. With a nod of her head she gave him the permission he sought.
To her, it was beautiful, and she lost her childhood that night to the one man she had always loved, the happy-go-lucky boy she thought had never cared for her in the way she loved him.
Exhausted, she lay back down on her pillow, peacefully drifting off to sleep with her one true love lying beside her. Sighing contentedly, the last thing she heard was a quiet mumble.
"I love you" he said and with that, her eyes slid shut.
He turned his head slightly, glancing at the blue-haired beauty asleep beside him, dreaming impossible things as a smile played at her lips. She was utterly beautiful, angelic almost, except for the evil streak that ran in her family from her father's side. Taking a deep breath, he climbed out of the bed, and stealing one last glance at her, flew off into the still and silent night.
A lone cricket played the last note of the night's bittersweet symphony as the sun stretched its dawning smile across the sky, each of its warming rays touching everything within site, including the sleeping girl. Unconsciously she rolled to the other side of the bed where the sun had warmed the sheets. Then realization hit her, and opening her eyes, she searched the room for the boy that should have been there beside her, but wasn't. Breaking into silent tears, the dry sobs wracked her body, shaking it back in forth as she climbed back under the covers, trying to drown out the ever-present sunshine and overenthusiastic world below her.
He was gone. He was gone for good, and he took all her dreams with him, shattering them as he took to the sky and left her behind without a word.
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Shadow's Dance
By NinJinChan
Rated R
Prologue
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There he lay, stiff as a board, fingers laced behind his head, watching as the shadows danced across the ceiling, their flowing movements accentuated by the soft glow of moonlight filtering in through the window. Outside a lone tree tapped out its solemn beat against the window pane as the wind hummed its haunting melody through the forest beyond the small clearing. Blades of grass whistled and waved in the cool, slow summer night's breeze, slipping through a small crack in the wall and adding a chill to the still room.
The wind slid across the boy's face, yet his unmoving features stayed the same, giving no recognition to the air. Seemingly emotionless, he continued to lie there, yet the pain dancing behind his eyes was obvious if one looked. Not a noise was heard. The onyx pools shimmered in agony, a crystalline tear glided down his cheek, reaching his chin and dropping off the steep angle to crash and shatter on his solid chest. More gathered in his eyes, but he refused to let the sign of weakness show. Instead they stayed there, pooling on his cheeks, only to dry up, never to fall.
Slowly he rose, slipping out the open window into the cool night air. The last tear finally drying up in the whipping wind that tossed his wild, black hair about his face. The bright stars winked at him as he made his way into the city, flying above the tall skyscrapers that kissed the sky and over the blinking lights of signs and cars alike. He flew on, oblivious to it all, his one goal dominating all his thoughts, while his darkened eyes displayed no feeling.
There it was. The angel of his dreams. She stood, sapphire eyes locked on something in the distance as the wind played with her hair and her white night gown nipped at her ankles, flowing behind her. The moonlight pooled around her, giving her a surreal aura. His breath caught in his throat at her beauty, but his face remained perfectly stiff.
Landing quietly in front of her, she gasped and looked surprised to say the least, but the boy just leaned down to the girl's face and kissed her once, his lips lightly brushing hers. Straightening back up, he led the girl slowly to her bed and sat her down. Pushing her to where she was laying down on her back, he looked at her questioningly. With a nod of her head she gave him the permission he sought.
To her, it was beautiful, and she lost her childhood that night to the one man she had always loved, the happy-go-lucky boy she thought had never cared for her in the way she loved him.
Exhausted, she lay back down on her pillow, peacefully drifting off to sleep with her one true love lying beside her. Sighing contentedly, the last thing she heard was a quiet mumble.
"I love you" he said and with that, her eyes slid shut.
He turned his head slightly, glancing at the blue-haired beauty asleep beside him, dreaming impossible things as a smile played at her lips. She was utterly beautiful, angelic almost, except for the evil streak that ran in her family from her father's side. Taking a deep breath, he climbed out of the bed, and stealing one last glance at her, flew off into the still and silent night.
A lone cricket played the last note of the night's bittersweet symphony as the sun stretched its dawning smile across the sky, each of its warming rays touching everything within site, including the sleeping girl. Unconsciously she rolled to the other side of the bed where the sun had warmed the sheets. Then realization hit her, and opening her eyes, she searched the room for the boy that should have been there beside her, but wasn't. Breaking into silent tears, the dry sobs wracked her body, shaking it back in forth as she climbed back under the covers, trying to drown out the ever-present sunshine and overenthusiastic world below her.
He was gone. He was gone for good, and he took all her dreams with him, shattering them as he took to the sky and left her behind without a word.
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