Silent Laughter

by The Little Blue Fairy

..The perimeter of the room was lined with candle stands, with all the candles burning, giving the room a red, orange glow. At the far corner was a daybed, draped with gorgeous fiery red fabrics embroidered with gold, on them a man lay slouched, leaning on a pile of cushions. "Hello" the man said, his voice slow, but seeming to bite into her soul "I hear you are the one..."

1. Dancing Laughter

Ok, Here it is Ili, Hope you like it!

Disclaimer: I just read Fanylinnorses' story Hearts of The Innocent and mine is really similar-I did read the first couple of lines which inspired me for this story but I DEFINITELY didn't copy hers

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Running, Dancing, Spinning, Laughing, Jumping, Singing.

She fell onto the grass laughing, the suns rays warming her bare feet like a warm fire.

She laughed again,her laughter seemed to dance in the air before fading into silence, everything seemed perfect, she felt so free and merry.

She sat up, and waited, where was he? He told her that he would meet her here. She sat in silence waiting and hoping,

Were was he?

Akin should be here by now? Has anything happened to him?

These thoughts crowded into her mind, worrying her. She had left the sunny field long ago, it was dark now. She walked down the street and walked into a park, and sat on a bench. There was something next to her on the bench, she couldn't see it but she could feel it. She felt it. It was a rose, its petals were soft and smooth, like velvet. It felt like it was left there for her. Tthe moon slid from behind a cloud, lighting up the rose, the little drops of mist sparkling in the moonlight.

Azure was alone, she felt sad, like the fire inside of her had been extinguished, dampened by water. Azure felt the rose again ,it's satiny, velvet feeling and coolness seemed to calm her.

"Azure"

"Akin?" she said her spirits lifting

Azure felt a hand on her shoulder she turned, but as she turned something felt wrong, the hand was not gentle, it was hard, heavy on her shoulder, and the voice-it sounded hoarse. Turning in fear she saw a figure behind her.

"W-what do y-you want?" whispered Azure, shivering partly with cold but mostly in terror,

"What do you think?" said the hooded figure, his voice slicing through the mist. Azure then noticed through the mist that there was a crowd of hooded figures.

The hooded figure gave some sort of signal to the other figure, and two more figures floated through the mist, they grabbed Azures arms, and lifted her off the bench, their grasp feeling like it was going to break Azures arms.

"AKIN,"screamed Azure"Akin-HELP!"

"Akin can't help you now" said another figure

"What have you done with him!" she screamed"Help!"