~ RED PEARL ~
~ Prologue ~
Dark. Everything is so dark. Emptiness surrounds him. Maybe this is Death. Quiet and lonely. He opens his mouth and tries to scream for help. Only silence emerges.
And suddenly, it feels like he's falling.
Years and years of endless agony pass him by as he tumbles through the nothingness. He know naught where he'll land, and he almost doesn't want to.
As he falls, the silence breaks. Screams of agony fill his head. He doesn't want to hear them. He doesn't want to see the blood, nor to smell it.
But the blood is there, falling in tiny drops, each of them like a small red pearl…
Drip, drip, drop…
Each one a reminder of all the great pain he caused.
Drip, drip, drop
… For eternity…
Monster ! What did you do?
... You shall carry the weight of your sin...
Get away from me !
...You shall never rest…
Beasts like you should be destroyed !
… You shall never be loved again…
Tears roll on his cheeks. When does the nightmare end?
… For eternity...
...
A light appears. He grabs for its glow.
But then, just like that, it's gone.
And the world caves in.
…
He jolted upwards in his bed, cool sweat rolling down his sizzling skin. As his eyes adjusted to the very faint light of the room, the black abyss he'd once been enveloped with was all gone- only his room remained in its place.
It was just a nightmare…
Just another one.
He tilted his head towards the window where the crimson curtains were always drawn no matter the time of day, but as always they let in no sunlight. A twisted grimace pulled at his lips as he kicked off his blankets. It wasn't looking to be a good day today either, was it?
He yawned as his arms stretched over his shirtless form, muscles straining in the process, though he was the only one there to admire them.
His stomach grumbled loudly. It has been days since his last meal. He knew he had to leave the peaceful loneliness of his home to find something to eat.
He sighed, ruffled his hair, and got up. A little walk wouldn't hurt anyway.
The surprising grace he moved across the room with almost made it seem like he was gliding, maneuvering to his closet and whipping out the nearest shirt he could find. Just a quick walk… He wouldn't be gone long.
But before fully vanishing into the gloomy morning, he hesitated. Could he change his routine for once? He grabbed the tattered black cape, thoroughly worn out and tattered by time, that had been hanging on his coat rack, then made the journey outside.
He felt adventurous today. Maybe something good would come out of it.
A/N : Hi ! this is Child at Heart Forever and Doublepasse talking ! Welcome in our first Collab fic ! We are really excited about this, and we plotted for a while together to give you this :)
And through blood, sweat, tears, and finally syncing schedules we were able to bring this to you! We've got lots of awesome stuff planned, and hopefully there's be a little something for everyone! Without further ado, we hope you enjoy! ^-^
Rated M for potential triggers, moments of violence, incoming hot scenes, and SMUT (but overall it ain't that bad~)
We don't own Fairy Tail, only these lines. We don't own the cover image, it's the drawing from Mashima that inspired us.