My name is Eclipse. Some call me a thief, some call me a demon, and some just call me by my name, Eclipse. But whatever you want to call me…
I'm still the one who owns…This Nightmare.
You've gotta learn three things to steal gems- Silence, Swiftness, and Smoothness. That's it. Easy? Then you can steal as many as you want. It's fair that way.
It's dark, where you get them, but it's worth it. These gems are priceless. These gems are dreams.
So you could call me a soulstealer too.
I'm always on the lookout for dreams. Why? Because I'm living in a nightmare. It's a maze of color, a labyrinth of webs, and a globe of tears.
Nightmares aren't always scary.
They're just lost.
"…One ticket, please!" I cheerily. "I'm going to Station Square!"
The ticket lady smiled. "Here you are." She said. "Aren't we happy?"
I smiled. My ticket to freedom was in my hands. Now I could sleep in a new place, a new nightmare, more new dreams.
As I boarded the train, I could hear the whistles blowing, the people chatting, the tapping of feet, and the buzzing of the humdrum hearts. I couldn't listen to that buzzing. That buzzing always returned me to the reality, when I just liked to stay in this nightmare. I could never…go back to sleep.
I sat down in the train, closed my eyes and sighed. Behind my eyes was the reality. If I didn't look back, I'd die. Wouldn't I? You can't sleep forever…
"Hello?" Someone asked. I opened my eyes. It was a hedgehog, a pink one. I blinked.
"Hi!" I said, warily.
"…Can I sit here?" The hedgehog asked. By the red dress and stylish boots, I knew it was a girl.
"Okay." I said, and she slid in across from me.
For a second, I could hear the beat of her heart. Ba-dum, Ba-dum, a forever beating drum.
"Where are you going?" The girl asked, and I smiled.
"To Station Square." I told her. "What about you?"
"I'm going there too! Are you visiting someone?"
"No. Just for fun."
The girl turned her green eyes on me. "I don't want to be nosy, but what are you?"
"I'm a wolf." I told her. Most people don't recognize the wolf like qualities in me, but they should. I'm ragged at the edges, alone, and only a silhouette. What else could I be?
"A wolf?" She asked, smiling. "Wow. I've…never seen a wolf before."
I shook my head. "no?" I asked. "Well then, you've met your first. My name's Eclipse."
"Eclipse?" She asked. 'My name is Amy. Amy Rose."
I smiled. A name like that was a strong one. "…That's very pretty."
"…Eclipse," Amy said, looking out the window. "you seem like a kid, you know?"
I twitched my ear. "A kid?"
"You seem to be happy about everything. Everything…has hope for you."
"How would you know that?" I asked. In this nightmare, there was hope for me. Whereas in reality, there was not.
"It's just a hunch." Amy said. The train started moving, and I listened to the band of the nightmare I lived in.
"…Well, Amy," I said, as the train picked up speed. "Just remember this."
"What?" She asked.
"Be careful what you see…behind closed eyes."
As I stepped off the train, Amy said, "I was thinking about what you said. What does it mean?"
I shrugged. "Whatever you want it to mean." I smiled into the domed windows above us. "I really am just a kid. With big hopes and big dreams."
Amy touched my shoulder. "Eclipse, you have a place to stay?"
"Nope." I said. I looked at her, and grinned. "I can rough it."
Amy shook her head. "You have to stay with me." She told me. But I shook my head.
You see, if I stayed…then I'd be tempted to take…her dreams.
"I want to learn what it's like to live with no restrictions…with nothing to keep me in one place for too long." I said.
Amy looked at me sadly. "Well, if you really want to."
I smiled. "I do." I said. "But I'll come with you for a little while."
Amy smiled again. "Okay." She said, joyously. "I live downtown. In fact, a friend of mine is supposed to be picking me up soon. You can meet him. He's really nice."
I nodded. Then I listened again. The same old song. The beating of the hearts made a drumming beat to the clicking and humming and whistling of the world.
This world.
My Nightmare.
Their…Reality.
Yes, that was a funny way to write a story…for me anyway.
I'm such a drama queen. Anyway, this story, 'Closed Eyes' is meant to be a little more confusing than other stories because I don't make sense.
What's the deal with Eclipse, you ask?
I donno. She's just a character I made up…five…minutes…ago. No, ten. No…
Point is, I just made her up. Personality, everything. So what's gonna happen next? Who knows?
