I don't own anything from this take on the movie except the new characters.
Author's note: set awhile after the movie, Sarah's at college. The music the
wind plays is 'home at last' but only the sad bit at the beginning which
makes up the song when repeated. Hope you like. Comments welcomed.
**
Alone at the very top of a ruined tower was Jared, one half of it survived
leaving only a window structure. There he sat on the ledge, inside the frame
his back against one side and his legs propped against the other, when
twilight came reminding him that his bed stood empty and unwelcoming.
Raising his head from between his bent legs he looked out over the
Labyrinth. Strange birds flew dancing with each other, rippling the
deepening hues of purple of the sky. A sad smile played upon his lips as the
wind caressed his face and began to sing to him, trying to comfort. But
nothing would.
Summoning up a globe it brought forth the desired image without any words
from him. There she was sleeping soundly unlike any night he'd experienced
since she'd left. Resting his hand, which was holding the globe, on his
inside knee he let his other fall outside. Using his teeth he pulled off the
dove grey glove from his free hand letting it fall carelessly over the edge
to the ground far below. Jared moved his naked hand just over the face of the crystal and whispered, "Sarah."
But like always nothing happened, she had turned away from him. He swore wishing
he'd never laid eyes on her but something always made him look back. Laughing emptily he commented, "The mortals have a saying, 'it is better to have loved and lost, than never loved at all.' Well she didn't even give me that. They measure
love as a lifetime well I have an eternity of loss." He dropped the globe over the edge shattering it.
**
Sarah turned over and open her eyes coming face to face with a huge grey
cat.
"Couldn't you have let me sleep for a little while longer." but he had seen
that she was awake and was now loudly meowing for his breakfast, butting his
head against hers.
"Oh, all right." She exclaimed getting up and stuffing her arms into her
dressing gown pulling it firmly around herself. Fresh snow had fallen last
night covering that, which had fallen everyday this week. Padding quickly
into the kitchen she put the coffee maker on and feed the cat that had been
stalking her feet. Moaning her roommate Mo stumbled into the room.
"I'm going to kill that cat of yours. I can't even shout at him since you
haven't given him a name yet. I don't see why you can't make up your mind,
you've had him for at least two years. From the looks of outside were going
to have a snow day, I'm going back to bed. Night." With that she grabbed
Sarah's coffee right out her hand and left.
The cat looked up at her annoyed on her behalf. "I like not having to say
anything in the morning. Her mouth must be on autopilot from the moment she
wakes up." Sitting at the table she allowed the content cat to sit on her lap as
she stroked his soft coat and sipped at a new coffee. "You do have a name,"
she told him, "I just can't risk saying it out loud."
Picking him up she settled him over her shoulder, grabbing the milk she open
the refrigerator. Suddenly two sets of hands pulled her forward not into the
shelves but what looked like a black whole. Pushing the cat to safety she
blindly hung onto the edge of the fridge trying to pull herself out but they
were too strong. With one last tug which Sarah thought felt like having her
legs torn off she lost her grip. Falling into the blackness.
**
She was gone, thought the cat moving towards were she'd disappeared,
sniffing he knew it meant danger but it had taken Sarah. She had risked her
life to save him from the water, given him food, a home, love. Dog's aren't
the only animals with loyalty, he thought as he took a few steps back and
then charged into the abyss the fridge door banging close behind him.
Author's note: set awhile after the movie, Sarah's at college. The music the
wind plays is 'home at last' but only the sad bit at the beginning which
makes up the song when repeated. Hope you like. Comments welcomed.
**
Alone at the very top of a ruined tower was Jared, one half of it survived
leaving only a window structure. There he sat on the ledge, inside the frame
his back against one side and his legs propped against the other, when
twilight came reminding him that his bed stood empty and unwelcoming.
Raising his head from between his bent legs he looked out over the
Labyrinth. Strange birds flew dancing with each other, rippling the
deepening hues of purple of the sky. A sad smile played upon his lips as the
wind caressed his face and began to sing to him, trying to comfort. But
nothing would.
Summoning up a globe it brought forth the desired image without any words
from him. There she was sleeping soundly unlike any night he'd experienced
since she'd left. Resting his hand, which was holding the globe, on his
inside knee he let his other fall outside. Using his teeth he pulled off the
dove grey glove from his free hand letting it fall carelessly over the edge
to the ground far below. Jared moved his naked hand just over the face of the crystal and whispered, "Sarah."
But like always nothing happened, she had turned away from him. He swore wishing
he'd never laid eyes on her but something always made him look back. Laughing emptily he commented, "The mortals have a saying, 'it is better to have loved and lost, than never loved at all.' Well she didn't even give me that. They measure
love as a lifetime well I have an eternity of loss." He dropped the globe over the edge shattering it.
**
Sarah turned over and open her eyes coming face to face with a huge grey
cat.
"Couldn't you have let me sleep for a little while longer." but he had seen
that she was awake and was now loudly meowing for his breakfast, butting his
head against hers.
"Oh, all right." She exclaimed getting up and stuffing her arms into her
dressing gown pulling it firmly around herself. Fresh snow had fallen last
night covering that, which had fallen everyday this week. Padding quickly
into the kitchen she put the coffee maker on and feed the cat that had been
stalking her feet. Moaning her roommate Mo stumbled into the room.
"I'm going to kill that cat of yours. I can't even shout at him since you
haven't given him a name yet. I don't see why you can't make up your mind,
you've had him for at least two years. From the looks of outside were going
to have a snow day, I'm going back to bed. Night." With that she grabbed
Sarah's coffee right out her hand and left.
The cat looked up at her annoyed on her behalf. "I like not having to say
anything in the morning. Her mouth must be on autopilot from the moment she
wakes up." Sitting at the table she allowed the content cat to sit on her lap as
she stroked his soft coat and sipped at a new coffee. "You do have a name,"
she told him, "I just can't risk saying it out loud."
Picking him up she settled him over her shoulder, grabbing the milk she open
the refrigerator. Suddenly two sets of hands pulled her forward not into the
shelves but what looked like a black whole. Pushing the cat to safety she
blindly hung onto the edge of the fridge trying to pull herself out but they
were too strong. With one last tug which Sarah thought felt like having her
legs torn off she lost her grip. Falling into the blackness.
**
She was gone, thought the cat moving towards were she'd disappeared,
sniffing he knew it meant danger but it had taken Sarah. She had risked her
life to save him from the water, given him food, a home, love. Dog's aren't
the only animals with loyalty, he thought as he took a few steps back and
then charged into the abyss the fridge door banging close behind him.