A/N: Hello. I'm more of a critic usually, but when I saw people were looking at my profile, I felt obliged to write something. Here it is. I ask that you please flame it if you need to!! This isn't really a story yet, just a descriptive piece. BTW, I will never ever ask you to review, but your reviews are important to me because I WILL use your ideas, as long as they're reasonable. Thanks!!
She delicately brushed the lace on the fan. It was a blue fan. Small and light, it fit perfectly in her small, pale hand. She carefully held the fan to her face. She ran her slender fingers over the gold embossing and paint. The careful strokes seemed to call to her like a morning dove's song. Like the last part of a forgotten world, she could see the candle behind her flicker. Quietly, softly, she could hear the sound of some ancient instrument fill her mind with memories of pain, suffering, and redemption. An image of beautiful light sliced her heart like the first frost of fall. It was frightening: bold and strong. She was swept up, and as if some unknown force was propelling her, she rose to meet the coming light. Colors swirled around her. A feather hit her face. She picked the feather up; it was black, as if it was covered in ink. A warm darkness slowly traveled up her arm, and although she felt she should be scared, she did not fight the warm, ordinary feel of the darkness. It did not make her feel bad or frightened; it was simply an escape from the unknown. She snapped the fan shut. This was special.
Beta Note: Hi, this is Love's Labour's Won, gaaralover916's beta reader.
gaaralover916: Yeah, I love my editor!!
Love's Labour's Won: Thanks, but I was just going to ask you guys to give her some nice reviews, because, for some odd reason, she thinks she can't write.
gaaralover916: I can't.
Love's Labour's Won: See what I mean? She's a lot better than she gives herself credit for, so build up her confidence a little for me, will you? And check out my fics while you're at it. (shameless plug... LOL!)
gaaralover916: Hey! Stop using my story as your propaganda platform!
Love's Labour's Won: If it gets me more readers... LOL! But review her story, seriously.