TITLE: Hazy Reality
AUTHOR: sparklingstar
DISCLAIMER: The Mighty Ducks belong to Disney. The stranger (never really has a specified name) belongs to me.
AUTHOR NOTE: This is my first story. Yay.
CHAPTER 1
He watched her from a distance.
She looked peaceful, serene. Her red hair blew lightly around her face as the breeze caressed her skin. He was envious of that wind. She relied on a large oak tree for protection from the sun, whose rays poured down upon the outside world. In her hands was a novel, which she appeared to be very into. She blocked the rest of the world out, including him, with every flip of a page.
He wondered absently what was inside that book as he studied her movements. He was captivated by her. "Such a lovely creature," he said in his low husky voice to no one in particular. He lightly scratched his chin as his lips formed a wry smile.
His thoughts drifted to plans he had been juggling for months on end. Soon they would unfold, he thought. Soon. After months of watching her, studying her, she would be his. He would reveal himself and she would be forced to fall head over heels for him.
All of his dreams would come true, his fantasies would be put to reality. Everything would be perfect, he told himself. His will was immovable, he would go to any extremity for her.
There would be no more waiting. He deserved her and there was no one else out there who could give her what she needed. He knew that more than anyone else. His hard work was going to pay off and he couldn't wait to claim the prize.
No, but he had to be patient. His plans would go astray and be ruined if he wasn't. He watched as she placed one delicate hand over the cover of the book and closed it.
She rose from her cozy spot and began to head in the direction of her home. He watched her in his silence, enveloped in darkness. "Yes, soon you will be mine." he said out loud.
She paused in her tracks and searched around. Her eyes scanned past the place he was hiding, and she shrugged and continued walking. A bright one, he mused.
"Yes, Mallory, soon you and I will be together for all of eternity."
---
Was someone watching me?, Mallory thought to herself as she entered the Pond.
I was so sure of it, she contemplated. Her body shivered as she thought of someone's eyes upon her. Maybe she was just paranoid, she concluded. After all, Dragaunus had not attacked the team in a while, things had been strangely quiet.
"What's the matter Mally?" Duke said from behind her. His voice shocked her, as she gasped and brought her hand to her chest as soon as she heard him. "You look like you've just seen a ghost."
She brought her hand down, ashamed for being scared. "Nothing," she said coolly.
Duke raised an eyebrow. "Doesn't look like nothing."
"I just thought somebody was watching me, that's all." she said nonchalantly.
"Dragaunus?"
"Maybe. Who knows, it doesn't matter. Nothing to worry about." She laughed to put truth in her statement.
"Eh, okay sweetheart, if you say so. Just let somebody know if it happens again, okay?"
"Um, sure." Mallory said, trying to shake the uneasy feeling she was getting about the whole situation. Something just didn't feel right...
---