You know what's scary?

Coming apart at the seams before your very own eyes.

Fear presents itself to you,

And much like pain it demands to be felt.

It grips you much too tightly,

Crushing you from the inside out,

Leaving you choking and gasping for air,

Begging for a release,

For safety,

For comfort,

For security,

For the end to the suffering.

You're at its mercy and only when IT feels like it, does it let you go.

It lets you fall and leaves you to pick yourself up again.

But by the time you've hit the ground,

You're shattered into millions of pieces.

And even if by chance or miracle,

You've managed to put yourself back together,

You don't resemble the person you used to be.

And you fear the person you've become…


Author's Comments: Hands down, this is definitely the shortest chapter I've written in my entire life. However there is a method to my madness.

This story will be significantly shorter than Heartbreakers and Sins and an Absolution plus it'll focus on a pairing that I've seriously wanted to try out for a while that many of you have requested. Before I go any further I want to thank every single one of you for sticking with me throughout all my stories. There were so many times where I wanted to give up (for numerous reasons) and you guys were the ones who inspired me to keep going. Thank you thank you so much!

This story will give several hints to Sins and an Absolution about the future and...a possible sequel :) So while the story won't be long it'll be key to figuring out a lot of the secrets going on in the main story.

As a special treat, all those who review/pm me will get a special sneak peak at "Sins and an Absolution" as well as an excerpt for the following chapter of Poison.

I hope you all enjoy. Take care and thank you all once again for supporting these stories.

-Skye