Promise to hold you close and pray

So, this is the first chapter of a new story… :) I hope, you like it, so just let me know…

It's short, I know, but more will come, if you're interested! :D

Love to all, Brill!

Disclaimer: I don't owe The Tribe or any of the characters, although I'd love to… ;) The words used in the first chapter are from the song "Falling away with you" by Muse.

Moving on

Chapter I

Promise to hold you close and pray
watching the fantasies decay
nothing will ever stay the same

She slowly lowered her eyes and looked onto her feet. What had she done? What the hell was she thinking? She looked up again and into his brown eyes, in which she could see the hurt and anger he felt.

"And what about our promises? Don't they mean a thing to you?", his voice was little more than a whisper. "Jay…", she pleaded, wanting to take a step forward and just embrace him, but she couldn't. What had been said, had been said. It was over. She bit her lip, unable to say anything more. He just stood there some more minutes, then he turned away from her. "Alright.", he said. His voice cold and aloof. "Then I guess you'd better go."

Ebony took a last look at his back and turned then herself. She closed the door quietly behind her. It was by then, that a silent tear fell down onto the ground.

And all of the love we threw away
and all of the hopes we've cherished fade
making the same mistakes again…

She made her way through the corridor, reaching a large door at its end. She opened it and stepped out into the last beams of sunlight, sparkling on puddles on the ground. She had no idea whether she had made the right choice. Whether choosing freedom over love was exactly what she should have done. She had always been independent, living all on her own, never caring about what others thought about her. And then? He had entered her life, leaving her in a complete mess the first day they had met…