CHELSEA WELSH
Summary-Every Once In A While, Animal Instinct Kicks In, Too Strong To Ignore...
The moon was bright, nearly hurting my eyes as I pulled back my blue curtains to gaze upon the earth kissed by the white beams. I felt at peace, for that one moment. I felt I could not be harmed. My mother rested soundly, her energy steady and calm; she dreamt well. She wouldn't notice if I were gone, even for a moment. The window did not make a sound as I slid the wood and thick glass upwards, a rush of cold air embracing me like an old lover. I needed this; I had to run. Had to be free, if only for the sake of a momentary illusion...
My naked feet beat the ground silently. My hair, turning pale now instead of it's usual crimson, flew out behind me, dancing in the too-strong winds. My bones ached as I grew another few feet upwards, limbs growing to accomidate the new height. An almost animalistic growl wrenched from my throat, no matter how much I willed it not to; I felt alive as I leapt upwards into the trees, playing tag with moonbeams and attempting to touch the very orb that had created them.
I crouched on a branch, head tilted back to sing my song to the light that destroyed what would be utter blackness of the night. It echoed dangerously back at me, daring me to beat it in pitch, in sound, in essence. I smiled, dangling one leg over the side and enjoying the freedom that only came to me once every 29 nights. I vaguely sensed Suichi in the back of my mind. I pushed him back.
'Not now, human. You won't destroy my freedom.'
My eyes glinted, golden and blood tint, as lifted my head up.
My song was heard by no ears but my own.
...Silver began to fade away, the dim aura around it vanishing into mist. I looked at my hands, trying to pretend that, even for a moment, they pure.
That, like the moonlight, they had never been stained by blood...