A Disguise of Hope
Summary: this is after the games. Julian gets a second chance at love... with Jenny. But what happens when the other shadowmen come back... and they want vengance.
Chapter One: The Awakening
Disclaimer: I do not own The Forbidden Game, or Julian, L.J. Smith does… I'm Just messing with them and torturing their character… :).
He dissolved. That's what it had felt like. No pain, just… gone. He had floated through endless space, suspended, ever thinking, ever bored…
This was really getting to him. If he had been half mad with evil, sadistic thoughts before, he had completely lost his mind now. This endless time, space and boredom had made him feel… lonely?
No. A shadowman couldn't feel lonely… could he? But then a shadowman couldn't feel love, either. He was very confused. What was he supposed to feel? Angry? Yes. He was very angry. He wanted people! Anybody, even Tom would have been fine…
To eat. He concluded. He must be hungry for human flesh. But suddenly he felt like he wanted to vomit. Ew, that was disgusting. All of the people he had eaten flashed through his head… Yuck! How could he ever like that? He began to panic, he was a shadowman, wasn't he? He had to be! Okay… going crazy had been an understatement…
"Here, drink this," a voice told him. He was vaguely aware of something warm pressed to his lips, and a bitter taste went through his mouth. Lips! He had a mouth! He moved his hand. He was so happy, he could sing, which, he admitted, wouldn't sound half bad. Especially with his beautiful and sexy elemental voice, he admitted. Nope, his personality hadn't changed a bit.
"Are you going to wake up, or not?" It wasn't a question. It meant 'get up before I kick your ass.' So, Julian obliged. He decided that he wasn't going to like this person very much, based on her arrogance, control issues, impatience, need he go on? Actually it reminded him of something… Tom! Well, if he could keep from torturing Tom in the most excruciatingly way possible for Jenny's sake, he could possibly manage to keep from ripping this person apart with patience…a lot of patience. And that was a very big if.
"I'm awake, thank you," he snapped, already losing patience. Ah, well that IF obviously wasn't big enough. He opened his eyes for the first time… and gasped.
What happened? What made Julian gasp? Wait for the next chapter to find out! I love cliffhangers :)
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