Okay...here's chapter 1...
The lights of his vision dimmed as he watched her leaning over the ledge as if from a distance. The light breeze ruffled her bright red hair as it cascaded down her back, the moonlight casting just the right amount of light across her exposed ivory skin. Her back was turned to him and her attention somewhat captivated by something far off in the distance. He was so close to her he could practically feel the heat pulsating off her skin and he could hardly fight the urge to reach out to her, he craved the feeling of holding her in his arms. The utter need for the sense of security even the faintest touch of her scent brought on. But no, he couldn't reach out to her. Why couldn't he reach out to her? He attempted to stretch his arms out towards her to no avail. He tried calling out to her, but she bore no reaction, neither flinch nor a brief glance in his direction. His eyes brimmed with tears as he noticed himself slowly moving away from the dark haired beauty and felt himself being sucked away into darkness as the corners of his vision began to blur, but not before the woman slowly turned her head in his direction and the look on her face sent an pang deep into the man's heat. Her face held hardly any expression, but it was this severe lacking that said more than words can describe, from the red rims around her green eyes highlighted by the streams of tears flooding down her face to her rosy pink lips, opened only slightly as if she was simply taking a breath. Her eyes bore deep into his as he continued to move away. Almost in a flash, gone was her long red hair, gone was her evening dress, replaced by a baby blue hospital gown and the bare skin of her scalp. Her face now looked washed out and her lips faded dramatically in colour and one last sob racked through his body as a strangled whimper left her mouth and that was the last thing he saw before he was consumed my darkness.
"IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY JACEY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACEY!" A loud drunken slur broke through the previous silence of my shared appartment, along with an ungraceful slamming of the door, jolting me from my light sleep. I opened my eyes and squinted as they adjusted to the harsh flashing lights of the muted TV. I picked up my phone from beside me and checked the time. 2:34AM, it glared at me. Fuck I thought to myself. I sat up to yell at my obnoxiously loud, intoxicated roommate only to find him hunched over the kitchen table as sobs wracked through his body.
"Sebastian?" I mumbled as heaved myself off the couch, my voice laced with sleep and annoyance. "Seb, what happened, man?" I asked again, slightly louder as I got closer, my concern growing. I approached him cautiously and placed my hand on his back and his sobs died down, only to be replaced by deep breaths. "Dude you're freaking me out, what's up?" I say as I move around him to sneak a glance at his face. The moment I try this, however, he jumps up and tackles me. Not a tear in his eyes, only a glazed look of drunken joy, and the stench of vodka coming off his clothes.
"JACEY BOY! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MAN! THE BIG 21!" He literally screams in my ear. I push him away, but smile in spite of his childishness. I duck and avoid him as he tries to come back in for another jump tackle.
"Seriously, calm the fuck down, Verlac" I laugh at him as he loses his footing and ends up flat on his ass in the middle of the living room. He looks up at me with the most innocent wide eyes and holds his hands out to me to help him up, looking exactly like he did when we were kids. I can't help but burst out laughing as I bend over to help him up. I drape one of his arms around my shoulders and half carry him into his room.
"mmmmm, thank you Jacey..." Seb murmurs once I've set him down in his bed. I grin into the darkness and laugh as I slowly walk out of his room and back to the living room. I walk back to the couch, switch off the TV, pick up my phone and head off to my room. I get into bed and close my eyes. Fucking hell. I think to myself. 21, happy birthday to me. I start to drift off when my dreams are over run by flashes of bright red and luminous green.
Shit I know, but aekjnlkrejgndflv. pleeeease give me some feedback, if people say too i'll keep going...if not...
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-Clare