By : Lily
Rated : G (and cold)
Wow ! I'm so excited. I've just finished Nothing Else Matters and it's a whopping 15 pages long. In MS WORD, that is. Anyway I bet there are others longer than mine out there. Nevermind !
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It was still snowing but the rain has ceased. Faint sunlight peered through thick clouds danced on the feathery snow giving the whole thing a ghostly like feel. Dark green fir trees swayed gently with the breeze that blew now and then.
The sun shone down on one solitary figure dressed in a dark blue rain-slicker on top of several layers of shirts and wool stuff. Although the sun was shining, the surroundings were cold. Thick boots sloshed and padded through the snow, searching for what he had in his mind.
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Darien had been up since early morning, beating the sun to it. The girls absence worried him deeply. He was partly responsible afterall.
How could he be so careless. He should have locked the front door. A girl wandering out in yesterday night's storm and snow could be fatal. Not to mention that youmas might be lurking around anywhere.
After slugging on all the warm clothing he could fit in, he packed some blankets and sweaters, just in case. It would be a horrible nightmare to find one of them frozen to death. He shuddered at the thought.
Like Serena, he also packed some cookies and a thermos of hot chocolate in a bagpack. Then after rumaging for an amount of time, he found a pair of boots which he could put to good use instead of letting it rot in the store room.
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A motionless form lay on the white ground. The thick padded jacket's zip was opened. Small pieces of ices had formed at parts where water was found. Snowflakes were sprinkled across the body which was half submerged in snow.
An out-stretched hand lay near a small bagpack, opened with it's contents half spilled out. Several cookies lay splattered on the snow, creating a trivial pattern of chocolate brown and white.
Red splats of something marred the whiteness of the snow near the lower limbs. Closer inspection would reveal that it was blood. The owner lay oblivious, unmoving, frozen. A statue almost encased in ice and snow.
That was the state Darien found Serena.
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Darien trudged around with a purpose but seemed to go nowhere. He had been searching for them for two hours already but until now it had proved fruitless.
The dancing sunlight reflected of something at the corner of his eye. He strode curiously to investigate. Sun streaked blond hair contrasting heavily with the white snow.
He felt his heart was at his mouth. It belonged to Serena. He walked closer to it. His boots weighed a ton. Funny. They were made of rubber and light as slippers.
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Slowly, he got closer. He was cold, partly from the air and partly from fear. It nagged him from all corners of his mind. It was like his worse nightmare had come true.
Her blond hair was in a wet mess and stained with red splats of... Darien looked closer and his mouth dropped. BLOOD ! Yuck ! He was gonnabe sick. He looked away, trying to calm his mind.
Slowly, he lifted her cold form up, brushing away the offending snow and crystal like ice. A light heaving chest indicated life was still fluttering inside.
Her complexion was pale with a blue hue. Her face was contorted in pain and fear. A rabbit trap held her slim ankle mercilessly, caked with dried blood and still spurting fresh red streams. Darien took in all this with a heavy heart.
Carefully, he bundled her up in all the sweaters and blankets he had brought. After deciding against trying to force down some hot chocolate down her throat, Darien picked her up, as gently as he could.
For that whole journey back to the cabin, Darien thanked all the time he had spent in the gym and all the exercise he had done. One would never know when stuff like that could come in useful.
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Darien nimbly tried to crack open the rabbit trap from its grip. After putting much force and pressure on it, it finally gave way. Darien flunged the object away with an anger he didn't understand.
Then, he again thanked all the gods he knew that he is majoring in medical. Carefully swabbing and scraping away the blood, he hope that Serena would come to after this process.
Darien stared in horror and part dissapoinment after cleaning away layers of blood. A deep ugly gash and a swollen ankle was not what he really wanted to see at this moment and on this paticular girl.
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Serena felt so cold and alone. The darkness was terrifying and eerie. The air around her stuffy but cold. Draughts blew her way every now and then, sending shivers up her spine.
She peered into the dark gaping valley beneath her. It was endless and sinister. Frantically, Serena tried to stay where she was, fighting to regain consiousness she knew she had loss, on the other side.
A sharp pain pierce it's way up from her leg, shooting every where. In the void, Serena could only endure it helplessly, unable to scream or cry.
She felt so cold. It was like she was in nothing more than her birthday suit walking out in the snow. She wanted something warm to hold her, lend her some warmth. Love her.
Then, almost as if her prayer was answered, the luxurious feeling of warmness engulfed her. It was so comfortable. It was a pleasant feeling. She felt almost... loved.
Flickers of light shined. Serena blinked. A sudden burst of rich sunlight burst through her vision. She gave a small moan of pain. It blinded her. The throbbing returned. Every nerve in her body registered pain.
She opened her eyes once again. The warmth was intoxicating, she felt so sleepy again. Last thing she remembered was a pair of deep blue eyes.
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