A Love Forbidden
Reborn...1843
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There are two of us
It's the cycle of our souls
~~~
Their eyes met across the room and they couldn't help but break into a smile. Piper stood elegant and beautiful, having just been presented to society as a debutante. Leo approached her cautiously, bowing ever so slightly and offering his hand. They walked slowly into the dancing area, falling into perfect rhythm, their bodies melting into one as they lost themselves in the music and each other.
He played the perfect gentleman, kissing only her cheek when he had found her lips years before. Her parents watched with distaste, for Leo was far from the appropriate suitor. He was a young man with barely enough money to purchase suitable attire for Piper's debutante ball. He could never provide her with the necessary social and economic standard that was deemed necessary. But he could offer her love. The tender kisses and gentle touch; eyes that would never lose an eternal admiration and a heart that would never stop beating for her.
But it wasn't to be.
"Come Piper. It is time you met your fiancé." He approached them from behind, whispering loud enough to tear through Leo's chest and terrorise her soul.
"No Father. I will not marry Daniel." She retaliated harshly, her hands gripping Leo's shirt, as if holding on would protect her.
"It's been arranged. I will not hear another word, you will come now or I will make a scene." A sob caught in her throat and she reached out desperately for Leo as her father tore her away.
"Tonight." She managed to gasp between breaths, her eyes meeting his in a silent understanding. Leo could read her mind and he could feel her heartache. They inevitable had finally arrived.
Leo rushed outside, watching her roughly pushed into a carriage and taken away. She cast a last glance into the dark starless night and found him staring back at her, longing to wipe away the tears that filled her eyes and wet her cheeks.
~~~
Will you lay with me
Till the sun peaks through the blinds.
~~~
Leo rushed through the bushes, the stars shining brightly and his clock showing just five minutes to midnight. He halted, just metres from their secret cabin. A small wooden shack containing just a fireplace and shelter, this was their safe haven. It was a place to be together when her family would not permit them contact. More than a meeting point it was very much a cabin of newfound discoveries.
The secrets that dared not to be uttered elsewhere. Innocent lies, an infinite number of dreams and ambitions, and powerful fears.
Their first tender kiss as carefree adolescents, too gentle, too passionate to be one of lust and not love.
Their first exploration of the human anatomy, intercepted with smiles and giggles as they found the pleasures of adulthood. But still they'd waited; more than content with each other's touch. 'Wait until we're married Leo. We'll make it special.' Piper had whispered breathlessly, curling into his arms and relaxing in the sanctity known only to those who are truly meant to be.
Now he stood again, outside that cabin. Fearful of taking the few extra steps that would reveal if Piper had made it. If she'd escaped the strangle hold of her Father or her new capture, Daniel. Taking a deep, trembling breath, Leo pushed on. Holding his hand up to the failing doorknob and pushing the door open. A mass of warmth enveloped him and he breathed a sigh of release and broke into a grin. "Piper." He whispered, closing the door and rushing to her. With his arms wrapped around her waist, he bent slightly and pressed his lips to hers. The warmth from the fire paling in comparison to the rush of heat that ran through their veins. "Are you alright?" Leo questioned, breaking the kiss momentarily.
Piper nodded, her cheeks engraved with dried tears, holding to Leo as if tomorrow would never come. "I'm leaving. Tomorrow." She blurted out, her voice wavering.
"No." Leo gasped, kneeling to the floor and burying his face in her stomach.
"I'm sorry. Daniel is taking me away, he sees you as such a threat." Piper explained, the words catching in her throat and converting to a sob. "I'm sorry."
"I can't let you go." Leo stated, his voice muffled and barely audible.
"Leo please. I have to." She hesitated slightly, trying to control her quivering voice. "But we still have tonight."
Leo glanced up at her; his tear filled eyes meeting hers as he read her thoughts and felt her honestly. He brought his face back down, his fingers drawing away the ribbon that held her dress to her. Affectionate kisses were pressed to her abdomen, his hot breath felt beneath her dress and corset. Laying her gently to the blanketed floor he exposed her, kissing places he'd dared not to touch and crossing the invisible barrier of no return.
The night was spent basking in the ultimate demonstration of their love. Never to meet again, they would always hold a piece of each other that could never be returned. A gift that would last forever. Their lives would pass by quickly and they would only meet again in their dreams. But there wasn't a late star filled night that would go by without a small smile and thoughts of their pure love.
At 50 years of age, they each looked to the heavens and said their goodbyes to earth. For too long they'd been denied true love. It was time to begin again.
~~~
There are two of us
It's the cycle of our souls
~~~
It ended...1873
Reborn...1843
~~~
There are two of us
It's the cycle of our souls
~~~
Their eyes met across the room and they couldn't help but break into a smile. Piper stood elegant and beautiful, having just been presented to society as a debutante. Leo approached her cautiously, bowing ever so slightly and offering his hand. They walked slowly into the dancing area, falling into perfect rhythm, their bodies melting into one as they lost themselves in the music and each other.
He played the perfect gentleman, kissing only her cheek when he had found her lips years before. Her parents watched with distaste, for Leo was far from the appropriate suitor. He was a young man with barely enough money to purchase suitable attire for Piper's debutante ball. He could never provide her with the necessary social and economic standard that was deemed necessary. But he could offer her love. The tender kisses and gentle touch; eyes that would never lose an eternal admiration and a heart that would never stop beating for her.
But it wasn't to be.
"Come Piper. It is time you met your fiancé." He approached them from behind, whispering loud enough to tear through Leo's chest and terrorise her soul.
"No Father. I will not marry Daniel." She retaliated harshly, her hands gripping Leo's shirt, as if holding on would protect her.
"It's been arranged. I will not hear another word, you will come now or I will make a scene." A sob caught in her throat and she reached out desperately for Leo as her father tore her away.
"Tonight." She managed to gasp between breaths, her eyes meeting his in a silent understanding. Leo could read her mind and he could feel her heartache. They inevitable had finally arrived.
Leo rushed outside, watching her roughly pushed into a carriage and taken away. She cast a last glance into the dark starless night and found him staring back at her, longing to wipe away the tears that filled her eyes and wet her cheeks.
~~~
Will you lay with me
Till the sun peaks through the blinds.
~~~
Leo rushed through the bushes, the stars shining brightly and his clock showing just five minutes to midnight. He halted, just metres from their secret cabin. A small wooden shack containing just a fireplace and shelter, this was their safe haven. It was a place to be together when her family would not permit them contact. More than a meeting point it was very much a cabin of newfound discoveries.
The secrets that dared not to be uttered elsewhere. Innocent lies, an infinite number of dreams and ambitions, and powerful fears.
Their first tender kiss as carefree adolescents, too gentle, too passionate to be one of lust and not love.
Their first exploration of the human anatomy, intercepted with smiles and giggles as they found the pleasures of adulthood. But still they'd waited; more than content with each other's touch. 'Wait until we're married Leo. We'll make it special.' Piper had whispered breathlessly, curling into his arms and relaxing in the sanctity known only to those who are truly meant to be.
Now he stood again, outside that cabin. Fearful of taking the few extra steps that would reveal if Piper had made it. If she'd escaped the strangle hold of her Father or her new capture, Daniel. Taking a deep, trembling breath, Leo pushed on. Holding his hand up to the failing doorknob and pushing the door open. A mass of warmth enveloped him and he breathed a sigh of release and broke into a grin. "Piper." He whispered, closing the door and rushing to her. With his arms wrapped around her waist, he bent slightly and pressed his lips to hers. The warmth from the fire paling in comparison to the rush of heat that ran through their veins. "Are you alright?" Leo questioned, breaking the kiss momentarily.
Piper nodded, her cheeks engraved with dried tears, holding to Leo as if tomorrow would never come. "I'm leaving. Tomorrow." She blurted out, her voice wavering.
"No." Leo gasped, kneeling to the floor and burying his face in her stomach.
"I'm sorry. Daniel is taking me away, he sees you as such a threat." Piper explained, the words catching in her throat and converting to a sob. "I'm sorry."
"I can't let you go." Leo stated, his voice muffled and barely audible.
"Leo please. I have to." She hesitated slightly, trying to control her quivering voice. "But we still have tonight."
Leo glanced up at her; his tear filled eyes meeting hers as he read her thoughts and felt her honestly. He brought his face back down, his fingers drawing away the ribbon that held her dress to her. Affectionate kisses were pressed to her abdomen, his hot breath felt beneath her dress and corset. Laying her gently to the blanketed floor he exposed her, kissing places he'd dared not to touch and crossing the invisible barrier of no return.
The night was spent basking in the ultimate demonstration of their love. Never to meet again, they would always hold a piece of each other that could never be returned. A gift that would last forever. Their lives would pass by quickly and they would only meet again in their dreams. But there wasn't a late star filled night that would go by without a small smile and thoughts of their pure love.
At 50 years of age, they each looked to the heavens and said their goodbyes to earth. For too long they'd been denied true love. It was time to begin again.
~~~
There are two of us
It's the cycle of our souls
~~~
It ended...1873