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Oh God, I've never felt like screaming more than I did right now. In all my days as an adventurer I had never been so scared. The man was from my dream. This one thought kept buzzing round, inside my brain. Oh God.
Suddenly, the eyes snapped open. By this time I had been through the fear, and was somewhere out the other side.
Imperious cobalt eyes stared into mine, almost hypnotic. It was at that point I fainted.
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When I came to a worried face was looking over me, I opened my mouth to scream again, but a firm hand was clapped down over it. "Shh, it's alright." The eyes softened for a second, crinkling into a smile, although the mouth was still serious. "You're safe, I will not harm you, and you should know that."
The hand was removed, but I did not scream, this man was right, he didn't feel like a stranger and I felt safe in his company.
"Who, who are you?" I managed to stutter out.
The eyes became sad, "You don't recognise me even now?" He sighed. ""Heero Yuy."
I stifled a gasp, for some reason I had known he would say that.
"And what do you call yourself now?"
"Duo Maxwell."
He smiled a bittersweet smile, "Even in another life you keep that name."
I nodded dumbly, for want of anything else to do.
The eyes softened once more, "Come, you must be exhausted from your travels, I will let you rest."
I paused as he stepped off the steps at the side of the bier. And I sat up; I had been lying on it. "Thanks, but sleeping in a tomb? Not my idea of fun."
He laughed at this. A warm, rich laugh that sent tingles down my side. "Don't be absurd." He said, amusement tingeing his voice, "you can sleep over here."
And with that he pushed a symbol in the wall. A huge stone slab moved to one side, and behind it was…well the only way to describe it was a place of wonders.
People in beautiful silks with spices and goods, or scrolls and books, moved around in a busy underground market place. There was a bustling and constant noise about the place.
It was an underground city; houses lined the streets with white trimming, and flowers.
Whenever people saw Heero they would throw down what they were carrying and bow to the floor. Weird.
Eventually my curiosity got the better of me, I had to ask. "Um, Heero, why do people keep bowing to us?"
He grinned, teeth flashing white in his face, "Because I'm emperor, and you're my sorcerer."
"ME?! No way, I'm not a sorcerer!"
"Oh yes you are."
"Oh no I'm not."
"Oh yes you are."
"Oh no I'm…" it occurred to me, I was arguing with someone I had never met in my life, but felt I knew, in an underground city in a giant wall. Ok, weird.
He smiled again, this time with a glimmer of triumph in his eyes; they had somehow turned the colour of sapphire. Quickly he grasped my hand and led me on.
Soon we came to an imposing palace, set right in the heart of it all.
The walls were coloured a deep red, with gold dragons, twisting in spirals and loops across the room. It was richly furnished with thick rugs and incense.
Heero came to a stop in front of a thick oak door, stained a deep green. "You can rest in here."
I hesitated before stepping through the now open door. Inside this new room, it was as richly furnished as everywhere else, a large double bed low to the floor with a canopy dominated the centre, rugs and draperies covered the floors and walls.
"Heero, whose room is this?"
"Mine."
"So, um, where are you going to sleep?" I could feel myself blushing; after all, I had had that weird dream on the plane.
He must have sensed my discomfort because he merely nodded to me and began to walk towards the door.
"Hey wait! Where're you going? I want answers!"
He spun around, and for a split second I could have sworn his eyes were pure green. "I'm going outside until you wake up, now rest."
"Hah! You can't order me about, and anyway, I'm sure you've got me confused with someone else. I'm no sorcerer."
He rolled his eyes, "You want some proof that you're a sorcerer?" He spun around, and launched himself at me, dagger in hand.
Without thinking I stepped backwards, purple fire flowing from my fingers. It picked Heero up and threw him several feet.
"Omigosh! I am sooooo sorry! I had no idea I was going to do that!"
He sat up, wincing slightly, "That's ok, you needed to be shown I'm not crazy. You can trust me."
He stood up and headed for the door again. I followed him. "Wait, how…?"
A firm finger was placed on my lips. "Just get some sleep. I'll explain everything later."
And with that the door was closed in my face.
I never remember my head hitting the pillow.
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You only live twice, or so it seems,
One life for yourself, and one for your dreams,
You drift through the years, and life seems tame,
Till one dream appears, and love is its name.
And love is a stranger, who beckons you on,
Don't think of the danger, or the stranger is gone…
This dream is for you, so pay the price,
Make one dream come true…
You only live twice.
And love is a stranger, who beckons you on,
Don't think of the danger, or the stranger is gone…
This dream is for you, so pay the price,
Make one dream come true…
You only live twice.
Authors note: Hi, just a quick one, if you're reading this can you review, I'd love feed-back on what you think, um, the story line will get better I promise, so I'm writing chapter 4. You can also e-mail me at d_d_duley@hotmail.com
Another disclaimer: The song was taken from a Bond film, and no, nothing belongs to me.