I had managed to sneak
out of the monastery without being seen. Besides, most of the nuns were
in the church this time of night, praying as they should be. The reverend
would probably be helping those in the confirmation box. They couldn't
possibly know where I was going, and they hardly ever checked on me.
By the time I had reached
the main entrance of the church, on the steps, it was already eight o'
clock. The neon emerald numbers glowed on my wrist watch. I walked along
the rim of the steps and finally leaned against the left side of the door.
The night air felt
to fresh tonight, there was a faint breeze, just enough to push my bangs
aside. The sky was illuminated with sparkling white stars, and the moon
shone overhead. I put my head against the door as I looked at the full
moon, it was so beautiful.
"Dear sir, I might
add that you are even more beautiful than the moon itself."
I looked down to see
Sachi, wearing his crimson velvet coat with black leather pants and boots.
He held out his fingerless-gloved hand towards me and beckoned me to come.
His blue eyes shone underneath the wash of moonlight, his hair a calming
red and his mouth was formed into a smile.
I skipped down the
steps and stopped only a feet away from him, my feet still on the steps,
making me only a bit taller than he was. I looked at his still-extended
hand and put my own in his, bowing then walking down the remaining steps
to become face to face with him.
"Are you ready to have
some fun, my dear and lovely Duo?" He asked, tightening his grip on my
hand. I couldn't help but look into his eyes, those blue eyes. It was if
I was looking into the sky during a sunny day, it was if I was looking
at the blue sea, always going, never-ending.
"I am ready for anything."
I whispered, and then his smile widened and his grip on my hand tightened
as he moved a step in front of me and turned.
"Then follow me!" He
turned around again and he began to run, even if our hands were still locked
together. I began running after him, my speed matching his. We ran through
the almost-empty street like two young and hyper children.
We reached the town,
which wasn't very far from where the church. There were more people there,
the clubbers and those who were ready for the nighttime run. No cars sped
through the road and no carriages were stationed. It was like the only
thing that moved in the city now were the still awaken mortals.
Sachi's speed slowed
down and I decreased my speed with his. He came to a complete stop in front
of a small club in the far end of the street. Not many others passed by,
the street seemed practically deserted where we were. I could heard the
loud heavy music coming from the club, and I could smell alcohol in the
air.
"The Moonlight Waltz,
one of my favorite little places." Sachi turned towards me and winked.
"I sure hope you know how to dance, because we're going to dance!"
"But I've never danced
before!" I started to protest.
"Who cares? Just go
inside, believe me, you'll do fine!" he again tightened his grip on my
hand and dragged me to the entrance.
There stood a large
man, twice my size, he was dark and had blond hair. His muscles showed
under his muscle shirt and he looked down at us without moving his crossed
arms. Sachi looked at him and nodded, the man then opened the door and
let us in.
I was immediately hit
with the loudness of the music. I took a step back but Sachi's hold on
my hand didn't lessen. I couldn't even tell what the beat was, it just
kept pumping on and on. Little by little, the beat became a motion, and
I could finally feel the music course through my body.
"No dancing now, Duo!
We need one more thing beforehand!" Sachi yelled loudly, but I heard him
and nodded.
He led me through the
crowd, women and men dancing and swaying their hips against me. Their movement
seemed eerie in the continuously blinking lights. I didn't see other boys
or girls our age though, but I didn't think of it much as I was being seated
in front of a counter.
It took me a minute
to realize that we were seated at a bad. Sachi was beside me, sitting on
a stool like I was. He waved to the man and yelled something at him, I
didn't hear what he had said, but I think he ordered something, because
he placed two twenty dollar bills in the man's hand.
The other nodded and
went back to make drinks, atleast I think so. The man came back a couple
of minutes later with two small glasses containing a fizzing pinkish liquid.
I looked at Sachi and he motioned for me to drink it.
I hesitated at first,
but I took the glass in my hand and gulped it down in one drink. Sachi
did the same just as I finished. The liquid burned my throat as it went
down, and I grimaced as I finished. There was no effect for a while, but
then it hit me. My vision began to blur and I felt my head become lighter,
everything was swirling in a blur of color and lights.
My hand was being tugged
by Sachi, he pulled me into crowd of dancing animals, or were they humans?
I found it difficult to stay on my feet, and I sometimes bumped into something.
I kept stumbling over and over again until I saw that we had stopped.
Sachi looked at me
with a grin plastered on his face, his eyes showed that he too wasn't sober.
He came close to me, stumbling. Then he yelled in my ear; "Feel the motion,
feel your body!"
I did as he said. The
beat, the motion of music. The vibration coursed through my body and I
let my body go with the flow. I hips began sway and then my torso bended
itself with the vibration of the music. Sachi too danced as I danced, and
both of us began to dance blindly.
We danced and danced.
I don't know if we ever stopped. I yelled over the music at Sachi. "This
is the best time I've ever..."
I was about to finish,
but all I saw was black, and I fell to the ground.
* * *
"Come on, Duo, wake
up!" Cold fingers pinched my cheeks and I began to groan.
"Huh? Sachi... ? What?
Where... ?" I mumbled and slowly opened my eyes.
"Duo, you passed out
on the dance floor." Sachi laughed and I saw that he was holding me in
his arms. His right arm was on my back and I was sitting on his knees.
"I though you could take the alcohol. I guess you'll get used to it next
time."
My eyes opened and
I saw that it was close to morning, the sun was creeping in on the horizon
and a faint light glowed on the house tops. We were just outside the club,
the music had stopped and I couldn't see anyone around us.
"Yeah... next time..."
I hoisted myself so I was face to face with Sachi, although still on his
knees.
Sachi lifted his hand
and pinched my nose. "You know you liked it! How about the night after
tomorrow? I think you'll need some time to recover, right? You're such
a cutie when you're unconscious!"
"Hey... quit teasing.
After tomorrow? Whoa... maybe I'll think about it..." I grabbed my head,
it felt as if it would burst. The blood was pounding against my skull.
I looked up to see Sachi pouting. "What?'
"But I wanted you to
come back with me..." He grimaced and continued. "Is there any way I could
help you make your decision? Any way at all?"
"Uh..." I began, but
Sachi began to descend against me, and then his lips brushed against mine,
and then he covered my mouth with his. His lips did truly feel like silk,
and even though his mouth tasted like alcohol, I could still distinguish
a sweet taste.
His tongue entered
my mouth and began to play with mine, for a moment I did nothing, but then
I began to play with his, and his hands reached behind my back so that
he could press his mouth harder against mine. Saliva began to drip down
my chin and that was when Sachi let go of me, still holding my back with
his arms.
"Well?" He asked, a
playful grin appeared on his face as he swiped away the saliva from his
chin.
I did th same, drying
my chin, then I looked up at him. "Wow..."
"I'll take that as
a yes." He put one finger on my chin and then on my nose. "Well, it's almost
morning, so I guess we should go, wouldn't you agree?"
"I guess." I smiled
and got up, the blood rushing to my head as I found my balance. Sachi got
up behind me, putting both hands on my shoulders.
"Now, I'll bring you
back to the monastery, okay? I'm assuming you didn't tell them where you
went, did you?" I nodded that I didn't, and he once again put his finger
on my nose. Seemed like he liked to do that. "Good boy."
We walked until we
reached the monastery. Strange, I didn't notice how far it had been the
night before. It didn't really matter. Sachi walked next to me, he held
my braid in his hands behind his back as we walked along.
Once we arrived in
front of the church, the sun was now beginning to creep into the sky, and
the bright orange rays blinded me so that I had to put a hand in front
of my face.
"See you in two nights?"
Sachi asked, taking my hand in his and then slowly bending to give it a
kiss. I also bowed and then lifted him up with my hand.
"Of course." And as
I said those words Sachi bended and gave me a quick kiss on the lips, not
like the one I had had earlier. I kissed back before he pulled away, and
then our hands left and he backed away.
"Then farewell, my
white knight!" He grinned and skipped away. I looked back at him until
I could see him no more, he had gone towards the same direction as the
carriage had gone that morning.
It had only been a
night, but it felt as if it had been a thousand nights. Never in my life
had one day or night ever matched what had happened during the night. I
knew this night would be forever engraved in my memory.
I looked one last time
towards the town, and then I began to walk towards the monastery. It wasn't
very far from the church, actually, it was right next door. The building
itself didn't have anything special that one would notice, it was just
a building with windows, nothing more.
Making sure no one
was awake, and I highly doubted it, I crept inside the building. The door
was a bit heavy, but I opened and closed it without making a sound. I walked
along the bare hallway tip-toeing until I reached my room.
My bed was as it had
been when I had left, nothing had changed. I quickly un-dressed myself
and hid the clothes under my bed, and then I slipped into bed wearing nothing
more than a pair of undergarments. My head ached, but I knew I had enjoyed
the night, and nothing could make me change my mind.
Hours passed and I
found slumber. Although it was almost too late. The clock on the wall showed
that it was nine in the morning, which was rather late. No matter, now
I could sleep and think of that wonderful Sachi, and how much fun we would
have next time.
And the next time came,
and the time after that, even. It continued for so long.
If only I would have
known. But if's would never have stopped it.
I was chosen ever since
that very first night.
End of part 2
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Author's note: Yeah,
I finally finished the chapter (about time, too) There isn't much in this
chapter though. I'll explain more in the next one. Maybe I'll add one more
part, making it four parts instead of five, I don't know yet.
Some people have asked why
the scenery is of eighteenth century France, and the time is around the
millennium, it's because I originally wanted it to be that way. (I absolutely
love those time of France) Am I making any sense here?
Well, I guess that's all
I had to say. Please review! (I love reviews! And when Cessy is happy she
writes faster! Meaning chapters come out faster!)
