Title: A Human Heart
Author: Ryoko 03
Started: January 2002
Status: Part 8/?
Disclaimers and warnings posted in Part Prologue.
+blah+ = recorded voices and/or sounds
~*~blah~*~ = dreams/memories
~blah~ = dream flashbacks
=blah= = Harry/Melfina/Gilliam 'speaking' (interface)
Additional Notes: This has taken me forever. For some reason, I couldn't get past the dream sequence, and after literally months of trial and error I finally opted to post just the dream as Part 8. So, yeah, it's extremely short but now that this part is past I can focus on Part Nine--I'm not sure just yet if Gene is going to explain their departure from Heyfong Three or if my muses will just jump forward a bit.
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A Human Heart
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~*~ "This is getting monotonous..." Gene grumbled to himself as he walked through the all-too-familiar field, already knowing that Harry would be standing at the edge of the cliff looking towards the sky.
He had barely even stopped walking when the once-construct spoke in synch with the Leyline, "What is thy desire?"
"I don't know," Gene said, hands clenching into fists. This had played out so many times now, and every time he'd been helpless to stop his--
//longed-for lover? heart and soul?//
--friend from vanishing over the edge and falling to what could only be his death.
"What is thy desire?" Harry/the Leyline asked again; as he spoke, the redhead could see the second Harry approaching with his head down and his hair hiding his features.
Gene opened his mouth, intending to repeat the same phrase he'd said over and over in this dream. What came out instead was:
"You."
The unfeeling violet eyes bore into his own, and he could feel the blue-violet burning into the back of his head; he didn't even need to turn in order to feel the shock and hope rolling from the younger man.
"Gene...?"
"The Leyline knows all."
Gene tilted his head slightly, then nodded once and smirked in his devil-may-care manner. "Yeah, I know."
For the first time ever, the Harry before him seemed more like the Harry he knew now. A very small smile flitted over his lips, eyes lighting for just a moment and taking on a bluish tint as the second Harry smoothly blended with him.
"Find me?" This time it was a question, hope in his tone that tugged at the outlaw's heart.
"You think I'm running around all over space looking for the Galactic Leyline for the hell of it? Damned straight I'll find you."
Another real smile crossed the ex-construct's face. Then, to Gene's surprise, the aqua-tressed teen closed the short distance between them and kissed him.
//Soft,// Gene thought, a shiver passing through him in the dream world. //I didn't think his mouth would be soft....//
"Find me soon," Harry said, speaking alone for the first time. One pale hand came up to tease at cropped red hair, and an almost sad smile crossed his face. "Wake up." ~*~
o.w.a.r.i.p.a.r.t.e.i.g.h.t.
(10:15 PM 9/13/02)
Author: Ryoko 03
Started: January 2002
Status: Part 8/?
Disclaimers and warnings posted in Part Prologue.
+blah+ = recorded voices and/or sounds
~*~blah~*~ = dreams/memories
~blah~ = dream flashbacks
=blah= = Harry/Melfina/Gilliam 'speaking' (interface)
Additional Notes: This has taken me forever. For some reason, I couldn't get past the dream sequence, and after literally months of trial and error I finally opted to post just the dream as Part 8. So, yeah, it's extremely short but now that this part is past I can focus on Part Nine--I'm not sure just yet if Gene is going to explain their departure from Heyfong Three or if my muses will just jump forward a bit.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
A Human Heart
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
~*~ "This is getting monotonous..." Gene grumbled to himself as he walked through the all-too-familiar field, already knowing that Harry would be standing at the edge of the cliff looking towards the sky.
He had barely even stopped walking when the once-construct spoke in synch with the Leyline, "What is thy desire?"
"I don't know," Gene said, hands clenching into fists. This had played out so many times now, and every time he'd been helpless to stop his--
//longed-for lover? heart and soul?//
--friend from vanishing over the edge and falling to what could only be his death.
"What is thy desire?" Harry/the Leyline asked again; as he spoke, the redhead could see the second Harry approaching with his head down and his hair hiding his features.
Gene opened his mouth, intending to repeat the same phrase he'd said over and over in this dream. What came out instead was:
"You."
The unfeeling violet eyes bore into his own, and he could feel the blue-violet burning into the back of his head; he didn't even need to turn in order to feel the shock and hope rolling from the younger man.
"Gene...?"
"The Leyline knows all."
Gene tilted his head slightly, then nodded once and smirked in his devil-may-care manner. "Yeah, I know."
For the first time ever, the Harry before him seemed more like the Harry he knew now. A very small smile flitted over his lips, eyes lighting for just a moment and taking on a bluish tint as the second Harry smoothly blended with him.
"Find me?" This time it was a question, hope in his tone that tugged at the outlaw's heart.
"You think I'm running around all over space looking for the Galactic Leyline for the hell of it? Damned straight I'll find you."
Another real smile crossed the ex-construct's face. Then, to Gene's surprise, the aqua-tressed teen closed the short distance between them and kissed him.
//Soft,// Gene thought, a shiver passing through him in the dream world. //I didn't think his mouth would be soft....//
"Find me soon," Harry said, speaking alone for the first time. One pale hand came up to tease at cropped red hair, and an almost sad smile crossed his face. "Wake up." ~*~
o.w.a.r.i.p.a.r.t.e.i.g.h.t.
(10:15 PM 9/13/02)