Chapter Eight: Scorpio
"Scorpio was very timid. He always looked at his shadow, until one day, he decided ti look away. He walked up a hill." (actual lines inscribed upon the back of the Stellazzio)
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During the conference of the Zodiacs, one member of the group stayed far away from the rest. He stood many yards from the other looking down the entire time. As the others were discussing how to win the heart of Virgo, he stared at his shadow taking in all the suggestions that were thrown out by the Gods. No one bothered to ask him how he would accomplish the task laid out before them, nobody ever asked how to do anything.
As the meeting came to a close, Scorpio left like the others. He wandered aimlessly, looking down at his shadow. It was as if he followed it wherever it went, not realizing that it was an extension of his own body. He continued to traipse after it, watching it shrink with the waning sun.
As it grew shorter and shorter, the sound of water crashing upon rocks became ever clearer to his ears. He stayed upon this path that he unconsciously followed until his shadow left him. Looking up for the first time that day, he stared at the hill that stood before him.
Taking in the height of the peak, he soon recognized that this was the home of Virgo. "Has my shadow lead me here on purpose? Does it want me to stop acting so timid and show how I really feel?" Grasping these questions firmly in mind, Scorpio began to ascend the hill with is shadow following him for a change.
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A/N: Second chapter for the day, hopefully this makes up for the time between postings. As much as I enjoy all the other chapters written so far, I kind of took the most pleasure in writing this one. Most people will know what I'm talking about, since we all have felt like Scorpio at least once in our lives. And to those who haven't, give it some time. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this double-shot and hopefully I get around to writing more often. So farewell. ^_^ (September 17, 2002)