"Rena...please don't leave me alone again..."
"It's so cold without you..."
"So dark..."
"I want to move, to be able to get up and hug you and just thank you for standing by me..."
"If only I could move! I'd give anything to move!"
----------------------------------------------------------------
"Prince Chris!"
Chris sighed. Only people that didn't know him called him with that title. "Prince Chris" was far too regal and pompus, especially while he was in town, especially while in common clothes. But it was an insult to correct people when they included titles; it gleamed of respect.
He turned to face the voice. "Yes?"
The woman in front of him blushed. She was young with brown hair wrapped in a pony tail. Her blue eyes shied away from Chris's gaze. Chris had a feeling that this woman was here to bring him bad news or to beg from him.
He cocked his head sideways. "What do you need?"
She blushed again and walked slowly towards Chris. "Prince...you're here...I've needed to ask you a question..."
Chris unconciously backed away from her. Why is she moving so close?
"A-ask away."
She moved steadily closer. "No, you'll run. I need you to stay right here, right now."
He reached the end of any alley wall, but the girl moved even closer.
"Don't take another step."
The woman froze. He walked past her and she turned around to face him.
"Well, what do you need?"
Before Chris could react, she ran close to him and kissed his lips.
"Tell me, Prince Chris, have you ever been distracted before?"
::WHAP::
"Ahh!"
Silence.
----------------------------------------------------------------
She watched his eyes flicker. IF it wasn't so mentally disturbing it would look funny, like watching a dog dreaming about chasing a rabbit. Rena could feel, though, that Claude's dreams could only be terrible ones. This sleep-like state for the body was probobly a hellish prison for the mind.
"Lucid dreaming."
The sudden words startled her out of thought, and she turned quickly to see the main doctor on duty, Pad. He was a short man, only slightly taller then Rena. He had round glasses and a goofy smile that made him look crazy. A disturbing image, thought Rena, especially since he was Claude's main medical caretaker.
"It's you, Doctor Pad. You startled me."
"Just lil' ol' me, Miss Rena. So, how's our Sleeping Beauty today?"
Rena internally fumed that Claude's condition was being taken so lightly.
"He's asleep, just like yesterday."
"Just as I expected," he said. "Such a shame. He's still awake, you know, and hearing everything we say. His body is always in a rest state, so he doesn't require to sleep or even wake up. He's continually aware of his surroundings."
This panged at Rena. She was hoping otherwise, that he slept for hours so she could rest as well and not leave his side. Apparently, it wouldn't be the case, and Claude wouldn't have someone with him at all times, which hurt her to think about.
"Doctor, what do we know about Claude's condition?"
"Well," he said, testing Claude's pulse, "He came in unconcious, with a head wound. The wound healed when you tried to cure him; unfortunatly, what Claude has is a mental ailment. When he was injured, the wound probobly affected his brain somehow."
Rena quivered with fear. That means I can't help you, she thought. He's not physically injusted. I'm powerless to help you, Claude, like you helped me...
Suddenly, a lightbulb flashed. "Doctor, stay with Claude please!"
"Uhm...sure..."
Rena stood up and ran for the door. Before she reached it, though, she turned and ran back to Claude. She stared at his near-lifeless body sadly, then bent down and kissed him.
"Claude...I'l be back soon...don't leave us, yet!"
With that, she ran out the door towards the town gates, whistling loudly. A bunny ran up to her and she hopped on it's back in a leap.
"To Herlie!"
The bunny zoomed off at full speed.
"Tria...give me speed! Please let me reach them before it's too late!!"
~
"It's so cold without you..."
"So dark..."
"I want to move, to be able to get up and hug you and just thank you for standing by me..."
"If only I could move! I'd give anything to move!"
----------------------------------------------------------------
"Prince Chris!"
Chris sighed. Only people that didn't know him called him with that title. "Prince Chris" was far too regal and pompus, especially while he was in town, especially while in common clothes. But it was an insult to correct people when they included titles; it gleamed of respect.
He turned to face the voice. "Yes?"
The woman in front of him blushed. She was young with brown hair wrapped in a pony tail. Her blue eyes shied away from Chris's gaze. Chris had a feeling that this woman was here to bring him bad news or to beg from him.
He cocked his head sideways. "What do you need?"
She blushed again and walked slowly towards Chris. "Prince...you're here...I've needed to ask you a question..."
Chris unconciously backed away from her. Why is she moving so close?
"A-ask away."
She moved steadily closer. "No, you'll run. I need you to stay right here, right now."
He reached the end of any alley wall, but the girl moved even closer.
"Don't take another step."
The woman froze. He walked past her and she turned around to face him.
"Well, what do you need?"
Before Chris could react, she ran close to him and kissed his lips.
"Tell me, Prince Chris, have you ever been distracted before?"
::WHAP::
"Ahh!"
Silence.
----------------------------------------------------------------
She watched his eyes flicker. IF it wasn't so mentally disturbing it would look funny, like watching a dog dreaming about chasing a rabbit. Rena could feel, though, that Claude's dreams could only be terrible ones. This sleep-like state for the body was probobly a hellish prison for the mind.
"Lucid dreaming."
The sudden words startled her out of thought, and she turned quickly to see the main doctor on duty, Pad. He was a short man, only slightly taller then Rena. He had round glasses and a goofy smile that made him look crazy. A disturbing image, thought Rena, especially since he was Claude's main medical caretaker.
"It's you, Doctor Pad. You startled me."
"Just lil' ol' me, Miss Rena. So, how's our Sleeping Beauty today?"
Rena internally fumed that Claude's condition was being taken so lightly.
"He's asleep, just like yesterday."
"Just as I expected," he said. "Such a shame. He's still awake, you know, and hearing everything we say. His body is always in a rest state, so he doesn't require to sleep or even wake up. He's continually aware of his surroundings."
This panged at Rena. She was hoping otherwise, that he slept for hours so she could rest as well and not leave his side. Apparently, it wouldn't be the case, and Claude wouldn't have someone with him at all times, which hurt her to think about.
"Doctor, what do we know about Claude's condition?"
"Well," he said, testing Claude's pulse, "He came in unconcious, with a head wound. The wound healed when you tried to cure him; unfortunatly, what Claude has is a mental ailment. When he was injured, the wound probobly affected his brain somehow."
Rena quivered with fear. That means I can't help you, she thought. He's not physically injusted. I'm powerless to help you, Claude, like you helped me...
Suddenly, a lightbulb flashed. "Doctor, stay with Claude please!"
"Uhm...sure..."
Rena stood up and ran for the door. Before she reached it, though, she turned and ran back to Claude. She stared at his near-lifeless body sadly, then bent down and kissed him.
"Claude...I'l be back soon...don't leave us, yet!"
With that, she ran out the door towards the town gates, whistling loudly. A bunny ran up to her and she hopped on it's back in a leap.
"To Herlie!"
The bunny zoomed off at full speed.
"Tria...give me speed! Please let me reach them before it's too late!!"
~