Shadows and Light 16/?
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters of Marcus and Neroon, or anyone else from
Babylon 5.
Authors notes: Rated PG-13 Contains slash: two males in a romantic/sexual (although not explicit) relationship. If this offends you please turn back now.
Not related to either Journey of Love or Through the Darkness Falling
Hallucinations and Awakenings
I suddenly found myself in the dark sitting by a small fire. The embers cast a haunting glow to my surroundings and the crackle, as well as the light, of the fire soothed my tightly wound body. I don't know how long I had been simply staring at the fire as it burned, but I was startled out of my recent tranquility when I heard a howl from somewhere to my left.
I looked that way but could see nothing further than the ring of light cast by the fire. The rest of the forest was covered in darkness. I heard a howl a second time this time from closer and to my right side. I stood up and placed my hand on my hip to finger my pike, only to find it missing.
While the sounds continued all around me interspersed with screams I began to search the ground desperately for my missing denn'bok. My fingers began to bleed as I dug up the hard dirt near the fire and I was quickly becoming panicked.
"Marcus." I heard whispered through the trees softly, hauntingly. My back stiffened automatically and I turned around to the darkness.
"Who is there?" I asked as my voice shook with fear, taking a step forward nearer to the edge of the light.
"Marcus." The voice whispered again, this time sounding pained, almost upset. "Come back to me."
"Who are you?" I asked the voice, starting to follow it instinctively. It sounded so sad that there wasn't even a thought as I listened to it except to make it feel better. With this in mind I stepped into the darkness and ran into the forest. "Where are you?"
"You are stronger than this, Marcus. By Valen fight!"
This time I followed the voice without question further into the vast darkness, as branches and leaves hit my in the face and arms as I ran almost in a daze. I followed the voice even as it's words slowed down to a word here and there and just as I was about to give up on ever fining the owner I reached a clearing. In the center a body was screaming in pain as two creatures attacked it brutally. I seemed to be frozen to the spot for every time I attempted to help I found my limbs unresponsive. It was only after the person underneath the ravaging beasts ceased to fight that his head fell to the side. Only when the face fell into the light did I see the identity of the fallen man.
"Neroon!" I gasped in shock falling to my knees in agony. "No!"
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I was shaken into wakefulness at that moment when water was dumped on my body causing me to jackknife painfully into a sitting position. I didn't notice the worried faces of my trainees as I woke up still caught in the terror that gripped me in the dream.
"Neroon, where-" Before I could finish my panicked question I was interrupted by a very familiar voice.
"What was all the shouting about?" Neroon came into view a few feet away carrying clean bandages. "I leave you alone for one minute and look what happens."
"Bloody bastard!" I hissed furiously before I jumped up, ignoring the pain it caused me and practically bowled the stunned Minbari over. I successfully knocked us both to the ground with me laying on top of Neroon. Without saying a word I began to caress his face, making sure he was indeed really there. If his surprised expression was anything to go by, this was the last thing he expected me to do. "You ever scare me like that again and I'll kill you myself!"
"I have no idea what you are talking about, but you should be resting." Neroon answered looking up at me with a soft expression on his normally dour face. "Now get up."
As I carefully got to my feet, Neroon put a supporting arm around my waist to keep me from toppling over. Only as I walked carefully back to the pellet I was resting on before did I notice the worried Trainees looking at me as I approached.
"Don't worry. I'm fine." I assured them, noticing a few were grinning at each other when they thought I wouldn't notice. When Neroon gently placed me on the pellet I heard him mumbling to himself all the while.
"Stupid humans. Never make the least bit of sense. Can never stay out of trouble. Hmpph, if I scare him again. He is the one attacked by an animal. Of all the brainless, ill-advised, stubborn…"
This time I went to sleep with a smile on my face and Neroon's hand in my grasp. I slept without dreaming.
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters of Marcus and Neroon, or anyone else from
Babylon 5.
Authors notes: Rated PG-13 Contains slash: two males in a romantic/sexual (although not explicit) relationship. If this offends you please turn back now.
Not related to either Journey of Love or Through the Darkness Falling
Hallucinations and Awakenings
I suddenly found myself in the dark sitting by a small fire. The embers cast a haunting glow to my surroundings and the crackle, as well as the light, of the fire soothed my tightly wound body. I don't know how long I had been simply staring at the fire as it burned, but I was startled out of my recent tranquility when I heard a howl from somewhere to my left.
I looked that way but could see nothing further than the ring of light cast by the fire. The rest of the forest was covered in darkness. I heard a howl a second time this time from closer and to my right side. I stood up and placed my hand on my hip to finger my pike, only to find it missing.
While the sounds continued all around me interspersed with screams I began to search the ground desperately for my missing denn'bok. My fingers began to bleed as I dug up the hard dirt near the fire and I was quickly becoming panicked.
"Marcus." I heard whispered through the trees softly, hauntingly. My back stiffened automatically and I turned around to the darkness.
"Who is there?" I asked as my voice shook with fear, taking a step forward nearer to the edge of the light.
"Marcus." The voice whispered again, this time sounding pained, almost upset. "Come back to me."
"Who are you?" I asked the voice, starting to follow it instinctively. It sounded so sad that there wasn't even a thought as I listened to it except to make it feel better. With this in mind I stepped into the darkness and ran into the forest. "Where are you?"
"You are stronger than this, Marcus. By Valen fight!"
This time I followed the voice without question further into the vast darkness, as branches and leaves hit my in the face and arms as I ran almost in a daze. I followed the voice even as it's words slowed down to a word here and there and just as I was about to give up on ever fining the owner I reached a clearing. In the center a body was screaming in pain as two creatures attacked it brutally. I seemed to be frozen to the spot for every time I attempted to help I found my limbs unresponsive. It was only after the person underneath the ravaging beasts ceased to fight that his head fell to the side. Only when the face fell into the light did I see the identity of the fallen man.
"Neroon!" I gasped in shock falling to my knees in agony. "No!"
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I was shaken into wakefulness at that moment when water was dumped on my body causing me to jackknife painfully into a sitting position. I didn't notice the worried faces of my trainees as I woke up still caught in the terror that gripped me in the dream.
"Neroon, where-" Before I could finish my panicked question I was interrupted by a very familiar voice.
"What was all the shouting about?" Neroon came into view a few feet away carrying clean bandages. "I leave you alone for one minute and look what happens."
"Bloody bastard!" I hissed furiously before I jumped up, ignoring the pain it caused me and practically bowled the stunned Minbari over. I successfully knocked us both to the ground with me laying on top of Neroon. Without saying a word I began to caress his face, making sure he was indeed really there. If his surprised expression was anything to go by, this was the last thing he expected me to do. "You ever scare me like that again and I'll kill you myself!"
"I have no idea what you are talking about, but you should be resting." Neroon answered looking up at me with a soft expression on his normally dour face. "Now get up."
As I carefully got to my feet, Neroon put a supporting arm around my waist to keep me from toppling over. Only as I walked carefully back to the pellet I was resting on before did I notice the worried Trainees looking at me as I approached.
"Don't worry. I'm fine." I assured them, noticing a few were grinning at each other when they thought I wouldn't notice. When Neroon gently placed me on the pellet I heard him mumbling to himself all the while.
"Stupid humans. Never make the least bit of sense. Can never stay out of trouble. Hmpph, if I scare him again. He is the one attacked by an animal. Of all the brainless, ill-advised, stubborn…"
This time I went to sleep with a smile on my face and Neroon's hand in my grasp. I slept without dreaming.