Kisses and embraces, tears and time. Those things filled the days
while Evangel and Horizon waited. Romance never was so sweet, Horizon
decided. It was so they could forget all that was terrible in their lives.
She had forgotten her own secret, her secret of the future.
It was another day, and Evangel and Horizon had been lying on his bed, holding tight to each other. "Deepest Blue" by Deepest Blue was playing, and Evangel had been singing along to it for her. "...If Mother Nature ever chose a name, I'm sure she would choose the same, I never hide my thoughts from you, you're my deepest blue..."
"I've never been sung to before," she told him.
"I've never sung to someone before," he kissed her neck. "I don't know where I would be without you."
"Me either."
She laced her fingers in his. "Do you believe in fate?" He asked her.
"I don't like to think I don't have some control over my life."
"I know, but don't you think it was fate that brought us together."
"I suppose so."
She heard Jade's voice in her mind call for dinner, and they finished their cuddling. As they sat down for dinner, Horizon could feel this chill throughout her body. Something was different tonight, something very different. Something was coming.
That night, when they were getting ready for bed, Thorn approached Horizon. "Hey Crane, I've been seeing you and Evangel getting really close in these past few weeks."
"Yeah?"
"So? How is he? How far have you gone with him?"
"Nothing, really..."
"You're a liar, you know that? Sometimes you forget we can get inside your minds. Now really, has he taken off your clothes, or what?" She reached out with an index finger and snapped Horizon's bra strap. "Has he seen it all? Does he like fondling you? Hmm?" She pushed Horizon's breasts. "Oh, I bet he does. You're very pretty, you know."
And this cruel teasing continued for many minutes. Willow was brushing her teeth, and Jacinth was brushing out her hair, but they both watched, not saying anything. Horizon was near tears. This was between her and Evangel, why couldn't Thorn leave her alone?
"Please..."
"Huh, Crane? What about it?"
Horizon grabbed a long shirt off a chair. It was enough to cover her, she decided. She slipped the shirt on. "Please, stop."
Thorn pushed her again. She just wouldn't stop, and it hurt so much. Horizon couldn't take it. She exploded.
"STOP!!!" She screamed, and in an instant, she had disappeared. Away from Thorn and her Tiger Eyes. No cruelty for the rest of the night. She opened her eyes. She was in the Oracle's room. She had teleported herself to the Oracle's room. The Oracle was waiting in her armchair, smoking an already half-burned cigarette.
"Sit here and calm down for a moment. It's alright." Horizon walked over and sat in the other armchair.
"Why did she do that?"
"I have no control over her, she has a mind of her own. She likes teasing you. It's built-up frustration as well. She's been here her whole life and hasn't left once."
"I know that story."
"Yes, and you felt something tonight, didn't you?"
"That I did. What was it?"
"Besides me, you were the only person to feel it. You know what it is."
"Neo is coming, they are coming."
"Bingo."
"Tonight's the night. We're going to get free..."
It was another day, and Evangel and Horizon had been lying on his bed, holding tight to each other. "Deepest Blue" by Deepest Blue was playing, and Evangel had been singing along to it for her. "...If Mother Nature ever chose a name, I'm sure she would choose the same, I never hide my thoughts from you, you're my deepest blue..."
"I've never been sung to before," she told him.
"I've never sung to someone before," he kissed her neck. "I don't know where I would be without you."
"Me either."
She laced her fingers in his. "Do you believe in fate?" He asked her.
"I don't like to think I don't have some control over my life."
"I know, but don't you think it was fate that brought us together."
"I suppose so."
She heard Jade's voice in her mind call for dinner, and they finished their cuddling. As they sat down for dinner, Horizon could feel this chill throughout her body. Something was different tonight, something very different. Something was coming.
That night, when they were getting ready for bed, Thorn approached Horizon. "Hey Crane, I've been seeing you and Evangel getting really close in these past few weeks."
"Yeah?"
"So? How is he? How far have you gone with him?"
"Nothing, really..."
"You're a liar, you know that? Sometimes you forget we can get inside your minds. Now really, has he taken off your clothes, or what?" She reached out with an index finger and snapped Horizon's bra strap. "Has he seen it all? Does he like fondling you? Hmm?" She pushed Horizon's breasts. "Oh, I bet he does. You're very pretty, you know."
And this cruel teasing continued for many minutes. Willow was brushing her teeth, and Jacinth was brushing out her hair, but they both watched, not saying anything. Horizon was near tears. This was between her and Evangel, why couldn't Thorn leave her alone?
"Please..."
"Huh, Crane? What about it?"
Horizon grabbed a long shirt off a chair. It was enough to cover her, she decided. She slipped the shirt on. "Please, stop."
Thorn pushed her again. She just wouldn't stop, and it hurt so much. Horizon couldn't take it. She exploded.
"STOP!!!" She screamed, and in an instant, she had disappeared. Away from Thorn and her Tiger Eyes. No cruelty for the rest of the night. She opened her eyes. She was in the Oracle's room. She had teleported herself to the Oracle's room. The Oracle was waiting in her armchair, smoking an already half-burned cigarette.
"Sit here and calm down for a moment. It's alright." Horizon walked over and sat in the other armchair.
"Why did she do that?"
"I have no control over her, she has a mind of her own. She likes teasing you. It's built-up frustration as well. She's been here her whole life and hasn't left once."
"I know that story."
"Yes, and you felt something tonight, didn't you?"
"That I did. What was it?"
"Besides me, you were the only person to feel it. You know what it is."
"Neo is coming, they are coming."
"Bingo."
"Tonight's the night. We're going to get free..."