The Bird's Heart Shatters in Eternities Wake
I won't surrender, I won't be broken or get tired, and I won't surrender to anything. I'll give up what I started, and stop this before it begins and long before it ends. A new day is calling and soon I will finally be free.
Night Ghost
Prologue
A seagull flew across the ocean, brushing against the water and flying higher when the water came at it. It flew over in circles for a couple seconds. It was watching the figure below, when the figure moved the gull turned and flew with the wind, flying out into the deep blue ocean and the fading sun.
"Robin?"
The young man remained still as the person behind him stepped off the rock and came closer to him. He made no move to respond, he just continued to stare out at the ocean.
"I just came out to ask if you took your medicine."
Robin didn't answer, he just pulled the jacket tighter around his body, keeping out the cold. He watched the fading sun and all its glory, letting the wind blow through his raven black hair, letting him feel a sense of freedom.
"It's not even winter, and it's already so cold." The person behind Robin stated and came up beside him and leaned against the metal railing. "I hope we get some warmth soon, I don't know if my bones can handle this for much longer." The teenage girl smiled, looking at Robin, but faded quickly when Robin continued to ignore her, like no one was there talking to him. He stood with his eyes facing the sea, his face reflected the fading light of the sun, making his eyes stand out in the light, and his skin shine perfectly. Even though he was there, his mind was elsewhere, somewhere out in the fading world.
The girl, seeing that she was not going to get anywhere with him, she sighed and walked away, going back inside.
Robin reached up and touched the silver necklace around his neck shaped in the form of a capital S, the delicate thin silver chain was blowing gently in the wind, and stopped when Robin's hand came into contact with it, holding it in place and brushing his fingers gently across the cold metal.
"There's a box here with your name on it that just arrived." The voice said from behind Robin again.
He turned his head just an inch, "Where did it come from?" He asked softly.
"No other address on it, just the address to here."
"Let me see it please."
"Before I give this too you, Robin I need to know if you took your medicine."
Robin looked at the medium sized box before replying, "Yes I did." He finally said to her.
The young teen studied him for a minute before handing the box over to Robin. With a gentle grasp, Robin took it from her, leaning it against the railing.
He opened it slowly, once opened he moved the wrapping around and found a book. Black in color, silver words imbedded on the front of the book. The pages were stiff from never being opened.
The title of the book was, "The Bird and its Cage."
A soft smile came to Robin's face as he studied the perfect cover. It was his favorite book out of all of the ones he had read previously.
The story was basically about a bird's life. It described what happened when this beautiful black bird was once caught, it told the story about this birds life in captivity and what it achieved while it was locked in its cage. The bird's life was almost like a human's, but not.
There was no authors name on the book, no copies had been released with a name and no one actually knew who the author was. But Robin did not care.
Robin held the book to his chest and turned back to the calm, blue ocean. The memories of his life before, seemed so far away. They were just memories now, nothing more. He had been told so many times that he was insane, they gave him pills to deal with his "mental problem." Robin knew he had nothing wrong with him, except for the fact that he was missing something in his life.
He could see the man's face, well his mask more like, perfectly in his mind. It was as clear as day. The man's voice had enchanted him. He never wanted to forget anything about the man, his body, his smell, his voice, and most importantly his name.
He would never forget the one that called himself Slade.
A/N
The next chapter will be out soon.