DISCLAIMER: Original manga with all its characters pertain to its author. Nursery rhyme not my own although I twisted the words some!
*~* Prelude *~*
~*~ Tick then tock. ~*~
~*~ The mouse goes 'round the clock. ~*~
He opened his eyes and looked all around…and the silence continued. As if a giant void swallowed every noise, leaving nothing behind but a brisk wind through the tree branches. Not even the twitter of a bird or scurrying of a squirrel. The weather didn't look any less inviting than before. No…just a simple silence…as if waiting…
(BANG!)
~*~ The clock struck one, ~*~
"I need you to believe me," remarked Kyo earnestly as he looked straight into her troubled eyes. "I never meant for it to go as far as it did. None of it. But…"
~*~ And the mouse ran down. ~*~
"You couldn't hold back anymore, could you?"
~*~ Tick then tock. ~*~
*~* End Prelude *~*
A/N: Yes, I'm back. (^_~) Knock on my inbox and/or review bin if you still remember this demented fanfic writer! The answer to your most asked question—when the real chapter comes—is that it'll be later this week! Look for more details to come in my profile. Many thanks to all my reviewers over the years and personal messaging…I do cherish them all!