Wayfaring Stranger No.3
Jake dream of walking with Tommy. Dreamed as he often did in aftermath of his chair replacing his legs, of walking with his twin at night in the snow covered woods that surrounded their late Grandfather's cabin. Both just as whole, just as free, just as alive as they had been when they were children. In reality, Tom was now long laid to rest and the former marine was left to carry an violent mark of difference on his body that could be seen by all as he ventured out into public on his wheelchair. Leaving the only true refuge he got from the knowledge that he loss everything was only in dreams.
Because it was his dream,it did not seem strange at first, that despite winter's chill that the hovering glow of summer lighting bugs danced and hummed around them in thick swarms when they rose from sleep on the snow covered forest floor. Nor was it odd that they kept pace with Jake and his brother as the two traveled down one of the many unused game trails.
Jake shook his body getting mildly pissed as his spear warded off yet an other cloud of insects, spoke sharply to his twin who had remain strangely without complaint during the bug plaque hike. 'Hey, dork why don't you just dim the lantern a bit, it's causing these things to swarm like gnats.' The marine bared his teeth in irritation at his older brother's tightly clasped lips,then snarled again as he reach for his twin. 'Tommy, come on damn it, lower the setting on'............
Words died on his tongue the moment his hand shot through his brother rib cage, causing the marine to go still with horror. The dead man dress only in the ugly gray suit their mother insisted on burying him in and bare footed, simply ignored his sibling's reaction as if nothing had happen. Then continue on and beyond into the lush bio luminescence jungles until he faded from sight. The forgotten swarm of fireflies choose to take advantage of his distraction, over whelm him with their hot bright lights until he fell struggling back under their sway.
mmmmm, well Jake is high on Eywa 's venom, don't worry with drawn comes next. :0) please review, and I love you!