Waking the next morning, to nothing but the sound of the wind and birds, I stood and made my way out of my room. Peeking around a corner, I noticed Aaron was still asleep and sprawled across my couch. *Good I can safely take a shower before I begin my day.* Jumping into the shower, I began the long task of washing my hair.
After cleaning myself completely and spending a few minutes to enjoy the feeling of the soothing water. I stepped out and wrapped myself in a towel and started to tiptoe my way off to my room
"Well…Good morning." Instantly freezing as I felt a blush begin to cover my entire body. Turning I noticed Aaron standing there staring at me. At once I felt light headed, and as if I was falling, then surrounded by complete darkness.
*What happened?* Suddenly blushing, realizing Aaron saw me in the nude… *Why am I in my room* growing even brighter. "What time is it?" Looking at the clock I noticed it was 8:30 am "Damn"
Dressing quickly I grabbed a duffel bag and throw it over my shoulder and run through the house towards the front door.
"Hey Alex, wait," I stopped frozen with my hand on the knob of the door. "Before you go, do you think you can do me a favor?"
"Umm… What?" I said looking away.
"Think you can pick me up some beers please" looking back I saw a hand reaching towards me holding a handful of money.
"Sure" grabbing the cash I proceeded back through the front door hearing him say thanks and nothing else. When the door closed I leaned against it breathing slowly.
"Yeah I'll pick him up some beer, but I'm gonna need something strounger then that to forget what happened." With another blush and sigh I walked off with bag in tow to set up for tonights full moon
Looking upat the setting sun I wiped some sweat off my forehead and smiled. "finally done… That took longer than normal." Looking around myself everything looked to be in place. The candles, all the fresh flowers that were completely covering the meadow everything was, Perfect. Grabbing my bag which currently held my new stash of alcoholic beverages I headed off home to make diner wondering to myself if Aaron would be eating as well.
*The full moon is beautiful this month so close to the earth with the coming of summer* I thought to myself while taking another swig from my rum and looked at the timer… 5 mins. Everything else was done I was just waiting on the chicken to be finished. Hearing the foot steps behind me I figured Aaron was finally up.
"Hmm something smells good. What's for breakfast?"
"Its dinner and its chicken P.. ," turning finally to see Aaron standing there drinking a beer, clad in only a pair of black boxers. Feeling the familiar feeling of a blush creeping up on me again. Carefully running my eyes across him I noticed that his build was nothing but athletic, sporting a six pack and slight muscle definition. Turning around to stop myself I thought to myself as I threw back another swig and the timer went off to indicate the food was done, *why does he take my breath away?*
"Aaron can you put some pants on at least… dinners done." I said barely over a whisper.
"Sure" as I heard him start to walk away I looked over my shoulder at his retreating back
*back is just as nice as the front* eyes going wide at the thought "Damn it."
"Better" he asked looking at him as he quirked an eyebrow at me. *Was that look a question or a proposition? I'm going to ignore that thought* Watching him light up a cigarette I carried the two plates over to the table as well as another beer and my rum. I placed the food down in front of him and sat down to eat.
"Yeah…thanks. Hey you mind if I get one of those I tend to smoke when I drink?"
"Sure I got a carton, so it's fine with me." Aaron the lit up another cigarette and passed it to me and then proceeded to bend and take a bit of his dinner. "Damn, this stuff is delicious where did you learn to cook like this." With a look of surprise on his face he stared at me.
"I've been working for an Italian restaurant since I was 16" I said to him.
"ah that explains why it's so delicious." Aaron said as he took another bite. "Say aren't you going to eat too." I look up at him with a familiar blush starting its way up my body.
"I… don't really feel that hungry at the moment."
"You sure… it looks like you're hungry for something." The blush from before began to burn up my face while I watched his eyebrows quirk up again. "Ha HA , I was just joking Alex." He said with a huge smile on his face.
"Do you like to screw with me or something?"
"Meh, I make it me job to flirt with cute girls."
Blushing again "well I think I am going to go to bed can you do the dishes for me?" I stood and started to make my way to my bedroom. While looking at to clock upon the wall *11:40, I've gotta go.*
"Sure. No problem." Walking into my room I quickly disrobed and headed to my closet grabbing my light blue knee length nightgown. After throwing on the gown I head to the window and opened it while listening to make sure Aaron didn't hear. Jumping out my window I head to my prepared spot in the middle of my field.
After lighting all the candles I look around at the haven I made for myself. "God its beautiful tonight." Sitting in the center of it all I place the ring of flowers I made earlier that day on my head. "Ok now to clear my thoughts." Slowly my head started to clear when an image of Aaron in boxers only popped into my head. * What the fuck…!* clearing my head again I finally faded into a calming haze.
Coming out of my meditation slowly I feel a power surging around me. Relishing in the serenity of it I stood and blow out the candles, and started to make my way to the house. As I was coming up to my cottage I could hear a beautiful melody being played from around the corner. Looking around I see aron sitting at the base of my cherry tree strumming is guitar. Sneaking up behind him I sit on the opposite side and just listened to him sing
/Where did I go wrong
I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up all night
Had I known how to save a life.
Where did I go wrong I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness and
I would have stayed up all night
Had I know how to save a life
How to save a life
How to save a life/
Watching Aaron finish the last notes he placed his guitar down. I noticed the tears run down his face as he ran his hand across his face then through his hair to wipe them away. "Damn dimensional travel… it always makes me emotional for a while." Aaron then stared off pulling his knees to his chest looking as if caught in a memory of something tragic.
"What do you mean by Dimensional travel?" as I looked at his back I saw him jump up from the surprise of me being there. "That is what you said right. What did you mean?"
"Umm nothing that was just me talking to myself don't worry about it k." he dusted off and wiped away the tears then proceeded to bend and pick up his guitar replacing it on his back.
Fiddling with my fingers "Please I'm curious to know what you meant. That song was beautiful by the way…The Fray right, 'How to Save a Life?'" looking down at my hands I sat and waited for an answer.
"Yeah it's a song that reminds me of my friend" he took in a deep breath and slowly let it out again, the sniffed slightly. As I caught the flare of his nose, he looked at me weird. "Alex before I answer your first question I would like you to answer mine. Do you believe in magic?"
Taken aback by his question I stare at him thinking about it for a minute. "I believe that magic is all around us but never seen like in the way nature seems to call me to it, is that what you meant?"
Aaron looked like he was thinking about what I just said. "well yes and no. I meant do you believe in the existences of people such as mages?" looking at him as if he was crazy I watched him sit back under the cherry tree and motioned for me to sit.
Deciding to join him i moved around to his side and looked up at him. "What? I never thought about it but I guess it is possible. I've never seen anything to prove their existence though." Crossing my legs at the ankles I lean back on my hands.
"Well would you like a little proof?" he said looking at me expecting an answer.
"I guess but how are you intending to do that?'
"Simple like this." Suddenly Aaron had a ball or fire appear in his hand, my head to spin slightly at the sight of him passing the fire from hand to hand and my world started to fade until there was nothing but darkness.