Period 5: Science!
Theme 4: Question
Words: 359
Author: Lillie Bell
She laughed as they ran through the bushes, their hands entwined. He echoed her, the two of them gaily sprinting through the forest. He trip on a tree stump and the two went tumbling onto the forest floor.
Their laughter rang out even louder.
Endymion smiled up at her where she lay sprawled above him. Her cheeks were flush from mirth and exercise. Her chest heaved against his and her small arms encircled his chest. His heart soared and he knew he was in love. There was no other name for such a raw, powerful emotion.
His arms encircled her and he held her as they caught their breath.
He loved her. And he longed to tell her, the sprite that appeared to him at night when the Moon was high. He stroked the alabaster skin that shone in the light from Earth's satellite. He wanted her with him forever and ever.
Only he didn't know who she was or who her father was to make her his.
"Tell me," he breathed. But she did not hear him because his mouth was pressed into her shoulder. He withdrew himself and cupped her cheeks, smiling into her delighted face.
"Answer my question, please: where are you from?"
All laughter, all joy, slid from her face. Her eyes grew large with tears that were yet unshed.
"Do not ask me that," she said softly. "Ask me anything, but do not ask me that."
He took a breath, his heart fluttering in trepidation. "Do you love me?"
She looked away and the tears fell, but not before a clear "Yes" issued from her lips.
He held her close once again. His soul rejoicing at her affirmation but confused by her crying. Perhaps she doubted him.
He licked his lips, placing them near her ear when she could not mistake him. "I love you."
She only cried harder. Her fingers digging into his hair, holding him tightly, as the sobs rang into the night. Then, like a cloud over the Moon, she was gone. Her light, her shine, her love.
He would not find out until later how forbidden their love truly was.