Act 10
Nicole was sitting in front of the fire place, sadness so full in her heart she barely could bare it. And the hate, the wretched hate at least gave her some comfort. That dam Kirakis household, who had taken Nick from them. And only banished, when the right thing would be to hang him in the street. She would not accept that as it was, she would find a way to get revenge. She raised her head when she heard the door open and in walked EJ and Brian and Nicole felt herself smile. Brian was an upstanding man, and a close hand to EJs affairs. And thankfully when he had meet William a few years back he had been bewitched by her step sons good looks. She had wanted to marry William of to him then, but EJ had felt William was to young, at the age of fifteen, and demanded they waited until he was eighteen at least. But know the day was here and she smiled even though her pain. To watch the step son she hated be married of to a man he never showed any love or affection for would be a great delight.
- Things have fallen sir, so unluckily, that we have had no time to share your proposal with our son, he loved his cousin Nick dearly, and so did I.
- No time to woo him then, I bid you both good night, commend me to your son and I will tell him the pleasing news.
- I would dear Brian, but I know his mind, to-night he is up to his shoulders in heaviness.
What Nicole really wanted to do was to drag William down by his hair and throw him to Brian, but she had to thread carefully, EJ loved his son dearly and she couldn't let him be crossed with her.
- Wife, go you to his bed and acquaint him here of Brian's love and bid him on Thursday, he shall be married to this noble lord.
And these were the moments that Nicole really loved her lord, when he saw trough his pain and love and did what really needed to happen. With William married to Brian, it would strengthen the bond between them all and give EJ more power than before.
- My lord, I only whished that Thursday were tomorrow.
Brian answered and bowed respectfully and Nicole smiled to herself. This was turning out to be a delightful night.
- Well get you gone: on Thursday be it, then. Go you to Williams bed, prepare him wife, against his wedding day. Farewell, my lord. Good night.
Act 11
William woke up by the sun hitting his eyes and he turned in his bed and came face to face with Sonny and a smile spread over his face. This night, this blessed night he had given himself to his truest love, and been given so much in return. No matter what life would lead him, no matter what would happen to them after this day, he and Sonny would forever be one. Then Sonny's eyes opened, the brown so deep, so wild that it could drive a man mental if you let them. Then his eyes widened and Sonny flew up from bed, naked as the day he was born and started fumbling with his clothes, and Williams heart broke. He wasn't ready, he would never be ready to be left behind by his one true love.
- Wilt thou be gone so soon? It is not yet near day: it was the nightingale and not the lark, that pierced the fearful hollow of thine ear; believe me love it was the nightingale.
Sonny stopped his search for clothes and turned around and watched William with sadden eyes, they both knew that William was lying, that Sonny had to leave or he would be found, but love made you stupid, careless and not kind.
- It was the lark, the herald of the morning, I must be gone and live or stay and die.
- Stay yet; thou need not be gone.
William stretched out his hand, begging with his words, his eyes, his very being. He couldn't live on with Sonny gone. Sonny smiled and took his out stretched hand and with a pull had William on his feet's, their body's touching, making William blush by the memory of the night before.
- Let me be taken, let me be put to death; I am content, so thou wilt have it so. I have more care to stay than will to go: come death and welcome, my William wills it so. How is it my love, let's talk; it is not day yet.
William felt tear spill from his eyes at Sonny's honest words, he meant it. If William demanded, begged Sonny would stay, would be put to death by his love for him. And William couldn't live with his lover in a grave, better he be alive somewhere in the world even if it wasn't at Williams side.
- It is: hi hence, be gone, away! It is the lark that sings out its tune, O now be gone; more light and light it grows.
But before William could give Sonny a last kiss, a knock on the door made his heart stop in his chest. He pointed desperately at the side of his bed and Sonny threw himself down in time for the door to open and reveal Marlena. He knew she most likely had forced EJ to let her stay the night, so that she could keep an eye on him and help him out.
- Grandson!
- Marlena?
- Your step mother is coming to your chamber: the day is broke, so be wary, look about.
Not Nicole, not his step mother after the dream night he just had experienced. He turned when Marlena closed the door and watched Sonny pull on his clothes and William rushed him to the balcony, desperate to get his lover out of harm's way.
- Window, let day in and let life out.
- Farewell, farewell! One kiss and I will descend.
William threw himself into his lovers arm, and desperately kissed him with all of his love, all of his life that now forever would be on in his husbands lips. He knew that from this moment he might never see his lover again, may never feels his lips, his touch upon him again and it broke him down. Then Sonny's lips were gone, like they never even been on his and he was over the railing and landed on the ground below.
- Farewell my love!
Sonny's word filled him with crippling grieve, it couldn't be farewell, it couldn't.
- O think thou we shall ever meet again?
He just needed to know if Sonny saw any hope for them, any at all, so he would know if his heart was to be broken apart for the rest of his life.
- I doubt it not; and all these woes shall serve for sweet discourses in our time to come.
William looked down at Sonny at his promising words but the sight didn't fill him with relief as he thought. He looked so pale, so lost, so gone that William felt the worry eat his soul.
- Methinks I thee see, as one dead in the bottom of a tomb: either my eyesight fails or thou look pale.
- And trust me love in my eye so do you: dry sorrow drinks our blood. Farewell, farewell!
And with that William watched his lover run away, away from death, from danger and away from himself.
- I hope, he won't be gone too long.
William whispered his pray to the wind but turned around when the door opened and Nicole stepped in to his room. He took a deep breath and willed his thought and feelings away, he could not give Nicole a thing of what was his, because she would devour it.
- Why, how now, William!
- Step mother, I am not well.
- Evermore weeping for your cousins death? What, wilt thou wash him from his grave with tears? And it thou couldst, thou couldst not make him live again; therefore have done, some grief shows much of love; but much of grief shows still some want of wit.
Thank heavens, that Nicole thought the sorrow and pain in his eyes was for his dear cousin Nick, but also he wanted to spit in her face for her disrespectful words. But it was Nicole's way, grief after all wasn't worth anything, no money, no richness, so it was considered to a waste of time in the Dimera mansion.
- Yet let me weep for such a feeling of loss.
- We will have vengeance for that loss, fear thou not: then weep no more. The traitor shall soon keep Nick company, and then I hope thou wilt be satisfied.
No Nicole couldn't mean what she had just said, Sonny was banished, not doomed for death, but he also know Nicole's black heart would never let it go unpunished. But before he could open his mouth to defend his lover worth, and destroy everything Nicole seemed to get her head out from revenge and smiled, a smile that did nothing for William nerves.
- But know I'll tell thee joyful tidings, my step son.
- And joy comes well in such a needy time: what are they, I beseech stepmother?
- Marriage, my dear William, early next Thursday, the gallant, young and noble gentleman, the businessman Brian will at Saint Eric's Church, happily make thee his joyful husband.
Never, Nicole couldn't be serious? Even if he wasn't married and loved Sonny with all his heart he would never give himself over to Brian. The man was arrogant, and so full of himself that he couldn't even see pass his own reflection. To be married, to belong to such a man would led William to his death.
- He shall not make me a joyful husband. I pray you, tell my lord and father, I will not marry yet, and when I do, I swear it shall never be Brian, whom you know I hate.
He starred angry in to Nicole's eyes and saw the glee, the joy she was feeling for bringing him this news.
- William here comes your father; tell him so yourself, and see how he will take it at your hands.
And with those words the door opened again and EJ and Marlena stepped in to the room and William sent eyes to Marlena, begging her to take him away, but she only looked down, Marlena might be brave but face of with EJ when he wanted something that would only a fool do.
- How now! Still in tears? How now, wife! Have you not delivered to William the joyful news?
- Ay sir, but he will none, he likely to be married to his grave.
William shrank away from the burning anger in his father's eyes, no one stood up to EJ and said no to his commands, not even the family he claimed to love. But William couldn't, he couldn't give himself over to that man.
- Are you not proud? Doth you not count your blest, unworthy as you is, that we have brought such a worthy gentleman to be your husband?
- Not proud you have; proud can I never be of what I hate.
William was sure his father's head was about to explode, the redness, the anger but he would not back down. They would have to drag him to this vows, because he would never betray his love towards his lover this fast.
- Thursday you will go to Brian at Saint Eric's church, or I will drag thee on a hurdle thither.
- Good father, I beseech you on my knees, hear me with patience.
- Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I tell thee; get to church on Thursday, or heavens what I'll do, speak not, reply not, do not answer me, my fingers itch. Curse on having you as my only child.
William felt as if though his father had struck him, he knew sometimes his father hated what an disobedient child he had been before he had left for Switzerland, but this anger, this hatred it was scaring him.
- God in heaven, you are to blame EJ to treat your son so.
Thank god that Marlena opened her mouth and spoke up, for William feared what EJ would have done to him otherwise.
- O, hold your tongue.
And with those words and a dark look at William and Marlena EJ left the room, and a broken down son behind him.
- Is there no pity sitting in the clouds, that sees into the bottom of my grief? Sweet step mother, delay this marriage for a month, a week. Or if you do not, make the bridal bed in that dim monument where Nick lies.
He knew it was stupid to look to Nicole for help, for her to save him, but William was desperate, scared and lonely and he needed someone to be on his side.
- Talk not to me, for I'll not speak a word: do as your father wilt.
And with those words and a creepy smile Nicole left William to his despair.
- O God! O grandmother, how shall this be prevented? My husband is still on earth, and my heart with him. What say thou nothing? Hast thou not a word of joy? Some comfort, grandmother.
- Words, here it is. Sonny is banished, and all the world to nothing, that he dares come back or if he do it needs to be by stealth. Then since the case so stands as it now does, I think it best you married the lord. O and he's a lovely gentleman! Sonny is a dishcloth to him. I think you can be happy in this second match, for it excels your first: or if it does not, your first is dead or as good as.
William studied his grandmother, he had no idea that she felt this way about his lover. Sure the fact that Sonny had killed a Dimera man wasn't the best view of his husband, but for Marlena to speak so coldly about Sonny broke Williams heart. She couldn't be speaking the truth, had she not meet Brian? How could anyone find him to be a gentleman?
- Speakest thou from thy heart?
He needed to know if she really meant what she said.
- And from my soul too; or else beshrew them both.
And from that moment William lost his love for his grandmother. She would always be his family, but the love and trust he had shared with her for years had died. She really believed that by marrying that cursed man would bring him happiness that he only ever found in Sonny. No in this he was all alone.
- Well, thou hast comforted me marvelous with thy words. Go; and tell my step mother I am gone, having displeased my father, to Eric's church, to make confession and to be absolved.
- William, I will; and know this is wisely done.
And with that Marlena left him alone in his pain, grief and hatred. He couldn't let this happen, somehow he was going to find a way out of this. He wanted to run, to find the place where his beloved was hidden, but he also knew that if he left EJ would hunt him to the end of the world.
- Ancient damnation! O most wicked fiend! I will seek advice from gods beloved friend, to know a remedy: and if all else fail, myself have the power to die.
"Painful time awaits our beloved two. For one is cursed, banished from this world and the other bound to a life he cannot take."