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Prelude to a Different Song the Third Movement, I pray

I pray protect your soul

Or your soul they'll keep

Learn control

Or your soul they'll eat!

We had spent many days together, from sneaking around the village at night and to Dancing together at the feasts that the village held in honor of the good hunting season. One day in particular changed my life forever. It was a chilly day in late autumn; it was the Eve of the Scorpion moon. All of the villagers would go up to the highest mountain and there we would offer food to the gods and pay tribute. The whole village was in preparation. I had not seen Leo at all that day. I was walking past mine and my mother's shared hut when it opened and my mother stepped out. She grabbed me in a hug and kissed me on both cheeks.

I was surprised and I gave her a confused look and pulled away from her grasp. Her brown eyes twinkled at me and a tear clung to her lashes. I was about to speak when she hugged me again.

"Oh my beautiful daughter, my sweet child! The gods have smiled down upon us! Ah sweet Conus Wilk! Why didn't you tell me that you caught the eye of a man?" My mother's breath tickled my neck as she squeezed me tighter. I felt simply stunned; I really didn't know what to say. I mean Leo and I danced and kissed only a couple times. I've dated a few of the boys in the village but why would dating Leo be so different? Unless… I felt a nervous chill run down my spine…

My mom pulled away and held me at an arm's length away. "He has come up to me and asked permission to have my daughter's hand in marriage! You my sweet girl are to become a married woman!" My mother's happy voice only made my worst fears even… if possible… worse.

"Mother who is he?" I asked swallowing the bile that rose to my throat. She looked at me with amazement; she thought I knew who he was.

"Why my darling, Keipen-Eyie! Such an honor for my daughter!" She smiled so brightly at me, tucking a strand of hair that shook loose from my ponytail behind my ear. I could feel my brain working overtime to figure out who Keipen-Eyie was. Then it hit me, I felt the breath freeze in my lungs. Keipen-Eyie meant Son of Angels, she was talking about Leo!

"Leo? He has asked for my hand in marriage?" I asked in a shaky voice. My mom simply nodded her head in response. Her smile becoming wider, she seemed to think Leo was a nickname I gave him, my supposed…Lover?

"Excuse me." I said and turned away from her and stumbled out of the village. I didn't know where my feet were taking me. Out of my life I hoped. I had only known Leo a few weeks and he wanted to marry me? Did I give him the wrong signs or something? I felt my stomach flipping. I felt so light headed and dizzy. The air around me changed into something cooler. I looked up to see I was standing on the sandy and muddy edge of the river. I watched as the fishermen fixed the nets on their long boats and threw the fish they caught into jars or baskets.

"Conus!" I turned around to see Leo jogging along the riverbank towards me. I felt a sudden rush of anger rush into me. How dare he ask my mother for my hand before consulting me! He stopped in front of me as if sensing my emotions; he put both his hands up in front of himself in a defensive motion.

"Hey Conus, calm down… I guess...you uh found out then…" The look was priceless he felt guilty but too late for remorse. My mom would be spreading the news all about the village by now.

"How dare you!" I erupt at him punching him in the chest with both my fists as hard as I could. I could hear him grunt in pain as he tried to grab a hold of my wrists and control me. When he finally grabbed my wrists I kicked him in the shin. Finally he grabbed me in a bear hug, so I couldn't move.

"I've only known you for a few weeks and you want to marry me! Why didn't you ask me first before you asked my mother! Now the whole village will expect us to get married! How dare you!" I hissed at him squirming against his grasp. He only held me tighter.

"Listen Conus, if I had known you would have felt this way I would never have asked your mother for your hand. I'm really sorry, but first before we go our separate ways I want to tell you something. I've spent much of my existence looking for someone like you. Someone I knew I could share my world with. I was hoping that person could be you. You're beautiful and sweet like those blue flowers you love so much. You're a strong person and yet you let go and show people you are only human. Please Conus Wilk, understand that I love you. I don't care if your name means Dog of Wolves. Take it as a compliment think of your name meaning that even though you are a small creature, the mighty wolves bow to you. For as small as you are you are so strong. I love you so much." I felt like crying, he was the first person to ever tell me that he loves me. Even though we had only known each other for a few weeks I felt the same. I had found my soul mate in him. All the anger drained from me as my tears cleansed my upset heart.

"I love you too." I whispered against his chest. "I love you Leo. "He loosened his grip and grabbed my chin in his hand and kissed me gently but with great passion.

"Conus, will you marry?" He asked against my lips. I pulled back and smiled up at him.

"Yes." I answered and pulled his head back towards mine so I could kiss him. He met my lips eagerly and without reason. Suddenly I felt him stiffen, I pulled away to look into his eyes. His green eyes were wide and he blinked a couple of times. He was staring at my mouth he wiped one of is thumbs across my lips. He pulled his hand back to stare at his thumb. I wiped my hand across my mouth to see the back of my hand was covered in blood. I gasped in shock. I looked back at Leo; he coughed in his hand suddenly. Blood splattered on the palm of his hand. His eyes met my eyes at once.

"Run… Conus get out of here." He whispered to me through blood stained lips. He collapsed on his knees in front of me. I could see a really tiny dagger protruding from his lower back and blood was spreading across the back of his shirt. I screamed and looked towards the fishermen to see they were all yelling at each other and pulling out their bows and arrows. They were aiming at the trees on the other side of the river. I could see men on the other side drawing swords. I saw some of the invaders swimming across the river towards us and one of them was really close to where I stood. He was the one that threw the dagger. He had a triumphant look on his face. We were under attack.

"Run, Conus… warn the village." Leo whispered again and he fell forward I caught most of his weight but fell down onto my knees. I lay his body down carefully and checked his neck for a pulse. There was nothing. Not a pulse in his veins and not a sound in the world. Everything was moving in slow motion. I stood up and ran. I ran to the village leaving the man I would have married dead and in the mud of the riverbank. My happy ending burned away in the rubble of my heart, just like the village burned away in front of my eyes.

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