Within The Ash

Chapter 8

Heaven's POV

Athan a merged from the bathroom in a cloud of mist. His shirt was off and he wore sweat pants that revealed way too much of the outline of his crotch. His black hair hung down below his shoulders as strands fell over his gray eyes. His eyes held bags and his face was as white as a ghost. He held no expression as his face rested, his eyebrows rested in a way that made him look some what annoyed but I knew that he wasn't.

I watched as the steam from his bath rose freshly off his white skin. The water from the bath trickled down his muscles as he stood in front of a giant book case. His long fingers which revealed his nails that were painted black scanned the various books in front of him before he gently slid out a thick brown book from the middle shelf.

Turning around to face me, he stopped and glanced at me while furrowing his brow.

"Are you starring" he growled as a conceded smirk grew upon his face.

"No, I was wondering what book you are going to read me" I said with shyness.

"What book I'm going to read you?" He asked as his smirk grew even wider. "You were a bad girl, remember?" He continued as he walked over to the bed, lifting the covers and getting in.

I looked over at him with shyness. "Question, where do I sleep master" I said finally deciding to call him what he wants me to. I figured sense he's been nice to me and hasn't given me any reason to not trust him than the least I can do is follow what he tells me to do.

His eyes grew wide in surprise and he laughed throwing his head back.

"So master it is huh?" He said opening the book.

"I suppose I have a big enough bed for the two of us darling, but remember" he snapped his teeth in a joking way making me flinch "I bite" he said with a childish smirk.

He glanced upon the pages of the book as I laid my head down on the pillow. I listened closely to his voice that was deep and held such a beautiful tone that it sounded like music as he spoke.

"Silent was night that loomed so dark. Across the earth she made her mark. dust was man that held the bones, to the grave, she heard their moans. Silent air as still as death. Her voice, her breath within the depth. tears so lulled the souls of man. Through her sorrow this began. Oh how night was far too long, oh how death was soon to come. Fell from heaven, body numb. Pain so strong she sung her song"

I closed my eyes as he continued to read and his voice was all I heard through the darkness of his room. I let the bed swallow me in it's warmth and comfort. His voice sounded far away as my mind gave into sleep before soon my dreams carried me away.

"Within the shadows she would walk, into the minds of those to stalk. Until the peace of morning chill, and to the dead, they lay so still. Dreadful minds that dream no more. For their eyes no longer sore"

His words filled my dreams as his voice seemed as if it were singing me to sleep. His symphony was all I wanted and his words echoed far away within the peace of my mind.

"Darkness, peace, promise to keep. Safe with night, evil to fight. Blissful days never to come. From ashes to ashes crumb to crumb"