My face Softens as I take in the sight In front of me. Crouching down I see the women peeking up at me with big blue frightened eyes.
Her eyes Flicker between me and the doll in my hand.
I slowly reach out the doll handing it to her, she flinches...
How should I not be glad to contemplate the clouds clearing beyond the dormer window and a high tide reflected on the ceiling? There will be dying, there will be dying, but there is no need to go into that. The poems flow from the hand unbidden and the hidden source is the watchful heart. The sun rises in spite of everything and the far cities are beautiful and bright. I lie here in a riot of sunlight watching the day break and the clouds flying. Everything is going to be all right.
By: Derek Mahon
This chapter contains slight smut
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I open my eyes to find myself alone in bed, pushing off the covers, I push the covers off of me and move to the door, enclosing me in the bedroom. When I open the door, I see the back of a man and I'm startled squeaking a little I quickly shut the door and jump back into bed, pulling the covers out of my head, hiding myself.
I hear the man knocking on the door before he speaks " little princess, my name is Nero, The prez is on his way back now, can I come in?" He asks through the door. I peak out of the covers and hesitantly answer.
"Y-yes" i say my voice coming out shaky and quiet, just when I think he probably couldn't hear me the door opens and he walks in turning the light on. "Are you feeling better little princess?" He asks me. I nod shyly still under the covers "y-yes thank y-you" i say before a cough forces it's way out of my throat shaking my hole body in the process. Nero frowns just as he opens his mouth to say something Aries comes busting through the door in a hurry.
"Baby" he leans down, kissing me on the forehead.
I smile up at him weakly relieved that he is back from where ever he went. I sit up pushing the covers down some feeling warm. He nods to Nero who nods back and exits swiftly after giving me a small smile.
"are you feeling better sweetheart?" he asks pushing some hair off my forehead. I nod confused I don't really remember what happened.
"what happened?" I ask confused, my voice comes out kind of scratchy for some reason, the last thing I remember is waking up and feeling very strange and icky. he reaches to the side and grabs a glass of water that was sitting there, holding it up to my lips. I take a few sips of the water some dripping down my chin but I don't care, the cold feels really good on my sore throat. After I'm done he pulls it away sitting it back down, then wipes the water drops off my chin with his thumb.
"your sick, this morning I found you burning up with a fever" he tells me while rubbing my cheek, which I'm sure are pretty flushed with how hot I'm feeling.
