Chapter 1
Maë's Point of View
I can believe I'm having this dream again. The fourth time this week and its only Thursday. The only way it will be bearable is if he shows up. But what if he doesn't? I mean he cant come every time can he? I took a quick look around me and saw I was on a stone corridor with torches in brackets on the wall. My mind quickly strayed back to the man that constantly appeared in my dreams. He was tall, around 6ft with short brown hair and blue eyes. the clearest blue I have ever seen.
While I waited for him to appear, as I knew he had to at some point, I thought of the places I had seen within the castle. They are unforgettable. The carpet in each of the rooms is plush, so soft I would be able to have an untroubled sleep on it. The colour is different in each room, and each room is the size of a house. I've seen the living room; It’s made out of stone but the windows are full length, and one window covers half of a wall. I've seen his room, his carpet; white with creamy-gold walls. The little furniture he has adds to the glamour of the room, one wall is taken up by a 60 inch plasma television with DVD and video player. On that same wall are rows and rows of shelves. The shelves closer to the floor have DVDs and videos the shelves higher up hold CD's and underneath the shelves is a smart, small looking CD Player with speakers situated strategically around the room. Against his back wall he has a long suede looking suite in cream, He also has a king size bed,
He once said to me; "you never know who’s going to come along, you have just have to be prepared." when he first said that to me I didn’t understand what he meant. I still don’t.
I can see him now, he is stood at the end of the corridor, yet he hasn't seen me. I quickly took him in before I started walking towards him, even though it has only been a day since I saw him he has changed; he has suddenly gained more muscle, but was still lean. I wanted to call his name yet I didn’t know it. I quickly grew frustrated with myself for being unable to call out to him, my footsteps sped up and I was able to call to him "Hey, fancy seeing you again."
He turned towards me with a small smile gracing his lips and my heart fluttered a bit. I cant believe he is only a dream.
"Hey to you too" he replied the small still on his face. I reached him mere minutes and drunk in the site before me. He looked tired; I could see signs of weariness around his eyes.
"How are you? you look tired." I stated still looking at him
"I'm fine, just worried I guess" he replied while looking out at the darkness surrounding the castle we was in.
"Oh right, well, what is there to do around here?" I asked trying to change the subject and bring back the fun person I had got to know,
"Well we could watch a movie or sit and chill and get to know each other better"
"Sounds good; But first, as daft as it sounds, what's your name?" I asked looking down at the floor shyly.
"Jared, you?"
"Maë" I looked back outside and could see something approaching the castle; "Jared, whats that?" I asked pointing towards the dark patch I had noticed.
His face immediately changed to one I didn’t recognise, since the first time I had met him he looked scary.
"Maë, I need you to run, to run and not look back until you wake up" he told me while running in the opposite direction. I looked out of the window again and couldn’t believe my eyes.
Fire and Water? Fighting against each other? In the air
What sort of place is this?
It's obviously just a dream. Just A Dream. I kept repeating to myself
Outside, I could see a great army heading towards the castle, and, by the looks of it, they didn’t have an army to fight back with.
I could feel the terror rising up in me.
"Maë! RUN!" I could hear his voice echoing back towards me as I fled down the hall twisting and turning down different halls and rooms as I went; running as fast as my athletic legs could carry me.
It wasn’t fast enough.
Suddenly a bright flash of light burst into the hallway and made cracks along the ceiling and floor coming closer and closer to me. I slowed down and turned to run back in the other direction when a searing pain laced across my back.
I could feel myself falling to the fall and hitting it with a dull thud before everything went black.
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Authors Note
Well i hope this is better than the original.
Let me know what you think please :)
