// Colours.

1 / Purple.

A normal child like that kid, surely he will grow to be a decent guy. That is what you thought of him. You think he will be like other teenager, mediocre and decent. Before you know it, you and him are growing, together. Only there are differences between you two. Not normal differences like your hair's length, your height or your weight. Something unusual. Something inside him. Almost as if he is an abnormal guy or should you say that it- the difference- is supernatural.

You two grow together, as he is a freak and you are an outcast. You two never show it, but you both enjoy the company. At least someone understands, right? Soon, you two become an unlikely pair. Not romantically partner. Just in general. He appreciate you're presence and you feel free when you are around him. Something changed. Something definitely changed while you two are going together. It changed him.

You yourself are not sure where or what went wrong, but since whatever that happened, it makes him different to others. Of course, that is not something new to you. He was always different than others. Exactly like how you are different than the others. But, this. This makes him different from you, too. He died not notice that he has changed at that time you want to tell him, but it would break the silence tradition between you and him.

So, one day, when you two are studying-separately-together you just shoved a mirror, right under his nose. He, obviously startled, almost jumped out of his skin. He did not ask you what as wrong back then, but he did arched one of his perfectly shaped eyebrows at your direction to ask you the unspoken question. You, too, did not speak at that time because you thought, if he did not want to break the silent tradition so will you. You just pointer your index finger to the virtual him, in the mirror. Specifically at his pupil. His pupils are normal to non-observant eyes, but yours are observant. It changes color. Yes not that it only change but it changes colors. From time to time. The usual deep brown that is almost black, to a deep red like the color of the blood, to dark blue like the deepest pitch of the ocean to green like the moss color and then to deep brown again.

You carefully watched as his features changes, from confusion to alarmed and to scared he quickly packed all of his studying books and ran for home. Later that day, he apologised and that bas been the unofficial break of the silent tradition. He apologised for his hasty disappearance, to which you replied that you know he had been scared and confused. Since then, you two become proper friends, though, you have never mentioned those eyes again, just observe it, those hypnotising pair of eyes, from afar.

Still, somewhere along your daily chatter and exchanging smiles with him, you can not help but wonder, what is the real reason, his eyes turn to something very enchanting and captivating. You also wonder, does he feel it when it shifts color? Does he know what makes it that way? Does he know when it all began? You are dying to know but are afraid to ask him for free it will make him distant. So, you just wait for him to tell. Although, the curiosity is slowly eating you apart.

Despite his delay, you are right. He does want you to know. Just waiting for the right time. You did not ask, but he told you everything, anyway. Everything that be know, that is. He told you that his eyes capability is not only that it changes color once in a while, it can also give him superb vision at different circumstances. He told you that he was bewitched. However, he still do not know whom was it. He told you, too, that his pupil changes according to his feelings if he is feeling neutral, his pupils are the shape of deep brown but is he is feeling something, it will shifts. Though, he told you that he was and still is confused why it is the pupils that changes colors. Commonly, if a person's eyes is experiencing a mutation of sort, it always will be the irises and not like his case, pupils. He then explained further and deeper about his vision. He told you he can see better when he is feeling happy, and his vision blurred when he is feeling sad. His pupils turns cloudy and purplish when he is hoping.

Suddenly, after all the talking he did at the rooftop of your house he stopped talking he took a deep breath and again continued his story you just sat beside him, listening, trying to understand. He told you, he read many books about the curse he is under he searched the whole town for books related to his situation. He chuckled and told you there is only three hardcover leather-bound books about it. No other. That is to be expected, as his condition is very rare he told you he has been turned into a human that his life depends on one person. At this, you were surprised and baffled that your jaw dropped. He smiled sadly at you. You did not say anything for the continued his story.

He told you he can only love one person. Love someone for his whole lifetime. That sounded very serious, you commented, speaking after a while of silence. It is, came his reply. You freaked out, will you die soon if you do not find you partner, your life line? He said he would not, or that is what he thought you asked, why? I already know who it is, he said. How, you asked. He said his ability only works when he is with the person. Your stomach dropped as you hear that. You turn your head and look him dead in the eyes. It is midnight, but you can make out the colors of his pupils under the moonlight.

Black- green- blue- red and finally, it turns purplish and hazy.

You realised it is you he needed. You said, how is this a curse? And grinned.

// Finished; October 17, 2014

// Inspiration; What if eyes change colors?