Children of the Eon

9

Desire. A strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen. I had grown a desire. A strong desire to be able to be out in the Eon with Ash while still keeping my dad safe.. my deepest desire would be to change the Eon completely. I want my dad to have to worry and sacrifice less. I want to be able to truly live and support myself. I want to be able to go outside without having to worry for my life and others, this goes for anyone in the same situation as I. I want to stop villainize the innocent and I want a chance at having a future full of love and passion. Sadly thats just not the case. I should have listened to my instincts telling me to not go out again after the events from the night before. In reality I should have never risked returning to the Eon let alone for weeks at a time. My dad had told me not to yet I disobeyed him not only holding my life in my hands but his as well and all he had ever done is sacrifice for me. Considering all of my thoughts and in spite of them I had head out like every other night and this could have proven to be my worst decision yet. Risks don't always pay of thats just how it is no matter how large are desire to change it. This was what I had to wrap my head around when I arrived home after another night with Ashton on the bridge. The door had been cracked open.. I could've sworn I had shut it I'm always extremely cautious when it comes to going to the Eon. I had slowly walked up to the door glancing to my neighbors house before proceeding to press my hand on the door pushing it open slowly causing it to creek. I pulled my hand back warping into a loose fist before releasing it and walking through the door frame. Only to be reviled to my house in shambles. Everything to the last door and couch cushion had been looked through and thrown around. Things were flipped, turned over, torn up, thrown across the room, dug through, and dumped out.. it was left in debris of what used to be what I called "home." A wave of pure panic washed over me, I start to call for my dad trying to navigate through the mess. The longer I get no reply the louder I yell and more frantic I move. Making a round through the house and back to the front room, I'm in full blown panic mode and the most defective thoughts creeping into my mind. Then something catches my eye. I reach down rapping my hand around the object. Clenching it in my grip before examining it almost to scared to look. My grip loosens and I'm brought face to face with a great fear of mine. A badge from one of the peace keepers jackets. There's a good chance my neighbors had seen me the night before giving them all the power to report us. My dad is missing, my house is torn apart, and now I find this. A facade of silence washed over me the only thing I could hear was one long piercing sound my, composure began to raver, my eyes had filled with water tears slowly brimming my eyes causing my vision to blur the tears roll down my cheeks leaving streaks of red. In my state of grief and panic I stumble to the hall closet grabbing the first backpack I see, the tears still falling from my eyes blocking my vision. My breathing enhances my body trembles. I feel overwhelmed by an intense sadness. I make my way to the basement, with haste throwing my things into the bag making sure to grab tags and anything else I amuse I'll need trying to grab little as possible. All I want to do is tuck myself away and grieve but I know the peacekeepers would be coming for me. I slip on a sweatshirt flipping up the hood and keeping my head down as I take one last look at my house filled with memories of my father before leaving for the last time. As I leave trying to out run the sunrise the tears still fall. The only thing I could think to do was find Ashton. I wasn't sure where exactly to find him or where to go. I had already made it to the bridge and that was the extent of my sense direction in the Eon, but I remember Ash telling me about a abandoned building that had been stripped, there was an elevator shaft that he had found a way into and thats where he had been staying. I slow down my pace to avoid drawing attention to my self, trying to contain my tears well keeping my head down attempting to be engulfed by my sweatshirt. When I had finally found a building beyond the more populated part of the Eon that could resemble what Ash had told me about I locate an "entrance." With precaution I search for Ash. I found a bare side of the building missing a section of the wall, there sat Ash sitting on the edge where normally a wall should be. His hands to his side and his feet hanging out of the structure, he seemed clam almost relaxed. If only he had known of what had just happened. "Ash" I whimper out, startled his body trembles before he whips his head around meeting my gaze taking in my demeanor. "Gray what are you doing here? What happened?!" he stands up composing himself before walking to me and engulfing me in a comforting embrace. "My dad.. he's... he's gone" he partially pulls out of the hug looking me in the eyes with a concerned stare "I came home from the bridge to my house.. torn apart and.. my... my dad was gone.. and then I found this" I pull out the badge his eyes immediately harden then just as quick soften when he comes to the realization of what must have happened. He once again pulls me into his embrace. This time I'm the one to pull away my sobs becoming scarce "Ash we need to leave.. you and me together. Who are we kidding no matter how careful we are as long as were here... in the Eon it will only end in one way for us. I mean... just look at our parents" he stares at me intently while I try to read his expression. "Gray..."