Purple Dandelion

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¿LAZARUS¿

As Lazarus enters the house he hears hard rock music being played softly from the sitting room. He finds Believe sitting against the couches arm rest. She has a frown on her face from the amount of focus she is placing on the drawing.

Lazarus knows something is wrong when she doesn't look up at him with a welcoming smile. He moves closer to her to examine the drawing she is creating. Believe was almost complete with it, she was just adding the finishing touches.

She had drawn two skinny sickly pale monsters which are connected to each other by an arrow that has pierces their hearts. They lower legs are blades instead of flesh and there is a bandages covering both the monsters legs and face. The monsters have breast and male genitals making Lazarus confused over the gender of the monsters. There is some blister like things on the skin of the monsters. This drawing was completely disturbing and addictive at the same time.

Believe never draws monsters in her free time unless she is deep in her feelings. This concerns Lazarus.

As he is about to ask her whats wrong when something catches his eye. A ring. A ring on her ring finger. An engagement ring.

"WHAT IS THIS?!" Lazarus rages as he roughly grabs Believes left hand pulling it towards himself hoping the ring would disappear.

Before Believe can respond Lazarus throws her hand back to her. " So to you all this was a lie! I sacrifice so much only to find out you are as trashy as they come! Who is it from huh, Cane, Steven or Michael? Or is it from a new one I don't know about? You know what.... Don't even answer who knows what propaganda will come out of your mouth. I can begin to imagine what make you so special. " Lazarus spits. He is heated and finds it difficult to cool again. He has more to say but he just doesn't have the strength to.

Believe doesn't even look at him.  She has no tears to cry  there is to many emotions running through her, she had numbed. She can't hear a word Lazarus is saying. Everything just sounds muffed as if he has a pillow covering his mouth. She can feel the anger radiating of him but give no attention to it. Not after he touched her the way he did.

Lazarus soon realizes that he is talking alone. Believe is not bothering to give him an ounce of attention. She has placed a wall between them. He keeps quite and stares at her. He notices how she keeps rocking her self back and forth slowly while drawing. Her face is blank and her eyes are empty of all emotions.

He keeps his anger at bay and pushes his pride aside. "Tell me what happened." he says slowly but Believe doesn't answer. She seems to have mentally drifted somewhere else, but he knows better.

He moves closer to her and places his hand on her shoulder, gently squeezing it. She snaps out what ever trance she was in and the wall breaks down. She looks at the hand on her shoulder and slowly raises her eyes until they meet Lazarus's.

Lazarus moves his gaze from her eyes to the ring and back. She follows where he was looking and just stares at the ring on her finger.

"Cane proposed to me while we were eating lunch with his family... I said yes because everyone was there and I felt like I had no way out of it. I didn't want to upset his family or embarrass him like that... I.. I don't even want to marry him.... I have no idea how I am going to tell him now that it will destroy him even more. I gave him hope for a future with me in it. I sold him a lie. Worst part is I don't even love him.... I love how he makes me feel... But not him as a person. I love how he makes me feel normal, stupid, naïve, oblivious.... Human... Basically. But with all that I don't love him for who he is. He has no lovable traits and he's a sadist.
How selfish can I be? Ruining someone's life like this? Not only do I hate myself for this, I know he will hate me more. He will curse my name" Believe seems out of it when she speaks. Once she is done she looks back at Lazarus.

He is still fuming but he knows he will not get through to her right now. He has some things he wants to get off chest his but he know she is in a vulnerable state right now so he is willing to wait until the next day. He takes the sketch book and pencils out of her hands and places them neatly on the table. He takes off the ring and places it on the kitchen counter. He runs her a bath and places some calming and sleeping herbs. After her bath Believe heads straight to bed.

Lazarus heads outside for some air. He sits on a big rock and just stares at the stairs. He is deep in thought when Rosa approaches him. He can sense someone else is with her. Not in the physical sense. He turns around to face her and his feeling are proven right. Rosa's body has been possessed by another entity.

"Lazarus time is running out. Soon Believe will meet the Ancient One and your fate as follower shall be determined. I wish you the best of luck and mercy for you have committed a serious offence against the maintenance of our realm." A voice that's not Rosa's speaks through her. It sounds unisex and genuinely concerned about him.

Larazus wonders how long is soon exactly. Worry and fear starts to quicken the beat if his heart as the words of the voice register in his mind. Before he can say anything Rosa's body heads back into the house. He knows it is a sign that the conversation is over.

He takes off the bracelets around his wrists and tries to see the future. All he can see is blood. He attempts multiple times after that but the sight doesn't change.

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♥BELIEVE♥

I feel like shards of glass trying to pierce through my back. This causes me to stir on my sleep. Before I wake up I know I'm not home. There is to much wind surrounding me to be in my bed and the air.... The air is different. It is more light.

I open my eyes just to close them immediate because of the sand particles that getting into my eyes.
The wind picks up and more sand grains pierce into me. It feels like they embedding themselves onto my skin. For some reason a force is holding me down. It is like a person is holding me down, forcing me to not move.

Tears build up in my eyes in attempt to clear the sands stuck in my eyes. A low whimper leaves my mouth and the wind stops immediately.... It is as if the wind got pained knowing it was hurting me.

My body is freed from bondage and my eyes are cleared of sand.

It takes some time before I gain enough energy to move. I open my eyes and stare at the sky. Its cloudy indicating it's going to rain soon. The clouds are shaded the lightest shade of pink.

The clouds density increases and this brings a smile to my face. Rainy days are my favourite days. I feel at peace with the world and just lay on my back and stare at the clouds. There is an orchestra of  bird singing in their high melodies and bugs having a busy life around me.

The sudden sound of waves makes me curious. I get up and take in my surroundings. The beach sand is a fading shade violet, making you wonder if you seeing is correctly or not. The oceans water has different shades of pink leading to a blood red in the furthest point my eyes can see. There are some plants that I have seen in my world and some I have never seen. The plants here look more alive than those of Earth.

This sight is just full of rawness and tenderness. My heart tells me that this place has been waiting for my arrival. It all belongs to me and it will see me again soon.

I ignore my heart as my head reminds me that this is not real.

I turn around to explore more of the dream but to my surprise there are two huge doors in front of me. I thought about walking around it but I denied the thought. The dream wouldn't have placed the door here if it didn't want me enter it....

Right?.....