Forever Blind

Chapter 2 - A Ten Year Friendship

"Thanatos White and Amelia Autumn Montgomery, where do you two think you're going?". The two turned around to face the angry looking mother. "Umm.... Out?", Amelia said, ending her words as a question and turning her body to the side ready to run out the door any minute. "No you're not. You have a piano lesson in a few minutes and I'm not having you ditching another one with that stupid mutt". Thanatos growled at this, there was no way he was a mutt let alone a stupid one.

"It's okay, we will make it back in time", Amelia reassured, already making her way to the door with Thanatos at her side. "That's what you said last time!", her mother yelled, but was too late as the two had already made their way out the door. "Hey, White? Should we go in the forest again?", She asked, looking down at him and already making her way over to the surrounding forest. He let out a bark in agreement and the two continued to make their way deeper into the limitless rows of trees.

After a long period of running, White let out a loud bark. Getting the signal, Amelia stopped running and lifted her right hand. Taking a couple of small steps forward, Amelia outstretched her arm trying to find a particular mark. When she touched the familiar surface, she carefully lowered herself down and rested her back against the large trunk behind them.

After fixing her position so she was comfortable, White jumped up onto her lap curling himself into a ball. Amelia placed her hand on his back, her head lowered with a small smile pulling at her lips. "To think it's been ten years since we met", Amelia whispered to White, lifting her head up afterwards to feel the warm of the sun shine on her face. Silence took over the two with only the sound of their own breaths to keep them from breaking into a soundless sleep.

Not able to keep her lids open anymore, Amelia fell into unconsciousness. With her hand falling to her side, White lifted himself up and looked at Amelia a bit annoyed. He opened his mouth to demand her to keep patting him but stopped in his actions when he saw her sleeping face. It made his heart flutter when his eyes landed on her innocent features and her fragile form.

White got off Amelia's lap quietly and sat next to her. His eyes travelled from the few strains of blonde hair that fell across her face to the elegant but simple white dress. The dress had a blue ribbon around the waist and flowed down to her feet, covering her lower half in her current position. His eyes made their way back to her face; her eyes closed and features giving a sense of peace to whoever looked at her.   

After a quick glance around to make sure they were alone, he took a couple of steps back. Hunching over, the pain was coming sooner than he thought and he could already feel a few of his bones starting to break. The crackling and popping of his muscles came soon after Tears threaten to spill but he held them down and fought with the pain taking place within him, ignoring the sounds radiating off his body. Minutes later, the fur covering his body was gone and replaced with flesh as his figure took a new form.

Once the pain subsided, White looked back at Amelia sleeping figure. Without knowing it, he had already made his way back to her. He looked down at her fragile form and carefully placed a hand on her pale cheek, caressing her cold skin with her whimpering at his touch. After a while, his hand left her cheek and fell to his side making her body shiver from the lost.

White looked at her, the want to hold her delicate frame in his arms evident in his eyes but he didn't moved a muscle. He stared down at her worried, both sadness and anger clear in his eyes. Closing his eyes, he had an inner battle with his emotions before opening his eyes moments later. His eyes immediately went over and stay glued on Amelia.

"I wish I had the courage to tell you..", he began a little above a whisper. Bending over and giving her a gentle kiss on the forehead, "..But in time I will have that strength. Even if it takes me another ten years, I will not let you go", he finished, shifting back to the fur form he once was.

He made his way back onto Amelia's lap, becoming a hot bottle for the still shivering Amelia. Before he too went into a soundless slumber, White looked up at the now darken sky. The dim lighting of stars flashed above his head and a smile crossed his furry face. It was a beautiful site, perfect for their ten year anniversary.