sometimes it's better for me to write a random vignette and then try to string it in later...
[ fragment 1] "Stay away from me!" Sydney shouted, gripping the blade so tightly that metal rattled in his hand. He stepped onto the circle of light and teleported, he knew not where, just away. Away from those probing eyes, that concerned voice. He found himself on the outskirts of the ruins of Lea Monde, at the entrance to the snowfly forest. It was empty; life would be long in returning to these woods...
[ fragment 2 ] Alone, Sydney gazed into the dim glow of the cooling embers. The breeze picked up as the night air grew chill. He shivered and hugged himself with steel arms that afforded him no warmth. It's time... he thought to himself, drawing the blade and contemplating its edge.
So lost was he in his despair, and so suddenly did a pair of strong arms encircled his narrow frame in their warmth that Sydney dropped his dagger in surprise before recognition took hold. Caught off-guard, he momentarily sagged against Ashley Riot's chest and savored his closeness...
"I won't let you go."
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Posted on Aug 16, 2000, 3:59 PM from IP address 63.71.97.99