Prologue
"Just give me a reason,
To keep my heart beating.
Don't worry, it's safe,
Right here in my arms.
As the world falls apart around us,
All we can do is hold on
Hold on!"
-Against The Current, The Beginning.
There is a story that I feel must be told. I feel that this is particularly an interesting tale, one that you should enjoy. I feel that this is the time to discuss the tale.
Allow me to start with this:
How could two people, from two entirely different lives, living in the same small world, possibly be connected in some sort of fashion? How could something like this ever happen? How could this start in the first place? How does it end?
You must wonder this. Many do. Many have in the past. Only a few have had it answered.
They believe separate things, but there are many things that can be linked together. Others that can indeed be linked. They can be tied together by a certain event.
For instance...
Almost five years ago...
I ran throughout the forest, the branches whipping past me, cutting and scraping me in anger. The cuts bled, but that didn't matter. What mattered the most was escaping. Escaping the evil. Escaping the dangers of the world.
If only for a little while.
The dirt flew up from the ground, attacking me like soldiers that hurt to protect and defend their families. It stained me, corrupted my clothes, tainted my skin as bad deeds do to a good heart. The sky was black, the surroundings black. Even the trees looked black.
Darkness.
Just how it was all the time.
Just how it would always remain.
No light could ever seep through.
It would be destroyed if it ever managed to break past.
And then...
CRASH.
I fell to the ground, my face implanting straight into the dirt, my palms and knees stabbed by the sharp stones that littered the floor. The culprit being an uprooted tree root that had curved up and into the ground, making the perfect death archway for someone to trip over if they weren't careful enough.
And with that, I burst into tears.
The pain was too much for me to bear. I couldn't take it anymore. Life was too harsh for me, it was impossible to go on.
"Miss, are you alright? Do you need any help?" A voice called, young, filled with worry and concern. Concern that was never meant to be for me.
Footsteps sounded, quickly running towards me, and stopping all of a sudden. A hand reached out to graze my shoulder, gently pushing on it to see if I would move, which I did.
"No." I cried. "Leave me be. Please. Just go and leave me."
"I'm afraid I can't do that, Miss. I can see you are in pain- tell me where it hurts so I can help you. Please. I daren't leave you alone like this."
His small voice persuaded me to move (it seemed as if he held an inherited power over me), so I very reluctantly rolled over onto my back.
Blue eyes. Bright blue eyes.
Not like the colour of the sky blue, but a mix of ocean blue and bright blue. Not too dark, but not too light. A perfect (was that what they said about things like this?) combination. I fell in love with that colour right then and there like I used to fall in love with the teddy bears at the store. I had never seen anything so beautiful before in my life. He also had brown hair, like the colour of a good poop.
They were amazing. I mean the eyes.
"Miss, can I help you in any way? Is there anyone I can call to help you? Any family that can come for you?"
The mention of a family made me sick to my stomach. There was hardly anyone that could help me. The tears rushed back.
"Hey, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to make you upset! Can I take you anywhere? A home maybe? Or I could take you to my house so your wounds can get treated? Would that be okay?"
I shook my head, and replied:
"No. Thank you for your kindness, but that isn't needed."
"Oh, of course. May I at least walk you to the edge of the forest where you came from? I don't feel comfortable with leaving you alone in this dark place."
"Umm.... I suppose the company wouldn't be so bad..."
"Great!" He smiled and his eyes lit up like I had just given him everything. "May I know your name then?"
"Ariel. What is yours?" I held out my hand for him to shake.
"Jacob." He shook my hand in return.
We walked together, the moonlight shining down on the two of us. In this moment, I felt as though we could do anything together, that we could do anything if we put our minds to it.
But all good things must come to an end.
"Umm... Well, this is me. Thank you, for walking me home, Jacob."
The two of us stopped, unfortunately, having to break off.
"Well, I hope to see you again, Miss Ariel."
We shook hands and parted ways, our goodbye meaningful. But something told me that I would be seeing him again. And that it would be very soon...
The Present Day...
The two of them are completely different in every way possible, but there are many things that can join them together.
Two completely polar opposites.
One undeniable connection.
The two could make it. I was sure...
And they were definitely perfect for each other. I was absolutely sure of it. Their children would be perfect. Handsome, not to mention charming, like their father and smart plus incredibly sassy like their mother. Definitely perfect.
Such a shame too. I mean, would they even last that long to get to that point in their lives? They just seemed so fragile, they look like they could break at any second. But they may survive.
Who knows?
Definitely not me that's for sure. Nobody knows what will happen. Not even I know.
For all we know, maybe they won't even get to the claiming part...
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Cinderella's Shoe (COMPLETED)
Werewolf"Why?" She interrogated once they entered the room together, apprehensive about what she was inquiring and petrified of who she was interviewing. Their surroundings were small, meaning that there was little chance for her to escape, to his happiness...
