I woke up. Had I died? Or was I merely dreaming before my death.
It was morning, the same multi-colored leaves were swaying. The same breeze, yet something felt off.
It all felt too real.
Hold on. Where was Belle?
Was this a dream or reality?
I stood up, marching forward.. My hand reached out. It was as if the wind itself guided me.
I stood atop the cliff, it was all the same. My vision saw color yet my heart felt grey; Anxious.
The same old feeling I felt throughout my life, it was nothing new. I thought I had grown accustomed to it, so why the hell did my heart ache?!
I closed my hand.
Suddenly, I saw colors. The blue sky up there, the leaves, the grass, the world itself shifted.
I could see myself.. Seeing myself infinitely, front and back from all different angles. I saw colors I had never seen before, I saw my own heart.
I wanted to throw up. Yet I couldn't.
–
At that moment, Zenith couldn't speak. He lost all thought, all vision, the sight he saw.. His heart; a jewel endlessly being crushed. Left to dust infinitely, time reversed turning back into a jewel. He regained his sight, standing atop a big sphere, moving in circles.
Suddenly the sphere diverged into many different colors, paths. Zenith stood on a pink path upside-down, looking at the other spheres; paths that diverged out of the original pink sphere.
Zenith thought to himself 'Was this death.. Or what was beyond it?'
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I woke up screaming! My heart ached. I held on to my shirt.
My heart beat faster with each pulse.. Warmth! I needed warmth!
I cried silently, feeling all alone.
Suddenly, I felt my head being caressed, 'Such warm hands.' I thought.
It was Belle, behind me. Her tears gracefully dropped on my dark hair.
The sparkle in my golden eyes returned. Slowly tearing up, my breathing became less shallow as I latched onto Belle; My hope, the light that shined upon dark. I cried in her arms.
No words were said between us at that moment, she gently caressed my hair for a moment that felt like it could last eternally.
She kissed my forehead.
I'm happy, I really am.
–
Eventually, the moment ended. We were walking home, the rainfall.. I was glad it rained.
It was as if happiness itself showered me. The rain felt calming, soothing my heart. I smiled at the sky.
I glanced at Belle, who was wearing my blazer. Walking in the rain.
I said: "Wanna go to my place?"
Belle: "Sure."
We arrived at my home, I forgot to mention the fact I was home alone.
Belle, all flustered, stuttered: "N-Not so soon!"
I clarify: "Nonono! It's not like that!" I scratched my head.
I utter: "Wanna sleep here tonight.."
Belle: "I'VE READ WAY TOO MANY SCENARIOS LIKE THIS!"
I said: "IT'S NOT LIKE THAT!"
Belle, still flustered, uttered: "W-Well you are.. my boyfriend after all.."
My heart started beating fast. B-Boyfriend?! That sounds WAY too mature for me.
I said: "W-Well you've already slept here before.. And it's a Saturday so it wouldn't hurt to sleep over.. And we're home alone."
Belle: "This has to be a VN plot! We're newly BF and GF!"
I said: "STOP DESCRIBING OUR RELATIONSHIP USING THOSE ACRONYMS!"
Ugh seriously she's not cute at all!
We both chuckled.
We both took a shower, I gave her my clothes to borrow. I left our clothes in the washing machine.
Belle wore a green shirt, and some plaid shorts. I was wearing a panda onesie.. Hold on, isn't it supposed to be the other way around?
Either way, we sat on the couch… apart from each other. "This is awkward.." I uttered.
Belle blurts: "Very."
I spoke: "What the hell is this awkward relationship! I demand a break up."
Belle: "But we just started dating? Didn't we?"
As she chuckled at that moment.. I noticed something.
Fangs.
I thought to myself 'Were her teeth always that sharp.'
It was subtle, yet I could notice it.