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Black as Snow
Chapter 1- Once upon a dream
Every girl dreams of their ‘Once Upon a Time‘ story. You know the, kind girl in rags who suddenly becomes more beautiful than anyone, meets her prince charming and lives happily ever after, deal? Who would‘ve thought I‘d begin to write my ’Once Upon a Time’ playing--or attempting to play volleyball? “KOKORO-SAN! HEADS UP!” A voice cried. “Huh? Wha---” I was cut short when a flying missile struck my face. “ARH!” I cried as the volleyball bounced of my face and rolled over to the other side of the court. Not that I saw, my vision was clouded white and black spots. “Kokoro-san are you alright?” I heard my coach ask. I looked up and laughed “Yeah despite the fact that I feel like my face has been pounded in, I’m just fine!”. I grinned sheepishly with blood trickling down my nose and my coach laughed with me. At least he had a sense of humor. “You want to head to the nurse?” My coach asked getting back on topic. “No, No I’m okay.” I said but my legs failed to go along with my story and I wobbled a few steps then fell on my butt. No surprise when he sent me to the nurse.
The period bell rang, signaling the end of school for the day. I walked out of the nurses office with no permanent damage done to my face. I sighed when I remembered the day wasn’t over until I finished my part-time job. “And here I was hoping to visit mom” I mumbled walking to the parking lot, pulling out my car keys. I didn’t even see the person turning around the corner until I crashed into him.
“Ow--s**t!! KEYS COME BACK!!“ I shrieked as my keys slid out of my hands and fell into the flood hole in the curb. “s**t” I repeated then looked up to apologize to the person I crashed into but my voice died in my throat when my eyes collided with his ice blue. “Um-I-er-sorry” I said meekly, my voice trailing off, losing myself in his beautifully cold azure eyes framed by snow white rock star hair. “You should really watch where you’re going” a angelic silky voice spoke. I didn’t realize a voice so stunning could exist but he had it, along with his looks. They looked inhumanly appealing. He looked like one of those Greek gods except he was greater in comparison.
He had an air of a rock star. There was no word to describe how gorgeous he looked. His body was so toned and perfect. He was so pale he could pass as a corpse, but no one dead or alive could compare with his beauty. His amazing azure eyes looked as if they could see threw me but, I didn’t turn away. “Must’ve got a concussion cause, you look like your utterly lost, or is that how you normally look?” the god smirked. That spoiled it. ‘He was hot until he opened his mouth’ I pouted but I couldn’t help but stare at his smile. I felt like I could melt right there at that it. “Jaw broken or something?” the god grinned. I snapped my mouth shut and stuttered “S-sorry”. He just laughed at me. My heart nearly burst at the sound. It was better than any kind of music. I was beginning to question whether he was human or not.
Without thinking I gawked “Are you sure you’re real?”. Stupid. He looked at me with a slightly amused look “You just go stumbling into people and ask whether they’re real or not? First signs of a crazy.” He said looking at me with that same look that said Is-this-person-for-real? I glared at him and idly wondered if it was sinful to glare at a god. “At least I’m not rude” I said with slight anger. “Rude am I? If I formally introduced myself and if my hair wasn’t white would that make me a kind person?” He retorted matter-o-factly “No,” I started “Well your not the kind of person who punches you in the face and runs laughing” I said sarcastically, helping myself up since the “god” didn’t seem like a kind person.
God stood also and his rock star hair fell to frame his angelic face with a laugh. “So I’m the kind of person who kisses your wound and stays around?” He said looking for my reaction. Well he got it. I grudgingly blushed, adding to my humiliation. Even if we had met differently I would’ve been embarrassed still. He laughed at me again and I just scowled. Apparently I only amuse him when I was humiliated because he chuckled. Then I remembered the world still existed and I still had a job to get to no matter how much I didn’t want to leave this wonderful entity. “What time is it?” I asked, slightly worried. Of course he had a smug reply “Why? In a hurry to leave?” There he goes again putting me in a situation I can only get out of if I embarrass myself. “Well believe it or not pretty boy I have a life to get to.” I said mimicking his smug look, but never in forever would I, or anyone, ever come close to him in comparison. “’Pretty boy’? That’s just adorable” he said with an incredibly arrogant look. I blushed but kept my face indifferent and said ”I know you don’t want me gone but sorry to break it to you, my part-time job’s waiting” with a joking look. “And just how are you going to get there oh great one?” He laughed. “You stumped me there” I said contemplating on whether the 4 mile walk was worth the Ten dollar an hour pay. I took my eyes of the angel for a second then next thing I knew half of my eyesight went black. “AAH?!” I screamed and clawed at the thing blinding me. Suddenly light streamed into my eyes and I was looking at the god of angels once more. This time his perfect mouth was twitching, fighting off laughter. “You freak when I place a helmet on your head? What are you--scared of the “dark”?”. I flushed when I realized what stupity I did this time. “No,” I snatched the helmet from him ”,You just startled me, that’s all” I snapped strapping the stupid helmet on. Then It occurred to me to ask “What’s this for?” He looked at me as if I just sprouted a second head. “What? You want to become a pretty little stain on the road?” At that time It dawned on me that he was mounted on a motorcycle. The kind of motorcycle you only see in movies, the really fast kind I guessed. I put two and two together, and what I got made me scream. “YOU WANT ME TO RIDE THAT?! TO WHERE?! HELL?!MY DEATH?!”. He squinted at the noise and said “Quit your squawking and get on, or If you like, I’ll carry you all the way?” He finished with a smirk knowing I’d choose the path that didn’t lead to my humiliation. I groaned in defeat but deep inside, I was elated. I strapped on my backpack, sat on the bike and watched as he put on sunglasses. I thought it was a shame that he would hide his beautiful eyes behind those expensive looking lenses.
But he didn’t let me dwell on it. He revved the engine and looked over his shoulder and said “Ready?”. I gulped and latched onto him ”I don’t think anyone’s ready for their death” my voice wavering with nerves. He simply laughed his musical laugh and tore out of the parking lot. I squeaked as we ripped through traffic, holding onto him tighter. I wasn’t even thinking about how close we were together. Instead I was more focused on what I would put in my Will. He made a sharp turn which made me scream bloody murder and squeeze him even tighter. He yelled over the noise of the wind “If you keep holding on like that, we really will crash!”. For once his laugh didn’t comfort me. I guess he felt my fear so he tried to get my mind of this “joyride”. “By the way where the hell is this job of yours?” he called over his shoulder, taking his eyes off the road. “THE ROAD DUDE!! THE ROAD!!!” I shrieked my panic rising. His harmonic laugh floated back towards me which made me very confused. “YOU’RE LAUGHING WHEN OUR LIVES ARE IN DANGER?!” I hollered.
That made him laugh even more. “You’re such a drama queen. If you haven’t noticed we’re at a red light. All your screeching got even that trucker’s attention.” He gestured towards the huge semi truck next to us. That didn’t help calm my nerves. The damn light had to change to green and as if he wanted me to die from fear he went even faster making even more dare devil stunts. I squeezed my eyes so tight I wouldn’t be surprised if they molded together. I took deep breaths to calm myself. His scent had to be the same as the forbidden fruit in the bible. Even though we were weaving through cars who were two times bigger than this motorcycle at more than hundred miles per hour, just being here with him calmed me. But not completely, I was still sitting rigidly holding on for dear life. But he calmed me enough for me to open my eyes to a blur of color and strong blasts of air. I loosened my death grip around his waist and rested my head in between his broad shoulder blades. The red leather of his trench coat cooled my face. I could feel his perfect toned body beneath his coat and sighed in content. ’I must’ve died and gone to heaven’ I thought in bliss.
I looked up and saw his pearly white hair lashing around and idly wondered if it was as soft as it looked. But his perfect velvet voice broke me out of my reverie. “Where is your job again? You never said. Well that’s productive” he said very sarcastically. “Um it’s that coffee shop at the mall.” I said, not wanting this to end so soon. “I’m surprised they accepted you, falling over all the time” He said in a tone that made it easy picture his smirk. I lightly pinched him, laughing. “Thanks for the support Mr. Obvious” I looked around and saw that we were nearing the mall. ‘I don’t want to leave’ I thought with depression sinking in.
But I was soon knocked out of my dreary state and pushed roughly into fear. We made a sharp turn into the parking lot against the oncoming traffic. “AAAAAAHH!!!! LOOK WHERE YOU’RE GOING!!” I screamed on the top of my lungs as we dodged the cars headed for us. The beautiful sound of his laughter distracted me from the danger, even if it was for a little bit. “Woohoo!!” He shouted as we fought against law and put our lives, and others, in danger. Another sharp turn took us out of the way of a huge speeding truck and into the safety of the mall parking lot. He looked like a little kid who just found out that he was going to Disney Land, He was beaming. I couldn’t help but smile with him, even though my smile must’ve looked like I was dieing compared to his angelic face. He slowed to a halt in front of the mall and let me hop off. Like I could do that. My legs were so wobbly I must’ve looked like jelly.
Thanks, I wanted to say but I was distracted by him. He took of his glasses and showed his stunning cerulean eyes. He ruffled his wind tossed hair into greater disarray and rose from his motorcycle in one fluid movement, his muscles flexing with the motion. He was so strikingly beautiful I wanted to cry. He seemed to notice. “Your doing it again, geez you act as if you haven’t seen a dude before. Your acting like a horny schoolgirl.” He leaned down so we could be eye to eye and put on a very smug smirk. I blushed 3 shades of red and whacked him upside the head. “You’re DISGUSTING!!” I grimaced but he just grinned and walked ahead. I turned, utterly confused. He seemed to have that affect on me. “Where are you going?” I called out, hurrying to catch up with him and his long legs. He didn’t face me but continued inside the mall. “Where do you think? The toilet?” he joked. “I’m guessing inside but you don’t have to be anywhere?” I wondered. Then I realized I could’ve kept him from something having him “drive” me here. But for some reason I wasn’t feeling guilty. “Detention” He said simply. I gawked at him but then shut my mouth when he said “If your mouth keeps hanging open you’ll choke on a fly.” I scowled but then said with a shrug “How come I’m not surprised when I hear you say you have detention?” He just cast me a wicked grin. The same one that nearly made me melt a while ago. ‘I bet I’m dreaming. People like him just don’t exist’ I thought and closed my eyes ‘Bet I am--but I don’t want to wake up’. “Hey” His silky voice crashed my train of thought and I looked up into his azure eyes. “Huh?” I said pathetically, a lack for a better word. He snickered and gestured behind him. “We’re here!” He said with mock enthusiasm. Dread seemed to shower upon me. “Well thanks for the ride.” I said but a little disappointed that I’ll have to leave. “I really appreciate it!” smiling so he wouldn’t see my frown. I felt like I could just collapse on the floor begging him to indulge my hopeless dream a little longer, like a little kid. I could’ve but his piercing blue eyes saw, like all the other times I tried to hide. He just walked in the café, gracefully, being the envy of any model. I stood there with my heart overflowing with joy. I could’ve sworn I started jumping around like a lovesick geek but instead I found myself walking in the cafe, without injury. ‘He’s going to humor me just a little longer I guess’ I grinned and took my place among the workers with him still there waiting for some one like me. I was new to this turmoil he was wreaking in my heart. I was amazed at how someone like him, who I’ve only known for an hour, could be perfectly etched at the back of my eyelids, I opened my eyes to see him still there, sitting in the booth, waiting. just waiting.
“Ugh-- they worked me to death today” I sighed and collapsed onto the bench next to the angelic god. I was so happy that he was still here, that my dream hadn’t faded. I looked over to him staring at his perfect form. He was so beautiful it was painful to stare. ‘He’s like a blizzard’ I concluded. ‘He’s cold and free. No one can catch him. He’s like a blizzard alright. Worse thing to get lost in.’ Yet here I was drowning in his presence. Drowning in his god-like air. He doesn’t seem real yet his real enough for you to feel. He turned to me and smirked “Well then it’s a good thing you lost your keys huh? I bet I got you here faster than you could‘ve”. I couldn’t help but laugh “It was bound to happen anyways, with of without your help!”. He lifted himself off the bench and turned to me “Ready?” grinning like in that moment when we tore out of the parking lot at school. I felt adrenaline coarse through me at the thought of the speed and wind weaving through my layered shoulder length rosy caramel hair. And the thought of being with him while he’s sharing his joy with me makes me eager to please. So I stood and walked ahead of him and called over my shoulder, beaming “I thought you’d never ask!”
Outside in front of the monster people call a vehicle, I felt my courage slowly dissipate. “I so going to die” I muttered darkly. He merely laughed at my sour mood and said ” What happened to your excitement?”. I gulped and muttered “I left it inside.” He chuckled and swung his leg over the motorcycle and revved the engine--all in one fluid movement. Never in eternity would I, or anyone else, be able to do anything with his grace. I bet even angels feel shamed when around his elegance and splendor. He placed on those sunglasses again shielding his beautiful freezing eyes. I got on the bike with the grace of a toddler just learning to walk. I could practically see his smug look. As soon as my lanky arms wrapped around his waist, he ripped out of the parking lot, but this time, he was my distraction.
“is this it?” His harmonic voice rang in my ear. I looked up from my spot behind him and saw my home, shining in the moonlight. “Yeah, this is the place.” I muttered. For some reason, my home seemed evil and foreboding but that might’ve been because I knew I’d be leaving him. He turned in the parking space at nearly breakneck speed. I sighed mentally knowing this was goodbye. I unwrapped my arms from him and clumsily got off the bike while he practically floated. I stared in wonder and sorrow as I watched him take those expensive looking sunglasses off and revealed his cool cerulean eyes, My body practically cried out to ran over to him and hug him tight knowing he’ll be gone in just a second. I wanted to hold him tight and tell him the words I’m sure other girls have bawled to him before. I wanted to confess everything then forget it all. I wanted everything about him. ’I sound like a spoiled little kid’ I thought. But it was all true. I wanted him. I craved him. Yet I knew someone as wonderful as him wouldn’t deserve to humiliation of being with me. I didn’t earn his greatness. Someone as insignificant as me has no right to be with this beautiful entity. I felt tears welling up in my brown eyes but I quickly wiped them away before they had a chance to fall. He turned to me and smiled that very smile that caused all these feelings un knowing the agony it cause me. “Thanks” I managed to say. Anything else and I would’ve snapped. He simply nodded and spoke “ You’d better get inside before you catch cold graceful one”. I pouted then smiled “Thanks for everything dude, I really appreciate it.” He just cast me a wicked grin then stepped on his motorcycle and revved the engine. His lips moved perfectly, like this line has been said over and over again “Try not to crash into me again.” and with that he roared out of my sight. Despair dawned on me now. Standing out in the cold dark night, misery and despair attacked me hard. I felt winded, like I’d been running a marathon. ‘My dream--I woke up’ I thought sullenly. I sat down in a attempt to stop the vertigo that hit me. Sitting there after having a taste of my fairytale and having it leave, left a sour taste in my mouth. I felt shattered, like the world stopped moving, like the sun wouldn’t rise. But I knew that it was just me. That others are asleep in their beds dreaming of their loved ones while mine, drove off on his bike. I looked up at the moon that showered down upon me and said softly “I didn’t even find out his name”
 Amishi-Chan · Mon Dec 01, 2008 @ 11:09pm · 1 Comments |
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