WARNING: Tissues may be needed. I cried and I wrote the durned thing!
Title: The Second You Sleep, 1/1
Author: Tequila Worm
Genre: Herc/Xenaverse
Rating: oh, about an R, I'd say, for some swearing and some descriptions. I know some of the words weren't in existence. Go with me.
Pairing: you figure it out. I'll tell you in the end, I promise
Warnings: This is a super short songfic (lyrics at end) that wouldn't leave me alone until I wrote it. it really was just too perfect to pass up, anyway. And I must obey the Commandments! *grin*
Notes: this is a one time deal. No more will follow. Please don't beg me for them.
Feedback: As always, little_bluepenguin@yahoo.com or little_bluepenguin@hotmail.com
Dedication: This is for Scribe, Hergerbabe, HMW, Christine, Carrie, and all the rest of the spectacular authors that i cannot begin to hope to name on AJCS and Joxerotica. Here's to you, ladies and gentlemen! Oh, and of course, for Christian and KatieIsis. Hugs and Smoochies to ya both!!
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He watched his lover sleeping, bare skin pale against the black satin sheets. Everyone was so surprised when they saw the color of the his bedroom. It seemed to amaze them, and he couldn't for the life of him figure out why. It was his favorite color. What was so shocking about that?
His love shifted in his sleep, causing his attention to be grabbed. His lover really was a gorgeous man. That gorgeous wavy hair, the sensual mouth, the eyes that could see through a person right into their soul. lover was such a powerful being...and yet so vulnerable when it came to his personal life.
He closed his eyes and remembered the first time he had realized he loved the wonderful man in his bed.
"Damned brambles! A guy can't even walk without them fucking scratching you all to Hades. I should have stayed with-" the cursing stopped and the watcher knew he was being watched. He emerged from the bushes, a large grin on his face...and nothing else covering his body, from the sun shining on his head, to his full erect penis, to his long toes.
"Um...is there a reason you aren't wearing anything?" asked the unusually courteous man.
"Yes. Because I wanted to show you just how much I love you." was the simple reply.
"About damned time!" And that was the end of the conversation for a long, long time.
He opened his eyes again to see the form of his lover slightly transparent. Tears filled his eyes and he reached out to touch the form...but his hand passed right through. Once again, he was dreaming. His lover wasn't there. He never would be. He never COULD be.
He sighed again and watched as the form next to him slowly faded into oblivion, leaving nothing behind, not even an indentation or a warm spot in the sheets.
As the tears slid down his cheeks, the light of day broke over Cupid, God of Love. Another morning had come, another night where he had dreamt of the love of his life, Mischief, and another hour where he had watched that imaginary figure, that dream, fade away into nothingness.
Cupid sat up and wiped his tears away. No need to wallow. He had couples to pair up so that his day would pass and could spend another sleepless night watching a phantom of a long dead lover fade away in his arms.
The End.
The Second You Sleep
You close your eyes
And leave me naked by your side
You close the door
So I can't see
The love you keep inside
The love you keep for me.
It fills me up
It feels like living in a dream
It fills me up so I can't see
The love you keep inside
The love you keep for me
I stay to watch you fade away
I dream of you tonight
Tomorrow you'll be gone
It gives me time to stay
To watch you fade away
I dream of you tonight
Tomorrow you'll be gone
I wish by God you'd stay
I stay awake
I stay awake
And watch you breathe
I stay awake and watch you fly
Away into the night
Escaping through a dream
I stay to watch you fade away
I dream of you tonight
Tomorrow you'll be gone
It gives me time to stay
To watch you fade away
I dream of you tonight
Tomorrow you'll be gone
I wish by God you stay
-Saybia
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