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MY LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS..

prompt: As a stranger, I viewed you from a frosted window. As a friend, I viewed you from a chain-wire fence. As a lover, I viewed you from a brick wall. Because the closer I got to you, the more precautions I took, because the closer I got to you, the more scared I was of losing you.

As a stranger, I viewed you from a frosted window. As a friend, I viewed you from a chain-wire fence. As a lover, I viewed you from a brick wall. Because the closer I got to you, the more precautions I took, because the closer I got to you, the more scared I was of losing you.

“Stop talking gibberish and making excuses!” you told me, in choked words and restrained tears as you ran farther away from me. I’m sorry but I can’t run after you because when I do get you I might not be able to let you go.

*~*~*~*~*
I wonder what would’ve happened if I just stayed inside the palace walls and never let my curiosity win over me. It was already a given that I would be the next king, ‘going out’ was just formalities but, carefree as I am, I consented to the traditions and I saw you. You, who outshine the rest, you who opens his hand to greet me and considered me a friend, it was dangerous but I wanted to be close to you.

“You don’t look so good, are you okay?” you asked me once, as you touched my face with your warm, soft hand. I must’ve looked really pale by then and despite how the hunger boils deep inside me, how your scent entices me, all I can do was smile and nod.

When you saw me lying on my apartment floor and took me in your arms, I thought I would lose my mind and although the timing was way off, I was glad the kissing distracted me and settled my growing hunger but heightened my lust for you. You don’t know how relieved I was that I was able to take you without actually devouring you, literally.

“Where have you been to these past weeks? You may be a good dancer but teacher doesn’t approve slacking.” You reprimanded me and I just embraced you as tightly as a human could and you will never believe how glad I was to be near you without thoughts of bearing my teeth on you.

You’ve talked of the future, about us together forever. You looked so happy that I dared not tell you that it will never come true. I was already called back, if it was the past me, I would leave instantly but since I met you, I’m having second thoughts. I’m already making the royal family worried about my sudden interest in humans. For the first time, I want to stay in this boring human world, stay with you.

But that is also a dream that will never come true.

*~*~*~*~*
“Hae you’ve gotta be kidding me?! I thought the whole the closer I got to you the more scared I was of losing you was just you being melodramatic, one of your mood swings.” You said as you grabbed unto my arm.
“I only came to check up on you. There have been some weird killings these days.”
“Well, yeah, but what does that got to do with me? C’mon don’t joke around.”
I moved closer to hug you one last time as I sensed something ominous coming toward us. “Nothing, but everything has to do with me.”

Traitorous weaklings were charging towards us. The scene of body parts sliced off, blood spurting and tainting my skin and the wails of the dying was nothing new to me, it was fun but I was afraid to turn back and look at your expression. I swore to never show my real self in front of you and thanks to these bastards I couldn’t keep that promise. I could sense the fear inside of you and it angered me.

“Prince, what shall we do with him?” my attendant asked. I stopped in front the Nether gates, where Cerberus’ paw slipped and nabbed the demons that were escaping, devouring every bit of them. I pet one of its three heads as another head licked the filthy demon blood off my face and hands.
“He is no threat to us, the demons that have been causing an unbalance between our worlds are more of a problem, see to it that that is taken care of or else I will do it myself.” I said darkly. I swiftly turned and hurled hell’s fire behind you and killed another demon.

I promised that when I’ll break your heart, it would be a human who will do it not the real me. If only I could erase your memories but I can’t. I’m sorry that you have to see me this way and…
“Goodbye.”
And I love you. Tears were threatening to come out but I have to hold them in, they are not regular tears and I am in no position to cry for a human. You stayed rooted on the ground as I stepped inside the gates, with the sound of your pounding heart and tears falling echoing in my ears.

*~*~*~*~*
It pains me that I am not near you. I thought I haven’t gone too deep but I suppose you’ve taken a lot from me. I want to see you but in order to keep you safe I have to keep my end of the deal.
“Eunhyuk…” I always whisper your name whenever I can. “If only demons die like humans do then I’d stop hurting.”

“If you’d die then all my hard work would be worthless.” I opened my eyes abruptly when I heard your voice. You were there standing in front of me, I reached for your face and it did not disappear just like in my dreams but there was something different in you, you’ve lost your warmth. Tears rolled down my cheeks.
“Why did you do this? You’ll be damned for eternity.” I want to be with you, but I don’t want to take the heavens from you. Why did you become a Deathbringer?
“Because I love you, it was my choice to take this job so I can be where you are. I perfected the art of taking rotten lives as fast as I could because I wanted to be closer to you. Please don’t push me away. I don’t want to serve the King with a broken heart.”

I laughed and I cried inside your embrace. At that moment I don’t care if someone have seen us, and if they’ll use this against me. It doesn’t matter, I am the law in this world and for all that I’ve deprived myself of, this is just a fair trade of it all. We don’t have eternity but until we’ve served our purpose at least I know we’d be spending a great deal of time before that happens.

“No regrets in choosing this darkness?”
“I’ve never once consider this total darkness because you’ve been my light.”
And so are you, the brightest person there is…

THE END~