The Heart's True Wish

Summary:

A young man is about to learn the truth that has so long been kept from him. A truth he never even suspected to exist. He and his lover, a man who has a deep personal secret he has yet to tell, must go out and discover what is going on and why the weight of the world suddenly seems to be on them.

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\'The time is near. When it comes do not fear.
You will be ready. Hold your ground and keep yourself steady.\'

Chris awoke with a start. \'That voice again…\' he thought to himself. \'Why does it keep haunting my dreams?\' For nearly a month now Chris had been hearing that voice speaking to him, telling him things. The scariest part was…what it told him always came true. The voice was pure and light, yet held an air about it that made Chris uncomfortable. Like the voice of angel but coming from a demon.

Sighing, Chris got up out of bed and walked toward the bathroom. He turned on the shower and soon steam filled the little room. He stripped out of the boxers he had slept in and stepped under the cascade of scolding water. Hissing slightly as it burned his skin, Chris soon became accustomed to the temperature and leaned against the wall relaxed. He grabbed his lilac-scented shampoo and put a generous amount into his hand, lathering it into his pale blonde hair. Slowly the soapy water ran into his mist-colored eyes and he shut his lids before it could cause him pain. Rinsing out his eyes and hair he grabbed a cloth to wash the rest of his body.

The scars from years of surgery were very apparent on his skin…especially the two that ran down his back. His mother told him that as a kid he had to have an experimental back surgery so that he could walk again, and those were the only proof he had. His mother never told him why he had to have all the surgeries that he did but he was glad when he stopped going. It wasn\'t fun spending the first fifteen years of his life in hospital after hospital. Chris was very average in height, but he was very feminine in his body structure. He had long slender fingers, shaped hips and shoulders, and his face, as he was often told by both men and women, looked like it was created by angels. Chris loved the looks but hated the attention it brought him.

Shutting off the water Chris stepped out of the shower stall and wrapped a towel around his waist, grabbing a slightly smaller towel for his hair. Chris sat on the edge of the bed and he gently shook his lover.

\"Wake up wonderful…\"Chris whispered sweetly into Matt\'s ear. Matt rolled over, eyes half open, and smiled at Chris.

\"Hey gorgeous,\" Matt said sleepily. \"What are you doing up so early?\" Matt was almost the direct opposite of his lover Chris. Matt was very tall, well built and extremely masculine. His coal-colored eyes were hidden by his untamable raven black hair. He too had scars, just like Chris, but his were from years of parental abuse and not from medical surgeries. He was very possessive of Chris, but not in an abusive way. He cherished his small lover and would gladly give his life protecting him from anyone or anything that would hurt him. Chris always compared him to an alpha wolf, dominative but protecting.

Chris smiled at Matt. \"It isn\'t early honey…it\'s almost afternoon.\" Chris nuzzled Matt\'s neck and placed a small kiss on his cheek. \"I love you.\"

Matt reached around and grabbed his lover\'s shoulders, pulling him down on the bed. He jerked back. \"You\'re all wet!\"

Chris burst out in laughter. \"Of course I am baby! I just took a shower. I would hope that I didn\'t wash myself without any water.\"

Matt glared playfully at Chris and tackled him to the bed. Matt smiled and placed a gentle kiss on his lover\'s lips. \"I love you too Chris…and I always will.\"

Chris sat up and walked over to their dresser. \"Brush my hair for me?\" he asked Matt shyly. Mat chuckled at his little lover\'s insecurity.

\"Baby, we go through this every time. We have been together for almost a year there is no need to be shy about showing affection toward each other.\" He stood up and took Chris\' hand and led him to the edge of the bed. Matt took the brush and sat behind his smaller love. As he ran the brush through Chris\' silken strands he noticed that Chris was beginning to fall asleep. \"You had that dream again didn\'t you?\"

Chris looked up and sighed. \"Yes,\" he replied. \"I don\'t know why but that voice just won\'t leave me alone.\"

Matt wrapped his arms around Chris and pulled him close. \"What did it say this time?\"

\"Something about \'the time is near\' and that I shouldn\'t be afraid…I\'m not sure what it means.\" Chris felt Matt\'s arms tighten around his body.

\"I don\'t like that this thing keeps talking to you in your dreams,\" Matt said sternly. \"It\'s the only place I can\'t protect you…\" Chris turned and looked at Matt, a small smile on his face.

\"I can put you in my dreams Matt…like I used to before we started dating…\"

Matt started laughing. \"I don’t think a wet dream will protect you.\" A deep blush filled Chris\' face. Matt smiled and pulled him close. \"Don\'t worry baby, nothing will ever take you away from me.\"

Chris wrapped his arms around Matt\'s neck and kissed him deeply. Matt leaned into the kiss and gently pushed Chris to the bed. Matt glanced over at the clock and stopped. He looked down at his lover. \"Don\'t you have to go to work Chris?\"

Chris looked over at the clock on the nightstand and jumped out of bed. \"Shit! I\'m going to be late!\" He ran around looking for his uniform and quickly put everything on. He was looking around for his belt when he noticed Matt was holding it up.

\"Does every cop at your precinct forget where they put their guns?\" Matt asked, grinning widely.

Chris glared at his taller lover and playfully pushed him. Matt smiled lovingly and wrapped the belt around Chris\' waist. \"That should do it,\" Matt said triumphantly. Chris just chuckled. He pulled on Matt\'s shirt to lower his head and kissed him. Matt picked up his lover and kissed as passionately as they had earlier. \"Hurry home baby,\" Matt told him. Chris nodded and grabbed his keys.

\"Bye baby…\"Chris said sadly.\"I\'ll be home as soon as I can.\" Chris hated leaving Matt everyday to go risk his life at work. Chris was one of the youngest detectives in the city\'s police force, and the youngest ever to be in the vice squad. Chris was around cop killers, drug abusers, rapists, and general thugs everyday and was frightened that one day he wouldn\'t be able to come home to his beloved Matt. But he knew that if anything were to happen to him Matt would spare no expense to make sure that he came home safe.

Chris walked down the parking garage to get to his car when suddenly his head began throbbing. A searing pain went shooting up and down his spine and Chris fell to his knees, holding his head in his hands. He let out a horrific scream of pain before passing out.

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Thanks for reading! ^^
I hope you all liked it. It\'s my first original M/M and I hope I am doing alright so far. Don\'t worry those of you who are waiting for the rated R...it comes in the later chapters. Right now we are getting the plot out of the way. Glad you took the time to read my story. Please R&R! (no flames please!)

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