Dark Love

 

Flashback: 

 

The grass crunched beneath my feet, and I wondered if it was too late to back down. The trees surrounded me on every side creating a circle and as I turned. I quickly forgot the path I had taken and fear chewed at me. I don't know why I had been so stupid to take the stupid dare. The wind picked up, bushes shook, and the trees waved their leaves, laughing at me.

I wanted to go home to my warm cozy bed and forget this ever happened but as luck would have it, I just had to defend my pride.

I took a calming breath and thought positive. I had accomplished my dare. No one could say anything! I wasn't a chicken, coward and all those other things they called me but a champion. I had won! As just as I was celebrating I heard noise, I surveyed the area but saw nothing. It grew louder and I was able to make out music and laughter. But which path was it?!

I twisted, turned and listened, yet nothing.

There was only one way this was going to work I determined. I would just have to listen closely and hope I walked the right path. I waited and waited until finally the noise rose so extremely high, I could tell the noise came for the upper right path. My heart jumped into my throat as I ran, no raced towards the fading noise. The thought of losing my only source out, pushed my legs to increase their pace.

"I'm getting out." I whispered, panting as i saw the grass field rushing for me. Yes, I had made it out. The wind blew, it's sweet kiss over my hot sweaty body; I prayed for more but abruptly it stopped. I opened my eyes I hadn't known I closed.

Shiny bright stars filled the open sky as the moon slept in its corner. It was breathe -taking but not as heart pounding as the sight in front of me. Men, women, children dressed down in only torn pieces of cloth covering only the important parts. Mud smudged the side of their faces, marking symbols of some meaning on their faces. They were exotic beautiful looking people and stared all at one thing.

Me.

I nervously jumped from one foot to the other. There were at least a thousand of them spread out in the grass field forming a giant circle that seem to continue forever. There's no way I could try to run.

A throat cleared behind me and I quickly turned around.

A man sitting in front of two similar dressed people, sighed.

"Girl, do you know what you have done?" The man asked. He was old, about his mid-sixties, with a white long beard. I stared at him for a moment before shaking my head, no. I wasn't expecting him to speak English especially with his exotic look. I had at least expected him to speak a beautiful language i wouldn't understand not plain boring English. That's not the point I thought coming back to reality. What did he mean, what I had done?! I did nothing!

"You have ruined my son's wedding! Now, his betrothed and him can't get married until the next crescent moon!..." He yelled his voice echoing in the silence of the night. But that didn't stop him. He continued to rant, and after a while I did what I always did when i was getting lectured, I tuned him out and stared around. I knew I should be paying attention but the feeling of wanting to be home soon became too much.

I turned away from the man and his family to be and searched for a way out. When I got a feeling. The kind of feeling you get when someone's watching you. I switched my search for a way out for the owner who watched me. But, I know what you're going to say they're all watching you, however there was someone staring a hole in me.

It didn't take me long to find the owner. He was the only one seated on a throne like chair high above everyone. He was beyond words. His beauty compared to no one in the world, his hair swirled around his neck before settling onto his shoulders. His bright green eyes burned their way into my memory.

"Who is he?" I whispered not wanting the sexy god to hear me.

"Oh, my king!" The old man ran."I apologize for have forgetting you! I'm ..."

The god rose his hand up and silenced the man.

"Come." The god uttered and my feet followed his command.

"You are beautiful." The god spoke as I stopped in front of him. He's lying I thought. I looked like a wild mess, my hair stuck every which way, I sweated like no to tomorrow and I probably looked like a deer caught in headlights. Yet, I stilled blushed.

Up close he was even more handsome, yet young, like around his early 20's. Though still older than me, like three or four years, not important right now! His eyes an even more beautiful green up close. His lips light pink. Omg he just licked them! I've got to focus I chided myself!

"Come closer." He whispered softly. I moved until I was practically on his lap.

"Tell me little one why are you out at such a late hour?" His voice sent shivers through my body.

"Um.." I stuttered. What do I say?! I didn't want to look like a fool in front of someone so sexy.

"Well, you see.. It's a long story." I rushed out.

"As I see it little one, you have ruined what everyone has gathered for. I think you owe my people an explanation." Pulling me until I Was sitting on his lap. I felt his chest rise and fall against my back and I know it wasn't sexual but it turned me. I moved to sit on the edge of his legs instead of... well where I was right now, but he positioned his arm around my waist to keep me in place. Fuck!

"My people, my family! come let us listen to what this little one has to say!" He commanded, raising his voice with every word. The people raised as if they had just awoken from a slumber. They yelled and cheered.

My palms sweated and I looked over the crowd of people as they moved towards us. Us?! I liked the sound of that. Not now, I reminded myself as I caught myself staring at the god. His chest stilled touched my back and my body reacted sending little bolts to my private.

I needed to get away from them, him! I shouldn't be feeling like this for a stranger, a sexy stranger but a stranger all the same! The crowed of people had gotten noisier. They really annoyed me, blocking any chances of escape.

"Quiet!" He spoke. The voices of the creatures of the night were the only things that could be heard.

"Speak." He pointedly stared at me.

"So...um...yea!" I struggled , more like battled to get out of his lap and when I did he stood up angrily.

"You.." He clenched and unclench end his fist.

"Me what?!"

He breathed though his nose as if he tried to stay calm.

"You will explain to my people, respectfully and truthfully!" He yelled leaving no room for comment. "My people are my everything and you treat them like I treat you! With respect!" He grabbed me and we stared into the others eyes, seeing who would break and of course it was me.

I shivered in fear. His eyes blazed and I hated I was on the receiving end. I didn't like it one bit. My switched from one foot to the other but that didn't seem to be enough because soon after I began to scratched my arms bloody.

"Don't hurt yourself little one." The god whispered in my ear angrily before smiling when I stopped. "Such Seeing him so close to me, the urge to kiss him was overwhelming especially when he smiled and I gave in to my urge. A small simple kiss.

He pulled back as he was shot. The people gasped and glared at me, like I had done something bad. It was just a small kiss!

The wind picked with the force of a thunderstorm, when a thought hit me. These people were exotic and strange what if a kiss meant something else in the culture. I stared at the god as he glared at me.

"Do you know what you have done?!" He yelled. His eyes wild and frightening. He looked like a killer, a predator ready to attack his prey.

"No..but from the way your acting. It's something really bad."

"Bad?! No you done something so unforgivable!! You've taken away any chance for me to find my true soul mate! You have just married us!!"

"M-married?!" I yelled. I-we couldn't be married! I was barely 17! I couldn't be married!

"I want a divorce! Now!" I yelled pulling him to me. I stared at him in horror. He had to have the answers I was looking for! Just had too!

His glare deepened. 

"We cannot! Once you have married in my tribe, you can't undo it or separate!"

I can't.....couldn't go through with this! They're crazy it was just a simple kiss!! Just a kiss!

"Please..get me out of this!" I cried sinking to my knees. Tears poured down my cheeks.

He cupped my face, some of his earlier anger gone.

"I'm, sorry but we're in this together now. I welcome you, my wife!"

The cheers of the crowd and the new arrangement was too much.

"Wake up my beautiful wife." The voice sounded familiar and soothing. I opened my eyes, blinking the sleep away. Leaning down over me was the face of the god. His hair tousled as if he too had awoken from sleep. Memories of last night I think..rushed back to me. I was married! Momma wasn't going to be too happy with this! All this because of a stupid stupid dare!

"Morning." He whispered after a small peck on the lips. I blushed and wanted more but also didn't want to bother him. It was my fault anyway that we were married in the first place!

I looked around the room I was in and notice I slept on a blood red colored king size bed with matching feather soft pillows. Wolves of every size, color, etc. covered the room in posters and pictures.

"What would you like for breakfast?" He called from outside the room. He can cook?! Lord, I hit the jackpot! Wait, when had he left the room?!

"Hello?" He asked, coming back in the room. I guess I took too long with my answer.

"Um, yes, please." I blushed.

He smirked and left to which I think was the kitchen. I laid back and thought. How the hell would I get myself out of this one?!