It was a beautiful morning for Chloe Nair, but she couldn't shake the anxiousness that enveloped her. "Why am I going through this again?" She treads the path that lead to the bridge that connected to the other side. "Will he even be there?" Was one of the questions that crossed her mind. She didn't know how she managed to slip by unnoticed, but perhaps today was a good day.
She covered the suns rays with a dainty hand, the colors of the then forest were vivid with life. Creatures both big and small, walked or flew above the skies. Their sounds concocted a strange harmony that will never be replicated.
When her eyes caught sight sight of another
Joseph, the adonis from before, stood atop the bridge. The sun rays complimented his skin well, his eyes seemed to shine brightly under it. "Well look who came." His grin grew wide as he skipped down to greet her. "Who said I came here for you?" It was a lie but it's saves her a bit of skin doesn't it?
She had to gone by sundown, and she came at noon perhaps this is enough time. "Who else would you come for little princess? No one elses here." Joseph teased her, circling her form a kin to a playful dog.
"So what do you want?" Vera spoke impatiently, her face scrunching cutely. Joseph chuckled at her, before saying " Company as I said the night before, I'd like to show you something." Vera looked at him curiously. He offered her his hands to take, yet she still felt unsure.
"....Where?" She hesistantly took his hand, but this was enough for Joseph. "There." He spoke quick and he ran quick. "Wo-woah! Sh-slow down!!" Vera pleaded as she ran through the thick woods. Her chiton dress was, perhaps, not suited for the affairs Joseph had planned. "Vera! You need to learn to let go! To be free-!" Joseph said, his smile evident in his voice as he treads the roots of the trees.
After awhile, thou she wouldn't admit, chloe enjoyed the feeling. The feeling of running wild. Maybe, just maybe, being no one would benefit her if she was able to feel this.
Suddenly, Joseph came to an abrupt halt and so did she. Chloe came crashing at Joseph's back. "H-hey!" She hits his back, but not too hard. He looks back at her, grinning gleefully, "We're here."
The scene infront of her took her breathe away. Imagine this, a wide open area filled to the brim with flowers. The wind never seemed to cease as the flowers sway to it's beat. The green grass balanced the many colors that varied in vibrancy. It looked so beautiful.
"Th-this is..." "it's amazing right?" Joseph grinned at the awe speckled look on her eyes. What Chloe felt at that moment was indescribable. The flower field reminded her of what her childhood could have been. The thing it has not been. However, she wasn't feeling bitter at that moment despite the way she could feel instead—
"Thank you." Light as it was, it was still heard. The adonis looked at the maiden silently, and his thoughts were left unsaid.
That day, was the start of the friendship they never expected would last.
That flower field became the meeting place for the two. They've done everything there. Sleep, read, dance and sing. They've experienced everything they've never experience with another with eachother. Joseph, the person who gave her a lot of the first experience.
They did many things together in that flower field. That place became their secret meeting spot everytime they had free time. They joke with eachother, sing with eachother, dance withother, travel withother. Jusf about everything.
There were a couple of instances where they would push eachother into the pond located near the border of the field's edge. Joseph had onced pushed Chloe into the somewhat cold temperature of the pool, and in retaliation Chloe would pull Joseph face first into the pond. They played like kids, splashing eachother with the fresh water. The two came out drenched.
Then the two would dry their clothes by hanging it in the branches of an old tree. They would sit opposite to eachother, for privacy's sake. They grew close, close to the point it didn't bother them the fact the other was practically butt naked a mere feet away
One time, they made both music and noise inside that field. They created weird songs and weird dance steps to complement them. Chlor had made a ballad about the earth and to perform it, she had to spin continuously as if she was the earth. While Joseph on the other hand made a song about, oddly enough, octopi. He had to bob his arms up and down and make wiggly motions to do it.
Sometimes they'd actually create decent harmony for the sake of it.
The most memorable one was when they sneaked out to mingle with the people. With Joseph still nonchalantly flaunting his looks and Chloe shielding her face with a cloak, they entered the crowd without, at least not to their knowledge, a problem.
The streets were covered with beautiful lights. There was music and dancing everywhere. Some sang in their native tone, some with one syllable and others sang similar to drunken folk.
That day before the sun sets, they danced together, even a midst the others they danced as though they were the only ones there.
As days went and nights became colder, the two continued meeting in the hidden flower field. Time went on fast, and their friendship became prevalent. They grew to the point that, the two had eachother through thick and thin. No one knew The mysterious adonis as The equally mysterious maiden knew him. No one knew Chloe as Joseph knew her.
However, they never went past the border of being more than what they could be. It was, again, left unsaid. The maiden was too meek and inexperienced to do the first move, after all she's never had the chance to further in these kinds of relationships. The adonis was too prideful to admit that he had fallend for the maiden, even when he thought friendship was enough.
Although things were changing.
"Hey Joseph." They were lying in the floral field hidden in the forest. Chloe sat by the fluffy grass, weaving strands of flowers delicately into the Adonis' hair, who decided Chloe's lap was a place suited to lie his 'precious' head at. "Hmm?" Josepg hummed, his eyes closed to the world but no doubt he could feel everything as though he could see. Chloe wavered as she said, " I don't think I'll be able to come tomorrow."
Suddenly, Joseph's eyes went wide. He sat up, shook her my the shoulders saying "Haa?! Why?" "Well you know." She gently collects Joseph's hands to hers. "The days are becoming shorter as the nights grow longer, I don't think I'll be able to go out unnoticed."
The sky seemed to darken at that. Seeing him unresponsive made her panic. Quickly she spat out, "h-hey! I may not be able to accompany you now but th-that's okay! We'll be able to see eachother next se—" "that's not it. " Joseph said solemnly. He rubs his temples as he thought. When Joseph stood up, Chloe quickly did the same.
"T-then, what's wrong?" She asked. His handsome face uncharacteristically held a downcasted expression. With a weak voice he answered, " you're basically telling me I'll never see you in like what? Months? Years? Never?"
"Why are you agitated by this?" The maiden asked, feeling a bit of courage rise in him, he unknowingly blurted out, "that's because I don't want to loose you.". The color of red flowers bloomed on Vera's cheeks. "Ho-how cheesy of you!"
"But I'm telling the truth." Joseph insisted. He faced Vera then and there. With full honesty, "Give me a chance, let me have a place in your future, and if fate allows it. I will give you my everything." The face the maiden was quite telling. She was hesitant and acted confused with his response. "Give me time to think about it." Her hands caress one of the flowers she'd weaved before. "Tell me no lies and perhaps I'll accept."
Maybe it was today, maybe it wasn't, but with the things at stake, he was willing to take the risk. "Vera." He hesitated and regained his resolve. "I.. I hope that after hearing what I say, you won't push me away."
A spark lit up in her eyes, "try me." She saw the hesitance in his form, but nothing would sway the way she thinks of him. At least, she thinks.
"I'm no man. I am Apollo, The Sun God."
First came silence, then laughter. "Wh-wha, why are you laughing?" He asked as Chloe laughed herself to hysterics. She continued laughing as she said, "That's a funny joke Jos! But I don't think nows the time to joke—" "well thats because it isn't!" He interrupts. He storms off, ruffling the flowers off his hair. "H-hey! Wha-what're you doing!"
He doesn't answer as he walks further into the flower field. Chloe tried, tried to follow after him as the flowers slowly seemed to swallow them. The once cloudy skies above them started to scatter and open. Bright rays poured down unto colorful flowers, creating what seems like golden pillars made from the sun's own threads.
When she did caught up to him, she didn't notice it at first. "Jo-joseph?" His skin, was slowly becoming a kin to that of porcelain. His hair became more platinum is color, a golden sheen seemed to reflect on it. His eyes, his eyes held semblance to a sea made of liquid gold.
"W-who.."
"You know who."
The things that occured after that became blurry to Chloe. She doesn't recall walking home that day, but she awoke in her bed. She doesn't recall ever having a plant in her room but now she has. And she most certainly does not recall Joseph, sleeping right beside her bed.
The sleeping man beside her was serene even in sleep. She couldn't scream in surprise knowing it would alert the others. So instead she screamed in the safest place to scream, her mind.
"WAIT WHAT WHERE WHY HE HERE WHAT WAIT HUH??"
It is rather unfortunate to witness that scene. Chloe has lost the function properly for 10 seconds or more.
Joseph woke up when he felt movement beside him. He opened his eyes to see Vera seemingly flabber ghasted. "Good morning." He says sluggishly, as if this was a normal everyday occurance.
"Wh-what happaned yesterday?!"
"What you don't remember?"
"I don't so explain!"
"Well." Joseph started, "after the talk we had in the field, you just.. lost it? You were low in energy maybe. You slowly tilted to my side and just kept on muttering I need to go home." He sat up, stretching his body like a cat would. "And as you can see, I did take you home. You told me the directions then boom, magic"
"How did you even manage to go pass the guards?" Chloe said, a deadpanned expression in her face. Joseph however, only smiled cheekily. "I have my ways, and now it's my turn to ask questions~"
"What do you remember about yesterday?"
Chloe was stunned at this question. What was she going to say? That yes! I remember you telling me to give you a chance to be my lover and the fact you're Apollo! So instead she feigned ignorance.
"All I remember you asking me to give you a chance." She answers. "Is that all?" "Yes." Joseph bought it either way. "So? Do I have a chance?" His eyes glimmered blue like the sea.
"I..."
Scene two Act one
End
rAIne notes
Hi cliff hanger nice to see you. Also hi this is a rather short chappy due to the fact buwan ng wika still has my ass on a leash. Am deeply sorry for the ooc and cringe you have just experience, there is one more scene before the end of the play, or is this really a play?