PROLOGUE     

 

            After finishing his last shade on his test paper, he confidently puts aside his pencil and rubber eraser at the upper most left of his desk. Confident enough of his answers, he caught the proctor’s shocked expression when he realized that he was already done with the exam. He then slowly scanned the class room only to see his classmates’ faces – full of reflections of the extreme difficulty of the exam.

 

            He couldn’t help but to wear a slight grin on his face, with his mind full of thoughts about how he is far superior from his classmates. How they are suffering so hard during this exam, but he, without even breaking a sweat managed to finish it. However, when he caught a sight of the current time, he was not amused – it is still far from the dismissal period. He felt a little irritated that he has to wait for his incompetent classmates. Trying not to break loose of the temper he’s been keeping inside, he decided to take a gaze outside the window beside him. The sky is unnaturally dark, clouds are thickening every tick of a second, the leaves from the trees are scattering wildly along with the howling wind.

 

            Upon noticing the weather, his face went blank. He is trying not to show his dismay at the sudden gloomy weather. Suddenly, he saw this dark figure standing outside the gates of their school. He couldn’t help it and he automatically smile upon the appearance of the dark figure. He stared at the figure for a moment, and as if they had exchanged messages, he looked away from the window, grinned and then he softly whispered, ‘I understand’.

 

            The school bell began to ring. This was the signal he’s been waiting. He immediately took his pencil and rubber eraser, his bag and hurried in front of the room to pass his test papers. He handed them over to their proctor who immediately scanned his test papers, thoroughly through the front and at the back, trying to assure that he did not committed any acts of cheating nor played with the test questions. Upon seeing this action by their proctor, he felt a sudden rush of blood inside him, but he took full control of it by gripping his right hand tightly. He knew that this day must be perfect and should not be spoiled any further by such a mere act. It is not worth of his rage anyway, he continually thinks on his mind to prevent from breaking out with hostility.

 

            Before leaving the room, he turned around and saw his other classmates about to pass their paper. They looked at him intently, but it did not affect him in a single way. Instead, he was thinking that they are just envious of him, envious for he has managed to finish the exam for just twenty minutes, but for them, even the entire period wasn’t enough to finish the whole exam. He knew the perfect answer to the intent stares of his classmates, so he wore a smirk on his face and turned around, not minding his classmates’ feelings and opinions. They won’t matter to him anymore, for he believe that it won’t even make a difference if he cared about their feelings or not, he won’t meet most of them after the school years anyway. He continued his steps through the corridors and down to the lockers room.

 

            There are only few things that are important to him in his locker, the other stuff don’t matter anymore, but he kept them for purpose of hiding the important things in his locker. He had been doing this for if people will try to look at his locker and found it messy, they won’t even bother to search for more. Even though messing too much was against his will, he needed to do it for the sake of his precious things.  Out of all the things inside his locker, the most important for this day is this five inch-long, an inch wide, and colored of deep metallic green cylinder. He managed to get a hold of it after thoroughly scanning inside his locker. He felt its whole body, scanning for marks and dents that can easily destroy the purity of this precious material. He smiled as he was unable to feel nor see any of those things, and even wore a greater smile upon remembering the only thing that can stain his precious material. He began imagining it reigning over the material’s body, taking away its pureness, slowly and giving it a brand new identity. His thoughts faded away when he heard other people entering the room. He immediately closed his locker, slid his material into his pocket and started his way out of the school’s confines.

 

            Just after reaching a few blocks from his school, he found his path, a dark and narrow alley blocked by some of his thug classmates. He stopped for a moment, but he knew there’s no reason for him to feel threatened about this act. He looked at their faces and upon seeing them, he already knew what are they up to, and he knows they will blabber about their jealousy and envy.

 

            ‘Enjoying ourselves eh?’ The tallest of the four classmates said. He replied by simply smiling.

 

            ‘You see, I really don’t get you,’ the tallest put his hands on his shoulders.  ‘Do our sufferings bring you some sort of entertainment?’ The tallest interrogated and began to tighten the grip on his shoulders. The other three classmates grinned upon seeing him cornered, and him looking helpless to them.

 

            He did not falter, although he knew he is cornered, he shows no chance of being scared by this situation. Instead of faltering, he let off another smile. This time however, his smile looked so dark that it frightened the other three classmates a little. They exchanged glances, glances that showed their puzzled minds. The tallest was irritated by the response of him, so in time, he decided to prepare his fist and land a blow oh him. His smile grew wider and darker as the fist of the tallest classmate was getting nearer, ready to land on his face in a matter of seconds. The fist of the tallest classmate was so close to his face when the tallest classmate fell on his knees and began gasping for air. Thunders began to roar and lightning were flashing up in the dark sky. Soon after, a downpour has started and the tallest completely fell on the floor. He is, however, still alive, but faintly breathing. His blood started to mix with the accumulating rainwater on the ground.

 

            The other three classmates went back on their feet and started to yell at him. They were scared, yet angry about what happened. But then again, their emotions didn’t matter to him, instead, they saw him smile again – widely – but this time, they knew that the smile was not mean for them. His gaze was for something ahead the path – something behind them. The other three classmates did not get the chance to turn around see what it was. They were soon, one-by-one, attacked by a dark figure. One by one, they were stabbed with a strange instrument, piercing deeply through their skin, down to their muscles. They all fell in the ground, gasping for air, with their blood gushing out from their lower right neck.

 

            The dark figure then approached him, stepping on his fallen classmates’ bodies. The dark figure smiled back at him and then went nearer with his face almost meeting his face.  While holding the special instrument with his right hand, the dark figure placed his left hand on his cheek and whispered to him,

 

            ‘Happy birthday!’

           

            He was certainly amused by this greeting that he immediately hugged the dark figure. The hug was then followed by a kiss from the dark figure and he immediately supplied him back with a more intimate one. That was the signal, the spark of their love for each other. In the middle of the long and dark alley, with the rain heavily pouring, thunders were roaring and lightning prevails over the dark sky, the two constantly exchanged kisses intimately, with him going down the dark figure’s jaw, down to his neck and the dark figure equally returning the favor. The dark figure kissed his ear, it slightly, down to his jaw, and gave a more intimate kiss on his neck. He couldn’t help but to let out a slight moan upon feeling the electricity, and the heat running throughout his body. The dark figure smiled upon haring his moan, for him, he is satisfied as he is satisfied as well.

 

            The temperature started to drop but the passion of the two kept them warm. The dark figure knew this was not the right place for them to continue, and he still have something as a surprise for him. So the dark figure halted their session by landing a kiss on his forehead. Satisfied by the dark figure’s actions, he hugged him again tightly and pecked him back on the lips. They stared at each other for a few seconds and they both exchanged smiles. ‘Come! I’ll show you more.’ The dark figure said as he stated to pull him. They started their way out of the dark alley, leaving his four classmates’ bodies, stone-cold and soaked with their own blood and the accumulated rainwater.

 

            Inside an apartment, were two bodies, lying side b side; their eyes wide open and their blood scattered all over the floor. The dark figure claimed their lives just before their meeting. He then gestured to them and greeted him once again.

 

             ‘Happy birthday!’ The dark figure said as he smiled while pointing at the dead bodies.

 

            He let out a smile with a noticeable slight laugh. That was his answer, he liked it very much. ‘How?’ He asked seriously at the dark figure.

 

            ‘The usual way,’ the dark figure confidently said. ‘but this one is just poisoned, she is just covered by the blood of the other one.’

 

            ‘Oh, why didn’t you use it to her?’

 

            ‘Because I left it for you.’ The dark figure smiled. ‘Come on, don’t pull back. Do it now, it’s free!’

 

            Upon hearing those words from the dark figure, he felt a sense of excitement tingling down to his spine. He then pulled out his most precious thing from his pocket and began to take steps closer to the body. He removed its cap revealing a fine metal with a sharp and detailed end. His eyes glimmered as he examined its purity, and again, a sense of excitement struck him, as he imagined his material being covered by the only thing that can take away its purity – blood. And now, with a full force, he stabbed the dead in her neck, deeply piercing a hole carrying the pattern like that of his instrument’s tip. He lifted his instrument with an extreme speed causing the blood of the body to splatter on his face. He felt relieved. Joy filled him as he felt every drop of blood on his face, as he sees the mark left by his instrument, and as the blood covered his instrument, taking away its purity.

 

‘It really fits perfectly with yours.’ He said as he saw the mark on the other body.

 

            The dark figure smiled and went near him. He wiped the several blood stains on his face and started to kiss him again. The two did not hold back anymore, they were ready to give it all this time. They began undressing each other, with their sweat running across their entire bodies. He began exploring the dark figure’s body with his lips and the dark figure, feeling electricity flowing in his body at every touch of his lips. Even though the dark figure is enjoying the pleasure, he knew that today is his special day, so the dark figure grabbed his head and spoke softly ‘Let me’.  He then reached for his lips, down to his neck and slowly to his chest. He was obviously enjoying it, and the dark figure went all the way down causing him to moan. He felt a strange yet pleasurable sensation as the dark figure continued it. He looked down and saw him intensely and intimately doing his job.

 

            The dark figure looked at him and saw his eyes full of lust and passion. With that, he knew he is ready to receive him. So the dark figure started to unbuckle his belt, while he looked at the dark figure and his heart pounded with every movement of him. He then started to remove his pants and undies, revealing himself to him. A strange sense of excitement filled him when he saw the dark figure’s bare body. He looked at his face, down to his slightly chiseled body and down to his hardened flesh. The dark figure smiled at him as he noticed his eyes burning with passion.

 

‘Are you imagining things?’ The dark figure asked with a smirk on his face.

 

            He then laughed a bit and returned with his serious face. ‘No, I don’t need to imagine things.’ He said as he reached for the dark figure’s hands and pulled him closer with their bodies touching. ‘They’re going to be real anyway.’ He finished his sentence by giving a soft peck at the dark figure’s lips.

 

            The dark figure then began to invade him, slowly and as soft as possible. The moment the dark figure entered him completely, they gave off a deep sigh. They kissed each other passionately and he hugged him tightly. The dark figure started to gain speed and his actions are being answered by his moans or by him giving the dark figure a lustful and passionate kiss.

 

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            Coldness enveloped the entire city as the rain continues to fall, thunders roaring and lightning prevailing over the night sky. In the middle of a road where seldom pass and vehicles travel swiftly, the dark figure walked slowly while carrying him with his both arms. Like a child being carried by his parents, he looked at the dark figure’s eyes for a moment. The dark figure looked at him and spoke in a very cold way.

            ‘This is where we part.’ He said to him with a serious face. The dark figure began to bend down, made his feet rest on the ground and spoke to him before completely leaving him.

 

            ‘Remember our promise okay?’ The dark figure spoke to him while looking directly to his eyes.

 

            ‘You shall forget everything, but will always remember that this won’t be our last meeting.’ He just nodded and spoke of no words.

 

             ‘And also don’t forget,’ the dark figure held his right cheek and said,

             ‘I love you.’ The dark figure carefully laid his body, and before leaving, he felt inside his pocket and obtained his precious material.

 

              ‘One day, our plans will come true.’ The dark figure stood up and began to walk away, slowly fading into the dark. Even though his vision has been blurred by the rainfall, he was able to see clearly the dark figure’s eyes. The image of those eyes lingering on his mind, the eyes that he will always notice; the eyes of the person that he loves the most. He then smiled slightly, closed his eyes, and began to lose his consciousness.