Thread: The Crow: Unforeseen Duet (Alvis Alendran & darkangel76)

The dreams were getting worsestronger, more vivid. Lucy was beside herself and didn't quite know what to do about them. In the past, she'd talk to her sister, but that wasn't an option any longer. She'd received an urgent phone call from her father's secretary that he needed to attend some business regarding Aleena, that something had happened. More than anything she wanted to pick up and leave that very moment. But her father forbade it. And Lucy was no fool. She knew if her father made those types of demands, it meant her apartment would be watched. Even still, it had been far too long since she'd spoken to her sister. Though things between them weren't the same as when they'd been little girls, they still had that bond. Didn't they? Lucy liked to think they did, that there was still that hope of rekindling things to the way they once had been. Her green eyes fluttered closed as she stared out her open window, the moon shining down overhead. She heard Aleena's voice like it was yesterday... Stop worrying, Lucy. Aleena smirked, her hands smoothing out the fine skirt she wore. I'm a big girl. I can handle daddy. Lucy just sighed, leaning back in the papasan chair, the soft black cushion seemed to swallow her small body as she sat there, green eyes meeting green. And I can't? she retorted. Aleena crossed her legs and leaned forward on the small wooden chair she was sitting on. If you could, you'd be working for him. That isn't fair, Lucy interjected. Isn't it? Aleena quickly added, her red hair sleeked back with gel and secured in a tight bun. A wisp of red fell loose and she tucked it behind her ear, clearly annoyed. No. It isn't, Lucy stated. She raked her hands through her own red mane, wild curls swishing this way and that. You know how he can be...the things he does... Her voice trailed, becoming a whisper. Honestly, Luce, a lot of that is just rumor to get the competition cowering in fear. Aleena's face softened. Do you really think I'd get involved in something like that? Lucy's eyes opened wide, her heart lurching. She still saw that facethe one in her dreams. He was becoming clearer each time and her heart longed to find him. Something inside her told her that she needed to find him, that he was real, that he was...out there. A part of her knew it was stupid. But she had no one to confide in. Her father had seen to that and now things were strange with Aleena. He wouldn't let her talk to her. Why? Too many questions. Unable to sleep, Lucy walked over to her television set and flipped the thing on. Nothing was on at this hour. She had no idea why she was even bothering. Sitting down on the tiny loveseat, she stared at the screen, a newsflash suddenly taking over the screen. Large white letters flashed causing Lucy's body to tense. She sat up, eyes wide as she watched the images pop upLady Lucy's, her father. What? Lucy whispered, blinking rapidly as she tried to make sense of what she was seeing. According to the reported, the place had burned down about a week ago, several people wounded and a few meeting a fatal end. Gasping, she shut the thing off and stood up. Why hadn't her father told her about this? What was he hiding? Did Aleena know? Aleena! Oh god... Tears began to well in Lucy's eyes. Without a further thought, she quickly changed out of her thin nightgown and into a pair of black leggings and a white t-shirt. She shoved her feet into a pair of black sneakers and just ran out into the night, choking on sobs as her reality came crashing down around her. How she hated her father! As Lucy ran, flaming hair flying behind her in the breeze, she saw just one face in her headthe man in her nightmares. That face...those eyes...that mouth...