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

Lucy brushed past the man so that she could gently shut her door, the wood closing with a soft click. Quickly, carefully, she locked it up. She twisted the bolt the first then fastened the chain followed by placing the key back in the keyhole in the knob itself. She grinned sheepishly as she watched the man hold onto the blanket she'd just given him, studying him a bit with her emerald eyes and noticing that he couldn't help but glance at the sketches she had lining her walls. Her cheeks warmed when her own drifted to the one portrait she'd spent a particularly great amount of time on, her hands having crafted a likeness so perfect that it gave her chills as she looked at it and then at the man standing before her. There were a couple of differences though. They were subtle, but there. Despite the shadows she'd marked on his features in the drawing, she'd know him anyway. Always. With heated cheeks, Lucy cleared her throat. Her green gaze suddenly turned to the floor. Where do I know you? she restated the question, letting it roll around her mind a little. It wasn't an easy answer. Lucy had never seen him before. She didn't know who he was, where he came from. Hell, she didn't even know his name. The fact that he knew Aleena had taken her by surprise. Though, given everything, she supposed it shouldn't have. Aleena was her sister, her twin...the one everyone was always drawn to. Her father had made that perfectly clear ever since they were little, ever since they'd lost their mother. Well, Lucy began as she headed toward her kitchenette. She opened the tiny fridge and looked inside. There was some thawed hamburger inside and the sight made her grin. Carefully, she took it out and then found a plate. She placed a portion of the raw meat on the plate and then put it on the counter. Biting down on her lower lip, she looked at the man and then the crow perched on his shoulder. For...for your friend, she said softly. Lucy pushed the plate forward along the counter, smiling brightly as she looked at the crow. I...I've never met you before tonight, Lucy continued, taking a small step back from the plate. She walked around the counter and in front of the man standing in her apartment. Her eyes met his, her body still wet as her clothes hung limply to her semi dry skin. The shirt began to slip, so she tugged the edges. But you've been in my dreams. Her eyebrows furrowed and she shook her head, damp red hair swishing about her shoulders. I don't know why...but you have. She looked away, unable to hold his gaze, her tummy fluttering as thoughts of those dreams swirled through her mind. It was so overwhelming, the emotions, the images...all of it. For weeks now... she whispered. I don't know how you know Aleena, or... her voice trailed. She didn't want to think about her sister right then. You've consumed my mind. Everything... Your face. She looked back up into his eyes, her own glittering while her lips turned up into a smile. Oh how Lucy wanted to touch him, be touched back. But she worried what it might do, how he'd react. The last time he touched her, it seemed to cause him pain and that was the last thing she wanted to do to this man that seemed to beckon her soul. She could feel her heart racing, her breaths quickening. This man somehow called out to her and she'd bared her thoughts to him. Foolish? Maybe. But she couldn't help it. Her dream was real. He was there. He was no longer just a sketch on paper. As Lucy stared into his eyesworry and fear and so much more flooding hershe knew she was right where she was supposed to be.