Another dream cloaks me as I sleep.
Clutching the album to my chest.
At first, it's hazy. Then everything comes into focus.
I'm in a street of some sort. Two little children play hide and seek.
"Fuyu!" The boy calls out. "Where are you?" He searches for the girl.
I spot her hiding behind a bunch of crates and barrels.
She giggles.
A hand over her mouth to keep her from making a sound.
From behind me, the boy runs through me.
A chill shoots through me.
He stops and looks at me.
Well through me.
His brown hair is messy and his green eyes so familiar.
Yet his expression remains a mystery.
He spots the girl.
"Found you!"
He runs to the girl.
She turns towards him.
Towards me, who had walked up behind him.
"You found me, Alexis!" Now you have to hide!"
"No," he says. "I have to protect you. You're going to be my bride!"
She giggles. Takes his hand and runs off.
Leaving the dream to blacken and end.
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Winter Song •「冬の歌」• CPN
Historical FictionCarefree isn't a word that describes Fuyu's Life. Bearing the burden of causing her mother's death during childbirth is heavy. When life can't seem to get worse she is suddenly whisked away into an arranged marriage with a mysterious half Japanese...
