I didn't know if I was dreaming.
If I was just simply staring into the darkness
The surrounded me.
I began to ponder. A minute. An hour. A day.
How long has it been since Alexis swept me into his arms and pulled me in the darkness?
Flashes and fragments of memories started to appear
The boy. The girl.
Ones of my dreams always hazy and blurry came closer as the darkness disappeared
No longer hard to see
I could make them out clearly and the shock ran through me
It was me and the count many more came to me.
Clearing the block in my memory I had noticed yet not paid attention to.
And I wept till I awoke in his arms. His concerned eyes staring straight into me.
As if he could see my soul and mind.
And all he did. For the moment
Was hug me closer

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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...