{ #5 } Eclipse Of The Moon (MxM || 18+)

Prologue

Eclipse Of The Moon ~ Book 1 of Aaron
Prologue
Or the birth of an unbreakable friendship

Monday 8 October 1990

"Aaron, Sweetheart... It's time to wake up..." 

The sweet and soft voice of the 47-year-old woman is slowly pulling her son out of his peaceful dreams, gently rubbing the back of her fingers on his smooth cheek.

Aaron is so cute and such an adorable little boy. One that she and her husband desired for so long. After giving birth to eight beautiful daughters, the little chap was more than welcome. He would either be the one to maintain the family name when he marries and has children or become a faithful priest.

Whichever fate God treasured for him.

Aaron would be their pride.

No, not pride. Pride is a terrible sin in God's eyes!

God already punished them once, calling back their first son among his angels. Honorina cannot afford to lose her second and only son, so she and Matthew have applied themselves to raise their dear son just as strictly as they have their eight daughters, in the purest Catholic rules. Their faith in God is endless and they strive to live and educate their children through the most pious beliefs and rituals of their religion.

Their devotion has worked well with their eldest daughters so far, and little Aaron, although he has proved a little more difficult to commit to the rites of prayers, masses and religious education, is on the right track to follow his sisters' steps. He seems to have gotten used to the routines and as soon as his mother's voice tears him from his slumber, he immediately joins Honorina on the floor, kneeling by the bedside and lacing his small fingers to start his habitual morning prayer.

His voice sounds sleepy and his eyes can barely stay open. Aaron could have used more sleep, but all these prayers – one when he wakes up, one before he can enjoy his breakfast and a last one to thank the Lord – take so much time. Not mentioning the usual and mandatory freshening up in the bathroom and the half-hour learning to read with his mother.

If anyone asked him, Aaron would say he doesn't really like all these activities. He doesn't understand all these principles related to church and just tries to fit into the mold his parents have designed for him. If his sisters have managed, why wouldn't he? If they seem happy around these conventions, why should he feel uncomfortable?

And yet...

And yet, he doesn't seem to fit. He tries hard, every day, because he's got a strong will for such a little buddy, a strong determination to please his parents and blend into his family, but it's not always easy. He's just like a lamb following the flock of sheep. Aaron doesn't know much about the outside world, but he is slowly discovering new horizons. New possibilities. Things he didn't know existed before. His family life looked rather normal to him before because he had never seen anything else.

However, things are changing.

After five years within the folds of his mother's skirts, coddled, mothered, overprotected and confined home, Aaron has finally been enrolled into the local school of his neighborhood. Of course, he knew what a school was from his sisters and was quite looking forward to finally meeting other pals his age and socialize.

At almost five, Aaron is a rather discreet kindergartner, or at least, this is what he looks like. In fact, the little chap is smarter than one would think, very perceptive and extremely attentive to his new surroundings. School never scared him, but since it was supposed to be a whole new world for him, he felt like he needed a certain time to get familiar with this novelty.