Awakening
All things end.
They weren't words precisely, but more of a feeling. But, if Naraht had to vocalize what exactly woke her from sleep, that is what she would have said. She woke curled around Johnny, gills feeling slightly dry. After the movie last night, they had retreated to his room once again, and their time together had been sweet.
This last month had been sweet. Sweet and joyful although still leavened with some pain and worry.
All things end.
Her dreams after their loving had been confused. One moment, she was swimming in the Lake outside but the water had suddenly frozen on her. Then she was a Horta again, tunneling through rock with suddenly went soft...liquid. Johnny had been there, vanishing into a sparkle of a transporter beam. And her Captain went into seizures on the bridge of the Enterprise. Bones had responded but suddenly his hair was blue.
And, on the viewscreen, a planet that seemed mostly ocean was being slowly torn apart in the vacuum of space.
All things end.
She needed to get back in her tank soon or her gills would really start to burn, but she lingered, gently stroking Johnny's hair as he slept. They both knew this was temporary. She had a life and responsibilities, a job she loved back home. She wanted to go home...but leaving this behind still hurt.
All things end.
Naraht sighed. That's what the dream had to mean. She would have to talk to Raven to confirm it, but she trusted her subconscious...or the voice of the First Mother if that is what the impression on her mind was. She could not turn her back on being what she was. The only thing now is to accept the end gracefully so that the memory of her joy would not be contaminated with bitterness.
All things end.
They weren't words precisely, but more of a feeling. But, if Naraht had to vocalize what exactly woke her from sleep, that is what she would have said. She woke curled around Johnny, gills feeling slightly dry. After the movie last night, they had retreated to his room once again, and their time together had been sweet.
This last month had been sweet. Sweet and joyful although still leavened with some pain and worry.
All things end.
Her dreams after their loving had been confused. One moment, she was swimming in the Lake outside but the water had suddenly frozen on her. Then she was a Horta again, tunneling through rock with suddenly went soft...liquid. Johnny had been there, vanishing into a sparkle of a transporter beam. And her Captain went into seizures on the bridge of the Enterprise. Bones had responded but suddenly his hair was blue.
And, on the viewscreen, a planet that seemed mostly ocean was being slowly torn apart in the vacuum of space.
All things end.
She needed to get back in her tank soon or her gills would really start to burn, but she lingered, gently stroking Johnny's hair as he slept. They both knew this was temporary. She had a life and responsibilities, a job she loved back home. She wanted to go home...but leaving this behind still hurt.
All things end.
Naraht sighed. That's what the dream had to mean. She would have to talk to Raven to confirm it, but she trusted her subconscious...or the voice of the First Mother if that is what the impression on her mind was. She could not turn her back on being what she was. The only thing now is to accept the end gracefully so that the memory of her joy would not be contaminated with bitterness.
All things end.