across the rainbow bridge, Tag: Lex

[Arjen]

The Migrator lay on his back on the center of the bridge made from a rainbow.
his mane like hair pillowed out around him, his starlight colored eyes half lidded as he gazed up at the dark sky.

A soft sigh fell past his lips and he slowly sat up and looked around.
Oh, he hated being alone.
He slowly got to his feet and brushed the color off him and walked along the rainbow bridge, opening the portal from dreams to here for the one who would willingly take it.

A light smile parted his lips.
he wondered who would answer.

[Alexzander Truchaea]

It was so scary to change a life. And that was what Lex's life was. Nothing but constant change.
And he hated it.
This new house was scary at night. Much too quiet. And when he finally did leave his bed to tip-toe through the shadowed halls and find his brother, of course, Kcris slept like a baby.
So he'd curled up against his brother's ivory back and meditated on the sound of his breathing. And it was there that Lex finally took comfort in sleep.

His dreams, however, brought much less comfort. They were dark. They were made of melancholy, as were the red rings around dream-Lex's eyes. It was as if Lex were again seventeen, nuzzled deep in the sweet lies of drugs and booze and one-night stands. That was how his dreams were. They made him want to wake up. Perhaps it was why he was so happy durring the day. He cherished the day. Cherished the light.
Oh the light. And then there it was. In his dream, it blinded his sunken, red eyes. And then the colors.
Oh the colors.
And there he stood, hunched in defeat,, breath stolen on a bridge of rainbows. In a slow spin he took in the area. And finally, took in the man. A face he recognized with a smile. A smile so sad, no dirty, poor orphan could have mimicked such a look.
"Arjen..."

[Arjen]

That voice.
Slowly the Migrator turned and his starlight eyes half lidded and he looked at the young man, his mouth fell open in shock and he smiled in a weak manner and slowly he walked over to the other and knelt down in front of him.

His hands lifted and he placed them to Lex's cheeks and he placed a kiss to the other's forehead.
"Lexy..." he whispered as he slowly drew back and looked at him.

Arjen looked so....angelic here, so other-worldly.
He had a look of a being that could do anything at all, make worlds, break universes, create life, comfort those who needed it.

"... ...you look...less than well.....what's wrong?" he asked.
He spoke forever here, but then again, in dreams, everyone could understand forever....unless they didnt want to.
But most were not aware they were speaking forever until they tried to remember the dream.

[Alexzander Truchaea]

Lex stood before Arjen like a lamb before a lion. And when the lion laid before him, the little lamb could do nothing but pat down the mane and hold the lion's head close to his heart. "I've missed you.."

Only in a dream could this happen, he knew. Only in a dream could he look so horrible and feel so good as he buried his face in the bush of hair of his friend, and while he gently inhaled, feel nothing but security.

"Arjen...?" his soft voice came as he truly took in the surroundings. It seemed like such a happy place. Like a place where Lex could find himself heppy for nearly an eternity. Nearly. It was a place where it seemed even dreams could come true..

[Arjen]

As the other leaned forward and nuzzled at him and he smiled lightly and he lifted a hand and curled his fingers against the other's cheeks and he smiled a bit more and kissed the other gently and his nose nuzzled against the others.

"Yes, Lex?" he asked softly and his fingers curled against the others cheek and he looked into the young man's eyes and he smiled a bit more, his eyes glittered like starlight.

[Alexzander Truchaea]

How unreal it all seemed. How fake, yet how blissful. Perhaps it was true that ignorance was bliss. Perhaps for Alex, the momentary lapse into innocence was the only true bliss he could ever ask for.

"Arjen, is this a dream?" he asked, hooded eyes sunken and weak, as if even in his dreams he was never truly awake. "Are you really here? I don't want you to leave again.."

That was all he could ask for. All he could hope for, was for his dear lost friend to stay with him just a moment longer. Because when he finally did awake to his brother's warm back, and the world beyond; empty, he felt it would break his heart.

[Arjen]

Arjen smiled in a light manner and he slowly stood up with the other and he started to walk across the bridge with the other.
his hand holding the other's gently and he chuckled lightly.

"Yes...and no....it is a dream for you, this is where I live for real.....I could bring you here if you like, and you could live with me..." he chuckled gently and looked down at Lex and smiled. "Where you living these days? I want to visit you...."

[Alexzander Truchaea]

As they walked, Alex couldn't help but smile. The bridge under his bare feet felt like nothing else in the world. Perhaps, because it was not of his world. It felt like happiness. Atleast, in his imagination, what he thought happiness might feel like, it must be like this.

"I'm living just outside of New York City, with my brother. We only moved a few weeks ago. I wasn't happy in the city, and he had a job, so we decided to move in together. My parents still don't know yet. They might stop sending Kcris money to pay off college loans if they knew I was living with him. But they're just..." he tried to cool himself down. "Meanie-heads. Yeah, they're meanie-heads, and that's all they'll ever be."

[Arjen]

The Migrator smiled broadly as the other told him where he lived, but the smile faded when the other spoke of his parents and Arjen stopped walking and looked down at Lex for a few moments and he turned towards the other and stated in a gentle tone.

"I will come to you. and I will present you with all sorts of flowers. and I will talk with you over dinner and then....maybe....you will come home with me, and you will never be lonely ever again...." his voice was soft and gentle and he smiled in a sad manner. "I care about you so much Lex, I do...and I hate seeing you so sad, so in pain, I want to help you.....would you like that?"

He stopped walking and looked down at the river of fire and tears under them and sighed gently to himself.

"I missed you Lex. he whispered.

[Alexzander Truchaea]

Lexy stood in the middle of the bridge, watching Arjen walk to the side. He laughed softly, like a small child promised candy after dinner. "I'd love that Arjen, if you came to visit. I'd really love that." For a moment, he watched the other in thought. "I'm not lonely, Arjen, I have my brother. And he loves me, and he's there." But his eyes pleaded 'Yes, I'm lonely, hurt, defeated. Please. . Steal me away.' "I'm not sad Arjen. I'm happy. I'm happy to see you," he said, coming up behind the other and putting his arms around his waist. He would have put them around his shoulders, but he feared the jump perhaps would throw Arjen off balance. And Lex sure didn't want them both to take a spill off the bridge.
Off the bridge. For the first time he looked down, and the sight there frightened him. It startled him so much, in fact, that he let go of Arjen and stumbled backwards to the ground. "Arjen, where are we? Please tell me, where are we?"