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The Moon Child's Dart

Flora_Winters

Disclaimer: I do not own Legend of Dragoon and I'm not making any money here either.

Summary: Spending years seeking justice for his murdered parents, Dart returns to his second home, finding it in flames. Now he has to rescue his best friend and find out who ordered his kidnapping and the destruction of his village. An epic adventure awaits them all. Language, MM, OC, Violence

Chapter Five

It was the thunder that startled him awake. Shara rolled over and sat up on the makeshift bed Dart had made for him earlier. A flash of lightning lit up the open door and he quietly got to his feet.

Lavitz was still out like a light and Dart was sitting with his back to the wall with his head down. He had his arms folded across his chest and was resting soundly.

Shara silently walked over to the open doorway and was greeted by a cool breeze. His dark locks fluttered about his moth white face as he sniffed the fresh air. He could smell rain and lots of it. A storm would be upon them within an hour.

He looked back at Dart and mentally asked Snowdrop to keep watch. The moon spider assured him that his eyes would be ever watchful for a possible threat. He thanked his small friend and stepped outside into the misty night.

Making his way as quietly as he could down the wooden steps, he walked across the shack's rough looking yard and climbed up onto the fence and took a seat. He looked up at the dark sky as the wind played with his hair. Looking into the distance, he saw pink lightning slither across rolling dark clouds. A few seconds later, a soft boom of thunder followed.

The night was beautiful. Frogs were singing, crickets were chirping, and a storm was on the way. He closed his violet eyes and breathed in the night as the fog danced around him.

When he opened his eyes, the Moon That Never Sets was shining down on him like a giant silvery blue eye. As he gazed up at it, it was like the moon kept getting brighter and brighter to him, but it didn't hurt his eyes. It was almost as if it was getting bigger…or closer…

A song began to fill his ears. A voice spiraling down on silver moonbeams, touching his mind. Tears sprang to his eyes and his heart ached.

Then the moon was suddenly hidden by a rolling black cloud. The light and song was cut off and he was once more left in darkness.

He shook his head and then suddenly jumped off the fence with a yelp when something bumped into his back. He spun around with his fists up, only to see a horse looking down at him. If he didn't know any better, he would say the creature was grinning a toothy grin at him.

"You scared me half to death," he whispered to the horse, patting it on its soft nose. He had forgotten all about the horse being on the other side of the fence. "What do you have to say for yourself?"

The horse began to chew on his hair. He rolled his eyes and just kept petting it.

"You could have caused me to wake up everyone," he said, pulling his hair free and nuzzling the horse's cheek with his own and wiped his teary eyes.

The horse snorted in reply, which caused him to chuckle softly under his breath. Thunder boomed in the distance once more and Shara looked to see that the horse had a shed it could take shelter in against the rain that would be coming.

"Before we leave tomorrow," he said, climbing back up onto the fence to sit. "I'll leave the gate open for you. Then you can go wherever you like."

But, the horse probably wouldn't leave. This farm was its home. It would probably stick to what it was familiar with.

Dart…

He shook his head again.

Dart was all he was thinking about. Dart was all he could think about. He actually wanted to walk back into the shack and lay his head down in the older boy's lap. He wanted Dart to wrap him in his arms again and kiss him until he passed out from a lack of air to his brain.

He heard a noise and looked to see Dart standing in the doorway of the shack before running out. "SHARA!" The blond yelled.

Shara cringed. "Over here!" He hissed, waving his arms around in the air. "By the fence!"

Dart stalked right up to him and Shara saw that he was glaring. The moon spider was on top of his spiky head.

Sorry, Beloved. He's fast.

Dart glared up at him. "I woke up and saw that you were gone. I thought…Why are you out here?"

He put his index finger to Dart's mouth and cocked his head to the side. His hair fell across his face like a silk curtain. "I'm fine," he smiled, removing his finger from those brutal lips. "I'm right here. I just wanted to enjoy the night. Sit with me?"

Dart blew out a long breath and then dropped his broad shoulders with a relieved sigh. Shara watched the blond warrior climb up onto the fence and sit beside him.

They both sat in silence for a few moments until Dart spoke.

"You have no idea how scared I was when I woke up and saw you not there," he whispered, looking across and slightly down at him.

Shara leaned against him. "If someone had grabbed me, their screams would have woken you."

A few seconds passed and Dart laughed. The bigger man reached and took hold of his hand and they both just sat there.

Dart had big hands. Big, rough, strong hands. The kind of hands that could lift someone and throw them a couple yards. But, his hands could also be very, very gentle, too. They could caress his cheek, place a flower behind his ear, or gently comb their fingers through his hair.

"Who is your friend?" Dart asked as Shara kept petting the horse so that it wouldn't get jealous.

"I don't know," He answered, looking up at Snowdrop on top of Dart's head. The spider looked right at home. "I see you two have gotten close."

You love him, therefore I love him, Beloved.

"Yes," Dart said, trying to look up at the spider, but only managed in making himself look rather silly as he tried to do so. "I've never seen a moon spider in person before. They are quite rare."

Shara gently squeezed Dart's hand.

"We are alone now," Dart told him, planting a kiss on the side of his head. "Do you want to talk?"

Shara squeezed his eyes shut and took a deep breath. He didn't know if he was ready. So, he just started talking.

"I went out to our tree. Do you remember our tree, Dart?"

He nodded. "The one I carved our initials in…"

"I was missing you and wanting you to come home so badly. I knew you were still alive. I would know…I know I would know if something ever happened to you…"

Dart was silent, but kept holding his hand.

"Fire fell from the sky. I thought it was a falling star, but…I ran…the heat was so intense."

Tears stung his eyes.

"I could hear people screaming. I saw the man with the blade over my parents. It was dripping…"

Dart squeezed his hand tight.

"Someone came up from behind and put something over my nose and mouth. I couldn't breathe and I fought. Somehow I got loose and ran. I just ran. I didn't know where I was going. But, whatever had been in that rag was slowing me down. My limbs got heavier and heavier and my brain got foggier and foggier. Everything was on fire and I was so scared. All I could think of was you and the Black Monster. I thought…I just remember seeing something awful and being knocked flat on my back as if I'd ran into an invisible wall…I was calling out for you…shadows were standing over me and my head hurt so bad…"

Dart let go of his hand and hopped off the fence. Shara watched him stand there for a few seconds and then the blond spun around, wrapping his arms around his waist and Snowdrop jumped up on top of Shara's head as Dart placed his own in Shara's lap. The blond squeezed him tight.

"I never should have left," the blond said. "If I had been there, I would protected you. I would have gotten you and your parents away."

Shara didn't know what to do with his hands, so he just played with Dart's hair. "I know you would have," he whispered. "But, you had no idea something like this would happen. None of us did."

Dart looked up into his eyes. "I will find out why this was done to you, and I will make them all pay."

From the look in those glowing blue eyes, Shara didn't doubt him. There was fire in those eyes. A burning inferno that could set the world ablaze.

Shara bent his head down and kissed Dart on the forehead. "We both will," he said.

The horse bumped his back with its nose and Shara fell forward into Dart's arms. Both boys just looked into each other's eyes. Shara could see himself in Dart's eyes and Dart could see himself in Shara's. A blue sky gazing into a violet sea. That song once more touched Shara's mind and Dart was kissing him. The blond tasted like cinnamon and something much, much hotter.

When they both came back up for air, Shara turned his head and stared at the horse. It snorted with what he guessed was amusement and then trotted back to its shed.

He looked back into Dart's eyes and saw himself once more within those topaz-blue depths. Dart gently lowered him back to his feet and Shara took a small step back.

"Come with me," Dart said, taking him by the hand once more and lead him around the shack to a small path that led up a hill.

Mist swirled around their ankles as they walked and when the moon came back out from behind a cloud, it looked as though they were wading through silver water. When Shara looked, Dart had led him to a little clearing on the edge of a high bluff. The blond led him up to a tall tree and looked back at him with a smile.

"What are you doing?" Shara asked.

Dart let go of his hand and bent over. He watched the swordsman pull a small blade from the side of his leather boot and hold it up.

Shara cocked his head to the side and watched as Dart began to use the dagger. The blond began to carve a symbol into the tree. When he was done, he stepped back and allowed Shara to look.

He had carved an infinity symbol and placed a "D" in one loop and an "S" in the other loop. Shara stepped up to the tree and ran his hand over it. Dart always knew how to make him blush. It was the small things…

Dart walked around and took a seat at the base of the tree, looking into the distance. Shara took a seat beside him, and watched Dart move his legs so that his feet dangled a little over the edge of the cliff.

"Please don't lose a boot," Shara laughed, cuddling beside him.

Dart snorted. "I'm not that clumsy."

Shara playfully punched him in the shoulder and looked off into the distance as pink lightning lit up the dark sky. Dart put an arm around him and pulled him close. The blond was so warm he felt like a furnace.

"Thank you," Shara spoke, placing a kiss against Dart's neck.

Dart shuddered just a little bit and smiled down at him. "Anything…to make you smile…"

Deep down, Shara wished the two of them could just sit there underneath that tree for all time, just holding each other and talking when the mood struck them to talk. Just being in Dart's presence was enough to make him shine.

"The moon is beautiful tonight," Dart said, pointing up at it as it came out from beneath a cloud again.

Shara looked.

It seemed to fill the sky once more with its soft radiance. The light splayed across the two of them and Shara felt himself take a deep breath.

"You okay?" Dart asked, pulling him closer against him.

Shara couldn't answer him. The light from the moon was literally touching him. He could literally feel the moonlight caressing his flesh like a lover.

It tastes so good, Beloved, Snowdrop spoke.

Shara closed his eyes as a voice filled his ears.

I had a dream that I could fly

I can feel each moment as time goes by

We'd never be too far away

You would always be here, I heard you say

It was such a beautiful voice. A siren of the sea calling to the moon. Calling to a lover from a distant shore.

I never thought

Thought that it would be our last goodbye

I still can dream

That one day love will fall out from the sky

With his eyes still closed, Shara could feel an invisible force pulling him to his feet. He felt as though he was floating someplace warm and filled with gentle light. The voice pushed and pulled at all his senses.

Do you still remember all the time that has gone by?

Do you still believe that love can fall out from the sky?

If from where you're standing, you can see the sky above

I'll be waiting for you, if you still believe in love

Suddenly the light was gone and Shara heard Dart shout his name. His violet eyes snapped open and he gasped as the wind whipped through his hair. He was standing on the very edge of the cliff and would have fallen had Dart not grabbed him from behind. With a yelp, they both fell over backwards and rolled several feet passed the tree.

Dart landed with a deep grunt with Shara on top of him. The blond had his muscular arms wrapped tightly around him. They were both breathing heavily. A few moments passed and Shara slowly lifted his head, looking down into Dart's closed eyes.

"What?" He whispered, shivering. "What happened?"

You were singing, Beloved.

Shara looked to see Snowdrop residing on top of a pretty good sized boulder that the two of them had missed hitting as they had rolled.

Dart slowly opened his eyes and blinked them a few times. "You okay?" He asked. "What were you thinking?"

"What do you mean?" Shara asked, sitting up on him.

"You started singing," Dart said, looking dreamy and dazed. "And you got up and started walking towards the cliff…"

Shara shivered again. "Singing? I don't sing."

You were singing, Beloved. Your voice called to the moon. It was delicious.

"You were," Dart said.

"I…I don't remember…"

Thunder boomed over their heads and Shara nearly jumped out of his skin. "We better head back," he said, rolling off Dart. "Lavitz might wake up and think we left him."

"Shara!" Dart snapped, making him flinch. "Talk to me."

Shara suddenly felt really, really angry and he didn't know why.

"Talk to you? Talk to you about what? I don't know what happened! I don't remember! Okay?"

He was sounding like a crazy person. Like a lunatic.

"And don't you yell at me! Nobody yells at me!"

Beloved…

He looked at Dart. The blond was looking at him wide eyes and his mouth was slightly gaping in shock.

"I don't know," he whispered, wrapping his arms around himself. "I feel…I feel…scattered…"

Dart got to his feet and loomed over him. He put his large hands on either side of his slender shoulders. "You need rest," he said, squeezing them.

Shara nodded, but he doubted rest was going to help. Every time he closed his eyes to go to sleep, bad visions would assault him.

"You're right about Lavitz," Dart said, letting him go. "We should get back. Plus, it is going to rain at any moment."

Shara walked over to the boulder and picked Snowdrop up, placing the moon spider on top of his head. He turned back around and saw that Dart had his back to him. He was hunched over, too.

"What's wrong?" He asked in concern, walking to him.

"Piggyback," Dart said, shaking his butt at him. "Hop on."

Shara stopped dead in his tracks. "What?"

Dart shook his butt again. "Sulky children love piggyback."

Shara actually caught himself reaching for Snowdrop to throw at him and stopped himself before he actually went through with the act. "I am not a child. No."

"Shara," Dart said, voice deepening. "Just indulge me, okay?"

The younger boy swallowed the lump that had formed in his throat. Dart used to do this all the time when they were younger and by themselves. He would run and jump on Dart's back and the bigger boy would run through the house with him.

With a sigh, he took three swift steps and jumped onto the warrior's broad back, wrapping his arms around his neck. Dart stood up as if Shara weighed nothing and began the trek back to the shack.

"Shara?" Dart asked after a few moments had passed on the journey downhill. "What are you doing?"

Shara giggled. "Nibbling on your ear."

Ten minutes later, the three of them were back inside the little shack. Shara was cuddled up next to Dart and Snowdrop watched the two humans and his Beloved from the comfort of his silver web with glowing amber eyes.

To be continued…

Dear Readers,

Thank you all so much for reading. Sorry it has taken me so long to update. I have been busy with school. I hope you all enjoy this chapter. If you did, please leave me a review, telling me about it.

Lots of love,

Flora

Note: The song lyrics actually came from the opening scene of Legend of Dragoon. I do not own them and I believe the vocals are performed by Elsa Raven.
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