MidnightSun chapter 5: Derek?
#5 of Midnightsun
Derek looked down at the topless fox in the doorway.. was he half pink? Wait..!? " Hello Sparrow. May I ask why you are here...?!" Derek put emphasis on the last part, but Sparrow didn't notice. Some part of Sparrow knew he should slam the door and run, his back was burning somthing fierce now.
"I'm sorry sir, but I must ask you to return later as we are not yet open." Sparrow said shyly, the Doorman inside of him taking over. He tried to close the door but Derek pushed it open with enough force to trip Sparrow backwards over his own tail, causing him to yelp loudly and scamper to his feet, tears of pain and fear sliding down his cheeks.
Derek walked past Sparrow, not looking at him but he looked worried. Had he told? As Derek stepped into the dance hall he got a whiff of something he couldn't place. Luckily Becky got cleaned up and changed clothes and was now wiping up spilt drinks. "What happened in here? What's that smell?"Demanded Derek as he stepped to the bar, stepping on a cup that must have fell off the bar, not even glancing at it. "Is Sparrow okay? Did he know who attacked him?" Becky couldn't see that Derek was shaking with fright.
"No... He doesn't remember anything." Becky said shyly, still somewhat out of breath and shaky on her feet, she still felt amazing. Derek let out a breath he hadn't known he was holding and relaxed. He was safe.
Lightly stepping towards the DJ both, unknown to both was Sparrow. He didn't trust the wolf, he didn't know why, but he hated him, and was scared of him. But he told Becky he would help out so Sparrow looked through the CDs and albums, trying to pick songs for the evening, but he kept an eye on that 'Derek' guy,
"Well," Said Derek. "You got the gift I sent you right? What's your answer?" He was eyeing her up and Sparrow was glaring with enough force he thought Derek would burst into flames. Becky saw this, he saw every move her brother made, she could only think of him, of what they did, she wasn't listening to Derek, her real lover..
"Yes." Was all she said, not knowing what he asked, then suddenly Sparrows heart sunk, his face looked like he had just had his heart torn to shreds and his soul stolen, she didn't know why... 'till she looked down. Her hand was in Derek's hand, his fingers holding her's, he slipped something onto her finger... A ring... "Oh no! No no! I meant-!" She was crying out at Derek. He didn't care, she said yes to his question, he thought she was nervous. He held up his hand and pulled Becky across the bar and kissed her full on the lips, his fangs parting, revealing his toung as it slid into Becky's mouth.
Becky was staring at her brother, her true love with a look of utter despair, tears rolling down her cheeks to drip from her chin, she knew, with the look on sparrows face, she had lost the only connection with him.
Sparrow slid to his knees. His whole world exploded into billions of tiny fragments, his soul left him, his heart crumbled. Never had he felt so alone. Never so unwanted. He sat that, his eyes open but unseeing, void of all sight. Soon as Derek broke the kiss he turned and left to make arrangements, leaving Becky with a dead(not litraly, just...you know) Sparrow . Slowly she climbed into the DJ booth and sat infront of Sparrow. "Sparrow.. I wasn't thinking, I didn't mean.. oh please.. look at me." She pleaded. He never moved. She lent forward to kiss him but he tilted his head away. Now Becky was sobbing. She pulled off the ring and chucked it across the room. "I love you, Sparrow, I love you, I know now that I do..Kiss me.."
Sparrow looked up, his blank stare meeting Becky's. "Why... tell me the truth.. who are you? Who am I?" His voice held no emotion apart from the most deepest of sorrows, even hearing his voice broke Becky's heart further. She stood up and walked to the bar, picking up the small box she told sparrow to collect from the car the day before. She brought it to him and gave it to him. "Happy birthday.." He looked at the box, confused. "Its your birthday today.. I was going to give you a suprise party...but.. you were stabbed.. I thought you would die.. with that she broke down and sobbed on the floor beside her brother. "I was scared! I have only thought of you since then!" the DJ (who had a Spare Key) stepped into the hall and walked right back out. He had an idea.
Sparrow opened the box, inside was a locket. "To the perfect brother..?" He spoke slowly to himself. "Brother..? I don't understand.. You're not my sister, You're-!" He stopped as all his memories flew back into place with such ferocity that Sparrow passed out. The locket falling from his fingers and falling down out the booth, right to the bottem of the steps, only to become lost in the shadows.