The Bonds of Fate

I nearly toppled down the steps with excitement and determination. As I entered

the forest, my heart hammered loudly against my chest. I hesitated at first, and

then I saw that the light was slowly disappearing, along with my nerves, into a

cloak of darkness. My legs started to follow quickly as if by some force and

continued to follow the ball of light. As I made my way through the dense forest, I

started to hear faint music and turned my head slightly. Having lost sight of the

light now, I drifted towards the music which was becoming increasingly loud.

Soon the music was only a few feet away, yet I saw nothing. I looked around,

confused and sure that this was where the music was. A sudden crack of a twig

startled me. I spun around abruptly. “Hello?” my voice cracked as it echoed

throughout the forest.


Silence answered me. I waited a few minutes as the night settled in and the only

sound heard were the crickets. The music had stopped as well. I looked around

and strained my ears to find the music but to no avail. Footsteps, footsteps that

were quickly closing in on me. My breath quickened and my palms became

clammy as I tried to calm myself. I swallowed nervously as my throat tightened.

A cool breeze whipped my dark hair in my face, and I shivered from the sudden

chill. As I pushed my hair out of my face, I looked up. Standing in front of me

was a beautiful man with hair as silver as the moon itself. He was dressed in

magnificent clothes but what really amazed me were his eyes. They were silver

to match his hair, but they were so overpowering I had to look away, but not

before noticing his ears. A soft gasp escaped me as I saw his sharp, pointed

faerie ears. I froze, unable to move my legs from the spot I was in. “You will

come with me,” a silky, melodic voice commanded.


I looked up and saw that the voice came from the man who stood in front of me.

I made a face and scoffed, which I had thought would sound tough but it came

out more like I was choking in fear, which I was. “Why should I follow some

faerie whom I know nothing of and what he might do to me?”



He had an impassive face and said evenly, “If you will not come willingly, then I

will have to take you myself.”


I shuddered slightly as his cold tone and narrowed my eyes in suspicion. Run!

This guy looks like trouble. My inner voice screamed in my head. I looked up at

the faerie again, having made my decision. I willed my legs to move and ran

through the forest to where I hoped was my house. The forest passed in a blur of

black and dark shapes. What was with this guy? And why did he seem so

familiar? I asked myself before I hit the ground with a thud as I looked behind me

to see what had stopped me. A tree root. Typical, I thought to myself and nearly

laughed at the irony. As the footsteps descended towards me and I scrambled

up and started to run again clumsily. I felt a sudden rush of relief as I saw my

houselights in the near distance. Soon I was near the edge of the forest. Out of

the shadows stepped the faerie with a grim expression. “Don’t you remember?”

he asked, arms outstretched while coming close.


“Remember what?” I said frantically and looked at him with wide eyes. My heart

thudded against my chest from running and my nerves. My foot stepped back a

bit as he descended on me. His stunning silver eyes were the last thing I saw

before I blacked out.