Hand In Hand...
Like The Moon And The Stars.
Together...
Forever...
Eternal.
(c) Barbara
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Prologue-
It was a sticky heat; the kind that made you feel dirty five minutes after getting out of the shower, and made your clothes cling all day. The air circulati -
Marienda watched the streets around her as she walked, ever vigilant and on the lookout for trouble. She tugged at the collar of her uniform, a move that was more habit than a
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Marienda tried to remain calm as she stood in line with the others to show their registration number for the mating ritual. From there, she would wait until her male coun
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As Marienda looked out over the small valley, her gaze stopped as she spotted shapes on the ground below. About twenty small tents dotted the landscape with people walkin
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The sun shone down on the rocks, heating the surface to a pleasant temperature, warming the bodies that lay upon them. The two had spent nearly a day in each other’s arms
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She slept soundly for a day, not hearing the noises of people passing by, not stirring from the same position she had started in. Grydin h
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“Marienda?” Grydin called out as he made his way to the top of the mountain. He heard her before he saw her, and stopped to scan the area. “Marienda?”
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Marienda shielded her eyes as she looked out over the valley. She could see the line growing closer as the darkness approached, and estimated that it would reach her dome
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“Packing up already?”
Yanuia looked up at the person who had spoke and smiled as she took one of the tent spikes out of the ground. “Yeah. Want to get it put awa -
Grydin smiled as he guided Marienda through a tunnel in the lower areas of the mountain. The air was warm and hummed with a mechanical tone.
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The sun slowly sunk below the horizon, first casting long shadows through the valley, then following up with near darkness. A few stars shone in the far off sky, barely l
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Grydin watched as Marienda walked from one end of their small room to the other, then back again. The sheets fell to his waist as he sat up in bed and studied her. Althou
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Grydin bolted upright in bed, his eyes darting around wildly until his brain caught up with where he was. He tossed the covers aside and stood quickly, only to double ove
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The chasm seemed to stare back at Grydin, mocking him as he tried to think of a way to get across. Lying on his stomach, he slowly slithered to the dirt lip and looked ov
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“You have one day left.”
Marienda stared at the woman standing in her doorway. “Don’t you ever knock?” she asked, watching as Isiru sashayed into the room and the curt -
Four figures melted into the shadows as a noise echoed in the hall in front of them. Breaths held, they listened intently as the noise advanced in the opposite direction. Grydi2400 words, 5 comments, on Jul 22 10:32 AM 2004. In 200-1500 lines, Science fiction
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Marienda jumped in surprise as the curtain covering her door opened, and stared in shock at the person who was forced into the room. She kept her distance from the door as her
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Karro stepped out, sending an energy punch at Isiru even before she was completely around the corner. Isiru stumbled back as the punch caught her shoulder, and retaliated with
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By the time they were ready, Marienda was feeling more like her old self. The nightmare images had subsided, with only the residual emotions remaining behind. The emotional pun
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