Behind the mask

KC'S POV

The canopy of trees whistles around me and sings almost. Actually that is singing. i follow the soft melody, till i can smell the salt and crisp water spray. i push past the bushes of wild berries and am met with the beach below the castle. Waves once pounding now are still. The song sounds so sad. a soft low pitched song, and when i walk closer to the water i can hear the words. "Our sadness was like two ships in the night, ships in the niggggght, both needing a light house, we were yearning for light, yearrrnning for light, fill the ocean with tears.." the trance like tune was coming from a not so noticeable rock that jutted from the water. On top of the rock was a woman. "I know this all to well." and i do. the womans fin raised and slapped the water so harshly it seemed to cause the small waves. Her long Auburn hair swayed down her back, thats facing me. Good. it seemed she hasnt noticed me and im going to keep it that way. Siren. There song is usually only trance worthy for men, but it was captivating none the less to me. stepping back into the brush i noticed a small boat that i hadnt seen approaching till it was at the sirens rock. she didnt notice me because she was focused on her already doomed pray. the boat swayed as she kept slap slapping her tail against the water. a small crowd of men rushed to the edge to get a look at her, i can only assume, beautiful face. one of them reached out as she sang slowly louder. "Theres a message at the bottom of this bottle, and its calling out to meee, theres a message at the bottom of this bottle, singing i can set you free." A man leaned down to the water to grasp her now out stretched hand and with one more slap of her tail the boat tipped and the man along with a few others happily fekl into the sea. Diving off the rock all i could see was the final slap of her metalic green tail and the men diving in after her never to see the surface again. Its fascinating and good to know that there are more creatures in my dreams then i am even aware of dreaming of. suddenly i feel this strong presence, one of someone who easily could sneak up behind you and you would never know, i turn to face a beautiful monster. "beautiful." "the giant beasts falreing nostrils make a warm breeze rustle through the grass and trees, making the flowers dance and leaves fall gently to the ground around us. i love this place, the place where everything is really a dream, and i have been lucky enough to have been living in and out of this dream every night for the past couple months. The monster steps out of the darkness and im met with a very large lizard like bird. the sight of it is a bit concerning but its also captivating. the giant creature is not simply green with wings. no , its more extravagant. with its massive head plated in feathers and a bird beak, slowly met by scaly armour like skin to its tail. the feet and legs of a bird and the massive wings of one too. the only other thing about this creature that seemed reptilian is the slithering tongue that whips in and out of its mouth. a sudden surge of nervousness and anxiety hits me hard like a freight train. it notices my tension and kneels for me, almost saying pet me. i shake my head to chase off the nerves. reaching out my hand i freeze. the beast brings his head to meet my hand and im met with the strange sensation. suddenly the scenery is just a mass of green, almost like looking at a green screen, there isnt even a blurr were moving so fast. the feeling of falling hits me. he looks so concentrated his eyes glowing and dangerous, i notice the way they flick back and forth as if hes looking around taking in his surroundings but not. were moving to fast to see anything so he cant possibly be and a wave of pressure hits me as i notice the feeling of falling wasnt just a feeling we were actually falling at one point. as we rocket through the night sky the stars seem to get closer and brighter. feeling a bit dizzy i groan from the light headedness. he looks at me and we start to fall. i shriek at our impending doom. and right before we hit the ground i close my eyes and everything stops. opening my eyes back up were on a balcony. clinging to the feathers i notice his eyes are completely glazed over, a moon colored coat. he kneels again letting me off. i lean against the beast until the world stops spinning. suddenly it leads me into a room, and the way he does is awkward almost. i realize he sees differently then we do. looking behind me off the balcony, looking around the sky is alot prettier and relaxing to look at up close. its like the sea, black and shimmery but you can breathe up here, and theres no freaky fish tryingy to eat u. taking in a deep breath the air seems so much easier to breathe up here. I let my grip relax and close my eyes smelling the soft scent of the flowers and ocean below us. I didn't catch the sigh escape my lips. Another deep breath was let out. this one not from me. turning back quickly im meet with another set of milky eyes. the smell of a familiar man hit me like a wave. "ive been looking for you, you know. and why are your eyes doing that?" he doesnt look at me as he responds. "what are refuring to?" "its like your looking around but were not moving. he hums. "well i am looking around i have to or how else am i going to steer?" confusion picks at me. "what do you mean?" "well ill put it this way, larious is blind. i am his eyes." im awestruck at the fact he flys the creature larious with his own eye sight." he sees using ecolocation not with his voice but with his body. he feels the vibrations throughout his feathers. when they move from something shaking he feels it and he can tell how far something is or how big it is by how strongly the feelings of his feathers shaking are. you'll see, he drags his wings when he walks for that sole purpose." thats when i realized ,as larious made his way to Aridius, that he was dragging his wings. the soft sound of our footsteps echo as we circle eachother. holding my dress up so not to step on it, I stare into his milky eyes as we get closer. him stalking me like a wild animal, and me not caring.i didnt realize the circle we are walking was getting smaller until i felt the heat from his body roll off of him in waves. i only snapped out of the staring trance when larious snorted shaking his feathers out and nudging Aridius with his beak. looking to the bird creature softly he chuckles softly stroking his head. the sight is something really to behold. "so are you going to wear that or change for our guests?" i look down at my slightly dirtied and almost transparent white dress. "guests?" i look back at him. "yes, we have a ball to attend princess." the grimace i make at that stupid pet name makes him laugh out loud. "your dress is in the closet, accessories are on the vanity. ill leave it to you." and with that he was gone shutting the door softly behind him. larious made his way to the balcony and curled up much like a cat, under the moonlight. strange snores, almost like a tune being whistled, escaped him. i took that as my que and headed to the closet. opening it im met with a few options, and then clear as day, is the obvious dress he was speaking about. i pulled the long red thing out. i set in on the bed and take a step back to better get a look at it. its long and very mermaid. the off the shoulder sleeves have long cape like sleeves reaching the ground and the train is long and glitters. the deep red color is alluring. i quickly take off my white dress and slide on the very fitting red dress. i look at myself in the vanity mirror. my hair is a mess and i look gross, aside from the beautiful gown. sitting down at the vanity i notice a mask, red and made of lace. i grab some powder slap it on, take a smudge of black liner to my eyelid and throw on red lipstick. i brush out my short hair making it smooth and shiny, and tie my mask on. 'itll do.' i walk back to the closet and grab the glittering red heels and strap them on. "what do you think?" i wake larious. slowly he lifts his head and looks in my direction with an unamused expressiin. "sorry i forgot." i rub the back of my neck in embarrassment. 'jeez hes blind and i would forget 10 minutes after talking about it,' he gets up and walks to me. i stand still. he stops infront of me and lowers his head for me to pet. reaching out i ruffle the soft feathers. he heads to the door and looks at me. "are you my escort then?" he bows. "alrighty then lead the way." i open the door for him to lead me down a dark spiraling staircase, to who knows where, but i am ready to find out!