Dreams Do come True

Dreams Do Come True

By Stephanie Eckhardt

(this was written as a school assignment in Feb 2005)

The gentle spring rain ran down the windows of an empty apartment. The tan paint, that looked brown in the rain, was faded in some areas more than others from the sun. A figure ran up the cracked walkway to the door. She fumbled for her keys as she hopped from foot to foot. She wasn’t dressed for the rainy weather and was caught by surprise when it started to rain. Finally finding her keys, she hastily put them into the lock and opened the door.

With a metal ‘clunk’, the lock was opened and the door was pushed inwards. The woman stepped into the apartment and flipped the light switch. Bright white florescent light quickly lit the dim room, temporarily blinding the woman. Groaning at the brightness, the woman kicked off her shoes and stepped into the hallway, tossing her keys into the small woven basket on the hall table.

“Yukio? Ya home?” She called, heading further into the apartment. Receiving no answer, she pulled off her jacket and slung it over the back of a chair around her kitchen table and padded over to the refrigerator. Opening the door, she poked her head in and looked at the barren refrigerator. “Yukio” she muttered as she closed the door. Her boyfriend had eaten the rest of the food in the refrigerator and most of the food she had in the house.

Leaning against the dark Formica-topped counter, the woman drummed her fingers. Where could her boyfriend have gone? Slightly worried, the woman headed for Yukio’s room. Nudging the door open a little with her foot, golden eyes peeked though the crack to the slightly disheveled room that lay beyond. Pushing the door even more, the woman stood in the door way and looked around for any life.

Clothes and other personal belongings lay around the room, almost as if they were tossed there and forgotten. The only thing that was in somewhat order was the bed. Dark blue silk sheets drawn up to the head of the bed and neatly folded over and tucked in. A pair of pillows lay side by side at the head of the bed, both outfitted in dark blue silk pillow shams. A silver dragon embroidered in the center of each pillow. A black comforter, also silk, covered the bed from foot to head, though it was drawn back at the head, waiting for its owner to come home and crawl in.

The woman sighed; nothing in the room told her of her boyfriend’s whereabouts. “Where is he?” she asked out loud. Sighing again, the woman started to head to her room, which was across the hall. “Guess I’ll have to wait until he gets home to tell him.” She said, opening the door to her room.

A great contrast to the room across the hall, the woman’s room was in pale greens and yellows, instead of the dark blues and blacks of Yukio’s room. With a small ‘whoosh’, the woman flopped down on the bed and rolled onto her side, her head resting between her pillows. Black hair stood out against the pale green cotton sheets. Golden eyes slowly closed as their owner fell asleep.

Shivering a bit from the cold, the woman shifted in her sleep to lie on her back. Slowly, a pair of fuzzy black fox ears appeared atop the woman’s head. Three black fox tails appeared on the bed next to her, attached to the base of her spine. The woman was a demon, one that could change her appearance to look like a human, a fox in sheep’s clothing, so to speak.

The front door opened softly as Yukio came home. Dark brown hair hung in a loose ponytail down his back; Yukio shut the lights off, letting his green eyes adjust to the darkness, and closed the door behind him. Several paper bags filled his arms as he headed for the kitchen to replace the food he previously ate, kicking his shoes off at the door.

He had noticed his girlfriend’s car on the driveway and her shoes at the door, so he knew she was home. He smiled a bit as he put the paper bags on the table and slowly unloaded them. Putting the perishable items in the refrigerator and the dry foods in the cupboards, he kept out the foods for dinner.

He fingered a small black velvet box in his pocket. He had gotten the shiny golden band earlier that day and planned to pop the question that night. Quietly, Yukio prepared dinner for him and his girlfriend. “I hope Kit will like this” He said, slightly worried about rejection.

The smell of risotto wavered though the air, slowly waking Kit. Her stomach growled as she got off her bed. She looked at the door and smiled, seeing her boyfriend in the doorway.

“Hey lovely” Yukio smiled softly, pulling Kit to him for a kiss.

“Hey back” Kit said, kissing him. “I’ve got something to tell you…”

“Oh? And what would that be?”

“I got a promotion today” Kit smiled.

“That’s great news.” Yukio smiled, pulling Kit out to the kitchen where he had the table set, candles burning slowly. Kit’s eyes brightened as she saw the romantic setting.

“Since when did Yukio become romantic?” She teased as Yukio pulled out her chair. Kit sat down and Yukio pushed her in before moving over to his chair and sitting down.

“I’ve always been romantic, Or do you not remember the bouquet of dead fish.” Yukio  said in response. A smirk played on his lips “Dig in” He smiled and started eating. Kit followed suit and ate the food in front of her.

Soon both were finished with their food. Kit was about to get up and do the dishes.

“Umm…Kit….wait” Yukio said softly. Kit sat back down and watched her boyfriend.

“What is it, Yukio?”

After a long period of silence, Yukio moved and knelt down next to Kit. She blinked and watched him, waiting. “We’ve been dating for some time now… and I was wondering if…Will you marry me?” He asked, fishing out the box and opening it. The candle light reflected off of the golden band, the center diamond shined like it had a light inside of it. Kit looked at the ring, her eyes wide.

“Yukio….Yes, I will marry you” Kit said, hugging her boyfriend turned fiancé. Yukio hugged back, overjoyed that she said yes.

“Sometimes if you pray enough, dreams do come true.” Yukio whispered as he kissed Kit again.

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I had originally wrote this with my ex's character in the role of Yukio, and so I removed Zynn and replaced it with Yukio, changing a few things, but over all it hadn't changed since I wrote it back in 2005.