William blew out a long breath and shook his shoulders. He's still baffled why he's doing this. It's rather immature and plain stupid for anyone but the child in him just can't see the rationality at all. He just had to find out - truth or not. It's a relief that all the people in the house retired since having the weekend party this evening. No one will witness the childishness and stupidity of all this.
Looking at the clock, he holds the candle tightly than he should, still waiting - vying for his time. Every second makes him a bit closer to the edge – every pass, triggers the fight or flight sense in him. Still, a nervous laugh just can't wait to pass his lips, looking over the absurdity of all this.
Taking his eyes from looking over the clock, he walked quietly towards the big mirror in the living room area. The mirror hung on the wall before him; an ancient mirror with a gold frame carved into leaves and flowers. He could see himself approach, his face is like a pure mask because of the lack of light in the room. The moon is the only light that sustains the night.
"The time has come," he thought. The old grand clock signals that the transition of the night into day has once again come forth. 'May Day Eve,' he silently murmured. 'Ah, yes. It was once again the first day of May – the night of divination and night of lovers a like. And for those who cared enough might peer into the mirror, where they would behold the face of the one they were fated with.' William could still hear the tale, as if his there along with other eager kids, who would pretty much believe in anything they'll hear.
With slightly trembling hands, he lights the candle he's holding. His pure mask face before turned into a living one. Without any doubt he felt before - he close his eyes and whispered the incantation.
"Mirror, mirror
show to me,
whose lover
I will be."
When he finished the incantation, his eyes widened. He could not move a single muscle; all he could do was stand and stare. He thought he could stand there forever, enchanted.
"What did you saw, uncle?" A small voice stopped William's reverie - pulling him back to the present day. His gaze once again stopped to the mirror behind his niece. All he could see is his old reflection looking back at him. The visible line across his face the only telltale those years are finally catching up on him. Gone where the youthful face he saw staring back at him on the mirror, one wild May Day's Eve-years and years ago….
"What is it?" the insistent voice call upon him. William is battling himself if he should say it or not but the wide innocent eyes of his niece could make him agree to anything she ask.
"The devil." he replied, bitterly.
"The…devil…that was so horrible." She gasped, "What does it looked like?" her brown eyes stared back at him with just a hint of fear, curiosity still overpowers the fear the child had.
"Far from horrible my dear," he said. "When I looked at it, the only thing I could think of is fallen angel, for indeed Satan is an angel before he became the devil himself. Forget what you saw on the opera, the devil I saw is a mere epitome of perfection itself. I begun to realize why the devil is associated for seduction"
"What is that word…ah yes; did it bewitch you, uncle? Did it?" The hint of fear he saw was long gone for curiosity and excitement replaced it on his young niece face.
"Alas, yes. It tortured me, ate my heart and drunk my blood." He said grimly.
"Poor uncle," she touched his face and give him a peck on the cheek. "Did it speak to you, uncle?" the never ending questions of his niece just gives him the nostalgic feeling he tried to resent.
"…yes…yes, it spoke to me…." William was once again send back to the time where he met the devil himself. It's as if he could hear the seductive voice behind his ear. The hot air with a slight smell of ale just never fails him to get hard in an instant. That night William lost his innocence - and lost it to the devil himself….
"My, my…what do we have here? You're too young to be vain." The deep voice said his face is plastered with a knowing smirk.
William whirled around and glared at the intruder. "I am not vain, you…you brute." He said huffily.
"Indeed you don't have to - It'll be a sin if you are. Besides, you're already a riot." The intruder purrs.
William only glared at him, for he doesn't know what to reply at the intimidating young man before him. The trespasser just has that power to leave him tongue-tied and inefficient.
"I remember you! You're William, whom I left as a scrubby child. Look at you now, a fine looking lad you've been." The stranger runs an appreciative gaze towards William.
William shuddered at the strangers look. It's like watching a hunter eyeing its prey. And from the looks of it - he's been spotted. His heart beats rampantly for he knows that if he stayed for a while, he'll regret it. From the look of the stranger, he's obviously drunk. He can smell the strong scent of the ale the young man consumed. It's a miracle the man could walk from the entire boost he must've consume. His fight or flight sense is kicking once again and at this moment he'll choose the most logical thing to do at this situation.
"Let me pass, sir." He muttered fiercely, for the stranger is barring his way. "But we are not acquainted quite yet." The man said, while blocking him for his planned runaway, thrusting out his hand, "Liam Mason."
He could hear the silent ticking of the clock and was once again smothered with uneasiness. William could only groan, it's better to go along, the man is obviously drunk to argue with. He took the proffered hand and shook it lightly. But the pressure on his hand only increase, much to his dismay. He tried to pull it out but the other man is really strong for a drunken man. The play of dominance increase William's agitation to be released in Liam's hold, tremors start to run across his whole being. He'd rather want to think of it as fear rather than his twisted view of excitement. But god, he's nether region seems to agree with the latter one. The realization hit him hard in the guts; the more he wanted to be released from his fine captor… Fine, since when did he think Liam, this brute, to be fine? 'Since you saw him…'his guilty inner voice taunts.
They both stood before the mirror, panting from the effort of both parties. Their shadows on the wall lay there still like their masters. Liam's drunk induce mind began to sober and the gleam of his eyes suggested he's much ready for anything this night might come forth. The lad before him just awakens the deviant part of him-the part he thought long buried since he left his land.
"Let me pass, sir" he cried with fury but the hand holding him just seems tighter than before. William thought that the man is really getting off on it if he struggled more.
"Come on and spend the night with me…my fair one…It's really lonely here." William could only gasp at the blatant proposition. 'Surely this man is out of his mind.' he thought.
"I will not do such things." He replied, defiantly. William glared furiously at Liam, challenging him, in a way he can.
Liam thought William is just too tasty when he gets mad and he's got other plans to see William fuming with rage. "Why, William such dirty thoughts you have. I didn't mean that kind of spending the night…." William feels like he'd been hit with a cane. Had he misread the context of Liam's words? Surely he's not, the words obviously pertaining to that…did it? Oh gods, the man is really playing with his mind. And if a companion is all Liam needs…then that mean he's the fool and the brute is really him. Groaning he look at Liam, he decided to agree with him and prepare himself with a pardon for his rude behavior. The amber light of the candle saw that Liam's eyes held the devilish grin at them and he is tugging William's chain once again. He felt dumb and played, again. Gullible must be his middle name. The inadequate feeling turns instantly to rage and he wants to punch the smirk out of Liam's face.