Run

Part 2 of The real color of envy

Shadow x Red

Mentions of Green x Vio

~The fire went down, and like always, left him in the darkness all alone.~

SHADOW

I sighed sadly as the moon was hardly any light for me. I didn't really matter though as a dark creature I could see full well in the dark. I also spotted Red, sneaking out of his tent. He asked if I was still out here, to which I said yes. He followed my voice and sat next to me. He asked more questions, these simple small talk I happily obliged to get my mind off other things.

When did I lose my sense of purpose?
Can I regain what's lost inside?
Why do I feel like I deserve this?
Why does my pain look like my pride?

Red asked about my mask, I asked him what, and replied that he saw my mask of indifference and how he saw pain behind it. I let my mask fall. The black hole empty feeling came into my heart again, though this time less so.. The young hero's smiling face gave me an odd sense of hope. "Red" I said "I have an idea, but hear me out…

I run
Till the silence splits me open
I run
Till it puts me underground
Till I have no breath
And no roads left but one
No roads left but one

He agreed. He actually agreed, we were going to run away as far as we could. Two loners with loves lost to another, traveling together. We both knew no one would notice for awhile. I smiled, not realizing how later on our journey that I would be smiling so much more. Red took my hand and we left, only seeing one path laid out for us. The path I wanted to go, the one with Red and I

Suddenly I didn't feel so lonely. Suddenly I felt as though I would never be lonely again…

And we ran.

I run
And the silence splits me open
I run
And it puts me underground
But there's no regret
And no roads left to run

*Lyrics not by me!*