I'm Telling You, I Saw It!

Bowen had no answer for him nor did she trail his line of thought, instead she noticed something that even he hadn’t really realized. He could feel the static in the air, a strange tension that was unnatural and he didn’t realize what it was until Bowen spoke again. Why was there no noise of the forest here? The nights were always filled with the sound of bus, frogs, and owls, but tonight there was nothing but silence over the land. Instinctively he leaned closer to Bowen, he had little power to protect her from the supernatural but he’d give his life for hers if he was asked. The sound of his real name on her lips made the boy keenly aware of her nervousness, not that he hadn’t already realized her terror.

The girl was silent, both of them searching the horizon as Bowen nudged him wordlessly. His blue and lavender gaze followed her attention outwards. Falling on the blueish mist. His own eyes widened slightly, he’d never seen anything like this before. Already he was stepping forward to put himself between the mist and the girl he loved. Then, just as she had seen earlier, the fireflies appeared as a prelude to the glowing lagomorph. His jaw nearly hit the floor. "We should,” He agreed with her quietly, but waited for her to retreat first so he could stay between them.

"Bowen & Haiku"