Cory sipped his mocha latte as he sat at a cute little bistro on the corner of a small village in France, as he leaned back and scrolled through an E-book on his phone the figure of someone stopping in his peripheral vision caught his attention. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAhsgfGXP08D
“Hey”346Please respect copyright.PENANAccLIiFFePo
He glanced up meeting eyes with a taller man in a suit, hands his in his pockets. 346Please respect copyright.PENANATEjlNUqHyZ
“Remember me? Peru, 1821…”346Please respect copyright.PENANAxSe3pI0TRu
Cory shivered and stood, “oh my god, Riv”
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London, England. September 1815
Cory ran fast, splashing puddles of water up against his trousers as his hair threatened to fall from his hair ribbon. “HEY! GET BACK HERE!” He clipped a corner and slid almost falling into a pile of trash, he huffed looking frantically for a place to hide before shaking his head and climbing past the garbage and muck. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAhSnp0f1cWU
As he climbed a small ladder to the top of one of the buildings he watched the men run past the alley, he sighed a breath of relief. 346Please respect copyright.PENANA1A8e7urFMC
“Cory, are you stealing again?” 346Please respect copyright.PENANApY7OiCHtt4
he glanced up to his mother standing there on the roof a basket of clothes in hand, Cory frowned and pulled himself up to join her. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAsen5y1ozoP
“Sorry mama…” he apologized, she sighed and ruffled his dark hair. 346Please respect copyright.PENANA3joAfVWGsH
“I’ve some news” 346Please respect copyright.PENANA8el6LApUEr
He sat down and pulled off his boots, dumping water onto the stone roof below. 346Please respect copyright.PENANARqOnrYAxjR
“We’re moving” 346Please respect copyright.PENANAEnMmm5f4wV
He froze and looked up at his mother who clipped up a small quilt. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAFPZ70AVSwG
“Your father found a job in Peru…it’ll help us” 346Please respect copyright.PENANATafflxbENx
She looked to Cory who stared, baffled. “Why…”346Please respect copyright.PENANArzC7FrKeSX
She smiled gently, the slight sight of her canines just barely there.346Please respect copyright.PENANAx4o16n7jTE
It was shocking how she still looked the same after so many years, and especially after giving birth to Cory. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAkhDfe19n9H
Cory was basically a freak accident, or a miracle as his mother thought it. 346Please respect copyright.PENANALhdHrTW1Hg
She was never able to give birth to babies…and one day she made a deal with a weird lady on the street. She promised fertility and prosperity. Only half of it was true, and there was of course a catch. 346Please respect copyright.PENANA3t6SA5ALlN
Upon her having the ability to give birth, that child would have to live through many, many decades alone and immortal. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAs1kPlblb8A
A Daylighter. 346Please respect copyright.PENANANWi8Ut5OMP
Cory closed his eyes to take a deep breath, His mother pulled him into a hug. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAwpB5S2rvIJ
“I love you, Cory”
“Well…it’s not much- but it’ll do” 346Please respect copyright.PENANAcAV8R8ZVu4
cory frowned at the small single room, a cot sat in the corner, a small kitchen to the left and a shit hole at the opposite of the building. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAODongBqkam
“Where’s dad?” 346Please respect copyright.PENANAw3Px0VcOvi
“He went to go to his interview” his mother said with a small smile as she pulled blankets out of her baggage and fluffed it out on the ground. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAU75D4IjYHo
She waved for him to join her and he shook his head “this…mom. We’re not going to survive here!” Cory said raising his voice, Her eyes widened. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAVXDSZ59vUL
“Do not yell at me young man. We moved so we could get better.” She snapped. 346Please respect copyright.PENANATYloTab9RI
“This…this is worse.” He sobbed and slammed open the rickety wooden door as he ran out the house. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAayNF0gxJvW
“CORY” 346Please respect copyright.PENANAwgWefl30VB
and so he ran. He did what he was best at. Running away, hiding.
Cory shifted in the grass under the cold moon when a twig nearby snapped, his head shot up and he looked around. 346Please respect copyright.PENANA2PDVavzoXp
He wasn’t scared, he lost the ability to feel terror when he lived in London, always on the run, hiding from bad men. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAJZacMD9bO8
A small boy emerged from a bush a basket of fruit in hand, his eyes scanned the darkness before meeting Cory’s, something flickered. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAMJYSLtskRY
“Are you alright?” 346Please respect copyright.PENANAkGGfXiJVgW
Cory frowned and nodded, the boy shared a similar frown…but one made of pity.346Please respect copyright.PENANASIfevREi6j
“Here” 346Please respect copyright.PENANAzBPsnjZ7tg
Cory eyed the pear in the boys hand as he handed it to him, Cory’s lips twitched as he held back a smile. Eventually he gave in. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAy2vOdQWnz0
“Thank you” 346Please respect copyright.PENANA7j7HGeDc38
the boy nodded and gestured to the spot next to him, Cory nodded and the boy sat down. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAtDDfBPR4nm
“I’m Riven…”346Please respect copyright.PENANAz6ZQQoowk6
“Cory” He replied in between bites of the ripe pear. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAnL2Mc42VZl
It was sweet and juicy…almost like something he’d never had before, which was true.346Please respect copyright.PENANABOpn5BcYP6
“How old are you?” 346Please respect copyright.PENANAC03QeQpDJ7
“13..”346Please respect copyright.PENANAc4pRQe6tJF
Riven blinked and pulled his knees to his chest, “what about you?” Cory inquired. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAtR6DMxy8VQ
“10”
Moquegua, Peru. March, 1821.
Cory shoved Riven gently as they walked through the woods picking fruit from trees. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAme69vfVSSz
“I think I’m gonna leave Peru” 346Please respect copyright.PENANAmFGWkVOjdj
Riven gave him a look. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAu2v9v5b7Lw
“What? How?” 346Please respect copyright.PENANAyHTlsZ2d0R
Cory kicked a rock gently and took a bite of a pear. 346Please respect copyright.PENANA7SPjRTd7M8
“There’s a train leaving tonight, I’m gonna get on through the baggage area” he said, Riven frowned.346Please respect copyright.PENANAMY6UjxmuSe
“You’re going to smuggle yourself out of Peru? Have fun with that.” 346Please respect copyright.PENANAXbokquBXyV
Cory stopped in his tracks and grabbed Riven’s arm. The basket fell. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAmRf1m7Trdh
“Riv…I want you to go with me” 346Please respect copyright.PENANA98jNW5P9oC
Riven stared in shock before pulling from Cory’s grasp and picking up the fruits. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAkPoru5bLTC
“Cory, you know I can’t do that. My mother is on her deathbed, out of all people I’d expect you to know what that’s like. Not being able to leave your mother while a plague is eating her alive” he said his voice going soft. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAXJAwIC2rr2
Cory sighed.346Please respect copyright.PENANAflafjvgK0L
“Then we can leave after it happens.”346Please respect copyright.PENANAz9lw1FFfOO
Riven looked up at him in disgust “you act like she’ll die any day now? Is that what you want? The one woman who actually treated you right? You want her to die?” Riven snapped, Cory backed away as Riven stalked forwards. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAEtnT7VskA1
It was silent for a few moments and Cory stared at the ground, guilty. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAiqdLRCnSOW
“You know what…leave. Go wherever the hell it is you want to go. But I’m not going. And when you leave I’m forgetting your entire existence even mattered.” 346Please respect copyright.PENANANHjGzOgpRT
Cory stared at him being taking a sharp breath and turning, Riven eyed him as Cory walked away disappearing amongst the bushes and trees. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAD2AeNZfv5t
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Cory dodged a train worker and threw his satchel into the small corridor full of baggage, as he looked for a bag to fit in his head snapped up to a small ‘pssst’.346Please respect copyright.PENANAz9kPIxI5yP
He looked around before spotting Riven “Cory” His eyes flickered with multiple emotions at once, fear, anger, anxiety.346Please respect copyright.PENANAaJ9qWLZaxU
“Don’t do this, please. Mama needs you and me by her side…” 346Please respect copyright.PENANAUEaWtRalMA
Cory frowned and shoved his foot into an empty bag that was almost his size, he’d have to curl into a ball to fit. 346Please respect copyright.PENANARRSJcvHXlL
“No, she needs peace and quiet.” He snapped, the train whistled and Riven’s eyes widened. 346Please respect copyright.PENANA8khkjfFqF7
“No, Cory please!” 346Please respect copyright.PENANAIRJKxZeF1b
“Hey! THEIF” 346Please respect copyright.PENANAmOiEJMSY9J
“Either join me, or run.” Cory spat, Riven hesitated but shook his head with a small scoff and ran. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAouofnn76km
Cory shoved himself into the bag as the police men chased him, he was getting out of here. 346Please respect copyright.PENANA7kfgdDZToB
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Manhattan, New York. August, 1824
“Cory! Look!” 346Please respect copyright.PENANABhr7b5HH3t
Cory glanced up from the bar where he was cleaning a glass that was once filled with whiskey, a girl his age ran towards him tips in hand. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAGfaqxURpvr
“This is more then yesterday!” She cheered, he raised an eyebrow. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAGqwNKiQMym
“No way!” He chuckled, she grinned and kissed him gently over the counter. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAXP5iaFZzYl
“C’mon let’s close up and go upstairs, I have a surprise for you” she said, he smiled and nodded as he set the clean glass aside. 346Please respect copyright.PENANA3rY8PA3evp
She flipped the sign on the door and locked it, Cory smiled as she dragged him up the stairs towards their apartment. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAkGMoJt4txF
“What could you possibly have to show me?” He asked, she glanced back at him with a huge smile. Her corset made her waist slim and the pale yellow skirt pooled around her legs gentle and flowy.346Please respect copyright.PENANApCSqptPu8i
When they entered the room, she spun “happy birthday!” She cheered, three people looked towards him with wide grins. 346Please respect copyright.PENANALZM2Titv2m
Cory broke into a smile. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAZgcD11HJOa
“I love you so much” he said picking her up in a hug and kissing her gently, she giggled and pushed away from him so he could greet his friends. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAHPre6Kgg19
24 years… he’d been through so much through those years. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAJEUzPjuSVb
He cried and grieved, he stole, he lied, he moved, he made friends, he left friends, he fell in love…hard in love…346Please respect copyright.PENANAVazbWSCnRs
As His lover handed him a delicately package box he spotted the gold band on her finger, he smiled gently at it. “How did you…?” He trailed off and she smiled. 346Please respect copyright.PENANACoC8m7AjA1
“We all pitched in, we hope you like it” 346Please respect copyright.PENANAIm1AUuRvLX
He tore the paper and Gasped, inside a small rectangular box sat a broach on a sliver chain. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAhJKWEHVZZe
It was a small rose set into Amber with a silver lace patterned trim, his mother had something similar…346Please respect copyright.PENANApFS4GihLUa
“Where did you get this?”346Please respect copyright.PENANA35zSZ5m9Jb
his lover smiled “someone came to town not to long ago looking to sell it for some money…you said your mother had something similar so we wanted to get you something that made you feel closer to her” She said gently clasping it around his neck. 346Please respect copyright.PENANArE3gEcShu7
He stared at her, his eyes fluttering in a daze before he smiled gently. 346Please respect copyright.PENANA0mHgs9Ig1k
“Thank you…guys, this is…this is amazing”
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Aisha sniffled as her breath quivered and she gripped Cory’s hand tightly. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAGoA7OpV2Ba
“I love you so much” 346Please respect copyright.PENANA3wJ0TO8gRs
Cory held back tears, “I love you more…”
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Tahiti. Summer, 1850
Cory sipped the liquid from the coconut gently before tossing it aside and joining the people who danced on the shore of the beach, the water glistening a bright blue against the burning sun. 346Please respect copyright.PENANArZ8rkTMg6r
He chuckled and let them place necklaces of flowers around his neck and pull him dances as people played unknown instruments, this was the life he wanted. Something full of joy, and adventure. 346Please respect copyright.PENANApb7YNV7eXm
He was starting to think that the curse that had been placed on him was a miracle, he could do anything he wanted.346Please respect copyright.PENANALbPMLcgv62
Go anywhere he wanted, see what happens in the future. 346Please respect copyright.PENANARtrkWNosxi
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California, America. October, 1980. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAvW6EwzidGR
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Cory shoved into his friend the chains on his leather jacket dangling against the zipper as his small group made their way under a graffitied bridge. As far as they knew he was still 20, when he was really much older but he enjoyed the game…the manipulation, the secrets. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAqGXsha45PR
“So, Cory. What do you plan on doing with your music?” A short haired punk girl questioned lighting a cigarette, Cory smirked and leaned against the stone bridge. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAvcGfjuHT3l
“I don’t know, might put out some Ep’s might not…in a place like this anything could happen.” He said, Tristan, a tall blonde bassist punched him gently in the shoulder a joint dangling from his lips. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAv4f7Mxa6V8
“Right, Cory the ever aspiring grandpa” he joked, Cory rolled his eyes. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAsJq42Tdo7X
“Who you calling Grandpa, last I checked I was paying you” he teased, Tristan laughed and ruffled Cory’s hair. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAD4yiX14huk
“Good point, I don’t plan on losing that pay anytime soon” 346Please respect copyright.PENANA4YGzH9ZzLW
“yeah right, I’m shocked you haven’t gotten fired yet. You and your anger issues” Fifi a tall mixed girl with dreads said as she skipped a rock. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAOKJJA7ACri
Tristan rolled his eyes. 346Please respect copyright.PENANA2HPrvp2Z10
“I’m getting better” 346Please respect copyright.PENANAxehXE1BA73
“Say that to Greg, poor thing got his jaw busted cus’a’you” Dean groaned, Tristan sighed and Cory smirked. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAcijPcBhQSr
“Now, now let’s not start any fights. We’re here to have fun, remember?” 346Please respect copyright.PENANAcRwmtUrMB8
They all looked at him and grinned.
“Hey there everyone, we’re the Polarized Witches…thank you for coming” Cory said into the mic, everyone cheered and he chuckled. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAxEZnwtfvHo
Guitar strings were strummed, followed by the bass and drums. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAtoJrEfX1H1
Cory sang low and quiet as the first few notes were slow and thoughtful. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAXy9JHMDH0x
When the beat dropped Cory spun away from the mic as he hit the chords of his electric guitar bringing cheers and screams from the audience.
Cory laughed as him and his band mates ran to the limo past millions of fans, people cheered and reached for them as they got in. Guards shut the doors and they drove off. 346Please respect copyright.PENANA4RzBCRk54N
“That was fucking amazing!” 346Please respect copyright.PENANA8JERM6HXH4
Cory laughed “Hell yeah it was!”
Paris, France. December, 2010
Cory sat silently at a small cafe on the corner of a street in Paris, he sipped his mocha latte as he scrolled through his phone remembering all the good, bad and fun times he had. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAKg0IfhrLPF
He could never ask for a better life, he knew this was what everyone wanted…but he was starting to get tired of it. 346Please respect copyright.PENANA7WtMtNK7gL
He’d been around since 1802 for fucks sake…346Please respect copyright.PENANAixWBW39M8X
“hey” 346Please respect copyright.PENANAeue60TThJZ
he glanced up, meeting a tall man’s eyes. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAi5DJeGDdUi
“Remember me? Peru, 1821?” 346Please respect copyright.PENANA3cxb4A7PFL
Cory shivered and stood, “oh my god…Riv” 346Please respect copyright.PENANA1AXNLw7crN
Riv smiled “been a while, wanna talk?” Cory grinned. 346Please respect copyright.PENANAh3XErFaEII
“Why not.”346Please respect copyright.PENANA35Wc1q7fvk
now he knew…he wasn’t alone anymore, of all the people he met he never knew the one he missed the most would be just as ancient as him…
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A/N: I know this is like 4 days before the deadline but I work best under pressure, I hope you enjoy! :D
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