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	I woke to see the canopy of stars above me.  The memory of the 
visions flooded my mind.  My thoughts raced.  Was that a dream?  Was it 
a true memory?  I lurched forward from where I was resting.  I looked 
about me wildly.  I am covered in sweat and my entire body is shaking.  
A chill rests on my mind and body.  I scream out to my beloved with 
the faintest hope it will be heard.  The creatures of the night are 
all that responded.  The smell of pine wafted in the air mocking my 
pain.  I am frantic the chill of the night was clenching my heart.  
Again I scream out.  I scream to my love.  I must be heard!  I must be 
heard!
	�Dearest, if you do not stop scaring the game away I will slit 
your throat.  Do you understand?�
	Relief flooded all of my senses.  I ran to my love.  I was 
lightheaded with joy.  I covered the beauty with my kisses.  The sweet 
touch of my treasure�s skin sent the most wonderful sensations through 
my body.  Love�s scent filled my nostrils intoxicating me.  I again 
felt safe folded in those arms.
	�Where have you been I was worried,� I said meekly basking in 
joy.  �I had the dream again and it had me scared.  Are you all right?�  
I blurted a frantic mess with the emotions returning to me.
	�No I am not all right.  You scared all of the game away.  So 
I can not eat and you can not eat.  Steven if you do not stop having 
this damn dream I will end up dead.  You will lead the murders to me 
with all of that screaming!�
	�But my love ��
	�Stop calling me that!  You are like a love sick puppy.  I am 
not sure you love me or if you love having some one to call �My 
love.�,�  he fiercely barked at me with his eyes ablaze with anger.
	�I love you Adam.  You know I love you.  And I thought you 
liked being called �my love�,� I could barely answer with my heart 
pounding painfully in my chest.  I was ready to break into tears.
	�Please stop that,� a gentle sweetness had entered his voice.  
�You know I do not mind the name.  I also know you love me truly.  I 
am just upset because I have not eaten yet and you know how I get.  Not 
only am I hungry but I am hungry because of your dream,� the anger 
momentarily returning to his lips.  �I understand that dreams are beyond 
your control but no one wants to hear of his own death.  It just is 
unpleasant,� his voice expressed his sorrow for what he had said.  He 
looked into my eyes and knew he was forgiven for this and any sin he could 
ever commit.
	�I am sorry but it felt so real.  All of the emotions flooded 
over me and I couldn�t help myself,�  I tried to explain submissively.  
	�I do not want to hear any more,� his voice snapped with all his 
features sharpening.
	�I just��
	�No!� He screamed before I could finish constructing my thought.
	�I am sorry,� I said in a beaten whimper.
	�I just do not want to hear about it any more and stop apologizing,�  
Viciously lashed his tongue.
	�I am�� he turned to me with his eyes blazing.  They were so intense 
my soul was consumed by their flames and the words froze on my tongue.
	The stare had lasted only a half a hour but every moment was its 
own eternity.  The feelings of unhappiness flowing from our souls.  His 
anger confronting and mingling with my sorrow in the cool night air.  My 
heart broke every moment of each eternity.  My soul torn I tried to speak.  
The silence was all too painful to bare any longer.