Monday, December 20, 2004

It was a bright sunny morning..
Standing before me was my new mansion. Before I walked to the front door, I brushed excess leaves off my griffin hedges. The outside appearance of the mansion looked quite common. As soon as I stepped inside I dropped my jaw at the interior design. On the floors layed a warped checkered pattern that spread throughout the house. In the excitement of entering the new house, I stumbled in confusion of the floor illusion. Music streamed through speakers unclear to my eyes. A symphonic ballad that seemed to adjust itself to my pace. At the bottom of the long winding staircase stood a glass vase upon a spiral sculpture. In that vase were nine identical red roses. Each window was shaped like a playing card suit. Hearts, clovers, spades and diamonds, which fitted the overall black, white and red theme.

In the living room I saw a fireplace surrounded by several white sofas and chairs. It was already lit. However, it burned an unfamiliar color. Deep purple flames flickered back and forth, popping a crackling almost to a rhythm.

The dining room featured a dining table with nine chairs. The chandelier floating above the table looked to be made of unmelting icicles. The glow from it's center seemed unnatural but I chose not to question it.

I walked into the next room and discovered my new kitchen. Every kitchen tool I knew existed layed before me. Pots, pans, bowls, spoons, forks. Mounted vertically all over the walls were my knives. Knives of every shape and size. I opened a large cupboard and found almost a room full of spices and seasonings. I didn't recognize a few. Rycnid? Slypin? They must be good.

After selecting one of the many teapots, I made myself some green tea and continued exploring. I went upstairs and entered the first room to my right. A music room. I was expecting that. In the back of the room was a stage. On that stage were my drums, two amps, one white electric guitar and one black bass guitar. One the floor in front of the stage were these cloud-like pillow for lying down and enjoying the music.

I continued my exploration and entered the next room. A game room. In the center of the room was a large television monitor stretching from floor to ceiling. Four smaller monitors were mounted on the walls on each side of the larger one in the center making a total of nine monitors altogether. I assumed this was set up to eliminate split-screen gameplay. The larger monitor displayed movies or gamplay action for the rest of the guests. In front of the little monitors were several wireless controllers and more cloud-like pillows. I was amazed with my next discovery. After picking up the pillow, I revealed a cleverly designed Dance Dance Revolution dance pad meshed into the checkered floor. I felt like playing but the day seemed to pass quickly and sunset was drawing nearer.

I entered the next room and discovered childrens toys. Mounted on the walls were xylophones and bells. In the center of the room, was a small bed. In the bed slept my daughter, the Xylophone Baby, hugging tightly to a marshmallow pillow and a xylophone mallet. even in her dreams, she's amazing the world. I kissed her on the forehead, wished her the sweetest dreams and quietly crept out of th room.

I checked the other rooms and found myself walking into bathrooms and closets. I walked through the arched doorway atthe end of the hall. I was in my room. A large canopy bed took up most of the space. I headed towards my closet and walked in. My top hat sat upon a mannequins head. So I put it on along with a tuxedo. I opened up the door to the balcony and saw that I had a large garden. Nighttime was upon me so I prepared to finished off my day exploring the garden. I checked myself in a large mirror and was off downstairs.

I walked into the garden and was instantly surrounded by flowers. Each flower seemed to glow, even without the illumination of the full moon. The pale blue light got stronger as I followed the garden path. Little sparkles of light were drawn to this blue glow so I followed along. At the end of the garden path I found a small pond. The little sparkles of light swirled around the water, dipping into the surface every now and then, creating ripples that broke the perfect reflection of their magical dance.

At the far side of the pond, I saw an even brighter glow. It was a girl. With wings. I walked around the pond to see clearer. It was my Pixie. Her delicate wings sparkled bright and fluttered when she saw me approach. She sat at the edge of the pond with one arm leaning on her knees and the other streaming her fingers in the water back and forth. I sat beside her.

"Is our daughter asleep?"

"Yes."

"You look very handsome, my dear."

"You look beautiful."

She took her hand out of the water and jokingly splashed a few drops in my face. We laughed and leaned in closer to me.

We sat the edge of the pond for awhile, watching the sparkles twirls and spin above the water.

"Sara? Would you like to dance?"

"I would love to."

I stood up and offered my hand. She gently held it and we began waltzing to the soft symphony playing from nowhere. Her wings left trails of sparkles as we spun.

Around the pond we danced. A young man in a tuxedo and a magical faerie in the cool glow of the moonlight. We danced. And danced.

"I love you darling."

"I love you too."









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Sorry. I was daydreaming again.

*sigh*

Goodnight everyone. Cheers and sweet dreams.


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