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. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG3SaVV17qo
“Hey”424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdi8BKm7y7a
He glanced up meeting eyes with a taller man in a suit, hands his in his pockets. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTkf6unUEd1
“Remember me? Peru, 1821…”424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcu8rHDFkBa
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. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJtLp1feWx1
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. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNQ4Cj9KoKP
“Cory, are you stealing again?” 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzKS4HnTtMT
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. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJTAiVnK8jg
“Sorry mama…” he apologized, she sighed and ruffled his dark hair. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfkiI1dr5w9
“I’ve some news” 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQoYcyfGSJR
He sat down and pulled off his boots, dumping water onto the stone roof below. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP4q4l36bOt
“We’re moving” 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS1zRj38PJv
He froze and looked up at his mother who clipped up a small quilt. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAoTDE3XDK1
“Your father found a job in Peru…it’ll help us” 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvbtjuMbE9G
She looked to Cory who stared, baffled. “Why…”424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5dah7VBHf
She smiled gently, the slight sight of her canines just barely there.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeNYfbDiuLE
It was shocking how she still looked the same after so many years, and especially after giving birth to Cory. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBTqIxblJ6
Cory was basically a freak accident, or a miracle as his mother thought it. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmHzOQ3FsJu
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. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXR9n9m8Y8S
Upon her having the ability to give birth, that child would have to live through many, many decades alone and immortal. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy2OZW02sVq
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Cory closed his eyes to take a deep breath, His mother pulled him into a hug. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlqxSkSM6t2
“I love you, Cory”
“Well…it’s not much- but it’ll do” 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkyEQMJeiKO
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. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeuiEV73qNq
“Where’s dad?” 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6msyo57X1P
“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. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs00ZevuS9q
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. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9HEt0lcvgr
“Do not yell at me young man. We moved so we could get better.” She snapped. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLZMq8MpnM7
“This…this is worse.” He sobbed and slammed open the rickety wooden door as he ran out the house. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkePNlge5p
“CORY” 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ25HMFOytKJ
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. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHutpw7PFa
He wasn’t scared, he lost the ability to feel terror when he lived in London, always on the run, hiding from bad men. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeS23ILxNkX
A small boy emerged from a bush a basket of fruit in hand, his eyes scanned the darkness before meeting Cory’s, something flickered. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGkCuqA40I
“Are you alright?” 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdnSH17y90Z
Cory frowned and nodded, the boy shared a similar frown…but one made of pity.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCoB8x7t7Ua
“Here” 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRLwEgMm6vY
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. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEoM9OrHPSA
“Thank you” 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSzGluXxZWF
the boy nodded and gestured to the spot next to him, Cory nodded and the boy sat down. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNk38rYOUm4
“I’m Riven…”424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvHflmkIDMn
“Cory” He replied in between bites of the ripe pear. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzFeQzWojUM
It was sweet and juicy…almost like something he’d never had before, which was true.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡril74nvIWg
“How old are you?” 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe7P3Uq58uw
“13..”424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXclKvUJKmW
Riven blinked and pulled his knees to his chest, “what about you?” Cory inquired. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQJ7113HEe
“10”
Moquegua, Peru. March, 1821.
Cory shoved Riven gently as they walked through the woods picking fruit from trees. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡryTBwmSuZr
“I think I’m gonna leave Peru” 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCudH7OYqo
Riven gave him a look. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHzreoD9H2b
“What? How?” 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI9i1ObJItG
Cory kicked a rock gently and took a bite of a pear. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZIXpn9W2nJ
“There’s a train leaving tonight, I’m gonna get on through the baggage area” he said, Riven frowned.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUwkm0BVmwS
“You’re going to smuggle yourself out of Peru? Have fun with that.” 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgCc8L4ocvE
Cory stopped in his tracks and grabbed Riven’s arm. The basket fell. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4iB3vmn1IN
“Riv…I want you to go with me” 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmkyRFLjU2
Riven stared in shock before pulling from Cory’s grasp and picking up the fruits. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmF1Igtuulg
“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. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyyZAe8I2ta
Cory sighed.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyN6DwhKgsm
“Then we can leave after it happens.”424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWAmv3pd8Q
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. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpjEbtkaE1V
It was silent for a few moments and Cory stared at the ground, guilty. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIqJ6w55NpS
“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.” 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTaXOCMS0l9
Cory stared at him being taking a sharp breath and turning, Riven eyed him as Cory walked away disappearing amongst the bushes and trees. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnMtjXMEtx8
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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’.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSpx1u9I5R
He looked around before spotting Riven “Cory” His eyes flickered with multiple emotions at once, fear, anger, anxiety.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMgPT6G2ED7
“Don’t do this, please. Mama needs you and me by her side…” 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWWkd26Krq9
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. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeXUtL63DND
“No, she needs peace and quiet.” He snapped, the train whistled and Riven’s eyes widened. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXd2OijCeJ
“No, Cory please!” 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwog3S9LO6T
“Hey! THEIF” 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA7zl7Xlnxx
“Either join me, or run.” Cory spat, Riven hesitated but shook his head with a small scoff and ran. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiY9AsTzbgD
Cory shoved himself into the bag as the police men chased him, he was getting out of here. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8qPgQtWheo
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Manhattan, New York. August, 1824
“Cory! Look!” 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡonwa08e7nC
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. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtdpBaXcKZB
“This is more then yesterday!” She cheered, he raised an eyebrow. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxm6GBcxQWr
“No way!” He chuckled, she grinned and kissed him gently over the counter. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt0ETGaqK3Q
“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. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3fuEzK8iGs
She flipped the sign on the door and locked it, Cory smiled as she dragged him up the stairs towards their apartment. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA7unKk0X2Z
“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.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ70J7gaNy5d
When they entered the room, she spun “happy birthday!” She cheered, three people looked towards him with wide grins. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMXZWUc4wty
Cory broke into a smile. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgKCdy3Ud85
“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. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtbeBD8tvGw
24 years… he’d been through so much through those years. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlnUshcfpUB
He cried and grieved, he stole, he lied, he moved, he made friends, he left friends, he fell in love…hard in love…424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXjj2jQMF0s
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. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrvTvgUMAd6
“We all pitched in, we hope you like it” 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA7sh1dBTdc
He tore the paper and Gasped, inside a small rectangular box sat a broach on a sliver chain. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy5URyxxy6h
It was a small rose set into Amber with a silver lace patterned trim, his mother had something similar…424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BupStS9J5
“Where did you get this?”424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5pJ6cxbJPX
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. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3NHRP50SVh
He stared at her, his eyes fluttering in a daze before he smiled gently. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuVgcsPUWDD
“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. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6eAA0TLXpe
“I love you so much” 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡInwEy3v81V
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. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQ9aSvYSKS
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. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlJZIyyIsnD
He was starting to think that the curse that had been placed on him was a miracle, he could do anything he wanted.424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfGGK56nLR1
Go anywhere he wanted, see what happens in the future. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp1WqI0I3ph
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California, America. October, 1980. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2LoMdLibT0
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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. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUpsFkJwETF
“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. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkoekEy0Bpj
“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. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR3r6MKTvPF
“Right, Cory the ever aspiring grandpa” he joked, Cory rolled his eyes. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJZjlPve4R
“Who you calling Grandpa, last I checked I was paying you” he teased, Tristan laughed and ruffled Cory’s hair. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsyejiiVSEo
“Good point, I don’t plan on losing that pay anytime soon” 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQ6Ql3NV58
“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. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmKOmnHj4pf
Tristan rolled his eyes. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOC38UA9frU
“I’m getting better” 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡteHuDfJrHz
“Say that to Greg, poor thing got his jaw busted cus’a’you” Dean groaned, Tristan sighed and Cory smirked. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoNflzocG40
“Now, now let’s not start any fights. We’re here to have fun, remember?” 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwl5TTZDtpL
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. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8tBpmp4H26
Guitar strings were strummed, followed by the bass and drums. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbyZGPzSnbo
Cory sang low and quiet as the first few notes were slow and thoughtful. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOYL3DrKMdu
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. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMvCsTV6OYn
“That was fucking amazing!” 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡegRqv1Knfs
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. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAxcj0GRJ43
He could never ask for a better life, he knew this was what everyone wanted…but he was starting to get tired of it. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzl8pnHzfUn
He’d been around since 1802 for fucks sake…424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLsdog6QUTS
“hey” 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYEOfZtb1ni
he glanced up, meeting a tall man’s eyes. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUz26Sb1kXm
“Remember me? Peru, 1821?” 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ZmyseMpB5
Cory shivered and stood, “oh my god…Riv” 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu366tfqPKw
Riv smiled “been a while, wanna talk?” Cory grinned. 424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4loutxpbj9
“Why not.”424Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYsGVrLRPLk
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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