Someone Special - Part 8.
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thekeyholder91Title: Someone Special part 8. Horatio
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thekeyholder (Brigi)
Pairing: Belldom
Rating: PG
Beta: The lovelyms_belle10 :) Thank you! :)
Summary: Is there such a thing as destiny? Do you believe in dreams? Dom and Matt dream about each other, yet they don't know anything about the person they spend their nighttime with. Is a meeting in real life possible?
Feedback: would be lovely if you have some time! <3
Warnings: Nothing in this chapter.
Disclaimers: As you probably know, I don’t own Muse or any of the songs mentioned in this story, but original aspects belong to me. So don't steal, please!
Author's note: The idea for this story crossed my mind when I heard the beautiful song Someone Special by Poets of the Fall for the first time.
I know, I haven't updated this series for such a long time, even though I wrote this part back in August, but I thought I could finish part 9 first. I have only one exam left, so I feel confident that I can start writing again. I think my mojo is back too. xD Thank you to those who still follow this story. <3
PART 1. | PART 2. | PART 3. | PART 4. | PART 5. | PART 6. | PART 7.
DOMINIC
I’ve been really busy these days helping to organize the annual book fair that the library and a publishing house have been doing for five years. It needs much more preparation this year because we changed the location – we had to, actually, but that’s not my point now – and we’ve all had to give a hand to ensure that this time everything goes well.
On the other hand, I did the exercise Tom recommended to me yesterday…do you want to know what I put on the negative list? Well, I guess Tom was right and I do have a low self-esteem, so I put it on, as well as fear to do things, prejudice, sometimes unmotivated, indecisive, stubborn, lazy, vain and so on. I won’t reveal all because I don’t want you to lose your faith in me and anyway, you can find them out throughout my story.
So, back to the book fair…this year’s theme is psychology. Of course, that doesn’t mean that we’ll only be selling psychology books; I’m going to sell novels and poetry books in a little stall in one of the corners. It will be an interesting and eventful week, so I think that by the time I get home I will be so exhausted that I won’t dream of anything. What a shame that I won’t meet Matthew for another week! I hope he won’t be upset…
MATTHEW
Horatio saw an advertisement for the book fair yesterday and we decided to go there today after doing some grocery shopping for Mum. I don’t think we’ll stay long because this year’s theme is psychology, although they sell all kinds of books there. Last year, we were much more involved because the theme was science and our university contributed to the advertising and even organization of the fair. Maybe I’ll find a good book there about dreams; who knows. There’s a thought lingering in my mind that Dominic would be there since he’s such a big lover of books, but this event lasts for several days and I know that I’m not that lucky to bump into him.
As always, things turn out differently than I expected. I meet with Mr. John at the first book stall and he starts talking about all kinds of things. Horatio stays quiet for the first five minutes, but he gets bored of it, so he pulls on the sleeve of my jacket. I ruffle his hair and tell him to go around and have a look. I wish I could go with him, but Mr. John is determined to kill me with his boring speech. After twenty or thirty minutes, Horatio returns with a book in his hand and tells me that he’s hungry and asks if we can go home, so I have a good excuse to flee from Mr. John.
DOMINIC
This third day of the book fair isn’t different from the others: masses of people are rolling on, sometimes stopping at a book stall if they see something interesting. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately?), my stand is quite invisible and I rarely talk to anyone. I love observing things around me but I get bored after a while, so I decide to re-arrange the columns of books. While doing so, my hand slips on a glossy cover and the top book falls down. I put the others on the table to get the missing novel, but I find that somebody has already picked it up.
A little boy, not older than six or seven, hands me the book I was looking for and says, “Here, sir.”
“Oh, thank you. It wanted to escape from here,” I smile and look which novel was so rebellious.
Of course. It’s Crime and Punishment.
“Is it a good one?” the boy asks curiously. “I saw it on my uncle’s nightstand as well.”
“Yes, yes, it’s an amazing novel. Your uncle has good taste, then,” I say and wink.
To my biggest surprise the boy says naturally: “Maybe I should read it, then.”
“No, no, if you listen to me, you’ll wait a few years. It’s a serious novel and you need to understand it in order to fully appreciate its greatness. You seem like a very intelligent boy, but I promise that it’s better if you wait. By the way, what’s your name?”
“My name is Horatio,” the boy says shyly and extends his right arm.
“I’m Dominic. Wow, you have an interesting name!”
“Yeah, that’s what my uncle says as well, but sometimes, at school, it feels like a curse,” Horatio mumbles and casts his eyes down.
I decide to cheer him up and make him proud of his unique name: “Oh, don’t listen to mean schoolmates! Next time they start mocking you, tell them that your name appears in one of Shakespeare’s best tragedies.”
“Really?!” his bluish eyes light up.
“Yes, it appears in Hamlet. Let me search it and then you can see it with your own eyes,” I reply and go to the box marked with the letter ‘S’.
I hand him the book with a smile; the image of Horatio leafing through the book with such eagerness produces a really heartwarming feeling in me. I wish every kid would love reading as much as he does. He squeals when he finds his name in the book and reads for a minute.
“Horatio, I’d like you to have this book,” I offer on impulse.
“Oh, really? How much does it cost? I’ll go back to Uncle Matt and ask him for money for it.”
“No need for that. Take it as a gift from me. A little encouragement from me,” I answer, but my mind is still lingering on what Horatio’s just said.
Uncle Matt? Wouldn’t it be funny if he was talking about my Matthew? I mean the Matthew from my dreams because practically, he’s not mine (yet). I look at the boy’s features more closely: dark hair, pale complexion, bluish eyes…Horatio could be related to Matt, but I’ll never find that out…
“Dominic, would you sign the book?”
“Horatio, you know very well that I didn’t write it,” I protest, dumbfounded.
“I know, but could you please dedicate it to me? So I have a memory of you? Please, Dominic? Please?”
Well, Horatio must be the cutest boy I’ve ever seen. How could I refuse his wish? I must admit that I wouldn’t mind to be his uncle…
“Okay, here’s what I’ll do: I will write a nice quote for you. Deal?”
“Deal!” Horatio replies and I look for a pen.
I know exactly what to write, even though the little guy won’t understand it. Hopefully, he’ll read the book in a few years and smile when he finds my note.
“Here it is. I hope you’ll enjoy the book when you’ll be older.”
“Thank you, Dominic! I think I’ll go now; I hope my uncle is finished talking by now,” Horatio says as he cranes his neck, probably looking for his Uncle Matt.
“Sure, go before he starts worrying. Bye, Horatio, it was nice to meet you!”
“I’m sure we’ll meet some time, Dominic. Bye!”
Well, I wasn’t right: this day was interesting; it was brightened by this little guy. I hope his Uncle Matt takes good care of him…
MATTHEW
When we’re on the train home, I ask Horatio to show me the book he got. It’s Shakespeare’s Hamlet and my nephew couldn’t be happier that one of the characters has the same name as he. He’s also gushing about the guy who gave him the book:
“Look, Dominic even dedicated the book!”
“Dominic?” I ask with wide eyes.
No, there could be so many guys named Dominic…
“Yes, a blonde, very kind man. A bit taller than you, Uncle Matt,” Horatio informs me.
Okay, I’m sure there are many kind, blonde Dominics out there…I open the book.
But there is only one with this handwriting. I’ve seen before it, if only for a second, but I’ve seen it. I feel blood leave my cheeks.
“Uncle Matt, are you all right? You’re so pale!”
Poor Horatio, he has no idea who he met! “Yes, pumpkin, I’m fine.”
When I have recollected myself, I finally read Dominic’s note:
"There is more in heaven and earth, Horatio, than is dreamt of in our philosophy."
Take care and never forget that books are always there for you!
Dominic
My God, I think I just fell even more for this guy…the way Horatio talks about him and this note…I wonder if he knows that we missed meeting again. I don’t think he does, otherwise he would have come to me, wouldn’t he? I guess it wasn’t the right time…which is quite ironic considering that the name Horatio means time, hour. Honestly, my patience is wearing thin, but I know that Dominic is worth the wait.
Author:
thekeyholder (Brigi)Pairing: Belldom
Rating: PG
Beta: The lovely
ms_belle10 :) Thank you! :)Summary: Is there such a thing as destiny? Do you believe in dreams? Dom and Matt dream about each other, yet they don't know anything about the person they spend their nighttime with. Is a meeting in real life possible?
Feedback: would be lovely if you have some time! <3
Warnings: Nothing in this chapter.
Disclaimers: As you probably know, I don’t own Muse or any of the songs mentioned in this story, but original aspects belong to me. So don't steal, please!
Author's note: The idea for this story crossed my mind when I heard the beautiful song Someone Special by Poets of the Fall for the first time.
I know, I haven't updated this series for such a long time, even though I wrote this part back in August, but I thought I could finish part 9 first. I have only one exam left, so I feel confident that I can start writing again. I think my mojo is back too. xD Thank you to those who still follow this story. <3
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Someone Special – part 8.Horatio
DOMINIC
I’ve been really busy these days helping to organize the annual book fair that the library and a publishing house have been doing for five years. It needs much more preparation this year because we changed the location – we had to, actually, but that’s not my point now – and we’ve all had to give a hand to ensure that this time everything goes well.
On the other hand, I did the exercise Tom recommended to me yesterday…do you want to know what I put on the negative list? Well, I guess Tom was right and I do have a low self-esteem, so I put it on, as well as fear to do things, prejudice, sometimes unmotivated, indecisive, stubborn, lazy, vain and so on. I won’t reveal all because I don’t want you to lose your faith in me and anyway, you can find them out throughout my story.
So, back to the book fair…this year’s theme is psychology. Of course, that doesn’t mean that we’ll only be selling psychology books; I’m going to sell novels and poetry books in a little stall in one of the corners. It will be an interesting and eventful week, so I think that by the time I get home I will be so exhausted that I won’t dream of anything. What a shame that I won’t meet Matthew for another week! I hope he won’t be upset…
MATTHEW
Horatio saw an advertisement for the book fair yesterday and we decided to go there today after doing some grocery shopping for Mum. I don’t think we’ll stay long because this year’s theme is psychology, although they sell all kinds of books there. Last year, we were much more involved because the theme was science and our university contributed to the advertising and even organization of the fair. Maybe I’ll find a good book there about dreams; who knows. There’s a thought lingering in my mind that Dominic would be there since he’s such a big lover of books, but this event lasts for several days and I know that I’m not that lucky to bump into him.
As always, things turn out differently than I expected. I meet with Mr. John at the first book stall and he starts talking about all kinds of things. Horatio stays quiet for the first five minutes, but he gets bored of it, so he pulls on the sleeve of my jacket. I ruffle his hair and tell him to go around and have a look. I wish I could go with him, but Mr. John is determined to kill me with his boring speech. After twenty or thirty minutes, Horatio returns with a book in his hand and tells me that he’s hungry and asks if we can go home, so I have a good excuse to flee from Mr. John.
DOMINIC
This third day of the book fair isn’t different from the others: masses of people are rolling on, sometimes stopping at a book stall if they see something interesting. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately?), my stand is quite invisible and I rarely talk to anyone. I love observing things around me but I get bored after a while, so I decide to re-arrange the columns of books. While doing so, my hand slips on a glossy cover and the top book falls down. I put the others on the table to get the missing novel, but I find that somebody has already picked it up.
A little boy, not older than six or seven, hands me the book I was looking for and says, “Here, sir.”
“Oh, thank you. It wanted to escape from here,” I smile and look which novel was so rebellious.
Of course. It’s Crime and Punishment.
“Is it a good one?” the boy asks curiously. “I saw it on my uncle’s nightstand as well.”
“Yes, yes, it’s an amazing novel. Your uncle has good taste, then,” I say and wink.
To my biggest surprise the boy says naturally: “Maybe I should read it, then.”
“No, no, if you listen to me, you’ll wait a few years. It’s a serious novel and you need to understand it in order to fully appreciate its greatness. You seem like a very intelligent boy, but I promise that it’s better if you wait. By the way, what’s your name?”
“My name is Horatio,” the boy says shyly and extends his right arm.
“I’m Dominic. Wow, you have an interesting name!”
“Yeah, that’s what my uncle says as well, but sometimes, at school, it feels like a curse,” Horatio mumbles and casts his eyes down.
I decide to cheer him up and make him proud of his unique name: “Oh, don’t listen to mean schoolmates! Next time they start mocking you, tell them that your name appears in one of Shakespeare’s best tragedies.”
“Really?!” his bluish eyes light up.
“Yes, it appears in Hamlet. Let me search it and then you can see it with your own eyes,” I reply and go to the box marked with the letter ‘S’.
I hand him the book with a smile; the image of Horatio leafing through the book with such eagerness produces a really heartwarming feeling in me. I wish every kid would love reading as much as he does. He squeals when he finds his name in the book and reads for a minute.
“Horatio, I’d like you to have this book,” I offer on impulse.
“Oh, really? How much does it cost? I’ll go back to Uncle Matt and ask him for money for it.”
“No need for that. Take it as a gift from me. A little encouragement from me,” I answer, but my mind is still lingering on what Horatio’s just said.
Uncle Matt? Wouldn’t it be funny if he was talking about my Matthew? I mean the Matthew from my dreams because practically, he’s not mine (yet). I look at the boy’s features more closely: dark hair, pale complexion, bluish eyes…Horatio could be related to Matt, but I’ll never find that out…
“Dominic, would you sign the book?”
“Horatio, you know very well that I didn’t write it,” I protest, dumbfounded.
“I know, but could you please dedicate it to me? So I have a memory of you? Please, Dominic? Please?”
Well, Horatio must be the cutest boy I’ve ever seen. How could I refuse his wish? I must admit that I wouldn’t mind to be his uncle…
“Okay, here’s what I’ll do: I will write a nice quote for you. Deal?”
“Deal!” Horatio replies and I look for a pen.
I know exactly what to write, even though the little guy won’t understand it. Hopefully, he’ll read the book in a few years and smile when he finds my note.
“Here it is. I hope you’ll enjoy the book when you’ll be older.”
“Thank you, Dominic! I think I’ll go now; I hope my uncle is finished talking by now,” Horatio says as he cranes his neck, probably looking for his Uncle Matt.
“Sure, go before he starts worrying. Bye, Horatio, it was nice to meet you!”
“I’m sure we’ll meet some time, Dominic. Bye!”
Well, I wasn’t right: this day was interesting; it was brightened by this little guy. I hope his Uncle Matt takes good care of him…
MATTHEW
When we’re on the train home, I ask Horatio to show me the book he got. It’s Shakespeare’s Hamlet and my nephew couldn’t be happier that one of the characters has the same name as he. He’s also gushing about the guy who gave him the book:
“Look, Dominic even dedicated the book!”
“Dominic?” I ask with wide eyes.
No, there could be so many guys named Dominic…
“Yes, a blonde, very kind man. A bit taller than you, Uncle Matt,” Horatio informs me.
Okay, I’m sure there are many kind, blonde Dominics out there…I open the book.
But there is only one with this handwriting. I’ve seen before it, if only for a second, but I’ve seen it. I feel blood leave my cheeks.
“Uncle Matt, are you all right? You’re so pale!”
Poor Horatio, he has no idea who he met! “Yes, pumpkin, I’m fine.”
When I have recollected myself, I finally read Dominic’s note:
"There is more in heaven and earth, Horatio, than is dreamt of in our philosophy."
Take care and never forget that books are always there for you!
Dominic
My God, I think I just fell even more for this guy…the way Horatio talks about him and this note…I wonder if he knows that we missed meeting again. I don’t think he does, otherwise he would have come to me, wouldn’t he? I guess it wasn’t the right time…which is quite ironic considering that the name Horatio means time, hour. Honestly, my patience is wearing thin, but I know that Dominic is worth the wait.
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Date: 2012-02-08 05:33 pm (UTC)Thanks so much, sister, I'm happy that you're still following and hopefully, enjoying this story! *padahugs back*
Your icon is cute! ^_^
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Date: 2012-02-08 05:46 pm (UTC)Horatio is such a cute boy aw! I have a feeling he will *help* Matthew and Dominic a little more. :3
Im exited *all over again* about this whole story awh that's perfect!
Im waiting for more :)
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Date: 2012-02-10 07:20 pm (UTC)I'm not exactly sure how the guys will meet, but I think Horatio will also have a role in it.
Thank you so much for the support, I feel SO excited and strong enough to finish this story.
*hugs*
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Date: 2012-02-10 07:22 pm (UTC)I'm glad you like Horatio, I love the little guy too! <3 Thank you!
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Date: 2012-02-09 11:51 am (UTC)You utter tease!!\
So glad you and this story are back.
*snuggles you*
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Date: 2012-02-10 07:27 pm (UTC)I really hope I have enough inspiration now that I finished all my exams. :)
*hugs back*
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Date: 2012-02-14 12:48 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-09 12:02 pm (UTC)I can't wait to read more!
*hugs* ♥
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Date: 2012-02-10 07:15 pm (UTC)Aww, that makes me so happy! :'D Really, it means a lot and I'm honoured that you're reading this story!
Oh, I think I'll need your help with the final part, because I'm not exactly sure how to build it. I have a few ideas, but I'll need a secondary opinion. ;)
Thanks for your lovely comment! <3
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Date: 2012-02-10 01:14 am (UTC)So happy you've got your 'mojo' back, hopefully that means more of this soon :)
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Date: 2012-02-10 07:33 pm (UTC)Haha, 'mojo'. I started watching Supernatural a while ago and I took some expressions from there. I do hope to bring the next part soon.
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Date: 2012-02-10 03:28 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-10 07:34 pm (UTC)*hugs*
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Date: 2012-02-11 12:29 am (UTC)Horatio is a beautiful boy. Impossible not to heart him.
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Date: 2012-02-14 03:03 pm (UTC)Aww, glad to hear that! <3