Title: "Forgotten" Pairing: Orlando Bloom/Viggo Mortensen Rating: G Summary: Keeping secrets. Disclaimer: Never happened. Notes: Thanks to Jen for the encouragement & bullying. For Lobelia, who wanted experimental fic. I. Sunrise in another Anonymous city In another Anonymous hotel. Anonymous And cold, a stranger With resentful eyes that Follows me as I attempt To place my mark On unforgiving décor. I can hear The creaks within The walls, the Muffled voices outside The door. Of lives Continuing on, selfish And uncaring of What's outside their Sight. I can smell Freshly laundered sheets, sterile And clean, sterile Like the painting that Looks down upon The too-large bed. Empty and static. No life. No color. But then nothing's had color since you went away. II. The beach is beautiful The waves a clear grey, speckled With white foam, lapping At the shore and My toes with Eager licks. The breeze Barely stirs the air But I can taste The sea salt, smell the Brine, and the scent Reminds me Of your skin. When you see The beach, do you Think of me Sometimes? Do you Remember the sunrise Christening our Kisses with gold? Do you Remember digging your toes In warm sand and looking Over the waves As we poured our Souls to each Other, with the Ocean keeping our Secrets, carefully Hoarding each touch For further reflection? III. When you lie Upon your sheets in your Too-large bed in your anonymous Hotel room, do you Remember the haven we'd Created within walls, within Ourselves, a place so wondrous And pure that no one Could breach? If those walls had Stories to tell, what Would ours be? What Message would we write For those who come after, full Of their own drama And conflict, what message Would we give To make them pause? I could Share the secret of your Laugh, but I think I'll Keep it for myself. I'm Not too old To be selfish. IV. I stare At the canvas, at The white, the Blank void, and I can see the shadow Of your hip, the curve And indention, freshly marked From my fingers, a secret That only I know. I used to know all your secrets. If you enjoyed this fic, please leave feedback here. Thanks!