Bone of my Bones

The darkness gave way to a vibrant blue ocean floating overhead. The lively colors of this new terrain never ceased to fascinate him. There were blue, green, yellow, purple, and all other colors of the spectrum everywhere he looked. The sights were breathtaking as he stared in awe at the wondrous creation. The velvety grass hugged and welcomed him back to life as he took a deep breath to consume the elegant aroma of fresh fruit. A shadow crawled over his face. It was from an aeronautical being soaring through the ocean of the sky. He closed his eyes again to appreciate every sound that was being made around him. It was like someone was conducting a beautiful symphony made from chirps, roars, howls, laughs, and other animal languages that he had not yet identified. Every voice formed one grand opera that praised the above city and their King. Every morning was a glorious experience like no other. And every night, watching the twinkling fire burn in the sky was just as momentous. But, he desired to share the sights with another. His friends were always busy conducting new music, and the owner of his new territory only came around certain times. The owner did promise to help at their last conversation though. He didn’t know what the owner meant, but he trusted him.

He tried to sit up from his velvety bed, but this time he felt different. He felt stiff on the side of his stomach. It was a new sensation he had never felt before. The more he tried to change his angle, the more the sensation pulsated. He decided to concede back into his resting position. He didn’t sense the owner around so he turned on his side thinking it would ease the sensation. The sensation was then replaced with a new emotion, His heart seemed to skip, his breathing became shortened, and his eyes became wide. The former sensation of his side disappeared as he jumped backward at the sight of a new creature laying next to him. It wasn’t the owner, it wasn’t one of his friends. What and who was this stranger arranged in horizontal position next to him? “Hello?” he said as the being laid perfectly still. “Hello!” he yelled again as he proceeded closer to this strange being. As he inspected this being, he noticed a few similarities between it and him. But he also noticed multiple variations that he didn’t have. He crept closer and yelled again. “Hello!?” The closer he came to the creature, the more his emotions changed into another. This emotion had similarities with the previous emotion like his heart pounding and breath being shortened. But this emotion seemed to draw him closer to the creature, instead of pushing him away. The luster of its bronze covering radiated as it wrapped around the creature’s body tightly. The black crown that covered its head majestically curled all around and flowed down like the 4 rivers flowed out of the garden. The eyes were closed, but the eyelashes seemed to tease that something beautiful was underneath, like a bow wrapped on an exquisite gift. It’s nose separated the symmetrical dotted cheeks that showcased the cocoa bean colored lips that sat with a slight curl at the ends.

The stinging sensation on his side started to return as he admired the being. He decided to lay down beside the seemingly harmless creature and inspect closer. As he proceeded to lay down, the back of his hand gently rubbed against the bronzed skin. It was as smooth as one blade of grass. He turned his hand over to feel more of the creature’s skin. He started by placing his finger under the lips and then slowly walked them down onto the chest that contained some fluid on the inside. He briefly touched his chest to confirm he did not have the same type. He slowly walked his fingers around the pouches that were protruding from the being’s chest. At the peak, there was a similar part like his chest. But touching the being’s peak made his breathing speed up and his heart jump, again. ‘What is this thing,’ he thought as emotions he had never felt before flowed through every part of his body. He continued his journey down the peak and into the valley of the creature’s body. He took deep breaths to slow his breathing and his heart. His fingers continued to travel down until they came to the end of the torso and middle of legs. There seem to be something missing in that spot when compared to his own. He moved through a separation and found what felt like a button. As he rubbed around it, he noticed the button seemed to affect him too.

“I told you I would fix your problem.” A powerful yet gentle voice spoke behind the man. “And that part, you can figure it out later.” “What does it do?” The man said as he turned around to see the owner. “It’s where you connect to become one again.” “Again?” The owner walked up and stood beside the man. “This is my latest creation. You needed a partner, so I made you one.” The owner then bent down and touched the man’s side. “And I made it by taking a part of you. Don’t you feel like you are missing something, like a bone?” The man now understood why his side was giving him a new feeling that he dubbed pain. “So it’s bone came from my bone?” “Correct.” “And it’s flesh came from my flesh.” “Not really, just the bone. But I know what you are saying,” the owner said. “Ok. We’ll since it came from me, let’s call her woman. Because she came from me.” The man was proud of the new name he came up with. “Ok, Adam. Keep up the name making, and enjoy your new friend. You two should have plenty of fun in my garden. But first, you have to wake her up.” The owner walked away with a smile. “How? And what is a her?” Adam yelled. The owner disappeared among the numerous trees without providing an answer.

Adam turned back to this new creation with excitement, but confusion. How would he wake this stranger up? He touched the button again, but nothing happened on the woman’s body. The only reaction came from his body. He did enjoy the reaction, but he really desired to wake his new companion up. Reminiscing, he thought about how he first woke up. He remembered the owner telling him he breathed into his nostrils to wake him up. Maybe the owner forgot to breathe into her? Maybe. Adam decided to test his new hypothesis. He moved his face closer to hers. The closer he came, the less breath he felt for himself. As his lips approached, he felt a breeze blowing into her nostrils followed by a wind coming out. He also found a sweet aroma emerging from the woman’s body. It was an aroma sweeter than all the fruit trees and flowers circulating the garden. The sweetness made him close his eyes as he approached. He missed his attended target, but he discovered a new destination that fulfilled the desired contact requirements. Her lips were connected to his in such immaculate alignment it created perfect artwork that only deserved to be showcased amongst the art of the angels. Everything froze as the first kiss set the precedent for generations to come. Never again would one kiss cause fireworks through time and space. Never again would one kiss cause the earth to stop and applaud. Never again would one kiss change the universe. It would be copied, but never again would it be precisely executed with such perfect elegance.

As Adam disconnected with little breath left, he found the gift that the eyebrows teased and the eyelids hid looking at him. They were alluring light brown eyes that reminded him of the splendid sunsets of the evening he couldn’t wait to share. The woman smiled and spoke with a voice that had a pitch of an angelic song plus the gentle resonance of the owner. “Hi,” she said. “Hello, Eve.”