Gone Unseen
By Crystalrose
Ch. 1/1

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	When I look back on my years as a little girl, I always 
seem to smile. People must have found me interesting, as surly 
I did, or maybe even odd. My curly blonde hair was everywhere 
at once, and a goofy smile was always on my face. One of the 
most amazing things about me though, were my dark emerald 
eyes. They always had the ability to see what slipped by so 
many others. They saw behind closed doors, and still do 
sometimes, but I think some of it faded away as I grew out of 
my childish innocence and curiosity.
	I remember one day I was taking a walk with my 
grandmother in a park near her house. My Grandmother loved it 
there, and she took me every time I visited. From what I 
remember it was beautiful, with its small lake, and tall, 
thick trees. Nature seemed peaceful in that little park and it 
always attracted people just wanting to relax. I enjoyed 
spending time there, sitting and watching a fraction of 
other's lives, getting as deep as I could into their own 
selves with just one glance, but that day I finally decided to 
let my grandmother in on my secret passion.
	I sat down on a bench, focusing on a certain person. My 
grandmother sat beside me, watching my expression with 
curiosity. 
"She isn't happy here. " I said, still giving my full 
attention to my subject. 
"Who isn't?" My grandmother asked, curiosity rising.
"Her." I pointed with my small finger to a girl with dark 
brown hair, playing with other teenagers her age. "The way she 
smiles, I can see it inside of her. I see a demon in there 
Gramma."
"What do you mean honey?" She asked, almost frightened of what 
I said.
"She' not a bad woman Gramma, she's just sad, the demon is sad 
too. I think its gonna kill her Gramma."
My grandmother gasped at my words, I said them 
impassively, though I felt pain for her, I did not understand 
it all until much later. 
"How do you know such things?" My grandmother was never one to 
accuse a child of lying; her voice was gentle and friendly.
"I told you, her smile, it's not right. I just see these 
things Gramma, I just know."
	I was quiet for another moment, my eyes drifting for 
someone else to see.
"See her?" My grandmother nodded, tracing my finger to a woman 
and her husband.
"She's hidin somethin. The way she moves and talks, she's lyin 
to him. A life is gone inside of her Gramma."
	I'm sure any other adult would have punished me for 
saying such things, but I think my grandmother truly believed 
me. I could almost sense her waiting for whom I was to find 
next. My words surprised me sometimes, when I think about it, 
I still don't know how I understood the things I said, I was 
much to young to know about such things, especially with what 
I was to see next. 
"Oh Gramma, it's beautiful."
"What is dear?"
	I pointed my finger once again, leading it to two young 
people arguing near a small ice cream stand. The girl was 
short, blond hair flowing down her back in a peculiar yet 
intriguing hairstyle. A bun was twisted on each side of her 
head holding the two pigtails in place. She screamed at a 
young man, tall with black hair, as if she were a child. He 
just laughed and ran his fingers through his hair, saying 
something each time to provoke the girl even more. 
"They're in love Gramma." She laughed, and I think she began 
to truly doubt my words.
"My child, you must be kidding, those two look as if they can 
barely stand each other, you must be seeing wrong."
"No Gramma," I protested, "I see just fine. They love each 
other, just too proud, just too scared, that's all. See their 
smiles, see their eyes, that's love in em Gramma, they just 
don't know it yet." 
	My grandmother smiled. "Whatever you say my child, 
anything is possible."
"It's more than that Gramma, its destiny."
	My grandmother let out a small laugh at my seriousness 
on the subject and took my hand. 
"Come on, I think you've had enough of this for one day."
	As we walked off, the girl who had been by the ice cream 
stand stopped and looked at me, I smiled. She quickly turned 
back to the man, continuing her actions like she never saw me, 
but I know she did. Somehow I think deep inside she knew what 
I was thinking, that I was trying to tell her not to be 
afraid. Once in awhile when the mood is right or when I am 
watching a romantic movie, I wonder what happened to that 
couple at the park. I already knew though, for I saw the love 
that had gone unseen.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Well 
there you go, the first fanfic I have ever sent in, even 
though I have thousands of papers written here by my computer. 
I hope you guys liked it, any comments please send to 
jennifer@the-carrolls.com. Please don't be too harsh but I am 
open to any opinions. Chau!