New story!

This is just the prologue, obviously chapters will be way longer than this - I generally do 2500-3500 words per chapter - this is just the prologue to set it up

A lyric associated with the theme of the chapter appears at the end of each chapter. When beginning to write this, I was on a total Once kick, so all the lyrics are from Once, as is the title

This has already been published on ff.net, so there is the prologe and two further chapters already. It's going to be a long story though, so hold on ;)

Enjoy!

Prologue

Berlin, 1940

'This is perfect,' Rachel signed blissfully. She and Jesse were on the roof of his apartment building, lying on a nest of blankets and pillows taken from Jesse's parents' room.

'Mm, I know,' he agreed. 'School's over until September,' he said, grinning. 

Rachel laughed. 'Don't you have to go to summer school in August? You know, because you failed the mathematics exam?' she asked him playfully.

Jesse frowned at her in mock anger. 'I was trying not to think about that,' he told her, but then they both laughed. 'So. What do you want to do?' he asked her.

Rachel closed her eyes, feeling the hot June sun dancing across her face. 'Nothing. I just want to lie here and do nothing,' she said lazily.

'Sounds like a plan,' Jesse agreed.

The two teenagers listened to the busy city below them; cars and trams on the roads, children on bicycles and scooters on the pavements. A chorus of excited screams and manic laughter floated up to them, and the smoky scent of a thousand barbeques lingered in the air. It was that beautiful, unmistakable scent of summer.

'You know,' Rachel said as she curved her body into Jesse's, 'I think this is going to be an unforgettable summer.' She was right.

'We can hold hands now,' Kurt said happily as they turned the corner.

Blaine smiled, lacing his fingers with Kurt's. This was the safe part of the city. Homosexuality wasn't quite legal yet, but was becoming tolerated in some places, and in this area was practically encouraged. The boys arrived at a bar, slipping inside before the doorman could see them.

As they sat down at a small, secluded table in the back, Kurt checked his watch. 'It's half past four. I don't need to be home for another four whole hours,' he told Blaine suggestively, who leaned in and kissed Kurt deeply. He had been desperate to do this all day. Kurt closed his eyes, breathing in Blaine in. That sweet musk was like a drug to him.

'Let's get a drink,' Blaine whispered, breaking away briefly.

'In a moment,' Kurt murmured, tugging Blaine forwards and kissing him again.

After another minute, Blaine walked over to the bar, winking at Kurt, who sighed happily. Before he met Blaine, summer had always been mundane, duller than a Latin lesson. But, as Kurt watched his boyfriend instructing the barmaid, he had a feeling that this summer was going to be very different. He was right.

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So...what do you think? Please review. You should probably know that the story is going to get extremely dark as it progresses.

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