The romance of Moon and Sun

Sun has always lived  his life in peace, waking up really early in the morning, going slowly to work and traveling a lot, from East to West, watching the world and learning to feel complete on his own. Day after day he runs into different situations, he meets new friends, and among the clouds he notices a few prettier ones. He falls in love with one or two during his life, but every time everything seems to act and take him in the same situation: being the one who shines alone in the sky.

Moon has always lived her life in suspence, dressing up with beautiful shades and going out late at night, dancing all night long between stars. Sometimes she looses her way with some of them, thinking she has finally found her partner for the rest of her life...but when the magical atmosphere of the night vanishes, she realizes that the sheen in the sky is only hers, no space for other trails.

Time wears on. Days, months, seasons, years... It comes the day when Moon doesn't want to go back home. She doesn't feel "home" at home, she wants to search for that sensation and she wants to find it more than everything else. She slips in the sky, taking her time, dreaming and wondering about what she would like to find, without caring about time.

Another day arrives, and with it Sun wakes up, as usual, goes to wash his face looking in the sea-mirror, when he suddenly feels something different in the air. A strange bright light clears the sky up. But he hasn't begin his work shift yet, so he runs, worried about being late and he sees her: rounded shape, deep eyes, intense gaze, gloomy luster. Every single ray of his recognizes her, her moves, her curves, he has this image set in his mind since the dawn of time. He freaks out. She is scary, he feels the danger, but still he can't avoid her. He tries to run, but he can't. He has to do something, so he decides to cast a beam on her direction, trying not to show his hesitation. She jumps at the light, tries to open her eyes, she is not used to this strong light. Who can have such an amazing greatness? She profits of the warm sensation that is wrapping her and she slightly turns her head to see where the light comes from.

Her cheeks catches on fire when their eyes meet. They carefully study each other with interest. A marvellous dance starts, sunlight comes across moonlight, they intersect and combine themselves, the sky is filled up by their heat and light, magnificent heavenly colors come to life with this encounter. It is a surprising dance, they both pretend to be unaffected sometimes, they play, they have fun teasing each other and yet they fit together piece by piece. Sun knows who she is and what this affair means. You don't have to touch the fire to know it burns. Every time he tries to take distance, he senses the coldness but he stubbornly struggles to endure without her. She doesn't understand his game, she appreciates the power he has on her, seduced she wants more and she comes closer. He doesn't want to take the risk, he fights against himself. He wants more but his fears don't want to leave him, he has given up to his loneliness. He pushes her away, he puts some clouds between them, to see how strong her light is, how genuine her heart, to see if she succeeds in overtaking every layer. She doesn't give concessions. As layers fall down, she grows stronger and she identifies what she wants in Sun. Moon gradually understands who she is dealing with, she smells the troubles he has and she softly learns to win battles with her forces and to let him feel he is safe with her.

A storm gets out of the way, black clouds, lightnings, thunders, rain. They loose sight of each other. Moon wonders if she was just dreaming, as always, she doubts Sun's existence, but she cannot doubt her heart, she knows he is still there, behind those clouds, still shining for her. He thinks clouds came to put an end to this wonder, Sunlight burns and the last thing he wants is hurting her. He takes advantage of the situation to hide himself, to find the strength to leave her. She doesn't give up, she cheers herself up, she knows she has to fight for Sun, she has the diligent stubbornness needed. She searches for him, behind clouds, behind his rays, even if they burn she doesn't care, she wants his sight on her again. And she finds him. He was hiding himself, hoping she was going to save him but fearing to ask her the effort. And again she is there, for him, to take care of him, to be at his side, to share his light, to heal his burns. 

Finally they both surrender to their fate: in their sky there is place only for one Moonand one Sun. Once you have recognized your other half you can't ignore him, one way or another, life will bring him to you. Never let the other go, even when you know he can always be replaced: you could replace his light with a bulb, but the warmth would never be the same.