Opening Challenge #37 - 'How Long?'

[darkhavens.livejournal.com]

This week's challenge at slashthedrabble is: "How Long?".

Interpret those words as you see fit and let us see the results. :D

Drabbles of 100 words and ficlets of 200, 300, 400 and 500 words exactly are acceptable, and please use cut tags. Have fun!