She was a wonderful mother, I could already tell. Despite how much pain she must be in, she still managed to crawl to meet the 'intruder', teeth bared and a growl rolling through the walls of the den. I only hoped that she would realize it was me before she took a bite out of me, though for her, I would gladly lie still and take it. Thankfully she does not, and her growling soon dies as recognition seems to shine through those beautiful eyes I love so much. But now I am left to worry that those eyes that shine brighter than the sun will fill with hatred and anger, directed straight at me for leaving without word. I can only hope she can forgive me.
The silence is almost painful and I feel my breath trapped in my throat despite my lung's protests. My split gaze watches her, soaking up her beauty once more and waiting for her reaction. And then she breathes deeply and returns my smile with her own angelic smile, allowing me to release a long with held breathe in relief. She bares no ill feelings or resentment towards me for leaving her alone in these tough times. It is more than I could ever ask for, more than I deserve after seeing her in the state she was. The pain she must have suffered through, god knows Ifrit wasn't there to comfort her.....but neither was I, so I have no room to speak. But I am here now, and I will never leave her ever again.
Her tail sways with a happiness that causes my own to dance along with her's, like a gentle waltz of joy. "My shadow stalker.." she whispers and it is music to my ears, her voice so precious that i'm sure even the angels in heaven above were jealous that they could not sound like her. She did not move closer, and I worry it is because she is in to much pain to do so. As I rise slightly to crawl closer she whispers something that dang near breaks my heart. "You're real?... You're here?..."
Her eyes look me up and down with this fear that i'm simply a hallucination and that I will simply vanish. "Is this a dream?.." her voice begs, and as it falls to silence, you can almost hear my heart breaking. I had left her and filled her with such sadness. Tears welled up into my eyes as the fatigue simply faded away, allowing me to crawl forward ever so slowly. As I closed the short distance, I reached out with my muzzle and ever so gently nuzzled it into her cheek.
It was such a gentle touch, full of so much love and regret for leaving. I had truly missed her, she was my entire world. I felt whole again, like I had ripped a piece of myself off when I had gone on my quest. This small touch, it was my way of letting her know that I was real, that I was here, and that I was never, ever leaving again. I pulled away slightly, but only to lick her cheek with all of the love I had for her. Oh how I wish she were mine, but I suppose it is greedy to ask for both the heart and soul of my angel Everlyse, and fate was not always kind to those who were greedy.
I pulled away fully now, looking into her eyes with my split eyes still filled with tears. I reached out with my paw and gently rested it atop hers, offering her a sad smile. 'I am sorry I was not here, my angel Everlyse.....' I mouthed slowly, silently hoping I had not caused her soul so much grief that it forgot how to understand me. 'I will never leave again......' I mouthed, shaking my head.
7 years/ Throwing my faith away for/ Fighting for Everlyse/ Asteraia
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