The Other Half
Disclaimer: I own neither the original Being Human, nor the lovely U.S. remake. I do, however, own this fic.
Prologue
She was running toward the house again with her pathetic friends in tow. Ugh. How could she not see that it was useless. There was no way out. Even her companions realized that it was futile. And yet, she still tried. Day after day - well, what passes for a day in Limbo - Sally still ran toward the house. She ran toward her friends.
Couldn't Sally see that all she really needed was him? After all, she was a part of him, as he was a part of her. They were one soul. But now, in this...place, Sally didn't even acknowledge him.
Oh, that was not to say he hadn't tried. Those first few times, he screamed and shouted and utterly embarrassed himself trying to get her to just talk to him, but it was like being in Limbo had disconnected them.
Sally couldn't hear him, or feel him. Hell, she probably even forgot about him in her desperation to return to her roommates.
All he wanted to do was protect her. He wanted her to be safe and content, and to be so with him. Couldn't she see that everything he did when they were topside was to keep her by his side. Those roommates of hers were pulling Sally away from him, from her other half.
And so, here he was, watching her run toward a life that she should never have had in the first place and running away from him.
He watched as they approached the door for the billionth time and waited for the disappointment. Suddenly, the door opened.
Well, he thought, this was new.
He watched as Sally selflessly, and foolishly, convinced her tag-alongs to go through the door first. It was just like her to waste an opportunity to save herself. After all, she had already passed up her first Door to save someone else.
He watched, certain that she would decide that she didn't want to go back to a world she had clearly romanticized to the point of perfection since she had been in Limbo.
However, Sally's indecision quickly vanished and he could see the moment she decided to walk through that door and abandon him.
He made his choice. There was no way that he was going to exist without her. There was no way he could. So he ran and ran and right as she was shutting the door behind her, he squeezed through the gap.
Darkness claimed him.
A/N: So, what do you think? Love it? Hate it? Any guesses as to who our mystery man is? Leave a review and let me know if you guys want more.