Pledge to Him
Part 1
To [Name], his touch was absolute. His hands gently caressed her face, cupping them in his hands and not letting go. Her delicate and pale skin felt like soft wool when touched by him, making him yearn for more of that softness. But he had to go, to go somewhere, somewhere far away from her, somewhere far away from the life he had with her. He would have to abandon it, abandon the love of his life, and the future that they'd probably have together. It sent his heart to crash into millions of pieces for that to happen.
To him, [Name] was more than just a person who was there, or a crush. She was his will to live, and without her, he'd doubt that he'd survived all those times when about to be killed. He guessed that she'd have moved on when he left, and gotten married, started a family, and was happy. That would make him happy also, but it would also leave him in the darkness, which would've eventually enveloped him in its evil, causing him to go astray.
"This is goodbye, [Name]-chan..." He spoke his words soft, almost too soft, so soft that it were as if it were only the 2 of them in on a private secret that no one else should find out about. [Name]'s hands gripped onto the taller boy, no, man's shirt, begging him to not leave her. His gentle grey irises showed weakness and compassion, trying to not break down in this very moment, not before he had to go.
"No, no...no! Please, please, please don't go!" [Name] cried, tears spilling from her sadness tinted [Eye Colour] eyes. Fingers lifted her chin up smoothly, raising them enough so that he could lean down and lock lips with the smaller and shorter girl.
His soft and gentle lips moved in unison with hers, catching them in passion. But it wasn't long, as he was away from her in seconds, a sad smile on his lips. [Name] couldn't tell if he was sad or not.
Although he smiled, he was breaking deep inside. He had to leave her, not protect her, leave her for someone else to protect her. But what if she got captured, held hostage? He couldn't bear that - that is why he'll leave him with the others, and that'll he'll leave; just for [Name]'s sake.
"[Name]-chan...promise me, promise me that you'll be happy, that you'll be careful and be safe." His eyes stayed on [Name], hoping that she would promise him, promise him that, even if she were to break it.
[Name]'s [Eye Colour] eyes widened, her heart thumping wildly in her chest. She hesitated, then spoke, gulping before she did so. Holding her 2 hands together tightly, she tried to stop them from trembling uncontrollably. She didn't want to do this, but whether she liked it or not, she understood him, and what he wanted her to do.
"I...I...I...promise..." [Name] said, her bottom lip trembling. Her love inhaled deeply, before he turned around, starting to walk forward. [Name] reached out, saying his name over and over, before she caught up to him, about to grab on to his clothing before he left. She couldn't say goodbye yet.
But before she got to grab onto him, he had turned around slightly, giving her a last smile before he had disappeared with the wind, his voice travelling along with it, whispering it into her ears, his last words to her. Her running pace slowed down, her [Eye Colour] eyes glancing around rapidly, searching for him.
"[Name]-chan, you must know this by now, but, thank you for always being there for me, showering me with unconditional love. It might be a little late to say this, but...I love you. Thank you, and goodbye."
[Name] frantically stared to look around, her breathing getting faster and faster. "Allen? Allen? Allen!" Then, it struck her. The life promise that she promised the grey eyed man. Her knees felt weak all of a sudden, collapsing to the ground. Her hands hit the ground in front of her, directly under her shoulders. She stared at the solid, earthly ground, a few tears rolling off her cheek.
'Be happy, be safe and be careful. Promise me that.'
[Name] sniffed, rubbing her tears off with the back of her gloved hand. She stood up, an attempted fierce look on her face. Brushing herself off of dirt, she stood up and took a look around. She wanted to look around one last time, one last time before she left the last place she saw Allen.
"Allen, I'll keep walking ahead..."
With that, she turned around, her white dress flying in ripples as she did so. She headed back to the doors of the Order, going in, and never turning back.
"Thank you, Allen; I love you, too."
