I allow a gust of wind to whip my messy hair, as I stand precariously on a slippery, moss eaten rock. He laughs happily at the image of us, the image of us staring out to the sharp rocks below, terror ricocheting down our spines. It feels excellent.

The moon seems to glare at us, the people disturbing its hollow peace. We don't care. Well at least I don't. I look down at Daniel, his long dark gold hair fluttering in the breeze. These images are what remind me about how happy I am to own him.

He jumps from his rock, to the left side of the waterfall. I hop to the right. He lands on soft, wet grass. I watch enviously as he gets up, brushing himself down. I jump.

The water doesn't welcome me into its icy depths. I slam painfully into it before, sinking like a stone. I swim, violently trying to get to the surface. I can hear another explosion as a second person enters the lake.

A strong hand grabs my arm, before it starts pulling me over the water. The frigid air is stale in my lungs as I take desperate gulps for air. I hate that lake. He breathes in smoothly, and exhales in a sigh. Grinning bravely, we swim to the edge of the lake, shedding water as we climb out.

"Wow Maria! You sure know how to pick a bad place to land!" He laughs, my cackles following.

"We should trek on." I growl. We're lucky it's such a warm summer night. There's only so much time you can spend with the one you love. He nods, beaming.

"We have to explore the rest of this forest before we get home." He says before I slam my hand over his mouth. A herd of deer stand a few metres away from us, undeterred by our presence. We crawl towards a bush to watch the ongoing peace.

"This is beautiful." He whispers. I don't answer. I'm too transfixed in a deer, its coat dark gold, its eyes a trusting green. Standing next to it, is a stag with tawny white fur and savage blue red eyes. I point at them, allowing Daniel to widen his eyes in their brilliant presence.

"Amazing isn't it?" I sigh as they graze, tranquilly and silently. I will never kill a deer for the rest of my life. Suddenly, I'm snapped out of my trance as Daniel begins walking towards the pair. I freeze. Does he want to ruin this?

But he doesn't. The stag holds out his muzzle for Daniel to stroke. He turns towards me. He turns towards me. Come on he mouthes. I lift myself out of my plant cover.

He holds my hand and slowly allows me to approach the deer. He shies away at first, but Daniel's kind eyes draw him back in, and he places his nose on my expectant hand, his hot breath against my cold palm.

I laugh. It's not like my normal cackle. It's more like a real girl's laugh, confident, joyous and ringing. If only I could stop time. This one moment, is one I will give everything to have forever. A tear trickles down my cheek. I can see tears in his eyes as well. We are so happy. There is simply no other way to state it. I pull my hand away and hug him.

For once in my life, all of my complications have been lifted, giving me time to find what I truly love. And I've found it. I cry into his clothes, his hands are wrapped round my body too, his sobs echoing in my ear.

The deer seem to sense our happiness, since they start nuzzling their powerful heads into our backs. Suddenly an idea strikes my head.

"Do you want to ride them?" I grin. He looks at me, surprised.

I grab hold of the stag's horns. It shakes its head felling me, into Daniel's patient arms. I give him an embarrassed smile as he hugs me tightly, setting me down.

He shuffles towards the golden brown doe, gesturing me to do the same. It takes a while to get used to his fluid motions, but in the end I finally manage to copy him. We step towards them our hands held out, like before. We pat their noses gently.

Keeping eye contact with the stag, I begin to step up onto it. He lets me.

Let me tell you, riding a horse is one thing, but a deer is completely different. Once I got onto its broad back, it bellows, bolting. You can probably hear my adrenalin fuelled screams from the other side of the country.

He doesn't seem to care about navigation, my thoughts are soon cofirmed when he runs into a thick birch tree. I don't care. The rush is so amazing, that it's a chore to breath! I can hear Daniel and the herd catching up with us, Daniel and his steed almost upon us.

]The stag gallops up a hill, its hooves powering against the slope.

"Higher! You can do it!" I whoop as it staggers under my weight and the effort to climb the hill. "Come on Daniel? Is that all you've got?!" I screech and feel the stag dash forward with a definite burst of speed.

"Of course not!" He roars back at me, beginning to scale the hill with the rest of the herd.

"Yes I'm first on the hill!" I howl throwing my fists up in triumph, before the stag rears on its hind legs and sends me flying off his back.

"Well I'll get you you..." I'm stopped by the view in front of me. Stretches of forest, shimmer in my view. The sounds of small streams trickling down our hill, combine with the fluttering of the trees branches. Even the moon has started smiling at us now, its face radiating with content.

"Oh my God." I whisper just as Daniel manages to meet me.

"What a ride! You always have these good..." His sentence stops as he gazes out. The land in its fine beauty, stops us. I slump to my knees. He does the same.

"Wow." He murmurs.

"Flabbergasting." I grinand place my head on his shoulder. The entire herd has come to the hill and have begun to graze. He holds my hands, gently, using the same touch that he employed for stroking the deers.

"Perfect isn't it?" He smiles. I shrug, earning me an "Oh come on!" I release a guffaw, letting him give me another brilliant smile. The stag nudges his hand, stooping for Daniel to stroke his muzzle.

"His name's Gilbert." He says unexpectedly. I turn towards the stag's laughing eyes and pat his head.

"I guess he is." I sigh, silently. The doe looks at me imploringly, feeling left out. "And she's Elizaveta." I state, winning a respective nod from both Daniel and Gilbert. I laugh. Both deer, return to their herd, which have begun to trot away.

Both of them give us a small glance back, as if they were nodding. They must be the leaders of their herd. Beaming, I stand up and wave at them I'm followed by Daniel's joyous goodbyes.

We sit back down, the bwind ruffling our long hair. The trees bend, a salute to mother earth perhaps, before going back to their previous positions a, hypnotic swaying.

"I wish you weren't married." I whisper and kiss his cheek.

"So do I" He sighs before kssing my expectant lips. The feeling is delicate, yet heavy, temporary, but permanent, exhausting yet, reenergising. He's careful. I squeeze his hand hard. I'm not.

"I wish we could live her together. Just you and me. It would be pefect." I whimper, a tear racing down my face. Why can't we? Why does this perfect wish habe to be challenged with such a terrifying reality?

He kisses the tear away, stroking my long messy white hair. It must be a challende to love me. But one thing is for certain. I'm glad he took it. I lie down on his lap, watching our deer herd race across the plain.

"Why are we so unlucky?" I question, idly as he pushes my hair out of my eyes. He just stares out to the stars sighing.

"I have no idea." He finally replies.

"Maybe, when things clear up in the future we can have children?" I ask hopefully, then look into his eyes. It's as if he was waiting for this one question for the entire time we were here.

"Of course my darling. They'll be strong children, a reflection of your power." He announces happily, raising his arms as he speaks.

I push all my worries aside and let my heart swell. Nothing can go wrong.

Nothing.