Someday

Me again. I got this idea from the awesome story Remembering Her Birthday, by Soul Raider 116 (please don't sue me!). So, yeah. Read on.

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Tobias's POV

I had put it off as long as I could. I had argued with myself almost all day. But I knew I couldn't put it off any longer. Because today was the day.

The day that Rachel died.

Two years ago to the day, Rachel had been killed in our final battle against the Yeerks. I still remembered that final moment, the moment that haunted my dreams every night…

I flew using the last hour of daylight and warmth to the place where Rachel's memorial stood.

Once there, I morphed human. It had been a long time since I had done that. I knelt down next to the place where Rachel lay.

"Hey, Rachel," I said softly, in a voice almost silent from a long time dormant.

I coughed once or twice, and started again. "Sorry I left it to the last minute, Rachel," I continued. "I didn't want to see the others, and I knew they wouldn't have forgotten that this is… the day." I smiled sadly. "You aren't happy with me, I know. I will talk to the others. Just… not yet." I shook my head. "You aren't buying it, are you? You never did."

I sighed. If I just believed Rachel could hear me… "I like to think that you're listening, Rachel. And that you know I love you." I looked around at the flowers everyone else had bought today. "Sorry I didn't bring any flowers. I hope you forgive me. You were never one for flowers though, were you?"

"Rachel…" I trailed off. "You're still there to me. In my dreams, every night, even if they aren't happy ones. In my thoughts, every minute of every day. Not an hour goes by when I don't try and think of someway I could have saved you. I even tried to call the Ellimist once. But he didn't answer. I guess he's done with us, now that we've won. Or maybe he knew what I was going to ask, and didn't want to refuse it. Because I know that even the Ellimist can't raise the dead."

"Someday we'll be together again. Heaven, hell, limbo, reincarnation… wherever you are, I'll find you. We'll be together again, I promise."

I stood up to go "Anyway, I just wanted to say… I miss you, Rachel. Miss you a lot." I gave a wry smile. "Just in case you didn't know."

Then I demorphed. I wheeled up into the sky, and flew back to my meadow.

That night, I dreamed of Rachel. Not as I usually did, with her standing in front of a massive polar bear, about to… no, not that.

I dreamed of the night that I had gone to the dance with her and the rest of the group. I had been panicked over missing the two hour limit. I now cursed myself for not treasuring every moment with Rachel, but how could I have known then?

She had led me onto the dance floor. We swayed back and forth to the music, looking into each other's eyes, willing ourselves never to let go…

I awoke slowly. Staring up at the sky, the stars, I swear I saw a little blue star that twinkled in my direction. Like a sign that Rachel still heard me.

Miss you, Rachel, I said to the star. Miss you a lot.