Her beautiful brown eyes had a mischievous glint in them as she looked at him over her shoulder. Her hair was untamed glistening brunette curls falling down her back as she laughed and ran from him. Her white dress caressing her pale skin with each gentle blow of the wind. He would attempt to make a grab for her and fail each time. Her laughter as he failed, was musical, enchanting, it was pure.

She was mesmerizing, almost childlike as she dodged him in the pasture of purple lilies and wild grass. The sun was bright and warm surrounding them, giving them a sense of security. He took a moment to simply enjoy her, to take in her innocence. For him she was his angel. She teased and taunted him. She even stuck her tongue out at him forever acting like the child she was at heart. Shaking his head at her antics, he began his attempts in earnest once more. She evaded him yet again.

Then he felt it. Stopping midstride, he took in the change in the ambience. The sun had gone, its brightness replaced by gloominess. Strong, gusty winds battled with him. Holding him back. Preventing him from getting to her his gut told him. It conspired to take her away he knew it.

He searched frantically for her. His heart beating so fast it threatened to escape his chest. Where was she? He needed her. Her laughter was his sun. Without it he was lost, without direction. He looked up pleadingly, as if some power there could guide him.

The wind stopped it's dueling, but he could not find her. It had become quiet, eerie. He searched and searched. Nothing.

Dejected he fell to his knees crying. The soft swish of water forced him to look up. There in front of him was a black lake, with a small figure in white walking serenely towards its dark depths. He yelled, screamed, ran towards her, but got nowhere. His tears were now coming without restraint, flowing down his face as he yearned to bring her into his arms. To protect her.

Then as if she finally heard his pleas, she turned.

Only her chocolate eyes were now coals, her pristine white dress bloodied. She smiled at him like a wounded animal. Breaking his heart, she disappeared into the water. Killing any emotion to ever live there.

Leaving him nothing, but scars on his soul.