When You're Gone
Chapter One: Slipped Away
"Do you really have to go," I asked my arm still linked around my beloved's. The autumn weather picked up, sending gusts of wind our way, the fall auburn leaves danced around our feet, as we stood at the entrance to the small apartment building. The place I lived, and where he had once come so many times just to say hello. But this time was different. He didn't come to say hello, or bring me a small trinket he came to say goodbye to me before he went on his perilous journey. The journey I had tried my best to forget, to put the thought at the back of my mind, but now that the time had dawned I didn't know what I'd do.
I looked down at my feet to prevent the tears that were welling up to remain trapped in my glassy eyes.
He looked at my pleading and saddened expression, giving me a reassuring smile he tucked one of my blonde tresses behind my ear. "You know I have to," he paused looking at me briefly before continuing. "But I promise you that no matter what happens I will come back to you, just promise me that you'll wait."
His azure eyes looked deep into my cerulean, he seemed to know just how hard this was to let him go into the war, against the heartless. I knew he was doing the right thing helping those in trouble, but...Just the thought of him leaving brought me to tears. He was my everything, my light, my hope, my world. But all I managed to do was give a weak smile and nod my head as a tear escaped, slowly cascading down my cheek.
He gently took his finger and brushed the tear away, giving me another smile, as he pulled me in closer, letting me bury my heartbroken face in his black cloak.
"Namine," he said reaching towards my chin, taking his soft hand he lifted it up with ease. "I want to give you something," he said to me reaching for his neck and pulling one chain off and putting the small silver key shaped necklace in my palm. I was a bit surprised but closed my palm around one of his most prized possessions. I gave a feint smile, letting him know I'd be okay, even though we both knew this was going to be the hardest ordeal in our lives.
"Now," he said "We'll always be connected, as long as we remain in each other's hearts," he smiled his rarely seen smile at me while letting his hand play with the other key necklace around his neck. This necklace was slightly different from mine it was black, while mine was silvery white. To me they represented light and darkness, they were like us so different and yet so alike and always together no matter what life brings. Light and darkness are eternal just like our love.
I smiled genuinely at him, letting my hand weave its way through his golden spikes. He closed his eyes enjoying his last few moments before he went off to put his life on the line for our people . He opened his azure eyes , slowly removing my hand and giving me a light kiss on the lips. I savored the taste and wished I could relish it a lot longer. Because unbeknownst to me I would have to live without the sweet taste for over 2 years.
I sighed, watching him walk away his cloaked back turned from not only Twilight Town, but from me.
Now every time I relive the memory I let my emotions loose always remembering that as the that he slipped away.