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No one would ever believe him if he told them. They would all just shake their heads and say, "Whatever." Never mind that that was his trademark word. They'd just laugh and tell him to get used to it, he should have known he wouldn't be able to be such a loner anymore. Besides, none of them could ever understand, not even Sis. For all that she could send people into his head if she so chose, she could never understand what it was like.
They were such a beautiful couple, that's what everybody said. They were perfect for each other, the handsome knight and beautiful sorceress. If anyone saw them like this, lying tangled in each others arms while the misty gray daylight colored them silver, they would assume the couple was happy.
They'd only be half right.
He was trapped in her encircling arms, and the knowledge terrified him. It frightened and hurt him more than any scar or any other battle, more than losing his memory and the only family he'd ever known.
It hurt so much. And he was scared.
"I love you."
It isn't like they said it would be. They never said I would lose my mind, they never said I wouldn't be able to breathe.
"You love me too, don't you?"
I can't breathe and it hurts so much, I'm drowning, and I can't move. Why can't I breathe? Why is everything so dark, and why can't I break free? Why am I trapped like this?
"You'll love me forever, won't you?"
Let go of me, stop choking me. It isn't supposed to hurt like this, they never said it would. It was supposed to be wonderful, and it was, it was, it was
"I'll love you for the rest of my life and then some. Hold me, please. Tell me you love me."
I'm choking, why can't you let go? Let me breathe, it hurts. I don't want to be here in the dark, so vulnerable and exposed
"Why won't you answer me? Come on, just three little words."
It's stifling in the dark, and everything is closing in, it's choking me, everything is closing in and I'm drowning, let me breathe...please...I'm trapped and I can't get away, let go, please, just let go
"You've said them before. I need to hear them. I love you. I love you so much it hurts."
You won't let go, I wih you would. I never wanted you, but you wrapped your arms around me anyway. You hurt me with your own pain, and I never asked for that. I never asked for you
"Don't you feel the same?"
It feels like someone is clawing out my soul. My head is throbbing, my heart is pounding, I'm losing feeling all over, and it hurts. I can't breathe, every time I try stabs like needles everywhere. I can't speak don't you see? It will only hurt more if I say something
"Please don't just turn away. Not now. We were destined for each other. Our love crossed the boundaries of time and space- literally! You complete me...you are me, and I am you. We belong together and I love you. Please, speak to me."
I'm not complete...it's still empty, only it hurts more. No one ever said it would hurt this much. I can't feel my body, my mind is slipping away...everything hurts and it's all going fuzzy...I'm dissolving, choking, drowning...into you
"Please?"
No one ever told me it felt like this
"...I...love you..."
I can't breath......