Check Ya Later

by Betsu

HAMMER OF THE GODS GABRIEL SPOILERS! A goodbye letter written by a human lover of Gabriel's after he dies. Trying out a new, fairly odd style. Let me know what you think.

Gabriel,

I remember clothes falling like candy wrappers; I remember laughter and moans, and I remember being the dirty little secret. I remember moments of peace, and moments of pain.

I remember everything, and that has become my curse.

I remember the first time you tried to wipe my memory. Your fingers rested on my forehead, warm and surprisingly gentle. A memory formed in my mind, my day if I hadn't seen what I did. For a moment, reality and the false memory mixed, and I wasn't quite sure of anything. Then, as if waking from a bad dream, one faded, and all that was left was the truth.

I remember your delight at the notion.

I remember the beginning, everything new and exciting, easy and vaguely surreal. I remember days spent with you, full of dark pranks and light laughter. You popped in and out like a nervous babysitter.

I remember a time when that had actually bothered me...

I remember the moment I began to fall for you, even thinking we could eventually be more.

I remember the first time between us, believing our day had come.

I remember that idea crumbling down around me, and I remember the strain between us.

I remember the next time I saw you, popping out of nowhere, offering me a lollipop and a cheeky grin.

I remember seeing that smile, and somehow nothing mattered anymore.

I remember...

I remember it all.

Most of all though, I remember thinking you would never die, that you would live till the end of the world and even on.

Yet here I am now, without you, left with nothing but the memories.

But Gabriel, I remember.

And as long as I do, you'll never really be gone.

So Gabriel, goodbye, for now.

Gabriel,

"Check ya' later."