And I'm praying that we will see
Something there and in between
Then and there that exceeds all we can dream
So we can talk about it
-So I thought. // .flyleaf.//-

We ran hand in hand away from the demons who were sent to stop us, too kill us. We dared not stop even for a second, for even a second we didn't have to lose. This was our one and only chance, a chance that we risked everything to get.

The burning buildings of the broken city laid in our conscious as we ran towards one of the last standing churches. Slamming the large heavy wooden door behind us, blocking it with the salt -that had took us months to find- and symbols of protection.

I took in the old abandon church, cobwebs gathered in ever corner. The smell of mildew and must made me nauseas.

"Hurry Lillian, We don't have time" Ben said as he took to the front of the church, kneeling down drawling the symbols and casting the circle.

I stood in awe of him, ignoring the warning noises of the mob outside the church trying to find their way in.

"Ben" My voice cracked, I walked towards him knowing it was five minutes to midnight. His warm brown eyes held mine for a moment before he smiled at me causing my breath to catch.

"It'll be okay" He knew what I was thinking, what I had been thinking when the possibility of this became a reality.

If this worked like we wanted it too, then it would be the last time we saw each other forever.

Forever.

That word made my heart bleed in ways I thought were impossible.

We had to do this, this was more then just about us. This was about the world as a whole. We had to stop the demons from taking over the world, from hell being the only heaven we would ever know.

"Are you ready?" He asked as he took my small hands into his large ones. I nodded my head, not trusting my voice.

He stroked my cheek with his thumb before bending down and kissing me.

Our last kiss.

The thought caused me to chock back the sob that was threatening to escape. Tears glistened in his eyes as he looked down at me.

"We have to do this…" His eyes pleaded with me, I knew the truth of his words but that didn't stop the pain from hurting me.

"I know" I said as I stood up on my tippy toes to kiss him once again.

The sound of a window shattering broke our connection.

"Ben?" I asked panicked, knowing the time was coming. They found a way in, a way after us.

"Lets go" He said taking me over to stand in the middle of the circle. "Are you ready Lillian?" I nodded my head making sure I didn't lose sight of his eyes.

He took the silver knife from his belt as I held my arm out.

"Do you give yourself over freely and fully?" He asked his voice laced with the pain and guilt I knew was inside of him. "Yes" I said as he ran the knifes' blade down across his wrist. I forced myself not to cringe at he offered me his wrist, I licked the blood that felt like acid to my stomach.

"Then what is, shall be no more" He said as he raised the blade to my heart, a tears running down his face.

A loud boom sounded as the wooden doors exploded.

"BEN!" I screamed at the sound knowing we were down to the final seconds. I looked towards the door and saw him standing there, looking like he did the last time I saw him.

"Lillian look at me" I looked at Ben who had tears in his eyes.

"I love you Lillian. I will always love you" He said as he took the knife and slammed into my heart.