Buffy

My shoes made hollow clicking noises against the asphalt as I walked down the center of an old road . I was on my way home, the sky had turned a dusky blue. Dawn was coming,the air smelt good, fresh. I had been sent home early, my supervisor said it was slow. He said I should leave early. I was probably too distracted. I was just standing there staring blankly off into space, I guess I've been doing that allot lately. I was actually doing good today, I went for a quick patrol, then went home to get ready for work. Dawn was gone, I guess she was over at a friends house again. Tonight had been slow, I had been just standing there lost in thought when he came in.

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I heard the footsteps of someone entering the store, so I took a deep breath and attempted to pull my thoughts together. I plastered a incredibly fake smile to my face, and looked up. My voice caught in my throat, and I made some sort of a croak. There was a man standing there, and such a man. He was almost unearthly beautiful, the florescent lights shining on his skin made him appear to be almost inanimate as a statue made of marble, for a moment I thought that maybe he was a vampire. I almost laughed out loud at that, he was simply so incredibly gorgeous it was almost surreal. I managed to get out a question, something like "can I help you" though just doing that in his presence made me feel as if I were gasping for air. Then there was silence, utter silence he stared at me and I stared at him. No one made any sort of movement.

After what seemed like an eternity of just looking at his flawless face he asked if we sold any souvenirs. His voice sent chills up my spine, it had an almost musical quality to it. If there was a time when I could have spoken, it was long past. I managed to shake my head to reply in the negative. He looked at me one last time with such a look, it was filled with such lust I could almost feel him, then his eyes took on an almost fearful expression, and he hastily exited the store.

The minute he left I crumpled in to a heap behind the counter my breath coming in short shallow gasps. It took me awhile to regain my composure, and even after that there was no way I would have been able to work any more that night. I suppose that is why I was sent home. I moved like a machine. All I could think of was this vision that had appeared, and taken my breath away.

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So that is why I'm walking here along the quite road, trying to relive our brief meeting. Lost in thought my mind sluggishly realized the ground was slowly being flooded with a strange white light. I stopped and looked at it my mind slowly grasping my situation. I spun around and came face to face with a huge black van barreling down the road. I froze like a deer caught in the headlights, In that moment my whole life flashed before my eyes. I knew that this was it. There was no way I could get out of the way, I was going to die. I closed my eyes and hoped that it wasn't going to be too painful. I felt an incredible force collide with me, and I was thrown sideways off the road.

Lying there on the damp grass the first though that went through my mind was that this wasn't right. I was still here, and I didn't feel hurt. Then I felt something locked around me, it felt like I was wrapped in iron. I opened my eyes and saw the face of the man. The man from earlier that night.

"Are you an Angel?" I asked. He simply chuckled at that.

"No, far from it" he answered huskily. He stared at me then as if mapping out my face, committing it into his memory. All I could see was his eyes. I could not believe that I hadn't noticed them before, maybe his great height kept them hidden from me. But now as he lay on top of me they were all I could see. Those deep blue orbs had pulled me in, swirling like the ocean they had me mesmerized. I could have laid there for the rest of my life, but I felt him shifting. He rose to his feet gracefully and offered me his arm to help me to my feet. I felt shaky and he steadied me with his body.

I stood there wrapped in his arms and I felt completely at peace. I closed my eyes and rested my head against his chest. My heart was pounding so loud I felt that it must have deafened out the world. he brought his head close to my ear and whispered that he had to leave. I begged and pleaded for him to stay for just s little while longer. But he was firm, he said that it was almost morning, that he had to go.

"When can I see you again?" I whispered shakily. He was silent for a moment, then he glanced up at the sky and hastily replied for me to meet him here at dusk. I didn't have time to reply for he unwrapped himself from my arms and seemed to disappear into the night.

I stood still for a moment until I was sure he had left then wrapping my arms close around myself started on my way home. I saw a small man searching in the bushes by the van looking for something, but I was suddenly exhausted, and at the moment I wanted nothing more than to be curled up in bed dreaming of my mysterious stranger.

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TBC