Title: Meteors
"There's going to be a meteor shower tonight." Jack said as he went and looked out the window. "It's supposed to be really amazing." He stared out at the black sky. It was dotted with dull stars, but there were no shooting stars yet.
Lacie walked over and stood beside him. "I heard that too. Let's see if it really is." She said as she looked out the window. They waited for a few minutes, and then a meteor came shooting down. "There!" She yelled as she jumped up and pointed towards the sky. Another one quickly zoomed by.
"Look!" Jack shouted as he pointed at one too. Soon the sky was lit up with streaks of light and twinkling stars. "It reminds me of the sky you showed me the night before you left." Jack said, making sure to keep his eyes on the sky so he didn't miss seeing one. "It was the second most beautiful thing I had ever seen."
Lacie looked over at him. "Second?" She questioned. She was curious about what could have been more mesmerizing.
"Well, you dancing in the bloody rain was the most beautiful." He replied. Yes, that image would be forever burned into his brain. It was the moment he realized he couldn't live without her. Lacie gave his life meaning. Without her, he was nothing.
She blushed. She hated when he said things like that. He spent eight years thinking about her and looking for her. She, on the other hand, had forgotten about him as soon as she arrived back at the Baskerville's mansion. Now, he had finally found her, and she was going to leave him again.
As she thought about her death, the lights of the Abyss began to appear. They drowned out the starry sky and falling meteors. She quickly turned and leaned up against the wall. She didn't want to look at it anymore. She didn't want to think about leaving this world. She didn't want to think about leaving her family. She didn't want to think about leaving…
She looked over at Jack. He was still staring out the window watching the meteor shower. Lacie studied him for a moment. His soft, green eyes that had seen so many things he would never speak of. His long, golden hair that grew with the passing of time. His bright smile that hid years of pain he endured all in order to find her. She thought about reaching out and embracing him, but doing something like that would make this strange feeling that she had worse. So she just stood there and stared at him. It was oddly calming looking at him standing there. It eased her mind knowing he was here with her now.
He looked over at her and caught her staring. He smiled, and his features became even more illuminated. As she burned the image into her mind, she gently smiled back at him.
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