I ran as fast as my legs would take me and only stopped running to yell her name once more. I saw Lena dart out of the Library and ran faster, taking her in my arms and embracing her tightly. We stood there for what felt like an eternity, lost in each other, willing time to stop.
"I read some of the book you gave me" I confessed, gazing into her dual coloured eyes.
"And? Was it good?" She asked with a smile, gazing back.
"Define good" I replied, leaning in and capturing her lips in a passionate kiss, causing a nearby tree to catch fire.
"Still haven't got the hang of my powers yet" She explained, looking down bashfully.
"I can see that" I teased, lifting her chin up with my finger, forcing her to look in my eyes.
"We should probably call someoneā¦" She started, motioning towards the tree that was now almost fully engulfed in flames, before getting cut off by my finger on her lips.
"Let it burn" I suggested, removing my finger from her lips and instead capturing them in loving kiss.
After we pulled apart, we continued to gaze into each other's eyes. Not unlike mirrors, we could see ourselves and everything that we wanted to be reflected in the eyes of the other. We couldn't take our eyes off of each other. It was as if our eyes had finally found everything they had been seeking. I know I sure have.
I took Lena's hand in mine, intertwining our fingers. And as if by magic, a heart appeared etched onto our ring fingers, half of the heart on my finger, the other half on Lena's, a symbol that is still there to this day. And whenever we tell this story, we always pinpoint this as the moment we knew without a doubt that you CAN choose your own destiny. After all, home is where the heart is.
