Fleeting Light of a Full Moon

My eyes follow you to the bar. Though I can not hear you I know exactly what you ask for. 'Beer and a Coke.' You use to say the coke helps chase down the after taste of the beer, but I noticed that you'd drink more coke then beer. When the bartender hands you the bottle and can, you lay a twenty down and head out onto the terrace, instead of heading back to all of our friends and co-workers at the party.

You miss the surprised look the bartender gives you. I follow you at a slower pace hidden in the shadows of the room. Ironic, isn't it? You were always the one saying the darkness was your best friend. You can hide and never be seen. Now though I'm the one in the darkness while you shine brightly. By the time I get out onto the terrace you're leaning your elbows on the solid stone railing, head turn to the night sky. You Coke is sitting by your right arm, while your hands hold your beer lightly.

"Where are you? Why didn't you come?" Your voice holds frustration and anger. You shake your head as you sigh. The sound of the sigh is one of total, utter surrender. All the while I watch in silence. The shrouded shadows of the night concealing me. Finally I speak.

My voice is soft and questioning. "Why do you wait and hope for me to come?" I shudder at the image that flashes through my mind at those words.

You tense, a simple war instinct that was ingrained in use from the day we agreed to help the scientists. You spin -nearly dropping the bottle in your hands- eyes scanning the terrace for the intruder who dares disturb you on this cool winter night.

I ask again. "Why?" You smirk at the area where my voice is coming from.

"It's simple really." You state as you lean back against the stone, arms crossed over your chest.

"Then tell me. What's so simple about it?" You let a laugh pass through your delicate lips.

"You idiot. I love you. I have from day one." You turn your head back towards the starry sky. "When I first laid eyes on you, the thing that caught my eye about you, were your gorgeous eyes." You laugh again. "That day replays in my mind every time you walk into a room and I'm there. I see the glint in your eyes and I can't help but stop breathing when you look at me. You don't know how beautiful you really are do you?"

You look at me. Though the shadows still keep me hidden from your sight, you know exactly where I am. I meet your gaze, and something flashes between the two of us. Much like that day at the harbor. I remember that day perfectly. The day you shot me -twice- was the day I fell for you.

Again you state: "I love you. It's that simple." Your lips are slightly upturned into a faint smirk. The way you look right now -Black tux, shining eyes, faint smirk, relaxed state of body- looks simply and utterly gorgeous. My heart stops as your words register in my mind, then it picks up ten fold. I Love You.

"How-?" I take a deep breath. "Why? I have nothing to offer you. Nothing worth giving to you." I shake my head. I have nothing that would ever make you love me. I've been nothing but a cold, distant person to you. So why?

You chuckle.


A/N: well this seems to be an epic fail on my part here................ dang...... wondering if i should just not update.............or even finish it......*sigh*