The second chapter is inspired by the song "So you are to me" by Eastmountainsouth. Just experimenting with POV's.
I do not own Gargoyles, and I'm not making any money off this fanfiction. Please enjoy.
Elisa felt herself being quickly pulled towards Goliath as her vision is filled with a green flash of light. His hand pressed flat against her back and a wing covered the rest of her. Elisa's body stiffened at the close contact between them and in mere moments a million thoughts crashed around in her mind: she had been a Gargoyle, Goliath then a human, and she back to a human, and then Goliath back to his former Gargoyle self.
Disappointment sunk in her stomach like an anchor to the bottom of the ocean as Elisa counted the moments in which she and Goliath had been of the same species. The transformations shouldn't have changed anything, they wouldn't have been permanent as she and the Clan would have reached to the bottom of the mischief eventually. But it had blown apart a barrier Elisa had so carefully placed between them that would keep her from wondering if her and Goliath were of the same species would he think she attractive? Would she find him attractive? Could they ever be more than friends? Just fantasies she had indulged to entertain herself when she had to cave into paperwork.
But now Elisa knew the answer: she knew there was something more than just friends but it would be impossible to pursue, and that suddenly made the situation feel so much worse.
Elisa rallied herself from her thoughts, telling herself now was not the time to wallow because she had a job to finish, or at least make sure it was finished. Goliath released Elisa's hand and opened his wing, allowing her to take a step back. Elisa quickly turned from the Gargoyles and her eyes scanned the tower, and the top of its twin. When nothing stirred save for the clouds Goliath finally rumbled, "Lets go home."
Wordlessly, the rest of the Gargoyles stepped to the edge of the towers, opened their wings, and jumped off the edge of the building. Goliath held out his arm for Elisa and she placed her hand on it, accepting his offer to carry her back in his arms. It was something they had done many times before, but there seemed to be an uncomfortable tension between them this time.
Goliath jumped off the edge of the tower and seemed to glide effortlessly in the direction of the others. Observing this, Elisa felt foolish for ever having been convinced she had grown up being a Gargoyle: her inability to feel comfortable jumping off the side of buildings and gliding independently should have been the biggest clues. Elisa's heart beat faster as she remembered how Goliath had tried to explain to her, to convince her with the utmost patience and gentleness that she was mistaken. Goliath was never more lovely than in those moments and was truly everything she could ever ask for in a man.
Only, he wasn't a man.
The night sky began to lighten slightly before Goliath landed on the roof of the clock tower. Elisa could hear the chatter of the other Gargoyles, though only a few discernible words drifted back towards Elisa and Goliath. Elisa spotted Brooklyn and Hudson giving Goliath questioning looks, discreet as they were, when Goliath finally landed on the ledge and let her down. She took an awkward step back and turned around, shoving her hands into her pockets.
Elisa heard Hudson sigh before saying, "I would have liked to have seen the sun. Just once."
There were a few murmurs of agreement and Elisa looked down at her feet. She was unsure of what to say, but steeling herself for what was necessary to do.
"Elisa, I-" Goliath started with a look of concern on his face, but Elisa saw her chance.
She looked up quickly and smiled as she interrupted him, "Yeah, I know. You're relieved as I am that things are back to normal."
"That's not what I was going to say-" Goliath started.
He was interrupted again, this time by the rays of sun that broke through the horizon, turning him and his clan to stone. Elisa watched as his face hardened in an expression of confusion and hurt. She placed a hand meant to console on his face, though it was too late for it to have any effect.
"I know, but that's the way it is." Elisa said.
Elisa trudged back home, her mind still spinning from the night. The thought only came to her when she made her way up her apartment's steps that she had nearly lost Goliath to Puck's magic when he changed into a human in mid air. It was that moment that she had thrown caution to the wind and simply dove after him, using her wings without help for the first time. Goliath had saved her without thought when she had just been a stranger.
She squeezed her eyes shut and turned the key to let herself into her apartment. Elisa couldn't imagine her life without Goliath now that he was so much a part of it. Even if he was technically out of bounds, he had become a rock in her foundation.
Elisa dropped her clothes on her apartment floor, leaving a trail to her bedroom once again. She crawled under the covers in her underwear and lay looking up at the ceiling, remembering what it had felt like to be a Gargoyle, and how invincible Goliath had made her feel as he helped her glide for the first time. Elisa turned over onto her side and sighed at the complicated emotions she held: she didn't want to lose Goliath, but couldn't realistically imagine getting closer to him. They needed to remain friends. Elisa felt deep down in her heart that if anything more happened between them it wouldn't last, that they would have to part ways. She couldn't bear it.
"This is the way it is, and the way it has to be." Elisa said.
