Story: Guardian Angel, the Return
Characters: Terry, Max
Song: Run by Snow Patrol (MUST LISTEN!!! Go to playlist . com to listen to the song while reading.)
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i'll sing it one last time for you
but then I really have to go
Terry stood in the forest sanctuary. Staring into empty space. Alone. Silent. Tears ran down and wetted his lips. They trembled.
you've been the only thing that's right
in all I've done
He counted Batman as nothing. A man that loses his love knows that nothing else, will ever be enough. His entire life was a failure, except for her, and now she was gone.
and I can barely look at you
but every single time I do
I know we'll make it anywhere
away from here
Terry forced his pained eyes closed, and instantly her face popped into his vision. Alive, vibrant, and real. She was not dead.
light up, light up
as if you have a choice
even if you cannot hear my voice
i'll be right beside you dear
He knew that something, someone, was keeping her from him, and it didn't matter what he had been, who he was now, or who he was to become. He was going to find her. And he was going to take her with him.
"I'll protect you, Max," he whispered, brokenly.
to think i might not see those eyes
makes it so hard not to cry
Terry hadn't protected her. Batman hadn't protected her. He imagined her laughing, chocolate brown eyes. She had never been afraid. But she should have been.
and as we say our long goodbyes
I nearly do
He tried to move from the spot. He had training to do, didn't he? Or studying...or being Batman...he thought, distantly. The things he threw himself into, to distract himself, and the things he threw himself into, to find her. But when he let himself dwell on her, it was so hard to pull himself back...
light up, light up
as if you have a choice
even if you cannot hear my voice
i'll be right beside you dear
Terry pushed his hands into his trench coat pockets and turned, walking with heavy footsteps back the way he had come. He had work to do. He would find her. He felt her heartbeat next to his.
louder, louder
and we'll run for our lives
i can hardly speak I understand
why you can't raise your voice to say
He pictured her, wherever she was, thinking of him. He pictured her, being found by him. He pictured them, running away. Something was controlling her, but he knew that she was still the same woman he loved...and he would set her free. She didn't need to speak, to explain her silence.
slower, slower
we don't have time for that
all I want's to find an easier way
to get out of our little heads
Terry knew she didn't have to do anything, that she -couldn't-. He was sure he had seen her, met her, it had been her...hadn't it? If only he could get through to her. The things that separated them were in their heads... Though every unnecessary moment away from her was like poison to his mind, he had enough of Batman in him to know that he could not rush the process.
have heart, my dear
we're bound to be afraid
even if it's just for a few days
making up for all this mess
He wished that he could only comfort her. It would come soon, but he hated for her to be alone for a moment. But surely she knew... Surely she knew that she would never be alone? They could never be separated.
light up, light up
as if you have a choice
even if you cannot hear my voice
i'll be right beside you dear
His hand grasped the door handle, and he opened it and gave one last long look at the green park where they had promised to meet. -"I'll never give up on you, Max,"- he thought. His dreams had already told him that.