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This is only a short one.
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Dusk had just fallen and Elba and Castiel sat on a damp bench at the edge of a large playground.
There was no one else around, just the two angels alone with their thoughts.
The only sound that could be heard was the tweeting of the birds in the nearby trees.
"How are you feeling?" asked Castiel after a long while, staring ahead at the swing that was moving silently in the breeze.
"Strange," whispered Elba. "I believe that my grace might be leaving me."
Castiel turned suddenly to his companion, his heart beating furiously in his chest. A strange feeling.
"How is that possible?" he asked wide eyed.
Elba shook her head, turning to Castiel, a sad look upon her face.
"I don't know. My powers were never as strong as yours or the other angel's, perhaps my journey here to earth has weakened me more than I could have imagined," she said gazing down at her hands, which were curled nervously in her lap.
"Elba, you should return," Castiel pleaded, turning fully towards Elba, but she merely shook her head once again.
"No Castiel, I swore I would stay with you and I will," she said firmly.
"But Elba-" began Castiel, but Elba quickly stopped him in his speech, placing a hand gently upon his.
"No Cas. Don't argue with me. I have made my choice," said the female angel in a whisper, staring deep into Castiel's eyes. "It is you I want to be with."
Castiel's breath caught in his throat.
His feelings towards his companion of two thousand years was changing.
Such feelings were bubbling to the surface.
Feelings the angel could not comprehend.
He could do nothing but nod as Elba turned away and gazed out at the empty playground, her hand still lying gently upon his own.
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