Day 11: favorite couple
(Stevie Rae X Rephaim) or (Thanatos X Kalona) (Jack X Damien) possibly (Shaylin X Aurox) I do love a lot of others, but these are my favourites. I'm going to write this one about Jack and Damien, like a dream.
I could tell I was sleeping from the way the world looked. It was oddly more vibrant. Also, there was a tree that was covered in strips of cloth, flapping from the branches. He's here, my child A voice in my head whispered. Was it Nyx, or was this a nightmare? Given my dreams, I could never be sure.
"So, how long until I can go down there again and see Damien?" I heard a familiar voice say. My heart wrenched at the sound. That sounded like Jack.
"That is entirely up to you, my son. Whenever you know to be ready yourself, you may go. Until then you may stay here in my grove. You could, of course, wait for him here." I heard Nyx respond
"What would Damien prefer?" The voice that sounded like Jack asked
"Well, Damien?" the Goddess asked "what would you prefer?" I wondered if that was indeed Nyx.
"Jack?" I asked "Jack, if that's you, can I see you?" I allowed myself to hope
Jack appeared, looking not a bit different from the last time I saw him. His short blond hair was still the exact way it had looked when I'd kissed him goodbye, not knowing it would be the last time. His beautiful blue eyes were still full of life and zeal, despite his untimely death. "Damien?" He asked, his eyes filling up with tears "You didn't die, did you?"
"I'm just sleeping." I reassured him. "This is all Nyx's doing, right?" I aimed the question at the goddess.
"I didn't like to see you mourn." Nyx replied "You and Jack get today to yourselves" She smiled and vanished
"I missed you." I felt a sob trying not to come out as I buried my face in Jack and relished the familiar scent of my love.
"Don't cry Damien. I'm here, and you should be happy." Jack hugged me, running his hands through my hair. "Trust me, it didn't hurt, and the Otherworld is amazing."
"It's just awful not having you there with me. I feel like everything has no meaning when you're gone." I admitted, detesting the way I sounded so feeble.
"Don't say that, Damien. Remember, you have our friends, still and I'll find you some day." He kissed me lightly. I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him deeper, venting all the anguish and the way I felt like I wanted to shatter and the way I felt like no one got it.
Jack pulled away, smiling with his usual energy "I missed you too, Damien" he sighed "Nyx gave me some options, I can either stay here, or I can go back and be reincarnated. Do you want me to come back?" I wanted to tell him to, but I felt Nyx's influence from being in her world. That's why I didn't go with the selfish way and force him.
I shouldn't tell you what to do, Jack. I'm your boyfriend, not your Goddess." I said, ignoring the pain telling Jack that caused me. I wanted him to come back more than I wanted anything, and I would give my world to have him return.
"Well, we forget everything when we're reborn, right?" Jack asked, hesitantly "I don't ever want to forget you, Damien."
My heart broke a little at the look on his face and the thought he might not return. "I don't think that's completely true. Heath remembered Zoey, and he came back as a shape-shifter that was kind of Neferet's servant. I think love supersedes that." I rationalized
"Yeah, but what if I'm too far away? What If we're not even on the same continent?" Jack asked "It would hurt me to go back and never see you." He stated
"I won't give up until I find you. And with Zoey's seer stone and Shaylin's True Sight, it'll be easy. Ir, not easy but it'll hardly be arduous." I replied
"I love it when you use big words. My linguist." He kissed me
"Jack, have you made a choice yet?" I asked hesitantly, worried about the answer I'd get.
"I'm going to stay here until you die, and then we'll go back together.." Jack said.
"I think that's an excellent idea. Unfortunately, given my life, that could be any day." I sighed.
"Then live for me." I almost actually smiled. I leaned down and kissed Jack on the lips for a long time. "Don't miss me too much, kay?" Jack said when we broke apart.
Giving Jack one more peck on the lips I turned to Nyx and said "Nyx, I think I can go home now. I'll miss and mourn him but I will live my life again. And after all those things the mirror showed us, I think I'm needed there more than here" I felt my words ring true, all hell was breaking loose in the real world. Then I turned to Jack and said "I'll see you soon!"
"Bye, Damien! Hopefully not too soon!" Jack smiled and waved "And tell everyone I said hi, and I miss them like crazy!"
"Bye, Jack. Remember no matter what, I love you and I'll never forget you." I spoke and instinctively pulled a golden strip of cloth from my pocket. Jack found one the purple of his shroud.
"Come to the tree." I signalled him "We're going to make a wish and then tie these together." I smiled
We tied the two together and I wished that I'd find Jack again in this life or the next.
"I love you Jack" I whispered as I woke up, and I knew it was true. No matter what else happened, no matter who died and who did what, we would always have love, and that was what mattered.
Sorry, I'm late for something, I gotta fly. Review… Please?