I sat in shock for a moment before bolting after him. He was way ahead but his scent hung in the air. As I thought I could hear his foot fall, he would speed up and I would have to rely on the sense of smell. After hours of running, he finally came to a stop. Facing away from me standing in a similar position as earlier.
"Garrett"
"Go...Kate..."
"No..." I frowned "I'm not going anywhere"
I took a step towards him.
"Go..Kate...I don't want to hurt you"
"What do you mean?" I took another step closer "You wouldn't hurt me..."
Suddenly he turned and slammed me into a tree and held me there. He gripped my arms staring menacingly,
"I could...hurt you Kate...I could rip your arms off you body in one swift movement...I could end your life right here ...right now" his voice shook not with anger but with sadness "But I cant...I can't cause I love you...and...I shouldn't because I am so very different to you...in so many ways...your sister IS right...I shouldn't deserve you."
I stood wide eyed as he slowly let go of my arms. I reached forward a ran my fingers through his long golden hair.
"No..you do deserve me...and difference is a good thing...if difference didn't exist we wouldn't be alive at all today. I love you for your difference...and its okay if your not ready to go out in public..I know it is very very hard...so don't beat yourself down because of it..."
He looked at me with his warm eyes and hugged me tightly. I hugged him back gently whispering words of condolence in his ear. We stood there for hours, our own body heat, which wasn't much since we were as cold as iron, was shared between us. Soon the crickets began there orchestra as the moon and the stars began to dance to the music.
"I love you..." he whispered softly in my ear slowly kissing my cheek.
"I love you too" I replied just as his lips touched mine.
He kissed me in the nocturnal light and I kissed him back in the light of the moon.