WHAT YOU WISH FOR
Chapter SEVEN!! The FINAL chapter!
Sweet Sorrow
Jesse stared at Janus' painting of his mother in his notebook. The look in the woman's eyes seemed to say, "I'm sorry it has to be this way."
Closing the book, Jesse closed her eyes and curled up on her bed, sniffling. Janus had been the best friend she'd ever had, even if he was a little strange. He'd always given her good advice, always comforted her when she was sad and always, always protected her. And in the end, she'd forced him to do something awful, the one thing that tore them apart. "I'm sorry, Janus," She whispered, trying to hold back tears.
"Sorry for what?"
Jesse gasped and fell off the bed, into the lap of an unprotesting Janus. He looked down at her, his blue eyes shining. A few moments passed in silence, and finally Janus repeated, "Sorry for what?"
Jesse threw her arms around his neck, sobbing. "Y-you came back," She choked, clinging to him. "I thought I'd lost you."
Janus held her gently. "I've some news," He said softly. He paused, trying to think of a way to tell her. "The Judges are a bit cross with me... I've broken practically every rule there is."
Jesse looked up at him. "But they're going to let you stay, right? Right?!"
Janus drew a ragged breath and shook his head. "No. I'm being reassigned." He put a finger to Jesse's lips as she started to prostest. "I knew I was doing the wrong thing from the start... I've brought this upon myself. And the Judges' word is absolute. There's no arguing with them."
Jesse buried her face in his chest, shaking. Janus sighed and stroked her hair. "It's been two years," He reasoned. "That's a long time for a Guardian to stay with one person. And-- it couldn't have ever worked out anyway, Jesse; you need to find someone your own age, someone--" He paused, pained. "Someone normal."
"I don't want someone normal!" Jesse flared. "I want you! Why are they doing this to you?"
Janus looked into her eyes. "Because I killed someone, Jesse. Because I deserve to be punished for what I've done. You have to understand, and even if you don't, you have to accept that I can't stay with you any longer. Alright?"
Jesse grew quiet, and closed her eyes. "So you came back just to tell me?"
"And to get my notebook," Janus nodded, "But you can keep it."
Jesse clutched the book to her chest. "Thank you."
Akward silence descended. Jesse's eyes slid away from Janus'. She couldn't bear to see the pain in them any longer. His hands were warm against hers, and she was so close to him that she could almost feel his heartbeat. She wanted to save this moment forever, to keep Janus with her, but all too soon he leaned down and kissed her on the lips briefly. "I should go."
"Wait," Jesse pleaded as Janus stood up, towering over her. "Can't you come back-- to visit? To check on me?"
Janus extended a hand to help her to her feet. "Don't tell anyone," He whispered with a smile, "But I'll try. Will you promise that you'll go on without me? That you'll find someone new?"
"I couldn't..."
Janus took her face in his hands. "Promise me."
Jesse swallowed hard, tears spilling down her cheeks. "I... I p-promise."
Janus nodded and kissed her again, deeply. Jesse held tight to him, never wanting to let go, but suddenly, she held nothing at all and she lurched forward. She gasped. "Janus?"
Silence.
"No, please don't go!!" She sank to her knees, sobbing, clutching his book.
After a time, Jesse opened the book once more to the first page, where a new insription read:
"What was, was. What is, is. What will be is entirely up to you. Don't forget your promise, and I won't forget mine.
--Janus Jason Hunter"
NOT THE END...
((Uuuuuaaaaahhhhhhh!!! *sniffle sniffle* so sad, so sad... Okay, I finished it, now you HAVE to review it! You have to! Rrg. Ja ne!
--Samalander))
Chapter SEVEN!! The FINAL chapter!
Sweet Sorrow
Jesse stared at Janus' painting of his mother in his notebook. The look in the woman's eyes seemed to say, "I'm sorry it has to be this way."
Closing the book, Jesse closed her eyes and curled up on her bed, sniffling. Janus had been the best friend she'd ever had, even if he was a little strange. He'd always given her good advice, always comforted her when she was sad and always, always protected her. And in the end, she'd forced him to do something awful, the one thing that tore them apart. "I'm sorry, Janus," She whispered, trying to hold back tears.
"Sorry for what?"
Jesse gasped and fell off the bed, into the lap of an unprotesting Janus. He looked down at her, his blue eyes shining. A few moments passed in silence, and finally Janus repeated, "Sorry for what?"
Jesse threw her arms around his neck, sobbing. "Y-you came back," She choked, clinging to him. "I thought I'd lost you."
Janus held her gently. "I've some news," He said softly. He paused, trying to think of a way to tell her. "The Judges are a bit cross with me... I've broken practically every rule there is."
Jesse looked up at him. "But they're going to let you stay, right? Right?!"
Janus drew a ragged breath and shook his head. "No. I'm being reassigned." He put a finger to Jesse's lips as she started to prostest. "I knew I was doing the wrong thing from the start... I've brought this upon myself. And the Judges' word is absolute. There's no arguing with them."
Jesse buried her face in his chest, shaking. Janus sighed and stroked her hair. "It's been two years," He reasoned. "That's a long time for a Guardian to stay with one person. And-- it couldn't have ever worked out anyway, Jesse; you need to find someone your own age, someone--" He paused, pained. "Someone normal."
"I don't want someone normal!" Jesse flared. "I want you! Why are they doing this to you?"
Janus looked into her eyes. "Because I killed someone, Jesse. Because I deserve to be punished for what I've done. You have to understand, and even if you don't, you have to accept that I can't stay with you any longer. Alright?"
Jesse grew quiet, and closed her eyes. "So you came back just to tell me?"
"And to get my notebook," Janus nodded, "But you can keep it."
Jesse clutched the book to her chest. "Thank you."
Akward silence descended. Jesse's eyes slid away from Janus'. She couldn't bear to see the pain in them any longer. His hands were warm against hers, and she was so close to him that she could almost feel his heartbeat. She wanted to save this moment forever, to keep Janus with her, but all too soon he leaned down and kissed her on the lips briefly. "I should go."
"Wait," Jesse pleaded as Janus stood up, towering over her. "Can't you come back-- to visit? To check on me?"
Janus extended a hand to help her to her feet. "Don't tell anyone," He whispered with a smile, "But I'll try. Will you promise that you'll go on without me? That you'll find someone new?"
"I couldn't..."
Janus took her face in his hands. "Promise me."
Jesse swallowed hard, tears spilling down her cheeks. "I... I p-promise."
Janus nodded and kissed her again, deeply. Jesse held tight to him, never wanting to let go, but suddenly, she held nothing at all and she lurched forward. She gasped. "Janus?"
Silence.
"No, please don't go!!" She sank to her knees, sobbing, clutching his book.
After a time, Jesse opened the book once more to the first page, where a new insription read:
"What was, was. What is, is. What will be is entirely up to you. Don't forget your promise, and I won't forget mine.
--Janus Jason Hunter"
NOT THE END...
((Uuuuuaaaaahhhhhhh!!! *sniffle sniffle* so sad, so sad... Okay, I finished it, now you HAVE to review it! You have to! Rrg. Ja ne!
--Samalander))
