Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters or quotes in this story that have ever been on Port Charles, those characters are the property of ABC/Disney. Angel, Eddie, and the other kids are my creations, along with Jesse.

She was walking through the park, her hand interlocked with Eric's. They had gotten back from Transylvania a week ago. Eric was so happy she was back, and she guessed she was glad to be back with him. Something was different though. No matter how she tried to brush it off and not think about him, Mikal kept coming back into her head. His soft brown hair and those brown eyes that could see your soul.

"Angel," she heard from behind her. Turning around she saw him standing there. She ran and gave him a huge hug, "Mikal! How can you be standing here?"

"The day you left I came by and Delia told me the story. She also told me you were a Kovich. But that doesn't matter to me. What matters is that I had to see you one more time."

She could feel her heart breaking as those words came out of his mouth. She took him by the hand and walked him over to Eric. "Mikal, this is Eric. He's my-my boyfriend." She looked up at him and could see his heart was breaking right then.

"Oh, excuse me," he said walking away.

"Mikal! Come back!" she said, turning and looking at Eric still standing there. She turned around though, and went chasing Mikal.

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"Angel! Where are you?" Rafe said, walking the park again. She'd been gone for hours. Eric had come by to talk to her, and that was when they realized she had never made it back from the park. The longer he couldn't find her, the more upset he was getting.

"Any luck?" Eddie said, meeting up with his dad.

"No, and it's starting to get dark. Go get my cell phone out of the car, and see if she's called home yet," he said, handing the car keys to his son. This couldn't be happening, she couldn't have just disappeared off the face of the planet. He tried to think of somewhere she may have gone to get away from everything. "Why didn't I think of that before?" he said, and sprinted off.

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Angel pulled the board off the door, and took a step in. Boy it was musty in here, she thought to herself as she lit the lantern. She figured she'd just hang out in her parents place for a little while, and then head on home. She found a blanket to lie down on and closed her eyes.

The next thing she knew, it was dark outside. Her dad must be worried sick about her, she thought, sitting up. She saw next to her was a note that had yellowed with age. That's odd, she hadn't seen that earlier.

December 24, 2002
To my dearest little one, tomorrow I am marrying the most wonderful
man in the entire world. By the time you think to ask about things
like this, you'll have known your father every minute of your life and
you'll probably think that the two of us being together is the most
normal, everyday thing. But the truth is our love has never been
ordinary. We had to go to heaven and almost to hell and back to be
together. But I want you to know we are so blessed. And it's this
feeling, the depth of the bond that we share, that someday we'll be
ready to start thinking about starting a family of our own. So get
ready, kiddo. Mom's got a few things you need to know.
You're going to fall in love someday, just like your mommy and your
daddy. And when you do, I want you to be ready. Because don't think
the love of your life is just going to walk in the door and hit you on
the head. Well, sometimes it does, and sometimes it sneaks up on us
and we fall in love along the way. No matter what, you've got four
things you need to remember, and you just have to trust me on this.

Number one -- always keep lots of jelly around the house.

Number two -- learn how to make really neat shapes in the snow. Keep
making them, too, for the rest of your life.

And number three -- know exactly what to ask for the first time you
meet an angel.

And number four -- the most important -- always, always do things,
lots of things, for other people because when you really try hard, you
can make miracles happen.

Your father and I sure did. But before we knew it, he had to go
somewhere very special.

Let's just say your dad and I -- we almost lost everything. We had to
fight like hell to get it back. It was so difficult, knowing we might
not ever make it back to each other but having faith that we would. We
needed to fall in love with each other all over again.

Our love took on a whole new life, a deeper meaning. And that feeling
-- oh, my gosh. A love everlasting, little one. Someday soon, your
father and I will bring you into this world cherished and protected
and surrounded by light. And while we can't offer you the same magic
as your father had in his last job, something tells me when the
moments come and you feel like crying, you're going to feel in your
heart what I've heard your father say. Believe in miracles, ok? You
can make them come true when you follow the truth of your love. Love
will always lead you home.

Signed,
your mom.

When she finished reading she looked up to see her dad standing in the doorway. "I was so worried about you," he said coming over and sitting on the blanket with her.

"I didn't know where else to go, so I figured I'd come here and spend some time. I closed my eyes and the next thing I knew it was dark outside."

"Well, at least you're safe," he said, pulling her in for a hug and kiss on the forehead. "What's that you have there?"

"I don't know," she said handing it to him. "When I woke up it was there next to me. Did mom write that?"

"Yes, she did," he said smiling. "I don't understand how it got here though. Eric came by earlier."

"I guess I've really screwed things up with him this time," she said, as they got up and shook the hay off of the blanket.

"You know, sometimes things happen for a reason."

"Do you think this is one of those times?"

"I'm not sure, but if you don't find out it will bother you forever."

She realized what she needed to do. "Thanks, Dad," she said, giving him a hug and a kiss before heading out the door.

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She got to the airport, and looked around. Where was he? Please, she prayed upwards, don't let him have already left. She thought that Grandpa Ed and her mom must have been listening, because at that second she saw him.

"Mikal!" she yelled, running to catch him.

"What Angel? Do you want to humiliate me again? Just like you did while we were in Transylvania, making me think you were actually interested in me?"

"I never meant to do that to you, Mikal. I was given some advice just now, and it told me to not let you go. Us getting to meet at the market that day, and then you coming this whole way to see me, that was fate. You know that doesn't happen everyday. There's something else that also doesn't happen everyday, and that is finding someone who completes you. I might be wrong, but I truly think you complete me, that we were supposed to be together. If you think I am crazy to think that then get on that plane. But first ask yourself why you wanted to come all this way if you didn't feel something also," she finished with tears rolling down her cheeks.

He didn't say anything at first, just continued to stare into her eyes. He wiped away her tears with his hands and then he pulled her close, finally able to kiss her sweet lips. As she kissed back she realized that this was what her mom had written about in that letter so many years ago.