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Can't Help Falling In Love
by Elvis Presley
Wise men say only fools rush in
but I can't help falling in love with you
Shall I stay
would it be a sin
If I can't help falling in love with you
Like a river flows surely to the sea
Darling so it goes
some things are meant to be
take my hand, take my whole life too
for I can't help falling in love with you
Like a river flows surely to the sea
Darling so it goes
some things are meant to be
take my hand, take my whole life too
for I can't help falling in love with you
for I can't help falling in love with you
Present-Apartment
When he opened his eyes again, he was in a place he never saw before. He was so confused, lost, scared; he didn't know where he was or who he was for that matter. To make matters worse his head was throbbing and he was so exhausted he barely could move. He slowly looked around the room, trying to figure out where he was. As he searched the room, his eyes fell upon someone: a girl, maybe 19. She was beautiful, almost angelic. She has long brown hair and these piercing green eyes. He had no idea who this girl was but he felt safe with her. Deep within himself he knew that him and his girl were never to part again, their destinies now lie together. She approached him and bent down to help him up. "Come on now, let's get you out of those clothes and into a bed." She said smiling at him as they made their way into a bedroom. She helped him get undressed and yet he was not embarrassed. All he could really think about was sleeping. She soon had him tucked away into bed and he was fast asleep not long afterward.
Once she was sure he was asleep, she went through this pockets to find some clue to who this mysterious man whom she was destined to be with, was. She found a wallet. Inside she found a small piece of paper with a message "You great hero have been given a new life and destiny. She is yours and you are hers." She also found a driver's license. His name, she found out was Gabriel Caldwell and he didn't live too far from here. She smiled to herself and then said a quick blessing to the Goddess. She decided that she should start to make some lunch but before she could start on that, she heard a loud crash from Gabriel's room. She ran to the room, to discover Gabriel awake up and everything in the room looked like it had been thrown up in the air. Gabriel smiled sheepishly at her "Sorry, I was dreaming and didn't realize I was using my powers."
"Well he is a witch. Good. I don't have to hide my powers then. At least after some sleep he looks better." She thought to herself.
Gabriel watched her as she thought to herself. The silence between them was making him every uncomfortable. "So.....I want to thank-you for caring for me. You wouldn't happen to have a name or know who I am would you?"
She tried to suppress her giggles "I am Mariam. And you, dear, are Gabriel or at least that is what your drivers license says."
Mariam went and got the stuff she took from his pockets and sat next to the bed and showed him the stuff.
"See" as she points to his license "this says your name is Gabriel Caldwell. You are 22 years old. And that you don't live all that far from here." And then she hands him the slip of paper. He reads it and looks at her and asked, "what in the world does this mean?"
She smiles at him "Not now. Right now, you need to eat. I shall be right back with your food."
Over the next few weeks, Gabriel grew in strength and him and Mariam grew closer. On this day, they were out for a picnic at the local park.
"Mariam, what is the crescent moon on your forehead?" he asked her.
"Always asking questions that one. How I love him though." She thought to herself. "The tattoo of the crescent moon on my forehead, marks me as a priestess of the Great Goddess. The one who has sent you to me. My family comes from a long line of witch-priestesses and prophetesses who are from the holy Isle of Avalon. That is why, in my apartment you see stacks of books. Some are very old. But all of the contain the prophecies of my ancestors."
"So does that mean you will tell me what this piece of paper means?" As he pulled out that mysterious paper from his pocket.
She sighed. "I shall tell you all that I know, from my own visions and that from my ancestors. To begin: There was a child born to a heavenly being and a very powerful mortal. His star was very bright and so was his life, it was filled with love. But this life was also filled with sorrow. Well this child grew into a man. And this man became a hero for he defended the past, present and future. Well there was a mighty battle between this blessed hero and a great dragon. The dragon wanted to destroy the past, present and future. So the hero and dragon fought. But in the end the dragon slew the hero. And the hero's star fell into the West. But then a glorious thing happened. A woman clothed in the sun and the moon at her feet and a crown of twelve stars upon her head, raised this fallen hero, his fallen star, and gave him a new destiny. She placed his star next to a servant of hers, a priestess. From this born again hero and this ancient line of priestess shall come the most blessed children." She blushed slightly at the last part, avoiding eye contact with him.
"So, wait, the hero would be me and you would be the servant to the Goddess." He questioned. She nodded and Gabriel's eyes widen at the implications of this all. He already knew he loved this girl but he didn't like the fact that this was all prophesied. "Get over this. This is not a big deal." He repeated to himself. This girl was all he now had in the world. Over the past few weeks she had helped him discover what life he had. They had discovered at his apartment that he had a bank account with a rather large amount of money. They also discovered that he was an investment advisor at a large firm in downtown San Francisco. She had been so patient and kind to him, when he didn't have anyone else. He arrived in her apartment a little over a month ago, with no idea who he was or where he was, and she took care of him. In the process he fell in love with her. He saw her staring at him waiting for him to say something about this new revelation. Instead he leaned over kissed her forehead, grabbed her hands and stood up. "Come on Mariam, lets go swing on the swings!" pulling her up to her feet.
She giggled at him and smiled "You know you can be such the child!" And followed him over to the swings. They sat down next to each other on the swings and starting talking about anything that would come to mind. They sat there talking until late afternoon.
"You know if we are ever going to make it to dinner we better get going Gabe." He nodded in agreement but something else was clearly on his mind. "What is it? Nothing is wrong is it? If it about the prophesy...."
"No, No, nothing about the prophesy," he answered, "Well maybe a little, but Mariam I know we have only known each other a month, but I, I love you. I have loved you since the first time I saw you."
"I know Gabe, I love you too." She smiled at him, looking deeply into his eyes. She thought, "God, I could get lost for all eternity in his eyes." but then she snapped back to reality. "But seriously, if we are ever going to make dinner, we need to leave, like now."
They arrived at the restaurant barely on time. It was a little place on the coast about a half hour North of San Francisco. It was an Italian restaurant, which had dancing out on the patio under the stars. There they sat, out on the patio, under the stars. They sat there for what seemed hours just talking, listening to the music and watching the people dance. Soon a song began to play, and Mari squealed with delight. Gabe looked at her, wanting to know what all the fuss was about. "This is one of my most favorite songs, 'Can't Help Falling In Love' by Elvis Presley." She said smiling across the table at Gabe.
Almost as soon as she said that, the look of mischief came to his eyes. He stood up and held out his hand "Dance with me," he pleaded.
The song continued to play. "...Take my hand, take my whole life too, for I can't help falling in love with you..." as she took his hand. There they danced under the star-lit sky. To this more then perfect song. "This night could not get any better." Mari thought to herself, resting her head against Gabe's chest. She wished that this moment could last forever. Perfect was the only way to describe it.
"Mari" he whispered into her ear, "I have a question for you."
She looked up at him startled. "What in the world could he have to ask me, right now?" She thought....
"Will you do me the honor and marry me?" He looked pleadingly into her eyes, those eyes that he knew so well.
She smiled, "of course!" and then she kissed him. They stood there, kissing, as the song finished playing.... "Like a river flows surely to the sea; Darling so it goes; some things are meant to be; take my hand, take my whole life too; for I can't help falling in love with you; for I can't help falling in love with you."