Chapter 7:

Bright, bright, light surrounded Pocahontas as she gazed through a wide
tunnel in front of her. Curious, she followed the light; and came out of
the tunnel. She stared in awe at all that surrounded her in the sunlight
of the day. Pocahontas stood, the rays of sunshine beat down upon her
skin, her ebany hair blew carelessly in the wind, her brod smile could've
matched the brightness of that of the sun. Her dark eyes glanced around
her, gazing at the bright roses that hung on a bush nearbye.
"It's beautiful here, isn't it?"
The native woman gasped, she stood absolutely still hoping, praying...
"It's beautiful here, isn't it?"
The voice repeated
'John?'
Pocahontas thought as she slowly turned around.
"It is," she whispered as she took a timid step towards him.
"Now you are here, this, all of this is ours Pocahontas," the man said, his
voice light, his eyes blue as the sky.
"Is it really you? Am I with you really, forever?"
Pocahontas inquired, as she came closer and softly traced the outline of
his warm soft lips
'Oh how they feel against my fingertips.'
Pocahontas thought, her fingers gentley but firmly pressing against them.
It was John Smith that pulled back
"Yes, you are with me forever; remember, we said as much when I left?"
The native princess nodded;
"But no, I know, just like you know that you can not stay here."
"Why?"
She breathed, hardly believing that her one true love was casting her away,
as if she meant nothing.
"Why....John?"
He didn't answer, and met her eyes, a pained, yet knowing expression was on
his face.
"The reason is," John began, "it is not your time, it is not our time."
"Not our time, not......"
She started, cutting John off, "why?"
"Because you gave up Pocahontas, you could have saved yourself from that
fall. You gave up when you mentally pushed your best friend and all who
love you away. Pocahontas, never is the time to give up on yourself, on
love, but especially, on life."
Pocahontas gazed at her beloved, understanding beginning to play on her
face.
"John, we're together now," Pocahontas retorted, helpless to think of
anything else but that one fact to put on the table as her defense.
"No, we are not, look Pocahontas, look," John whispered, as Pocahontas
slowly tore her eyes away from John's blue orbs.
She sighed and tears escaped from her eyes at the scene below her.

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"She breathing yet?!?!?"
Nakoma's frantic voice met the medicine man's ears.
"No, I am fearful we have lost her," Kikada replied, his old face lowered
in saddness.
"My daughter," Powhatan choked and fell to his knees, openly beginning to
weep.
"No, god no," Thomas said, his eyes scanning the village, avoiding the
young woman's lifeless body.
"Noooooooooo!!!!!!!!! Noooooooooooooo!!!! You're strong, you're strong,
Pocahontas, fight it, fight it, fight to live, you must live!!!!! You must
live!!!!!! You must live!!!!!!!!"
Nakoma shreeked and flung herself onto the ground, to the astonishment to
all who was witness
"Kikada please," Powhatan pleaded, "do not allow her to join her mother."
Nakoma was gentley picked up by two of the villigers and carried toward a
hut, Thomas stood in shock, the wise old medicine man met the chief's eyes
with a solum look.
"You must live!!!! You must live!!!!!!!!!!!"
Nakoma screamed

******

"You must live, must go back."
John said, his deep voice calm.
The woman took a shuttering gasp, "but I can't leave you."
John's strong arms wrapped around her as he leaned down, close to her left
ear and quietly whispered, "you never will, no matter what happens, I'll
always be with you...forever."
Pocahontas turned her head and met John's lips with her own, he held her
closer to him, her hands finding there way to his golden hair, his hand
lovingly stroked her cheek.
"Forever....."
Pocahontas whispered before the two lovers separated, and the young native
princess felt herself floating back down to Earth.

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