Chapter VII: Breakaway
FD: Anyway, hey, this song was inspired by the song by Kelly Clarkson, Breakaway. Tala now knows everything, but will he have to say goodbye again? Only I know, but I am not going to give it away! Ha ha! ;p
"So, you mean to tell me you got a second chance as long as I didn't see you?" Tala asked Alara. He was leaning on her shoulder, her holding his arm around her shoulders, helping him walk out the forest. She laid him against the tree's trunk, and smiled at him.
"Yeah," she confessed. "I could live again, but you couldn't recognize me. You didn't that one night, so it didn't count. But seeing as how you just did, I have to go back."
"So soon? But, I…I couldn't say goodbye the last time. Will I get a chance this time?" he asked.
"I don't know. Gabriel has to come and get me," Alara explained.
"Gabriel? You mean, that pansy messenger angel from Christianity?" Tala asked. She nodded. He smiled, then chuckled.
"What's so funny?" she asked. He smiled at her, running a hand softly through her hair.
"It's that…I finally get to see you again, but you have to leave right away. Talk about Catch 22," he said. She smiled, and a few tears fell from her eyes. He wiped them away, then rose himself up to meet her. Their faces touched, joined at the lips, and he brought his arms around her, bringing her downward to him. He had never kissed her like this. So passionate, so loving, so endless. Her lips suddenly pulled away, and she began sobbing into his chest, resting her head peacefully on it. He smiled, stroking her hair gently.
"It's okay. It's all right. I'm here, Alara. Everything's going to be alright," Tala spoke softly to her. Alara's sobs were gentle and sweet. She wrapped her arms around Tala's waist and cried.
"I can't leave you again, Tala! I just can't! I love you!" she cried. He smiled. He knew it. She did love him then, and she still did now. It was destiny. They needed to be together.
"Hush, now. It's okay. It's going to be all right. You'll be fine. If you have to leave, I'll be here, and you'll be in my dreams and prayers," he spoke softly to her.
"No! Please, God, let me live! Let me be with Tala! I love him! Life is nothing without him!" she prayed loudly. Tears formed in his eyes as she spoke this. That's why she came after him. She would rather have him live than have her own life back. She loved him that much to sacrifice herself for him.
As they lay together, a light appeared in the trees, and she sat up to meet it. Then the light disappeared, and standing before them was the angel that Tala had seen. Gabriel. Only this time he looked human, dressed in human clothes, smiling like a human, though still quite handsome.
"Gabriel," Alara spoke. "What's going on?"
"The big guy had a long thought about what you did, and he sent me here to find you. He doesn't want you to come home," Gabriel said.
"What!" both of them cried.
"He had seen what you had done, Alara. He saw the love that both of you held for each other. And he's willing to allow you to continue to live with him. Alara, this was all a test. A test to see if your faith was stronger than your love for Tala. You passed by not telling him before this, but proved how dedicated to Tala you were by saving him. So, in order to balance out the peace, he is allowing you to keep your life," Gabriel announced.
Alara turned to Tala with a smile, and couldn't help but throw herself into his arms. They laughed and cried endlessly into his shoulder. But then stopped abruptly when they realized Gabe was still there.
"There's a catch, isn't there?" she asked. He nodded with a suspicious smile.
"Yes, there is. I have to stay down here to keep a watchful eye on you. You know, to keep you in check of your powers," Gabriel said.
"Oh, yeah, right, like I'm going to blow up a building when I ask for a deposit," she teased. Tala laughed. He had finally understood this. Gabriel had a crush on Alara. But too late and too bad. Alara was his, and he now understood what was going on. He finally had Alara back, and they finally had the chance to be together.
As a last resort to the happy moment, Tala was forced to go back to the old house both she and Bryan lived in, and there Alara showed him what a goddess's true powers were.
FD: Yes, this is the last chapter. However, this is not the end of the Angel series. Like I've said before, I have sequels and other fics. However, you need to wait. As a hint to spoilers later; Bryan and Alara are half-siblings and their mother's name is Rosemary. Just try to guess who their separate fathers are! Hee hee!
