wow, part three already! thx to mystlady for her reviews (hugs you) and, erm, is the pairing really that hard to guess? (bites fingernail) well, the male part... I only say claws... and as for the female: how many red-eyed girls do you have in Noir? (winks)

disclaimer: as usual... not mine... except for the poems. well, that's exactly what they sound like, don't they?

Part three- Sun

Hast du gewusst

Dass die Ewigkeit in einer Sekunde Platz hat?

Ein Augenzwinkern

Und sie ist vorbei.

He let his skin be warmed by the shy spring rays of the sun, blinking against the light. Eyes half-shut, he watched people enjoying walks in the beautiful weather, children playing, and the young girl sitting on a nearby bench, reading a book that was too heavy for her to hold, so she had it placed in her lap. Her head was bent over the pages, short brown hair obscuring her face from view.

She looked up when she felt his gaze on her, locking eyes with him. A child's eyes, whose colour was of the same red-brown as old blood. Silently, she came over to him to sit beside him on the grass. He lay on his side, watching her watching the tiny birds in the trees.

'Why?', he asked.

She did not look at him when she responded: 'I don't know.'

Her fingers played with the hem of her dress until his hand stilled the movement. 'You?', she whispered.

'I don't know either.'

The girl turned towards him, and her pale face was sad when she softly touched his forehead with her fingertips.