Chapter 7

James vaguely felt the pain and heard Sylvia scream his name. He looked up to see her kneeling next to him, crying. He remembered the first time he saw her.

She was scrounging through the dumpsters behind a building when he had opened the door. When she looked up into his eyes, she had the look of a deer caught in the headlights. She had immediately turned and started running, ignoring his calls. He had then searched the city until he had found her. Even covered in grime she was beautiful and he believed that she could be more than she was. He could see her intelligence in her eyes. He knew that she was one hell of a woman from his first conversation. He had taken her in and gotten her cleaned up. Quickly after that she had gotten a job and could manage on her own. He started taking her on dates then. He could tell she was uncomfortable and see the insecurity in her eyes. She had locked her emotions away, but he unlocked them with a kiss. After that he got to know her as she was meant to be.

James could hear the radio going in the background. He knew with Sylvia she liked music to the point she almost never had the radio off. He listened to the words.

Hold on to me love

You know I can't stay long

All I wanted to say was I love you and I'm not afraid

Can you hear me?

Can you feel me in your arms?

Holding my last breath

Safe inside myself

Are all my thoughts of you

sweet raptured light

It ends here tonight

I'll miss the winter

A world of fragile things

Look for me in the white forest

Hiding in a hollow tree (come find me)

I know you hear me

I taste it in your tears

Holding my last breath

Safe inside myself

Are all my thoughts of you

sweet raptured light

It ends here tonight

Closing your eyes to disappear

You pray your dreams will leave you here

But still you wake and know the truth

No one's there

Say goodnight

Don't be afraid

Calling me calling me as you fade to black (My Last Breath)

James knew that this suited the moment, but he still wished it could be different. She bent for one last kiss as the world faded forever.

Longshot: The story is all from Sylvia's POV. It's mostly about her.

rimshawsgirl: Umm...well, the team shows up in the chapter after the next.

Pikados: Yes, the team is coming soon. Glad you liked my other stories. warm fuzzies I hope you think that highly of this one when it's over.