Fallen for the Fallen

I wasn't planning to put it up this early but all your nice reviews... )P

II

When he finally descended to The Planet, he did not expect to see the boy there, all alone under rain-washed skies, still dark with its unshed tears. He let the rain plaster thin clothes to an even thinner body and chill him, and while his lips turned blue with the cold and his eyes blurred with the wind and he shook rather violently, he stared up, up… into the clouded sky.

And instead of thinking of his duty to the Ruler, he thought of the child standing under a burnt out streetlight, letting himself freeze to death. And instead of making an effort to search for the lawbreaker immediately, he went to the boy; standing close enough to touch him.

"Isn't it beautiful?"

He wasn't sure that he had heard correctly – the small, half-frozen boy was standing out here in a long-sleeved t-shirt and it was nearly winter. Oh, Ruler, if he ever got off of this planet without going insane…

"It's pretty cold out here."

The boy looked at him; smiled.

"Yes,"

That really wasn't the answer he expected.

"Why don't you go home?"

"Don't have one,"

He turned back towards the sky.

"I'm not wanted…"

With a closer inspection, he could see that the child wasn't really as young as he had initially seemed. Only about seven or eight thousand years younger… but in Planet years, maybe two or three.

"You could die out here."

"Die…?"

He sighed. The naïve child… even if he was only seven thousand years younger than him. He put his hand on the boy's shoulder. Once again, he turned to him with haunting, violet eyes.

"Come with me."

He looked surprised.

"I…"

"Just for now. I can give you food. New clothes… a hot bath and a bed for the night."

He doubted he'd ever see a smile that was as beautiful as the one that graced the boy's face…

Frigid fingers brushed his lips.

"Thank you…"

The cold hand traveled to his, and they made their way to an apartment.

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Will I ever reveal to you who they are?

Maybe.

But then again - Maybe not.

No matter who it is - it's very OOCish.

I had fun writing this though- Not using names, and all.