Evanescence

A flame becomes a fire

He saw her coming towards him and his heart fluttered around in his chest like it might flutter out of his mouth at any moment. His love for her was deep and vast, something he figured would never ever go away, and he had felt so ever since he had met her in the city that day, months ago. His mind was constantly on her, wondering how she was and what she was doing. The fact that she was here now made him immensely happy, yet as she neared him he felt his nerves become more and more shaky. He had always been confident around women, but something about this one made him second guess himself at every turn and corner.

He stared at this woman he considered to be the most beautiful angel he had ever had the pleasure of meeting. No other woman had gripped his heart so tightly and captured his attention so brightly. Her golden hair flowed gracefully as she approached him, clad in black Doc Martins, black and white stockings, a PVC skirt, Murderdolls shirt and a leather jacket. He was entranced by her beauty and ensnared by her intelligence. He felt as if she was the woman of his dreams.

His real name was Dan Welks, but the name he was commonly known by was Predator, due to not only his love affection to the sci-fi series of the same name, but the fact that he quite often demonstrated a prowess likened to that of the sci-fi monster itself, often scaring his friends. While he enjoyed his stealth skills, he never really understood how someone could miss a huge, long haired, bearded goth, dressed in large boots, spikes and other things which just scream his difference from the rest of the sea of people around him. Yet, they somehow managed to and he wasn't complaining that he could just slip away when he wanted to.

It was at this moment he considered slipping away, around a corner, to watch the love of his life walk past. Dan often enjoyed watching people, studying the way they stand and the way they interact with others and the way they act when they're alone. He was about to slip away when she saw him, her face breaking into a smile. He had been spotted and couldn't hide from her now, otherwise he would hurt her feelings and he wanted so desperately not to do such a thing. He'd have to face her, but the problem was that he wasn't sure that he could.

He'd told her he loved her more then everyone and everything combined, and while it surprised her, he had felt that it was not in a good way. He felt that his admission of his feelings had been too soon and that he had strained their friendship very seriously, to the point of breaking. While they had been very close before that, their friendship seemed somewhat distant now, with one usually not talking to the other, for a variety of reasons. The worst of all, in his mind, was that she hadn't told him how she felt, not only about him, but about how they stand now.

Once again, he considered running away and hiding from her, the doubt rising faster and faster with every step she took towards him, but by the time he made his decision it was too late, she had reached him. "Hi Dan", she said happily, her mouth in a wide grin. "Hey", he managed to respond in kind. Before he could say anything else she hugged him, causing a very warm feeling to rise up inside of him, like a small flame was burning within him, causing him to smile himself. He could feel all his doubt and nervousness dissipate, fading away like it was never there in the first place.

Their sweet embrace did not last forever like Dan would have hoped, but only for a few seconds, but to Dan they felt like minutes. He felt her let go and he let her go too, much to his very bitter disappointment. She looked up at him, staring into his eyes, almost if she was gazing deep inside him, trying to read him, read the very contents of his soul. Looking deep into hers, he felt as if she loved him like he loved her, but he knew that he shouldn't lead himself so, for it would only end up getting himself hurt in the end. He quickly patted her on her head to break the stare, much to her annoyance, as the top of her head only just went past his shoulders.

She playfully pushed him away, saying "Damn you, you tall doofus" with a sulking look upon her face. Dan grinned slyly back at her, then poked his tongue out at her, which she did right back at him just as quickly. They laughed together, Dan glad he had avoided saying something embarrassing or awkward. "So how have you been?", she asked him. "Oh, I've been alright", he responded, looking away to the left as if he was glancing at someone walking by.

"Just alright, huh?" she quizzed him. "Yea. Well, I'm not dead so I can't complain", he shot back with a smile, which caused her to smile back at him. "Mmmm, I can understand that", she nodded. "So what about you? How have you been?", he said, slowly stroking the Nord like beard he had been growing. "Oh, I've been great. Couldn't be happier", she said quickly.

Dan raised an eyebrow, noticing another man saunter up behind her, and responded with, "Oh, and why is this?" Her smile grew and she seemed to blush slightly, her cheeks redding a little more then the light pink they usually were. "Oh, I've got a boyfriend! I'm so happy!" she gushed, her hands on her cheeks in the usual portrayal of joy. "Oh...I am happy for you", he responded, lying bitterly, the small flame he felt before almost extinguished, before bursting into a hot fire. She nodded, showing him that she was too wrapped up in the news to notice how he looked, not that it would have mattered.

She half turned to the man behind her, saying, "This is him. His name is Jason." Dan eyed him up and down, taking an instant dislike to him. Jason was dressed in a typical fashion, black shoes, pants and a System of a Down shirt, his hair and skin dark and his face somewhat looking like someone took a brick to it. Dan wished there and then he could reach over and tear his ugly mug of a face off, right in the middle of the city they were standing in. "Hey dude", Jason said, the tune of "Haha, she's mine faggot" evident in his voice.

"Hello Jason" Dan said with enough frost in his voice to freeze a person solid. Dan could feel that dislike steadily growing into a hatred, a hatred which brewed resentment and anger, anger he wished so dearly to act upon. He was about to say something somewhat rude, when she spoke, as if she knew what was going to come. "We're going shopping, so I guess we'll see you later. Goodbye" she said and begun to move away. Jason gave Dan a smug look and begun to follow her.

Dan watched them go, a mixture of emotions, none of which he cared to single out to deal with. If his eyes could shoot bullets, they would have been firing at a million rounds a second at the back of Jason. Dan's eyes changed and landed upon her and he felt immense sadness wash over him, like he was struck down by a wave. His head hung down in defeat, like a soldier who failed miserably to defend his honour. "Goodbye, Teagan, my love", he whispered to himself.