Tales of a Legacy
Now for the angst. Have you had your daily serving of angst?
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Title: Heaven's Not Enough
Characters/Pairings: SenelxStella
Warnings: Spoilers for MQ
Heaven's not enough,
If when you get there
Just another blue
And heaven's not enough
You think you've found it, and it loses you
She was standing there, in the middle of the Ferines Village as though nothing had happened. And maybe nothing really had happened. All the houses were untouched. There were no fires or bodies littering the streets. No sign of Vaclav's army.
She was facing away, looking at the sunrise, with its blues and warm oranges and yellows. When Senel approached she turned to face him. She looked perfectly calm. Her face was framed by the rising sun and her smile was just as brilliant. The same as she always had. A single word spilled from Senel's lips.
"Stella."
Senel closed the distance between them in an instance. He held her tightly, so tightly that he might have been hurting her, but Stella didn't say a word. Had it all been a dream?
"It wasn't," Stella answered the unvoiced question. "We can't stay like this forever."
"No," Senel's voice broke. "I lost you for three years. I thought I'd never see you again, and when I finally found you…"
"I love you." Stella's words hung in the air. She moved away to look him in the eyes. "I love you, and I forgive you." The peaceful village around them had been changed into a bloody battlefield. The sunrise had become a blood-red sunset. Senel's chest felt like someone was squeezing his insides. This had been his fault.
"I want you to move on Senel," Stella continued. "I am dead, but you still live. You have family and friends."
Will, Moses, Grune, Norma, Jay, and everyone at Werites Beacon.
"There are still people that love you."
An image of Chloe and Shirley came into his mind. Why did he think of them now?
"Please, live. For me." She was saying 'goodbye'. Everything began to fade away. The last thing Senel saw was a glimmering teriques in the shape of a golden-orange butterfly, so large that it was the only thing he could see.
Senel's eyes snapped open. He was lying in his bed, back in Werites Beacon. Pale blue light from the early morning sun streamed in through the slats in his closed shutters. It was far too early for him to be awake. Somehow he didn't think he'd be getting back to sleep. Even though the dream he had was not a pleasant one, his eyes were dry.
After all, wasn't he still alive for Stella?
And if I could cry, and if I could live what truth I did then take me there
Heaven goodbye
Heaven…
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The song that I took excerpts from is called "Heaven's Not Enough" sung by Steve Conte. If you like sad songs, I recommend it.
No title, I'm lazy. The ending also seems cheesy, but I can be a sucker for cheesy stuff.
