A Thousand Years

by ButterflyMiko

Leo has been assigned to a young priestess named Kuri who just got out of the hospital. After some advice from a comrade—telling him Priestess and Whitelighters were allowed to be together—he finds it difficult to be professional around her. He finds himself wooing her, and in so doing, healing her delicate soul.

4. Nightmare

I was standing with Leo, resplendent in my formal kimono. He was becoming my kami.

It was a dream come true!

There were white lights everywhere. Were we in Heaven?

I could hear beautiful music.

It was wonderful.

A dream come true.

A dream...

I looked at my hands. Blood.

Leo was holding a sword.

"You knew it would come to this."

He plunged it into my body.

I let out a blood curling scream.

Xxx

Leo felt her pain like it was a scream for him.

He ran to her side, shook her out of her night terror.

Kuri's arms went around him.

"It was wonderful, we were together, and then and then..." her voice choked. "You killed me. You said I knew it would come to this."

No. The Elders were wrong about her. Even if she had a demon within her he would never hurt her. But he couldn't tell her that. He could never tell her that.

"Don't worry." Leo said. "I'll never hurt you. I promise."

He held her in his arms as she cried herself back to sleep.