Description: Originally this was 'Without you'. This is very Serena Stanton. It takes place after book 12.

Dedication: To anyone who supports Stanton Serena.

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Without You

"Without you, the ground roars. The mist stores. The grass grows. Without you, the seeds root. The Flowers gloom. The children probably play. The stars gleamed, the poets dreamed. Eagles fly. Without you, the portal turns, their sun burns. But I die without you." Serena whispered to Stanton mentally.

"Without you, the breeze chills, the salves frown, the clouds pause. Without, the tides milt, the boys run, the oceans stop, the crowds hush, the days freeze, and the babies cry. Without you, the moon blacks, the rivers lax. But I die without you." Stanton whispered mentally back.

"The world goes on." Serena pointed out.

"Normalcy returns." Stanton stated.

"But I know you. Only you. Lonely you. Within me…without you." The whispered to each other through their minds.

"Without you, the hand gropes, the ear bares, the pulse stops." Serena frowned.

"Without you, the eyes glaze, the legs give, the lungs slow." Stanton frowned.

"The mind churns. The heart yearns. The tears dry. Without you life goes on but I'm gone 'cause I die." They looked at each other.

"Without you…" Stanton started.

"Without you…" Serena echoed.

"Without you, I die. Without you." They finished.