FINALLY the wait for my last chapter is over! Well not really...because after this chapter there will be an epilogue, so basically this will be the last chapter. I also GREATLY apologize for taking forever to update, because as usual I had school to delay my writing time and also of course -big smiles- my laziness! But any way, a big thank you to everyone who's still patiently sticking to my story and sending nice reviews. Hope to see more great reviews for this chapter! I know everyone's anxious to read this chapter to see how things end up for Sheniro, Anita and Kaiba, so here it goes...
-Chapter 10-
-I-I-
"What?" Sheniro whispered in complete astonishment, "What did you just say?" he asked, as if not believing Anita's words that came out of her mouth.
"I'm married..." Anita repeated quietly after a small pause, as she felt hot tears rolling down her cheeks.
"You're not kidding...are you?" Sheniro replied a moment later, still trying to convince himself of the truth Anita had spoken out.
"I'm serious," Anita whispered as she looked down at the velvet box with the ring held firmly inside, that had fallen on the rock they were sitting on.
For a moment, Sheniro felt a slight dizziness as all the rushes of emotions swirled rapidly inside of him. He had no idea what to feel, let alone how to even respond to his mixed emotions. He sat there beside her looking out at the lake, recollecting his thoughts and feelings and replaying all the moments he had spent with Anita in his head. Anita also shifted her gaze from the ring to the lake, noticing how silent Sheniro remained. The silence made her feel uneasy, making her guilt creep in further down her throat.
"Why Anita?" Sheniro asked simply as he kept his eyes on the sinking sun, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?" he snapped as he turned to finally look at her direction.
Anita felt his gaze upon her, anticipating her answer, her excuse, her explanation or anything she could think and come up with for that matter. She knew at that moment that she would just tell him the plain and simple truth and the real reason why she had hidden this significant information about herself. She was very exhausted of all the emotions that were jumping inside of her for the last couple of days and just wanted to come clean and get rid of her guilt. Although, she wasn't exactly sure of what she wanted to say to him, she decided to take the risk and say whatever came naturally to her.
"I...I didn't want to lose you Sheniro," Anita truthfully replied as she turned to look into his eyes, "I was scared that if I told you the truth, you'd leave me...forever, and our friendship wouldn't be the same," Anita said quietly as she noticed the emotions that were playing in Sheniro's eyes.
Sheniro gave Anita a hard stare after he finished listening to her reasons she had given him for keeping the truth a secret. Everything for a moment made perfect sense to him now. The reasons why she shied away from him, or why she avoided him at times, or even why she never picked up on his hints and impressions he made about his feelings towards her. It was like putting a puzzle together and now he had finally got the whole picture. His anger, his disappointment along with other emotions he was feeling a few moments before began to settle down slightly inside.
"I'm really sorry," Anita whispered after a long pause, not knowing what else to say as Sheniro just remained speechless.
'Sorry?' Sheniro thought as the word snapped in his mind. 'Is that all she feels, after what she's done to me?' he thought as anger shot back at him. 'She lead me on an unknown path I never discovered till I met her. A path where love controlled my thoughts, feelings and emotions. A path where desires drove me to a world I've never experienced.' Sheniro thought for a moment as his feelings and thoughts became a confused mixture. He quickly inhaled some air and tried to refresh his mind before he spoke.
"Is that all you feel Anita?" Sheniro questioned curiously a few moments later, as Anita gave him a puzzled look in her eyes.
"You...played with my...feelings, my emotions, my love..." Sheniro responded, saying every word that stung him painfully.
"No...I didn't," Anita stated guiltily, "All I ever wanted was to be good friends, nothing more, nothing less...you misunderstood our friendship and thats why I tried to stay away," Anita sniffled as she explained her point.
Sheniro quietly took in what she had explained. Though her explanation made sense, it hurt him very much inside as he tried to understand her point of view. He slightly felt guilty himself, knowing he had jumped to conclusions about their friendship and thought he should have tried to understand her from the beginning. But since the past was behind him, he couldn't fix everything back together. But there was one thing that didn't make sense to him, something that was left unclear.
"Anita, tell me honestly...in all those moments we spent together...did you at any time feel anything towards me other than just looking at me as only your friend?" Sheniro asked with complete sincerity replacing his previous emotions in his eyes.
Anita looked deeply into his eyes, hoping to find her answer somewhere in them. She knew he wanted her to respond and was patiently waiting, but the truth was that she didn't know the answer to his question herself. She always had pondered about whether she felt something beyond than just a normal friendship with Sheniro, ever since the day she left his house. She definitely knew that she shared a special bond with Sheniro, but whether that was love or something totally different, she could never tell. It definitely wasn't something like her relationship with her husband. She was sure her relationship with Seto Kaiba was something of deeper affection and meaning. There was just something different or special about Sheniro that made Anita feel a certain way, and she just couldn't understand or explain it.
"Anita...I want to know..." Sheniro said gently as he tapped her shoulder, getting her to snap out of her thoughts.
"To tell you the truth Sheniro...I really don't know myself," Anita confessed, "It's all so confusing for me to actually give you a proper answer," she said slowly.
"Oh..." Sheniro responded glumly as he looked down at his hands.
"But...I want you to know that you and your friendship will always remain special to me...and I'll never forget that," Anita spoke softly as she reached for his hand and gently squeezed it.
Sheniro looked at her hand that was squeezing his and then looked back up at her. He could see her tears had stopped falling from her eyes and that it was replaced with a small glint in her eyes. Her lips were curved upwards into a small smile and just her smile made him feel a bit better.
"Same here," Sheniro smiled back as he held her hand tenderly in his.
"You've done a lot for me Sheniro, you helped me feel and experience many things I had locked away in my heart," Anita replied gratefully, "You helped me discover a side of me that I thought I had lost, and I thank you for that," she said smiling.
"It's my pleasure," Sheniro responded with still a slight sadness in his tone as his thumb caressed the skin of her hand.
-I-I-
As Kaiba hid behind the trees and listened to the conversation between Anita and Sheniro, he couldn't help but feel a slight bit of pity for the both of them. A couple of times he peeked out and intently watched them, and he could see now that they were both holding each other's hand. This surprisingly didn't seem to bother him as he started to understand the seriousness of the situation. Even though Kaiba didn't know much about the actual relationship between Anita and Sheniro, he didn't feel the urge to jump into the situation at the very moment. All he had to do was trust his wife, and to let her make this important decision on her own...
-I-I-
The sun was now barely peeking from the lake as the orange glow the sun was casting slowly got dimmer. Waves begun to roll in and out of the beach and once in awhile a cool breeze picked up. Anita and Sheniro gazed out at the lake, getting mesmerized by the beauty of the sunset. Neither of them said anything for a few moments as their hands were still locked in each others. Both of them were trying to sort out their feelings and anticipating on what to say next.
"Anita..." Sheniro called gently.
"Hm?" Anita answered as she turned to look at him.
"Do you and your husband love each other?" Sheniro asked, knowing he had asked a lame question that caught Anita off guard.
"Yes...of course we do...we love each other very much and we've been married for five years now," Anita replied after some thought as she eyed Sheniro.
"Oh..." Sheniro said as he lowered his gaze from hers, not letting her notice the slight hurt look on his face.
"My husband loves me very much, but he just doesn't give me enough time to actually spend with him because of his work, that's why I used to get upset at him a lot at times because I felt lonely..." Anita responded with a hint of sadness in her tone, "But you helped me get rid of that feeling of loneliness, especially that night when I came over and became all emotional..." she said squeezing his hand as he silently forced a smile.
"Aren't you happy with him Anita?" Sheniro asked concernedly as Anita looked at him uncertainly of how to answer his question.
"Yes I am...especially since he promised me that he will try to understand my feelings and needs more and that he would give more of his time to me as much as possible," Anita answered with a small smile.
"That's great," Sheniro replied, trying to feel happy for her.
"You know you still didn't mention to me the name of the lucky man who won you and your heart," Sheniro said trying to direct the conversation somewhere else.
"You really want to know?" Anita asked, a bit shocked herself that she didn't bother to mention who he was, or maybe she thought Sheniro would probably not care.
"Yes," Sheniro said looking into her eyes.
"Seto Kaiba" Anita responded plainly, after taking a deep breath.
"What?" Sheniro said taken by complete shock and looking at her unbelievably as his eyes widened.
"I'm married to Seto Kaiba," Anita repeated calmly, observing his shocked expression.
"This has got to be some joke," Sheniro said, trying not to let his jaw drop open because of what she had just revealed, "You...you can't be..." he nearly stuttered in disbelief.
"It's not...I'm being serious Sheniro...I'm his wife," Anita stated, trying to convince him.
"You're...you're Anita Kaiba?" Sheniro questioned as if still trying to convince himself.
'I'm such a fool! I can't believe I never knew!' Sheniro thought as both of them remained quiet for a few moments. He had read about Seto Kaiba and Anita's marriage extravaganza in some magazine article, but failed to remember if he had seen any photos of her with him. The first day when he met Anita and she had said her name to him, he knew there was something familiar about it but didn't bother to ask. He did however remember that Seto Kaiba had married a college professor, but he didn't know any further details. Suddenly, the day when Sheniro bumped into Seto Kaiba replayed in his memory. He remembered that Kaiba had come to see Anita and Sheniro even curiously questioned her about how she knew him. She had obviously made up a lie to him to cover up the truth. 'Shit! How could I have been so stupid!' Sheniro thought mentally kicking himself.
"Sheniro...you okay?" Anita asked waving her hand in front of his face.
"Yeah...I'm fine," Sheniro replied, snapping out of his thoughts.
"Are you still finding it hard to believe?" Anita asked him.
"I guess..." Sheniro admitted, "I knew your name sounded familiar the first time I heard it, but since I didn't know your last name I didn't have much suspicions," Sheniro explained.
"Yeah, well...the college has finally accepted my status as Seto Kaiba's wife, and they treat me pretty normally now...maybe that's why you didn't have much suspicions," Anita explained.
"Oh I see..." Sheniro nodded as he looked away.
"Well...I better be going now, I have to prepare tomorrow's lesson," Sheniro said after a long silence, as he slid off the rock he was sitting on.
"Oh...okay..." Anita whispered, as she felt something inside her heart twist.
"I want you to have this Anita," Sheniro said as he took the velvet ring case in his hand and held it out to her.
"But...but I ca-" Anita said, refusing to take the precious gift he held out to her.
"Take it as a token of our...friendship," Sheniro said stressing the last word, since he actually meant to use another word in its place.
"Uhh...thank you,"Anita said accepting his gift hesitantly as he placed the small box in her hand.
"I want you to know Anita...that I've always loved you and I always will," Sheniro said as he reached his hand towards her face and slid his finger down the side of her cheek.
"I'm sure...you'll find someone else...who will love you as much you will,"Anita said softly as she became emotional again, trying to restrain her tears.
"I might...but I'm sure...I'll never find someone like you and I'll never love someone as much as I love you..." Sheniro whispered gently as he slightly also became emotional.
"Please...don't say that..." Anita said as an uncontrollable tear slid down her cheek.
"I want you to be happy from now on," Sheniro said softly as he wiped her tear away with his finger, "Always keep that smile of yours," he said as his throat became all dry from all his emotions.
"I have to leave now..." Sheniro said as he turned around quickly, trying to leave before she could stop him.
"Does it have to end this way?" Anita asked as she slowly slid off the rock she was sitting on, "Can we still be friends?" she asked hopefully as she caught his hand when he was about to walk away.
Sheniro slowly turned around to face her as he felt her hand gripping his firmly. He could clearly see right through her tear-filled eyes that she wanted him to still be by her side, as only a friend. Sheniro didn't want to only be her friend, he wanted so much more. He wanted to be her everything because she was his everything. Anita could also clearly read his expression on his face which said 'Please don't stop me...let me go'. She didn't want to lose him, and that was the whole reason she hid her marital status because she knew he felt differently for her than she did about him and that he somehow would leave her if he knew the truth. Anita knew she was being selfish and thinking about herself and failed to realize how he was feeling about the just revealed truth.
"I...don't know..." Sheniro managed to say through his roller coaster of emotions twisting and turning inside of him.
Anita let go of his hand in a slow motion and lowered her gaze down as her tears fell on to the sand below. She didn't bother lifting her head because she couldn't bear the pain of watching him leave her and instead, she waited to hear his footsteps walk away. Sheniro silently put both his hands on the sides of her face and lifted it up towards him. For one last time, he gazed into her blue-grey orbs that held a mix of emotions he could identify with. Sheniro didn't want to leave her like this, but he had no other choice. She intently looked into his dark eyes, which still held the same innocence every time she looked into them and couldn't resist them. Her eyes nearly spoke to him. She wanted him to understand, wanted him to stay, wanted him to make the pain she was feeling inside at the moment go away. A few moments later, all Anita could see was a single tear at the corner of his eye that slowly slid down his cheek.
"Goodbye Anita..." Sheniro whispered, sliding his hands off the sides of her face.
He turned around quickly, wiped his tear and started walking away before she could mumble a goodbye, before he could feel any emotional rush inside which would make him turn around and never let him leave. Anita dabbed away her tears with her silk scarf that hung loosely around her neck and watched him hastily walk away. She inhaled a couple of times, trying to relieve the pain of something stabbing away inside her heart. She watched him as he kept walking, his figure growing smaller and distant. Anita closed her eyes, trying to block the image of him from her mind.
A sudden cool and strong wind picked up as Anita felt her scarf sliding off her neck. Before she could open her eyes, her scarf had successfully came off her neck with the help of the strong wind. Quickly her eyes jolted open, feeling the bareness of her neck as she looked up. She quickly tried to reach up and grab her scarf, but unfortunately the wind carried it away from her reach. Before she could chase after it, she saw her scarf floating briskly towards Sheniro's direction. She wanted to call out his name, but remained silent as she watched her scarf hover above him.
The wind began to diminish as Anita's scarf slowly fell below and landed on Sheniro. He quickly removed the scarf off him and recognized it as he held the soft piece of silk in his hand. He forced himself to turn around and look back at her, deciding whether to hand it back to her or not. Anita watched him as he turned back to look at her with the scarf in his hand, expecting him to walk towards her and return it. But to her surprise, he just gave her a small smirk as he held her scarf in his hand and didn't make any effort of movement. Sheniro slowly hung the scarf on his neck and took in her fragrance that still lingered on the soft silk material. She watched him turn back, with her scarf around his neck as he continued to walk away. A genuine smile found its way on her lips, as she watched him become a blur in the distance.
'Maybe at one point of time I had fallen in love with you...but one thing is for sure...I'll never forget you Sheniro Kazaki...'
-I-I-
As Kaiba watched Sheniro walk away and vanish into the distance, he felt safe to make his presence known. He walked out behind the palm tree he was hiding behind and started walking towards the beach. The sun had finally been swallowed beneath the horizon as the sky began to turn a shade of indigo. Anita still stood there in the same position, as if waiting for Sheniro's presence to reappear. Suddenly she felt a hand touch her shoulder, that made her break away from her thoughts and immediately turn around.
"Seto?" Anita exclaimed in surprise as her eyes came across his sapphire orbs, "What are you doing here?" she asked, feeling a little dazed.
"I was..." Kaiba began to say, but stopped quickly thinking 'There's no point of making an excuse anymore...I'll come clean and tell her the truth, even though she won't like it'
"Well I...I..." Kaiba began to say again after clearing his throat, "I was going over to Mokuba's place when I spotted you in a car with a man I guessed was Sheniro, and then I became curious and followed you two here," Kaiba explained hesitantly, trying not to make eye contact.
"And...?" Anita questioned calmly, trying to catch her husband's wandering gaze.
"And I hid behind a tree over there," Kaiba gestured with his hand as Anita's eyes followed the direction, "I couldn't help but over hear your conversation...and I'm really sorry," Kaiba finished as he lowered his gaze downwards, not wanting to see her expression on her face.
"Seto...look at me..." Anita demanded with a frustrated tone, "Don't worry...I'm not angry," she said finally as Kaiba hesitantly looked up and to his surprise, saw a small smile on her lips.
"You're...you're not?" Kaiba asked raising his eye brow in astonishment.
"No I'm not..."Anita replied nodding her head, "I'm glad you told me the truth Seto," she said jubilantly as she came closer, lying her head against his chest and putting her arms around him in an embrace.
"I'm glad too..." Kaiba whispered as he put his arms around her, returning her embrace.
"Seto...there's no decision I have to make for myself because you're the only one I love," Anita said softly breaking away from him, "I know you've heard Sheniro's and my conversation and I just want to say-" Anita tried to explain but got cut off.
"You don't need to explain anything Anita..." Kaiba said gently as he firmly gripped her shoulders, "I know everything I needed to know..." he said confidently, looking into her eyes.
"But Seto I-" Anita tried to speak again but was interrupted again.
"I want to put this whole thing behind us and start fresh," Kaiba whispered, gently giving her shoulders a squeeze.
"Really?" Anita said emotionally as tears resurfaced in her eyes.
"Yes," Kaiba replied as he pulled her into his embrace once again.
"Thank you...for having trust in me," Anita whispered as she put her arms around him.
"I'm sorry for neglecting you and your feelings and I promise I will do my best to fulfill the duties of being your husband," Kaiba whispered into her ears, "I love you Anita," he said affectionately as he held her close to his body.
"I love you too Seto..." Anita replied softly as both of them stood there in an everlasting embrace.
-I-I-
A few days had passed since the last time Anita had seen Sheniro. She noticed that he hadn't been at the college and was slightly worried about him. 'He probably needed some time alone...probably just recovering from the situation' she thought, trying to console herself as she stepped out of the shower. She lifted her hand towards the mirror and gently removed the warm fog off and stepped back to look at her reflection. Her dark chocolate hair was completely wet as water droplets dripped off the ends and on to her soft pink towel wrapped around her body. She smiled as she thought how Kaiba had started to change in the past few days. He had started to come home early when work was light, and he even took a day off during the weekend to her surprise. Kaiba had also surprised her one day by handing her flight tickets to Venice for a one week holiday next month. The last time both Anita and Kaiba had been on a holiday for a week was there honeymoon which was five years ago. Anita was completely taken back, thinking that her husband was being too generous but Kaiba had insisted that he also needed a well-deserved break.
For the past few days Anita had thought of talking to Kaiba about her relationship with Sheniro, since neither of them had brought it up or said anything to clear the air. She knew Kaiba trusted her and wanted to put it all behind and start fresh, but something inside told her that she didn't want to hide anything. She wanted to talk it out and wanted to clear any misconceptions he had about them and also get rid of some of her own guilt, even though the explanation of her relationship with Sheniro would be a confusing process. 'I think it'd be better if I waited for him to bring it up or ask about anything he wants to know, instead of me just talking about it randomly and getting both of ourselves confused in the process' Anita thought as she towel-dried her hair. She quickly slipped on her pale blue lace-trimmed nightdress and a transparent silk robe over. She checked her reflection again in the mirror as she ran her hand through her damp hair and decided to leave it uncombed.
A few minutes later she finally came out of the washroom and entered her bedroom. As soon as she stepped into her bedroom, her eyes widened and a gasp escaped her lips as her eyes took in the surrounding. The bedroom was covered in darkness with only a few scented-candles that were placed around as the only source of light. A sheet of real rose petals covered the bed as moonlight seeped through the window and poured on to the petals. Anita put a hand to her mouth in complete astound. The memory of her wedding night flashed in her mind as the bedroom was decorated in the exact same way. A slight blush crept into her cheeks as Anita's eyes wandered around the whole bedroom setting.
"Do you like it?" Kaiba whispered enticingly as he came up from behind her and wrapped his arms around her, taking in her sweet scent.
"Its...its wonderful..." Anita replied softly, "But what's the occasion?" she asked curiously.
"As someone once told me, there's no need for an occasion to do something special for someone you love," Kaiba replied as he nuzzled her neck.
"Thank you...so much," Anita whispered as she turned to face him, "You really are taking this 'change' thing seriously," she smirked as she lifted her hand and caressed his cheek.
"Its all for you," Kaiba replied with his trademark smirk, "I don't want to risk losing you," he said softly as he firmly put his arms around her waist.
Kaiba looked into her blue-grey eyes longingly as he didn't want to resist her any longer. He slowly leaned down towards her face, but to his surprise his face was pushed away playfully by Anita's hand. Kaiba looked at her with an unspoken question in his eyes as she innocently smiled back at him. He again leaned in to catch her lips but his face was yet again playfully pushed away by her hand. Kaiba looked up at her with an irritated expression as she smirked back at him.
"My my...someone's in bit of a rush," Anita spoke slyly as her hand slowly gripped the collar of his black shirt.
Kaiba gave her a look of irritation, knowing well that she was playing with him as he hastily removed her hands off his collar. He quickly headed towards the open balcony that was attached to their bedroom and stood outside in the cool night air with his back facing Anita. Anita stood there with a smile playing on her lips as she watched her husband standing still with his hair ruffling in the slight breeze. 'Its fun teasing him like this...' Anita thought and found her husband's childish irritation amusing. She swiftly walked out to the balcony and stood behind Kaiba as he pretended not to notice her presence. A cool breeze swept by as Anita pulled her robe closer to her body.
"I'm sorry," Anita whispered sweetly as she put her arms around Kaiba's torso and hugged him from behind.
"For what?" Kaiba asked, turning his head sideways as he felt her arms around him.
"For pushing you away like that..." Anita replied as she leaned her head against his back, "I was just teasing you," she smiled.
"Why?" Kaiba asked as he slowly turned to face her.
"Because its funny...and I like teasing you," Anita smirked and stressed the last few words seductively as Kaiba could see her eyes shimmering in the moonlight.
"Really?" Kaiba smirked as he unexpectedly pushed her body against the balcony door and pinned her firmly against it, pressing his body against hers.
"Seto what-" Anita tried to say with a baffled expression in her eyes as his finger came down on her lips and silenced her.
"You're not the only one..." Kaiba slyly whispered as he could feel her heartbeat racing against him, "Who likes to tease..." he whispered enticingly as Anita gazed into his deep sapphire eyes which made him look irresistible.
Kaiba slowly traced her lips with his finger as Anita gave into his touch. She closed her eyes for a moment as she felt his finger trace over her lips seductively, anticipating his lips to soon meet with hers. She opened her eyes as soon as she couldn't feel his soft finger on her lips and looked at him with a puzzled expression as he gave her a half smirk. Anita lifted both her hands towards him and grabbed his shirt as she let her fingers quickly unbutton the first two buttons. Her fingers stopped on the third button as her hands slowly traveled up to his collar, feeling his torso through the thin black material of his shirt. She firmly grasped the collars of his shirt with both hands, keeping her eyes locked in his and pulled him even closer towards her body.
"Look who's in a hurry now..." Kaiba whispered, slipping his hand slowly around her waist as she felt his warm breath on her.
"It's not my fault...you always make me feel this way," Anita softly responded, their lips a few inches apart.
Kaiba leaned in close and caught her lips in a passionate kiss as they couldn't resist each other any longer. Their lips fought for dominance as strong desires aroused within them. Anita's slender leg slowly grazed up against Kaiba's leg as he let his hand go off her waist and let it slide up her leg, feeling her smooth skin. Gripping his collar with one hand, she slowly let go her other hand and wrapped it around his neck as she buried her hand into the soft locks of his chestnut brown hair. Anita could feel his warm lips moving along with hers as she wished for this moment to be everlasting. Their lips slowly parted as they broke the kiss and looked into each other's eyes.
Kaiba's hands slowly moved towards her shoulders and removed the silk robe off as Anita let it carelessly fall to the ground. He then slowly slipped off the right strap of her nightdress off her shoulder and leaned down. Anita lashes swept over her blue-grey eyes as she felt his lips traveling up her shoulder, leaving trails of kisses on her soft skin. His lips left her shoulder and traveled up her neck, softly biting into her skin teasingly enough to hear soft moans escape her lips. Anita's hand slowly ran up one of Kaiba's arms and towards his neck as she unexpectedly grabbed some of his locks of hair and pulled him away from her neck. Before he could give her a puzzled expression, she enclosed his lips within hers and performed an exceptionally sultry kiss.
Kaiba's hand slowly traveled towards the back of her nightdress, feeling for the small zip to undo. He found it soon enough and slowly unzipped the back of her nightdress as his fingers teasingly touched the skin on her back. He abruptly paused as his fingers came across the silk material of her bra strap and tried to unhook it. Anita suddenly pulled away from the kiss as her hand moved behind her back and caught his hand before he could successfully unhook her bra.
"Not so fast darling," Anita whispered and looked into his bewildered eyes.
She tried to convey a message through her eyes as he finally understood the meaning. Kaiba smirked and swiftly picked his wife up in his arms as Anita smiled and slipped her arms around his neck. They both contently entered the sensual atmosphere of their bedroom, where it was only them, their desires and endless passion coursing within their hearts...
-I-I-
The woman gripped the steel bars of the gate and pushed them open. She had finally confirmed her decision on whether to leave the new companion or to just remain with him. Her heart only beat for her true love and there was nothing that could change that. Not even the soft spot she had developed for the young man who stood beside her, could change how she felt for her beloved. She knew she was doing the right thing, but she couldn't help but feel pain for leaving the young man who loved her more than his life. She turned to look at him one last time before she left him forever. He looked at her intently, his eyes filled with strong emotions. He couldn't bear to see the one he loved leave him like this.
"Why do you have to go?" the young man questioned in a sad tone.
"I'm really...sorry," the woman softly whispered after a long moment of silence, "I love him," she stated as the words stung the young man inside.
She looked away with tear filled eyes as she watched her lover still waiting for her. Without a second thought she ran through the gate, not even bothering to look back at the young man. She kept running towards her lover as her feet swiftly moved across the cold sand. Her lover turned around and opened his arms out towards her, waiting for her to run into his embrace. The woman smiled as she ran into the arms of her lover as tears of joy slid down her face. They held each other very closely, wishing for this very moment to never end. Both the man and women were so caught up in their warm embrace, they failed to notice the steel gate close automatically behind them as the young man that was standing behind the gate vanished without a trace.