Chapter Four: Found
A/N: The purpose for separating these chapters into little sections is to inflict emphasis and minor suspense on the readers in between updates.
Must keep looking . . . this rising fatigue within my bones is killing me . . . no, I will not die without knowing Demeter is safe first . . . FIND Demeter!
Munkustrap slugs forward, his shoulders drooping and his pale tongue hanging out of his mouth while he pants for oxygen. He stumbles on a piece of trash and falls catatonically to the ground. Thoughts of Demeter, his golden princess, fill his fading mind.
"Munkustrap?" a voice calls. "Munkustrap, is that you?"
Demeter crawls feebly to the silver heap of fur lying in front of her. She fights against the pain tearing through her soul and forces her limbs to carry her closer. Death is approaching and she knows it. She feels it within her heart.
Demeter's soft voice echoed in Munkustrap's ears; motivating him to turn himself and face the cat he's been longing to hold. He observes her current state of health and notices that she looks as though she will fall over at any given moment; cuts and scratches covering her beautiful face, yet Munkustrap thought she looked more angelic now than she ever had before this time. One thing in particular, a shard of jagged glass, brought alarm to Munkustrap when he noticed it jutting out from Demeter's side. And yet there she stood, smiling faintly. He returned the comforting expression.
Caught up in time, Demeter was able to forget about the pain and the aches . . . until reality crashed down upon her suddenly and it overwhelmed her. She reached out a shivering paw to him before collapsing altogether.
"Demeter! No! I just found you!"
Munkustrap rushed over to her, finding a new source of strength rising within him. He cradled her gently, looking into her chartreuse eyes and stroking her fur softly. She was trembling slightly, but he ignored it.
"Hold me . . . just for a little while." Her voice was tender.
"Anything for you, darling. I love you. You're so special to me."
"I love you too, Munkus. Kiss me . . . our last kiss."
He dipped his head lower and lower until their lips were almost touching . . .
A/N: One chapter to go!
Don't give me that look, I told you this was a sad story . . . review?
