SOUL
Soul, a fairly handsome gallade who once worked for the police force until he decided to pursue other dreams, dragged his feet on the ground, stirring up dust, returning from a stressful day at one of the city gates monitoring the messengers traveling from one side to another. He never understood why his job was so important, no one had ever tried anything suspicious, and he doubted they ever would. What would they gain from attacking the opposite side? All it would result in is more useless bloodshed and another civil war, something neither side could handle in their current state.
Although he didn't necessarily work that hard, his job was still tiring, the hours were long, starting at 4am and ending at 4pm, the pay was minimal, and he rarely received any tips due to the fact that most passers lived on the opposite side of the wall. Soul didn't care though, he had a place to call home and a beautiful fiancée, Sapphire, a unique gardevoir that was born blue, white, and orange instead of the traditional green, white, and red. She was named after the precious gem for this reason.
He finally reached his apartment, about an hour after leaving the gates. He swung the door open, and was surprised to see Sapphire waiting for him, staring at him with her beautiful amber-orange eyes.
"How was your day at work, honey?" asked Sapphire, tenderly.
"Same as always" Soul replied "I swear it gets worse each day."
"Still that bad is it? I'm sorry that your job is so rough, but after the war, any job is a good job, most of the residents of the city aren't fortunate to even find one."
"I know, I know, and believe you me, I'm grateful for it. But the fact that I'm away from you all day makes it almost not worth it. I just wish there was another way..."
"Almost?" she asked playfully.
"Well...uh...I...oh you know what I meant!"
"Oh I'm only teasing you! You need to lighten up a bit Soul! You're home now after all." she laughed.
Soul sighed, "I know, thank you, what do you want for dinner honey?"
"A better question would be what do YOU want? I already ate, I was very hungry, sorry. But I can still throw something together for you, if you'd like, that is."
"No, no, that's okay, I had a big lunch as it is, so I'm fine thank you, love. Right now what I think we could both use is some sleep."
"Are you sure? I saw that sorry excuse of a lunch you brought with you this morning and I'm concerned that you're not getting enough to eat." she pointed out, her arms were crossed and she was staring at him.
"I'm not hungry! Just leave it!" Soul shouted. Sapphire flinched and her gaze wavered over to the window. He sighed and walked over to her and pulled her in close to him for a warm embrace. "I'm sorry I snapped at you, I've just had a long day. How about me and you settle down for the night?"
"It's alright," she wrapped her arms around him and squeezed harder, nuzzling into his chest, "I completely understand, and yes, that sounds like a good idea." she gazed into his eyes as he gazed into hers, he could almost see the love for him reflecting in her eyes as they walked to the bedroom, hand-in-hand, to get a good night's sleep in preparation for the next day.