Runaway lover

"You're leaving" Leela screamed at him in the middle of the empty village; he was waiting at the bus stop with a small bag and nothing else, he was leaving and she didn't want him to go.

"Yes I'm leaving" Cameron said calmly, still sat down as a furious Leela stood in front of him.

"But... I... I thought..." Leela started to say but the words got stuck in her throat.

"You thought what?" Cameron asked as he studied her face.

"Why now?" Leela said quietly.

"There's nothing here for me, it's time to more on" Cameron told her as he noticed the bus slowly approaching them.

"Why did you come here in the first place then?" Leela questioned.

"Because of you, I thought we had a chance, but I was wrong, we will never be like we used to, it's too late" Cameron told her as the bus came to a stop and he got up to walk on "Maybe a different place, a different time, maybe we could have made it work" he told her as he walked past her, giving her a sad smile.

Leela stood there, she couldn't let him leave, she wanted him to stay, she needed him, he understood her, he understood what she was going through.

"It's not too late" Leela blurted out.

The doors to the bus closed as Leela watched Cameron leaving her once again.

"It's not too late" Leela whispered to herself as a stray tear fell down her cheek.

She watched the bus as it drove away from the village; she watched with regret as she should have made up her mind sooner instead of pushing him away; she had been such a cow to him.

She slowly turned away in defeat deciding to head back home, but as she did her phone went off, looking down at it she let out a pained sob as a few tears fell from her eyes, landing on the screen of her phone.

"Always" Leela breathed before suddenly feeling a warm presence behind her.

Turning on her heel she threw herself in Cameron's arms; he stayed; he stayed for her.

"You stayed" she breathed into the crook of his neck as she clung tightly to him.

"Always" Cameron whispered back repeating her sentiment from earlier.

Leela slowly pulled away for his warmth and smiled widely at him, taking his hand it her own she squeezed it gently.

"You're the only girl I've ever wanted" Cameron whispered as he reached out and tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear.

"I love you forever" Cameron spoke causing a bright smile to appear on her face.

Leela was about to reply as her Mum came down the steps and spotted them.

"I thought we got rid of you" she spoke with hatred as she rushed towards them.

"Nope, I'm staying, you see there's this very special girl whose caught my eye" Cameron replied throwing a wink in Leela's direction.

"Stay away from my daughter" she threatened "Come on..." she told Leela as she gave Cameron one last disapproving look.

"Just leave my family alone, we don't want anything to do with you, you're poison" Sam said before turning and walking away from him.

Cameron was about to reply with a witty comeback but Sam spoke "Leela, home now"

Cameron rolled his eyes at Sam; anyone would think Leela was a child the way she spoke to her.

"I love you" Leela mouthed before walking away from Cameron with one last look before catching up with her Mum who was watching them like a hawk.

"I mean it Leela, stay away from him" her Mum warned her as they walked up the steps.

"Don't worry Mum, he means nothing to me anymore" Leela lied.

"Good" Sam said as she walked into the house.

With one quick glance over the village she spotted Cameron and smiled before heading inside, shutting the door behind her.

Her phone went of signalling she had another text message; it was from Cameron, just seeing who it was from made her face light up, she really did love him, after all these years, she still felt the same.

You have the most beautiful smile x

As she read the text she couldn't help the small giggle that escaped her lips.

"What's so funny?" Tegan asked from the couch.

"Oh, nothing" Leela said before rushing of upstairs.