Promises: Catch Me When I Fall

By: ParamoreXO

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I could feel everything around me, I was fully alive. Every shift in the chilly air, tense of Kevin's rock hard muscles, and rasps that drew from the beasts rushing at us; it was all overloading my senses. The only thing I could hear deafening my eardrums was my hammering heart and bated, shaky breath.

Kevin was fast, I knew that from experience, and not just with a car or in a drag race. He's cross country or track team fast, probably one of the highest that would rank. Even so, it was as if he was sloshing through a swamp of thick, syrupy mud. He wasn't the only one, however. The trees that surrounded the old factory like a guarding wall stopped whispering. The silver of the moon didn't dance anymore, shadows weren't out to play. My wide eyes realized speed was declining all around us, but Kevin was still in motion, barreling towards the rundown warehouse. The sand stopped pouring from the hourglass of time, as it dwindled down grain by grain. I could've sworn the earth had stopped spinning.

Suddenly, his warm, firm arms weren't around my body. Weren't there to assure my well being would be okay. I was staring into his wide, earthy brown eyes, so dark they were almost as black as the night sky. "Gwen…what did you just do?"

I didn't need to look around myself to realize what he was talking about. I didn't speak, though, too concentrated on the pink haze clouding up my vision. "Shhh," I managed, blocking out all the words that escaped his mouth. I sensed his lips moving, the corners of the tender red flesh stretching wide as he called out my name. His arms gestured wildly, but nothing met my ears as I blocked his voice out. There was something else taking his place, I had to strain to hear it. Murmurs, they were rhythmic like a chant but faint, distant. The scent of freshly dew-coated grass left the space around me; Kevin's delicious scent didn't cling anymore.

I was alone, or so it felt like I was. All outside activity was erased from consciousness, replaced by still, serene air. Words that sounded so familiar and common slipped into my ears. It was like an annoying buzz I couldn't place. I had no idea what they were telling me, yet I felt like I had heard those words once before. I should know them; they were trying to tell me something. The more I strained to hear, the pink glow filling my eyes became even more intense. A warm, empowering feeling began to build inside me. I could taste it on my tongue; as sweet as candy or maybe Kevin's lips. I wanted more, whatever it was. I didn't care how much I took; I wanted it all to be mine. No one else could cherish this, I wouldn't let them. I…

"GWEN!"

Then it all slipped away. The power, the sugarcoated blanket on my tongue, and the sweet whispering…it was all gone. A raw, alarming chill slammed into my flesh, the night air enveloping me once again. Darkness was enclosed behind my eyelids, no shred of color to offer. Kevin was there once again, his nails digging into the flesh on my arms. "Wha?"

Opening my eyes, the world lurched in my vision, tossing and wavering from its rightful place. Once all became still again and came into focus, I looked into Kevin's eyes. What I saw in them shocked me. Those orbs of black told me he was terrified, cutting clear into the dark night. Kevin was never scared, or at least not close to the amount of terror in his eyes. What had I done?

"Do you remember anything? Anything at all?" His voice…God, his voice. I was for sure he was horrified, but of me? Oh, what did I do?

Shaking my head "No", I couldn't bring myself to speak. Suddenly, I was falling headfirst into a blanket of cotton as Kevin pulled me into him. "I thought…I lost you." He whispered into my hair, lips pressing just above my right ear.

Wait…what!? I pushed him away, "What do you mean "you thought you lost me"?" I stared at him, waiting… trying to ignore the terror in his eyes. Such an emotion was uncommon for him, though, so it was like a flashing neon sign that I couldn't pull away from.

Grabbing my icy hands with his warm ones, his whisper was hoarse, "You were turning into your Anodite form, again. You kept screaming these psycho words and killed them all! You just waved your hand and…and they were dead. For a moment, I thought you were going to freaking kill me!"

Taking his face in my hands, I leaned in and kissed him hard on the lips. I tried to put everything I wanted to say into it, "I would never leave you and Ben for my Anodite self" and "I would never kill you, I love you too much". It seemed to work because he was enthusiastically lifting me off the ground. I found myself swaying on the spot in his steely arms. "Mmm," My lips buzzed against his, unable to help but smile. I think he got the message.

We lightly pulled apart, careful to not break the moment into shards. My fingers were laced together behind his neck, between his shaggy, jet black hair. Lost in his dark, mysterious eyes, they seemed like a cave. Inside, it was a mystery that was just begging for me to come in. I wanted to so badly, more than almost anything, but I had to stay focused. Someone was obviously out to harm Kevin and me. Who and why, I had no idea. "Kevin," I stepped out of his grasp around my waist, backing away a little reluctantly. "Why do you think those DNAliens were sent after us?"

He crammed his fists into his pockets, "I'm an ex-con, remember?" Before I could stop myself, my lips were cracking into a grin. Kevin's eyebrows shot up, "I think you like it."

I almost sighed, his voice was teasing. It was practically impossible to not throw myself at him and kiss him, never wanting to stop or let go. "I'm serious, Kevin. Someone wants to hurt us. Ben could actually be hurt right now!" Realizing this, I whipped out my cell phone from my pocket, fingers poised over Ben's speed dial number (10, what else?). "Crap… it got wet from the beach."

"Guess we better go get him, then?" Before I could answer, Kevin leaned down and kissed me hard and firm on the lips. Pressing my body into him, Kevin held me there for what felt like a lifetime. Then, he was gone, walking towards his car which was parked on the other side of the field. I stood there, shocked, but smiling like I was the happiest person on Earth. Right then, I could've sworn that I really was.

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