Black and Blue
AllzStar
I knew that I was out of time, that I had failed. I lingered on the edge of unconsciousness, waiting for justice to make the decision of whether I should live or die.
I couldn't really feel the pain—it was less excruciating now that I knew that Jaxx was there, her cool fingers on my face, her plush lips parting to scream my name over and over, calling me back to her. I wanted to go to her, but I was patient. If I was meant to return, I would do so immediately. If not…I hoped, no, knew that she was strong enough and that she would go on without me.
Something soft tickled my face. Jaxx's long, blonde hair, spilling over her shoulders in matty waves, was brushing my cheeks, just under my eyes. I wanted to touch it, brush that cute little cowlick aside, kiss her and tell her that I felt fine, that as long as she was there, I could endure anything. But not now. Not yet…
I felt her leave me, and felt torn in half: grateful that she had moved on and out of danger, and desperate to have her back with me.
The pain seared and licked at every part of my body, now.
But she needed to move on a fight, whether or not I lived.
Someone else was here with me now. A great, majestic presence that warmed my skin and eased my pain. I felt something hot and sweet trickle down my throat, felt it soothing all my wounds, choose my destiny for me.
As long as she lives, said a voice, deep and powerful and so rich it nearly moved me to tears, you shall as well. Your love for her is strong, as is hers for you. The two of you shall prosper together in life until that love dies.
It was a Prophesy. A dangerous one, too. I tried to decipher the meaning. If one of us should cease to love the other, what then? Death? For either or? Or both?
I became distracted by the sounds and smells around me.
I felt grass under my fingers. I smelled blood and sunlight and fur and metal. I tasted the blood that was disappearing swiftly from my lips.
Something within me burst and a great shuddering gasp of breath ripped through me.
My eyes flew open.
I lived again.
