A/N: Coincides with 'Watching You'
Use Somebody by Scala and Kolcany Brothers
34. Nowhere to Return
Off in the night, while you live it up, I'm off to sleep
Waging wars to shape the poet and the beat
I hope it's gonna make you notice
I hope it's gonna make you notice
Someone like me
White wisps escaped Reds lips with each chilled breath he took.
He watched as the air danced in curling tendrils in front of him, dissolving into the night sky; he almost wished that he could dissolve into the darkness along with it. Red turned on his heel and strained his eyes down the dark snow covered street. Alone. Completely alone. Everything was deadly still. Not one sign of life was anywhere to be seen. To any other person, it might have seemed eerie. To Red, it wasn't any different from most of the other roads he had taken in his life, always alone and in the dark.
She changed all of that. He had forced her to walk this road with him. Ever astute, he could see that this wasn't a path that this beautiful, noble woman was meant for. She needed to be set free to make a life for herself.
They had caught the final name on the list only half hour ago. Thus with a lighter spirit, Red had decided to mull over the past few months by himself. Perhaps it was time to go now.
The snow crunched beneath his shoes as he slowly turned in a steady circle in the middle of the road. Small white crystals were beginning to fall around him once more. It was funny how in such dire situations, the world could still bring out the most beautiful things. Moments like these helped pull him back down to reality; and the reality was that there was no action he could take where she could stay in the picture. If he stayed, any lingering enemies of his might find her. Taking her with him out of the country was out of the question as well…he couldn't throw her into a life of constant running. That sort of life just wasn't for her. He had to wait until all the noise died down before settling anywhere. To do that, he had only one option. He had to leave her.
Red sighed, causing more wisps to swirl about him in a hazy dance. It really was beautiful out here. He would miss being home. Home was wherever she was. He adjusted his hat on his head and tugged on his coat lapels. With one last gaze around him, he started down the street.
A/N: And on that note, we begin the hiatus! I'll get back to posting new drabbles when I can sprout out several more. Thank you all who have stuck by me with this story! Your reviews really do help me write more! Let me know what you guys thought of this one. I'll be taking PM's for the next few days for prompts. As always, a special thank you to Jackandsam! I could not have done this without you!