There is a light, not far away from us
[been a minute since ive uploaded here (by minute i mean like a YEAR). just wanted to share this here, no reason really.]
The soft grass tickles your cheeks as you lay on the grass with him, the soft breeze rustling through the bushes. You don't exactly know where you are, but at least you feel safe knowing the person you're with. With him, there's never a need to worry at all. Perhaps you can call him your safe space, or in this case, your safe person.
You two have known each other for a while now, first meeting as colleagues. That moment certainly left an impression on you. He looked so cool fighting off the wanderers. One moment you were both holding swords in your hands, now you're holding each other's hands. Who knew that such a mysterious and intimidating person could be so… soft?
There's a silence between you two, but it isn't awkward at all. In fact, it's kind of comforting. Just his presence is enough to reassure you that everything's okay or will be okay. You’re just left with the warmth and light from him, and your own thoughts. Just as you’re about to close your eyes to completely take in this moment you get a tingling feeling, some sort of sense of déjà vu. It's almost as if you’ve been here before with him, or at least a place that is similar to this. Still holding hands, looking up to the sky and not worrying about troubles from the past, present or future.
“Is something wrong?” a soft voice asks, a slight hint of concern in his voice.
He drags you out of your train of thought and you snap your eyes back open, taking you back to reality.
“You’ve been tightly grabbing my hand, do you have something on your mind? Are you feeling well?”
Everything about him is just so perfect, even the way he speaks.
“Ah..! I’m sorry, I didn't even notice.”
You turn your body sideways, facing him.
“Xavier, do you ever wonder… have we met each other before?”
He turns his head towards you, “How’d you come up with that?”
“I don't know,” You sigh, “I had a feeling, a sense of déjà vu, that we’ve met before.
Just… not here?”
“Do you mean other universes or timelines?”
“Yeah, something like that.”
“I’m not sure, but I’ll make sure to find you in every universe. No matter where you are, I’ll always find you.”
“Hey! Now it sounds creepy!” You lightly punch his arm as a joke and he dramatically grabs it as if you just punched a hole in it.
He chuckles, “You know I didn’t mean it like that.”
You grin a little in a teasing way, “do you promise though?”
“I promise.” he blinks as if he’s nodding.
You scoot a little closer to him feeling his warmth coming closer. As you two make eye contact, you can't help but feel your heart fluttering a little again. It happens every single time, it's as if he enchanted you. No words are exchanged by you two but he smiles and it's as if you know what he's about to do. The look on his face tells you everything you need to know.
He gently clasps his hands together and forms two glowing specks of light, symbolizing both you and him. He then releases the two to travel among the other stars in the night sky.
“Is that us?”
“Yes. That was my intention, atleast.”
“Where are ‘we’ heading?”
“Wherever you want, we’ll see what happens. Perhaps they’ll travel to the different universes and timelines you were talking about.”
“You’re still on about that?”
“There's always a possibility.”
You both look up at the sky. The two specks of light are long gone, but won't be forgotten. The wind will take them further through their journey, just like how fate will make decisions for us in life. Whatever happens in life, you hope you can stay by his side no matter what. And that he will, of course, do the same. Your eyes glisten when you spot a shooting star, a sign to make a wish.
You kiss him and silently pray that your wish comes true, even if your true wish is already laying right beside you.
But now he’s dozing off, again…