The darkened night seemed to loom, the veil of shadows foreboding and silent.
distilled.
Long billowing black skirt fluttered out about the young woman's legs as the figure of a girl walked forwards silently.
Behind her the large regal building held music and laughter.
the sounds of a rather formal New Year's party. One of which she found rather boring. Moving along the sands barefooted, in her fingers were her high heeled sandals, they dangled and swayed with the gait of her walk slightly.
Long golden brown hair held natural blond highlights and spilled down her shoulders in pulled curls and waves.
The other hues of brown seemed darker then ever in the silvery blue moonlight. The highlights holding brilliant golden yellow sheens.
She paused, her deep eyes scanning the area of the beach that lay before her. The waves lapping upon the sands. Out further into the surf the waters stayed in a slight chop. The winds picking up and swirling about the curved figure upon the beach.
The waters before her reminded the girl of quicksilver. Glimmering and shining in all it's radiance and beauty.
As small sigh escaped her parted full light pink lips as she moved forwards, her eyes falling upon a lone figure.
One of which stood with his head tilted back, staring at the full mother moon above, whom in return smiled softly upon them.
His flesh seemed to look like marble in this dimmed light. His eyes glowing like the moon, silvery white.
the girl approached him and smiled, realizing it had been her love. The one she had came to such a boring party with. as she neared closer she could hear him humming ever so softly. His voice making her smile softly, many a-time she had simply listened to his comforting voice.
Letting him whisper to her some of his musings as she fell asleep against him.
  "I got bored..." He whispered as she neared his side, his eyes still to the moon. "Me too." she sighed softly. Her eyes watched him with a curious gaze that slowly grew into concern. Something was wrong..

"...Is something troubling you?? I can feel it on you..." she whispered to him and he seemed to pause. His head slowly tilting so he looked at her fully. His look was something of longing, sadness, and love.
She didn't like this look. Her own expression suddenly became one of hurt, suspicion, worry, and confusion to him.
She stared into his now glowing eyes and she took a slight step back. She knew this day was coming. But she usually pushed the thought into the back of her mind, avoiding it. Wanting to enjoy the time being with him.
"No!" she gasped, she suddenly felt heavy inside, and she could feel a burning in the back of her eyes, her throat tightening.
"The time has come Milove...I love you with ever fiber of my being, But I am being called upon...I'm ordered to go elsewhere." He whispered and the girl suddenly felt tears staining her cheeks."you musn't leave!!! I need you!!!" she said quickly, begging.
He gave a sad smile. "I am needed elsewhere.. But you.. You will always be in my heart, love. Always." He whispered as slowly his own tears started to trickle down his cheeks.
"Please don't leave me!" she said and slowly he moved closer to her, her arms immediatly wrapping around him. The two stood together. The girl having now silent tears trickle from her cheeks as his head bowed, resting against her shoulder. His inhales and exhales slow and steady upon the side of her throat.
Their tears falling into the sand in crystalline prysims as the moon watched over them.
Her love, Her only, Her guardian angel was to be needed elsewhere. His time with her for now, was coming to a close.
She felt a sadness like she never had before fill her. And she held him closer to her. "Will I see you again?" she asked slowly, dreading what answer she might receive.
He looked deeply into her eyes and nodded slowly. "We shall. I promise." he whispered and the girl bit her bottom lip slightly. Her eyes staring into his.
"I love you..." he whispered and slowly he leaned forwards, kissing a rolling tear away, then kissing her brow softly. "Stop crying. " he said smiling very weakly, though his tears flowed too.
She didn't stop...
Slowly she leaned up and her lips gently pressed to his.
Kissing him passionetly for that final time. To her it felt far too short. Yet also very long, as if time had stopped temporarily.
Their tears mingled, as if they too were parting with a final embrace.  The seconds felt like hours and years.
Years and hours that seemed to fly by, like the time the two had spent together.
She gave a slight sob against his lips and he too, seemed agonized, his body shivering slightly. Above them clouds started to form in a swirl overhead. Almost like a black whirlpool.
His black hair swayed with the winds slightly as he stepped back slightly. "I WILL see you again milove. We shall be together once more.
Do not lose hope.." He whispered. And from his voice, she beleived him. though for now, the words didn't seem to ease her sadness.
From his back and behind his shoulderblades a flicker of white was seen, then an explosion.
Huge pearlescent wings formed and opened wide. The three pairs of wings moving in rythem as he arose into the air.
she watched him in a mournful awe. Watching him rise higher and higher, his eyes never leaving her shrinking form below him.
Slowly the girl started to sing, her voice slightly wavering, Rising over the soft whispering waves, reaching him.
Now he gave a slight cringe and sob. Her silvery voice seeming to caress him, Even his fellow choir angels couldn't match what sweet sounds filled his ears from her.
The small lullaby she had sung to him in thoes nights of holding one another.
His hair flurried about his face,
her tears flowing faster with every beat of his wings. He closed his eyes, his tears meeting with the ocean as he entered the clouds.



~*~The thundering waves are calling me home...Home to you
The pounding sea is calling me home to you
  On a dark new year's night
On the west coast of Clare
I heard your voice, singing.
Your eyes danced the song
Your hands played the tune.
T'was a vision before me.
  We left the music behind and the dance carried on
As we stole away to the seashore
We smelt the brine, felt the wind in our hair
And with sadness you paused.
  Suddenly I knew that you'd have to go
My world was not yours, your eyes told me so
Yet it was there I felt the crossroads of time
And I wondered why.
  As we cast our gaze on the tumbling sea
A vision came o'er me
Of thundering hooves and beating wings
In clouds above.
  As you turned to go I heard you call my name,
You were like a bird in a cage spreading its wings to fly
"The old ways are lost," you sang as you flew
And I wondered why.~*~

And with the stinging salty tears upon her cheeks.
she watched her guardian angel, Her only, Her love depart on white wings.