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"Why?"The young man sitting on the ground, turned to look at the little girl sitting next to him."Pardon me?"She tilted her head, her small forehead crumpled together, as if she was in deep thought.

"Why do I have to leave?"He sighed, shaking his head, as if he had to answer the same question a million times before this." We have told you before, you will not have to leave this place for a long, long time. By the time we come to collect you, you will have long since forgotten us."

She shook her small head with force, her curls swinging back and forth."Never!!! Never, ever, ever!! You guys are all I have!! You cannot leave me!!"He looked down at her, smiling indulgently." Child, we will never leave you. 

You may not always see us, but we will always be here. Watching. And waiting for our chance. Never forget that. You are everything. Our future, our past, and our present. Our lives lie beneath your wings."

She rolled her eyes." But I don't got's no wings."He smiled."But you will. Oh, god one day you will. And may the great Deity help us once you do."She giggled poking him."you're silly."He looked east, to the sun that was just peeking from the horizon."You have not the slightest idea."

He stood up, in one fluid motion. Grabbing her hand in the process. "Come I'll walk you home and tuck you in."She looked up at him, tears shining in her innocent eyes." I'm never gonna see you again, am I?"He frowned, looking away." You will. But as I said before, by the time you do you will either not remember me, or wish you never saw me."

She put her hands on her hips, looking  up at him with a frown on her small face."Liar! Now walk me home, I'm tired." And with that she turned around and started walking without him.He shook his head, laughing as he followed her.They soon reached her home, and he opened her window, and help her climb up on the sill, and following behind her. She stretched her arms up in the air as she walked to her bed.

"I'm tired. Tuck me in."He bowed, his inky hair swinging into his face as he did so."But of course her royal bossiness."She stuck her tongue out as she climbed into bed.He pulled the blankets over her, being careful to fold them under her chin." Wonderful dreams, sweetest. And never forget, we are always with you. No matter what."

She smiled up at him."'Kay. G'night."He kissed her forehead,"G'night."

Author's Note

All righty... I attempted to correct some of the formatting errors... let me know if you guys see anything, or have any suggestions.

Reviews

[KAOlmsted]

Okay. Putting aside the horrible formatting (easily correctable, by the way, just by using spaces between your paragraphs...I have 37 chapters posted, most in the 2500 to 3000 word range and, yes, it's a lot of work, but it lets the reader know you put a little effort into posting your project) I think the girl's age is quite young, just by the words she uses, and I think the conversation this man is having with her is a bit over her head, or at least it should be. Telling her she'll wish she'd never even seen him? That's a bit inappropriate, in my opinion...I wonder if the scene could have more impact if, say, the man is talking to another adult about the child needing to leave, and show those concerns within that conversation, as opposed to having an adult speak this way to a child. Perhaps, in the end, you reveal the child overheard the conversation...and then let her try to process what she's heard...hell, I don't know *laugh* I'm just thinking with my fingertips again...Anyway. Do a bit of editing, at the very least. Thanks so much for sharing this.

[silver threaded queen]

thank you for the review!

[KAOlmsted]

Always my pleasure. Keep up the hard work.

[silver threaded queen]

thanks... and I appriecate the formatting corrects( it's not my stong suite... actually to tell you the truth I suck at it) and when I sit down to work on the second chapter I have every intention of correction the first 2 a little more....

[KAOlmsted]

Always here to help.

[Britt]

Good job with the first chapter! i hope to read the next soon.
"But I don't got's no wings." this is the only sentence that bothers me. I'm not sure how old she is, but it should be "but, i dont have any wings." You can ignore my correction, but just trying to help you. :) good job tho. :)

[silver threaded queen]

thank you :) and thw grammar mistake for the young girl was intentional... I was trying to.... well you could say highlight her age and or innocence

[Britt]

ohh okay, i wasnt sure. haha.

[silver threaded queen]

Lol