~*Shooting Stars*~
By: Sarah Latta (Crystal Dawn)
The Story: Okay, this isn't a 'Buffy' fic, or even a Buffy/Angel based fic in anyway, but I wrote it and needed somewhere to post it. This short fic is based off of 'The Crow: Stairway to Heaven', and is set after the season finale (when Shelley falls from the bridge on the Other Side). It's about what *may* happen when she comes back (just my speculation), and when she and Eric reunite. Anyone that hasn't seen the show will probably be lost as to what's going on.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters, just the story. The poem in between the (//)s isn't mine, it's the poem Shelley wrote for Eric for their commitment ceremony.
Spoilers: The season finale of 'The Crow: Stairway to Heaven'
She ran back from the light, knowing in her heart that she couldn't leave without him. She'd promised to wait for him on the Other Side, and would until the day he could go with her into the light. They belonged together...forever.
She knew what she had to do, and stood up on the side of the bridge...like he had the day he'd returned to Earth. She let herself fall from the bridge, and before she knew it she was being transported through time and space.
She drifted, not knowing of where this fall would take her...only knowing that it would bring her to him. And then they would once again be together.
//I've lived a thousand lifetimes
To find a soul like yours//
She fell for what seemed like an eternity, and only mere moments. She felt almost like she were flying, as if her soul was soaring above all of the trials they had faced, and all they *would* face. Together.
//A soul so pure, a soul so brave
An angel that takes my breath away//
And then she hit the ground, like a star falling out of the heavens. She lifted her head to look around her, not knowing where she was...or anything else for that matter. All she knew was that she had to find someone...
She looked around the loft from her spot on the floor, and her eyes immediately fell on a large, round, broken window that seemed to look out over everything outside like a watchful eye . . . Some say the eyes are like windows to the soul . .
She pushed herself up to a sitting position on the loft's floor, and images immediately flooded her already confused mind as her hands made the contact.
'Eric.'
//I want to lie with you forever
My passion knows no bounds//
Her only thoughts were of him, and she didn't notice the bird fly up and take its perch on what was left of the broken window frame. She made her way around the room, remembering all the while.
Her... Eric... their ceremony..... their deaths. It all came back to her, gripping her with emotion. They killed him. Right in front of her. Right...over by the window.
She turned to it, only now noticing the white bird perched upon it. It seemed to be studying her. She walked towards it, feeling almost drawn to it...a part of it.
//I want to sheild you from all evil
Protect this love we've found//
She saw it was a dove, symbolic of peace. Her guide. She heard a 'caw' sound, and a black bird flew up to perch beside the white one. A crow.
The door behind her opened, causing her head to turn. It was him... Her breath caught in her throat. There he stood, just as beautiful as ever... Her lover, always.
//Love me with your spirit
Promise we'll never part//
She ran to him as he stood in shock, and their arms met each other's, held on as one. Their lips met in a kiss, and they breathed each other's breath. Nothing assailed their minds, their thoughts were of nothing but each other...they were finally together.
She was his angel, and he was hers...in life, death, and beyond. . . . .
//We aren't the same as others
We are forever lovers//
~The End~
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