Her Name

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Her Name



pairing: Spike/?
time frame: whenever
summary: Spike said something he regrets. Forever. Well, until the sunrise.
word count: 124

prompt:
I almost slipped in the half-dark…
~ Marilyn Hacker // Then


I almost slipped in the half-dark, my hurry was so great. I had to see for myself that my senses were deceiving me. Had to see that she was still alive and vibrant, not…

…laying in a pool of her own blood. Still and lifeless, no longer beautiful and sublime.

There was no intruder, no evil beastie to blame this on and destroy. No outside force that brought about her untimely end. It was all her – and me.

That knowledge numbed me. I couldn’t move, couldn’t leave, couldn’t await the sun as I knew I must. I sat for hours, holding her to me, saying her name.

How do you take back words you’ve said when the one you’ve said them to is gone?



The End