Heaven Can Wait (Drabble)
Title: Heaven Can Wait
Author: applehead9
Pairing: Belldom
Rating: PG
Beta: The wonderful millionstar <333
Warning: Angst, loooads of it.
Summary: “I’ll take care of you, I promise. Heaven can wait.”
Feedback: Would be, oh, so lovely.
Disclaimer: I don't own Muse and I’m making no profit.
A/N: Oh God, I'm so excited. This is my first time ever posting on MS, even though I've been around for a while now. It's a short piece but I really hope you'll like it. :3 Also, I want to thank my beautiful and lovely beta for helping me with this and for her kind words. You're amazing <3 Cheers and..enjoy!
I met you on a Sunday morning. The warm spring air was blowing and the sun shone brightly in the sky.
The park was pleasantly buzzing with energy while I sat on the bench and watched the city life passing before my eyes, gently lulled by Duke’s soft snores between my feet.
I felt so happy that morning. Everything looked so peaceful and bright. I acknowledged I hadn’t been that happy for ages. It was like I knew something beautiful was going to come into my poor sad life.
After half an hour I was already on my way to home. The pills that helped me to stay alive needed to be taken. But what was the point when my illness was degenerating and my heart getting weaker and weaker? Time was running out and less could be done for me. I got to a point where I knew I had to give up. Nothing, anyone could help me anymore. Fate chose for me and I had to accept it.
I needed a new heart, but the doctor said the possibilities to get one were so little that all I could do was pray to a God I didn’t even believe in. She gave me a beeper and said that it would notify me when the miracle finally happened. But I honestly had never expected anything. I was silently waiting for death to come to me and make all this pain finally end.
The way to my house was short and quiet and I actually sighed in relief for I already felt so tired and light headed that I knew I could never walk a longer distance.
Then suddenly my vision became blurred and I could feel my heart slowing his beat in my chest.
And just like that, before the little gate that led to my house, I passed out. The last things I heard and felt were Duke’s barks and your two warm hands grab my cold ones.
* * *
The first thing I saw when I woke up was grey eyes. I’ve never ever seen anything that beautiful before.
“You’ve got some blue in your eyes, you know?” I whispered tiredly.
A soft chuckle and a hand on my cheek was your response to my question.
“My name is Matthew.” I said. I tried to swallow but my throat was so dry and my lips so chapped that it almost hurt.
“I know.” Your tone sounded so sad.
Then you handed me a glass of water and just then I saw your face. You looked like an angel. That’s what you were. An angel sent to save me, to take care and heal me.
Soft blond hair, full pink lips and glowing tanned skin. You looked so perfect that morning.
“My name’s Dominic. You’re safe now.” A kiss on my wrist. “I’ll take care of you, I promise. Heaven can wait.”
I smiled weakly and fell asleep knowing that you would be there for me when I woke up. And until the end.
* * *
My time was running out. And you, my love, you always gave me hope. You were the reason for my heart to keep beating, for me to keep living and loving you endlessly.
You promised to take care of me. And you did just that. You helped me going through my illness and face life with a smile of my face.
We would snuggle on my couch and watch soppy movies. You would wipe the tears running down my face and tell me that everything was going to be just fine. That you were there and you would never let me go.
We would make love and softly whisper each other countless “I love yous”.
Oh Dom, you made me so happy.
You always told me I was beautiful, even when my skin was getting paler and paler, when my lips tinged with a light blue and my dark hair were no more as soft as they used to be.
“You’re so beautiful, Matt.” You said that night. We were laying in bed on our sides, facing each other and you were stroking my face with such a loving look on your face. My poor heart almost melted.
“I love you.” I kissed your lips and rested my head on your shoulder.
Those were my last words before falling in a peaceful sleep, safe in your arms.
* * *
I woke up with a beeping sound that morning. I sleepily reached for the little pager on my bed side table.
They had a heart. A new heart for me.
I wanted to cry out for joy. I wanted to jump up and down. Oh Dom, I was so happy. My life was finally going to change for the better and all I wanted to do was living every single minute of it with you. In your arms. Where I belonged.
I reached for you, but you were nowhere to be found. I frowned and asked myself where you could be. But I felt so happy for both of us in that moment that I was sure I would see you soon. So we could be happy together, forever.
Dom, my love, if only I knew.
* * *
It was a cold Sunday morning. No sun shone in the sky that day.
I laid in the bath tub, softly tracing the thick pink scar on my chest with a pale finger.
And just like that I heard it.
My heart.
Your heart. Beating.