[Part 11] Farwell, my Love [2/2]
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October 4 2010, 02:40:43 UTC
“You’re,” he swallowed before continuing, “You’re really going then, aren’t you?”
Americana rested her forehead on the back of Britannia’s head. The lioness had her eyes closed, tail swishing contently back and forth, just taking in the eagle’s presence. Gloved fingers intertwined themselves with Brytain’s.
“Yeah,” Texas replied, gently rubbing his thumb against his finger, “I…” he stopped and turned his head to look at Brytain, “I want you to come with me.”
“I know,” Brytain closed his eyes and sighed before opening them again and turning to face Texas, “I…want you to stay.”
“…I know.” That was the closest they were going to get to saying what they really wanted to.
Texas leaned in until his forehead was resting against Brytain’s, who sighed and closed his eyes before maneuvering his hand so he was properly holding the other’s.
“Come with me,” he whispered against his face, “Come fight with us.”
Brytain shook his head, “You know I can’t,” he opened his eyes and looked into Texas’s before whispering, “Stay here.” The stay with me he decided to leave unsaid.
Texas shook his head, blue eyes never leaving green, “You know I can’t.”
He gave Brytain’s hand a final squeeze before he pulled away and turned to go back to his balloon. Americana nuzzled Britannia’s head before flying over to his shoulder.
“I’ll come back,” Texas shouted over to him as he fired up the balloon, “Count on it.”
“I’ll be waiting,” Brytain shouted back. He saw him smile that thousand watt smile back at him before the balloon took off and Texas flew away. Brytain fell backwards into the snow as he watched the small balloon fly into the aurora overhead. Britannia nuzzled his hand and he lifted it up to pet her on the head.
“I wonder…if there’s a world out there where he’s mine.”
“If there is,” Britannia replied, “Then I’m sure they’ll find it.”
He closed his eyes, “Do you really believe…”
“He said he’d come back,” she rested her head on his chest, “so they’ll come back.”
Brytain opened his eyes and stared up at the aurora, at the city in another world, at the balloon that wasn’t even there anymore.
“…I suppose so.”
--- This takes place right after the events of Golden Compass/Northern Lights. Texas is going to fight in Lord Asriel war to create the Republic of Heaven, because that's a very America thing to do. Brytain can't go because of the influence of the Church.
Americana rested her forehead on the back of Britannia’s head. The lioness had her eyes closed, tail swishing contently back and forth, just taking in the eagle’s presence. Gloved fingers intertwined themselves with Brytain’s.
“Yeah,” Texas replied, gently rubbing his thumb against his finger, “I…” he stopped and turned his head to look at Brytain, “I want you to come with me.”
“I know,” Brytain closed his eyes and sighed before opening them again and turning to face Texas, “I…want you to stay.”
“…I know.” That was the closest they were going to get to saying what they really wanted to.
Texas leaned in until his forehead was resting against Brytain’s, who sighed and closed his eyes before maneuvering his hand so he was properly holding the other’s.
“Come with me,” he whispered against his face, “Come fight with us.”
Brytain shook his head, “You know I can’t,” he opened his eyes and looked into Texas’s before whispering, “Stay here.” The stay with me he decided to leave unsaid.
Texas shook his head, blue eyes never leaving green, “You know I can’t.”
He gave Brytain’s hand a final squeeze before he pulled away and turned to go back to his balloon. Americana nuzzled Britannia’s head before flying over to his shoulder.
“I’ll come back,” Texas shouted over to him as he fired up the balloon, “Count on it.”
“I’ll be waiting,” Brytain shouted back. He saw him smile that thousand watt smile back at him before the balloon took off and Texas flew away.
Brytain fell backwards into the snow as he watched the small balloon fly into the aurora overhead. Britannia nuzzled his hand and he lifted it up to pet her on the head.
“I wonder…if there’s a world out there where he’s mine.”
“If there is,” Britannia replied, “Then I’m sure they’ll find it.”
He closed his eyes, “Do you really believe…”
“He said he’d come back,” she rested her head on his chest, “so they’ll come back.”
Brytain opened his eyes and stared up at the aurora, at the city in another world, at the balloon that wasn’t even there anymore.
“…I suppose so.”
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This takes place right after the events of Golden Compass/Northern Lights. Texas is going to fight in Lord Asriel war to create the Republic of Heaven, because that's a very America thing to do. Brytain can't go because of the influence of the Church.
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