HEAVEN

~~+~~

"Shhh! Don't worry!" she says.

Her beautiful eyes stare into mine. She doesn't blink. She doesn't rob me of their magic for one moment. Her face radiates endless life, even when I see her wince from time to time. Nothing could take her beauty away.

Her smile is red. A red pool beneath her eyes. It pours out of her mouth and spills all over her chin. Her hoof reaches out to stroke my cheek. It's still warm. Still strong. I almost melt under her caress.

"It's alright," she says. "We're going to be alright!"

Every breath is a white-hot lance that thrusts into my chest. My teeth ache from pressing against each other for so long. I suck in the air through them silently. I don't want her to notice. I don't want her to hurt any more than she does now. Whatever I feel is irrelevant.

I'd like to roll over and climb onto her. I'd like to suck in her breath once more. I want to taste the red pool that grows in her mouth. I want to fuse together with her flesh. My body cannot move. There's a heavy weight resting on my lower half. Everything is broken. My insides are sacks of crushed meat.

A warm and wet sensation floods my underside. Something drains out of me in a slow and constant flow. There's a sweet, slightly metallic scent. My flesh starts to go cold around the point where the pool beneath me grows from. I can hardly move any of my limbs there.

My forelegs shake as I try to lift them. They try to reach out to her. They want to touch her skin.

I can't speak to her. It would reveal the pain. I try to let my face tell her what I want. But it doesn't matter. Even if she could understand me, she couldn't do anything. We're both stuck here.

"I love you," she whispers. Her hoof strokes the top of my head, then touches my lips. I can feel its wonderful scent. "I love you for now and ever..."

Her words ignite my spirit one last time. I feel warmth in my limbs. Taking a deep breath, I strain against the weight that holds me down. The gravel and dirt crackles as the boulder moves slightly.

"Wait..." she says. "What are you...?"

I hush her. The effort and the pain makes me hiss, but I don't stop. Finally, the rock decides to give. It rolls away and lands further down with a dull thud. Cool air touches my skin as it becomes exposed. I breathe a sigh of relief.

I can hear muffled voices in the distance. My eyes travel up to the sky. I can hardly see now. The stars and the moon are still there. They blur together into a glowing mess. No more beauty awaits me there.

We should have picked a higher spot. We were afraid somepony would notice, and they might try to stop us. The outcropping halfway to the peak seemed like it would do well enough, and it was empty.

Only the pale ones followed us. That was the sign that we needed, though we were still too hasty.

We smiled and held each other tightly as we stood on the edge. Our first and last flight together made us kiss like never before.

I turn back to her. She's still looking at me, confused. I caress her cheek with one forehoof, while the other starts dragging me toward her. I grit my teeth. It's a tremendous struggle. My lower half is a dead weight. If I could, I'd just break away from it so I could get to her sooner.

She's still whimpering as I brush up against her. I place a hoof on her lips to hush her, then wrap my forelegs around her. I pull her in as close as I can. Her hind legs are twisted into unnatural shapes. She tries to help me, but her limbs are too weak now.

I lie down next to her, making sure we are face to face. I stare deeply into her eyes. Her skin is pale. Her breath is slow, but it still feels warm as it washes over me.

"I'm so glad you're here with me..." I whisper to her. The blood in my throat forces its way out in a fit of coughing. "You would never let me go alone..."

I caress her face. She caresses mine. I pull her closer. She pulls me as well.

"Is this heaven?" she whispers.

Our lips meet. I taste the red in her mouth. I breathe in the warmth in her lungs.

"We'll be together..." I reply. "We're going to heaven together..."

I hear the slow pounding of her heart. The sound keeps the darkness from taking me. But as it slowly fades, the edges of my vision are consumed by the black void.

I take one last look at her face, then close my eyes and kiss her again.

"We're in heaven..."

~~+~~

Author's Note

Writer's comments: (Dark Avenger)
This is a sequel/alternate ending to my story titled "My Suicide" (link)

Flare's comments:

This was something that I was not expecting and was originally going to decline the offer suggesting to make it part of this series. Simply because I felt it would get more attention on the linked story above. However, after a little chat, Dark Avenger really wanted it to be put on here. Well, I do want it on here, so I'm not going to say no twice.

Do go check out his other works, because this guy does need more recondition.

Make Life an Adventure
Mr. Flare.

Credit
Concept By: Dark Avenger

Written By: Dark Avenger