you are my light

The young girl blinked as she watched Ashton finish his apple before speaking once more. She sighed softly at his dismissive attitude toward the whole subject and Erato wondered if he was just putting up a front. She watched him stand and throw away their trash, her pale resting on her cheek as her elbow rested against the table. She listened as he spoke again, about how we can't change things once they've happened. She understood his words but she felt more hopeful herself. She stood and brushed off her shirt, her red curls falling over her shoulder. She looked back up at him, her sea-blue eyes shimmering in the bright lighting. Before she could speak, Angelique ran up to her and grabbed her hand excitedly. Erato looked down at the young girl and tried to make sense of her excited chatter but she just giggled. She let Angelique lead her away, looking back at Ashton and signalling for him to follow. Erato stumbled slightly as she tried to get a grip on her footing while the little girl dragged her. She laughed and then her laughter faded as she brought her to a window. Erato narrowed her eyes as she searched the other buildings and even the sky to look for what Angelique was so excited about. This part of the hospital had glass walls that allowed one to look out at the city. She thought the view was beautiful. And then the girl pointed to the rooftop of a building across from them. There was a rooftop restaurant and it looked like Italian cuisine. She smiled at the sight, admiring the lights and the mix of red and white decorations.

Erato's gaze then turned to who Angelique had been excited about. It was a couple, looking very much in life. The man seemed to be sweating bullets and he nervously grasped something in his suit pocket. She looked happy and clueless as to what was about to happen. Erato smiled brightly and lifted Angelique into her arms. The red-haired beauty watched as the man climbed down on one knee and offered a small black box to the woman, a nervous mile on his face. The woman was shocked but she could see the tears in her eyes. She said yes and he just smiled ear to ear and slipped the ring on her finger. Angelique happily cheered and Erato giggled. Angelique spoke about how she couldn't wait to fall in love and get married and Erato smiled at her, a kind and motherly look in her eyes. "Me either." Erato said with a happy giggle and her gaze shifted to look up at Ashton and she felt her heart flutter.

Erato giggled as Angelique scrambled down from her arms and then ran off to go play. She snickered and began to walk back the way they came from. She walked side by side with Ashton and pulled her red curls to the side. She gently bounced as she walked, looking down at the ground. She held out her arms for balance as she walked on the cracks in the tile, as if balancing on a tightrope. Erato giggled and the whole room seemed to brighten. She hummed softly, a love song she had heard on the radio not too long ago. It was by Paramore, if she remembered right. She found the sound to be adorable and it had been stuck in her head for a few days. Erato stumbled a bit but caught herself. She glanced up at Ashton as he walked beside her. She quirked a brow and jumped to another crack before speaking up. "Do you believe in love, Ash?" Erato asked curiously as she looked up at him. She stopped with her balancing act and her sea-blue eyes rested on him. She was curious to see what his answer would be. "I like to believe that everyone has a soulmate, somewhere out there. It may be a naive thought but love can beat anything, right?" Erato said with a sweet giggle as she took a step forward. She stumbled once more, on her own feet. But she didn't catch herself. The nurses caught sight but it was too late. She fell but Ashton caught her before she could hit the ground. Erato giggled nervously with a bright blush on her cheeks as she looked up at him. A nurse screamed for him not to touch her and as soon as she had, Erato felt her head begin to spin. She groaned as the skin where Ashton was holding her began to turn grey. She whimpered in pain and she felt everything go dark.

A nurse came running up and snatched her from Ashton's arms, pulling her into her own lap. The grey skin slowly began to return to normal and the nurse frantically brushed Erato's hair from her face and tried to wake her. Another nurse glared daggers as Ashton, asking him what he had done. Erato whined softly as she began to stir. Her head was pounding and she quickly clutched her head. A nurse called for a stretcher and two nurses returned with one. Erato whined as she had no idea what was going on. She reached her hands out, her vision blurry. But she could make out Ashton's worried expression. "Ash..." Erato whimpered weakly as her vision began to be dotted with black spots.

Erato groaned as she reached out to Ash, seeing that he had collapsed to the ground. Tears welled in her eyes and she fought her own unconsciousness. She wanted to fight, to see if Ashton was going to be alright. She needed him to be alright. She cried softly, tears running down her cheeks as she reached out to her dear friend as a nurse helped him. She felt her head spin and her entire body went limp and she fell unconscious.

Erato woke in her bed with with a start, a soft pant falling from her lips. She looked around with wide eyes and saw that she was alone in her room. She frowned and looked over to see that she was hooked up to an IV and random machines. She groaned and ripped the IV out of her arm, needing to find Ashton. Luckily, she was still in the clothes she was in before. She pushed herself to sit up and then threw her legs over the side of her hospital bed. Her bare feet touched the cold tile with a soft wince. She placed her foot fully on the ground as she stood. She looked over at her door, remembering that Ashton's room was across the hall from her own. She looked over at the clock that was on her bedside table. 3:00 am. She frowned deeply. How long had she been out? Was Ashton alight? With that thought, she rushed to her door and pulled open the door quickly. She panted softly as she came into the hall her arm bleeding gently from the IV. She looked around, not seeing any nurses. Only an empty dimly lit hallway. She blinked, turning her gaze to the hospital room across from hers. She stepped forward and pushed the door open, silently shuffling into the room. Tears filled her eyes as she feared the worst. Was he dead? What had caused what had happened earlier? She could have sworn she saw her own skin turn grey when he had touched her. She looked down at her skin, seeing it was all back to normal. She frowned. She sighed and pushed her thoughts to the back of her mind as she fully entered the room. A smile curled onto her lips as she saw Ashton in his bed, sleeping soundly. He was hooked up to the same machines she had been. She slowly approached and blinked, wanting to make sure he was alright. She saw that he was still sleeping and a soft smile curled onto her lips.

Erato moved to sit in a chair beside his bed, her movements so she wouldn't wake him. She curled into the chair, pulling her knees into her chest. She pulled her hair to the side and began to braid it, glad to see her dear friend was alright. She yawned softly and her eyelids began to get heavy as she finished her braid. She hummed softly and snuggled into the chair, her heart racing against her chest. She knew she would surely be caught but she refused to leave Ashton. She felt... drawn to him. He was stuck with her now and he'd have to deal with it. Erato smiled softly at the thought before she let her tired body succumb to sleep once more.

Erato woke slightly as she felt arms wrap around her. Her blurry vision looked up to see that it was Ashton picking her up. She smiled sleepily and helped him by weakly climbing into the bed. Her arm was still bleeding but it had seemed to slow. Erato curled into his bed, feeling the blanket around her. She was going to ask him why he had used a blanket but then visions of before flashed in her mind. Her skin had turned grey almost as if... it was decaying. The red-haired beauty brushed her thoughts away as she let herself rest against Ashton. She fell asleep shortly after she was in his bed, dreaming of who she could have possibly been. Was she an important woman? Obviously not if she was just Jane Doe. Was she a mother? Was she a wife or even a fiance or a girlfriend. Had she been a good person? She wondered all of this as she slumbered, snuggling closer to Ashton's warm body.

Erato was still sleeping with the morning sun began to shine through the window. The sun's rays seemed to kiss her pale cheeks as her pink lips parted softly as she dreamed. The girl was breathing softly, her hand curled up and was right beside his. She hummed softly in her slumber and she slowly opened her eyes, sighing deeply. She sat up slowly, her red curls falling over her shoulder. She looked out at the sun rose to the sky and her sea-blue eyes shimmered. She smiled softly as she admired the beauty.

--sorry low muse for her at the moment. my next post will be better

Erato turned her gaze to Ashton as he woke and asked if she was alright. She smiled softly as she watched his sleepy figure. His long hair fell around him in a messy manner but he looked as beautiful as ever. She giggled softly at his groggy state and she sat up further, crossing her legs. "Yes, I'm fine. Just admiring the sunshine." Erato spoke gently and then her gaze fell to her arm as he mentioned her IV. She saw a small patch of dried blood on her arm and she frowned deeply. She hadn't even noticed that she was bleeding that much. She looked to the sheets, seeing a little bit of blood on them. She winced and gave Ashton an apologetic look. Before anymore words could be spoke between the two of them, the door was shoved open. Erato jumped and moved closer to Ashton, her heart racing against her chest. She watched with wide eyes as the nurses rushed into the room and demanded she come to them. She felt her heartbeat quicken as she quickly shook her head, not understanding why they didn't want her near Ashton. She felt safer with Ashton and she wanted to stay with him, having this indescribable connection to him. She didn't know what it was but she felt as if there was a tether bringing them together and that wanted them together. Erato knew better than to fight it. Erato felt tears well in her eyes as they began to come forward, seeking to pry her from Ashton. But when the man stood quickly and came between her and the nurses, a soft gasp left her lips. She looked up at him, her heart fluttering at the thought that he was being so protective of her. Erato stood slowly and seemed to hide behind Ashton, almost like a smaller shadow. She curled her hand to touch his arm, which was luckily covered by his shirt. The nurses seemed to hold their breaths and Erato narrowed her eyes at them.

"They get tense when we touch each other, like we're not supposed to." Erato spoke softly, her sea-blue lifting to look up at Ashton. She looked back to the nurses, feeling as if it was her and Ashton against the world. She tightened her grip slightly on Ashton's arm as she came closer to him, a soft breath escaping her lips. The nurses pleaded with Erato to come over to them, beckoning her like a dog. She frowned deeply at this. She moved and she was now standing in front of Ashton, protecting him just as he did a few moments ago. Her eyes narrowed at the nurses as she noticed their gloves. She clenched her jaw. "And you can't touch him either. What is going on here?" Erato demanded, taking a step forward and her eyes glowing golden for a moment.

Erato narrowed her eyes at the nurses as they explained that they couldn't explained their situation. This angered the girl. She felt she had the right, even more so than these nurses, to know why they wanted her away from one of the only people she had grown close to since she woke up. Erato wasn't able to retaliate with a response because Ashton beat her to the punch. She looked over as a nurse took a step forward and her lip curled into a snarl. Erato wasn't usually the type of girl to be quick to anger but something about this whole situation made her blood boil. The clouds outside began to darken from a bright white to a soft grey. She glared at the nurses, her eyes glowing golden for a split moment. The powerful girl was unaware of her own powers as the whole room seemed to become heavy from the aura of the both of the powerful beings. Erato felt the energy in the air spike as the nurse said that it wasn't safe for her to be around Ashton. Her hands clenched into fists as her eyes beamed a bright golden color. The girl heard Ashton argue from behind her and he stepped closer to her. She felt his body warmth against her own and she stood strong, refusing to back down when these nurses weren't telling them anything. The red-haired beauty panted softly, her chest rising and falling rapidly. When the nurses still refused to tell them anything, Erato felt the air thicken all around them. It grew hard to breathe and she fought the urge to gasp for breath. She exhaled slowly, trying to control her spinning head. Sh was feeling incredibly overwhelmed and the clouds outside had turned to a harsh black as a thunderstorm boomed through the sky. She panted heavily, her golden eyes being the only thing visible as the lights began to flicker.

Erato felt the blood trickle down from her nose and onto her pink lips as the nurse began to panic and reach for her. Her powers overwhelmed her and she let out a blood curdling scream from all the pain boiling inside of her. The entire hospital seemed to shake as the thunder above them boomed the same time as her scream. The flickering light bulbs then burst and the entire room was cloaked in darkness as the heaviness from Ashton's powers made it even harder to breathe. She felt her lips curl into a snarl as she began to taste the blood on her tongue from her nose bleed. The nurses began to panic and seemed to be more afraid of Erato at the moment than Ashton. She looked down at them, her eyes remaining golden. "Who am I? And what did you do to me?" Erato screamed out, tears in her wild eyes as she panted softly. She began to cry softly, all of this overwhelming. She couldn't remember who she was and these nurses are telling her to stay away from the only person she had cared for like this since she woke up. She demanded to know why.

Erato turned her gaze to the side as Ashton yelled at the nurses. She clenched her fists and looked back at the petrified nurses. She stepped forward, her lips curled in a snarl. The nurses seemed to cower and the red haired beauty turned her gaze as Ashton came into her peripheral vision. She saw him holding a cloth out to her and she gently took it, sighing deeply. She began to wipe the blood from her lips when she heard Ashton's words. He mentioned her eyes and her brows furrowed into a deep brown. Their gazes connected and she saw the crimson red in his eyes. She let out a shaky exhale. "Ash, your eyes are red." Erato spoke in a worried tone as she reached forward to grab him but she quickly coiled her hand, not wanting to hurt him, if she was the cause they couldn't touch each other. She looked over at Ashton with tears in her sea-blue eyes as he began to question the nurses further. She wiped the rest of the blood from her nose and let out a shaky breath. She moved forward as the nurses all began to panic as he counted down. She gently grabbed his clothed shoulder as the nurse screamed the world that seemed to echo in her mind. Death. Her brows furrowed into a deep frown as the woman said Ashton himself was death. She let out a scoff, shaking her head. She walked away a few feet, her hands on her hips. She had no reason to believe this, this was all too crazy. And when the nurse said she was life, Erato froze. She looked at the nurse as Ashton released her and she shook her head quickly. "No, there's no way. That sounds crazy. That kind of stuff only exists in books..." Erato spoke in a soft voice. Her gaze lifted to meet Ashton's as the gold faded from her eyes. She laughed softly, her eyes welling with tears. No, there was no way. This was all too much.

The thunderstorm above them began to disperse and the sunlight returned and shimmered through the glass windows. Erato let out a shaky breath, her heart thundering against her chest. Was this the reason no one had come for her? Because she had no one? She felt a tear roll down her cheek and her breaths were shaky. She clenched her jaw and her eyes turned golden once more as she looked to the nurses. "What the hell is that supposed to mean? The Life? And The Death? There's no way. I don't remember anything past a few weeks ago." Erato said as she shook her head, a deep frown on her brow.

Erato frowned deeply when the nurses began to explain everything. She felt the tears brim her eyes and she shook her head, refusing to believe this. She was Life? This had to be a joke. There was no way she could be Life. Or that Ashton could be Death. She clenched her jaw and inhaled shakily, trying to blink away the tears in her eyes. The nurse spoke of how they had both taken control of these bodies when they transitioned from their old bodies. She scoffed and looked down at her body. This wasn't even her true body? This was too crazy. Erato began to feel out of place, which was the worst thing for an amnesia patient. Her body wasn't even hers? She panted softly, her chest rising and falling. She had lived past lives? She would get her memory back from all of those lives? She wondered, had she been responsible for world disasters. Had she killed people? Erato's eyes filled with tears and a few even rolled down her cheeks. No, she couldn't have possibly killed someone. She refused to believe that. Her eyes glowed a bright gold as she looked up at the nurses. They explained that they weren't even humans themselves and she scoffed. "[color=FED8F4]What are you then?[/color]" Erato said bitterly, still refusing to believe this was real. When they said they were angels and demons, she laughed. She ran a hand through her red curls and tears rolled down her cheeks. This couldn't possibly be real.

"[color=FED8F4]No, this isn't real.[/color]" Erato scoffed and moved to approach the window. She looked out the window and panted softly, all of this running through her mind like a race. She gulped and saw how the skyscrapers shimmered in the sunlight and she looked to the sun. She exhaled slowly and shook her head. This was a dream, this was her imagination running wild. She squeezed her eyes shut, silently praying for it to be a dream.