Fuse by Alexia Purdy

Author:Alexia Purdy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: urban fantasy, fantasy, magic, short stories, speculative fiction, wizards, anthologies, sorcery, elementals, scifi fantasy
Publisher: Lyrical Lit. Publishing

Matthias

I watched her as she ran through the field of wildflowers with some strewn through her hair. I liked how she wove them together making a whimsical tiara to wear on her head. She wore jeans, loose and worn with age as she pivoted and continued to run, throwing a ball so our pet golden retriever, Burger, could fly after it. I didn’t know why, but I found this moment oddly one of the most peaceful ones of my entire life.

True to their word, the Others hadn’t returned to bother us. They must’ve been watching, though, for sometimes I felt a slight sense of being studied from afar. I’d pause, peer around and wait to encounter the familiar hair raising sensation they usually caused me. But, the feeling always passed and the world continued to go about its business as if nothing happened. As if the strange and unusual beings who had tried to kill me for decades didn’t exist and were a figment of imagination. A story told to frighten the children in the night.

But I knew better. I’d had centuries to hone my senses and knew if I was being watched.

I hoped they never decided to rescind our deal, for the happiness I had now couldn’t and shouldn’t feel temporary.

I’d make sure of it. I’d die for it.

“Do you think they’ll come back for you?” Ruby asked as we both laid on the grasses and stared up at the cloudless sky. I’d shake my head and let her snuggle into my chest. It felt right, safe and calm next to her. I loved the way she smelled, the sound of her voice, and her face. Never in a thousand years had I ever thought I’d find someone like her to spend the rest of my life with. Who knew what eternity could bring?

“No. Well I hope not. The Others are a strange race.”

She turned her head and her pretty blue eyes flickered back and forth studying mine. I leaned over to kiss her lips, feeling their softness respond to me. Letting our lips press against each other and our tongues explore one another’s mouth, we sighed in harmony from the tingling it left us which sped up our immortal hearts and made the world disappear.

When we came up for air, I found her eyes gleaming and nothing in this world I’d ever seen compared to the happiness it gave me now.

“I hope I never meet them again.” She leaned on my chest and her eyes stared off into the distance. “Thank you for saving me. I never thought I’d meet someone that can make me feel the way you do. I’m glad they’ll leave you alone too now. You’d think they’d realize that they’re the anomaly, not us, not anyone else. Killing is not normal.”

I shrugged and closed my eyes, stroking her soft blonde hair. “If they come, they’ll come. I’ll be ready, no matter what.”

She grinned happily and closed her eyes.

“When we finish our degrees, where do

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