“The legends have told of their coming. When I was a little girl, my mother explained that they were salvation, given form… Who would have known, she was right all along. Do you… remember what I said to you that night? The night we all died?”


    “It was hard to forget when it was my only reason to keep going,” he whispered, refusing to look at her.


    She smiled as tears gently rolled down her cheeks. The couple stared into the night sky admiring the stars and comets falling.


    “So much for keeping our promise, though. I’m sure my mother wouldn’t mind.”


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    “I think… she was trying to save them. Trying to save us,” he explained.


    She giggled, “You think so?”


    He turned to face her. After realizing they were both crying, he embraced her and held her close to his chest.


    “I wanted to share this with you,” he cried, “I wanted you to feel just as human as me.”


    She cried into his chest, “Silly demon… Are you sure you’re human now?”


    He smiled at her and stared into her eyes, “I know for certain I am,” he grabbed her hand and placed it over his pulsing heart, “Can you feel that?”


    She smiled through her tears at the feeling of his beating heart. She then grabbed his hand and placed it over her cold, still chest.


    “What? But we did it, we found each other just like we promised…”


    “I know… I’m sorry I can’t go with you, but I love you. I will always love you.” she rested her left hand on his.


    She looked into his glossy eyes and gently wiped the tears from his face.


    “Now tell me my love, what does it mean to be human?”