( She was there - expecting me, naturally. She hopped down from the high stool at the counter as soon as I walked in and came directly toward me. It shocked me. I was not sure if she meant to attack. That's the only interpretation of her behavior my past had to offer. But she was smiling. And the emotions that were emanating from her were like nothing I'd ever felt before. For the first time in over a century, I felt hope )
( What is there to know? What is there to give? We are the abandoned of God. And there is no Devil's Road spinning out before me and there are no bells of hell ringing in my ears )
( My dearest friend, if you don't mind... I'd like to join you by your side. Where we can gaze into the stars...And sit together, now and forever. For it is plain, as anyone can see. We're simply meant to be )