A Willow Away

Till we meet again

Almost a thousand years back, there lived a girl named Lia. She was an odd one, with her curly black hair and almond eyes, that could mesmerize you to do anything that she wanted, with her small frame she could pass as a child beside her curvy figure. However, she was pure as an unborn child. Yes, she was teased a lot by the other children, but it did not matter to her, all she needed was her best friend Liam. He had blonde locks with striking black eyes that captivated everyone who locked eyes with him. With his wide frame, people confused him to a grown man. The 18-year-olds have known each other for years, but they still spent their time together, even when they were sad or mad. Some said they were soulmates, which found each other from their other lives, and some said they that they were fallen from heaven and hell to make peace to the word. However, their secret romance started not too long ago when she ran.

While her black locks swayed with the wind, she ran to the forest near her home, where she usually spends her time hiding from other kids. No one knew about that place except her best friend, who always knows when the teasing is happening again.

Liam always had a gut feeling, if something happened to her friend. He always wanted to be more than friends with her, but he could not risk the friendship that they have, for a silly crush, that he developed when he was four. Even thinking about her made his cold heart skip a beat, which no one could ever do.

As he ran after her, he saw that she stopped, near the willow tree where they first met each other. The big tree was surrounded by blossoming flowers, which reminds him of the dark night when they first met. It was not romantic or anything, no it was the opposite. They met in a weird circumstance. She was sitting on a branch when he stumbled upon her. "Why are you here?" she asked him. "I'm just passing by when I saw you. You looked sad and I..." he started but got interrupted. "So? You just walk to a stranger and ask if they're ok?" she asked. "N- No, but still it looks that you need help...". She waited for a minute and replied," It's just that the other kids don't like me and they pull my hair and it hurts" as she started to tear up, Liam started to -feel anger that was bubbling inside of him. He didn't understand that it was possessiveness, what you could expect he was only four. "I'm gonna be your friend" he demanded. From the shock, she asked in a whisper „Why?". "So you won't feel lonely ever again," he stated. From that moment, they were irresistible to each other.

When he walked to her, he said, "Who did it?" Her eyes were dodging his trying to make a lie on top of her head. "I-It wasn't anyone, I just wanted to take a break and come here," she said trying to sound convincing. "I'm gonna ask you once more, who did it?" he said in a demanding voice, that makes her shiver. "T-Troy" she murmured in a whisper. Not missing a beat, he marched back to the village, where Troy and his goons marked their territory. She tried to stop him, but it was an utter failure.

Liam marched past the extras and punched Troy straight to the face "Don't fucking talk to her or even lay a finger on her or you're dead. And you know what happened to Kai..." he said the last part in a whisper. Kai was another creep that hit on his love, no one ever knew what happened to Kai, and he just stumbled out of the woods muttering monster repeatedly. When he saw Liam, he started to scream at the top of his lungs. Lia was standing there shocked that her friend would do that for her. Of course, she wished that they could be more, but who would like a small and weak girl like her, of course, not him she thought.

In the end, she needed to drag Liam back to their sanctuary, so he would not make too much damage to the poor boy. All she had to ask was one simple question that made their world go on the right path. "Why?" she asked in a whisper. "Why what," he said in a blunt tone. "Why did you do it?" she asked again. He chuckled and said, "You're oblivious to it aren't you?". "Oblivious to what?" she asked tilting her head. "Can't you see that I like like you?" he said with a smirk plastered on his face. With those words, she became a blushing mess and in a whisper screamed, „I-I like like you to". Waiting for the rejection he almost did not catch the words that made them, them.

Months passed and they kept their relationship a secret from others because they knew that even a small mistake could lead them to downfall. They had to pretend that they were best friends and not lovers. All it took was a simple mistake.

A year has passed and they were staying strong. They started to act recklessly, and one night Troy followed Lia to the willow tree where she and Liam always met up. Not even suspecting Troy that was behind her, she started to run to Liam with the biggest smile that compared to the sun. Jumping into his arms, she said "I love you my devil" and he replied, "I love you, my dear angel". They never said me too, they had to replay like this every time, not even realizing that they never said something different. All it took Troy to hear them say angel and devil to spread rumors that they were not human.

The next day she awoke on a big pile of firewood. She saw her lover tied down like her and started to bawl her eyes out and started to beg to release her devil. All she needed, to know that Liam was fine. Listening to her pleading, they released the boy but did not release her. Moreover, she was fine with it, now all she thought was "If he's safe then I can leave this place without any regrets".

As Liam started to wake up he saw a big crowd that was near him, one thing was bothering him, where's Lia. He bolted to the crowds' center and saw his dark-haired angel tied up and on a bonfire. No one accepted to see the cold-hearted men cry over a tiny girl. Instantly knowing who did it, he pushed past the mob, while grabbing his Jack knife that was always with him, and stabbed him in the back while whispering menacingly "Didn't I tell you never to touch her or speak to her?"

While the dead body dropped, the bonfire ignited and he saw his angels' final words that left her mouth to him "I love you, my devil". As the bystanders started to kick, punch and stab him he said" I will always love you, my little angel". That was the last time they saw each other. Or so they thought.

Centuries have passed and while walking down the crowded halls of the school he saw a girl with dark hair, amber eyes that mesmerized him and asked, "Have I seen you from somewhere". The girl just smiled bright that outshone the sun and said" Maybe we did in our past lives, my devil".