A Moment Suspended in Time
We always came to this spot. A big ol' cliff where lovebirds would come back in the 70's in their hot rod cars and some Poison playin on transistors,looking out at the city lights, then roll up the windows, crawl into the back seat...all that jazz. Eventually people got bored of it, I guess, and the road leading their just decayed and plantation covered it up. but Erika and I found it, and ever since, its been our sanctuary. Our safe-haven from a world we're both alienated in. Me, a reptile. Her, a rebel. Erika I've known probably since about my freshman year, i know it was before the "incident", so at least 6 years. and now we both live as strangers to society. but most importantly, we live as lovers. Erika has stood by my side after the incident when everybody else, even my parents, would not even look at me. She is the only one who has ever helped me in my current state, she is the only one who has truly let me know i am loved, and I love her. And here we sat, again, alone, silently listening to the horns and sirens of the city in the distance. I decided to break the silence. I gazed up, "Wow..." was all I needed to mutter for her to also gaze up at the stars. Light pollution has prevented me from ever seeing a starry sky, so each night I came out here with Erika, They seemed to get better and better for me every night. "They really are beautiful." She said, still staring up. She eventually layed down on the dirt and put her gloves behind her dyed red and black hair. I stared at her in the position, adoring her smooth human flesh, her skinny, sexy shape, her beautiful, sky-blue eyes. Loving every thing about her. She eventually caught me staring at her. "What?" she asked with an almost concerned tone. I just laughed and layed down next to her and curled my arms and tail around her body. She laid her warm torso on top of mine and stroked my face. Gently gliding her hand across my scaly,thick neck and down my muzzle. I closed my eyes, it was like my cold blood became humanly warm wherever she touched. She eventually pulled herself up by my neck to become eye to eye with me. My yellow slits gazing into her sky-blue eyes, like having two stars held up to my face. Now it was me who raised one claw to stroke her face. "I love you so much, Erika." And She replied with the voice of an angel, "and I love you too, Riptile." And she pulled my muzzle to her lips and kissed me right above my nose slits. She put her arms around my neck and rested her head across my shoulder. I curled my tail around her left leg and laid on my back with her and held her for what seemed like an eternity. Eventually I eased her down to just have her head on my chest and she in her sleep pulled my tail around her body like a blanket. I do not sleep. I just held her. In my head there are gunshots. I think through what has already transpired. I know that hard times lie ahead. My life will be difficult, but it will be less difficult with her. I whisper to her as she dreams, "You are my life, Erika." And we slept under the stars. A moment suspended in time.