The
Convention of Conventions
By: Sinead
Epilogue
Nobody
was home. Nobody, that was, except for Dane. He thought that I was still
sleeping, hopefully.
I
crept down the stairs, and saw him on the couch, his eyes closed, and so deep
asleep, he was just this side of death. I avoided every single creaky
floorboard, and walked over to him. I smiled at his sleeping form, and sat by
his side, then leaned over him, and kissed him softly. We had gone out for a
walk in the Japanese gardens that were right down the street, and it was there,
that we had agreed to love each other. He’s the biggest sap I’ve ever met,
when it comes down to it. He had apparently planned this all ahead, and was only
waiting for the right time to set the plan in motion.
Dane
sighed, and started to roll over in his sleep, but I stopped him gently, and he
opened his eyes groggily. “Shin?”
I
smiled, and he pulled me down next to him, saying, “I’m going back to sleep.
You stay there.”
With
a laugh, I turned over, and embraced him in return, resting my head upon one of
his arms. He sighed into my hair, and I heard, “Sinead! Sapphire’s here!”
I
groaned, and said, “Alright!”
Dane
smiled at me, as I got up, and stretched. I smiled back down at him, but neither
of us said anything. Sometimes, just sometimes, knowing that someone loved you,
and lived you so deeply, that they couldn’t even form the words “I love
you,” was the most reassuring thing of all.
I
wrapped my blanket around me, and started to head up the stairs. Sapphire and
Randon were there, and with Dunkin’ Donuts. Sapphire grinned, and Moonraker
and Chandler appeared over her shoulders. I smiled, and Starath and Mathew were
seen over Randon’s shoulder. I smiled, and called down the stairs, “Dane!
Get changed! We’re going for a hike in the woods!”
A
groan and a “thump” answered me, then a, “Sinead, you do know that I love
you, right?”
“Yep.”
“And
that I’m going to kill you?”
“Yep.”
“Right.
Just making sure.”
And
did we all live “happily ever after”? Nope. Everything has their rough
times, as we all did. Authors and characters dropped by, always randomly, and we
all loved it.
But,
reader, can “happily ever after” describe what heaven is like?
~< Owari >~