She Smiled

Warmth surrounds her body, lifting a chin only to be touched by the fingertips of a man strong enough to understand her. Tears streak the cheeks of her tender skin, a tug in the side of her face, etching what might just look like a smile onto the otherwise calm canvas. Tints of orange, yellow, soft petal pink swiftly swirl their taste and emotion in a waltz of time into her heart, giving her chest a reason to beat, a hard lump forming in her throat as she begins to laugh at what may seem like nothing, but is really something. Brown eyes search the sky for answers, blissfully taking in the beauty of a forest that seems to surround her, rays of sunlight caressing her pale skin, the allusion of warmth becoming more real with every second.
As she looks down, she takes in the sight of what gives her hope.. life. Soft locks of hair sweep to the side of the form she calls love. Sharp blue eyes search into her soul, a soft smile beginning on a face full of neither hate, nor anger, but passion. Awe. Love.
Subtly her body begins to sway, back and forth, back and forth, and before she knows it, she is in the arms of this being, dancing to a waltz she knows not of, but falls into, only to be caught by the grip of his tender hands.
Leaves of the autumn trees falter beneath her feet and she finds herself in a dream, her figure illuminated by the soft sunset, the shadows of trees slowly beginning to descend into a shift of reality, her body not her own anymore, but one with his as they sway into a dream of her dreams. A feeling of soft aching begins in her abdomen, a smile forming on her face, a calm in her mind. A laugh escapes her. Her eyes close, and warmth is now upon her face. They have stopped dancing. Slowly, the eyes of what only saw darkness look up, but cannot see anything but light. His hand, soft and warm, is placed delicately upon her cheek.
Confused, fleeting thoughts cross her mind until she is there, silent on the inside and out as she stares into the blue eyes of this.. this man. Happiness fills within her, and she suddenly has hope. Time has stopped, and she can be... whole.

RR