Reborn

Final Fight

Chapter 16

"He is close, he will be here soon" my soul whispered.

Waking up, I sat up in bed. Could he really be close already, if he is, I seriously underestimated him. Like I have done do many times already. Shit, this means I have to make my final move's tonight. Quicker than I want to but that doesn't mean I'm not ready to do it.

Getting out of bed, I walked into the kitchen to see if Maximus is up. I found him sitting at the table with a newspaper in his hand and dressed for work. Seeing him in his suit reminded that I forgot to ask him something. Sitting down opposite him he placed the newspaper down and smiled.

"Maximus, how is Taylor getting on working with you ? she hasn't come into work with any more bruises? I asked praying I have done enough.

" She is doing great, a lot better than I have expected. What ever you did before you left worked wonders. She is glowing" he smiled.

"That's great to hear" I smiled my full watt genuine smile.

"Right its time I better be leaving, whatever your planning on doing, do it soon Ivy, I want you out of here and safe as soon as possible" he said pleadingly.

"I'm going to end it tonight, by tomorrow his body will be as cold as his soul" I said as reality kicked in.

"All I can do is wish you luck, I will feel it in my soul and heart if you don't make it. Our connection will break and I will know your lost to me" he said quietly as he stood up.

The pain in his voice made my heart ache but fear for me behind his eyes nearly broke me. Love for him flooded through my body nearly engulfing me whole. The intensity shocked me, my emotion's are coming alive, I have forgotten what it's feels like to love someone. Getting up from my seat, I walked towards Maximus and wrapped my arms around him, shocking him temporarily. Then he wrapped his arms around me tightly.

" I hope you know how much you mean to me. Words can never do it justice. You are my saviour, my teacher, my best friend and the father I always dreamed of. I can never thank you enough, I love you" I told him honestly, he has to know what he means to me in case this is the last time I see him.

He pulled back so he can look into my eye's. Searching for something, then whatever he is looking for he found as a smile broke across his face.

"I'm glad I had a chance to see the real you, the woman you are suppose to be. Your soul is breaking through your defences" he smiled.

"Pity I couldn't have found him or met you when I was human" I said honestly.

He gave me one last hug before he left me. Watching him leave is harder then I expected it to be. He is right, no matter how hard I'm fighting to push my soul its not working. Cracks are appearing and its seeping through, wrapping itself around and thawing my cold heart. I can even think about Caine, the distance I have put between us is excruciating, its crushing me.

But knowing its all going to be over tonight, lightens my heart slightly. This crushing pain will be gone and I will finally have peace. My time on this earth should have ended a year ago, but I'm grateful for the finding Maximus and getting to help Taylor, I wish in one way I never met Caine, that way I would die thinking the worst pain I have ever felt was being shot by Keith not by ripping my own heart out.

Sitting in the kitchen, looking at the empty seat Maximus's has left behind. That when I decided, while I have my humanity trickling back, I'm going to write down everything I feel for Maximus and explain my reason for leaving to Caine. I know Maximus will come back here when its over.