"Some things are meant to be, but not me." She said as she sat with a deep sulk. Her eyes were gazing out towards the expansive ocean there, as endless as her sorrows. "Maybe, that's just, alright." That downward turn of her lips was nearly palpable as the loss of faith in herself was, terrible. Near pitiful.



"If that is how you feel, I must assert that you must recognize the good things you have done. They live on through me, and everyone else you have saved on your journey." He spoke, coming up from behind her with a solemn look on his face. An expression to match the mood that had swallowed his ally. "You are an incredible creature, a creation of the elements that ceases to amaze and bring hope to those who have since given up and been knocked down. Yet, you, somehow, always get up and keep fighting for us. When, many of us can scarcely even stand on our own anymore." He took a seat beside her and gazed out at the ocean.



"It didn't take me to save you all. It took you all coming together, like you did, to defeat the darkness that threatened your lives. I simply joined the moral war against destruction. I hate to see you humans killing each other. Time and time again, I wonder if it's a futile endeavor to try and bring everyone together. Peace is so fragile, and everyone is so willing to fight, instead of love." She dropped her face into her hands, tears running down her wrists and downward, until they dripped from her elbows.



"Dearest friend," He put one arm around her shoulders and pulled her into him gently. "Why do you bare this weight upon your shoulders?" The question was one that had her lifting her face to him with the tears streaming from her sorrowful eyes.



"I just, want everyone to be happier than I have been. Pain and sorrow are, just, so terrible on the heart. Is it so terrible that I fight to bring joy to those around me? I fight the darkness so others may have peace in their lives . . . Yet, they are so willing to turn their backs on me once they have achieved their happiness. Leaving me to sink in the darkness that I tried to protect them from." It was a heartbreaking reality that she had been chasing.



"It's the way of the world, I suppose." He admitted. "Not everyone is going to be appreciative, or recognize the trials you've endured on their behalf. They are just going to take their joys and run with them. But, you can't forget that what you're doing is so honorable. Even if they don't recognize you for it . . . you're doing something that not everyone is strong enough to do." With a shrug of his shoulder, he stared to her so heavily. "I thank you every day that I wake up that you were there for me when I had no one. It hurts me to know that your heart is so heavy, and I hope you know that I will always be here to help you." There was a smile there as his eyes lightened up at the assertion.



It brought a soft smile to her face, to be reassured by one of the few friends she had. "Thank you." She managed as she just leaned against him and stared back out to the ocean. It was so comforting in the moments that followed. The gentle breeze that shifted around them was a peaceful touch to the ambiance that stretched between them. "Sometimes, I just get overwhelmed." She said so softly, so tired.



"I know. That's why I'm glad you lean on me. I can't do much, but I can be here when you need me." He chuckled at that, lightening the mood even more as they spent that evening gazing out into the world beyond them in companionable ambiance.