“I’ll be back. I promise I’ll come back, so don’t forget about me, ok?” The words were more than a promise. It was more like a vow, binding them together. It was a chain between the two. No matter how far apart they were the link could never be broken. Her head tilted as she nuzzled into the hand that cupped her cheek. It was warm compared to the biting snow that flew around them. She never wanted to lose that feeling. Yet she would, his hand would go away and to replace it would only be tears. She did not want to lose him. As if by duty her hand pulled her gloves off and let them flutter to the ground. The clasp around her necklace was released as the thing fell into the palm of her hand, a small silver chain with a plane circular locket on the end. She handed it to him and watched as he took it and clutched it to his chest with such affection it made her heart skip a beat. Her strawberry blonde hair blew in the wind while the snow whipped around her in a flurry. It bit into her skin and nipped at her making her want to run into the warmth of her house, or his arms. She clutched her jacket to her closer for warmth. The tears she cried began to freeze on her cheeks causing her to shudder softly. His hand reached out to brush away the tears one last time before he pulled away. The pain in watching him do so could not be described. His foot prints were barely visible against the gloomy night’s darkness as he receded down the street. His cloak and hair whipped out behind him, the only things darker then the night its self. And he was gone, just like that. Swallowed by the night and he had left leaving her feeling like he had walked off with her heart…