Till death do us reunite
For ar_drabbles challenge 69, "in sickness and in health." Because akachankami wanted darkness and I'm a contrary git. Is that glitter I see in the air?
"It must be difficult, being a Cylon."
Bill had wondered how Laura would reprimand him for offering Ellen his flask. He hadn't counted on her hitting below the belt. Best to let her get it over with. "Why?"
"'Till death do we part' must terrify them. Imagine being married to Ellen Tigh for eternity."
"Without resurrection it means as much to them as it does to us."
"How much is that, Bill?"
She had told him of her vision on the basestar, of his waiting too late to claim her as his own. And yet he did nothing. He needed no ring to show who owned his heart and she had only recently come to believe in love; marriage was a step too far. "Do you believe that death parts us, Laura?"
"I think you do."
"No shining Fields of Elysium for the unbeliever?"
Laura laughed. "You're the least unbelieving man I know. You just pretend to be an atheist. Your gods are all around you. It's death you don't believe in."
He took her into his arms, his kiss agreement. "I don't."
"I'll die."
"So will I. And then you'll pull me into your Elysium. I'll see you again."
"It must be difficult, being a Cylon."
Bill had wondered how Laura would reprimand him for offering Ellen his flask. He hadn't counted on her hitting below the belt. Best to let her get it over with. "Why?"
"'Till death do we part' must terrify them. Imagine being married to Ellen Tigh for eternity."
"Without resurrection it means as much to them as it does to us."
"How much is that, Bill?"
She had told him of her vision on the basestar, of his waiting too late to claim her as his own. And yet he did nothing. He needed no ring to show who owned his heart and she had only recently come to believe in love; marriage was a step too far. "Do you believe that death parts us, Laura?"
"I think you do."
"No shining Fields of Elysium for the unbeliever?"
Laura laughed. "You're the least unbelieving man I know. You just pretend to be an atheist. Your gods are all around you. It's death you don't believe in."
He took her into his arms, his kiss agreement. "I don't."
"I'll die."
"So will I. And then you'll pull me into your Elysium. I'll see you again."