A whispered threat

One-word request

Led them to much more

Their friends

And all their families

Could never know the score

It was a secret

They did keep

They kept it very well

And through her time

And acting

She broke through his shell

A high-pitched scream

A cryptic warning

Woke her in the night

Then she found

Her dearest friends

Preparing for a fight

The battle won

Enemies destroyed

And some friends were gone

She hurt, she cried

She almost bled

Unable to move on

Until she was led

One night

Into a darkened room

His face, his voice

His simple being

Relieved her from her doom

There they laughed

They spoke, they cried

In each other's hold

They felt so safe

So comfortable

They never could let go