Fragments of the Galaxy

He had been prepared for her to die never knowing what had become of them in that far away place. It had been foretold to him a long time ago, by the lake in the Land of Make Believe. The story of her death. That she would never go back home and live. Now, a year after his own return, events were playing out just like she said. Except that shaking last breath wasn't her last. It seemed to revive something in her, then suddenly she was kissing him and he made a startled sound.