Owls for Elle

[Fate]

The first one arrives one day after Elle fights with Alex, a large bouquet of blood-red roses, laid at her door. No note.

The second arrives a day later, a riot of yellow tulips.

Over the next week small tidbits start showing up here and there, usually at work. A small herb in a tiny pot, a little carved stone. On the night after Elle fought with Alex a second time, a large arrangement of tulips and roses arrives at St Mungo's where she is working, this time signed. To My Love.

[Elle Callahan]

Diary of a stalker:

Sunday August 1 2038: My life is over. I saw an angel and all I could do is stammer out how pretty she looked before she was gone forever.

Saturday August 7 2038: Fate is my friend. I met the angel again. She smiles only at me, promising to forever be mine.

Monday August 9, 2038: Devil's kiss lures the angel away from me and our destiny. I see her struggling to get away from his power. She is young and confused. She knows of no other choice but to be with the old devil. I shall show her what love truly is.

Wednesday, August 25, 2038: The angel walked right past me, eyes focused on the devil. It is me those smiles are for. I am biding my time, waiting until she sees the truth but it is hard. Tonight she will know that he is not the one for her but me. I watch as his rightful mate approaches the angel.

Wednesday September 1, 2038: The angel betrays me. She is still tempted by the devil. I show her a taste of what hell with him will be. She remembers the demons and is an avenging angel to the core.

Thursday September 2, 2038: I lay a dozen red roses at Angel's door declaring my intentions to woo her.

Friday September 3 2038: The tulips remind me of her so I left them at her door knowing she would like them. She smiled when she came home. I am winning this war.

Saturday September 4 2038: I leave a twig of thyme on her desk.

Sunday September 5: angel will love the healing stone I leave for her. She has kept the pot of herbs. I am winning her love.

Monday September 6: Today I shall win her heart with a little pot I painted myself.

Wednesday September 8 2038: I watch as angel allows the devil back inside. I glare as she puts his flowers next to mine. How dare she accept my gifts and then let him back into her home? She is mine. But the fault is mine. She does not know how I feel.

Wednesday September 15 2038: She kicks the devil out for good. I can't help but smile as she screams and yells. I will be there for her as she gets over his loss. I will be the one to console her and make her happy.

Thursday September 16: I send her flowers at work to let her know I am here for her. She smiles at me in the hallway in thanks.

Saturday September 25, We talk as she sips coffee on her break. It is but a few minutes in our epic love story but I shall remember them forever.

Tuesday September 28: Angel is almost killed in the great earthquake. She is reborn after her brush with the devil. I watch as she sleeps after being healed. She is lovely. She will wake to more flowers and a hippogryff charm for luck.

Thursday September 30: I leave her favorite chocolate bar on her desk. She smiles at me as she eats it in the break room.

Monday October 4: Angel touches my hand as she rushes past off to save another person. She is falling in love with me.

Thursday October 7: Today I have finally done it. I have told her that I love her in a note.