I do not own Gargoyles. This story takes place shortly after "Hunter's Moon Part Three" and goes through "The Goliath Chronicles", some details from this season are mentioned in later chapters.

Chapter One- The Aftermath

Elisa grimaced as she slid into the driver's seat. As she drove away, she glared at her rearview mirror in which the demonstrators in front of her apartment building were reflected. She had woken up this mid-afternoon to chanting one associates with demonstrating. It wasn't until she stepped outside that the full impact hit her.

The signs being held were gargoyle hate messages. She knew she wasn't the target of the demonstration. No one except her family, Matt, and Xanatos knew of her connection to the gargoyles and only Xanatos knew of her love for Goliath.

She sighed softly. The castle was where she was going as the sun slowly sank below the horizon. It had been a few days since she boldly kissed the clan leader. It was felt that the clan needed to lay low for a while. Elisa herself had been kept busy at work and had been unable to visit her friends. She could hardly wait to see her friends…and him.

It's hard to believe that only a few days have passed since the existence of gargoyles has been revealed. The hatred the people are showing is quite intense and I frankly find it hard to take. Most likely because I know what the gargoyles are really like.

She reached the Eyrie building, got out of her car, and headed inside toward the elevator that led to the castle. Once it reached the castle, Elisa got out and headed for the top of the tower where Goliath slept.

She made it before night fell with enough time to catch her breath and take in the beautiful scenery. She envied Xanatos and the clan for this spectacular view. It was as if the castle was in heaven, looking down at the earth below.

The sound of cracking stone brought her out of her thoughts. She stood back as the gargoyles awoke, stretching and roaring to the night. Goliath stretched one more time before turning to see Elisa behind him. He jumped off his perch, wrapped his arms around Elisa, and pulled her into a hug.

Elisa smiled as she leaned against Goliath's chest. She always felt safe in his arms and she also knew that he had sorely missed her the last few days just as she had missed him.

As they pulled back, Goliath leaned down and kissed her before saying, "I missed you."

"I missed you too, Big Guy."

"I imagine the station needs cleaned up badly."

"Yeah, but I've been mostly filling out paperwork and taking phone calls, most of which were people claiming they saw gargoyles near their homes," Elisa said, injecting annoyance and disgust into her words.

Goliath sighed. "Ever since that false report, the humans are afraid and panic is sweeping through the city."

"No kidding. All those calls were false alarms. I knew you guys were lying low. I think even Demona's keeping a low profile, too."

"Yes, so it would seem."

Elisa was silent as she looked out at the clouds that hid the city below. Yes, the gargoyles of the city were keeping their heads down while panic reigned over the humans. She tried to imagine how she would feel if she never met the clan and then learned of their existence from the news, but she found it difficult to do so.

Goliath was also deep in thought, but he was looking at the floor. His hope for a peaceful co-existence between humans and gargoyles was fading, but he knew he wouldn't give up on his dream. He would still protect the humans, even though they feared and hated his kind. Of course, there were humans that accepted his clan and even one human loved him.

I'd hate to think how Elisa would be viewed and treated if her people learned she was in love with a gargoyle.