Just going to be a short little story for me to write because I wanted to and I thought it would be a better ending than Requiem's.
Disclaimer: I do not own the Delirium series, it's plot or characters.
After returning to the wilds with Julian, Alex refused to look at me. I soon contracted a bad case of the flu and was put in the sick tent; Julian came to me every day. On one such day, when Julian was leaving, I heard him get into an argument with Alex. "She's sick." He had said, "How can you expect her to travel?"
"Then we go without her." Alex said so quietly I almost didn't hear. I was shocked, I knew he wasn't happy with me, but his coldness surprised me. I stood up slowly, and walked as quickly as I could to the door of the tent.
"I'm fine." I slurred through my feverish haze, "Where are we going?" Before either of them could reply I was having another coughing fit, I thankfully grabbed the handkerchief Alex offered me. I handed it back to him, "Thank you." I gasped out.
He quickly put the handkerchief away, trying to hide the blood I had coughed up from me, but he wasn't fast enough. I saw. "Nowhere." Julian said, "We're staying until you're better."
Alex looked over at me, with a look telling me he knew I saw the blood, "Go lay down Lena, we'll talk about this later."
I made a face, hoping it was clear I didn't like being treated as a child, and went back to my cot. Julian and Alex continued their conversation, but due to their voices being more hushed than before, I could only pick out pieces, "She's one of us….doesn't have much time…have no idea what she's been though….miracle she's lasted this long…can't leave her behind…won't be long until she bites anyways." I heard Julian yell at Alex that this wasn't over and sulk away.
I waited for Alex to leave as well, but instead he walked in to the tent and right up to my cot. I shut my eyes tight, pretending to be asleep. He chuckled, "I know you're up Lena," He said warmly. I opened my eyes and saw him sitting in front of me on a stool.
"I'm dying," I whispered, "Aren't I?"
Alex exhaled loudly, "We're trying as hard as we can, but it doesn't look good." I nodded, grateful for his honesty.
"I'm sorry. For everything." I said, my voice breaking, whether from my weakness or sadness I couldn't know.
Alex shook his head, "Don't be. We both made choices, now we're living with them." He said bitterly, I wondered if he was talking more about himself than me, "I'm sorry too, Lena."
I felt another fit of coughing come over me. I held my arm up to my mouth, hacking up my insides bit by bit. As soon as I stopped, and the room grew silent again, I heard the faint sound of Alex crying. I held my hand out to him and grabbed his, "It's okay Alex, I'll be okay." I reassured him, not believing it myself.
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