"Saya! Saya! You must wake up" There was that voice again, Calling to her. It disturbed her.
Saya lay on the bed, so still, so pale. Haji sat and watched her, never leaving her side.
"She's been asleep for too long" Haji thought to himself. "Why won't she wake up?" Then aloud to His sleeping Queen, "Saya! Saya! You must wake up!" When she didn't stir, Haji stood, and deciding that a shower would be nice, went into the bathroom.
"If I can't wake her soon…" he let that thought trail off. He didn't want to think about the possibility that Saya might be asleep for the next 30 years. It seemed unlikely; she had not formed her chrysalis, nor was her vital signs so low that he thought she was in hibernation. Still though… She needed food if she was going to survive. "She won't live much longer on just my blood" Haji thought. The thought that she may not live entered his mind, if only briefly. He made up his mind in that instant.
Kai stepped into the room while Haji was gone. The man had become more and more distraught over the last few days, It was unnerving. The usually stoic man was starting to become more worried. Kai had even walked in on him yesterday, to find that Haji was crying. It unnerved Kai that haji was that worried. "Saya, please, Wake up."
Just then, Haji entered the room wearing nothing but a towel. "Oh Kai, I'm sorry."
Giving Haji a nod, Kai left the room. Haji turned back to where the sleeping girl lay. "It is time to eat Saya" After getting dressed, Haji picked the jeweled dagger that he kept on the bedside table. Slicing open his palm, Haji drained the blood into his own mouth. He fed Saya then, with a bloody kiss. He pulled down her chin, and allowed his sweet blood to trickle down her throat. He wrapped His arms around her. "Please Saya. Wake up!"
Haji was still. He lay next to Saya, cradling her. He was tormented. Saya still hadn't woken, and it had been a grand total of 20 days. They had moved her to a hospital, where she had been hooked to an I.V that fed her body with liquid nutrition. He continued to supply her with blood, in the hopes that it might wake her up.
Haji allowed the tears to stream, unrestricted, down his cheeks. It was time he face facts, Saya was not going to wake up. Something had gone wrong, and Saya was dying. Haji cradled her face gently. "I love you, Saya" he whispered. Haji kissed her gently, and withdrew his favorite jeweled dagger from his coat. His flesh received the piercing blade smooth like butter, and with barely a second thought, Haji withdrew the blade and pierced his own heart with it. Haji gave just the barest whimper of pain and became very still. His Chest ceased to move, and his heart stopped beating.
Saya's eyes fluttered and she opened them, only to be blinded by the insane lights. Saya became aware that she was wet, and looked down to find herself soaked in blood. "Where is it coming from?" She wondered. She knew she wasn't hurt. It was then that she realized that Haji was lying next to her. Saya sat up quickly. She began to examine Haji, starting with his legs, but she could find no obvious sign of injury. It was only when she opened his coat that she saw only the small hilt of his favorite dagger protruding from his chest. "NO!" She cried, and with one swift movement, she withdrew the dagger. When she did, it was as if a damn had broken. Blood came Gushing out of the wound, seeping down his chest. Saya sat on her heels. Using the already soiled dagger, she cut into her wrist, and placing the wound in Haji's mouth, she began to try to revive the man she loved.
Saya removed her hand, and allowed her wound to close. She couldn't spare anymore. It was her hope that it had been enough to repair the damage to his shredded heart. "Haji" she whispered "why would you do this?"
Saya Waited, and when she felt the feeble stirrings of Haji's Heart She commanded him to breathe. It took as moment, but Haji Began to draw shallow breathes. Saya let out a sigh of relief. She removed Haji's soiled clothes, and the bed linens. After sliding a clean sheet under Haji, she climbed back into the bed with him. Snuggling close to the man's chest, Saya fell asleep.
Haji awoke slowly. His chest hurt, and he had an awful headache. "I should be dead" He thought to himself "how am I….." he let the thought trail off as looked at Saya. Saya was sleeping, but she had a pink glow to her cheeks. It was so very different than the Saya He had laid down next to. "She's Alive" He breathed.
Haji pulled Saya close to him, and covered them both with a blanket. Saya didn't even stir. "I must feed" He realized. "But it can wait"
Haji opened his eyes to the sun shining through the window. He glanced at Saya, only to realize she was awake, and watching him.
"Saya" He whispered, a thousand questions burning in his mind. "How….?" Saya just stared at him.
"Why haji?" She whispered "why would you do something like that?"
Haji looked away, "Saya, I have been with you for many years. I'm not sure I'd know what to do with out you."
"Live" she whispered. "You'd live"
Haji stared at her. "How can you be so cruel? You would have me k-kill you, and then want me to live?" He watched as his words hit home. "Saya, I have no intentions of living. After I fulfilled my promise to you, I fully intend to take my own life."
"Haji…." Haji wondered how one word could be so full of pain, and anguish. "Saya, Let's not talk about this now" Haji said decisively.
"Okay Haji" Saya agreed. She closed her eyes.
Haji held Saya close, and felt that they were finally getting somewhere. He closed his eyes, and thought about what had just transpired. "I'd do it again" he thought.
Haji looked at the sleeping girl in his arms, His love. "I can't live without her" …..
A/N I'm thinking about continuing this story. Let me know if you'd like that. Again guys, please review.