Blood Saga
Prologue
I look up and smile sadly at him, the white makeup of his face glowing in the moonlight, blackness seeping into the edges of my vision.
"Kid? Hey! What's wrong?" His voice is concerned, I think, but it's sort of fuzzy, so I can't really tell.
"Grave… robber…" I whisper brokenly, and then any trace of a smile is gone as he kneels down beside me, his face crumpled with concern. A tear trickles down my cheek, and all at once his hands are on my skin, thumbs wiping the moisture away with shocking tenderness.
"What is it, Kid? What…" He trails off and looks down, his expression shifting from worry into horror as his Zydrate-blue eyes find the gaping hole in my stomach, the blood staining my white dress. "No…" I place my hand on his shoulder, and he looks back up at me. "Hey, now, you'll be fine," he says, but I can tell by the crack in his voice that he doesn't believe it.
"I love you," I murmured, closing my eyes. I felt him gather me into his arms, and the last thing I heard was his frantic voice in my ear, his running jostling me and making his voice rough and broken.
"Kid, stay with me… Damn it, Shilo… I love you, too…"