TITLE: Till Death Do Us Part AUTHOR: Hades [Kristina] RATING: R - for profane language, and some.unusual situations. EMAIL: FireEyez8602@aol.com SUMMARY: Hades' loses her best friend, boyfriend, one true love, and the father of her unborn baby.all in one person. She begins to go insane, not able to live without him. How can she learn to cope? How will she deal with this, and what will she do to get over it? ... WILL she get over it?

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"I love you, Hades." Mush said quietly, holding onto her hand. He was lying in the sick room with his girlfriend of three years, Hades, at his side. His eyes were filled with pain, but there was a sense of peace in them. "Never forget about me, okay?"

"Mush, stop talking like that!" Hades begged, holding back her tears.

Mush kissed her hand, although he was barely able to. He was so weak. "Take care of the baby.you'll be a great mother."

"Mushy, we're gonna take care of the baby.you an' me.." Hades' voice quivered.

Mush looked at her lovingly. "You're so beautiful." He whispered.

A single tear fell from Hades' eye and slid down her cheek. "I love you, Mushy.more than anything. PLEASE don't leave me.."

"I never will." He replied simply. "I just wish.that I would've had time to ask you to marry me.and give you this ring." He pulled a small blue box out of his pocket and looked at it.

Another tear escaped Hades' eye.

"It's too late now." Mush said regretfully.

"No! No it's not! Ask me, Mushy! Ask me! We'll get married, have the baby, and be together forever an' ever!"

Mush smiled sadly and opened the box, taking the ring from it. "Gabriel.will you marry me?" He slid the ring onto her finger.

Hades laughed, wiping her eyes. "Yes.of course." She looked at the ring, and its stone of sparkling violet. "I love you." She said quietly and kissed his lips gently.

"I love you more." Mush whispered as his breathing fell short, and he closed his eyes. His chest no longer rose and fell, and his body went limp, his hand still in Hades'.

Hades let her tears flow freely now. "NO!" She screamed through her sobs. She laid her head on his chest, crying hysterically. She lifted her head and looked at his face; he looked so peaceful. She closed her eyes tightly as her hot tears stung her eyes. "NOOO!" She screamed again. She stood up, only to fall to her knees and cry. "Why?!" She yelled. "Why did you leave me?!" She then sobbed quietly. She slowly pulled herself to her feet and ran from the room and down the stairs.

"Whoa, whoa! What are you doing? Why are you crying?! What's wrong?!" Bottle Cap, one of Hades' best friends, asked her worriedly.

"HE'S DEAD BOTTLE CAP! HE'S FUCKING DEAD!" Hades yelled.

Bottle Cap gasped and her eyes widened. "W-What?"

Hades sobbed uncontrollably. "He's dead."She whispered. "Gone.gone forever."

Bottle Cap was at a loss for words. She couldn't even imagine what Hades was feeling. "Hades.I-I'm so sorry."

"He's gone Bottle Cap.all of him. All I have left of him this baby. And Jesus Christ! I can't fucking raise a kid by myself!" She sat down on the stairs, looking helpless, hurt, and empty.

Bottle Cap stood motionless as Hades cried. She couldn't believe that Mush was dead. When he got Typhoid, they all were sure he'd recover. He had never done anything wrong to anyone. He had always been so respectful of everyone.so sweet, so kind. He and Hades were so deeply in love.Hades was almost four months pregnant with his child, and Bottle Cap knew that Mush had been planning to propose to Hades when he got better. He had so much more living to do.but, he was taken away. Gone forever. None of them would ever see Mush living.ever again. It scared Bottle Cap.

"He didn't deserve to die." Aisling, Hades' other best friend, said, coming to stand beside Bottle Cap. She had been standing in the front door the whole time.

Hades looked up at her two best friends; her face was red, and stained with tears and dirt. "I need him." Her voice was scared and shaky.

"Well," Aisling started. "You have him.well, part of him at least. You said it yourself.you have the baby. Mush put that baby in you, Hades. And when it's born, you'll be able to see Mush in your child's face, everyday." She said comfortingly.

Hades placed her hand on her slightly rounded stomach. "Mushy." She said softly as fresh tears fell from her swollen, red eyes. "I need you.I need you! Damnit! I fucking need you!" She yelled the last sentence loudly.

Bottle Cap took a step towards Hades, but Aisling grabbed her arm and stopped her.

"I need you." Hades sobbed, burying her face in her hands.