I sat near the door of my bedroom, waiting for the dizzy spell to pass when a violent wave of nausea took me over. I managed to fight it down but ended up in a coughing fit for my efforts.
Couldn't win for losing.
I think I went on for about three minutes. Three long painful minutes. And by the time I was done my hand looked like I'd drowned it in red paint. I sighed and leant my head against the wall. I was dying and I knew it. How did I find out? Well, it's not everyday you wake up with joints so stiff you'd think you'd been raised from the dead; or look in the mirror and first thing you see is blood running out of your eyes. That and coupled with blackouts that come out of like, nowhere and then sporadic visits to the porcelain God along with these offerings of blood…
Kinda drops the bomb on ya, you know?
Do the others know about it?
Hell no. And I so don't plan on telling them about it. Though they'd probably figure it out later. Hopefully when I finally bite the dust. That way I don't have to explain. I worked too hard during the war to gain their respect and I'm not about to lose it three years later all because of a stupid illness. I don't like being weak. Or letting others know for that matter. And besides, no one's around to cheer their gloomy asses up when they need it. So if making them happy means suffering in silence…
So be it.
But it hadn't been happening for that long. Oh no. I'd probably be dead by now. It's only been going on for about say… six months now. Mostly by luck since I shared an office with Yuy. The guy had eyes like a damned hawk. Yah, I love the guy but sometimes that sharp eye just puts me in difficult spots.
The world seemed steady again and I slowly got to my feet, throwing on my work jacket and heading down the stairs and out the house. I have a job, you know. Can't have Une chewing my ass out on a Monday.
A/N: This is the introduction to the rewritten Compromised Vitality. The last one completely sucked (to me, anyway) and though I don't think this is going to be professionally written, I believe that this one is going to be much better. Hope you enjoy this one as much as the first one.