She's staring out the window again. I walk into her room, two mugs of hot cocoa in my hands.
She doesn't notice me. I cough lightly to get her attention and she turns, surprise in her eyes.
"Oh, hi Len." She smiles, her blue eyes bright.
I smile back. "I brought you some hot chocolate." I say as I make my way over to her bed and hand her a mug. She takes it carefully and brings it to her mouth, taking a sip.
"Yummy." She breathes when she finishes.
"So, christmas is coming. Do you know what you want?" I ask her.
"Hm." She thinks for a moment, and for some reason her face flushes a light pink. "I want you to sing to me..." she murmurs, and I blink in surprise.
I smile softly and nod. I'll get her something else too. Maybe a plush or something to keep her company when I had to go out. Then a better idea forms in my head. Maybe i'll get her a pet. A cat that she can snuggle and play with. That would be a pretty good gift for her.
"What do you want for Christmas?" She asks, dragging me from my plans.
"Huh? Oh." What I really want is for her to get better, but I know that wouldn't be possible. "Well, i would kinda like a new guitar, but you don't have to get me anything."
Rin just shrugs, and I sigh. She was going to get me something anyway.
"Anything else you want?" She questions.
"Well, i was kinda looking at-" my reply is cut off by the sound of something shattering.
Rin's cup of hot chocolate had slipped out of her hands and landed on the hard wooden floor. The porcelin split, flying in all different directions as the liquid splashes out and onto the floor.
I stare at the broken cup for a moment before I glance back to Rin. She's staring at her hands which were shaking uncontrollably, surprise in her eyes. Then her eyes meet mine, and she smiles unsurely. "Oops. I-I guess i wasn't holding it right."
I stare at her shaking hands, my heart sinking. She was getting weaker, the disease now attacking the nerves in her arms.
"I'll... go get something to clean up." I say slowly, not trusting my voice.
As soon as i close the door to her room I let a few tears slip. My back rests on the wooden surface as I lean back and cover my face with my hands. The tears fall more steadily now.
It just isn't fair. I love her, and now she is slowly being taken away from me. Slowly fading out of existence.
Soon I'll be left without her; my other half. How could I live when part of myself was gone?
I try to calm down. Rin was probably waiting for me to get back. Quickly wiping away my tears, I head into the kitchen to grab some towels to clean up the mess.
When I open the door, I see Rin hunched over, still staring at her hands, worry in her eyes. As soon as she looks up at me, a little relief fills them. I try to smile reassuringly.
Careful not to step on any broken pieces, I kneel down and start to pick up the porcelin with a towel. After I achieve this I wipe up the spill. Finally the mess is clean. I stand back up and smile a little at Rin, then go to shake out the broken pieces and dump the towel in the washing machine.
I return just a few moments later, only to find that Rin had fallen asleep. She can't help herself, even the littlest things took a lot out of her. I walk over to her and gently stroke her golden blonde hair, lost in thought.
I pray to whoever would listen. Please, by whatever miracle, let me stay with her forever.
A/N: So this is a pretty short chapter, because I didn't exactly know what to put. Please review/ fave/follow/whatever, so I know you guys are enjoying this. I'm really running low on inspiration...
