The Gift
Chapter 2
Today felt a bit odd as I woke up and found a real thick fog everywhere, ignoring it, I started to get ready for school. I ran downstairs to be on time for breakfast.
"Well today is rather misty." My mom said sipping her morning coffee as usual.
"The fog scares me.."
My little brother is only five years old, and I don't blame him, the fog does give me an eerie feeling.
Finishing up my breakfast I said see ya, and left out the door to the bustop seeing Dark and Andrex already there.
"Dude, who is that?" Dark said with a confused expression. "Oh, it's just Kalsiddon, can't see with all this fog."
"Hey guys, good morning." I said noticing another figure coming through the fog, it must be Saiyu. Something was different though.
"Hi..."
She didn't sound to pleasant, something is most defiantly wrong.
"Saiyu, you ok?"
"Yeah, don't worry Kalsiddon.
As I was about to protest, the bus pulled right up and we all jumped in. The bus ride was awkward because for some reason, no one said a word, but was all staring at me.
"Is there something on my face?" I said with a nervous chuckle.
When we got to school it was even worse, everyone was gossiping and giving me awkward glances until I finally had enough.
"Why are you all staring at me? Is there something I don't know!"
Saiyu walked up to me and she put her hand on my shoulder, looking depressed.
"Kalsiddon...I never told you this and I'm sorry, but...ever since I was born I had an terminal illness, and the doctor finally said that I...don't have long to live."
As I stood there letting the information sink into my head, I didn't know how to react to that, my best friend ever since birth, dieying on such short notice? Should I be mad because she never told me she had a terminal illness? Should I be sad because she is gonna die?
She let go of my shoulder and hugged me.
"If you want, you don't have to practice on the typewriter today."
I came back from shock after she had said that I grabbed her shoulders and broke away from the hug, and looked straight into her eyes, trying to find the words to say.
"Why? Why didn't you ever tell me this until it got serious?"
She turned her head away from me hiding her eyes.
"I'm sorry." She said with a few tears running down her face.
The bell rung and she immediately ran off for class, and for the rest of the day she avoided me. It was also weird on the bus going home today because she was ignoring me, I tried my best to talk to her. When we got off the bus and Dark and Andrex walked home I stopped Saiyu from running off again by grabbing her hand.
"Wait, Saiyu I-"
"I know you're mad because I didn't tell you, but-"
"Yes, I would be mad, but how could I be mad when you are in a horrible state of death?"
It was a few minutes of silence until she finally spoke.
"I...don't wanna die."
(A/N) This chapter goes along nicely with the song preparation from pandora hearts. i think this is getting really good.