You all know what this is going to be about, but I have a few notes. I always imagined Liesel and Rudy older when the bombing took place, like 15, so that's how old they are in my endings. Please R 'n R!
Liebe und Schmerz - Love and Pain
Rudy was in his basement. He was there becasue he was lonely, and Liesel was in her basement when she wasn't with him - so he thought she must go there when she was lonely. He really loved her. He wished she loved him. He didn't know she loved him just as much he loved her. Liesel was in her basement, becasue she was lonely-Rudy was right - she sat there, thinking of him. Loving him. Wondering if he loved her. Both hearts were beating at the same pace. Liesel went and stood at her basement window, looking out. She saw Rudy with his eyes closed in his basement, and she rapped on the glass. He looked up and saw her, then stood up and came to his own window. He waved and smiled at her, and she smiled back. Liebe ist Schmerz - Love is pain. They both thought it. Neither saw the planes bringing the bombs come. But when they came, the houses collapsed on their inhabitants. Liesel screamed as she flung herself to the ground. Both teens were buried in debris.
Rudy dug himself out first. It was silent. "Liesel?" he called. He heard muffled calls. He found Liesel buried, and struggled to pull her body out of the rubble. Liesel was sobbing. Neither needed to look around to know that they were alone. "Shh Liesel" Rudy whispered, holding her tightly. "Es verletzt - it hurts Rudy" she said "What hurts?" Rudy asked, worried for Liesel. "Alles… mein Inneres. Meine Inner-Schmerzen. Everything...my heart. My heart Hurts" she spoke softly. "Why?" Rudy asked "Jeder ist tot. Niemand, das auf Erde lebendig ist, liebt mich jetzt. Ich bin allein. Allein ohne Liebe.-Everyone is dead. No one alive on earth loves me now. I am alone. Alone with no Love." she began to cry. "I'm alone Rudy." "Liesel! Don't ever say that! You've got me! I - I love you. Ich liebe dich, Ich liebe dich, I have since that first day you played goalie." "Ich liebe dich, Rudy. I have for so long. But I didn't think you loved me back." "But I was always asking for kisses." "You stopped." she said. "I never stopped wanting one. I never stopped loving you." "Why didn't you just kiss me yourself?" Liesel laughed a bit. Both seemed to forget where they were for awhile. "I never thought of that." Rudy said, and pulled Liesel into a deep, long kiss. It was full of regret, of years of love and pain, of races and stealing and name-calling. Of friendship.
When it came time to leave Himmel with the few objects they could find still intact, Liesel and Rudy held each other closely, and never, ever let go. Through Love and Pain, they found each other. They lost everything else. But they found each other.