If possible listen to 'The Girl's Fantasy' while you read this, it will make it a lot better.

I could feel my strength depleting. I wondered if I'd ever get to see that robot move again, would our 'hands' ever touch again? How much longer would I have to wait? How much longer could I wait?

The snow kept falling even as we walked. It kept growing colder and colder and still we didn't find an escape route. All we could do was walk and walk passing over land that looked the exact same for miles to come. "Tomoyo!" Sunohara called.

"What?" I whispered.

"Slow down!" he shouted back.

"I'm not really sure how I could go any slower," I mumbled as I paused and waited for him to catch up with me. "You know, not only am I a lot stronger than you my endurance is also better.

He shook his head, "That isn't true I'm colder than you because you have those really long socks."

"That's the worst excuse I've ever heard!" I said, rolling my eyes. Something about talking made both of us feel better. Though talking was tiring it also took our minds off of how freezing we were.

"I wonder where the exit sign is," he whispered.

"What are you talking about? Already having hallucinations?" I asked, smiling.

He nodded, "Yeah sure unless your head really is a giant turnip."

I shook my head, "No actually it really is." He smiled and I smiled back at him. "I think that there might be a cave or somewhere we can stop soon so just hang in a little bit longer okay?"

"Yes sir," he whispered back.

"Ma'am! I'm still not a guy!" I called.

"Do you think that Mei has told the others where we went by now?" he asked me.

"Probably, I bet she's worried sick," I whispered as I watched my breath.

"Yeah…" We kept walking through the snow, now searching for shelter more than we were searching for an exit. "Do you think we could make a torch?" Sunohara asked.

I rolled my eyes, "No way, this isn't some treasure hunt, the snow would put it out in three seconds flat even if we got a fire started by some miracle."

"Tomoyo," he whispered. I turned around to see that had stopped walking. I watched his breath drift about in the air.

"What is it?" I asked, taking a step closer to him.

"I'm tired," he whispered.

"What are you talking about? Hurry up!" I called. I watched him sigh and take a step forward before tripping and falling down into the snow. I ran towards him and threw my arms around him in an attempt to help him back up. "Sunohara, are you alright?" I asked, panic setting into me. I put my hand on his cheek and pulled it back instantly. He felt like ice. I felt tears running down my cheek that were frozen as soon as they left my eyes.

"Tomoyo, I don't think that I can keep going," he whispered. His lips were blue. How had I not noticed that he was dying right in front of me? How had I not noticed?

"It's okay," I whispered as I pulled him into my arms. "We'll be alright, we'll just go back and tell them we couldn't find anything, okay?"

He shook his head, "No, you can tell them that. Oh and tell Mei…"

"No!" I screamed cutting him off. "Whatever you want to tell Mei you can tell her yourself!" I shouted as I picked him up and held him close to my body. "It's okay if I hurry I can make it."

"How can you carry me?" he asked, his voice growing fainter.

"Because I'm twice as strong as you remember?" I said, forcing a smile.

He smiled back at me, "Only cause' you're a guy."

I laughed and nodded, "Sure." I walked with all my power. I felt like nothing could stop me as I walked. I was so far away I couldn't even see the house but I had to make it there no matter what.

"Don't tell Mei what happened okay?" he asked me as I walked.

"What happened?" I asked as more frozen tears spilled down my cheeks.

"You know, don't tell her that I'm dead."

"Why would I tell her that, when YOU AREN'T DEAD!" I shouted.

He was shivering and I tried to hold him tighter so that some of my body heat would rub off on him but I don't think it worked. I kept walking. "You know, Sunohara, if I told Mei that you died she'd kill me, so just hang in there so that she doesn't have my head okay?" I asked in a whisper.

"That's why I said not to tell her," he said, smiling.

It was so hard to keep walking when all I wanted to do was sob. Part of me wondered why I was still walking but the other half truly believed that if I wished for it strong enough I could make back to the house. "You know you can't just not tell a person that kind of thing," I replied still forcing a smile.

"Tell her I ran away," he whispered.

"That doesn't even make any sense, just come with me and I won't have to tell her anything."

He nodded, "Okay, fine I'll pretend I'm going to live…" he paused and tried to regain his breath, "If that makes you feel better."

"Yes please," I begged.

"Okay, then I'll tell Mei that she's a good sister."

"Yes, do that, tell her that, she'll be happy," I said biting my lip and trying to hold back the water in my eyes.

"And then when we get back home we can be friends okay? I won't fight with you like before, I think your sweet," he whispered.

I smiled and nodded, "Okay, I Tomoyo Sakagami hereby swear never to kick you ever again…because I think you're nice too, let's be friends when we go back."

"Yeah…" he whispered, "Forever."

I nodded again, "Forever," I repeated.

I felt him shivering and struggling to breath in my arms. "It's okay if you don't want to talk anymore, just save your strength for when we get to the house and Mei wants to talk to you okay?"

He nodded just slightly and I let my tears go, not being able to keep them back anymore. I kept walking in silence for a bit more. I walked through the snow that was up to my knees at parts. It was so hard to walk and after awhile it started to become really difficult to carry Sunohara. I looked down at him and his eyes were closed. "You still okay, Sunohara?" I asked him. He didn't reply. "Sunohara?" I asked again. I felt him shiver and I sighed in relief. "Don't go to sleep okay? It's too cold to sleep out here wait until we get back to the house. We're almost there." In fact, we weren't almost there and I wasn't sure whether I was lying to him or myself.

"Tomoyo." He was so quiet now I could hardly hear him.

"Yes, Sunohara?" I asked as more tears fell down my cheeks.

"Make it," he paused, "Out of this world."

I nodded, "We will, all of us." I looked down at him and held him tighter. "All of us. Right Sunohara?" I felt more tears trickle down my cheeks. "Right?" I kept walking as fast as I could. "Please!?" I cried. "Tell me that it's okay! Tell me you're alright!" I screamed. His eyes were closed. I put my fingers against his freezing wrist. His pulse was gone. "Wake up! I told you not to go to sleep yet! What about Mei!? What about me!?" I fell to my knees and buried my head in his shoulder. "Forever…" I whispered, "Why was forever so short!?" I yelled.

Before I knew what I was doing I pressed his cold lips against mine. I had wanted to kiss him for a long time, why had I been such a fool? Why had I only gained the courage to do it now? I held him closer to me and then I lay down in the snow. This was it. I wouldn't walk anymore. I no longer had a purpose to walk and I no longer had the will. This was the end of the road. There was no escaping this world and we'd all die here anyway so I mine as well die right here…next to Sunohara. I closed my eyes, and despite having told Youhei not to, I fell asleep.

…..Don't worry this isn't the end of the story. I'm not going to end it on this sad of note. Thank you for reading and please review!