This one was a little hard for me, but I hope you think I did a good job.

Enjoy!

I is for Ill


I watched her small form from the corner of the room. She always looked small and fragile before, but now, seeing her here, in this room, I felt like merely touching her would break her. Julie sniffled and blew loudly into her tissue. Runo snorted.

"Julie, could you relax? I'm sure Alice will be fine. She just fainted." She said harshly. Julie flinched. Though, everyone could tell that the blue haired girl was just as scared for Alice as Julie was. Dan got up from his chair and stretched.

"I'm getting something to eat, anyone wanna come?" he asked. I looked at him, baffled. He really wanted to eat now, of all times? Runo and Julie stood up and followed him out of the room. Marucho stood up too. He climbed onto the bed and kissed Alice's cheek. He hopped off and sniffled.

"Feel better, Alice." He whispered. He walked over to the door. He paused. "Tell the others that I needed to be home for something important. And Shun? Don't worry about Alice. She's tougher than we give her credit for." He said. I nodded. I wasn't sure what I should do next, so I just ruffled his hair. Then he walked out.

I pushed myself off the wall and sat in the empty chair by Alice's bed. I took her hand in my own and gave it a small squeeze. I couldn't lose her. She was all I had left. I felt the tears sliding down my cheek. I kissed her hand. She gave my hand a small squeeze. I felt my heart speed up. I heard her mumble something. I leaned in closer.

"What?" I whispered.

"Shun…" she whispered again. I saw her eyes squeeze shut tight. Then they opened. I saw her russet eyes for the first time in three days. She let her eyes wander around the room until they finally landed on me. She shifted and I helped her sit up.

"Where am I?" she asked.

"Hospital." I managed to choke out. Her eyes widened and her jaw dropped slightly.

"Why?!" she asked frantically. I put my hands on her shoulders in a way of comfort.

"Alice, its okay, relax." I said. She relaxed her shoulders and nodded. "You fainted after we left the airport. We were walking to the restaurant and you fainted. The doctor said you had a high fever of 103.8 degrees Fahrenheit. You've…you've been asleep for three days. The doctor said it might not be just the flu. It could be something more." I said softly. She put a hand to her mouth in shock.

"Oh my goodness…I had no idea. That morning…I wasn't feeling too well. But…" she was at a loss for words. I gave her hand a squeeze. I looked into her eyes. She gasped.

"Shun…you've been crying." She whispered and touched my cheek.

"It's nothing." I said, turning my face so she couldn't see it. Her hand fell to her lap.

"Shun…" she whispered.

"Why?" I asked harshly. She looked up at me with wide eyes.

"Why what?" she asked.

"Why didn't you tell anyone you were sick? Why did you push yourself so hard? You're ill, Alice! You need to take care of yourself! Everyone was worried about you! I was worried about you! You're all that I have left ever since my mom died! I can't lose you!" I said loudly. I stood there for a good minute in silence. Neither of us said a word. Alice shifted so that she was kneeling on the bed. She moved closer to me and hugged me.

"I'm sorry, Shun." She whispered. I sat down on the bed and hugged her back. I felt relieved to have her here in my arms, healthy.


Bah, this one was really hard to write. I wasn't sure whether I wanted ill or immortal, but I figured that ill would be easier (which it wasn't!) Anyways, drop a review!

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