A/N: Happy Easter everyone~! Hope you all got lots of chocolate and stuffs~ I got Fairy Tale Part 1 on DVD, beat that, mwahahaa~~
Anyways, here's chapter 10, keep your reviews coming people! I love them so much and I love all you guys for sticking with me throughout this story, there's only one chapter left to go :'(
And in regards to all of you questionning whether or not I'm actually going to kill Kid, do you seriously think I'm that cruel...?
I'll sing it one last time for you
Then we really have to go
You've been the only thing that's right
In all I've done
And I can barely look at you
But every single time I do
I know we'll make it anywhere
Away from here
(SOUL'S POV)
Everything passed in a blur.
All was silent, neither me nor the scientist able to comprehend what was happening until a pained gurgling sound erupted from the throat of the shinigami. As if snapping from a trance, Stein's stitched face grew determined as he turned to face me, holding a hand out expectantly.
"Soul, hand me the needle and thread. Hurry, we haven't got much time!"
I rushed to grab the requested items from his table of equipment, my eyes darting over the ominous-looking tools which he had been planning to use to deliver my child.
"W-what happened?"
"I caught a vein as my hand slipped. Not just any, either, it was huge. If we don't act fast he could die from blood loss."
"And the baby?"
"She'll die too."
My eyes widened in shock and I hurried my search, eventually finding the needle and thread and thrusting it into the professor's awaiting hands. However, the second he began to stitch Kid back up, a pale hand gripped his wrist and prevented him from proceeding any further.
"K-Kid? What are you doing?"
"Th…the baby…save the baby…"
"But you'll die!"
"I-I don't care…get her out…"
Tears stung at the corners of my eyes, and I gripped his frail hand tight, intertwining our fingers.
"P-please Kid…come on, you'll be okay…w-we'll fix you up and then we can get Emilee out, a-and we'll be a happy family…"
The dying reaper gave me a weak smile.
"I'm not an idiot, Soul. It's me or her…I know it is…by the time Stein's stitched me up she'll have suffocated…I can't live knowing that to continue my own life my baby had to die…"
He shot a weak but resolute glare at the scientist.
"Stein. Get her out now."
Nodding shakily, the stitched man did as he was told, dropping the needle and thread and instead grabbing a scalpel. Staying close to Kid's side, I gave his hand a light squeeze as Stein began cutting into him once more.
Whether he was merely fighting through the pain or he was too weak to feel it I couldn't tell, but there was next to no emotion on the shinigami's face, just exhaustion and tired, golden eyes staring upwards towards the heavens.
He was going to be okay, I knew he was.
He had to be.
"And…she's here…"
A loud cry sounded from near Kid's stomach as Stein gently pulled the baby from within him, holding her head gently and wrapping her up in a white blanket. The reaper let out a small noise somewhere between a sigh of relief and a chuckle.
"My baby…my little Emilee…I want…I want to see her…"
I held a hand softly on his shoulder.
"Kid, you can't…you're too weak…"
He looked up at me pleadingly.
"Please, Soul…I may never get the chance to do so again…"
My breath hitched as I became conscious of this reality, before silently moving over to Stein. He handed our daughter over without hesitation, and I returned to Kid's side and placed her in his weak arms, providing support so he could hold her up. He smiled softly, brushing his thumb across her cheek.
"She's so…so beautiful…"
Although still covered in blood and fluid, there was no denying he was right. Dark locks contrasted perfectly with pale skin, the spit and image of her mother. It was ideal, I guess…
She was going to be the only thing I had to remember him by.
Unashamedly, tears spilled from my eyes, and I leaned down and kissed the reaper's forehead gently.
"S-Soul…?"
"I…I'm so sorry Kid…this is all my fault…everything…I-I can't believe I was so stupid…a-and the party…I shouldn't have forced you into-"
I was interrupted by a slender finger on my lips.
"Don't apologise. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have gotten her." He indicated to the small bundle in his arms. "Plus…I wouldn't have fallen in love with you either…"
A choked sob passed my lips, and I pulled him into a hug, burying my face in his hair and breathing in his scent.
I didn't want to let him go.
If I did, I'd never get to hold him again.
"S-Soul…"
"Yeah…?"
"Th-that name I mentioned…"
"W-what was it…?"
"Her middle name…I want her to be called Iphigenia…"
"Iphigenia…?"
He smiled softly.
"It means sacrifice…you know, like the game we played to get her…"
"Virgin sacrifice…?"
"Y-yeah…I guess it has two meanings now, huh?"
"Kid…"
He smiled sadly, shaking his head. I could hear his breathing growing raspy, he didn't have long left.
"I love you…so much…take care of her….I know you'll be a great father…"
He leaned up slowly, and I stooped down to meet him. Our lips touched in the middle in a kiss, soft, tender and loving. I ignored the taste of blood in his mouth, cupping his cheek and helping to keep him in place. The pace of his breath was slowly decreasing, slower and slower, until his lips turned slack against mine.
I pulled away sadly, staring in disbelief at his lifeless body. His face looked so peaceful, almost as if he were sleeping. As carefully as I could I removed Emilee from his arms and held her close, sobbing into her hair.
"Time of death, 19:29 PM," Stein announced quietly, pulling a white sheet over the reaper's still form.
"I-I can't believe he's…he…what am I going to do…?"
"What do you mean…?"
"H-how…how am I supposed to raise her? I s-still have school…I need a job…I can't do th-this alone…"
Stein shook his head and rested a comforting hand on my shoulder.
"You're not alone, Soul. I'll be here if anything happens to her, I'm sure your friends can help out too…and besides…Kid's always going to be with you…even if you can't see him, he'll be right here-" he rested a hand over my heart- "forever. He was right, you're going to be an excellent father. Don't let him down."
Staying quiet for a moment as the words sunk in, I nodded slowly and wrapped my arms around Emilee tighter. I had to stay strong, for her.
"I'll make sure nothing ever happens to you…I promise…"
As I stroked her soft cheek, I couldn't help but feel my heart break as I saw how strongly she resembled her mother. But here she was, the last part of him I had left, his final sacrifice. I had to stay strong for them both, no matter how much it hurt.
I handed Emilee over to the scientist so he could clean her up, and stepped outside the lab. The crisp air which had before seemed so refreshing against my skin now felt bitter and harsh, biting at my fingers and cheeks.
The moon was up, blood oozing from it's menacing grin. I glared and looked past it, into the array of stars that illuminated the dark sky in which they sat, knowing that Kid was now in safe hands amongst them.
Tears sprung to my eyes once more for the boy I loved. He was gone, and nothing I could do would ever bring him back. I was alone, all alone with the daughter he had bore unto me.
The daughter whose birth we had so eagerly anticipated, only for this to happen.
And now…he's dead.
And all of this is my fault.
A/N: Yes, yes I am.
I'm sorry, but that was the intention of the plot all along, even from when I started planning it I decided it was going to have a sad ending, my last fanfic ended so fluffily...
BUT! I have decided, for my next one, in order to cheer everyone up Imma do a SoulxKid version of Beauty and the Beast~! (and no it's not just because IT'S COMING OUT IN 3D~~~~!) The only thing is, I think I might make Soul uke in it...it's something that's been growing on me for a while now ^^" Plus it just makes more sense, the beast is a prince, Kid is a death prince...Belle has a nice ass, Soul has a VERY nice ass...
Anyways look out for it when I upload the first chapter, and for the final chapter of Just A Mistake :)
The song at the start is Run by Snow Patrol~
Hope you enjoyed, please review~!
Lamia x