Cherry sat up and groaned, pain clawing at her insides. She fell back down, making everyone run to her side. "Cherry! Are you OK?!" Nathaniel shouted worridely. She opened her eyes and smiled weakly, before looking at Heith.
"Heith? Can I please speak to you alone?" She asked. Everyone nodded before leaving, except Heith.
"Shouldn't everyone else be in here as well?" He asked. Cherry shook her head, her smile falling.
"No, they'll cause a comotion. Anyways...I only want you to here this." She said. Heith nodded before stroking her cheek.
"What is it?" He asked. She was silent for a moment.
"Don't you remember when I made the poison?" She asked.
.:*Flashback*:.
"Cherry, how's the poison coming along?" Heith asked. Cherry smiled weakly at him. Smoke fumes and chemicals surrounded her.
"I'm...d-d." She almost fell to the ground, but luckily Heith saved her. "Oi Cherry!" Heith shouted, worriedly. She looked up at him.
"It's done." She said, weakily. Heith sighed irritatedly.
"At least you've finished it. Now, explain what it's about." He demanded.
"This is a poison. Once it is consumed, or is in someone's body, it will claw at their insides. Ripping them apart. It took me a while but I've perfected it. So far, it's incurable." She finished off with a smile. He sweatdropped.
"That's not something to be smile about." She giggled and hugged him, pushing her chest against his. He blushed brightly. She kissed his cheek.
.:*Flashback*:.
"Yeah, what about it?" Heith asked. Cherry laughed weakly. "I said it was incurable. Meaning no-one can cure it." She said. Heith laughed. "But I did!" He said with a smile. Cherry looked away.
"You didn't cure it." She replied. Heith's laughter immediately stopped.
"Hey, why are you saying that? Of course you're cured! Stop lying." He said, fear running through his body.
"I'm going to die." Cherry explained. His eyes widened, backing away.
"You can't be serious! You're lying!" He shouted. She shook her head.
"I wouldn't lie about such things." She said. Heith shook his head, trying to calm down.
"Are you sure?" He asked. She nodded.
"I'm telling everyone else." He said, leaving.
"Do as you please." She replied.
Heith walked up the stairs and met up with everyone else. "Guys, Cherry said that she's going to die." He explained.
"What?!" Nathaniel shot up, eyes wide open.
He nodded. "Yeah...and she's probably right. When she made the poison, she made it so that it was incurable." Shuji added, remembering what Cherry said. Saki stayed silent.
"What should we do?" Heith asked.
"What exactly can we do?" Shuji asked.
"Well we can't give up! We can't let Cherry die!" Nathaniel shouted.