Forever Silent

Author Notes: This one is more on the saddening side, wow...i realize how freaky and depressing some of these story ideas were in high school...eh oh well~ Enjoy!

"It's all my fault…oh God what have I done!?" Shadow, all alone, all his fault…grief stricken. His hearts barley beating now, it's fading from the aches. Tears glistening down his cheeks, not even paying attention to the doctors presence. Looking up, the old, kind man had tears in his eyes too…

"I'm sorry son…she fought as much as she could, but it wasn't enough. She…tried so so hard, before she passed she gave me this letter for you. "True enough in his wrinkled fingers, a blue piece of paper, addressed to Shadow.

She never did like white, blank paper…all those times I teased her about it…never again. The kind man took his shoulder, not that Shadow felt anything. At this point his body went stone, cold numb, and could anyone blame him?

"Son? Please? She wanted you to read it…" with a sigh he took it, in it was her sweet scented perfume, vanilla flowers with a hint of cinnamon. He always loved coming home from school to smell such a fragrance, she always wanted vanilla scented lotions…today was her birthday.

Her present is still in the car. But the agonizing pain hit him again, this time he wept with all his heart, not caring anymore. "Why did she save me? Oh dear God why?! Why didn't I save her…she was always there for me, she can't be gone…

"Finally reading the letter, you can see a hint of his sad smile, a smile that never reaches the boys eyes. She was always there to cheer him up, to give him advice. In exchange he always protected her, watched over her, now…he's all alone.

The doctor, looking regretful and sympathetic, leaves in silence. After skimming over her letter he looks to the ceiling, laying down on the sterilized pillows.

"So…I end up getting a broken leg and concussion…and you die during surgery. Had I'd known this was going to happen Sora…I would've never let you get into the car. I would've never said I'll take you to the zoo…I love you sis…I wish you were here."

From there his eyes close, at last finding peace within the shadows, he was once named after….Sora's shadow, from being born together, to dying together. That is the eternal grief of life.

The end