Disclaimer & stuff: Don't own it (short and sweet)

Note: Okay, I got the anime and was just compelled to write this. It's not very long and goes by the game, not the anime. I typed this up when I had acase of writer's block for one of my other stories. It's nothing special – only took about fifteen minutes to write.

A note from Shion.

You think I don't care…you think I don't hear you…but I do. You may think I don't pay attention to you…but I do. I'm just unsure…unable…and scared. I see you worry all the time. I would worry too, if I were you. I can be a bit careless and hard headed. It's in my nature.

Please don't worry about me.

Remember our first dive into the Encephalon with KOS-MOS? You dove in and pulled me out. I remember. I remember everything. I got carried away and when I got into trouble you were there. You're always there. Then, when KOS-MOS woke for the first time…you held me as we watched her in action for the first time. I could feel you tremble. I knew what we saw was a sight beyond words, but I also knew that you trembled for me. You were scared I might be hurt.

Please don't worry about me.

You've told me how you felt so many times before. I would only pretend not to hear you. I hear everything you say. I'm only scared. I fear that if I tell you how I feel, you will be taken away. Everyone is taken away from me. Maybe, to keep you at a distance is the only way to save you. I ach to feel your touch, but I have forgotten how to risk with my heart. I do so much for others, but for you…I can't seem to do a thing. I want to, but my fear is too strong.

Please don't worry about me.

I do my best not to see you. To ignore you. But you are always there by my side. You won't leave and I don't have the heart to tell you to go. I don't want you to go…but if you don't then I know my heart will break again. I couldn't live with myself if something were to happen to you. Sometimes I ignore you on purpose. I want so bad to hear you call me by mine name. You call me by my title, and I guess that's good enough. Just to hear you call me gives me a small comfort.

Please don't worry about me.

When I tell you 'it's nothing', that's not what I mean. What nothing means is 'I really want to talk, but I just can't'. What nothing means is 'I'm really glad you are here right now'. What nothing means is 'by just being here, you are helping me to stand on my own'. Your support means so much to me.

Please don't worry about me. I worry enough about you. I may seem cold, but that is my protection for you. I can't let you get too close. I loved Kevin, and he died. I loved my parents and they died. Allen…I love you…and I don't want to loose you too. Please don't worry about me; I'll be fine as long as you are with me.

Please…don't ever leave.