April passed and May began. Many things changed from that point. The family saw less and less of Angel and Reuben at the house since they have their own private alcove where they favor having their own time by themselves. Nani has been stressed out due to the pile of work Mr. Jameson puts on her and the extreme worry about Lilo. Pleakley is seen cleaning the house as usual, but very gloomy. Jumba has himself locked up inside his spaceship with nothing to do. Many things changed, except for one thing. Stitch and Lilo spend their time at the house and their relationship remained strong.
Jumba announced to the family, with the exception of Lilo, that June 6 would be the fateful day. However, it seemed to be sooner than that. Lilo's weight drastically changed from a fine 45 kilos to a devastating 34 kilos. (If that sounds wrong, I'm sorry. I got this from another story except I adjusted the numbers. I'm not too good with estimating weights.) This is due to her sleeping all day and hardly eating. Instead of roaming the house as she usually does, she just stays in bed the whole day without moving any muscle. Stitch goes to retrieve her food and water since she is so weak. Almost every time however, she never eats the food he provides for her except just take small bites. There were times when Stitch cried himself to sleep, knowing fully he was going to lose Lilo excessively soon.
At this moment, Lilo was sleeping in her bed while Stitch watched TV downstairs. He wasn't tired so he let Lilo sleep alone. He flipped through the channels in hopes of finding something worthwhile to watch. As he went through the channels, the door opened. Stitch turned his head to see Reuben and Angel, holding hands and smiling as they walked through the door. Stitch cringed at their obvious happiness. Even though he supported Angel and Reuben, he was quite jealous of Reuben. After all, he had a girlfriend who wasn't dying.
Angel saw the sour look on Stitch's face and left Reuben's side to go talk to him. Reuben grinned at them then turned to leave them alone. Angel jumped up on the couch to sit next to Stitch who brought his arm around her.
"Where's Lilo?" Angel asked as she laid her head down to rest on Stitch's shoulder.
"She's asleep in her bed." He replied in disdain.
Angel nodded. "Stitch, do you want me to stay here forever?"
"Only if you want to, why?" Stitch asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Reuben proposed to me. I accepted." She lifted her hand to show him her new diamond ring. Stitch's eyes bulged at the small, yet beautiful thing.
"Where did he get that?" He breathed.
Angel shrugged. "Gantu helped him. Soon, I'm going to be Reuben's wife. Do you think I made the right choice Stitch?"
Stitch gazed into her attractive black eyes. He remembered when those black eyes use to warm his heart to the very core. He remembered when he basked in glory when those eyes looked upon him with admiration and even love. He smiled then leaned forward to kiss her nose affectionately then pulled away to look at her. "Do you love him?"
She nodded. "So very much."
"Then marry him. Don't let him get away." Stitch responded, bringing his arm back around her shoulder. "When did he propose?"
"Just ten minutes ago in the alcove. I know I love him so much and I'm sure he loves me, but I just don't know if I'm ready to completely give myself to him." Angel said almost fearfully. Then, she added softly, "I don't know if I'm ready to leave you for good."
"Angel, we already left each other. I left you for Lilo and you left me for Reuben, but we're still friends." Stitch replied with a small smile.
Angel shook her head. "No, it's not that. It's just that... well. After Lilo dies, Reuben and Gantu will have to resume their commission as captains of the galactic armada. If I'm to marry Reuben, then I have to leave with them."
Stitch's heart sank. "Angel, do you want to leave Hawaii? Do you want to leave us?"
Angel shook her head. "No, I don't want to, but I have to if I'm going to be able to marry Reuben. I love him Stitch and I desperately want to be with him."
Stitch sighed. "Then I wish you the best. Just remember I love you Angel."
She chuckled softly. "I'm not leaving yet, and I love you too Stitch."
They hugged each other while thinking of what their future would have in store for them. Stitch felt as if his whole world was crumbling into pieces. He was going to lose the two girls who meant so much to him. Angel felt tears stinging her eyes at the prospect that she might never see Stitch again. She pulled away to smile at him to comfort both her and Stitch just before leaning forward to give him a peck on the cheek then bounced off to tell the news to Pleakley who was finishing up with the laundry.
Stitch went off in search for Reuben, turning into the kitchen to see him eating a banana. Stitch looked curiously at the yellow experiment. He knew Reuben got over his obsession with sandwiches, but he didn't think he would ever see him eat something with protein in it. Stitch walked up to him, deciding it would be pointless to dwell over Reuben's choice of diet, and approached him.
"I hear you and Angel are engaged. Congrats." Stitch replied and tried to smile.
Reuben nodded. "Sorry to whisk her away from you too soon, but I just feel that she's the one for me and I must make her mine."
"Where are you having the wedding?" Stitch asked.
"I was thinking of maybe here. You know we could have you as the ring bear, Gantu as my best man, Bonnie and Bell as the bridesmaid, and maybe if we decide to have the wedding early, we were hoping Lilo could be the flower girl, but she may be too weak." Reuben replied with a downcast tone.
Stitch smiled. "Lilo may be weak on the outside, but trust me; her inside has a lot of ambition. She'll find some strength to not fall asleep at your wedding."
"I'm sure she will." Reuben chuckled then patted Stitch on the back as if they were brothers. "Thanks for letting me be the lucky one in having Angel. She means everything to me."
"I'm still holding you on that promise you made."
"What promise?"
"That I will strangle you if I find out you hurt my Angel in any way."
Reuben laughed. "Believe me; I would hang myself if I even lay a finger on her. The only pain I'll put her through is when she delivers my daughter."
"Daughter?"
Reuben slapped a hand over his mouth. "This was supposed to be Angel's story to tell, but I guess I might as well say it. She's pregnant with my baby girl."
Stitch grinned then pats his hand on Reuben's back. "Congrats once more. Now I need to go hunt down this beautiful pink experiment we're talking about and scold her for not telling me she's pregnant."
The yellow experiment laughed as Stitch went on his way to find Angel. He found her on the couch and went up to sit next to her. Angel smiled at him, but he returned with a mocking glare. "Explain to me why you didn't tell me you were pregnant?"
Angel giggled nervously. "It slid from my mind?"
They smiled then started talking. They concluded they would have the wedding here in front of the house. They would have Stitch as the ring bear, Gantu as the best man, Bonnie and Bell as the bridesmaid, and if Lilo was feeling up to it, she could be the flower girl and if not, then they'll find some other girl experiment to take up the job. Then when the ceremony was over, they would party inside the house if it were all right with Nani. As for the little experiment pup, they were going to name her Lila. Angel and Reuben were excited for the day when they would be wedded as husband and wife.
At night, everyone besides Lilo who stayed up in the dome knew about Angel and Reuben's upcoming wedding. Nani agreed to the party so everyone was all for it. Stitch lay next to Lilo on the bed, stroking her raven hair. Lilo stayed up next to him reading one of her favorite childhood books. Her eyes heavy with the need for sleep, but for some reason she didn't want to sleep. She wanted to stay awake as long as she could.
Stitch turned to the side, kissing her cheek. "Angel and Reuben are engaged."
Lilo put down the book and turned to face him. "When?"
"Today while they were in their little alcove. They're going to marry here."
"Why didn't anyone tell me?"
"You were asleep and even when you woke up, it just slipped our minds."
"When are they getting married?"
"This weekend. They also wanted to know if you would like to be the flower girl."
"I wish I could."
Stitch sat up to look at her. "What do you mean you wish?"
"I think my time is almost here." Lilo whispered to him fearfully.
"Nonsense. Jumba said you'll live probably another month. You'll be fine for their wedding." Stitch lent down to kiss Lilo's lips passionately. "It's just too bad it couldn't be you and I. You would've made a special wife."
Lilo grinned. "I wish I could have the chance of you being my husband."
They kissed once more then Lilo put her book down on the adjacent dresser. She turned off the light to face Stitch in the darkness. She could feel her muscles weakening and her eyes could barely keep open. She knew her time has come. She cupped Stitch's face in her hands and tenderly kissed his lips again. Stitch was shocked at how much love she put in the kiss and keeping him close to her so he wouldn't pull away. Not as if he wanted to of course. Stitch recovered from the surprise then wrapped his arms around Lilo's waist, kissing her lips with the same amount of tenderness.
It was a surprise to Stitch when he felt Lilo's warm velvety tongue upon his lips, asking for entrance. Even though he did kiss her with his tongue before, he still thought it was surprising for her to initiate it, but he was definitely not complaining. Without hesitance, he opened his mouth and let Lilo do the exploring. He could feel her tongue exploring every corner of his mouth as if tasting a treasure. Her tongue then licked the roof of his mouth, causing him to smile at the tickling sensation.
He felt one of her hands move from his cheek to wrap around his neck and the hand that was still on his cheek went to the back of his head to pull him closer. Stitch scooted closer then rolled on top of her. Lilo didn't seem to mind his body on top of hers and instead wrapped her legs around his furry waist to keep him on top of her, never wanting him to leave her. Stitch slithered his tongue inside Lilo's warm delicious mouth and started exploring that warm cavern once again. She shivered in delight before rolling a second time to be on top of him.
Her hands sought for his and laced her fingers through his. Stitch grew out his extra arms to crush Lilo's small frame against his, of course he was meticulous not to squish her. He withdrew his hands with hers to bring them up in her hair, enjoying the soft sleekness of it. He brought her face closer, and then rolled to be on top. Lilo allowed him to stay on top of her. Both of her arms roped around his back, teasing his spine with her fingertips. They continued to stay in this position for a long time. Neither knew how long they've been engaged in this kiss, but they knew it was probably over a minute.
They could've gone on forever, but their lungs stung for the need of air. Reluctantly, Stitch pulled away then gazed into Lilo's soft brown eyes. His hands massaged her sides just before laying his head to rest on her chest.
Lilo brought her hands to the side of his face, scratching his ears. " Wow." She whispered breathlessly.
Stitch, still struggling to find breath, chuckled. "I didn't think you would get so carried away."
"Every time I'm with you I get carried away."
Stitch laughed then rolled on his side to face her. "Goodnight Lilo."
"I love you Stitch." Lilo whispered quietly.
Stitch grinned. "I love you too Lilo."
He expected a response since that was the first time he ever said it to her, but all he got was a silence. Stitch opened his eyes to see she was sleeping. He leaned forward to kiss her nose, but then stopped. He didn't feel her breath.
Panicked he sat up and flipped the light on. He rolled Lilo to her back, discouraged that she did not stir at his touch. He then noticed her chest wasn't heaving. Stitch lay down to place his ear on her chest, hoping to hear a slight thump.
Thump... Thump... Thump... Nothing. He didn't hear anything else.
Quickly, he threw the covers aside, bent down to pick her up, and then raced down the elevator. Stitch ran up the steps with Lilo cradled in his arms up to Jumba and Pleakley's room. He kicked the door open, disturbing the two sleeping aliens.
Jumba rolled around in bed while Pleakley reached for the light. He gasped when he found Lilo paled in Stitch's arms. He swatted at Jumba to wake him up from above who finally did.
"What is so important to be disturbing resting of the eyes. Evil Genius needs sleep!" Jumba shouted agitated.
"It's Lilo Jumba." Stitch choked out. "She's not breathing."
Jumba was wide-awake then. He slid off from the bottom bunk while Pleakley climbed shakily down the ladder. Jumba took Lilo in his arms then asked the remaining aliens to wake up Angel, Reuben, and Nani. Stitch watched as Jumba carried Lilo far away from him, his heart sinking once more as she was carried out of his sight.
By the time Stitch and Pleakley had informed everyone of Lilo, Jumba had already found out what happened. Everyone, that is Angel, Stitch, Reuben, Gantu, Nani, and Pleakley, waited inside the ship for her condition. Jumba came out from a room where he had Lilo. His eyes filled with tears, causing the family's spirits plunge in the darkness of their stomachs.
"Jumba, how is Lilo?" Nani asked, her voice quivering on every word.
Jumba swallowed then stared at the family in front of him, his words quivering as well as he responded. "Lilo is gone."
"What do you mean she's gone?"
Jumba turned to face his experiment, who looked as if he was going to collapse.
"She's dead 626."
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Lilo and Stitch or their characters. I only own the story, plot, and Kira
Note: Don't cry yet! I will have an alternate ending to this story for those that wants Lilo alive and those who want her dead. By the way, Lila, Angel and Reuben's unborn child is pronounced as Lee-Luh, not Ly-Luh. I know it sounds unusual, but I want it to be like an experiment name, not a human.