Short addition today...I felt like I had to show this one some love since I've been kind of neglecting it lately.


p"Len. . .I'm gonna die. . ."

"Rin, you're not gonna die."

"I can't keep anything down anymore!"

"You'll be fine, I promise."

Rin was once again hunched over the toilet in the room she now shared with Len, emptying her stomach of all she'd eaten for breakfast. Len stayed by her side, gently rubbing and patting her back while holding her hair back in hopes of comforting her. He kept his eyes averted from the toilet bowl for fear of having to throw up, himself. After a minute or so Rin collapsed to the floor, wiping her mouth with a hand towel.

"I hate this morning sickness shit," she muttered. Len smiled and patted her shoulder encouragingly.

"Hey, watch the language. It's our baby that's causing it, you know."

"Oh, that makes this SO much more enjoyable as I die of malnourishment."

". . ."

"What?"

"You're beautifully sarcastic even when you're sick."