Rangiku knelt over the frail body of her best friend as he lay there, covered in all the blankets they owned, his body racked with coughs. Not being able to control herself, she suddenly burst into tears, throwing herself over Gin and wetting his blankets with her tears.
"UWAAAAH I DON'T WANT YOU TO DIE, GIIIIIN!" she cried, her arms constricting tightly around him.
Gin let out a dry rasp and laughed hoarsely, amused by his exuberant friend's antics.
"Who says I'm gonna die, Ran?"
"BAKA!" Rangiku screamed and smacked him in the head, immediately pulling away.
Gin groaned.
"Don't act like you're going to die if you're not!" she screamed before bursting into a round of fresh tears, rubbing furiously at her eyes.
Gin's smile dropped, starting to get uncomfortable with her tears.
"Yeah, yeah, alright. Calm down, I'm not gonna die," Gin pacified her.
Rangiku stared at him with watery blue eyes. She sniffed. "Really?" she asked in a small, tearful voice, her lower lip trembling.
His smile returned.
"As long as you're here, I'll be fine."
She teared up even more at his words, much to his unpleasant surprise, and threw herself on him again, wailing loudly.
"I'll stay with you forever!" she cried, wrapping her arms tightly around his neck.
Somehow, he managed to free one of his arms to wrap around her tiny body and pat her back comfortingly. Gin still smiled through his haze of pain.
"Yeah. That sounds 'bout right."