I hate waking up. Every time I wake up I have to move away from Sylveon. There are some days all I want to do is lay next to him. His fur is heavenly soft, there is nothing that comes close to it. I want to rub myself against his fur forever. But all good things come to an end. Even we will come to an end. I only wish to die in the comfort of his embrace.

"Eevee?" He turned his big, beautiful, blue eyes towards mine. "You look depressed Eevee. What's wrong?" He asked me. I was depressed. I couldn't help it. Thinking about death always made me depressed. But how could you not think about it? The end of your life is something that we all mourn and yearn to prevent. But is immortality really that great? You may live but everyone else will die. Death is cruel and pointless yet without it could we live at all?

"Eevee?" He started again. "I'm fine." I answered. I gave a weak smile, but it was no use. He knew I wasn't fine. "Eevee I love you. I wish nothing more but to see you happy. Why won't you tell me?" His voice was one of both reason and concern. Even if I did tell him, how could he prevent it? I spoke again. "It's just that-" I let out a heavy sigh. My eyes were tearing up now. I couldn't hold it back any longer. "I don't wanna die!"

I was crying hard now. I hid my face in my arms. I couldn't face him. How could I? I put that on him. I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't want to see me. But instead of leaving he walked closer. His eyes had tears in them, but he didn't cry. "Eevee. Death is something no one wants to accept. But it comes to us all." His words only made me cry harder.

He laid down right next to me, wrapping his body around me. I looked up at his eyes. He was crying too, but he wasn't making any noise. He began to lick the tears off my face. "Shh. It's okay Eevee. I won't leave you." I was starting to cry less. "But, how can you be okay with this?" He kept licking my tears away stopping only briefly to say: "I'm not."

Sylveon was still next to me, trying to bring me comfort. I'd been crying for a long time and was starting to get tired. I let out a big yawn, but went right back to crying. Sylveon spoke up again. "It's okay to cry, let it all out. Death is something to cry about. I'll be here for you." His words were soothing and calm. I was almost done now, my tears almost completely stopping and it was quiet now.

"But if I die I won't see you again." My tears were starting back up again. "I can't be without you! Without you I can't even breathe! It's not fair!" My tears were now met with rage. "Why am even alive if I'm just going to die? Why is life so cruel?!" *cough cough cough* My yelling wasn't helping my sickness. Sylveon gave a sad smile. "Eevee. Life isn't cruel. If I wasn't alive how could I have met you? We are alive now and we're both healthy, so why is death important to think about now?"

His words shocked me. He was right but I hated to admit it. I couldn't let it go. "But I could die at any moment!" I hated to lash out, I was being stubborn. I couldn't say he was right, but why did it matter if I was wrong? Sylvie responded:"You know that's not true. I wouldn't let anything bad happen to you. I'll be here right next to you always."

"What if I die before you?" Sylvie was taken back. He didn't know how to react. I couldn't tell if out of shock or spite at what I said. After a short silence he spoke; "I don't know… But I don't care. We're here right now and that's all that matters! I will be with you through thick and thin, even if it does kill me, I will not leave you." I was defeated. I should of stopped right there but I didn't. I went and said something stupid.

"But if you die, I couldn't… I wouldn't… I'd kill myself. Sylvie you're the one thing I can't live without." He simply smiled. "Death is sad. But, if you die who will be there to remember me? Even though we're going to die we will live forever in others memories. Death may be sad but it is something that must happen. When you die your body will bring life to new creatures and let someone else experience life. death might not be fair, but without it you wouldn't be here. Something else had to die so you could live. And maybe if I die first, my death will bring new life into yours."

I was finally starting to accept it. I would die and that was okay. I finally stopped crying. "Sylvie I don't know what I'll do if you die, but I'll do my best to remember you and live so that your memory lives on." I let out another yawn. I was exhausted from crying. "Eevee we have our whole lives ahead of us. And when we do die, I hope we are together." I smiled. I was starting to feel better. Sylvie was here now, and that was what was important.

"I'm tired. I've been crying for hours and my throat's sore. But if you want you can join me." I closed my eyes waiting for a kiss. He pressed his lips to mine. He felt warmer than ever. His lips were soft and sweet, and his tongue wet and irresistible. Our kiss was brief then our embrace broke. "Let's go to sleep now Eevee." I nodded. I could care less when I died now. As long as I died in his arms.

I woke up before sunrise. An oddity to say the least. I glanced next to me at Eevee. He was sound asleep. Poor Eevee, being tortured by his mortality. How long have you wrestled with this? Surely you know I will be here for you. Why would you think that death isn't something you could talk about with me? We're mates for life, your problems are mine.

The sun was starting to rise. The sky was painted a brilliant orange, as if Arceus himself burnt it. Eevee was starting to shift. He was going to wake up. I stayed curled around him, making sure he was comforted. I heard a noise. It was quiet but it was there. Eevee… poor Eevee.

Eevee was crying again. I knew he wasn't done, It has taken me my whole life to accept death. I was amazed he got over as much as he did. This is something only he could battle, but I would be here to comfort him. I wish I could do more, but no one can save you from yourself.

I began licking his tears away yet again. He may be smart but he isn't strong. He can't handle being alone. "Shh. Eevee it's okay. I'll be here. Shh. It's okay, you're not alone." With my words he let out a yawn. He was still tired. "Just sleep Eevee. I'll be here to protect you." He settled down completely and fell asleep. He needed to sleep, he was crying for at least an hour yesterday.

I'm sorry Eevee. I'm sorry I can't help. All I can do is comfort you. My words can soothe you, but you need to feel this pain. You need to get through this. I know you aren't the strongest but you have to accept this. You won't be happy until you do. I'll be here for you through this. I just wish I could help.

He looks so peaceful right now. His ears are down and he's curled up into a tight ball.

It's not going to last. He's been asleep for an hour now. When he wakes up I hope he feels better. Not only has he had bad thoughts, he's been sick. I hope he feels better.

Eevee got up slowly, he woke up. He began stretching; lowering his head and stretching his legs far in front of him. "I'm feeling better…" Eevee said. He didn't sound like it. He sounds like he got sicker. "You sound like you have a cold. You sure you feel better?" I asked him. "My body feels weak… but I didn't mean my body, I meant my thoughts." He was struggling to stand. His legs were shaking.

"Eevee lay down, you're not going anywhere. You're sick." I put my paw on his back and gently guided him down. *ah choo!* "My stomach is rolling. I don't feel good." He was laying down now. "Just lay here I'll get you some fresh Magicarp." I offered. I was expecting him to shoot me down. He didn't he closed his eyes and nodded. He was stretched down flat on his stomach. I left quickly, I was going to be gone only moments.

I returned as quick as I left. I ran to the river and nabbed the Magicarp as fast as I could. I was gone minutes but I felt like it was still too slow. I was panting by the time I got back. Eevee was still spread on the floor. His sickness advanced quickly. I hope he turns out okay. Eevee let out a hoarse moan. "Sylvie… I didn't think I'd see you again… " He really shouldn't be talking. He was really sick now. "Shh. Don't talk. Eat the Magicarp. It'll make you feel better." I put the Magicarp in front of him pushing it almost against his mouth. "I can't chew…"

He made me do something neither of us wanted. I chewed up a piece of the Magicarp and placed my lips against his, pushing the food into his mouth. He swallowed it quickly. "Sorry Eevee but you have to eat." He nodded gently. I proceeded to chew more Magicarp and feed it directly to him. Soon the whole fish was gone. He was starting to look better. "Thank you Sylvie. I'd be lost without you."

I was just doing my job as his mate. I remembered the Oran berries outside. Surely those would help. Without a word I stepped outside and picked a couple before stepping back in. "Can you eat these?" I asked him. He shook his head. Without a word I chewed the berries and kissed him. Gently I pushed the chewed berries in. He swallowed them quickly. "Thank you. I'm starting to feel stronger now." "Shh. Rest now. You need to sleep." He curled up and closed his eyes. He was fast asleep.

Thank Arceus Eevee was going to be okay now. He just needed to sleep. His sickness wasn't contagious but even if it was I still would have done what I did. He would be okay now. I hope he wakes up to warm feelings and better health.

"Mmph. Good morning Sylvie." Eevee grunted. "Feeling any better?" Eevee was still stretching and yawning. "I feel much better." With those words Eevee laid back down. He wasn't out of the clear yet. He needed his rest. "I'm going to lay here for the rest of the day. If you want you can go explore or take a walk. I'll be fine." He said.

"I think I'll join you." I walked over and laid down by him. As soon as I was on the ground I kissed the top of his head. "Want to talk about anything Eevee?" Eevee gave a big grin. "Sure!*