The letter fell from my hands and onto the blankets. Tears instantly flooded to my eyes that must've been twice their size at the moment.
Quivering in my sheets, my whole brain froze in shock.
Die.
I was going to… die.
In a week.
Or maybe less, considering what Renado had written about not telling me.
Why was I the one that had to get this virus?
Lying in my bed, crying like my life depended on it, I unconsciously began to think about what death would be like.
…Slow.
…Painful.
…Teasing.
Yes. That was a good word for it.
Teasing.
It would tease me by suddenly trying to take away my life, but then stopping at the last second. It would probably tease me until I finally broke down and gave in.
Contemplating all of this, my crying finally let up a little bit. If I just laid here and cried, my last few days were going to be horrible. I might as well make the most of my time left.
Thinking about what exactly I would do to achieve this goal, I remembered something. Someone, as a matter of fact.
Suddenly, the image of his face struck me hard and fast like a bolt of lightning.
…Link.
I knew then exactly what I wanted to do.
Sitting up, nausea hit me full force, but I ignored it the best I could and went down the flight of stairs. Careful not to let them see me, I peeked into the main room where I saw Telma. She was at her usual table with the same man, but they were in a different state.
Instead of her usual, happy, what-can-I-do-for-you-? smile, it was replaced by several large, crystalline tears that washed down her face until finally dropping tauntingly onto her lap, making that particular area wet.
Shad was obviously trying to hold back tears as well. His wire-frame glasses were removed from their usual perch, resting in his lap while a few lucky tears escaped from under his tightly closed eyelids.
This must be the day that I was supposed to die. And they knew it.
I'll give them credit, though. They were great actors.
Gathering up the courage to actually enter the room, I stepped almost cautiously in the front door. I felt as if at any moment, time bombs would set off and end my life.
A ticking time bomb was a good way to describe what I felt like.
Looking up from their table, Shad and Telma gave me a confused look for a moment before standing up and rushing up to me. They were talking to me, but it just sounded like a bunch of jumbled apologies and failed comforting words.
Suddenly, I felt as if someone had just dropped a 100 ton weight straight on my head. I knew at that moment that I wouldn't make it much longer.
Closing my eyes to try and prevent tears, I dashed past them. Grabbing the handle, I opened the door and stepped out into the street.
I automatically felt freezing cold water rush over my feet. Looking around, I saw that it was dark and pouring down rain.
Ignoring it, I glanced through the streets to see if I could find what I was despreatly searching for. If this was Castle Town, then that means Hyrule castle was only a short distance away.
Dashing up the steps leading into the main part of town, I decided to head right in hopes of finding my destination before it was too late.
I made it into the main area where a gigantic fountain radiated in the middle of the square. This part of town, as well as the others, was completely void of other people.
It was quiet.
It was dark.
And I was alone; dying in the rain.
Remembering why exactly I rushed out of Telma's home so quickly and ran around town despite the rain, I looked up to see a very large castle stare back at me through the storm.
Thunder rumbled nearby, making me shiver a little.
The sudden sensation of pain made me groan and fall to the ground. I suddenly realized that I was farther gone than I had even realized.
Seeing that I was so close to my destination, I staggered back up and continued to trudge through the rain.
After I was about half-way to the castle, I heard a voice. His voice.
"Gosh… I hate to get out in this down-pour… but I really need to get home. Ilia will be waiting for me and I promised her that I would be back today," the voice encouraged itself.
I knew who it was immediately.
Looking up, I saw his silhouette approaching me. I smiled to myself as he finally noticed me and wore an expression of pure horror.
"ILIA!" he called to me.
I was so dizzy that I couldn't tell if I was imagining him running up to me or if it was reality. Whatever the case, I decided to roll with it.
"WHAT IN THE WORLD HAPPENED TO YOU? WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" he asked, grabbing my shoulders in an effort to keep me from passing out.
I was too far gone to respond. Instead, I slowly leaned into him. He didn't move. He was too innocent to know what I was about to do.
"I…Ilia?" his eyes became a little bit wider when I obviously got too close for his personal liking.
I ignored him as I gently -hesitantly- touched my lips to his. It was just like imagined.
Perfect. Even through the rain.
He was too shocked to respond in any way. I didn't care though.
I smiled as I pulled back, wishing that it would have lasted a little bit longer, but happy with what I got. I knew he didn't like me that way, but I at least had to let him know how I felt. His confused expression made me want to laugh out loud.
"W-what-?" was all he could say.
Smiling, I felt my legs give way give way under me, and I fell to the ground.
"ILIA!" he yelled to me, kneeling down to my side and resting a concerned hand on my arm. It was so warm in contrast to the chilling rain that continued to pelt us.
I simply smiled and looked up into his worried expression.
"Thanks for keeping your promise…" I said quietly as I cought a last glance at the one I loved.
The last thing I heard was him calling my name.
THE END
*Sniff*. I almost literally cried when I wrote that last part. I do hope that you liked this though. Thanks so much for reading =) – Dawn ^^,
