The next morning, Alan awoke first and saw that he was still wrapped in Fangurl's protective yet gentle arms. He nuzzled his face into Fangurl's warm neck and took in her scent; because it might be the last time he could. Alan couldn't fathom the thought of losing Fangurl; quite frankly, he was more scared of her decision than she was.
The Shinigami kissed her neck before feeling the girl's gentle hand run through his hair. "Did you sleep any last night?" she asked quietly.
"Yes, a little," Alan replied. He felt Fangurl bend her head and kiss his hair lightly before sitting up.
"I slept good, just woke up a few times in the middle of the night," she informed. "You were crying."
Alan looked at her. "I was?" he asked trying to sound surprised. It was true though. He did wake up in the middle of the night several times because of the constant nightmares he had of the demons hurting Fangurl. Each time he awoke, Alan was so scared and relieved at the same time, that all he could do was cry.
Fangurl nodded. "How are you feeling this morning?" she asked as she rubbed her fingers down his back.
"A little better," Alan admitted.
"That's good, I'm gonna ask Ciel and Sebastian to keep an eye on you tonight while I'm out with the others," Fangurl replied.
The girl and Shinigami sat there in silence for a few moments before Alan threw his arms around her and began to cry again. "Please don't go Fangurl, I'm begging you. Please just stay here with me so that I know you're safe," he pleaded.
Fangurl lifted his face to hers and kissed his lips gently. "I made a commitment to the other Shinigamis that I would help them, and this is one of the only other ways they can do it without using you as the bait."
"But Fangurl –"
"I will not have them sacrificing you to those heartless bastards again." Fangurl placed her hands on Alan's face and wiped away the tears. "I will put my life on the line for you to be safe and out of harm's way."
"Why would you do something crazy like that for me?" Alan whispered as the tears kept rolling.
Fangurl put her lips back on Alan's lips again before responding "Because people do crazy shenanigans for the ones they're in love with." Alan laid his head under Fangurl's chin and held her as she held and comforted him.
Later that evening, Ronald, William, Eric, and Grell showed up to retrieve Fangurl. "Are you ready to go?" William asked.
"Hang on a second," Fangurl replied.
She turned to Alan and placed a kiss on his lips. "Please come back to me," Alan requested.
"I will, I promise," Fangurl responded before turning back to the others. "Okay I'm ready now."
Alan watched as the girl he loved left with his best friends to head face to face with the demons. The Shinigami then went back upstairs slowly to Fangurl's room, lay down on her bed, buried his face into her pillow, and softly began to weep.