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The sun was shining through the window and went directly into my eyes. I squinted and put my hand up in an attempt to lessen the burning sensation. Suddenly, yesterday's events came rushing back to me. My mind was filled with images of Izaya on the floor and Shinra's words. Fatal. That's when I noticed that I was the only one in the bed.

I jumped up and ran to the door, swinging it open. "Izaya!" He was sitting on the couch, eating ramen.

"What do you want?" He looked perfectly fine. His skin was even back to its usual color. I couldn't say anything. I just stood there, looking like an idiot. "Shizu-chan, why are you staring at me?" My legs gave out and I fell to the floor, but I kept my eyes on him. He sat his bowl on the table and ran over to me. "What the hell is wrong with you?" He put his hands on my face and looked into my eyes.

"Y-you-"

"What about me?" He looked slightly concerned, then his looked changed to one of surprise when tears welled up in my eyes. "Sh-Shizu-" I cut him off.

"Y-yesterday. I t-thought.." I couldn't control myself anymore. I wrapped my arms around Izaya and put my face on his chest. My whole body was riddled with sobs. "I t-thought I mi-ght l-l-lose you." I heard him exhale, and he hugged me. "I was so scared!" I coughed loudly several times.

"Shizuo." He spoke in a soft voice. ". It'll be ok." We sat like that for a long time. When I finally calmed down, I stood and wiped my face on my arm.

"Let's go to Shinra's. I want you to be good when we get there and cooperate with him. He wanted to run some tests to see what's wrong."

"But I feel fine." He pouted.

"I don't care. You're going." I put on some clothes and my shoes then made sure that Izaya was dressed. We left, with me practically dragging him out of the door, into the busy streets.

"Shizuo! I see that you brought Izaya like I asked you too." I shoved Izaya through the door.

"Shizu-chan, I told you, I feel fine!" He looked mad, but I didn't care. He was sick, and I needed to know what the problem was. I walked forward and threw him over my shoulder. "Let me go!" He was moving around, kicking and screaming, trying anything to get out of my grasp.

"Stop, Izaya!" I didn't have a trace of fear in my voice. My voice was firm. He immediately stopped struggling. "I told you that you had to be good… that you had to do any tests that Shinra wanted to do… but what do you do when we get here? Throw a fit… I don't care if you feel fine. You're sick. What about that do you not understand?"

There was complete silence for several seconds. "Put me down please…" I leaned forward until his feet touched the ground, and I released my hold on his waist. "I'm sorry." He kept his eyes on the floor. "I'll be good." He turned and walked into the lab with Shinra following close behind. I just sat on the couch trying to kill the time.

I had been waiting for several hours. Celty came through a couple times, and I would say hi. Finally I heard the door creak open. I stood and ran to Izaya. "Well? Did he find out what was wrong?" He stared straight ahead as if I wasn't there. "Izaya?" I noticed that his eyes were opened wide. "What's…" Tears filled his eyes and rolled down his cheeks. He didn't even have to blink to make them start.

His face scrunched up, and he stepped forward, holding on to me as if his life depended on it. I was shocked. I had Izaya Orihara, the ruthless informant broker, clinging to me while he cried his eyes out when I've never seen as much as a tear. My heart sank in my chest. This can't be good. There was that word in my mind again. Fatal. "Shizuo, can I speak to you alone?" Celty walked up and took Izaya into a different room.

"How bad is it Shinra?" My voice sounded weird, and I was getting choked on emotion. "He's g-going to be ok… r-right?"

"Shizuo… its bad." My heart was being ripped to shreds. "He doesn't have long."

"B-but he's better today… he's better!" I was falling apart right in front of Shinra's eyes.

"Yes, but it will come and go for a while. I'd say that he has a month left at the most, though depending on how bad the next attack is, he may only be able to hold out for another week or two… I'm so sorry."

"This can't be happening. This can't be happening! I can't lose him now; he's only been mine for a year! No, no, no, no, no, NO!" I was screaming. I knew that Izaya could hear me; I heard him sob louder.

"I've written a prescription for him. Only use it when he really needs it, and give it to him with a little something to eat if possible. It's a strong drug, so after taking it he could sleep for hours at a time. At least it would make things more comfortable for him." Shinra spoke softly, but his voice was shaky. He handed me a bottle of pills, and I got Izaya and left.

When we got home, we sat on our bed and cried. The little bit of a life we had built together was crumbling. We just cried until we couldn't anymore… until we slipped into the darkness of sleep.

Why is this happening? I don't get it. I was scared. I was losing the most important person in my life. He was slipping out of my grasp. Why? Who knows what tomorrow will hold. Will it be better, worse, or the same? Don't die on me. Please don't die on me… I love you. Another day was over… now to wait for the next one.

Izaya: I thought you said that it would be better!

Ilyeli: I said maybe.

Shizuo: This can't be happening!

Ilyeli: You may say that, but the story will remain the same.

Both: ;_; *whimpers*

The next chapter might be the last!