Even when she was sleeping, Aislynn was never at peace with herself.
"Jem," Aislynn sobbed in her sleep, causing Jem to grip her hand a little tighter.
"I'm still here Aislynn." Another tear leaked into her hairline and Jem swallowed his sobs. Her chest heaved with soft sobs, but she never woke from the fitful sleep she was in. Will watched as he parabatai placed his head on the bed, still holding Aislynn's hand. He hadn't gotten rest in the past few nights due to Aislynn's never-waking condition. She had been poisoned by the demons only about five days ago, and Jem had been at her side for only to most recent two. Will had been there for all of them, telling lies to the both of them, trying to keep them apart, but now, he saw how valuable Aislynn was to Jem and couldn't believe himself for doing it.
"Jem, I'm so sorry." Aislynn sobbed again, causing Jem to become more worried for her, but she wouldn't wake up, even if he shook her violently. Then, Will flashed back to when Aislynn had fell into this continuous sleep.
It was the first day that she had felt the pain, also Jem's first day to see her like this. Aislynn screamed in pain and shoved him away before she suddenly went limp in front of Jem.
"Aislynn? Aislynn! Aislynn wake up!" Jem had shouted before he realized she had fallen unconscious. He shook her gently, only to have her keep on sleeping. Jem sobbed and took her hand in his, only to drop it. Her skin felt like fire when it touched his, it burned like as if she had a fever running throughout her body.
"James," Will had said, reaching out to his parabatai. Jem flinched away and turned a furious gaze on Will.
"You lied to me. You lied to me. I can't believe it Will, you've done nothing but lie to me these past few days, I'm tired of you lying!" Will would never forget how much hatred was in Jem's words that day.
He snapped out of the flashback and looked at his parabatai, who had started sobbing again. Jem's shoulders heaved as he shook his head against Aislynn's sickbed.
"Keep hanging on, please Aislynn. Please." He begged her like he had been doing for the past day and continued holding her hand as if his life depended on it. Aislynn sobbed his name in her sleep, apologizing for something she didn't do and causing Jem to sob harder.
Even when sleeping, Aislynn was never at peace with herself. A tear leaked into her hairline as she sobbed Jem's name, causing Will's heart to break when he watched his parabatai grab at his love's hand. Aislynn had been able to barely cling onto her life up to this point, causing Jem to worry more and more. Will tried his hardest not to show that he worried for her fore Jem's sake. The demon's poison had been running through her vein painfully for five days now and it had done nothing but cause her physical pain. It caused Jem the emotional pain, for her had been an emotional wreck ever since he learned about how severe her condition was. Will felt terrible about lying to the both of them.
"James." Aislynn sobbed in her sleep with Jem gently rubbing his thumb across her knuckles.
"I'm right here love." He whispered gently.
"Jem, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to." She sobbed and Will watched as Jem wiped his own eyes. He turned to Will, a tear leaking down his cheek.
"You can leave now, I'll watch over her from here on out."
"Whatever you say James, whatever you say." Then Will turned on his heel and left the room, leaving Jem with Aislynn in a painful silence.
Jem turned to look at Aislynn and brushed back a lock of hair. "I love you Aislynn, please, just, don't leave me." Aislynn had stopped sobbing, leaving only tear trails that ran down to her hair line and Jem with a breaking heart. She then started to thrash around wildly, causing Jem to stumble backwards. When he approached, Aislynn raked her nails down the side of his face, drawing blood. He didn't care, though, he just simply grabbed both of her wrists and held them down on either side of her. She continued to struggle until she seemed to give up and started to sob again. Jem released her wrists as she sobbed gently.
"I-I'm so sorry Jem." She apologized almost as if she was conscious.
"Aislynn, shh, you'll be okay."
"I didn't mean to hurt you, I can't control it." She continued apologizing, causing Jem to wander if she was actually conscious. He gently shook her, but her eyes never opened.
"Jem, how could you say that?" She started to shake violently with violent sobs racking her frame.
"Jem, Jem. How could you? I love you!" She shouted and continued her violent sobbing.
"Aislynn, Aislynn dear wake up." She didn't seem to hear him when she fell silent and, for once, looked peaceful. Her face relaxed and her breaths came easier and more calm. Jem grabbed her hand again, ignoring how it burned against his. He pressed it between his palms and gently placed a kiss on her fingers. He rested his forehead on his clasped hands, squeezing Aislynn's gently.
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