Chapter eleven:
It's been almost a week since then.
Nate's been stuck to staying at the hospital recently as he hasn't been improving enough to be released.
Mello doesn't mind waiting as he would visit every day sometimes bringing some toys or sometimes brining puzzles as something for them to do.
Sometimes they would just talk, sometimes they would plan their wedding that they want to have the day or two days after Nate is released and sometimes they would go on little adventures in the hospital with Nate in a wheel chair.
It kept Nate smiling and that's what Mello aimed for.
It is now the seventh day since Mello gave Nate the card that rests on the nightstand of Nate's hospital room.
Mello is on his way to see Nate. He walks along through the town humming happily to himself. He reaches the hospital and heads inside knowing where to go he heads up to where Nate's room is.
Nate is sitting up when Mello arrives.
Mello moves over to Nate but he begins to feel that something is off... He stands next to the bed. "Hey Nate."
Nate raises his head slightly and flickers his slightly blurry eyes to look to Mello.
At this Mellos heart sinks.
Something is definitely wrong.
Mello settles down to sit next to Nate. "Nate? Nate my love what's wrong?"
"Mihael... Keehl..." Nate then falls forward and Mello catches him holding him close.
"No. Nate River." Mello says in fear at possibly losing Nate. His head whips to the door. "SOMEONE HELP!" He screams praying and hoping that a doctor or nurse is close by and heard him calling. "PLEASE! SOMEONE!"
Nate whimpers something incoherent and weakly.
As if on instinct Mello links hands with Nate then turns to him with his other arm securely around Nate.
"It'll be ok. Just hold on. You'll be alright."
Nate gives a tiny weak smile as his eyes close.
Mello holds Nate as close as he can. "Nate. Please. Don't give up." He pleads. "HELP!" He screams not taking his eyes off of Nate but raising his head to scream for help.
Nate slumps into Mellos arms and lets out a slightly slow slightly slowing down exhale.
Mello stares worried and slightly panicking at Nate only for his heart to sink in horror as he feels Nate start to grow cold. "No..." He gasps. "No. Nate. Don't give up. Please." He begs. He turns looking to the door. "PLEASE SOMEONE HELP!"
A nurse rushes into the room and is about to ask what's wrong when she sees Nate slumped over. She quickly moves over to them.
With Mellos help she lays Nate back onto the bed.
Mello backs off letting go of Nate's hand but hovers close by as the nurse begins working on Nate.
Not long after the nurse pulls away.
"He'll be ok right?" Mello asks in a desperate pleading tone.
The nurse turns to him with a sympathetic look. "I'm sorry." She says.
Mellos eyes widen in horror. "No..."
Nate...
Mello rushes past the nurse and slightly crouches beside the bed. "Come on Nate." He grabs Nate's cold hand. "Show her she's lying." He pleads as his sight becomes blurry with the tears forming.
No response.
"Please!" He begs but there still is no response. His head slightly jolts back in a way that it moves back without tilting itself. "No..."
Tears begin falling down his cheek.
"NO!" He throws his head back with a scream of pain, loss and horror as he allows his tears to flow down his cheeks like waterfalls.
Nate had died in Mellos arms.
The nurse steps out to allow Mello time to grieve as she even closes the door. She heads to call Nate's main doctor that usually took care of him.
Mello stays there crying and heavily sobs gripping Nate's hand. "I love you." He cries. "I love you!" He sobs. "I LOVE YOU!" He calls out. "Please..." He opens his teary eyes and watches Nate through the blur of his tears. "Please let your soul rest in peace."
After awhile Mello finds himself choking on dry sobs.
A nurse comes in with a glass of water which she offers to the grieving Mello. "You know there has been arrangements made so you may keep his ashes." She tells him. "That is if you want."
Mello sniffles and shakily takes the plastic up filled with water enough so his shaky grip doesn't spill any. "That would be very nice. Thank you."
The nurse nods as Mello takes heavy gulps of the water like he hasn't had any fluids in months until the cup is empty.
Mello hands the cup back to the nurse who takes it. "I would really like to have his ashes."
The nurse smiles sympathetically and nods. "Alright." She tells him. "I will let them know that you confirmed the idea." She then leaves again.
Mello face plants into the part of the bed he would usually sit on when sitting next to Nate... When he was alive... He wants to cry again but his body is resisting due to the fact he has already cried so much.
A little later some doctors come in to take Nate's body away.
Mello grabs the card and puts it into Nate's hands as well as slipping his picture from Whammys into the card. "So you will always have something from me and something to always be able to see my face." He says as he lays his forehead against Nate's closing his eyes as two tears fall onto Nate's cheeks.
The doctors wait for Mello to back off before they move in and cover Nate's body with a blanket before taking him away.
One doctor stays behind and looks to Mello who is looking down sadly. "We can get the ashes ready for you right away here." He says.
Mello quietly nods an ok.
The doctor leads Mello out of the room and to an empty waiting room. "Wait here." He then heads off somewhere.
Mello sits down with his head down and eyes closed as he becomes lost from the world around him.
A little later the doctor comes back with a charm bottle with the ashes.
He crouches in front of Mello. "Here. Would you like it on your rosary?"
Mello blinks as the ashes bring him back to reality. He nods and the doctor securely places the bottle to Mello's rosary like an extra charm.
The doctor gets up backing off as Mello stares at it bringing a gently hand to the bottle. "The bottle is strong enough that you can sleep with it on." He lets Mello know.
"Thank you." Mello holds the bottle close to his heart.
The doctor nods.
Mello grabs anything that was Nate's from the room then he heads back to Whammy's ignoring everyone heading to his room closing the door behind himself. He sits on the chair for his desk.
Matt opens the door and peers inside only to find Mello just staring at the desk but is probably not seeing the desk's surface. He moves in. "Mello? You ok?" He stops behind Mello.
Mello barely acknowledges Matt but as the blonde turns slightly to acknowledge Matt that's when the red head notices the ashes.
Matt's heart sinks at this sight as Mello turns away again. "Nate… Nate is dead isn't he?" He speaks almost hesitantly.