Heavy, Non-Existent Heart

"I just can't help but still worry for you all the time. Sorry, but I guess that's just like me." Raiu wondered what would really happen when the time came. But then all of a sudden, she started coughing a little bit. She knew what was coming... her illness. "The illness I get... it's starting again." Her voice was really scratchy as she kept coughing.

 

Saix nodded. "i will take care of you until it's over. i promised didn't i?" he said.

 

Raiu nodded while still coughing really hard now. She slammed herself back down on the bed and this time, her coughing got so hard that blood started to be coughed up as well. She couldn't even speak to him... this was how bad the illness was.

 

Saix stood up. he wasn't really sure how to take care of her... but he would try. he got a rag and got it wet. he gently wiped the blood off of her mouth.

 

Raiu tried to speak, but nothing came out. She remembered how she couldn't speak when she got ill because her voice could barely talk. She tried to let him know that she wouldn't be able to speak the whole time she would be ill.

 

Saix got another rag and got it wet. he placed it on Raiu's forehead and kissed her on the cheek.

 

Raiu stopped coughing for a while as she laid on the bed, breathing quite heavily. Her face was red, her body temperature going up, causing a fever.

 

Saix put a hand on her cheek. "woah... that's hot..." he chuckled. "i could make breakfast on your face." Saix joked, trying to lighten the mood.

 

Raiu frowned at him, trying to tell him that wasn't funny. Whenever she got ill, it was quite a serious thing. Fever always happened when she became sick, but she had never coughed up blood before.

 

"um..." Saix scratched his head. "not.... funny... i guess....." he yawned.

 

Raiu shook her head saying that it wasn't funny. Her body temperature got really high and she pointed out the window to the ocean, seeming to be asking for water.

 

Saix understood. he nodded. he left the room for a moment and came back with two huge buckets of water.

 

Raiu just lied on the bed, unable to speak and her face extremely red from the fever. She always hated the illness when it came and it looked like this time wouldn't be fun at all. It seemed to feel worse than the last time.

 

Saix retreived a small cup and filled it with water. he slightly tilted Raiu's head up and poured the liquid down her throat. he massaged her neck so she wouldn't choke on it.

 

Raiu swallowed the water and coughed a little bit from drinking it, but she hoped the water would help. She tried to tell him that this time would be a lot worse than last she had it.

 

Saix pulled the cup away after the water was gone. "need more?" he asked.

 

Raiu shook her head no, but signaling that she just needed sleep for now. She closed her eyes and tried to sleep.

 

Saix nodded. he sat in a chair beside the bed. he wasn't going to leave her side for a second unless necessary.

 

Raiu was somehow too ill to even dream as she slept. She just laid there motionless, asleep and really sick.

 

Saix fell asleep in the chair. he started dreaming the same dream he had last night...