471st Day [video]

[mirroredmemory]

[There’s something distinctly wrong, very wrong in the room when Xion wakes up this morning. It’s too quiet, too still. Blue is licking her hand, her rough little tongue like sandpaper against her fingers, and in the hazy moments where sleep transfers to wakefulness, Xion stretches and coughs, her chest still feeling tight from this strange sickness. She sits up slowly, lets the accompanying dizziness subside before she scoops up Blue and starts her descent down the ladder to the floor. She sets the kitten down on the floor, letting her little cat out to start her day by pouncing on Xact’s tail- probably- and she quietly lets herself out to use the bathroom and cough and splutter away without worrying about waking her roommate.

A few minutes later, and carrying a box of tissues, Xion’s back and Naminé hasn’t moved. Xion goes to Naminé’s bedside and gently nudges her on the shoulder to see if she’s awake and in need of anything.

Naminé is very still. She’s always been quiet, but this morning it’s too much. Her shoulder feels cold, and that doesn’t feel right. Naminé’s been feverish all weekend, Xion has been bringing her cold flannels to put on her head to help her cool off. She shouldn’t be so cold. Her face is very pale from what she can see of it poking out from under her blankets.

It takes a moment for Xion to realise that Naminé isn’t breathing and she’s not waking up.

The shock sends her reeling backwards, knocking into the trash bin. Tissues go falling over the carpet. Xion’s head is spinning, everything seems to be buzzing in her ears. What should she do, what should she do?

She grabs her NV, acting on instinct, she doesn’t know what to do what should she do she can’t do anything Naminé won’t wake up, she won’t wake up, it’s not working.

Frantically she switches to video.]

[VIDEO]

[Xion's face is pale and clammy, she’s breathing too quickly and she’s shaking, she knows this is bad, this is very, very bad, but she can’t do anything-]

Help me please, someone, Naminé won’t wake up. She was sick and now she’s cold and she’s not- and she won’t wake up- she’s not breathing- I can’t-

Someone help us please, please, I don’t know what to do!

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[dawnward]

[The revelation unfolding on her face is almost more painful than the truth itself. Slowly, he stands and takes her by the shoulders, pulling her close. There's nothing else he can do or say except try to comfort her. He closes his eyes and sighs.]

I'm sorry. There's... There's nothing we can do now.

[The ambulance would be here soon. He should call them and tell them to cancel... Tell them that he'll bring her body to the morgue once Joe comes.

For now, he just holds Xion and tries to comfort her.]

[mirroredmemory]

[Xion just goes completely still. There's- there's nothing she can do otherwise. Riku's words are ringing in her ears:

There's nothing we can do now.

She lets herself be tugged into Riku without protest, she leans against him but her face is completely blank, it doesn't know what to do anymore than she does. She thinks she wants to cry but-

But it's like she can't breathe. There's a weight crushing down on her chest, cold and harsh and horrible and she can't-

Her hands fist in Riku's shirt and she doesn't know what to do.]