sirenspull | 471st Day [video]

[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.]

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[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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[Her voice sounds both raspy and congested, with a note of panic and dismay in it.]

She's not breathing? Can you or Roxas heal her? You should call the hospital!

I can't- I tried-

[She suddenly breaks into a coughing fit, and when she's composed enough to talk again her voice is trembling.]

Roxas can't help, he's too sick- I can't wake her up.

Did you try—

[She coughs as well, a choked, pained sound.]

Did you call the doctor yet?

I called an ambulance.

[Oh poor sick buddy; she hears that cough and she winces in sympathy, her own chest feeling tight.]

What if they can't wake her up either?

It'll be fine! It has to be fine. I mean, Joe doesn't...

[She trails off, leaving that thought unfinished.]

Just wait for the ambulance. She has to be okay.

She has to; I mean... she's really sick. Maybe this is just her resting really, really deeply so she can get better...

[She trails off too, well aware of how feeble and pathetic that sounds.]

She can't be-

She will be. Even if something is wrong, the ambulance is coming, right? And besides, Namine seems like a really strong person to me. So... What about you? Are you—

[She pauses to cough again.]

Are you going to be alright? Are Roxas and Joe okay, too?

I'm okay. I'm not as sick as Roxas and Naminé and Joe's better than me, but he's sick too, he just doesn't want people to worry about him being sick and he's looking after us.

[And there's that cough again.]

You're sick too.

No, I-I'm fine. It's not a big deal. I mean, I'll be fine, and it's not that bad, so...

But healing isn't working for any of you? Maybe you should all go to the doctor instead of just Namine. You should all make sure to stay healthy.

I'm going to make them take Roxas when they come to take Naminé to hospital, he's the sickest. I don't know what I'd do if he gets sicker, and he has to get better.

I'll go to the doctor with you, we'll go together.

I'm sure he will. All of you will, you and Namine and him and Joe.

What? Oh, no, I don't need a doctor! I—

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I have someone taking care of me here, and medicine, and the hospitals are really overcrowded. So, I don't want to take up space for anybody who really needs it when I can get better here.

You have to promise me you'll go and see a doctor if you feel sicker, you have to. You can't get really sick, it's awful. Naminé was so sick last night, we were going to go to the doctor for her today and-

[Her throat feels thick and she can't finish.]

Promise me, Ahiru.

I-I promise. But I'll be fine, really, and so will she, and you, and Roxas and—

[Coughing again, for a moment.]

And Joe. And everyone else who's sick, too.

Who's looking after you? Are you getting lots of chicken and stars? Joe says chicken and stars makes everyone feel better when they're sick.

[It's a change of subject but Xion's exhausted and she's worried and she needs to know that her friend will be okay.]

Dad's taking care of me, but I-I don't eat meat. But I'm having soup and everything, so please don't worry. Make sure to take of everyone at the apartment and yourself before you start worrying about anyone else, okay?

But I do! I do worry. Everyone's so sick and every day people get sicker and it's-

[She breaks off to cough too.]

It's scary. I hate it.

[She pauses for a moment.]

You don't have to be scared. Everyone will be okay.

They have to be! Everyone has to get better!

And they will! So...

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So don't worry.

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