Reader-chan has cancer for @unicorngodess (:
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You sat on your bed, twirling the fur on your pillow between your fingers, as you stared blankly at the wall across from you. You've been doing this now for as long as you can remember. You're sad but you don't feel it. You're just numb.

Your bedroom door opens slightly and Mary Margaret pops her head through the gap she's made.

"Hey, how you holding up?" She asks.

You shrug.

"Are you hungry?"

You shrug again.

Mary sighs, feeling defeated by how she can't get to you, and slowly starts to close the door.

"I'll get you something, anyway."

She closes your bedroom door and walks down into the kitchen where Regina is making herself a cup of coffee.

"How is she?" Regina asks.

"She still won't talk." Mary sighs.

"She's going through a rough time, she needs some time alone."

"No, what she needs is to spend time with those she loves. She's wasting moments she could be spending with her family."

"Maybe she's more comfortable alone. I know that's how I feel."

"But she doesn't have much time on her hands like you do, Regina."

Regina looks down at her cup of coffee as Mary Margaret sighs again.

"She needs Henry." Mary says, "He's the only one who can get through to her."

Regina nods and calls Henry's cell phone. In a matter of moments Henry is already at the house. Mary tells him where you are and how you're feeling, and hands him a sandwich she made for you on a plate.

He makes his way up the stairs and knocks on your bedroom door. When he hears no response he decides to come inside anyway.

"Hey, (Y/N)." He smiles softly.

You turn to look at him.

"Hi." You say, barely above a whisper.

"Mary Margaret made you a sandwhich."

You just stare at the food on the plate.

"I'll just put it here." Henry says, placing it on your bedside table.

Then he walks over to you and sits on your bed.

"How are you feeling?"

You look up at him but your expression says it all.

"I know it's hard but you can't shut everyone out like this. It'll be much easier if you let us in."

"I know that," you sigh.

"Then let us in, (Y/N). Because I want my last memory of you to be your smile."

You don't know how to respond to that. Henry is so sweet that you feel like you don't deserve his kindness. Your eyes start to tear up at the thought and Henry immediately moves closer to you, wrapping his arm around yours in a hug.

"Hey, it's ok. I'm sorry I said that." He says.

You shake your head as you hug him closer. You're not upset about what he said, you're upset about how he can be so nice to you when you haven't done a thing to deserve it.

Henry rubs his hand up and down your arm to comfort you and you snuggle up against his chest. You two are only friends but you love his hugs.

Then suddenly you can't breathe. You open your mouth, trying to inhale, but nothing is happening. Gasping, you look up at Henry and he begins to look worried.

"(Y/N)? (Y/N)?!"

You clutch at his shoulder and nod your head towards the door. He understands and immediately runs out of your room and downstairs into the kitchen. Regina and Mary look at him in worry.

"What's wrong?" Regina asks.

"It's (Y/N), call an ambulance!" He says.

Mary Margaret runs to the phone and calls up the hospital.

"Bring her downstairs, we need to get her into the car." Regina tells Henry.

He nods and runs back up into your room where you're clutching onto your chest. He wraps his arms around your body and carries you bridal style down the staircase and outside where David is.

He opens the door of his truck and Henry places you inside the back seat, before going in and sitting next to you. Your body has become slightly limp so you end up leaning on Henry as he puts his arm around you.

"It's ok, (Y/N), it's going to be ok."

But you can hear the sadness in his voice. You both know that you're probably never coming back home.

David drives you, Henry, Regina, and Mary Margaret to the hospital and Henry carries you out again. Doctor Whale immediately comes to your aid by getting a portable bed for you and wheeling you into a surgery room.

Henry follows closely behind but then Doctor Whale stops him.

"I'm sorry, but you can't be inside the room." He says, before turning around and shutting the door.

Henry stands there defeated as Regina walks over to him and hugs him.

"It's ok, Henry. She'll be fine." Regina says, but she also knows the truth.

After maybe an hour nearly the whole of Storybrooke came to the hospital. Emma and Killian were there, along with Ruby, Grumpy, Belle, and surprisingly Mr Gold. They all sat or stood in the waiting room.

Finally, Doctor Whale comes out of the surgery room and into the waiting room. Everyone looks at him with hope, but after a moment of silence it dies out.

"How is she?" Emma asks.

"She's ok, for now." Doctor Whale admits, "But, she doesn't have much time on her hands. I suggest you all say goodbye now while you can."

The room is silent as everyone realizes that there's no saving you. You, (Y/N) (Y/L/N) of Storybrooke, will be leaving soon. It's almost unreal. Emma and Killian decide to go in first because Henry will want more time than the others, so he should go last.

You're lying down on the hospital bed with cords attached to your skin and the heart monitor beeping, but it's already sounding slower.

"Hey, mate." Killian says softly.

You look at him drowsily and smile with what energy you have left.

"Hi." You say, but end up whispering.

Killian doesn't know what to say next. Usually he's good at these kinds of things but now, seeing you like this, he can't do it. Emma holds his hand as she sees he's struggling and looks over at you.

"We love you, (Y/N)." She says, fighting the tears.

"I love you too." You say weakly, "I'm not... I'm not going to make it, am I?"

Emma shakes her head as the tears start to roll down her cheeks.

"No." She sobs, "I'm so sorry."

You shake your head at her.

"Don't be sorry. You've done more than I could ask for. You've given me a family."

She smiles saddly at you and when you look over at Killian you're surprised to see the Pirate crying as well.

"Please, don't cry." You say, trying to fight back the tears as well.

They both nod but they can't stop.

"Everyone's here," Killian sobs, "everyone came to see you."

You nod as a tear rolls down your cheek. You never imagined so many people would care. Emma walks over to you and kisses your forehead, and before Killian gives you a smirk and a playful nudge, they leave so someone else can come in.

Ruby came in next with Grumpy and they both said some more sad things. Grumpy even cried which surprised you yet again. Then Belle came in after them and put your favorite book on the table next to your bed. She knew you wouldn't be able to read it but she wanted you to have it.

After she left Mr Gold came in on his own. He was as snarky as ever but he did in fact care about you. He even said that he would miss you. You didn't want him to be sappy so after he said goodbye Mary Margaret and David came in.

They talked with you for a while before Regina stepped in with Henry.

"Hi," she said, "I think Henry should say goodbye now."

Mary and David hadn't known, as they were talking to you, that Doctor Whale notified everyone that you only had about an hour left.

They both nodded and said goodbye to you before leaving the room, and Henry sat on the chair near your bed.

"Goodbye, (Y/N)." Regina said.

You looked up at her and could see the tears forming in her eyes, but when you two first met she vowed that she'd never cry in front of you, and she's keeping that vow.

"Goodbye." You say softly.

She smiles at you before turning around and leaving the room. You stare at the door for a while before looking over at Henry who is silently crying.

"Promise me," you start, "promise me that you'll beat level 30."

Henry chuckles. You and him would play video games all the time but you both could never beat the 30th level in your favorite game.

"I promise." He says.

"Good." You smile at him.

He smiles back saddly before placing his hand over yours and entertwing his fingers with yours.

"You know I'm never going to forget you." He says.

"Good, because I'd kill if you did."

He smiles even though you both know that's impossible. Then suddenly he starts crying and weeping outloud. His grip on your hand tightens and he begins to shake his head.

"I don't think I can do this," he admits between sobs.

"Shh," you whisper.

"I can't say goodbye to you, I can't. I just can't."

"Henry,"

"I'm not going to be able to beat level 30 without you or spend my days with you at the park, or eat lunch with you at Granny's while we choose our favorite songs to listen to. I'm not going to be able to smile again if you're not here."

"Henry," you start to cry, "don't say shit like that."

"It's true. We both know it is. I'm not going to be able to survive without you."

"No, that's not true. You can and you will, do you understand me?"

"(Y/N), no, I can't."

"Do you understand me?"

Silence fills the room before Henry sighs and begins to nod.

"Ok. I'll try." He says.

"Thank you." You whisper.

He spends some more time with you before he squeezes your hand and then raises it to his mouth to kiss it.

"Goodbye." He says.

You start crying as he gets up and goes to leave the room.

"Henry!"

He turns around to look at you.

"Will you stay with me?"

He starts to tear up again before he wipes his eyes and walks back over to you. You shimmy to one side of the bed and he climbs onto it, lying down next to you.

"Always." *

You smile as you move closer to him and close your eyes. Before long you fall asleep and then the sound of the heart monitor buzzing fills the room.

*I'm sorry that I used a Hunger Games quote but I didn't know how to make it cute!

READ ONLY IF YOU'VE SEEN OUAT SEASON 5A:
Should I make a part two of this, when season 5b comes out, where Henry searches for you in the Underworld? If so please let me know.

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