Angst warning? It didn't really make me cry, but oh well. Some people are way more sensitive than me.

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  Tears rolled down Dex's face. He sat next to a bed, his hand stuck in between the satin blue curtains that hung from the rings on the bed. Lying in bed was his girlfriend, [YN] [YLN]..A beautiful girl with an unforgettable smile, silky [YHL] [YHC] hair that caressed her smooth [ST] cheeks. A sleeping beauty. Though if you looked at her now, you'd blink several times and think your eyesight was ruined. But [YN] was in a coma...

  She had a light leaping accident returning to [YHN] from Foxfire. She was very close to fading. And has been getting injected with Fade Fuel. Dex sat at his girlfriend's side for a good 2 weeks, watching her form discolor then solidify before dissipating like a rainbow appearing in a sprinkler. Elwin warned that he too would fade if he held her hand or was in physical contact for too long of a time. But it wasn't like he cared. His curly strawberry blonde hair was disheveled and undone. His breath was worse than Iggy's. And his heart was broken into a million pieces.

  Dex looked for virtually any sign that she was okay. Yeah, she was breathing. But that didn't mean too much to him. His girlfriend could be stuck in a coma for all he knew.

  He gave a shaky sigh, pushing his head between the curtains. He laid his head near her arm, his pointy ears dusted red with his frustration. His eyes got red, his nose itched with a burning sensation. Dex crawled into [YN]'s bed and pulled her into his arms, gently crying into her faded hair. He pecked at her cheek, then her neck.

  "Dex, what happened? I heard some movement."Fitz murmured as he entered the room. He backed up a little when he saw Dex lying in the bed. He looked back into the living room and Dex heard a whispered "Elwin!"

  Dex cried louder, he didn't want to be ripped away from her presence as they had done to him before. His grip on her faded hand tightened, and Dex began to pulse in and out of his solid form. He propped himself up on his elbow, gazing down at [YN]'s disturbingly peaceful porcelain face with his periwinkle eyes. He raised their connected hands to his lips, kissing the back of her smooth [ST] hand. His voice shook as he spoke lowly to her unmoving form.

  "Listen, baby, I want you to know that I love you so much. Nothing in this world could stop me from loving you, and I'll love you for the rest of eternity. And it's life with you that I was looking forward to."He choked up, tears rolling down his cheeks. "But i-if you wanna let go...[YN], baby, go ahead and let go."

  Dex's voice cracked. He didn't want to do this, he didn't want to let her go. After 2 weeks. Why couldn't it be 2 months? Or 2 years? It would've been so much easier for him. He would've had a reason to leave. He was clinging for too long. That's what he wanted. Not to leave his beloved girlfriend after barely 14 days. His eyes traced her still unmoving form. He shook her hand desperately, wanting a response. Anything.

  "Please let me know that you're there, sugar. You can let go, it's okay. If that's what you want, I'll let you fade..but I won't love anyone else for the rest of my life. I swear. You were my one and only [YN]. I didn't want to leave you so soon. I don't want all our good memories to fade with you. I won't let them. I'll never forget. I'll even write them all down! It hurts me to let you leave, but I have to. Because I don't want to anchor you when your life could be way better in Heaven. Or wherever you think, in the Afterlife. Whichever you prefer."He laughed dryly, wiping his tears with her hand.

Your POV

(You: Wait, I thought I was in a coma. Or like...dead. Author: WELP, I DON'T GET THE POINT OF KILLING YOUR SEXY ASS.)

  My heart pounded as I stared in confusion. I was standing.. in my room. I saw Dex sitting next to my bed, holding the hand of some girl laying in my bed. I got a little mad, I was going to confront him, but Dex suddenly crawled into the bed and cried against the girl. Now I was actually mad. My hands shook at my sides, balled into fists. I growled lowly.

  "Dex."I hissed.

  I received no response.

  "DEX."I snapped, speaking louder.

  "DEX!"I screamed, becoming frustrated. Tears ran down my face. He acted like I wasn't there. Like he couldn't hear me. He was deaf. Maybe he didn't want to be near me anymore...Maybe I wasn't good enough. I grabbed the doorknob in desperation to get away from my cheating boyfriend.

  But..my hand went through it. I grabbed desperately at it, crying hysterically. I wasn't a Phaser or anything, what happened? Who was doing this? Was it Keefe? Because this prank wasn't funny. Then, I heard Dex speak.

  "Listen, baby, I want you to know that I love you so much. Nothing in this world could stop me from loving you, and I'll love you for the rest of eternity. And it's life with you that I was looking forward to."

  I banged my head against the door, which I seemed to be able to do. I sobbed in despair, Dexter Alvin Dizznee was cheating on me in my own bed and had the audacity to serenaded her with words he would tell me at night when we couldn't sleep. The door pushed open, pushing me along with it. And in walked Elwin and Fitz. Elwin stared at Dex in sorrow.

  I was going to say something. But then Elwin muttered to Fitz. "He does this every day..but I never thought it would escalate this far." My eyes widened. They knew about this? I screamed at the top of my lungs, but only Fitz seemed affected. Because he cocked a brow and stared at me, then shrugged and shook his head. I dragged my fingers through my now stringy [YHC] hair
 
  As Dex took a louder inhale, it sounded like he was crying..Why was he crying? Did he realize what he had done? I hated Dex for cheating on me..but I didn't want him to feel bad..I loved him too much for that. If he wanted to fall in love with someone better than me, I was going to let him.

  "But i-if you wanna let go...[YN], baby, go ahead and let go."

  I cocked a brow. What? Why was he addressing me? And why did he tell me to let go. I was about to tell them that the joke wasn't funny, but I stepped closer in curiosity instead. I pulled open the curtain, and I almost fainted.

  It was me. I was laying there in the bed. Unmoving. I was fading. And Dex seemed to be affected by my fading as well. I began to feel lightheaded. What was this? Why was it happening?

  I looked back to Elwin and Fitz.

  "This is dangerous. She's been under treatment for two weeks, I'm beginning to run out of Fade Fuel. At any rate, she could just..shimmer away. And if Dexter is this close to her when it happens, she'll take him with her too."Elwin whispered.

  Fitz pinched the bridge of his nose, giving a shuddered sigh.

  "I don't want to lose [YN] or Dex.."

  I wanted to scream, I was terrified. My life was slipping away..

  I looked at Dex's face. He looked so torn. Like without me, life meant nothing.

  "Please let me know that you're there, sugar. You can let go, it's okay. If that's what you want, I'll let you fade..but I won't love anyone else for the rest of my life. I swear. You were my one and only [YN]. I didn't want to leave you so soon. I don't want all our good memories to fade with you. I won't let them. I'll never forget. I'll even write them all down! It hurts me to let you leave, but I have to. Because I don't want to anchor you when your life could be way better in Heaven. Or wherever you think, in the Afterlife. Whichever you prefer."

  Dex laughed a little, but without the joy. I placed my hand over my mouth, speechless to all the love my boyfriend poured from his broken heart.

  "I'll miss the way your [YEC] eyes light up at the mention of custard bursts. And I'll miss the sound of your laughs whenever a prank backfires on Keefe."

  The smile on his face was wide and bright, dimples glowing. Like reminiscing made it easier to remember that I loved him no matter my state. His periwinkle blue hues softened their beautiful glow as he examines my face.

  "I'll definitely miss how you'd smile whenever I made a new cool elixir. The way you were so open-minded, you didn't put me down about anything. I'll miss your loving heart, the way it never let me go because it knew I never wanted to leave. And I'll definitely miss just holding you at night in bed, we shared an understanding silence as we cherished each other's presence. I don't want to give that up baby. I don't want you to leave me, [YN]. But if it makes you happy, then god damn it just leave! Go! You don't need me holding you back.."

  Dex looked so in pain. I didn't want to leave him when I tried to hard to obtain him. Yet the more I faded, the more connected I felt to the universe. I felt more alive than taking in oxygen and running and blood pumping through my veins could ever make me feel.

  Should I go?