The Book Thief | Don't Leave Me

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Sorry if it's not a great chapter, I've had a terrible day today. I hope you'll like it though and I'll try to upload again within a day.

Death's POV

"Do you like it?" Rudy asked Liesel, dropping luggage to the floor. "It's wonderful." Liesel breathed returning his hug.

Liesel turned and took a long look around the room. They still had yet to earn money, but they would make do with this house. It was a single story house; with the kitchen, dining and lounge being all one room.

This new house was the only thing that was keeping her mind away from the bombing. She felt guilty to still be alive and watch the sadness in Alex's eyes from the loss of his wife and children, and for Rudy the loss of his siblings, and his mother.

She walked further in the room and left the room through a doorway that led to the hall. There were two doors, each of them bedrooms.

"I get the biggest room!" Max yelled running into the short hallway to choose between the two rooms.

"You're such a child." Liesel told him. She returned back into the main room to help un-pack.

"If we make a list of what we need, it's going to be a long list." Rudy said to her. "Because we're poor. Herr Steiner, look." She turned holding a picture of him and Rudy.

"Liesel, the least you could do is call me Alex." He replied taking the picture with a smile. He'd let her call him Papa, but that's probably forcing things on her. "You are a Steiner now anyway." He added, enveloping her into a hug to make her feel welcome.

"Not yet." She stated. "But you're not far." He said not yet pulling away after he heard her sniffle. Then Rudy came in to comfort her too.

"I'm sorry." She said beginning to sob in his shoulder.

"What did you do?" Alex asked her.

"None of you deserve me; it should be your wife here, not me." She answered pulling away from his arms.

"Liesel," Rudy started. "We all love you; none of this is your fault."

"Don't feel bad," Alex encouraged. "You have every right to be here. Rudy didn't propose to you for nothing did he?" He finished, resting a hand on her shoulder to assure her.

Rudy wrapped his arms around her and held her tight. "You're stupid Liesel," Rudy said, making her heart clench. "You're stupid to think such a thing rather than say it. Don't you remember the bombing? The morning we woke up? I didn't say goodbye to you because I didn't want to. I was waiting for you to wake up."

"I love you." She burst out, not being able to say much more. She found it hard to avoid crying.

Alex left a kiss on Liesel's golden curls before leaving them in peace.

"Is she okay?" Max whispered to Alex in the hallway. "She'll be fine." He spoke softly, trying to avoid his own tears.

"We're sharing a room aren't we?" Max said to Alex to take their minds off everything.

"I'm dreading it." Alex played on, followed by laughter of the two.