Kanra and Eridan Oneshots

Life line: 30 sweeps later (sad)

I'm sorry in advance...

ERIDAN

I sat down in the chair next to Kanra, fixing her blanket with purple tears welling up in my eyes. I always knew this would happen... but the 30 sweeps went by to fast.

"Eridan..." She whispered, and for the first time in almost a week, she opened her tired eyes. I gave a weak smile, but couldn't stop the tears from streaming down my face.

"Yeah... I'm here..." I gave her wrinkled hand a squeeze. She turned her aged face to me and in a hoarse whisper, she said:

"Stop crying, you big baby... princes don't cry over maids." She gave me a sad smirk, but started coughing madly.

My eyes widened with fear, knowing that those words could have very well been her last.

"I'm fine..." She muttered. That was it, I couldn't take this anymore.

"No you're not! You're going to die, Kanra! Stop lying to yourself...." I started sobbing into her shoulder while she hugged me as tightly as her frail body could manage.

"I know fishface.. it's no secret..." Her voice was getting weaker and her grip was loosening.

"Kanra... Don't leave me you asshole..." I cried out. She rested her tired head on mine.

"Eridan... help me lay down... I need to rest a bit." I nodded, whiping the tears away and help her lower her skinny body.

"Eridan..."

She held out two fingers in the shape of a half diamond. Tears came back to my eyes as I mirrored her action.

Then, all to quickly... it happened.

I watched in horror as her hand limply fell to her side, her chest stopped rising, and her smiling fce fell lifeless.