White Blood~ (XiaoVen)

Eleven: Why her?

TW: Breakdown, kinda major character d3ath.

Venti and Xiao walked to the children's spot of the hospital listening to the nurses speaking, them all acting fast, as Venti approached the room, he noticed which room it was.

Klee's.

"What's happening...?" He whispered, walking closer, Klee was laying still, but her machines were beeping like fucking hell, "Get him out!" Xiao gently pulls him back, "C'mon, let them work." 

Oh, that didnt help, Venti pulled his arm away, pushing a nurse away, "Let me see her, just for a second..." He whispers, gently moving a strand of her blonde hair out of the way, "Venti...?" She spoke, her eyes barely opening, "Hey," A slight voice crack, as he sniffled, "You're gonna be okay, okay? I'm here." He smiles at her. A doctor leaned over to Venti, whispering. 

"We can't do anything else...She...Shes going to go, Venti, I'm sorry."  She whispered, a choked sob left Venti's lips, and he nods softly, "Venti...Can you lay with me, and sing me a song to sleep?" Klee was barely able to speak, and she tugged on Venti's shirt. Xiao sighs, leaning against the wall, looking away, shaking his head. 

"Of course, sweetie," Venti sat next to her, pulling her into his arms, hugging her, humming a soft melody, she held onto him, closing her eyes. A bit later, her mother ran in, looking at Klee, "Take my spot, please." Venti sniffled, voice cracking, and she nods. They switched, and Klee clung to her mother. Moment after moment, and then, it flatlines, the machine indicating that the young child was gone. 

A sob escapes Venti, as he kissed her forehead gently, stroking her hair from her face, examining her features, hugging her again, ignoring the searing pain in his lungs, as he sobbed. Moments later Zhongli walked in, clicking the machines off, sighing, "Venti...I need you to come with me.."

Xiao gently nodded at Venti extending his hand, and Venti had smacked it away, walking about five feet, till the mothers wailing echoed, the room was spinning for Venti, everything was blurry, he sobbed, letting out a painful scream to those around him, and he fell to his knees, holding his chest, his head resting on the ground, "No! Nononono..Not her...give her back.." He sobbed, his green eyes meeting Xiao's yellowish eyes, the tears fell like pouring rain, he tried to stop them, then Xiao and Zhongli dropped next to him, as he let out sobs, heaving breaths, his tears dropping onto the hospital's white floors, his eyes blurry, his face soaked with tears, Xiao gently took his face in his hands, wiping the tears, and he hugged him, letting Venti collapse into his body, his arms holding him, he blinked away his own tears, the Yaksha family never cries. 

He sat there with Venti in his arms, letting him sob, his shoulder was soaked at this point, he had wrapped his jacket around Venti, rubbing his back. What seemed like a long while, Venti had relaxed, and seemingly asleep. Xiao put Venti's oxygen on his own shoulder, carefully picking up Venti, holding him close, as he walked to Venti's room.

~

Venti had awoken around two am, he scanned the room, the toy seal he'd bought sat on the table, a note attached to it, he looked around, seeing Xiao laying on the chair, the blanket hanging halfway off his body. Venti walked over to Xiao, gently touching his shoulder, making the boy squirm, and shift, his eyes opening, he looks at Venti, "Hey," He whispered, and Venti smiled softly, "You, okay?" He sits up, looking at the boy, trying to scan his face in the dark, and a sigh leaves Venti's lips, "C-Can you lay with me for a little bit...?" Venti asked softly, his voice shaky, tears threatening to fall, "Yeah, yeah." Xiao stood up, gently hugging Venti. Venti didn't think Xiao would agree, but Xiao led him back to bed, helping him get comfortable, holding him.

And in Xiao's mind, it clicked, he really, really liked him and he watched as Venti hugs him, a cold hand touching his warmer pale skin under his shirt, he sighed, he liked Venti, and that made his heart ache, it hurt him, but he shoved it away, he needed to comfort Venti...Thats it... "I can't save us, My Atlantis...we fall...We've built this town on shaky ground, I can't save us, My Atlantis, oh no..." Venti let out a sob, hands pulling Xiao closer, if that was possible. Xiao rubbed circles on his back, humming, he wasnt sure how to help besides hold the taller...

"We've built it up to pull it down...Now all the birds have fled~...The hurt just leaves me scared, Losing everything I've ever known, It's all become too much Maybe I'm not built for love, If I knew that I could reach you I would go~" Xiao whispered the lyrics softly, holding Venti, letting him sob, hiccups leaving the taller, and Venti whispered, "I can't save us...My Atlantis, we fall..."

Then they fell silent, the soft beeping of Venti's machines, his sniffling, and the nurses and doctors talking outside the rooms, "Thank you...Atalus..." Venti whispered, his final words that night...

Pain to you all ☆*: .｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:*☆   It only gets worse from here.   -Bennett.