Winter (The Lunar Chronicles)

Iko and the Medbay

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Kai's POV

"Uhm..Jacin?" Kai couldn't exactly see into the room but Jacin throwing himself unto a platform looking thingy didn't seem like his typical behaviour. Kai walked into the room. Cinder was leaning against the wall with her arm over her eyes.

"She's dead Kai... She's dead."

"Who's dead? Oh.." Kai now had a clear view of what was in the the glass encasing. Winter. It all makes sense now. He turned back to Cinder. She was crying now, tears streaming down her face like the mini waterfalls in his palace. He felt a sudden urge of homesickness, but pushed it out of his mind as he pulled her into a hug. He didn't say anything and just watched as Jacin slumped over, leaning against the glass encasement Winter was lying in. He was sobbing, his shoulders rising and falling. Kai turned his attention back to Winter. Dead people don't ever look that good... "Cinder." He whispered, as if scared to wake the dead. "Cinder I don't think she's dead."

"What?" Cinder said, but it ending up coming out as a sob.

"I don't think she's dead Cinder! Dead people always look pale and they just look.. well dead. Winter has colour in her cheeks." Cinder looked over at Winter in disbelief.

"You're right.." She murmured. "Jacin! Look at her."

"What kind of sick joke is that? The only thing thats kept me breathing is lying in front of me, dead. And you want me to look at her?" Jacin yelled at her going into another case of crying hysterics.

Kai got up and walked over to the case. "Do you have a hammer?"

Cinder grinned and pulled one out of a pocket in her cargo pants. "Yupp."

Kai smiled back at her, thinking it was funny that she would bring one here, of all places. Kai was grateful she did though as he took it from her and poised to crack the glass.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" Jacin screamed, jumping up to knock Kai over. He stop suddenly though and sat down cross legged.

"Get this over with. I want to get out of here." Cinder said. "I got him handled" She sighed. "I hate doing the to friends."

"I guarantee it's for the best right now." Kai replied as her cracked up the glass at her feet. It shattered instantly. Not to Kai's surprise, Winter didn't budge. Cinder stood up and came over to brush the glass that had fell on Winter's face off.

"Hey cuz. Nice to meet you...again." Kai heard Cinder murmur. "I'm gonna let go of the glamour on Jacin now, I don't know what he's gonna do, so be prepared." She said, turning to Kai. He nodded in response. Jacin stopped sitting crossed leg and slumped over, he began sobbing again.

"Jacin..Jacin she's alive!"

"There's no way she's alive Cinder!" He sobbed. "Are you delusional? Are your cybernetic eyes screwing you over? She's dead!"