Pile and Red's story (boyxboy, yaoi)

Chapter 8, Part 5: Red's life hangs by a thread.

Part 5: Red's life hangs by a thread . 

Our trip was horrible. The cold is worst and worst as we approach of the Red mountains. I feel that Red wants to warm me up as he did when we traveled to reach the north castle. But I get angry and I forbid him to do that. He is little sad that I refused.

Before the night, we find a cave to shelter us . Red is completely exhausted by the trip. He is loosing more and more strenght as we come closer of the Red montains. I keep remember what the old blind man said to us.

Red falls asleep and I listen to his breathing. That's not regular and he coughs. His cough is loose and I even hear weezings. His power protected him against the cold before. I remember that I find him in the snow. But now that his strenght is leaving him he feels the cold. Did he falls ill?

I try to find log to make a fire. I have hard time during fifteen minutes and I fail. I cry silently. I am so useless. When I turn my head I look at Red and I don't hear his breathing anymore. I wait few seconds feverishly.

He is not breathing!

I run and shake him. Finally, He slowly opens his eyes, he looks so frail and thin. He poorly smiles to me. I smile to him trying to not show that I am truly worried. He turns his head:

" you are trying to light a fire. I can help you"

And he lights it at a distance.

"Don't use your magic! Red! "

"It's okay my prince"

And he falls asleep again.

I am heartbroken. I don't know how to help him. I am worried that he will dye even before we reach the mountains. I sit and I pull up his upper body to make him sit between my legs. I put his back slowly against my chest. I cover us with a blanket. I hug him tightly and try to w arm him up.

He is so cold now.

I remember when I found him in the snow. When he was a baby. I pull off his gemstone from my neck and give it to him anew. I hugs him. I can feel that he lost weight. He is light now. I try to holding back my tears and calming down my heart. I screen my thoughts to be sure that he don't hear my worries .

I start to sing a lullaby and I rock him like a baby. I approach my lips at his ears.

"Please stay with me Red! I love you!"

But he didn't answer.

The next day, I wake up. I stay in the same position during the night. I think Red lost more warmth since yesterday. I let him lie down. I think he can sleep a little bit more. I hear him cough again. I open Red's scrip and try to find the plants that Master Burain gave to me. I put a pan on the fire with the plants inside to make a decoction.

I wake him up and I can see he is happy to see me.

"Red I prepared a decoction to increase your temperature"

I see that his lips are shapped and he has a lot of rings under his eyes. He looks as tired as yesterday.

"Do you sleep well?"

"Yes, my prince I am feeling better. We are near the cave of the dragon. I can feel it. Maybe we can find it before the night"

I am sure he said that to reassure me but I can feel he is not really feeling better. He has trouble to hide his true feelings to me now. I help him to get up and he hugs me.