Just Stay With Me ( Sonia x Gundham)

Beeping

            I just sat there. I didn't move. I was..afraid? Worried?  I didn't know... I just didn't want it to stop, that soft beeping. One. Two. One. Two. It was like a song played by the angels. What that beeping meant? Hope, the only thing keeping me from slipping back into despair. I sat there, looking at his chest, matching my breathing with his. One. Two. One. Two.

           What could I do? Ever since I escaped the game, he's been all I could think about. The fact that he could possibly wake up, it gave me a hope! That I could feel his arms around me once again... That I could listen to his odd use of speech, and enjoy telling him about my day and watching his expressions change as if he was a child listening  to a fairy tale. I missed it... almost too much. I just.. I want him back! Now! I don't want to wait! Just wake up! Wake up! 

" What's going on in here!?" A worried voice said as I felt my body get ripped off Gundham's capsule. I turned to see Hajime comforting me. " Sonia, are you okay!?"

" Y-Yes, I'm fine... Why do you look so  worried?" I asked.

"Y-You were screaming.." Hajime said looking down at me.

           " Oh, I was..?Heh... Oops..?" I laughed in an odd fashion. I was so embarrassed.. I usually would never raise my voice in anger. Anger? I'm angry? No. This feeling is worse than anger. This was, guilt. I felt guilty for being so blind. Blind to him and Nekomaru giving up their lives for the rest of us. Although, the thing that weighed on me the most was the fact that, I never said thank you. Gundham, please. Just wake up!! My mind went back to the beeping. One. Two. One. Two. I focused on it. My mind set on not letting it stop.

          "Sonia, please, leave this room for a little bit. You haven't slept in two days, and you've eaten nothing for hours, but the bread and two eggs that Kazuichi brought you." Hajime said kindly while holding my shoulder to remove me from the room. I turned back around, and sat exactly where I was. I focused on the beep as hard as I could. One. Two.. One... Two.... My consciousness began to fade. I felt my body swiftly hit the floor. Before long, all I could hear was beeping. What was the beeping? His heart. The heart I couldn't let stop! I don't care how! I wont let it stop!  One. Two. One. Two. One. Two. Two. One. One. Three. Nine. Twenty. Make it stop! Please! I'll do anything! Just make it. Stop. It stopped. Stopped? Why did I want it in the first place? 

       I opened my eyes to a sight I never want to forget. A frail, yet tall figure sat next to a hospital bed. My hospital bed. I saw his black hair with white streaks peeking trough. His hair was messy and untamed, like he had just woken up. He was dressed in his long black coat. His scar wasn't showing , his head was down, resting in his arms as he held my hand. I looked to my right, and there it was. An open pod. No one inside, and no beeping. I moved my hand. It startled him for a moment, as his head shot up and out of his arms. We made eye contact almost instantly. 

  " Gundham..?" I asked, as my eyes welled up with tears. He looked shocked for a moment, than gave me his usual smile. His hand held mine tighter as a hamster crawled their way to my shoulder, to comfortingly nuzzle my cheek. 

     "Heh, You say it as if you are supersized. Princess, you knew it would take more than death to keep me, of all beings, down." He laughed for a moment. As if it where a reflex, I smiled back. His voice was small, but held the same power as always. He looked frail and tiered, but he didn't act like it. It really was him. 

    " I'm just.. so glad you didn't leave me..!" Before I knew it, my face was flooding with tears. I was sobbing. It was a different cry than the one I did at Gundham's trial. This was a good sob. But, Gundham didn't understand. His smile turned into panic. He looked around frantically for what could have upset me.

     " Princess! My apologies. I didn't mean to upset you in any way!" He apologized for something he didn't do. Yup, it's Gundham. 

    " No, No! You didn't do anything. This is a Good cry.

    " A good cry?

    " Yes I'm just so happy you're back, I started crying of joy!" He stopped for a moment, than realized what I was saying. His face flushed and he hid in his scarf.

" Ah.. I see, so you mortals can "Good" cry. I learn more about you beings every day. But, you princess, amaze me every time." He laughed to try and hide his flustered tone.

  " Yes, Its rare, but us mortals can be very interesting beings." I said getting closer to his face. He flushed more, but didn't pull away.

" I-I see. Hmph.. I guess I-I still have much to learn about your species." He said as a got closer.

" Let me show you something." I didn't wait a moment longer! I pulled away his scarf slightly and gave him a kiss on the cheek. I puled away swiftly to see his reaction. He was frozen for a moment, than managed to open his mouth.

" I see why your species interested me so much.." I laughed and held his hand tighter. I wasn't going to let go. He was here now, alive and with me. I can tell him all of the things I didn't get to tell him before.

" Hey Gundham.."

" Yes Princess, What is it?"

" I... Thank you."