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You... you are...!

Then... if we... are together... [more coughing]

I... finally died?

[ Shit.

Shit it is her, it's her and she can't--
Everything his re-incarnation had said was true.
NononononononoNO not like this! It can't happen! He won't let it happen!!
He won't!]

[Forcing himself, Len manages to regain some composure.]

N-not quite so...

...So just hang on, alright?

I'm getting help.

[The composure didn't last very long, but he's going to try and cover it by heading to the library as fast as is safe when carrying the most precious thing in the world to you.]

[she still can't breathe well at all... her chest still hurts... but Rin is smiling now. That impossible wish-- it was granted.

He's here.]

I'm so... glad...

[Squeezing Rin a little tighter, he can't really think of a proper reply.
He...was happy to see her too, but...Len wanted her to live. She deserved it more than anyone. His heart hurt, and now the tears wouldn't stop.]

I...s-said I would wait, didn't I?

[He just had to get to the library- it wasn't much farther! Don't leave him again, Rin.]

You... did... [her voice is getting softer now, the excitement and lack of medical care is starting to take it's toll]

I'm... so... sorry... I... should... have... told... you...

[Oh God, she's fading.] Don't talk, just hold on!

[And with a rather more dramatic entry than intended, they seem to have reached the library at last. Len immediately kicks one of the doors open(his arms were busy, what other option did he have?) and rushes inside looking for the buildings' most frequent occupant.]

GAKUPO?! PRIEST GAKUPO! WE NEED HELP!!

[Well if there was anything to make somebody jump out of their skin, that was certainly it. Luckily Gakupo was out of his private room, restocking the shelves when the door had been busted open. This was a library, what were they thinki--

Oh. Oh.

The book he had currently been holding was set down, and he made haste to the source of the shouting. Even with just a glance the Rin in Len's arms did not look good in any stretch of the word.]

What happened?

She'ssick! Shecan'tbreath! Idon'tkn-- She never told me what it was!

I don't-!

She's dying!

Try to stay calm. Here, let's set her down. [He motions to a nearby table not covered in books.

Len didn't know? Healing effectively would be much more difficult without a specific target, but it was possible. And damn everything if he wasn't going to try.]

[Setting her down as delicately as if she were made of glass, Len does as instructed.
But he's not letting go of her hand.
He will make some attempt at the staying calm instruction, but it's one of the hardest things he's ever done.]

Sh-she was at a hospital...on oxygen, before she was brought here. I-I...I don't think she can move by herself.

[Rin gives his hand a weak squeeze-- she still regrets not telling him the truth before, though admittedly this... pain... had been what she had been trying to spare him from with her half-lie. She glances at the... Priest, was it?... too, unsure what he could to help beyond give her Last Rites if her conditioned worsened further. Father had already brought in every specialist he could find, and in the end-- an uncurable fatal illness was what it was.

At least she got to see that boy again, Rin doesn't understand why her Father said he was dead, but she's so glad he wasn't. His hand is warm-- even more reassuring than his letters.

If only she could find the air to speak properly.

All she can do is nod, though, as Len speaks.]

[Gakupo wasn't going to spite Len for keeping hold of Rin's hand, or even for not being able to keep calm. Hell, he was doing his best to do just that on his own end.

Oxygen. She was having some obvious trouble breathing to back that up. Alright, then, first target was her throat and lungs. He took out his bible, keeping a hand free to hover over Rin's chest.]

Kyrie, rex genitor ingenite, vera essentia, eleison.

[Halfway through the first sentence his hand began to emanate a soft light, which also slowly worked its way around Rin.]

Kyrie, luminis fons rerumque conditor, eleison.
Kyrie, qui nos tuæ imaginis signasti specie, eleison.

[Still holding tight to Rin's hand, Len watches in wonder as Gakupo's hand, and then Rin, began to glow.
While he had been expecting something like this, it was still quite impressive. But that didn't sate his worry at all, and though they had lessened, his tears were still streaming down his cheeks.

All he can do now is watch, wait, and hope.]

Christe, Dei forma humana particeps, eleison.
Christe, lux oriens per quem sunt omnia, eleison.

[The light shines brighter, yet not bright enough to be painful to look upon. In fact, for those in contact with it, it's actually quite comforting and warm.]

Christe, qui perfecta es sapientia, eleison.

[At first Rin was almost certain she was about to get her Last Rites after all-- given the bible and Latin-- but then something began to change. Slowly, for the first time in ages, her lungs began to feel stronger. It was becoming easier to breathe. She begins to sag in pure relief.

Then the glowing started.

Her eyes widen-- darting between the boy and the Priest as if seeking an explanation for this clearly impossible thing.

Strange, though, she feels very relaxed suddenly.]

[Len gives Rin's hand a re-assuring squeeze when she seems confused, he would explain everything- anything she wanted- once she was out of, at the very least, immediate danger.]

Kyrie, spiritus vivifice, vitæ vis, eleison.
Kyrie, utriqusque vapor in quo cuncta, eleison.

[The light grows even brighter.]

Kyrie, expurgator scelerum et largitor gratitæ quæsumus propter nostrasoffensas noli nos relinquere, O consolator dolentis animæ, eleison.

Amen.

[Gakupo snaps the bible shut and closes his hand, the light disappearing with both actions, seeming to recede into Rin.]

...How do you feel?

I... [she blinks. her voice isn't as loud as it was pre-illness, but the difference between now and a few minutes ago? night and day]

A lot better! How in the world did you do that? It looked like... like magic or something! Otherwise...

[Rin tries to move, just in case. and yes, she can barely even wiggle her leg]

My legs...

[She's breathing! She's talking! This is wonderful news! But...

At least he's finally stopped crying.]

Is it the illness, still? What is it??

[...which Rin notes with some relief, she never wanted to see the boy cry. there is still so much she wants to and needs to tell him, but for now: his question. he deserves answers]

It's a neurological disease, I think the doctors said. I think they gave it the name of some American sports player, though I can't seem to remember what it is.

My nerve cells are dying... It can't really control my muscles. First my legs, and now my--

[wait. she can now. somehow. Rin pauses, then turns to Gakupo, curious]

I'm breathing on my own again. How in the world?

[He holds up the bible, offering Rin a warm smile.] Holy magic. It not that uncommon in the world I come from.

What you're describing, though...I don't think I could heal it entirely. But I could help a bit, to make it more comfortable and so you might be able to walk a little by yourself. Would you like me to try?

'The world you come from'? I'm a little confused, Sir, but I can't deny... I mean, that really was magic.

[she's more than slightly awed, and also starting to become confused, but Rin's not so distracted she misses the question]

Why would I say 'no'? Please, of course!

[He's more than happy that he can actually help, man. So, the bible is opened once again.]

Alright, then. Just stay as you are.

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