Never Be Gone, Ch. 2

~~~Deadlox's P.O.V.~~~

I raise my eyebrow, why would Sky want me to take his amulet?

I look back down at his body, carefully lifting up his head and taking the amulet off. I sigh and put around my own neck.

Sky reaches a hand out to me and I pull myself up. I look down at the amulet and inspect it. I watch as the brightness of it fades. I frown and look at the transparent Sky I front of me, seeing he had taken a step back. He smiles and takes a step towards me, making his amulet glow and mine as well.

After a second I jump in excitement, "no way!" I exclaim, grabbing onto Sky's shoulders. I pull him into a hug, making both of our amulets burn a bright purple.

"Uh, alright..." Sky says after a second, and I let him go, "you should probably get my body back to the base, they can do something with it there."

I nod and turn back, shakily picking up Sky's limp body. Blood had stopped flowing from the wound, and his skin was cold. I shudder and begin walking, Sky following close behind.

After 15 minutes of walking we make it to the base, me breathing heavily from the now very heavy body in my arms. I could feel the sweat dripping from my forehead and my feet hurt, but we both make it.

"Seto!" I call breathlessly, "open- the gates!"

A few seconds go by, but the gates slowly creak open. Seto runs up quickly, stopping in his tracks when he sees me and Sky's body stained with blood. "Oh my God..." He whispers, covering his mouth in disbelief.

I feel my lip quiver, the pain of my breaking heart returning. "S-Seto-"

"He's gone... Isn't he?" He cuts me off, his voice barely audible.

I feel my heart break completely, and I fall to my knees, sobbing into Sky's dead body. I feel a chill on my back, the very faintly arms wrap around me. I look out the corner of my eyes, seeing Sky gripping onto me. He had figured out how to become solid, and was clearly using all of his energy to touch me.

I smile to myself, and look up, pulling back into a straight face so Seto wouldn't suspect anything. A wipe a few tears off my face with a bloody hand, most likely smearing it on my face. Seto wipes his own tears away, reaching his arms out. I hesitate but gently lay Sky's body in his arms, and he holds him with no problem, a strength potion clearly in affect.

"B-be careful," I instruct to Seto shakily, moving a few strands of hair from the face of the cold body. Seto nods in respect and runs back into the base.

~~~time skip~~~

Me and spirit Sky lay on our beds, staring at the ceiling and talking quietly every once and a while. I begin to close my eyes, wanting to go to sleep.

"Deadloooooox!" Sky whines, making my eyes open again, "don't fall asleep!"

I sigh, "but I'm tired," I whisper, not wanting to alert any recruits, who were already morning their leaders death.

Sky whines, "but I'm not!"

I sigh again, closing my eyes, "that's because you haven't done anything to get tired."

"But I was with you all day!" He whines, "I should be tired too!"

"You're a spirit," I explain, "you have to do other things."

Sky tilts his head in confusion, "like what?"

I sigh tiredly, sitting up. I reach out my arms, giving a tired smile, "try to give me a hug."

Sky furrows his eyebrows in confusion, but walks over to me, trying to grip onto me. His arms pass through my sides, giving me a chill, but I sit still.

Sky grunts in annoyance, squeezing his eyes shut and trying again. This time I fell a warm grip around my chest, and I smile, petting Sky's head.

After a second he pulls back, and the grip goes away. Sky would have fallen through me and onto the bed if I wouldn't had been holding him. "Holy- poop-" Sky pants, me holding him up, "that's- how I - get tired?!"

I nod, helping Sky up. He walks over to his bed and flops down on it, not making anything move. He closes his eyes, sighing once more then slowly falling asleep.

I smile and roll on my side, fighting back the cold by tightening the blanket around myself. I close my eyes and finally let sleep take me away.

~~~Sky's P.O.V.~~~

I wake up slowly, feeling a cold breeze run over me. I shudder and try to pull the blankets over myself, I touch them, but they don't move, like they were being held in place.

I shiver and sit on the edge of my bed, looking at Deadlox. His back is facing me and I can see him breathing steadily. The blankets loosely wrap around him, making him look warm and cozy.

I stand up and walk over to him, looking at his peaceful face. I could practically feel the heat radiating off of him, and it felt good. I sigh as I try to wake him up, my hand passing right through his shoulder. I try to gather enough energy to touch him, but I'm too tired.

I shake my head and sit down next to his bed, resting my head on my arms, which lay on his bed behind his back. I shiver and try to feel the heat coming from him. I sigh and close my eyes, falling asleep once more.

~~~time skip~~~

"Sky what are you doing?!"

I jump awake and yelp, flinging myself back and landing on the floor. I groan at the sudden head rush and open one eye, rubbing the back of my head. "Whaaaaaat?!"

I see Deadlox sitting up in bed, a shocked expression on his face. "Why were you laying there?! You scared the crap outa me!"

I shudder, and Deadlox sees this, his expression softens and he sits up completely. "I'm sorry Sky, I forgot," he mumbles.

I tilt my head, another shiver running down my spine, "forgot about what?"

Deadlox sighs, patting the spot next to him. I stand up and sit next to him, resulting in him wrapping his arms around me. I smile and snuggle into him, not having to struggle so much to touch him. "Mhhh, you're warm," I mumble, feeling the heat from his body once again.

Deadlox chuckles, laying down and pulling me with him, "you can't produce your own body heat, because you're a spirit, so you have to have it given to you," he explains. "It's not needed for you to survive, but it feels good."

I smile, enjoying the heat, "yaaa..."

Deadlox smiles as well, pulling the blanket back over himself, his body holding it up since mine couldn't. He closes his eyes, and after a few seconds is breathing becomes steady. I rest my head on his chest, using the rest of my energy and letting sleep take me for the last time of the night.