The Lone Witch [Black Butler]

Chapt. 23

"Andrew! Andrew!!" I shook Andrew's body as it lied on the floor of the stage. A pool o his own blood was forming beneath him. I placed my hands on his chest to stop the bleeding. But no matter how hard I put pressure on it, more blood was oozing out. 

He somehow managed to get out of his restraints and got in front of me just before Ciel pulled the trigger. He got himself shot in the chest. 

"Why... Why would you get in front of me like that!? Why couldn't you just stay out of it!? You knew this had nothing to do with you!" I shouted at him as tears ran down my cheeks. 

"Is that anyway to thank me for saving you?... Heh..." He smiled before coughing. "I stepped in because didn't want you to get hurt anymore... I couldn't just sit back and let them torment you... And let that bastard rape you again..."

"After everything I did and put you through, why did you stick around? I tried to keep you away from it all because I didn't want you to get hurt! You should have left me alone like I wanted you to in the first place!..." 

"Why do you insist on doing things on your own all the time? I don't get it... Why do you think you have to do things all by yourself, Melody?..." 

"Don't you get it!?..." I screamed through my tears. "Because I am always alone... I've always been alone and I'm use to it... If anybody had gotten close to me then they would end up leaving me behind..." 

"But I'm still here, aren't I? I kept your secret up until now, and I just took a bullet for you... Haha... That has to say something, right? Why do you think I stuck around? Just for the hell of it?" 

"I don't know..." I frowned. 

"Man, you sure are clueless..." He chuckled and cupped my cheek. "Because I love you." He smiled and I felt my cheeks heat up. "I didn't care if you were a Witch, and I didn't care about any of the things you did... I just loved you for you.. You're a cool girl, Melody." 

"Andrew..." I held his hand that was cupping my cheek tightly. Andrew grunted as more blood gushed out of his chest, causing my eyes to widen. "Andrew, hold on! I can fix this-" 

"No..." He held my hand tightly. "Don't bother... It doesn't matter... At least we got to be this close together one....last...time..." I saw his eyes become clouded as his grip on my hand listened. 

"Andrew?..." I shook his body slightly. "Andrew?!" I shouted before I began to tear up again. "No. No! Stay with me, Andrew! Please! Don't go!... Don't go..." I lied my head on his chest and cried when I came to realize that he was gone... 

"Well, that was pointless." Said Ciel. 

"What is wrong with you!?" I shouted at him. 

"He's dead now. It's not like he meant anything to you. Stop your crying and come with us already." 

"No, you're wrong! He was the only person who was ever there for me! He... He was the only one who never treated me like trash! Andrew was always there for me when nobody else was! Andrew was my best friend and he meant everything to me!"