Inject Me Sweetly / Dusk Until Dawn

:Inject Me Sweetly: Chapter Thirty-Eight

"All these people really respected Sebastian, huh?" I commented, watching the steady stream of people filling the room his funeral was to be held in.

Fiona smiled at me. "Everyone loved him."

My heart wrenched in pain, like it'd been doing constantly over the past two days. Everyone now knew what had gone down at the Rutherford's mansion. Everyone now knew Sebastian was dead. Everyone now knew I was a Blue Blood. Everyone now knew someone new had to receive the throne.

"Fiona, I have to tell you something," I started quietly, my eyes dropping to the floor. "I haven't told anyone else yet."

"What's that?"

"Sebastian... before he... before he..." I trailed off, swallowing deeply before continuing. "He told me that because I'm a Blue Blood, I'll only live until I'm eighteen. That's six months away."

Fiona gasped deeply. "What? Are you serious?"

I glanced up at her. "Yes."

"Six months? But that's no good! You can't die! Not you too!" she cried, her eyes starting to water. "Emily, no, you can't!"

"If I die, I bet I'll meet Sebastian again..."

"Don't think like that! I need you, Emily!"

I half-smiled at her. "You need me?"

"I'm going to need your help in the future! I need another girl my age."

"For what?"

Her hand drifted down to her stomach. "Actually..."

My eyes widened in realization. "Don't tell me..."

"I think my baby could use a God mother."

"You're pregnant?" I whispered, frantically gesticulating with my hands. "Is it- is it Sebastian's?"

She nodded.

"Did he know?"

Again, she nodded. Giving me a watery smile, she patted her stomach. "He already named him or her."

"Does anyone else know?"

"Just you," she told me, lowering her eyes. "I'm kind of embarrassed to tell Solomon and Luella..."

I leaned closer to her. "You have to tell them! They'll be so excited!"

"What if they're ashamed?"

"They won't be!" I told her confidently. "Not when there's a part of Sebastian still on this earth. No one would be unhappy with that. Besides, I'm sure they already realized you two were still in love."

She smiled at me. "You think?"

"I know!"

"If I tell, you have to tell everyone you're going to die in six months."

My stomach dropped. "That's a little different..."

She shook her head. "No it's not, Emily. Are you planning on just fading out of existence without a word?"

"Well..."

"You still have a chance to live," she continued, her pale hand snatching up mine. "If you want, you can live forever."

I swallowed nervously, my stomach shifting uncomfortably. "Fiona... I can't..."

She squeezed my hand. "Please, Emily. Just thinking about. I've already lost someone I love... I can't lose another."

"But I'm human," I whispered pathetically. "I can't... I want to stay human. It's my nature, Fiona."

Her expression dropped and she let go of my hand. "Have you been thinking a lot about this?"