Betty layed downin her bed staring at the ceiling.
Lysander wasn't drawn to anger very often but he was tempted to shatter the unhelpful mirror at the moment. The only thing holding him back was the thought that it would be useful to Betty.
Betty hummed a song.
Lysander managed to relax slightly at the sound, easily locating where Betty was. He wasn't entirely sure if he recognized the tune but she had a lovely singing voice.
Betty stopped evrything stopped her singing her pulse her heartbeat
He had just taken the abandoned cups back to the kitchen when he heard the silence. Lysander was used to the quiet, having lived in it for a long time but it wasn't supposed to be like this now. Not with… ”Betty!” he raced up to her room where he had last heard her.
Betty layed there no pulse or heartbeat just laying there.
Lysander didn't waste a moment before he started CPR. Please wake up.
betty opened her eyes and inhailed deeply.
”Oh, thank goodness!” Lysander let out a heavy sigh of relief, restraining from holding her in his arms. ”What happened to you? Your heart stopped.”
"I-I don't know" she said.
”This has never happened before? Maybe we should get you to a hospital.” he suggested softly, still very concerned.
"no i'm fine" betty said.
”Your heart stopped, Betty. The only reason you are ’fine’ is because I was able to restart it using CPR.” Lysander furrowed his brows. ”If your reluctance comes from not being ’normal’, I have a… colleague who is very discrete and familiar with matters like that.”
"I'm okay" she said.
She’s stubborn. he sighed. ”Betty, why do you hold your health in low regard? I want to take care of you but I can only do so much if you don't let me help you.” Lysander gently cupped her cheek.
"I don't like help" she said.
Lysander raised a brow at her statement. ”Why not?”
"Help gets me hurt" she said.
He blinked in confusion for a moment before shaking his head. ”I won't hurt you.” he promised, taking her hand. ”I know I’m technically dead but I couldn't ”live” with myself for eternity if I let something happen to you.”
" I have trust issues" she said.
Lysander let go of her hand slowly, reluctantly. ”I can understand that.” he relented I’m moving too fast… How can I ask her to trust me after not even 24 hours? ”I just want to make sure that you stay well.”
"i'm fine" she said.
”At the moment.” He agreed bitterly. ”But if your heart stops again like that then I will take you to my colleague at the hospital.”
She sighed and brushed her lips against his.
Lysander completely froze at the contact. Betty was by no means his first kiss but for a split second he could have sworn his heart gave a light thump.
she pulled away "I'm fine okay?" she asked.
Lysander sighed softly, recovering from the slight shock, ”You can say that until the sun burns out… But I can be pretty stubborn too.” If it ever comes to it… there should only be one reason for her heart to stop. If that's what she wants one day.
she sighed.
”I’m sorry. I may be a lot of things that are less than good but I am not cruel.” Lysander tried to justify.