A/N: Homg. Sorry for the long wait! I was procrastinating and stuff. Really sorry about it. oTL Please, enjoy!

The winter was really setting in, and with Rin's condition improving visibly, Len appealed to the doctor for her to move back to their house. Although the doctor's reaction was a little weird, he allowed Rin to do so. His only request was that Rin remained in her room and her bed at all times. Within the week, the duo was back together in their cosy corner of the world. It has then been a few months since they moved back together.

Len has yet to pop the question, always putting it off for another time. He could never figure out if he was just afraid of her reaction, or if it was something else. Rin remained the same, though. Her bubbly self would always brighten the room, and she would always bug Len to make orange treats for her. He noticed that she would always to hide her coughing fits from him, however. Sometimes, he would catch her staring out of the window in her room dejectedly. He even caught her crying softly once, to which he rushed into the room to check if she was okay. Her only reply would always be that she was fine, and she would then smile through her tears. It pained him so to look at her suffering, slowly wasting away. But the next morning, she would always be fine; as though she was never diagnosed with the accursed illness.

*~*~*~*Y*~*~*~*

Len quickly finished up with the washing of the dishes, and chased away all of the thoughts in his head. Wiping his hands on the hand towel, he walked back up to Rin's room and opened the door gently. Rin was staring at the ceiling a little dazedly, her hands interlaced and placed on top of her stomach.

"Hey," Len called out, closing the door gently. Rin turned to him quickly, smiling brightly. She sat up slowly, and reached out to him. He crossed the room briskly and sat beside her, hugging her close. He could feel her breath beside his ear, and her hands clinging onto him daintily. He would always wish for these moments to last forever; just the two of them, close to each other, the whole world at a standstill. Rin pulled back slowly, and already he began to miss her warmth.

"Len, won't you play the piano? I haven't heard you playing at all today." Rin asked as her fingers tucked a stray golden lock behind her ear. Len smiled and nodded, and walked to the piano he bought for her and placed in her room. His finger splayed over the piano keys and he started to play a familiar melody. He looked at Rin and beamed at her, and she reciprocated the gesture by smiling tenderly. She pulled the red scarf hanging atop her bed stand and slowly walked to Len's side. She sat beside him and rested her head on his shoulder, singing along. The house was filled with their voices and the crystal clear notes of the piano. When the song ended, Rin looked up and gave Len a kiss on his cheek. His cheeks burned, but he did the same to her. They grinned at each other happily, and just as Len began to speak, the alarm clock beside Rin's bed sounded. Rin's face fell, and she shuffled back to her bed. With a pained look in his eyes, Len reached for the medicine cabinet beside the piano and took out the daily dose of medicine that Rin was supposed to take. He walked to her bed and sat beside her, and he prepared the syringe with the liquid inside it. Just as he lifted her arm, Rin cried out.

"C-can we don't do this today? Let's just skip today's dosage, please." Rin pleaded with her other hand clutching Len's arm.

Len frowned and shook his head. "You know we can't do this, Rin! You HAVE to take your medicine. Now, just lay back, okay?"

"No, please," Rin begged, her eyes misted with tears. She blinked them back and lowered her head, her voice wavering. "Please, Len, I beg you-just for today." Len's heart ached so badly that he wanted to dump all of the medicine supplied by the hospital into the nearest trash can. He knows that he can't fulfil Rin's request, but she was begging him to do so. He bit his lip and lowered the syringe.

"Alright," Len uttered quietly.

Rin smiled, tears falling from her eyes. She nodded a 'thank you'. Len put away the medicine and pulled her into a crushing bear hug. "I love you so much," Rin whispered hoarsely. "I really do." Len's throat burned, and tears threatened to fall. He closed his eyes lest they do fall. "I know, Rin. You know I love you too." She nodded earnestly. He could feel tears falling onto his shoulder, but he remained quiet. He stroked her hair and held her tightly, staring out of the window. The snow has stopped falling.

*~*~*~Y*~*~*~*

Len lay beside Rin, their hands interlocked tightly. The duo was wide awake, both staring into space, both deep in thought. Rin abruptly sat up, closing her eyes. She seemed like she was gathering her strength of some sorts.

"Len, let's go for a walk." She said softly, still staring ahead of her.

"A walk..? You know we can't do that, Rin." Len sat up as well, shaking his head. She turned to him. There was something wrong in her gaze, but it disappeared quickly. "It's okay. It's not snowing for the time being. We'll just walk for a little bit. Please?" She was squeezing his hand tightly, as though she was afraid of something.

"…alright. We'll take a walk for a little while. Go and put your coat on." Len huffed, resigned. Rin smiled and shook her head. "If we're walking for a while, we won't need a coat, right? Let's just take a scarf along or something." Len gazed at her face for a good while, as though he was scrutinising it.

"Okay." He said softly.

They walked down the stairs slowly, and he told Rin to wait at the bottom of the stairs for him. He rushed up to his room and took the ring he had bought for her. He was going to do it; it was now or never. When he came back down, tucking the ring safely into his pocket, Rin flashed him a small smile and wrapped the scarf around her neck. She did the same for him, and they walked out of the house.

*~*~*~Y*~*~*~*

They held each other's hand as they strolled, talking about anything and everything. Len looked at their footprints that were in the snow beside each other and smiled. Rin looked at him quizzically. "What are you smiling at?" She asked, with a look of curiosity. Len looked up. "Oh, it's nothing. It's just that, our footprints…" Len began to feel a blush creeping across his face. He trailed off into nothingness. Rin laughed lightly. "What are you even saying? Finish your sentence, come on." He shook his head, the blush becoming more visible by the second. His hand brushed across his pocket, and he remembered with a start. He fumbled with his pocket.

"Say, Rin—"

"Len, won't you sing the song you played just now?" Rin interrupted, staring hard into the blanket of snow around her. Len jumped with a start.

"No, listen to me—"

"You won't sing it?" Rin grinned playfully. She let go of Len's hand as though it was a form of punishment. She ran in front of him and stopped, her golden locks framing a beautiful smile. "Fine, then I'll sing it."

"Rin, listen to me for a minute—"

"悲しい歌うにはしたくないよ。ねえ、お願い、今この時だけは 笑っていたいよ。。。"

Len gazed softly at Rin, who was singing sweetly. He was halfway through digging his pocket for the ring. She smiled at him, and he could only do the same as her. There was something wrong with the whole scene, but he wasn't really sure what it was.

"Rin…"

"あなたの横で 優しい歌を 歌っていたい。。。"

Rin trailed off, gazing sadly at Len. Len stared, flabbergasted at her expression. He reached out for her, and she took an unsteady step back. A tear rolled down her cheek, followed by another.

"Thank you," She began. Tears began falling steadily down her face, and she clutched at her throat, sobbing. Len began walking towards her, his voice stuck in his throat. He shook his head, and just as he reached for her hand, she collapsed into the snow-ridden ground. Time seemed to come to a stop.

"…no…" Len whispered hoarsely. He fell to his knees. "Rin…" He frantically grabbed her hand and hoped with all of his heart for a pulse. Her warmth was dissipating, and the colour in her cheeks was draining away. "Don't…don't do this to me, please," Len begged. He could hardly see through all the tears. He cradled Rin's pale and frigid face, his tears falling onto her face. "Don't go somewhere I can't follow, Rin." He lifted her limp body, the snow clinging onto her damp clothes. He held it close, but to no avail. She was gone, and he can never hear her voice again. He buried his face into her neck, weeping, as he screamed her name over and over again, as though it could somehow bring her back into his arms once more.

The sky was getting darker, and snow began falling. Len could no longer feel his arms and legs, but despite that, he still clutched to Rin's lifeless body. Her head lolled back like a doll, and no matter how many times Len squeezed her icy cold hand, she would never give him a good squeeze back. His throat was sore from all the screaming, and he was finally silent like his departed beloved.

"We were going to be together, always." Len whispered into her skin, his twitching fingers holding on tightly to her unmoving hand. "Rin…" Len reared back and looked at Rin. He laid her down back into the snow. She looked as though she was just in a deep sleep, nothing more. Slowly, he lay down by her side, not letting go of her hand. He stared into the dark sky as the snow continued to fall from the heavens, burying everything in white. Slowly, he started humming the tune he always played for Rin. He turned to Rin and whispered his final words to her.

"I love you."

A/N: So, what do you think? I'm not sure I did a good job with closing the end, I just can't write angst for nuts. I'm sorry about the Japanese lyrics, I just felt like they were somehow better than the English translation. Do leave me a review telling me if I made you sad, even if it was just the slightest bit! :D This is the end of the story, thank you for staying with me for the past chapters till now! I love you guys so much, srly. /clings ㅠ.ㅠ If you guys feel like there should be an epilogue of sorts, please feel free to tell me so! I'll do my best to write it! :DD Once again, thank you!

Oh, and if you guys would like me to write another story about a song, please feel free to do so. Heh heh. 8D