Fragile

(Chester's POV)

Another month had gone by quickly, Happy Halloween, world. At least I wish I could say it was happy, but not for Jade. She had gotten so much better since the last month but somehow now it looked like it had came back even worse. At the end of September they had finished up her high dose chemo and had let her go back home when she was in the clear and no cancer cells were present. We all threw a huge welcome home party for her and it all seemed like everything was finally going to get better, like things were going to be normal for us again. Then a couple of days ago, she started feeling incredibly sick, so we obviously came back here. The doctors say it's just the flu, that her immune system should be able to fight it off, but there's always a chance it could actually really kill her. So to be on the safe side they've admitted her, on her favorite day of the year. "I'm so sorry babe." I say sadly as I hold her hand. She stays quiet and keeps her gaze shifted away from mine, a few tears are rolling down her beautiful face. I don't know what to say or do anymore, I've said it all already.

"It's not your fault." She finally speaks up, barely above a whisper. I smile weakly at her and kiss the side of her face. "You know, once this passes I'm sure you'll be back home in no time." She snickers somewhat bitterly, shaking her head. "That's what they keep saying. I don't even know how the fuck I even got sick." I press my lips together, sighing now. I wasn't exactly sure how she got sick either but it all happened so quickly it was hard to even tell. The nurses come in and administer her some medicine and add more vitamin c to her IV drip, they had done a few tests a couple of hours ago and were waiting on the results to come back. Poor Jade was so tired from fighting this for the last 4 months that I honestly didn't blame her when she said she still felt like giving up, that she just wished that it all would come to an end and she could just be free from this misery. But like I said, we just had to keep positive no matter what came across our path. I wasn't going to let her give up that easily, no way.

Even though she's too sick to keep anything down solid, the nurse still brings in a giant bowl of candy and places it on her bedside table. They even had a few decorations scattered around the room which made her feel somewhat better. Shae and Mike had stopped by earlier and brought her a stuffed bear dressed as a skeleton along with a couple black and orange balloons. She cries for what seems like ever, we all just hug her and tell her that it's going to be okay. "So have we decided on a name yet?" She asks Shae as she reaches out to touch her stomach. She nods her head, a grin spreading across her face. "Yep. We're naming her after you, Jay. Jay-Lynn Gabi Shinoda." At this point both of us had broken down into tears and sobbing loudly. I hug her tight, telling her that she's going to be an amazing aunt to her. "You guys don't have to do that, that's too much. I'm not that special." She cries some more, sniffling. They shake their heads before comforting her. "Jade, you've made such an everlasting impression on us, that we don't ever want to lose you. It's the right thing to do, she's going to be named after a strong and beautiful girl who stole my best friend's heart. You and Chaz are going to be an awesome aunt and uncle to her. She's going to be super lucky to have you. We love you guys, it's the least we could do."

When things finally calm down some, I let Shae stay with Jade for a moment so I can talk to Mike alone. We step outside into the busy hallway, my hands are already trembling. I'm going to ask Jade to marry me, I had planned on doing it on the day that we had first met last year but she still wasn't well enough and I didn't want to make her feel anymore pressure. "What's up dude? Everything okay?" He asks me as I take in a deep breath and reach into my jacket pocket. His eyes widen when he realizes what I have in my hands, immediately taking the small box into his own. "Dude...you're-you are gonna ask her to marry you?!" I nod my head, feeling somewhat embarrassed about it now as he says it and quickly taking the box back from him and putting it safely away inside my pocket. "No, that's awesome man! She really could use that happiness right now. When are you going to do it?" I shrug my shoulders. I hadn't actually planned on a certain time, I just wanted to do it when it felt right. He puts a hand on shoulder before grinning mischievously at me. He was up to something.

(Jade's POV)

As Shae and I talked more about the upcoming arrival and the type of baby shower she wanted thrown for little Jay-Lynn, I couldn't help but wonder what Mike and Chester were up to outside. I knew this was a lot for him to deal with so it made me glad in the end that he had Mike to lean on when he was feeling down but the curiosity in me kept gnawing to know more. "So aside from everything, how are you guys? Everything okay? Relationship wise." I nod, a small smile creeping up on my face as I think about the first time that I ever met Chester at therapy a year ago already. He was so shy and cute, his hair was still dark and he didn't even have his lip ring in yet. "We're great despite all this. Sure we have our little arguments here and there but it's mostly days when I don't feel too well. He's tired, I know that, but regardless of how he's feeling he still makes it a priority that I'm feeling okay, that I have everything I could possibly need to make me feel comfortable. He's so amazing, I would have given up a long time ago if it wasn't for him and you guys. I love you all." We hug again tightly, a couple tears slipping past both of our eyes as we then giggle. "We love you too, Jay. You're the true meaning of best friend, You're more my sister, I'm proud to call you that."

And cue to another round of tears. No one had called me that before besides Melody so hearing it come from Shae really did a number on me in the feelings department. Chester and Mike casually strolled in, their faces looking completely confused once they realized we were in the middle of bawling our eyes out. "Woah what's the matter?" Mike asks concerned as he rushes over to Shae while Chester comes to me. We shake our heads, unable to say a single word as we keep crying. "I-I just love Jay so much!" Shae sobs loudly as she throws herself into Mike's arms. He raises an eyebrow, still completely confused and looks over at Chester who just throws his hands up in defeat. "I don't understand women, dude. You have two overly emotional, clearly upset girls. I don't even wanna know how they got this way in the first place." When we finally calm down long enough to ease the guys nerves, we tell them about the moment we had a few minutes ago that caused this.

"Really? That's all?" I shake my head, laughing as I wipe away the few stray tears that still lingered on my face. "Yeah. I'm sorry if I worried you babe." I say before taking his hand in mine and interlocking our fingers. He smiles down at me, placing a soft kiss to my lips. "You don't have to apologize baby. I'm just glad you're happy, that's all." I beam up at him, he truly was perfect in every way. A little while later a nurse comes in and tells me she has to replace one of my IV's with more fluids to keep me hydrated but that I seemed to be looking better already than I was when I first came here hours ago. I grin happily now, saying that I just couldn't wait to be out of here and back home again. "Well I'm sure we can get the doctor in here first thing tomorrow morning to get a look at you and tell us what he thinks is best for you." I thank her tremendously for all of her hard work and help in taking care of me. She says that its all just part of the job that she signed up for, to save peoples lives every second of every day that she can. I then look around the room, seeing everyone has this slight mischievous looking grin on their faces. What the hell were they up to?

But before I could mention anything to them, another nurse comes in wheeling a cart that has four large cupcakes decorated in Halloween designs. They each have plastic little spider rings on top, which brings another smile to my face. "Here you go guys, a little something to cheer you up." I thank her as she leaves, tell everyone to get one. Chester grabs the biggest before saying he'll save it for later and placing it on the small table behind him. I turn my attention to Shae who immediately devours hers in an instant. Poor thing, it definitely wasn't easy having to eat for two people. Just when I was about to offer her mine, I noticed it wasn't on the tray any longer. I glanced over at Chester who had his hack turned from me. "Hey, babe. Did you take mine?" He then turns back around quickly before calmly walking over to my side. "Oh shit, sorry hun. Here." He then hands it to me on a small plate. As I was about to pull off the small ring on the top, I then suddenly realize it's not the same little plastic spider that was there before. It was an actual ring, with an actual diamond on it right in the center. I feel my eyes start to fill up with tears as I then piece together everything.

"Chester, what is this?" I ask shakily as I pick it up and carefully hold it up. He comes closer to me before taking my hand in his. "I want you to marry me, Jade. I want you to be my wife. Will you be mine forever? I never want to lose you. Jade, will you officially become Mrs. Bennington?" He then slides the small ring onto my finger as I let the tears fall freely. Of course I would be his forever, he was my everything. I didn't want to imagine not being with him anymore, so I forced the negatives thoughts away before answering him "Yes, of course I will." The room suddenly erupts into cheers and everyone has tears in their eyes as we kiss sweetly. "I couldn't imagine my life without you, Jade. You're it for me, this is where I am meant to be. I love you so much, forever and always. You're my world, I want you to stay in it forever." I wipe away the tears from his face once he finished talking before kissing him over and over again. "I love you too, Chester. You're mine, forever." I won't let this disease win, I won't let it come back. Because I have a new purpose, I have a husband, and he's going to need me until the end of time. I have to get better, I just have to.