"I have to be fine,"Jace said as he fought to sit upright. "I can't just leave you out here by yourself." As the words came out of his mouth, they didn't sound right to his own ears. It almost sounded like he was sentencing himself to death, which wad almost amusing to think about. Just as he was about to say something more, his nausea won out and he leaned over as far as he could, emptying the little contents of his stomach. He stayed there for a long while, not able to sit up.
     Suddenly a raspy chuckle found its way to the surface. "You know its kind of funny. All this time I was so worried about you I never once thought I would be the one to die." He hadn't even realized he'd said the words aloud.