of Arthur's knowledge of potions, and the large amount of magic books down in the man's basement, he'd been able to create a mana potion._

Despite this success though, he doesn't know if there could be adverse side-effects from the potion, having made it solely for the purpose_

of replenishing magic. He sighs and sets it before him, removing his gloves and rolling up his sleeves so that he'll be able to see the_

results of his efforts, before uncorking the vial and staring at it for a moment more. "Well, it's now or never." He mumbles to himself,_

pressing the lip of the vial to his mouth, tilting his head back and the vial up so that all of the liquid can flow down quickly and he_

can't think on the taste.

'Drink it slowly, you git!' tries to grab his hand to stop him, but it was too late. Bites his lips, frowning and wondering if it was really

alright for him to drink that.

licks his lips after drinking the potion, giving Arthur a reassuring smile. "Don't worry, Iggy, I'll be just f-" He suddenly stops then,_

eyes going wide and pupils dialating as a searing pain races through his nervous system. A scream escapes him then as his body is overtaken_

by a white hot pain that wont stop, and he collapses back onto the bed, limbs twitching almost violently.

his heart miss a beat and his skin sweating cold, in an involuntary movement he jumps on the bed and tries to arrest him so he stop to_

shake his body and probably fall on the floor and get even more hurt 'A-A...?!' gasps, trying to find his own voice to call the other's_

name.

thrashes under Arthur's grip, head whipping from side to side with his mouth open in a constant scream and eyes impossibly wide. His skin_

begins to rot quickly then, starting with the visible parts of his hands and arms and spreading to his entire body afterwards. The rotting_

creeps up his neck then, and begins to spread across the right side of his face.

'N-No!' grabs Alfred's face with both hands and climb on his lap, despair taking over him for seing the boy getting worse 'It was sure that_

I've found the right way to heal you! N-NO!Please! Don't!' his shouts vanishing with his breath as quick as his view that begun to blur_

behind of a great layer of tears.

only screams louder at Arthur's hand touching the sensitive, rotting flesh, and finally shuts his eyes tightly. The rot spreads across the_

bridge of his nose and above his left eye, slowing to a stop once it reaches that point. Only then does Alfred stop screaming and suck in a_

gulp of air, opening the one eye that isn't covered in the rotted flesh. "A-arthur..." He whimpers quietly, his breathing labored and_

shallow.

trembling with horror as he answer, trying to seem natural 'Y-Yes, boy...?' frowns, forcing a smile in his lips.

closes the eye again, shaking now in the aftermath of the potion. "O-off...please...it hurts...." He whimpers pitifully, referring to_

Arthur touching the rotted flesh of his face and body.

take a gulp and blushes, realising where was him, takes his hands off and moves hurry to the side. 'I-I beg your pardon...' the last scene_

still running into his mind, he looks at Alfred and mumbles 'A-Are...And now...? Is it hurting yet?'

only gives a small noise in response, one of pain. "All over...it hurts...it burns......why wont it stop.....why....why....?"

starting to feel the mental effects of becoming more of a zombie, and feels his grip on his control slipping.

bite his lips, not longing to see it anymore, it was to much pain to listen to that 'It'll be fine, soon, boy...You won't...Get...' his_

voice finally vanishes a lump in his throat turning badder.

continues to whimper in a quiet, pained voice, unable to muster anything more than that. "Red....it's all red....and black...red and black_

......why is there blood dripping...?...It hurts....my blood...."

frowns, clenching his hands and turn his head to the side for a moment, but decides to watch this till the end 'Come on...' grips the_

covers, trying to maintain calm and keep away from him.

continues to murmur incoherent, incomprehensible things, all pertaining to death, and each one crazier than the last. Other than that_

his condition remains the same, and he doesn't bother trying to move.

'What have I done...?' says between his teeth, and holding his mouth with a hand and scratching his face unconsciously. Having the_

feeling that he failed and now, Alfred was just closer to his deathline.

begins to cough then, lightly at first, before it escalates into something harsh, leaving him breathless afterwards. A sharp metallic tang_

now coats his mouth, and he can feel a liquid running down his face from the corner of his lips, but he ignores it to continue speaking_

to himself or nothing in particular. Both and neither.

glares at him, seeing the vibrant red liquid running out his mouth and shocks, his heart missing another beat and beating slower. 'W-What_

have I done...?' repeats to himself, his hands now relaxed. It was like he wasn't there anymore, and nothing was happening. The time has_

stopped.

's murmurs grow silent then, and his deranged words become only lip movements. His left, good eye opens just partially, looking at nothing.

's hands start to tremble, developing to an insane shake, running through his whole body as he bites his lips, trying to make them bleed._

The layer of tears getting to heavy to stand them, as he moved slowly to his side and them climb his lap again. Afterall... If he was dead_

there was nothing wrong and he wouldn't feel anything...It doesn't hurt...anymore... Those kinds of words echoing in his mind_

as he took Alfred's face again and kissed his lips gently, one last time, hoping that this time someone just walk through the door and get_

them together, so Alfred would raise up again...It certainly was going to be like that...It must to be...

's mouth is stilled by Arthur's lips, and a single breath is released from his nose, the inhale that was supposed to follow it not coming.

a chill runs over his spine when he feels his last breath, smiling that at the thought of taking his breath away as well. He's thoughts_

making him smile and sobs. Their lips not united anymore, but still closer, as he couldn't tear the kiss apart.

still for a long while, unmoving and not breathing. But slowly, the tips of his fingertips begin to heal, though it's slow enough that it's_

unnoticeable.

'I'm sorry to take you faster than we've expected...' sniffes 'At least you are not suffering...You.' smiles 'You're such an egoistic_

person...!' sobs and sniffes, cleaning his nose in a handkerchief close to his jacket's pocket.

's hands are now almost completely healed as his body begins to truly absorb the magic in the potion. Though he still resembles a corpse.

'I'll miss you...' bite his bottom lip, frowning. the tears now running on Alfred's cheeks.

's arms regain their previous health, and the rest of his body begins to thicken again with the reconstruction of his skin and insides.

'Love you, poppet~' drop a kiss over his eyes, now taking some more time, sobbing a bit.

's neck finally begins to heal after a bit, the rotted flesh on his face becoming smooth and soft again. And then his eyes shoot open,_

his mouth opening and hurriedly sucking in a breath. He looks up at Arthur's saddened expression then, panting lightly, and tries to_

remember what all happened. "Arthur, sshhhh, what's wrong?" He asks gently, bringing his right hand up to caress the man's cheek.

open his eyes wide in surprise, leaning back a little to stare at him 'I-I-I'm...I'm already drugged?!? Dead?!?'

*Am I~

confused by this, and props himself up on his forearms. "Artie! Calm down! You're not drugged *or* dead!!"

thrills and glares at Alfred 'Then what?...' raises an eyebrow 'I don't remember you were this...' can't think of anything to say and then_

grabs his face with his hands again and pinches his cheeks '...soft.' frowns slightly.

winces, pouting at the action. "Owwww, Iggy that hurt!"

a bright flash pass through his eyes and smirks 'It's good. Means you're alive.' pinches it again.

looks confused again at this, and winces. "Alive?" Suddenly it clicks then, and he remembers what all had happened up until this point._

He grins brightly at this, gasping lightly. "It worked, Arthur! It *worked*!!!" He says excitedly, moving his hands into his line of vision_

to observe their healthy state.

his eyes brighten and he grins, his happiness about the result could not be expressed 'WE FOUND IT!' was the only thing he could say.

ecstatic about their success, and hugs Arthur tightly, relishing in the absence of pain from his arms. "I'm not gonna die!!!"

blushes and returns the hug, and pats his back gently 'No, you're not...' smiles.

spazzing, and is so happy he could kiss the Brit! And that's exactly what he does, on the lips.

blushes even harder and open his eyes wide, returning the kiss.

smiles into the kiss, and holds it a few seconds longer before pulling back and grinning at Arthur again. "C'mon! We gotta work on_

perfecting this thing so that we can help all the other zombies!!!"

'Yes!' jumps off the bed and walks to the door 'Come on Alfred!Let's share our discover!' (sorry if it's wrong....danm weak sleepy iggy...)

eagerly follows him, slipping his left hand into Arthur's right and squeezing the Brit's hand. "Yeah! After we work out the kinks!"

'Uhm...Sure!I'll just review some of the potions that we've used' nods and squeezes Alfred's hands too.

nods back and tugs Arthur down the stairs to the basement. "Now we can really focus on how to lessen the draining effects the potion has_

before it starts replenishing magic! And we can save Shaliza!!"

'Oh yes! Shally!' up a finger getting the idea and walks in fast steps to the basement.

lets go of Arthur's hand when they get down to the basement only so he can start looking back on what they used for their last potion.

'Please check if there's everything we need.' says, going to look at the notes they've made.

nods, going through a mental checklist and informing Arthur that they have everything before turning to the books they had used. Now he_

would begin researching the finer details of the potion, to try and perfect it.

'That's what I was about to say, my friend!' raises an eyebrow, smirking.

grins at Arthur and nods, sending him a wink before going back to work.

reading the notes and making some changes.