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Now Cracks A Noble Heart
By : Katsody256
Category: > Hamlet
Views: 1233 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0Disclaimer: I do not own Shakespeare's Hamlet nor do I make any money from this fic. - Chapter List
The Rest...Is Silence
It was terribly hard to breathe; ironically, it was almost the same feeling he felt whenever Horatio was near. His vision faded in and out as he drifted in and out of consciousness. He had offered up his peace to Laertes, accepted the duel as a gentleman, fought honorably as a prince, and this...this was to be his end, a death of treachery and deceit. "HAMLET!" Horatio was hysterical as he ran out into the midst of the chaos. The entire court present had fallen silent as first the queen, then Claudius, and finally Laertes himself fell dead, all victims of the king's selfish scheme. Now they could only watch in growing despair as the prince's beloved friend rushed to his side in his final moments. "Hamlet, no, no, no," he frantically said, his voice cracking several times. "This isn't happening, you're fine, you are fine, you will live, Hamlet, no, no..." Hamlet gave a weak laugh, raspy and wheezing. But how he wished that this day, this hour, this minute, would never had come. "Oh, Horatio," he whispered, "my dearest, most cherished Horatio. I am but for dead. You were—right, as usual." Claudius, if only he had done it when he'd perfect opportunity. Tears sprung from Horatio's eyes anew. "No, no, please don't say that to me, please, if you love me, Hamlet," he sobbed, placing trembling fingers along the side of Hamlet's rapidly paling face. "Shhhh," Hamlet whispered, touching his hand to Horatio's hand briefly. "Don't cry for me, Horatio, you know it breaks my heart to see you cry." "I...I can't," he said, his words nearly drowned out by his cries, "I just can't. I can't live without you, Lettie, I can't, I can't..." Hamlet squeezed Horatio's hand with as much urgency as he could muster. "You must, my darling, my love. You must live, and tell them everything. Of Claudius' deception and treachery. Of his..." The world suddenly became dark again, though Hamlet couldn't tell if this time it was his own eternal sleep. Horatio screamed as Hamlet's eyes slid shut, desperately grabbing his shoulders and cradling his head in his arms. "No, no, don't go, I swear, I'll go with you...the cup...where's the cup...I'm sure there's a drop of poison left for me," he said, frantically searching for the poisoned wine. Hamlet became aware of his surroundings again, though this time, he could barely keep his eyes open more than mere slits. But he needed to do this. He needed to make sure no one else would die because of him. "Horatio," he pleaded, "don't. Please." With a gasp, Horatio glanced downward to confirm that his prince had not yet left him. "Hamlet," he said weakly, the salty tears dripping down his face and landing on Hamlet's cheek. Horatio smeared them away with his thumb and vaguely thought about all of the times he had cleared away Hamlet's own tears, and cried all the harder. Hamlet struggled to raise his hand, his strength failing him in his last moments, and managed to get a weak grip on Horatio's shirt. "Live for me, Ratio. The best way for you to love me now...is tell them my story. Our...story," he whispered, voice naught but a mere breath of shaky air. "And Horatio, never doubt...I love you." Horatio struggled even to breath as Hamlet, his prince, his best friend, his one and only love, drew his final breath, his eyes slipping shut for the last time, his body going lax all at once in his arms. It was as though his very body shared the same heart as Hamlet and wanted to stop beating along with his. With halting, broken breaths, he leaned down and pressed a final kiss to the dead boy's lips, breaking down in sobs. Horatio's anguished cries reverberated around the eerily still hall as he mourned the loss of all he ever had to live for. "Good night, my sweet prince," he whispered, kissing each of Hamlet's eyelids in turn, tasting the bitterness of his own tears, "and may flights of angels sing thee to thy rest."- You need to be logged in to leave a review for this story.You need to be logged in to leave a review for this story.
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