~Ruby's P.O.V~

"Hi!" I greeted Justin as I climbed into the passenger seat of his mustang.

"Hey! You look nice!" he said.

"Thank you" I said staring at his football jersey and jeans confused, shouldn't he be wearing a tux?

He noticed me staring at his outfit and said "Oh, I'm gonna go change later I wanted to take you somewhere special first."

"Oh! Okay" I said.  

We drove to the end of town and I was excited to see what he was talking about. We got out of his car and stood in front of it. 

"Okay" he told me "just stand there and keep your eyes closed. Don't open them till I say!"

"Okay" I was so excited as I closed my eyes.

Then I heard a car door slam, but it wasn't until I heard squealing tires that I opened them and saw Justin drive off laughing!

 "Hey! Get back here!" I yelled after him.

I huffed, it was like a twenty minute walk back to my house. As I walked home I couldn't help but think of what Johnny had said to be before. How did he know? He tried to warn me and I was so harsh to him. I picked up the pace in my walking, i had to get home and apologize to him.

I made it home in fifteen minutes I was out of breath when I walked through the door, carry my high heels in one hand. I ran up the stairs to my bedroom but when I opened the door, Johnny wasn't there.

"Johnny?" I called.

I heard someone groan in the corner. I looked and found Johnny leaning up against the wall, holding his stomach in pain. He was incredibly pale and looked so weak.

I ran to him and got down on my knees beside him. "Johnny?" I asked.

He gave me a weak smile ."Hi Red" he said "...Did he hurt you?"

"No, wha-what's happened to you?" I asked.

He sat up a little, hissing in pain. I hated to see him like this, he was so sick! It's as if all the wonder and energy was drained out on him.

"You said the magic words, Ruby"  he said, coughing roughly.

"What words?"

"I don't need you anymore?" he reminded me "Now I'm going to have to leave you..."

I slowly came to realize the truth: He was dying!

"No, please don't!" I said, tears flooding my eyes. "I'm sorry! I didn't mean it!"

"I have to, Red...I'm sorry..."

"Can't you at least stay a little longer?" I asked voice cracking "Please? For me?"

"I think I might be able to make it till sunrise" he said.

"Okay, come on I'll help you to the bed" I put his arm around my neck and managed to get him to the bed. He laid down and I put the covers on him.

He coughed and hacked. "Ruby?" he asked.

I tried to keep the tears from coming up. "Yes, Johnny?" I said.

"Can you lie down with me?" he asked.

I didn't hesitate, I laid down on the bed, facing him. It was then he noticed the tears running down my cheeks.

"Please don't cry" he said.

"I can't help it" I said, trying to wipe away the tears.

He cupped my face with one hand and rubbed my cheek with his thumb. "Do you remember when you were little we drew on the walls and you told your everyone I did  it?" he asked.

I smiled slightly "Yeah."

"Think of that, Ruby. Don't think of me as gone, think of me like I'm still there" he told me "It'll hurt for a while, but your gonna move on,  just like you moved on from your toys and your childhood fears. Do you get what I mean?"

I bit my lip and nodded.

"Now rest, I may not be here when you wake up, but just remember one thing..." he said

"What?"

"That I love you, Red..."

"I love you too..."

I did as he said and fell asleep holding onto him.

The next morning I woke up and found that Johnny was gone. but I did like he said I thought about the better times with him and I smiled and cried about them. Johnny B. Badd may be gone, but he and I had a real friendship and in the end that was all that mattered. He helped me and did his job right... I couldn't have asked for a better friend.

AN: One more chapter, you guys! Keep up those comments!