Never

[Daxeek]

My whole life, I've always thought that I'd never risk my life for someone, even if I love them.
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Our hands swing back and forth together as we walk slowly down the pale gray sidewalk. When we reach the end of our conversation, my eyes finally stray from his face and I notice that it's night time. I wonder how long we've been walking. I shrug slightly and try to think of something to talk about when a car pulls up to us and stops. A woman wearing a black hoodie and dark blue jeans opens the door and gets out. Her hands are in her pockets.

"Ummm.. Do you need something?" I ask, cocking an eyebrow.

The lady simply stands there, the hood of her jacket covering her eyes. After a few seconds, I see the right side of her mouth curl up in a smirk and I glance at him. He blinks at her and frowns, asking, "What do you want, lady?" The woman slowly takes a step forward, the heel of her shoe clicking on the pavement.

"My, my, that's not very polite, now is it?" she asks in a very feminine voice. She pulls her left hand out of her pocket and it drops to her side. She's holding something but I can't tell what it is through the darkness, though I can see a slight reflection and I assume it's metal. A large, wicked grin spreads across her face.

"What's that supposed to mean?" he asks, nearly growling.

She raises her hand and my heart skips a beat as I realize what she was holding. "Don't be so arrogant, kid." She quickly takes aim and I instinctively release my grip on his hand and slide in front of him as she pulls the trigger on her weapon.

--

I wake up in my bed to a knock on the door. I sit up and rub my eyes and I quickly walk downstairs and open the door. "Yes?"

"Ma'am, are you a friend of Oliver Carter?"

"Of course, I'm his fiancee. Why?" The man standing at the door looks down with a very strange look on his face.

"Last night, he was shot. Would you like me to take you to him?"

My eyes widen and my hands start to shake. "W-What? What do you mean he was shot?"

The man simply says, "Please come with me, ma'am."

--

I rush through the door and there he is, laying on the bed. "Oliver!" I shriek. I hurry to his side and take his hand, holding it tightly. He gazes up at me, seeming half-conscious.

"Hey," he says in an cracking voice.

"What happened?" He falls silent, staring at me. "Oliver..?" I reach out and touch his cheek with my free hand and blink at him.

"She shot me. You tried to save me but she shot me." I blink again as the memories come back. "They said I'm not going to make it. So I asked them to go find you so I could say goodbye."

My heart stops and I gulp. "W-What?"

"I'm not gonna make it, Tay." He smiles sadly at me and I feel a tear drip from my cheek. "Just stay strong, okay? You'll make it fine without me. Just remember that I'll always love you."

My trembling hand clutches his cold one tightly. "You're not leaving. I need you, Oliver!" I shout.

He smiles softly at me and quietly whispers, "Can you sing me one last song?"

I gulp and nod. "O-Okay.." He weakly reaches up and wipes the tears from my cheeks and I ask, "What do you want me to sing?"

"Whatever you can think of, Tay."

I nod a second time and slowly try to get myself together.

The words come out in a shaking voice:

I always needed time on my own
I never thought I'd need you there when I cry
And the days feel like years when I'm alone
And the bed where you lie is made up on your side

When you walk away I count the steps that you take
Do you see how much I need you right now?

When you're gone
The pieces of my heart are missing you
When you're gone
The face I came to know is missing too

When you're gone
The words I need to hear to always get me through
The day and make it okay
I miss you

I've never felt this way before
Everything that I do reminds me of you
And the clothes you left, they lie on the floor
And they smell just like you, I love the things that you do

When you walk away I count the steps that you take
Do you see how much I need you right now?

When you're gone
The pieces of my heart are missing you
And when you're gone
The face I came to know is missing too

And when you're gone
The words I need to hear to always get me through
The day and make it okay
I miss you

We were made for each other
Out here forever
I know we were, yeah

And all I ever wanted was for you to know
Everything I'd do, I'd give my heart and soul
I can hardly breathe I need to feel you here with me, yeah

When you're gone
The pieces of my heart are missing you
And when you're gone
The face I came to know is missing too

And when you're gone
All the words I need to hear will always get me through
The day and make it okay
I miss you

--

I stare at him as his hand grows colder. "I-I love you, Oliver," I whisper softly.

He smiles as he quietly says, "I love you, too." His beautiful green eyes slowly close, the smile left on his face.

[Daxeek]

Song belongs to Avril Lavigne.

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