Ten Thousand Years <Davesport>

What do you mean goodbye?

The tears wouldn't stop, staining the skin of his face. Dave couldn't believe it, how had he not realized? Of course Jack couldn't go with him, he was soulless. Where Dave was going was a place for souls, souls who had finally gotten peace. Passing on to an eternity of serenity. The place couldn't be at all happy though, Jack wasn't going to be there. Jack would fade away into nothingness, lost in the mess of time and left to be forgotten, a temporary mark in sand that would be washed away at high tide. The thought settled in Dave's mind, this was the last time he would ever see, hear or speak to his Sportsy. When the bright shining light came down and took Dave they would have to part ways forever. Dave couldn't do that, no, Dave couldn't lose Sportsy too. Sportsy was the love of his life, the one person he could look at and know everything would turn out alright. His heart dropped, his chest felt empty. He didn't want to let go, letting go hurt. He wanted Sportsy, he wanted to keep him, he wanted to hold him. Sportsy was the only person who had truly loved him unconditionally.

Dave felt like he was dying, memories of Jack in Vegas flooded his mind. Every soft gaze or heated kiss graced his senses. Losing Sportsy would be like dying. There was no light in his life without him. Letting go of that orange haired angel would mean letting go of every little bit of happiness he had left.

"Dave I- We aren't ever going to meet again... This is it, this is where we part ways... I'm soulless, I can't go with you and you can't stay here, it will rot your soul. You'll be okay... You have everyone else, they can help you get through it." Jack said taking Dave's hands and placing something in them. "Take this as a parting gift, Blackjack will follow you, he can go with you... I'm sorry..."

"Jack no- We can't end like this... You spent so long fixing everyone else's mistakes and problems, you didn't fix yourself though! Why not? Is there really no way to bring you too? You deserve peace... You deserve to rest too..." Dave sobbed, this was worse than any pain he'd ever felt, losing Jack would create a permanent wound. Never healing, never ceasing to shake his nervous system with pain. Like a deep gash in the chest that would never go away. Not even springlocks could compare to the anguish spearing his heart.

"Keep me alive in your memories Dave, I will stay by you, even if i go unseen I'll be there, every second of your day, when you feel happy, sad or angry, I will be there with you feeling too and loving you. I may stop existing, completely, there won't be any trace of me left but I'll be in your mind in all those nights in Vegas, the calm nights in bed and messing with Scott at work. Just think about me and I'll be there in vivid dreams." Jack wrapped his arms around Dave for the last time. He kissed Dave gently, one last good memory for them despite the tears and hurt that both were suffering through. Jack didn't know what awaited after death, he guessed that he would just stop existing, just not be there anymore, disappear out of sight forever. He had no part of him that could stay, no soul, only a body and false consciousness, false consciousness that could be erased from time and space.

"No! You can't- I need- I- I just... I love you... You can't go I need you, I love you more than anything in the world. I don't want to move on of it means losing you..." Dave let his heart bleed for Jack, he would give anything just so Jack didnt have to die, hell he'd die to springlocks a thousand times for Jack.

"Dave... There's no getting around this, if it brings you comfort you should move on from me, hell forget me completely if you must! Just know that I love you too. You are so loved and as long as you remember that I'll be there." Jack put a soft hand on Dave's face, it was so familiar, it was so right. The thought of those same warm hands never touching hin again made him dizzy, losing Henry wasn't even close to this. Henry was a horrible person and Dave saw that now, sure it hurt to let go but he knew he'd be ok. Jack's death however.. the thought made him sick to his stomach, he would to go back to the flipside if it meant staying with Jack.