Morning Light (brojen one shots!)

'You have...Cancer?"

Jojen and I have been very close ever since we were young, we've been sleeping at each other's house, going on road trips with our families, sharing secrets but one secret he kept to himself I didn't know for a long time. Let's start at the beginning were I walked to his house.

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I was walking to Jojen's house, we were going to sleep in our treehouse tonight, I was so happy about it that I knocked on the door, his mother opened it and smiled "Hi jyana! Can Jojen come out?" She looked so upset that tears were in her eyes "sorry Bran, not today okay, he can't sleepover either." "Why?" She looked down "I'm sorry." Then she walked back in the house and closed the door, *did someone die?* I wonder then I turned around and went home.

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I told my mother and father about this, "its okay Bran, something maybe came up." My father said while my mother held me on her lap, I thought that his father didn't come back from Afghanistan and he's too upset to see me. Later when our family had dinner with his, his mother acted like nothing was wrong, I look at Jojen and he smiled "you okay?" I nodded then looked back down at my food.

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In the treehouse in my backyard I played with my PJ pant strings when I hear someone climb up "you okay?" I look up to see Jojen, he looked concerned and scared "its nothing jo, don't worry." He didn't buy it, he sat down across to me and held my hands "tell me please?" I sigh and look up at him "why was your mum crying? I don't like seeing her sad." Jojen looked down "it was just meera, she broke something my dad gave my mom and she didn't mean to." I smile "you promise?" He kisses my cheek and smiled "I promise."

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At 17-18 it was prom night and I didn't have a date at all, no one asked me and 'coming out' didn't work. I told a guy I liked him but he laughed in my face and walked away. Feeling hurt I just sat in my room watching TV, eating popcorn in my night shirt and suit pants trying to forget this night till I hear taps on my window, I get up and look at my window with Jojen throwing rocks, I open my window and smile "what are you doing Jojen!" He smiles "I've come to save the prince from this wicked tower and come to the ball with me!" I laugh and look down "I'm too lazy to go." He runs in the house and enters my room holding me and smiles "well how about we skip the prom and go right to the love making?" I giggle "Jo," he kisses my neck and we kept loving each other all night.

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I even remember when his dad died in Afghanistan, he came in my apartment (I gave him a key) while I was reading in bed, he knocked on my bedroom door, his voice is shaking "Br-Bran. Can I come i-in?" I walk up to the door and see him in tears falling from his eyes and some still in his eyes "are you okay?" He pulls me into a hug, I hold him tightly as he cries, I bring him to my bed and hold him, he told me that his father died, after he calmed down he wiped his tears and whispered "first they got a divorce, then dad gets a new girlfriend now he's gone! I hate this!" He screams in my pillow for a hour as I make dinner for us knowing that he's staying with me.
I hand him his food but he doesn't want any, I pet his hatted head when it somehow came off and I saw him bald and shiny, he looked up at me and grabbed his hat and put it back on, I looked down as Jojen walks out of my apartment all mad, I didn't mean to pull it off,

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I called Jojen and texted him but no reply at all. I was just about to give up when I get a call from him I pick it up and anwsered "hello?" I whisper, I hear Jojen lick his lips and sigh "hey, I know its been a month but can you meet me at the hospital at 6:30?" I start to tear up but speak "okay.." He says room 250 then hangs up shortly afterwards.

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I drive to the hospital feeling upset as I park in the driveway.I walk in and asked the nurse behind the counter and ask her "where is room 250 miss?" She smiles and lead me to the room Jojen told me to meet him, she walks with me until we are at the door "thank you." I say as she walks away, I look up and see Jojen sitting in the hospital bed all hooked up in machines and tubes it freaks me out, his hat is gone and his normal clothes, he's in a hospital gown and socks. He looks up at me and licks his lips. I can't speak, he holds on to the metal bar that holds the IV, gets up and walks to me, "hi." He whispers. My mind is in complete shock and I feel myself tear up, I manage to speak after a few minutes but they weren't what Jojen wanted to hear "how long did you keep this from me?" I ask, he sighs then walks back to the bed "since we were 10." I look down and walk to the chair next to his bed "so you had cancer for 10 years and didn't tell me?" He nods "why? You know I hate when you don't tell me things and this is big. Why?" He holds my hand but I pull away " I didn't want to hurt you. I put on wigs so you won't know, I hide this because you would be hurt Bran. That's why." I start to tear up as he tears up also "I'm so sorry Bran." He cries but I take deep breaths "I'm hurt Jo, I'm really hurt." I get up and leave his room crying as I drive home.

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I sit down on my bed crying my eyes out when I hear a knock on my door. I get up and walk to the door and look out the peep hole and see Jojen there, I open it and blink the tears away from my eyes, he stands there with flowers and a sad look on his face "look, before you slam the door in my face just hear me out." He said, I look at him and walk in sitting on my couch when Jojen walked in also and sat down on the chair across from me, he sighs then speaks "I didn't want to tell you cause it would hurt you. You would always check on me and help me get better and I don't get me wrong I would love that but you would be so tired and sleep deprived it would hurt me. Another thing is how you would give up your life to keep me healthy. Like a kidney or part of your liver, I don't want you to go through surgery and be in pain just so you can make me better I can do it on my own. The last reason is hard..I don't want you to see me dead. It would be hard on you and you would try to end your life cause I'm not there, and considering you have depression it would trigger you more." Hen had tears in his eyes as he sat up, sat next to me on the couch and held me as I cried on his chest "I'm sorry Bran, I know I'm acting like a bad guy but-" I make him stop talking when I kissed him on his dry cracked lips. His tears met mine as we pull away, I say my speech after "Jo. I'm hurting that you haven't told me before. I want to help you get better even I do have to give my life up for you I would. Checking up on you is what we did ever since we met. And if that means putting you six feet under is saying that I did my best in being your best friend, boyfriend of seven years and your lover. Jojen I love you so much to let you go." I look up and see him crying I wipe the tears away and he held my hand on his face "promise me no more secrets okay?" I whisper, he smiles and nods his head "I promise."

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Jojen has been cancer free for seven years now, we had got married and have two wonderful children together. They never knew he had it. But before adopting them Jojen went through so many help getting it smaller and then it was gone. I had to give him some blood only. His hair grew back but we kept the wigs cause they could be fun for roleplaying and jokes. Every night I lay with Jojen and check if he's breathing, it scares me at times knowing one day he'll die and I'll be alone just with the kids. One night after out love making, he pulls me on top of him and plays with my hair "your so beautiful Bran," I smile but look down "what is it?" He asked, I look into his eyes and sigh "I love you so much Jojen. Please don't die on me," Jojen giggles and kisses my little nose "I promise I won't until we get really old and wrinkly!" I laugh and kiss his lips "thanks baby."

A/N: hello everyone! This is a long ass story! I hoped you enjoyed it very much! Its so cute and I love it! If you have requests I'm open to hear them.

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