I'm Not Losing Him

Chapter 30: Finally Reunited

[Jack's POV]

"Mark!" I yelled in excitement. Mark remained silent, his tears being tinted slightly red from fresh blood coming from his head. "Oh god, what did they do to you?" I quickly untied him, freeing him at last. He stumbled for a moment, probably from not being able to move for days. He quickly hugged me, making me cry out of joy.

"I missed you so much!" I cheered, kissing him while taking his breath away. He allowed me to kiss him for a moment, but drew back.
"I know what's happening, Jack. I saw everything." He pointed behind me, and I turned around to see television screens overlooking everywhere I've been on my missions. "I know you are dying."

I looked down, frowning. "You knew I had to."
"Jack. Look at me." He weakly said. I looked him in the eyes, starting to cry.
"All you did for me... It's unbelievable. I've done nothing to deserve you. I don't deserve to live. You do." He cried into my shoulders, as I hugged him even tighter.
"No. You can't think like that now. We can't dwell on what is happening. We just need to accept it, and make the most of it. I just never knew I would have to say goodbye this soon." I cried, kissing him once again.
"I know. Just... I just want you to know that I will always love you, and I'll never be able to be the same person without you." He frowned.
"Somehow, I know I can't prevent that. But I want you to just try your best to be happy without me, ok?" I smiled, trying to calm him down.

"No! I can never be happy without you!" He yelled, punching the wall out of anger.
"Mark, do you want this to be my last moments? Of you yelling about how unfair life is?"
"N-no." He replied, sniffling.
"Exactly. Let's make the most of this, ok?"
He looked down, wiping his tears away.
"Please? For me?" I asked, smiling a tiny bit. I kissed him, telling him that everything will be ok. He smiled through the kisses, actually looking as though he had forgotten about the situation.
"I know you'll be ok after all of this, Mark. You've got to be strong for me. You've got to remember all of our happy moments, not the sad ones. You've got to forget all of this never happened. You just got to smile for me."
He grinned one of his famous smiles, and buried his face into my neck, squeezing me.

I looked at my watch, and realized I had only moments left. I started to shake slightly, but not enough for him to notice. I make the decision to make the situation somewhat more bearable, or at least try to.
"Hey Mark, it is..." I paused for a moment, then bursted into song. "THE FINAL COUNTDOWN!" I yelled, laughing. I heard him giggle, as he kissed me.
"Even when you're about to die, you know how to make me smile." He grinned.

"Well, it's time. Ten." I shivered, starting to tear up a little bit.
"Nine." He answered back, starting to cry.
"Eight." We both answered together, as I felt as though at the moment of time, we were one. Mark always made me feel that way; he made me feel so complete. I didn't want to say goodbye. I didn't want to lose him.
"Seven." We both again said in unison. I felt him begin to shake, as if his body was going to give out. I kissed him, grinning, so he would at least feel a little bit better. He smiled through his tears, as I wiped the tears away with my thumb.
"Six."
Mark swept me of my feet, and continued to kiss me through the numbers we chanted together.
"Five."
I put my hand on his neck, and started to brush some of the blood off his forehead, in which it stained his skin. I continue to stare at him. Through all of this, he was somehow standing strong. Not many people could handle what we've been through. Hopefully no one else has to.
"Four."
Mark played with a lock of my hair, smiling. He kissed me intensely, and made me relax a little bit. At least my final moments will be of him telling me how much he loves me, and me telling him how much I love him.
"Three."
"I love you, Jack." Mark smiled, tearing up once again.
"Two."
"I love you too, Markimoo." I replied, smiling.
"One."

<><>author note<><>
Hey y'all, for the next few chapters, please give me some feed back! I would love to see your initial reactions when reading these next few chapters. Love you guys!