he still needed her
she was his everything
she was the one that talked him into dying his hair, now he practically had every color dyed
he liked her, not just as a friend, but more. he liked the way she covered her mouth while laughing, the way she smiled and how she blushed when he teased her.
and the way she trusted him and told him about her day
he didn't want anything to happen to her and doesn't want it to happen again
he wants to protect her