The Colorful Tragedies of You and I (editing)

Eleven: Words of Ghostly Encouragement

Chapter Eleven

Finn's POV

"You're real?! You're actually real?," Jack asks me. For umpteenth time.

I sigh, "Jackson, I'm a ghost. Okay? I'm not alive but I'm real. How many times do I have to clarify that?"

"As many times for me to process and finally understand it," Jack says. Though his tone was unsure, like he was aking a question. It was like an answer and a question at the same time.

I raise my eyebrows ,"That would take like a million years."

Jack pinches my cheeks, "Still as sassy and mean as ever."

I roll my eyes,"Whatever. Anyway, so the real reason I "appeared" to you because I want to discuss a particular matter with you that involves a certain girl named Sydney."

You can actually the tension rising when I finished those last words. Jack looks down at his feet, grabs a pillow and hugs it. The sight of him scared and unsure makes me want to hug him right there. It was what a brother would do, an alive one. To give comfort and warmth to his brother. But warmth? Comfort? Everything I'm lacking at is right here in front of me.

"What about her?," Jack asks, trying to act like her name didn't affect his pulse in a way that wasn't normal. But he can't fool me.

"Yeah, Jack. Exactly. What about her?," I ask.

Jack moves, the bed shifting in the process. He sighs and runs a hand through his hair. "I don't know, Finn. I know you're in love with her too."

I gulp. How did he know?!

I say this and he raises his eyebrows,"Finn, I know you. You'll never risk the danger of texting while driving if you aren't bloody in love with her."

Well, he did have a point there.

"You know me too much, dear brother," I try to joke but he just sighs.

"What am I gonna do?,' he asks. "I've never been this infatuated with someone or something who my twin brother loved so much that he died since you got an xbox."

I laugh softly. As much as it hurt, if Sydney were to fall in love with somebody else, I hope it's Jack.

"Don't worry about me, Jack," I state, trying to sound reassuring, supportive, not sad. "I'm dead anyway."

Jack winces when he hears the word dead, closing his eyes, "Please. Don't say you're dead. I can't handle that right now. It's still hard to believe and a lot is happening and I'm afraid that if it just goes all together, I'll lose my mind."

"You have to get use to my death eventually."

Jack winces again, "Can we stop talking about that? Anything related  about your death, we avoid."

"How can we when I'm a ghost right now?"

Jack lightly laughs, "God, I'll miss you."

I bite my lip. I didn't want to get emotional but I'll miss Jack, too. I'm actually missing him right now. I miss his hugs, his constant nabbing, everything that made him alive.

"Don't worry. I'll...umm... I don't know visit you while I can?"

Jack furrows his eyebrows, looking at me, "Doesn't that mean that you won't be all like in heaven or something?"

"Long story," I mutter.

Jack nods his head, "You're a cheeky ghost though."

I gather my hands together, setting my chin on them, "Okay. About Sydney. When do you plan to court her?"

"Jesus Christ, Finn, I've only met her for just one day." Jack runs his fingers through his hair, messing it up on the process. "Give me some time to get to know her."

I shrug, "It's love. A day is like 2 weeks."

Jack rolls his eyes at me, "Please, Finn." He gives me a look, "Just let me rest first. Give me a week or two to get to know her. And I'll tell you my decision."

I smirk, "That won't be hard. You are bloody in love with her." Jack glares at me but I continue, "Who knows? Maybe tomorrow, you'd be courting her already."

"If I do, please do appear to me and remind me not to."

I laugh. Why was he so...defensive, in denial of his feelings? Jack was never the one to be scared of courting a girl. He was supposed to be the Confident One.

"Jack, "I start. "There's nothing wrong with falling in love with such a rarity such as Sydney."

He turns to me. I continue, "Don't even make a mistake of letting her slip from your fingers. Because that's what happened with me." I run my hair through my fingers repeatedly, "She's the most colorful girl you'll ever meet in this black-and-white world. And you're just seeing the tip of the iceberg."

He stays silent then chuckles, "You're too cheesy."

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(A/N)

Why am i so excited for the next one? I hope you enjoyed this btw.

need to goooooo,

jane*