Okay, this is a flashback to when Johnny was fourteen. Dally's playing football with him. :)

"Okay, Johnnycake, just catch the football. Put your middle four fingers together and you're thumbs together...yeah like that! And just hold your hands by your chest and catch it there." I said, trying to teach Johnny some football tactics.

"I think I'm ready, Dal. Throw!" He encouraged me.

I tossed the football and it soared through the air, smoothly landing into Johnny's grip. He beamed as he looked at the football in his hands.

He then composed his face so it looked like mine, cool and smooth, "Another acomplishment by me!"

I shook my head and laughed to myself, "Yeah, ya did, didn't ya buddy?" I said and toussled his black shaggy hair, "Wanna keep practicing? I bet if we keep this up, we can beat Soda and Steve."

He looked thoughtful for a seccond and then said, "Sure, anytime."

I chuckled and he handed me the football to throw to him, "Okay, lets run through some drills. Remember, those trees," I said pointing to two conjoined trees, "Are the goals."

He nodded, listening intently to every word I said. I smiled on the inside, "So I'll throw the ball far off, then you try and get it inbetween the trees, okay?"

He waved his hand, "Sure, sure. Bring on a challenge, man."

I raised my eyebrows, "You want a challenge?"

"Yeah!" He said, trying to keep his face cool.

I charged at him and picked him right off the ground, then tackled him, "Is that enough challenge for you?"

"You call this a challenge?" He asked as he wrestled with me, "You fight like a girl, Dally."

I bit my lip. Man, this kid was getting mouthy.

We wrestled until I claimed to be tired and then we both rolled over in the grass, feebly tossing the football back and forth, laughing.

"Johnnycake?" I started once I could breathe.

I continued to laugh while he talked, "Yeah, Dal?"

"Don't you ever grow up. Ever. Stay little, stay weird, stay funny. Don't grow up." I advised.

Little did I know that the kid would later take those words for granted and cause his own fate.

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