Hi! This is a fic about Professor Layton and the song ''How to Save a Life'' by the Fray. I own neither, of course. I recommend listening to it while you read this. :) By the way, it's not all in order. These are supposed to be a series of flashbacks.

Step one he says we need to talk

''Hershel! You're coming to my house tonight, right? I have something to show you and Angela,'' said Randall. Hershel sighed. Knowing Randall, it would be some random idiocy which he would proclaim 'historical revelations'. Still, he was used to being dragged about on his 'excavations'.

He says sit down it's just a talk

Later that night...

''Would you take a seat? You'll be so excited once you see this that you'll both probably faint on the spot!'' Randall declared. Hershel and Angela exchanged glances.

He smiles politely back at you
You stare politely right on through

''Well? Are you ready?'' he smirked.
''Oh, fine.'' Hershel said, looking bored already. Angela had a matching expression.
''Is Henry spying again?'' Randall asked.

Some sort of window to your right
As he goes left and you stay right

''Henry isn't there,'' said Hershel, looking out the window. Randall stopped pacing around the room impatiently and grabbed the curtain. He pulled.

Between the lines of fear and blame
And you begin to wonder why you came

''Randall! Don't let go!''
''Hershel... take the mask...''
''I won't let you go! I told you we shouldn't have came here!''

Where did I go wrong?
I lost a friend

''RANDALL!'' Hershel cried, reaching out to his best friend as he was swallowed by the darkness.

Somewhere along in the bitterness

''Randall... what happened to you?''
''I don't know... maybe I fell from a high place, got injured, and wandered for a long time without anyone to support me?''
''Randall, I-''
''YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE! Why couldn't you have... given just a little more...''
''Randall...'' The Professor didn't know what to say.

And I would have stayed up with you all night

''I won't let you go again! I should have saved you before, but I was just... so weak...''
''Let me go. I deserve it after what I did to Mont D'or.''
''No!''

If I'd known how to save a life

''We both changed a lot, Randall. I still feel like I lost the 'you' back then... but if we could slowly work up to that trust again...''
''I'd like that, Hershel. I'd really like that.''