Summary: All right, this may seem really crazy, therefor, I'm not sure if
anyone will read it. It's A/U. What if Joey had died instead of Jen. It
will be similar to the last episode but it will be here. I think I'm going
to split into different chapter. First, all of the characters are seeing
her before she dies, talking to her. Then how the all deal with her death.
And what about the letters she left behind?
Disclaimer: I don't own it.
A/N: All right. . . . I never thought I would be doing this! Joey is my favorite character, and I would never have wanted her to die, I just thought it would be interesting. This is not the happiest of fics, but my other story makes up for it, (
Joey's Death
(Joey went down at Gail's wedding, just as Jen had. Everything prior to that remains the same.)
Dawson's point of view:
Everyone waited, they all wanted to know what had happened to Joey. I felt as if I was the one dying. Joey was everything to me and the thought of her being in pain killed me, and there was one more thing I couldn't think of, I couldn't. I could never picture a world with out Joey Potter. The doctor came in and I wish I never heard what he had to say.
" I have some bad news . . ."
I couldn't wait for him to finish, I panicked that I never even got to say goodbye to her. "She's still alive, right?"
The Doctor nodded, "Yes, but she has cancer and it's been with her for a while, I would guess a year. We can't treat it. She has anywhere from 6 months to a two years left to live. I don't think it would be any less or any more then that."
I couldn't believe it. Young, beautiful Joey, having cancer? Except for old videos such as Sea creature from the deep I would never hear her voice again? Never seeing her eyes look into mine. I knew I would never kiss her again. I knew I would never receive her advice again. I regretted the time that had gone by between us. Those years when she had been away in New York and I had been in LA working on my show. I only had a few days with her and I knew I had to make the most of that time.
For a long time I would always call Jen my first love, which most would think she was. I knew it was Joey though. Joey was my soul mate who I always pictured myself getting marred to. That wasn't ever going to happen though. I didn't want to talk to anyone, besides Joey. I wanted to go into a rage, I wanted to keep Joey here with me. Cancer couldn't eat her up, it wasn't right.
****FLASH BACK ***********
Joey and Dawson were both 9 and alone by the dock.
"Dawson Leery, I want to marry you someday and if I don't, my deepest dream's will never come true."
Dawson looked at her, "Joey, you're crazy!"
She smiled, "Maybe I am but it's true."
*****End Flash back***********
I have always remembered that day. Even when she was with Pacey I kept it close to me and always remembered it. Now I don't know is she was just being 9 and always dreaming about a wedding or she had really meant it. It broke my heart that her dream would never come true.
What must have been a few hours later, the doctor said she could have visitors but only one at a time. I went first. I knocked on the door and then opened it. I saw her black dress on the chair and she was wearing a one of those ugly cheap hospital outfits. Her hair was still pulled back.
She smiled weakly, "Hi Dawson."
I smiled back, weakly I couldn't go it any better then that, "Hey Jo, how are you?"
"I'm just a little tired. I'm sure you've heard by now."
"Yeah, and I still can't believe it."
"Dawson, now that you know can we just forget it? I don't have all that much time and what I do have I don't want to spend it dwelling on the fact that I'm going to die."
"Uh ok, it's kind of hard to not think about it but I'll try."
"Thank you." I said, as I went to lie on the bed with her.
She then all of a sudden seemed to fall apart. She put her head into my chest and started balling.
"Oh my god why is this happening. Cancer took my mother when I was only a young girl and now that I'm a young women with much life to still experience, it's taking me?"
Hearing this, I knew there was nothing I could ever say to take the pain away. I just told her it would be ok (yeah I know it won't) and held her tight. I couldn't stand seeing her like this. Why not me?
A/N: Next Chapter will be Pacey's talk with her. Review!
Disclaimer: I don't own it.
A/N: All right. . . . I never thought I would be doing this! Joey is my favorite character, and I would never have wanted her to die, I just thought it would be interesting. This is not the happiest of fics, but my other story makes up for it, (
Joey's Death
(Joey went down at Gail's wedding, just as Jen had. Everything prior to that remains the same.)
Dawson's point of view:
Everyone waited, they all wanted to know what had happened to Joey. I felt as if I was the one dying. Joey was everything to me and the thought of her being in pain killed me, and there was one more thing I couldn't think of, I couldn't. I could never picture a world with out Joey Potter. The doctor came in and I wish I never heard what he had to say.
" I have some bad news . . ."
I couldn't wait for him to finish, I panicked that I never even got to say goodbye to her. "She's still alive, right?"
The Doctor nodded, "Yes, but she has cancer and it's been with her for a while, I would guess a year. We can't treat it. She has anywhere from 6 months to a two years left to live. I don't think it would be any less or any more then that."
I couldn't believe it. Young, beautiful Joey, having cancer? Except for old videos such as Sea creature from the deep I would never hear her voice again? Never seeing her eyes look into mine. I knew I would never kiss her again. I knew I would never receive her advice again. I regretted the time that had gone by between us. Those years when she had been away in New York and I had been in LA working on my show. I only had a few days with her and I knew I had to make the most of that time.
For a long time I would always call Jen my first love, which most would think she was. I knew it was Joey though. Joey was my soul mate who I always pictured myself getting marred to. That wasn't ever going to happen though. I didn't want to talk to anyone, besides Joey. I wanted to go into a rage, I wanted to keep Joey here with me. Cancer couldn't eat her up, it wasn't right.
****FLASH BACK ***********
Joey and Dawson were both 9 and alone by the dock.
"Dawson Leery, I want to marry you someday and if I don't, my deepest dream's will never come true."
Dawson looked at her, "Joey, you're crazy!"
She smiled, "Maybe I am but it's true."
*****End Flash back***********
I have always remembered that day. Even when she was with Pacey I kept it close to me and always remembered it. Now I don't know is she was just being 9 and always dreaming about a wedding or she had really meant it. It broke my heart that her dream would never come true.
What must have been a few hours later, the doctor said she could have visitors but only one at a time. I went first. I knocked on the door and then opened it. I saw her black dress on the chair and she was wearing a one of those ugly cheap hospital outfits. Her hair was still pulled back.
She smiled weakly, "Hi Dawson."
I smiled back, weakly I couldn't go it any better then that, "Hey Jo, how are you?"
"I'm just a little tired. I'm sure you've heard by now."
"Yeah, and I still can't believe it."
"Dawson, now that you know can we just forget it? I don't have all that much time and what I do have I don't want to spend it dwelling on the fact that I'm going to die."
"Uh ok, it's kind of hard to not think about it but I'll try."
"Thank you." I said, as I went to lie on the bed with her.
She then all of a sudden seemed to fall apart. She put her head into my chest and started balling.
"Oh my god why is this happening. Cancer took my mother when I was only a young girl and now that I'm a young women with much life to still experience, it's taking me?"
Hearing this, I knew there was nothing I could ever say to take the pain away. I just told her it would be ok (yeah I know it won't) and held her tight. I couldn't stand seeing her like this. Why not me?
A/N: Next Chapter will be Pacey's talk with her. Review!
