A/N: Ok, what happened to my 10 reviews rule? Because I tend to write to less, like now, I am writing to only 2 reviews. But please, those of you who are reading, critique my work, and tell me what I need to work on and give me some ideas for the next chapter. Thanks. Paige

Disclaimer: I own only John, not the name but the person in this story, and the promise ring, which will be in this chapter. So don't sue me, Francie.

Now on to the chapter.

Chapter 4. To

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"I want you to have this."

"Oh, my god, John, what is it?"

"When I come back I want to marry you, Rory, and this is a promise ring, saying I will. So when some one asks you to run away with them, say you're already taken."

A single tear travels down Rory's cheek. "I want to marry you too."

John smiles. He knew who he was supposed to spend the rest of his life with. "I love you, Rory."

Rory looks down to the ground and starts to cry. But John immediately takes her chin in the crook of his finger and brought her up to face him. He looked at her with pleading eyes.

"Please, John, please don't go," Rory asks, "I need you."

"You're much too independent to need me."

"But I do! I do need you! Please, please John, please don't go!"

John looks to the ground and looks back up at Rory. Rory sees the tears in his eyes. "Rory, please don't do this."

Rory hugs him with all that she had, and cries on his shoulder. What was she going to do without him? He had always been her shoulder. Whenever they had a fight, and she ended up crying, he would always gather her up in his arms and get her to believe again. Whenever things weren't so great at home, he always listened, and understood what she was feeling. It was always him...

And now they would be stripped apart.

A/N: I will not write longer chapters unless I get more reviews coming. And please do what I ask in my first a/n? Please? I want to know what I could use help on. And, plus:

Smile1: you said that my 3rd chapter wasn't as good as my 2nd. I just want to know why so that I can fix it in later chapters.

Thanks to you all who take time to read this. I really appreciate it. Thank you.

Paige