The next morning Joe shifted on the hard wood of the piano. His arm was wrapped around Nick, and he pulled his boyfriend closer.

Joe tried going back to sleep, but he just could not, his long black eyelashes slowly left his cheek before harshly closing his eyes again. The large window in the music window did not filter the harsh early morning. Joe's brown eyes blinked a few times before they finally opened.

"Nick? Love time to get up." Joe turned to his brother when he didn't respond. Joe reached over and carefully shook him, "Nicky?"

Joe sat up on top of the piano, he reached over and shook Nick a little harder, "Nick?"

Joe reached over and turned Nick towards him, he let out a gasp.

Nick's skin was pale and cold; Joe tentatively put his hand on Nick's chest.

"No," he gasped out tears falling down his cheeks. "Please no." Joe bent over Nick's chest, and pressed down on it, before blowing air into his brother's mouth.

"You can't leave me…" he gasped out before blowing in more air, "you promised." He broke down sobbing over his brother's body.

"You can't leave…no…you promised." Joe started to bang on Nick's chest. "I hate you. You said you wouldn't leave."

"GOD DAMMIT NICK!" Joe yelled in his sorrow, "You Said YOU WOULDN'T Leave ME."

There was a commotion behind him as Kevin ran into the room.

"No," Kevin gasped as he fell on his knees.

"Please Nicky, please wake up. Tell me it's a joke, come on love. Please. You can't just leave me."

"He's gone Joey…"

"No, he can't be. It's just a joke. He'll pop up any second and say 'April fool's.' I know he will."

"No, he won't Joey. He's gone."

Joe shook his head, tears falling faster. "How can you say that Kevin? He's our brother; you can't give up on him."

"Joe, just because he's our brother doesn't change the fact that he's gone."

"He's not gone. He's our baby brother. We can't just give up on him. We can't. It's just a joke."

"Joe, Nick is gone. He's not coming back."

Joe turned around and started banging on Kevin's chest sobbing, "He promised. He said he wouldn't leave me. He promised," before collapsing sobbing into his brother's chest.

Kevin carefully picked up Joe and left the room.

Leaving the piano man where he belonged on his instrument.