Hi, I'm sorry for the long wait... Also, I'm gonna warn you now this chapter is absolute shiiiiiiiiit. I've been extremely sick lately and I'm not really getting better. Just last night I woke up at 2 AM and my back completely had a seizure. It was fuckin' scary, damn. Anyway, I finally managed to force myself to write this, so don't be too hard on the chapter. I already said.. it sucks. ^^;;

"In love?" Dave was taken aback. He really wouldn't say he was in love. He used to be in love with Jade, but since they'd broken up, they had stayed as friends.

She smiled, "Yeah, you're in love, I knew it!"

"What? No, I'm not," Dave pressed his shades closer to the bridge of his nose. He could feel himself getting redder by the minute and he didn't know why. Who did he have to love? Of course, he loved his mom, his sister, Jade and Bro, but there was no one else, aside John, of course…

Terezi smiled, "Sure, whatever you say, cool kid. What I said is still on the table though. I know you want to, so go and see who you want to see."

Dave crossed his arms, irritated. Who did this girl think she was? Nevertheless, he did was he was told and decided that if there was ever a better time to go visit his new friend, it would be now. He figured he should thank Terezi though. She may have been a stranger, but he seemed to understand him more than anyone—even more than Rose and Jade.

"Um… Terezi… Thanks, alright?" Dave mumbled. He wasn't used to thanking people since his Bro died. He'd really just been a huge douche.

"Anytime," she smiled happily, "now, go on."

Dave chuckled, shaking his head, "Mhm."

He exited her room shortly after, leaving her to her drawings and dragons and heading down to John's room. He figured he was probably wondering where Dave was about now since it had been like a routine, his visits.

Dave knocked on his door when he'd reached it and was greeted by a, "Dave, is that you?"

He pushed the door open and flashed John a little smile. John was looking unusually pale that day and he had bags under his eyes that made him look like he hadn't slept for months. "You alright, man?"

"Yeah," he said, but he sounded weak and tired. He was lying down with just his head turned to face Dave, eyes lazily opened. "You came late today."

"The probation officer changed my schedule," Dave explained, sitting down in a free chair. He looked over at the window behind John and pointed. "Hey, it's snowing."

John quickly turned toward the window, widening his eyes, "Oh, wow, you're right!"

"What's the matter? You look like you've never seen snow before," Dave said.

"No, of course I've seen snow before," John smiled, turning back to Dave. "I've just been in this hospital a while and every time it snows, I seem to miss it. I don't think I've been in snow for a few years now."

"Seriously?" Dave was more than surprised to hear that. He figured John was only in the hospital for something small; maybe a surgery, but if he really had been in the hospital for so long… Just what, exactly, did he have that was making him so sick?

John nodded solemnly, "It seems every time I'm able to leave the hospital, I have to come back before it starts snowing. Lame, huh?"

Dave thought for a moment. What he really wanted at that time was to take John outside—to show him the snow and let him feel it on his skin. If he did that, maybe John would smile more; maybe he'd feel happier. If he'd only known what would happen when he did; he probably would have done differently.

"Hey, John, would you like to go outside?"

"W-what? I can't… I'm not allowed."

"If you're worried about the doctors, don't be. I can sneak us out no problem. You want to go out, don't you?" Dave wasn't quite sure if this was the best idea he ever had, but seeing the look of excitement on John's face made him want to do it even more. He knew he could have him out and back in before anyone realized.

"You really think you could do that?"

"I really do," Dave said.

John smiled brightly, despite his weak appearance, "I want to go."

Dave stood up, walking over to the door and pushing it open. Peering outside, he noticed there was no one currently in the hallway. He turned back to John and said, "Coasts clear. Ready when you are."

John pushed off his covers and grabbed his hospital robe from the door hook, wrapping it around himself. He put on his slippers and sauntered on over to Dave, "I'm ready!"

Dave loved how excited he looked. For once, he was actually doing something for someone else instead of being the insane douche he usually was. John's eyes were practically sparkling with the thrill of being able to go outside and feel the snow.

"All right, John, let's do this thing."