Something was wrong with Robbie and Jade certainly planned on finding out what it was. She invited herself into his room again and stalked towards his sleeping pale form lying in bed. He instantly sat up like he was never asleep and regarded her with a confused look.

"You're going to tell me what's wrong with you." The girl demanded sitting in the chair by his bed.

Robbie blinked at her. "Nice folks don't go around demanding things."

Jade crossed her arms. "Yeah, but nice folks care, and that's what I'm doing."

Robbie blankly stared at her. "You don't care… your curious. You have no idea what's going on and it's driving you crazy." Robbie could read her like a book.

Jade had nothing to say to that because it was true.

"I'll tell you though, but you have to give me a make-over." Robbie finally said.

Jade gave him a look. "What…?"

()

Jade looked from the clippers in her hand and back down at Robbie's black curls. "Are you sure… I've never used these before." The girl mumbled. "You won't look good with a bald head."

Robbie glanced away from his own reflection to Jade's in the bathroom mirror. "I don't remember asking for your advice."

Jade gave a careless shrug. Oh well… If Robbie wanted a hideous make-over so be it, it wasn't her problem. She turned on the clippers.

Minutes later Jade was shoving the wrapped clippers under the cabinet huffing angrily at all the crap under it. Robbie was staring at himself in the mirror touching his completely bald head. He hated how his ears stuck out. A certain someone had told he would look like a fictional elephant.

"Alright are you going to tell me now?" Jade asked impatiently.

Robbie quickly put on his shirt and a stocking cap. "Tell you what?"

"Don't…" The girl hissed.

"I was joking." Robbie quickly said. "I'll tell you." He looked at her reflection in the mirror to watch her reaction.

"I'm waiting…"

"I have a brain tumor." The boy said quickly. "I'm dying."

Jade blinked at him his words not really registering in her mind. It was almost like he was talking about another person. She wasn't really sure how she was supposed to feel. She hadn't expected this.

()

He wasn't at all surprised she had told their friends. He had expected it. It was no surprised when they all had showed up there with questions and tears. He was happy his friends truly cared about him even though it was sort of sad it had taken so long for him to truly see that.

After they had all left he was beyond tired and collapsed on the couch an arm slung over his forehead. He missed Rex. He had left Robbie at his mother's house because it was on his list. No longer need Rex. He looked up when he heard Jade take a seat beside him. "You need more lessons on being nice." Robbie announced to fill the awkward silence that was growing.

"What…"

"You insulted Cat and threatened Tori, those things aren't nice." Robbie commented.

Silence plagued the two as Robbie mutely stared above him and Jade watched the muted TV. Jade had no idea how to handle this. She had never had a sick 'friend' before let alone one that was supposed to be her sibling.

"You're really depressing" Robbie mumbled.

"What were you expecting?" Jade asked in return.

"I'm bored…"

"What am I supposed to do about it?"

()

"Remind me to never watch a semi-scary horror movie with you again." The girl announced angrily pulling popcorn crenels from her hair and dusting them off her clothing.

Robbie gently picked up the bowl he had thrown into the air up and sat it on the table. "It was really scary, sorry Jade."

Jade rolled her eyes standing up. "Whatever, I'm going to bed." The girl headed upstairs.

"Night…" Robbie called after her.

Jade couldn't fall asleep and all of it could be blamed on the occupant of the room beside hers. Robbie was tossing and turning loudly and every few minutes he would get up and go to the bathroom.

Unable to take it anymore the girl sat up straight and got from the bed and invited herself into Robbie's room. She walked in intent on giving him a piece of her mind but her words quickly vanished. Robbie was sitting on the bed an array of pill bottle around him.

He looked up and gave her a grin. "Sorry for waking you." Robbie apologized sure that was why the girl had invited herself into his room at one in the morning.

Jade took a heavy seat into the chair by his bed and propped her feet up on the bed. "Sure you are… let's play cards."

Robbie lightly shrugged, he couldn't fall asleep anyway. "Sure… wanna play go fish?" He asked.

"Yes Robbie, I wanna play a game made for five year olds." The girl snapped sarcastically.