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You were seated in front of your supervisor. He was looking down at you, tapping his foot.

"John."

You were far too ashamed to look him in the eye.

"John, you were supposed to protect him."

"I know!" you snapped. "There's no need to rub it in my face! Do you think I don't already feel bad enough?" You were close to tears again.

"John, it's okay. Accidents happen. But why didn't you save him?"

"I couldn't. I tried, and I couldn't. My powers weren't working."

"I see."

There was a long pause, and you weren't the one to interrupt it.

"John, don't be too hard on yourself. You just weren't ready for that kind of responsibility."

"Yeah, and because of that, someone's life was lost! Dave's life was lost!"

"You loved him," your supervisor accused.

"No," you immediately replied. You took a deep breath, ready to face all consequences.

"I love him. I know it's wrong and you can punish me all you want but I love him, and nothing will change that."

"No one said it was wrong, John. No one said you'd be punished."

This caught you off guard. "What?"

"It's uncommon, but it's okay to love him."

You gave your supervisor a skeptical look.

"Really?"

"Yes, really. You won't be punished, although you will be demoted temporarily for failure of your mission."

You nodded, that was understandable. Well if it wasn't wrong, where was Dave? You voiced your question, to which your supervisor answered,

"He's in "recovery". He'll probably have amnesia, so he won't really recognize you. Do not fret though, he'll get them back eventually."

You were in a state of disbelief. "He's here?!" you asked excitedly, your eyes lighting up.

Your supervisor nodded, and didn't feel offended when you got up, racing to the "recovery" unit.

As you neared the entrance, you saw him, shades and all. He was being released, and a few angels were talking to him.

As much as you wanted to bound over and envelope him in a hug, you stood still, waiting for the other angels to finish speaking to him. Once they left him alone, you approached him.

"Hello, Dave," you greeted him with a smile. Confusion crossed his face.

"Who are you?" Something flickered in his eyes, and he took a step backwards. "Wait...John?"

You nodded, your smile widening.

"But...but I saved you! What are you doing here? John...you better not have-"

"No, no, Dave. I didn't do that. See, it's a long story."

"We've got time," Dave said.

"Yeah. And a lot of it, but I'll shorten the story. So, I was a guardian archangel, and I was supposed to protect you...it seems it turned out quite the opposite though..." you laughed nervously.

"Yeah, I guess," Dave replied. You couldn't hold back anymore. You lunged forward and crushed Dave into a hug.

"God Dave, I missed you so much. I was so worried about you..."

"I missed you too, John. I was trying so hard to fight back, to stay alive. I was trying so fucking hard..."

"It's okay, Dave. You're okay now. Everything will be okay."

"Yeah, I know," Dave replied. The two of you stood there embracing for awhile before you pulled away, only to give Dave a gentle, tender kiss, which he returned.

"I love you Dave."

Dave smiled wide. "I love you too, John."

Epilogue:

"I'm sorry for your loss," a nurse told Bro.

"Don't worry about it. I'm upset, sure, but kid's probably better off wherever he is now," Bro replied, shaking his head. He was really upset by the loss of his brother, but he knew what he said was true. He didn't show Dave very much love, and often ignored him in favor of smuppets. Hell, had he never cared enough to realize how much pain Dave had been in? He had never once set eyes on the scars on the wrists of the teen that laid before him. The teen's lifeless body. Bro felt completely and utterly responsible.

"Perhaps I should leave you to grieve in peace," the nurse said, leaving.

"Grieve, ha. Don't want the little guy's death to have been in vain. He don't need no grief. He don't want it," Bro thought to himself.

"Gonna miss you, lil' man," he said, clapping Dave's body lightly on the shoulder. He then left as well, making calls to the school, distant family, and others, making arrangements for what would be Dave's awesome and ironic funeral.

"Yesterday, we lost a very important student," the school's principal announced to the assembly of high school students. There was a small collective gasp, and whispers went around as the student body wondered aloud who the student was.

"We have lost David Strider. He was killed yesterday in a car accident, and religious or not, I'd like you all to keep him in your hearts and prayers."

Dave and John's group of friends were broken by this news. Even Dave's old bullies looked solemn. It was quiet the rest of the week at school. Something was missing though, yet no one could place it. It was John, but as he had returned to Heaven, the memory of his existence on Earth had been erased. People mourned not for John, for he didn't need mourning, but for Dave, and most regretted not being as friendly towards him as they should have been.

"He's gone...," Jade spoke in disbelief once the assembly dismissed. "He's really gone..."

Even Karkat made no insults or angry comments. It was kind of strange the way his voice softened when he spoke.

"But...why? Wasn't he with...?" Karkat trailed off. Dave hadn't been with anyone at the scene of the accident. He had died alone...

"We should've been nicer to him, should've watched out for him...oh god...," Terezi commented. Just as she and Dave were becoming friends again, he had to go and...die.

Rose didn't say a word. It was a shock to her, the loss of her twin brother, She regretted deeply not pushing herself further into his life and watching over him like a proper sister would have. Kanaya, sensing her despair, put a comforting hand on her shoulder. The silence in the group of friends was deafening.

"Well, the fuckass better haunt us, at least," Karkat said, his voice returning to normal and snapping the others out of their grim moods. Boy, Dave's absence would take a lot of getting used to, but the group of friends knew that somehow, Dave was happy. Somehow, everything would be okay.