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Dan's *POV*
Nina stares at me with fear in her eyes. She shakes her head, "N-No...it can't be true, Dan. Tell me this isn't true!"
I shake my head, "It's true. I am so sorry. This was the only way that I could live again."
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Nina's (Cassie's) *POV*
"YOU'RE SUCH A FUCKING IDIOT, DANIEL!" I shout as the black veins continue to travel up his arms. I shake my head, furious at his stupidity.
"Nina-"
"NO! Just..just shut up. See? Now you put the both of us in danger once more, and possibly my only friend! Fuck you, Daniel! Just fuck. You." I sit myself down on my bed, hands over my eyes, realizing the pain we are going to have to go through again. I thought this was done. I thought it was all over, but no! Fucking Dan had to continue the pain.
"This is the reason why Alice should not have dragged me out to see you guys at the concert in the fucking first place!"
"This isn't the actual 'reason', but this could be-"
"DAN! SHUT. UP. I AM DONE WITH YOU! DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND THAT WE MAY DIE, AGAIN, BECAUSE OF YOU?!" Now I have started crying. My life is over...
Suddenly, Dan starts to shout in pain. The ground begins to shake beneath us and the sound of lighting is heard from miles away. I watch Dan's blue eyes come back for a split second then turn back to black while a giant, black crack forms in the middle of my bedroom floor. I stumble back away from him as his rapidly shaking hands make their way to his head, gripping his hair. I watch him start to pound on the floor, making the crack form bigger. I jump away, almost falling in. I could see that down below, inside the deep crack, lava sits below us, bubbling and steaming.
I stare at Dan, panicked. Suddenly, the black in his eyes shrink, forming the pupils in his bright blue eyes. He stops screaming, the lightning stops, and the crack disappears. Rain starts pounding on my bedroom window loudly. I turn to face Dan once more. His breathing in steady and his blue eyes are staring at the ceiling. Then, I watch his breathing slow and stop. His eyes roll back into his head and he falls to the floor.
"DAN!" I shout, running towards him, kneeling next to his body. I calm down slightly as I feel a light pulse in his wrist. Reaching for my phone, I quickly dial 911, and wait as the phone rings.
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Dan's *POV*
"You've gotta fight," I hear someone whisper in my ear, "It's all up to you now whether you live or die." Suddenly, the black around me slowly fades. My vision focuses and I notice that I am in a hospital. Then I freeze. On the surgery bed I see my body, pale and beat. Over my nose and mouth is an oxygen mask, and every thirty seconds I take small sips of air from it.
My attention is turned to the glass doors as I see Nina screaming frantically, crying. I run over to her and place my hand over her's from the other side of the glass. My heart shatters as I see her eyes look past me, watching the doctors work on my almost lifeless body.
I have only seen Nina this broken once before:
My death.
As our kiss continues, I wrap my fingers around the barrel of the gun that lies in my pocket, slowly taking it out. I pull away, rest my forehead on her's, taking in her beauty...for the very last time.
"I love you, Cassie, and I always will. Beyond the grave..." Cassie's hand finds mine as it grips tighter on the gun. I watch her deep brown eyes widen as she takes in what is about to happen.
"Dan..." Will whispers.
"Daniel....DAN DON'T YOU DARE!" Cassie screams as I stand up. Our finger tips slip away from each others grip as I get to my feet, still shaking, "DANIEL CAMPBELL SMITH, DO NOT LEAVE ME!" Cassie's cries fill the once silent darkness of the room along with Will's.
I take a small step towards the demons by the window and slowly raise the gun the the side of my head, "DAN! NO. NO. NO." She screams and I can see her and Will stand quickly as the cold gun presses against my fragile skin. I bite my lip, hard, the tears coming fast. The pain in my body is nothing compared to hearing her screams. But I can't do anything. It's either this...or Cassie. And...and I am choosing this. For her.
For my Cass.
The one I love.
The one I have always loved.
I turn to look at Cassie, "Sometimes....the only way to show you love something....is to let it go..." I watch her start to run towards me, with Will limping behind, as my finger tightens on the trigger.
Then I press it...
...And everything is let go, as my vision blurs and softens, I fall to the floor.
Memories flash before my eyes, and the last thing my dieing eyes lay upon are the ones of Cassie's.
Then everything before me...
...grows dark...
I jumps back from the glass door, tears running down my face as I remember my death, and how broken Nina and Will were. I accidentally pump into a doctor and they end up cutting deep into me and the blade runs up further than expected. Shit. Taking small steps away from the table, I watch myself start to flinch as the doctors scramble about, trying to keep me alive.
I should have just stayed dead.