When It's Dark Outside
Warning: Slightly Depressing. Big surprise, comin' from me... XD

“Lalalaaa... Doo dee dum daaa...”

“What the hell are you singing?” Anthony grumped, pushing blond bangs from green eyes.

Trevor grinned, twirling so his best friend could see his smile before he returned to prancing down the road, “I have no clue!”

“Stupid-ass...”

“Da doo bop ba-dee...”

Anthony shook his head when his red-headed friend hopped to his side and draped an arm over his shoulders, “Hey there, Anthonyyyyyy...” He sang.

“Oh, heavens...”

“I've got a song and it's prettyyyyyyyyyyy...”

“Trevor-”

“It's just for you! And every word is true! So-lis-ten-while-I-sing-this-tune!”

Anthony shrugged his friend's arm off while Trevor skipped ahead. Trevor was a horrible singer, but he loved to sing anyway. Anthony knew this, was used to it.

“It's a little late, and a little dark. So whatcha say we go PLAY AT THE PARK?!”

He also sucked at making up his own lyrics.

“We're just two healthy guys who wanna have some fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuunnnnnnnn! So, let's run!” Trevor grasped Anthony's wrist and darted off, forcing Anthony to sprint along side him, “T-TREVOR!!!”

“Life kinda stinks sometimes, and you know it!”

Anthony leaped over the monstrous crack in the sidewalk while Trevor continued.

“You just wanna scream sometimes, but you don't show it!”

Trevor tripped, causing him to yank Anthony down as well. Both boys crashed to the sidewalk, tumbling until they were side-by-side, breathless and panting, but Trevor still sang, softer now, “Some things make you wanna run and hiiiiiiiiiiiide.... Especially when it's dark outsiiiiiiiiiiiiide...” He finished, dragging in breath.

“You're effing insane...” Anthony examined his scraped elbow and noted the new tear in Trevor's jeans. He looked to to Trevor's dark brown eyes to tell him, but was stopped when he noticed the tears.

“T-... Trev?”

“It's official.” Trev forced a smile, staring up at the dark sky through his now dripping tears, “Anthony... I'm sick.”

Anthony's breath finally came, but in a whoosh so hard it left him again, “S-...” He couldn't form the word.

“That's why I missed math class today. I had an appointment.” Trev's dirty hands lifted to cover his streaming eyes and a frightened sob escaped his throat, “I'm d-dying...”

Anthony looked disbelieving but Trevor couldn't see it.

“How could I do this?” Trevor continued, sniveling and shaking, violently swiping at his tears as he sat up beside Anthony, “How could I leave you behind?! Anthony, I can't die on you!”

Trevor's hands grasped Anthony's shirt and Anthony could think of to calm his best friend(and himself) down...

“Hey there, Trevorrrr...” He sang softly, his own voice considerably better trained than Trevor's.

Trevor glanced up at him.

“I've got a song and it's cleverrrr...”

Anthony felt his own eyes well up with tears as Trevor bit his lip, trying not to sob.

“You don't have to hide...” He pulled the dying boy to his chest for a tight hug, “Because I'm by your side...”

Coming to terms with reality is part of growing up, Trev.

Well, as long as we grow all the way up together... It won't be that hard, right?

The last line was sung quietly and brokenly as the friends clung to eachother, both hoping reality could fade away and knowing it was impossible.

“... Even when it's dark outside...”