He was fake.
He didnt exist.
He wasnt real.
You cant love something thats not real.
But then why...why did his heart skip when he thought about him?
How was it that he could see those blue eyes,that black hair,the pale skin...
And when he blinked,it was gone?

The image would not go away.
It haunted him every day and every night.
Appearing in school,the grocery store,his room even.
For god sake,his own room!

Nothing he did could make it go away.
Nothing.
He dared not speak of it to his parents.
Oh no.
They would take him to a shrink,who would dub him crazy.
And that was all he needed.

Lately his friends had become uneasy around him.
Mainly because HE had become uneasy.
But he couldnt tell them.
No.
Supposedly SHE had spread a rumor around school.
A rumor that claimed him crazy.
A shrink would only confirm it.

SHE was making it worse.
SHE had been out to get him since last year.
Since he had ruined her designer purse.
It was an accident!
The chemicals had spilled,and burned her purse.
SHE blamed him.
Which had upset him.

Come to think of it,HE had appeared shortly after that.
Perhaps that was why he was seeing him?
Because SHE had upset him?
It seemed that when he was upset,HE would show up.
Always when he was sad or lonely.

More and more had HE been appearing.
Because of that rumor.
And all of the kids picking on him as of late.
He had always been a sensitive kid.
Always getting his feelings easily hurt.
His mom said it was because he was too nice for his own good.

It was snowing today.
He stood in the yard,letting the flakes gather in his muddy brown hair.
Too green eyes watched the sky.
Watched them fall.
And in the corner,he saw him.
Carefully,he moved his head so that HE was in full sight.

"Who are you?"
His voice was soft.
"Im Jack."
The other replied.
"Why are you here?"
The raven haired kid smiled,walking over.
"Because somethings bothering you."

He blinked.
'Oh no,he's gone.'
But he hadnt disapeared.
Not like the other times.
"What's wrong?"
Green eyes met blue ones.
And the tears wellled.

"Why are you here?!"
Came his yelp.
"Why are you there every time?!"
Tears spilled over,but the other remained queit.
"Because,I dont like it when your sad."
"W-what?"
He sniffed,looking at the raven haired boy.

"I want you to be happy,so I stop by."
His smile was warm.
"Then...why do you disappear?"

Silence.

"Jack?"
Lids closed over the blue orbs,and a sigh escaped his lips.
"Because,I dont want to make you even sadder."

Confusion.

"But...how wo-"
Soft lips pressed against his cheek,and his eyes widened.
Then a whisper in his ear sent chills down his spine.
"Because you cant love what isnt real."
And in the blink of an eye,he was gone.