Dash stayed in Kyle’s bed with him and he slowly started to show signs again. He began coughing again and more blood accompanied it. Dash just held him closer and said that everything was going to be alright in the end. Deep in her mind there was still the shred of hope that he would get better, but it was getting smaller by the hour.

Dash just hugged him as time went on and he slowly started to get worse and worse. Dash watched as Kyle went into such a horrible spasm of coughing that she had to hold him down to stop him from falling off the bed. She wasn’t faring much better than he was though, she was feeling helpless, her friend that she loved was dying in front of her own eyes and she couldn’t do anything about it.

“Dash, I’m so sorry you have to see this” Kyle said as he tried to give a smile. Dash just patted him on the back and smiled at him. She was broken up now that he was leaving her. “Dash, I love you so much. I hate myself for putting you through all of this.”

Rainbow Dash let out a soft smile and a tear slid down her cheek “Kyle, you had no idea that this would happen. Don’t blame yourself, you didn’t do anything wrong.” She gave him a hug and kissed him on the cheek and nuzzled his neck.

Kyle gave a small smile and wrapped his arms around the speedster pony. “I couldn’t feel happier right now Dash. Just you being here with me makes it worth passing” he said as he gave her a kiss on the cheek.

Dash was wrapped up in his arms and she could feel him burning up with fever. He was hot to the touch almost. She tried not to show signs of how much this unnerved her, but it was hard.

After a while Dash could feel Kyle slowly start to loosen his grip. She turned to him and nuzzled into his neck. Kyle smiled weakly and put his hand up to her and rubbed her back for a few moments. He let out another coughing spasm and then slowly started to calm down after doing so. He looked at her and she leaned in and kissed him again. After she pulled away he gave another weak smile “I love you Dashie, and thank you for being here with me for this.”

Dash started to cry again and buried her face in his chest once more. “I don’t want you to go Kyle. Y-you practically just got here, a-and now you’re leaving us. It isn’t fair!” she said as she sobbed into his chest.

“Dash, I’ll always be near you. I’ll never be far away from you and I’ll watch over you forever” Kyle said weakly before using the last of his strength to hold her in an embrace. Kyle let the tears slide down his face, for they were not tears of sadness, but tears of remembrance. She will never be far away from me, I’ll always be near.

Dash had her head resting on his chest and she felt his heart beating. She listened as it started to slow and his breathing become more sparse, she turned her head and he reached down and kissed her one last time and then rest his head on the pillow. Her floodgates cracked and she wailed as she saw his eyes close forever. She lay on his chest and cried right into it, not caring if she started to soak through the sheets. She held onto his hand with her hoof and wept into his chest. I can’t believe he’s gone already, it’s not fair!

Rainbow Dash laid with Kyle’s body until the Nurses had to take it away. She felt empty now, but that wasn’t the worst part of it, she felt like this was her chance. She walked outside of the hospital and the bright midafternoon sun greeted her. She looked up at the clouds and gave a smile, she still felt sad for losing a friend, but what he said rang true. “Kyle, wherever you are I hope you’re listening. You are always going to be here, and I will always love you, even if you are not right beside me” she said as she started to walk towards Ponyville. Somehow she felt like Kyle was still right beside her as she walked, and that made her feel better knowing that feeling.

“I know you will” Kyle said as he watched her begin to walk towards Ponyville. Kyle started to walk with her as she made her way into town. “I will always be near you Dashie, just remember that. I will always be watching over you and seeing your accomplishments throughout your life, even if you think I am not there. You will be in my heart forever, and I will be in yours.”

A/N: There you go. The italics at the end are Kyle talking from the afterlife. Just though I’d let you know.