My Heart Will Go On

Disclaimer:

I do not own the chractors Tommy, Kira, Trent, Conner, Ethan, or Hayley. I do however own Officer Mattern, Dr. Lu Delgado, Lana Hawkins, and Dr. Kayla Thorton. I do not own the songs "It's A Heartache" or "My Heart Will Go On". "It's A Heartache" belongs to Trick Pony and "My Heart Will Go On" belongs to Celine Dion. I do however own the plotline and ideas.

The Accident

Setting up for her performance that afternoon, Kira looked up at the crowd that had gathered at the Cyberspace to hear her perform Frowning, she thought to herself Where's Conner and Dr. O? Seeing Hayley approaching her, she turned to face the older red head who owned the café.

"Kira, you're on in five." Hayley warned. Curious, Kira decided to ask her about Conner and Tommy's whereabouts. "Hayley, have you seen Conner and Dr. O?" Casually, Hayley replied "I'm sure they're on their way. You know Tommy. That man could be late to his own wedding. And well, Conner...need I say more?" Laughing at Hayley's response, Kira brushed off her worries and added "Yeah, you're right. I'm sure they'll be here."

On his way to the Cyberspace, Tommy noticed Conner on the side of the road, standing next to his candy apple red sports car. Pulling up next to him, Tommy asked "Need a ride?" A grateful espression overcoming his face, Conner asked "You really have to ask?" Chuckling, Tommy added "Come on." Tilting his head back, he indicated the empty passenger seat next to him. Smiling, Conner added gratefully "Thanks, Dr. O?" As Conner climbed inside, Tommy added "No problem." After they had left the spot where Tommy had found Conner and were on their way to the café, Tommy noticed a jet black 2005 Chevy Silverado speeding towards them. Slamming on the brakes and swerving to miss it, Tommy knew he wasn't going to be able to avoid impact. Speeding head on into the side of the jeep, the driver of the Chevy sent it rolling several feet.

Back at the Cyberspace, Hayley had just introduced Kira's band and Kira had once again taken the stage. Before the band started to play, Kira had already started singing.

"It's a heartache."

Now, the band started playing a gradually increasing country melody as Kira continued singing.

"Nothin' but a heartache

Hits ya when it's too late

Hits ya when you're down

It's a fool's game

Nothin' but a fool's game

Standin' in the cold rain

Feelin' like a clown

It's a heartache

Nothin' but a heartache

Love him till your arms break

Then he lets ya down

It ain't right with love to share

When you find he doesn't care for you

It ain't wise to need someone

As much as I depended on you

Ah, it's a heartache

Nothin' but a heartache

Hits ya when it's too late

Hits ya when you're down

Ah, nah nah

Oh, it ain't right with love to share

When you find he doesn't care for you

It ain't wise to need someone

As much as I depended on you

Ooh

Ah, it's a heartache

Nothin' but a heartache

Love him till your arms break

Then he lets ya down"

Then the rest of the band began to sing back up vocals.

"(Oh, it's a heartache)

Oh, it's a fool's game

(Nothin' but a heartache)

Standin' in the cold rain

(Standin' in the cold rain)

Feelin' like a clown

It's a heartache

(Nothin' but a heartache)

Love him till your arms break

(Love him till your arms break)

Ah, then he lets ya down

Oh, yeah down"

As Kira stepped down off stage, she noticed an officer approaching her in a black uniform. "Are you Kira Ford?" Somewhat taken aback by his question, she hesitantly answered "Yes...who are you?" Showing Kira his badge, the officer introduced himself. "I'm Officer Mattern with the RPD. I'm here about..." Pausing a moment to check the notebook in front of him, he continued. "...Tommy Oliver and Conner McKnight." Suddenly Kira remembered she hadn't seen Tommy or Conner at her gig that afternoon. Curious yet somewhat concerned, she asked "What about them?" A more somber expression taking over his face, Officer Mattern explained "I'm sorry, Ms. Ford, there's really no easy way to say this..." As she was listening to Officer Mattern, Kira thought to herself Oh my God! Please tell me they're okay... "...Ms. Ford, I'm afraid they were involved in an accident earlier this afternoon. They were hit by a drunk driver." Shocked, Kira was speechless. Finally finding her voice, she weakly asked "Are they okay?" Somberly, Officer Mattern added "I'm afraid Conner was killed on impact. And Tommy was critically injured." Unable to believe what she was hearing, Kira covered her mouth with a trembling hand. "Where did they take him?" she asked in a small voice. Officer Mattern added "They took him to Reefside General." Nodding her head to indicate that she understood, Kira meekly added "Thank you." Understanding what Kira had to be going through, Officer Mattern mentioned "I'm very sorry for your loss." With that, he turned and left the café. Still numb from the shock, Kira slowly made her way to where her friends, Ethan and Trent had been watching her perform.

"You were great, today!" Trent exclaimed as Kira arrived at the counter. Softly, Kira managed to say "Thanks." As she replied, her voice was barely above a whisper. Exchanging concerned looks, Trent and Ethan both knew immediately that something was wrong. Placing his hand on Kira petite shoulder, Trent asked her "Hey...you okay?" Feeling the tears stinging her eyes, her voice began to crack slightlyas she replied "No...No, it's...Conner and Dr. O..." Seeing how upset she was, Ethan asked "What about them?" Her voice shaking noticibly more, Kira felt the chill of a tear roll down her cheek as she continued "Earlier this afternoon, they were...they were...they were hit by a drunk driver." Wrapping his arm around Kira, Trent asked concerned "What? Well, are they okay?" Shaking, Kira felt more tears sting her face as she added "No...Tommy was critically injured and Conner was...Conner was..." Still numb and shaking, Kira couldn't form the words. Concerned, Ethan asked her "Conner was what, Kira?" Unable to take it anymore, Kira blurted it out. "Conner was killed on impact!" Now it was Trent and Ethan's turn to be numb with shock. Finally breaking the silence, Trent spoke up. "Where'd they take Dr. O?" Snapping out of her shocked trance, Kira replied "Officer Mattern told me they took him to Reefside General." By now Kira had calmed down enough to keep her voice from shaking like it had been. Taking charge of the situation, Ethan added "Then, that's where we're goin'." Getting up, the trio filled Hayley in on the situation with the promise to call later and left for the hospital.

Author's Note:

Please R&R! However, no flames please! Chapter 2 will most likely be up either sometime tomorrow or the next day. Depends on when I get time to write it.