"My Heart Will Go On"

Disclaimer/Author's Note:

Again, I do not own "My Heart Will Go On" the song. The plotlines are mine. This chapter skips ahead six weeks.

It's A Miracle

The morning started out the same as they all had these last six weeks-Kira woke up and got a quick shower, got dressed (today wearing a solid yellow halter top and long black pants), ate a quick breakfast and drove down to the hospital to see Tommy. Standing by his bedside, Kira could still feel tears stinging in her eyes and streaming silently down her face. Suddenly, Kira turned as she heard the door open and saw Lu walk in.

"Hey, Kira." Lu greeted in her usual friendly manner. Wiping away a few straggling tears, Kira answered "Hey, Dr. Delgado." As she checked on Tommy's condition, Lu chuckled and looked up at Kira. "Kira...I told you, call me Lu." Half-smiling, Kira corrected herself "Right. Sorry, Lu." Smiling, Lu finished checking on Tommy and added "Don't worry 'bout it, Kira." Looking down at the clipboard she held in her hand, Lu wrote some things down and continued. "Well, it looks like there is some good news. Not the news I'm sure you're dying to hear, but it's better than nothing." Perking up, Kira asked curiously "What? What is it?" Smiling, Lu explained "Well, it looks like Tommy's finally breathing on his own. Which is a good sign." Looking down at the still comatosed Dr. Tommy Oliver, Lu continued "There may be hope for your friend yet, Kira." Smiling, Kira asked "You really think so?" Returning the smile, Lu put a hand on Kira's shoulder and added "There's always a chance. And now that we can take Tommy off the ventilator, his chances just went up a little bit." As Lu disabled the ventilator, Kira added "That's great!" With that, Lu added "Yep. Things are beginning to look up for your friend." Turning to leave, Lu looked back and added "You know...he's awfully lucky to have a friend like you. One who cares as much as you do." With that, Lu turned and left-closing the door behind her. Turning back to face Tommy, Kira thought about the last thing Lu had said "...a friend like you..."...If only she knew... Looking down at Tommy, Kira once again took Tommy's hand in hers as she gently stroked a piece of hair out of his face and gently caressed his pale cheek. Just as she turned to leave, Kira felt Tommy's hand slowly closing around her own. Whipping back around to face him, she asked eagerly "Dr. Oliver? Dr. Oliver, can you hear me?" Slowly, Kira saw Tommy crack a smile as his eyes slowly began to open. This was the happiest Kira had been in six weeks.

"Kira..." Tommy weakly stated. Smiling, Kira now felt tears of joy streaming down her face as she answered "Dr. Oliver!" Smiling as he looked up into her soft doe eyes-full of concern and joy-Tommy continued "Kira...it's so great to see you." Relieved to see that he was gonna be okay, Kira ansered "And it's so great to see you awake." Weakly, Tommy managed to sit up in his bed and turned to Kira. "Kira...You will never know just how great it feels to see your face." Cupping her cheek, Tommy gently wiped away her tears. Smiling at the feel of his touch after waiting for so long, Kira answered "Likewise, Dr. Oliver." Chuckling, Tommy added "Kira, we're friends. And we're not in school right now, so please...call me Tommy." Happy to see him awake, Kira corrected herself. "Right...Tommy." Hearing her say his name gave Tommy chills. After a short silence, Kira spoke up "Tommy-" Cutting her off, Tommy added "Kira, look-" In unison they added "There's something I need to tell you." Smiling and resigning, Tommy added "Ladies first." Smiling nervously, Kira continued "Tommy...I've been doing a lot of thinking over the past several weeks and this accident's made me realize something...It's made me realize how much I...well, how much I care about you and well, frankly, Tommy...It's made me realize that...I love you." Relieved to have heard her say those words, Tommy added "I love you, too, Kira-" Almost as if she didn't hear him, Kira continued "Now, I know you probably don't feel the same way, I mean after all, you are my teach..." Then his words seemed to have finally registered within her as she asked "Wait...what did you say?" Chuckling, Tommy answered "I said...I love you, too." Stunned, Kira was speechless-she couldn't believe what she had just heard. Finally finding her voice, she asked "Really?" Taking her hand, Tommy replied "Yes. Kira, in the last few seconds before the crash, you were all I could think about." Amazed to find that Tommy shared the same feelings towards her as she felt for him, she asked "Really?" Still smiling, Tommy confessed "Yes. Kira, I've loved you ever since I first laid eyes on you. I just never told you because I thought you couldn't possibly feel the same way about me. I mean afterall, like you said, I am your teacher." Melting at the sound of each word, Kira responded "Tommy, you have no idea how much it means to me to hear you say that." Gently caressing her cheek, Tommy continued "Hey...it's the truth." Just then, they heard the door open as Trent walked in.

"Hey! You're finally awake, Dr. O. This is great!" Trent greeted them, smiling-he obviously hadn't picked up on what was really going on before he had entered. Sighing slightly, Tommy turned to Trent "Hey, Trent. It's good to see you, too." Directing his next question to the both of them, Tommy asked "Where are the others?" Unaware that Kira had yet to tell Tommy about Conner, Trent added "Ethan's playing some new game and Hayley's working down at the café." Noticing that he had left out Conner, Tommy asked "What about Conner? How is he?" Discovering that Kira had yet to inform Tommy on what had happened to Conner, Trent looked at Tommy confused and asked "You mean...Kira didn't tell you?" Realizing what she had forgotten, Kira fought the urge to kick herself as Tommy turned to her and asked "Tell me what?" The smile now fading from her face, Kira's voice took on a more grave tone as she answered "Tommy, Conner...Well, Conner...he didn't make it." Shocked at what he had just heard, Tommy just looked at her blankly before asking "Wha-What? What do you mean?" Sighing, Kira looked down at the floor then back at Tommy as she explained "Tommy...when the police told me about the accident, they told me that Conner was killed on impact." Unable to comprehend what Kira had just told him, Tommy remained speechless for a few moments as a grave slience hung in the air. Finally, Kira broke the silence. "Tommy, I'm really sorry to have to be the one to break this to you." Looking up to her, Tommy gently stoked her cheek as he comforted her. "It's okay, Kira. It's not your fault." Taking the hand with which Tommy had stroked her cheek with in her own, Kira smiled a weak smile when she found out that he understood.

A couple hours later, Lu returned to the room. "Hey, Trent...Kira." Noticing Tommy had woken up, she added "Well. Nice of you to finally join us." Everyone got a good laugh out of that one. Turning to Kira, Tommy added "Yeah, well...some things are worth coming out of your shell for." Knowing what he meant, Lu just smirked and went back to her buisiniess. "Well, seeing as how you've already accomplished what was deemed 'the Impossible'...I'd say you've got pretty good chances of getting outta here by late tomorrow at the latest." Looking back at Lu, Tommy added "That's great!" Smiling, Lu added "I'll just go file the paperwork and as soon as it goes through...you're free to go." Smiling back up at Kira, he added "Great!" With that, Lu left the room, closing the door behind her. Turning to Kira, Trent asked "You want me to go call Ethan and Hayley? I'm sure they'd wanna know Dr. O's awake." Smirking, Kira had an idea. "No...I've got a better idea..." Seeing the smirk which had replaced her warm, enchanting smile, Tommy asked "What are you thinkin', Kira?" Looking from Tommy back to Trent, Kira explained "Why not surprise them? We wait until Tommy's released and surprise them." Smiling, Trent looked to Tommy who wore the same expression and said "Great idea." Turning to Kira, Tommy added "Yeah. I like it."

About an hour and a half later, Kayla walked in smiling. "Hey, guys." Turning to Kayla, Kira responded "Hey, Kayla." Turning to Tommy, Kayla added "Lu sent me in here to tell you you're free to go." Smiling, Tommy added "That's great!" Smiling as well, Kira added "That's fantastic!" Looking at the group in front of her, Kayla added "Yeah. The paperwork just went through." Turning to Kayla, Kira added "Thanks, Kayla!" Smiling at Kira, Kayla added "Don't mention it." With that, Kayla left the room. Turning to Tommy, Kira added "I'll go bring my truck around while you guys get ready." Getting up, Tommy answered "All right. We'll meet ya outside the entrance." Then, Kira turned and left to bring her yellow 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 open bed pick up truck around to where she was supposed to meet Tommy and Trent. Parking her truck, Kira sat and waited for the guys. A few minutes later, she saw Tommy and Trent walking out of the hospital. As Tommy climbed into the passenger seat next to Kira, Trent climbed in the back as Kira took off toward the Cyberspace.

"Hey, Kira!" Hayley greeted as she walked inside the café. Smiling, Kira waved to Hayley as she replied "Hey, Hayley!" Noticing Kira seemed a little happier than unsual, Hayley asked "You seem pretty happy?" Also noticing Kira's unusually happy demeanor, Ethan asked "Yeah. What's up with you?" Smiling, Kira replied "Yeah, I am." Smirking, Hayley added "You wanna tell me what's goin' on?" Suddenly, Hayley just stared as Trent came walking in with Tommy. "Whoa..." Hayley said, unable to believe what she was seeing. Soon finding what she was staring at, Ethan stared as well. Smiling, Tommy waved to them and greeted them "Hey, Hayley...Ethan!" Smiling, Kira walked over to Tommy and wrapped her arm around his waist as he wrapped his own around her petite shoulders. Amazed to see Tommy was all right, Hayley studdered "W-wow. I-I don't believe it! Tommy, y-you're okay!" Unable to say much of anything, Ethan just added "Yeah...what she said." Chuckling, Tommy looked down at Kira who looked up into his soulful brown eyes and then he added "I am now." Shaking off her astonishment, Hayley turned to Kira. "Hey, Kira. You ready?" Confused, Tommy turned to Kira and asked "Ready for what?" First turning to Tommy, she explained "I wrote a song for you while you were in the hospital and now I'm gonna perform it." Then, turning to Hayley, she added "Yeah, I'm ready." As Hayley walked over to the stage, Kira started to follow her, but Tommy stopped her and pulled her into his arms ever so gently. "Hey...good luck." He wished her. Gazing into his deep brown eyes, Kira could feel herself getting lost in them as she replied "Thanks..." Slowly, Tommy ensnared her lips with his in a slow passionate kiss. Upon breaking the kiss, Kira walked over to the stage as Tommy let her go. Watching her making her way over to the stage, Tommy smiled to himself knowing that she was finally his and he was finally hers-just the way he had wanted it from the start. After Hayley introduced Kira, Kira made an introduction of her own. "I wrote this song for a very special friend of mine recently. I think he knows who he is." Smiling to Tommy from the stage, Kira continued "I hope he likes it as well as the rest of you." With that having been said, Kira and her band began playing a slow melody as Kira began to sing a soft and slow rhythum.

"Every night in my dreams

I see you I feel you

That is how I know you go on

Far across the distance

And spaces between us

You have come to show you go on

Near, far, wherever you are

I believe that the heart does go on

Once more you open the door

And you're here in my heart

And my heart will go on and on

Love can touch us one time

And last for a lifetime

And never go till we're one

Love was when I loved you

One true time I hold to

In my life we'll always go on

Near, far, wherever you are

I believe that the heart does go on

Once more you open the door

And you're here in my heart

And my heart will go on and on

There is some love that will not

Go away

You're here, there's nothing I fear

And I know that my heart will go on

We'll stay forever this way

You are safe in my heart

And my heart will go on and on"

As Kira finished the song, she stepped down off the stage and into Tommy's welcoming arms. Smiling up at Tommy, Kira asked "What'd you think?" Smiling down as he gazed into her innocent doe eyes, Tommy commented "It was beautiful...Almost as beautiful as you are." Content, Kira just let him hold her in his arms. After all this time of waiting, she was finally granted her wish. Then, she heard him whisper softly in her ear "I love you." Looking back up into his soulful brown eyes, Kira whispered just as softly "I love you, too." With that, he pulled her into another long, slow, passionate kiss.