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It All Crashes Down

Chapter 12

Erica's POV

I was loving my life, now. Everything was back on track. I finally got my PHD in Business Psychology. It was a bitch to get and I think I honestly did it to keep busy. With all the bullshit Kai and I had gone through over the years stopping school would have left me with too much free time. So I just kept going. Although it is kinda cool to be Erica Northman, PhD.

Kai and I had worked through all our issues 4 years ago when Nani was ousted. I kinda felt bad for Eloku and the child. I didn't think that they should pay for Nani's craziness so I had Pam go and change their glamour. They could go anywhere in the world except America. She did it and also had tabs kept on them to make sure they did not return.

The long distance thing was still hard but we worked it out. I spent three months out the year there and he spent three months here. We still had six months apart but it wasn't that bad when you only had to wait three months to see each other. He was hardly ever in Hawaii anyways. Only time he was there on a permanent basis was when I came out to see him. Otherwise he traveled for his job a lot. I think it was his way of staying busy when we were apart.

Then that all changed with one phone call.

"Hi Oni how are you?"

"Eh… Killah ...there ...there was one ... one accident with Kai."

I don't remember what happen next I only saw darkness.

I woke up to Elly holding my hand with tears streaming down her face.

"Oh my god, Elly what has happened!" I whimpered.

"It's Kai he was in an accident at one of the parks. He's in bad shape and they don't know if he'll make it. All the vamps are still asleep so..." She was still talking but nothing was registering.

"I have to go Elly..." I told her and started to get up.

"There's a problem Erica there's no flights. I mean none till later. Not even a private jet with all the higher vamps being at that summit thing that dad's at and he took our family jet."

"Wha... Wha... what do I do Elly?" I asked. She grabbed me into a hug and told me maybe Pam could help when she rises in 30 min.

I couldn't lose him I just couldn't.

Oni POV

"Oni Speaking." I answered my phone.

"Oh Oni, this is Keola I work with Kai." he didn't sound right

"Yeah?" I asked

"Um… since its daytime no can get a hold of his Uncle so you was his next emergency contact." What! emergency? I thought to myself.

"Well? What da fuck happened?" I asked irritated if was one emergency why he not telling me what was.

"Oh um… Kai was up on top da Hurricane. We were checking some of da structure he turned and his foot got caught on of the da bars and he fell off. He's pretty messed up dude."

"OH SHIT! Well where da fuck he stay!" I asked. This was not good. That ride is like 3 stories high.

"They rushed him to St. Francis." he said

"Okay I'm on my way." Shit. I wonder if his Uncle can feel him. I called his cell to tell him. Shit he stay at the Summit for Narayana in Cali. Still too early he not up yet. Fuck this is bad timing.

When I got to the hospital Kai was covered in plaster . Then da doctor came in.

"How is he Doc?" I asked and he sighed, shit this was bad.

"Ikaika suffered, a massive concussion, has fractured his lumbar vertebrae and lateral malleolus, and broken his femur." I just looked at him.

"Try dumb it down for me, doc." I looked at him impatient.

"Yes, sorry… he injured his head, there is bleeding in the brain and he's fractured his lower spine and the left side of his ankle and broke his thigh bone. He's in a coma. It doesn't look good." He said and he rested a hand on my shoulder then walked out the room. I left another message to his Uncle telling him it was real bad and that he needed to come home now.

"Fuck" I whispered. I called Erica and let her know…

"Hi Oni how are you?"

"Eh… Killah ...there ...there was one ... one accident with Kai." When I tried to tell her what happened I heard one gasp and da phone drop. "ERICA! ERICA! SHIT!" I hung up.

"Hello my lover." Elly purred. Her voice always made me hot especially when she called me that, but now was not da time.

"Hey, Tigah… you better get to your sista. I think she passed out." I said in a rush.

"What the are you talking about, Oni?" she asked confused

"Kai he was in an accident at the water park, he fell off one ride. I was right in the middle of telling her, but I lost her."

"I'm on my way to her office tell me." I could hear her car door slam shut and start up. So I told her about everything I found out from da doctor. She was in tears.

"ERICA! Oni I got to go, talk to you soon." She hung up.

When I finally got a hold of his Uncle he said he was on his way. But then an hour later he said they were in San Fran and there was one Fog and no planes could fly out yet.

Kai POV

I saw Erica… the love of my life… walking towards me in a white dress… round with my child… I never felt so happy in my entire life… the scene in front of me disappeared and I heard voices and crying.

When my eyes opened I saw her, tears streaking her face. She was still so beautiful. I smiled up at her and she laughed in a relieved way. Then she looked pissed.

"DON'T YOU EVER DO THAT TO ME AGAIN, IKAIKA KAUMANA!" she yelled at me through her tears.

"Why, what I did?" I sat up and looked to find I was in a hospital room and into the faces of Oni, Elly, and my Uncle. He was pulling a tube from this arm.

"What happened? Why you all stay?" I asked confused at the sight in front of me.

They told me everything that happened I was out for two days. It took a while for my Uncle's blood to heal me, this time. He told me if I wanted for stay human I better stop getting myself hurt. He grinned and cut one look to Erica and she rolled her eyes.

"What it wasn't my fault….. this time." She huffed. Everyone laughed.

"Maybe he should turn, his balance getting all shitty in his old age." Oni joked. I threw one of those plastic water pitchers at his head and connected.

"At least I still get good aim." I barbed back.

I was released from the hospital that night. We all went to my house. I still wasn't 100% so Erica stayed a couple of weeks to help me with physical therapy. After I was little bit better, she said she had to get back to Louisiana; I didn't want her to leave. When I fully healed I went back to work. Going about my life day to day, night after night I couldn't take it anymore.

"What da fuck am I doing?" I asked myself one night at da Palace.

"Looking at da annual report for the Queen." Oni replied bored and I looked at him like he was an idiot. "Look like you need one beer, brah. Come we go, this can wait." He said as he got up. We went to Lulu's down the street.

"What's up with you, Kai? You been distant again." Oni said once we ordered and our drinks were delivered.

"I don't know brah, just trying to figure out what I doing with my life." I said somber.

"What da fuck you waiting for?" he said looking at me now like I was one idiot.

"You right." I got up and left.

I flew to Louisiana on da next flight out. I called Elly and told her to get her sista to the old farmhouse. She was excited. When Erica answered the door, I held up the ring I bought her. It was a platinum dolphin curved around with the nose and the tail touching on the sides of two one karat sapphires the same color as her eyes and a 2 karat diamond in the center.

"Marry me?" I asked her hand her breath caught.

A/N: So there you have it the end of our cowriting journey let us know what you thought.