A/N: New twists and turns will let you follow Kate as she continues on with her life. Here's one of the twists: Kate will have to make choices and you get to pick her path. At the end of each chapter I will post two choices. Majority will rule here for the steps she takes. Though I will be posting a chapter for both choices eventually.
Chapter 1: Just a Dream
Kate bolted awake grimacing as the IV tube tugged the needle in her arm. She was in the hospital. It was the day after she had died, sacrificing herself to save her friends. There hadn't been a wedding…that had been a dream. A wonderful glorious dream.
Kate sighed laying back down in her bed. Other than acute dehydration she was fine. She couldn't wrap her head around the fact that her wedding to Jason which had felt so real was all her imagination; her subconscious playing tricks on her. All she wanted now was to go home and forget everything that had happened in the past few days. She didn't feel like herself but she would never let on to her friends that she felt weird.
It was three more hours before Tommy, Kim, and Conner came to get her. "Hey, you ready to leave?" Conner asked pushing open the door.
Kate smiled a little. "You have no idea. Who else is here?"
"Tommy and Kim are getting your paper work. Kira wanted to come but she had to work."
"And Jason? Where's he at?"
Conner noted the sadness that crept into her voice. "He said he had to take care of something."
Kate nodded slowly pulling on her shoes. "It'll be nice to get outside again. Doc says I have to take it easy for the next few days."
"I agree…it's not every day that you die and live to tell about it. Are you heading to Angel Grove or back to Reefside?"
"She's going to Reefside rather she wants to or not," Kim said from the doorway.
"Am I now shorty?"
Kim nodded. "Tommy control your woman," Kate smirked. Kim stuck her tongue out at her.
"And they say I'm the immature one," Conner grabbed Kate's bag.
"You are and that is why you fit in so well with us little brother," Kate flung her arm over his shoulders. "You could be a little shorter though."
Conner chuckled. "Not on your life. Now come on I bet you're starving."
"I think I could put Rocky to shame today," they all chuckled and made their way out of the hospital. Tommy walked behind them and smiled again at how well all of them had become such a great group of friends.
Conner watched in amazement as Kate finished her third helping of ice cream after already eating a cheeseburger, fries, two tacos, a salad and two milkshakes. Kate glanced around at her friends. "What? I was hungry."
"That's obvious. We should have had Rocky come with us he'll never believe this," Kim shook her head.
Kate shrugged taking a sip of her water. "So what are we going to do today?"
"You are going home and resting like the doctor said," Tommy announced.
"Great more isolation. Aren't I lucky?"
"Lucky to be alive."
"I know that Kim. But what's it going to get me? Sure I have all of you guys and I love you all but it still feels like there is something missing from it all."
"Well you'll have plenty of time to figure it all out over the next few days," Kate punched Conner in the shoulder. "Oww."
The short trip to Kate's apartment was an uneventful one. The gang had surprised her by fixing it up for her since the fight with the Nohani's had destroyed most of her stuff. Now it looked as if a fight had never taken place in this room at all.
"Thank you all," Kate whispered. She walked to the couch and sat with her legs curled under her in the corner.
Tommy cleared his throat but Kate just stared out the window. "Me and Kim have to get back to work but we'll stop by when we're done. Are you going to be ok alone?"
Kate nodded her head.
"I have to check on my mom and then I'll swing back by too," Conner hugged her but she never moved a muscle.
Without another word the three friends left Kate alone. When she heard the door shut she let the tears she had been holding back fall freely. She didn't want to be alone, couldn't stand the silence. But she couldn't ask her friends to put any more of their lives on hold for her.
Choice one: will Kate fall into an all-out depression?
Choice two: or will someone notice that Kate's acting a little off?
A/N: I was asked for more of Kate and here it is! Make your choice and please review to let me know! Hope you enjoyed
