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Warning: It's a long chapter!!!
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What will happen to our favourite couple??? Will they be able to cope with this ordeal??? Or will one of them not even get the chance to grieve??? You had better get reading and find out!!!
Tia POV
'Rocket, look out!' I shoved him out of the way because Hunter was coming after him with a knife and I pushed myself out of the way and held my foot out and tripped him up. He was unconscious again. 'Thank God,' I thought and took a step back without realising how close I was to the edge.
'Tia, look out!' Rocket screamed but it was too late. I was already falling into the deep pit. 'Tia…Tia…TIA…NO!' Rocket continued to scream. I was in shock for a second but quickly snapped out of it and grabbed on to the edge as I was still quite close. I knew I wasn't going to last too long as my fingers were already beginning to slip.
'Tia!' Rocket exclaimed as he came into view and reached out his hand so I could grab on to it. 'Grab on, come on Tia, you can do it.' I tried but was certain I would slip. I knew I was minutes away from taking my last breath.
'Rocket, I can't do it,' I said and saw the feeling in his face disappear.
'Yes, you can Tia, come on,' he said, his voice shaky and he was trying to hold back the tears. I tried again but I nearly slipped. 'Tia look at me,' I looked at him, sure the fear was visible in my eyes. 'You can do it, I won't let you go, I swear. Trust me. You can do it.' I closed my eyes and tried one more time and I managed to do it. Rocket pulled me up and hugged me close while the tears fell like a waterfall from my eyes. I buried myself in his chest and let the tears flow. I was so happy it was all over and I was alive. And most of all, I was happy that Rocket was here. Alive and kissing me on the forehead. I had a peep to see that Hunter was still unconscious this time. I suddenly remembered a thought that was going through my mind before Rocket came and decided to show myself that it didn't come true. I sat up and placed my lips on his. My fear was never kissing his soft lips again. His arms were wrapped tightly around me and tightened even more as if he were never going to let me go. Fair enough, I wouldn't have minded. When we broke apart, I placed my forehead on his and just sat there, focusing on my breathing. I was still too scared to do much else.
'We should probably call the police, don't you think?' Rocket asked, looking at me with a worried expression. I just nodded, not trusting myself to speak in case I worried him even further.
Rocket POV
I was sitting for about an hour just cuddling Tia in my bedroom. We were still shaken from the experience. We had been interviewed by the police and still have to go back but as long as Hunter's locked up and out of our lives, we don't really care. I still couldn't believe I nearly lost her and more than once. I had never been so scared in my life. Thinking about it now sends shivers down my back and not good ones. We had been in touch with Stella to let her know what happened and she said she'd call over later with some clothes for Tia to change into since Tia's parents were out of town for a few days. Speaking of Tia, I was extremely worried about her. She hardly spoke a word all day and she hasn't eaten at all and looks pale and in shock. I am on the verge of calling Dame Simbai but I know she would kill me if I did. She keeps saying she's fine but I know different.
'Do you want something to eat?' I enquired nervously, praying she would finally say yes.
'No, I'm fine,' she replied, her voice weak.
'Tia, you've got to eat something,' I cried. I was beginning to think about begging if it finally got her to eat something. She moved so she was facing me.
'Seriously, I'm not hungry,' she stated, trying to keep her voice firm.
'Will you at least try and eat something? Or at least drink something? Please,' I begged. I hated seeing her so down and weak.
'Some tea would be nice,' she replied. 'Finally,' I thought even though she probably only agreed to stop me worrying but as long as she was eating or drinking something, I didn't care.
'OK. I'll be back in five minutes, I promise,' I swore as I kissed her forehead and went downstairs.
I didn't realise her aunt Stella was there until I walked into the kitchen. To make matters even worse, uncle Aarch was there and this time I had nowhere to run. All the other times I had seen him all day; I was either with the police, trying to convince my parents I was fine or with Tia. Now, I had nowhere to run. 'Great.'
'How's Tia?' my Mum questioned nervously.
'Not good. I'm extremely worried about her. She's hardly spoken a word all day and she hasn't eaten anything. I finally managed to get her to agree to have some tea so it's a start. I keep getting the feeling that there's something more to it than she's letting on but I'm not sure…' I drifted off, lost in my own thoughts. Aarch broke the silence first.
'I know you blame yourself Rocket but you shouldn't. Hunter was upset but he had no right to blame you or try to hurt Tia, don't forget that. You couldn't have predicted that Hunter would come looking to hurt someone close to you after his sister passed away,' he stated firmly but still didn't convince me.
'Aarch is right,' Stella spoke from behind me. 'Don't blame yourself. I know Tia is down and weak but she's in shock. As you know, this isn't the first time she has experienced something like this.' I saw my parents and Aarch exchange looks as they had no idea about what Tia had been through as a child. 'The way Tia's acting now is the same way she acted after that happened but look at her now. She's one the strongest people I've ever known. Even though it took her a long time to get over that, she got over it. Obviously she still has scars but that's understandable. She'll get over this a lot quicker, I can guarantee it. Do you know why?' I shook my head. 'She has you. I've never seen Tia so happy since she met you. And I've know Tia since she little. Even before you two got together it was always 'Rocket, Rocket, Rocket', she's always been crazy about you. You make her feel happy about herself which is something I don't think I've ever seen. Just give her time; she'll be back to normal before you know it. But seeing you blame yourself won't help so don't. By the way, here are some clothes for her if you wouldn't mind giving them to her. I was just wondering…would you like Tia to stay the night? I thought you might like her to spend the night so you could keep an eye on her.'
'That would be great.' Stella really was an amazing woman. I could see why Tia looked up to her so much.
'The only problem is I didn't put any pyjamas in the bag-'
'Don't worry about it, I'm sure she'll squeeze into something of mine,' I joked. No one was in a ball of laughter but it seemed to release the tense air a little bit. 'And Stella? Thanks. For everything.'
'No, thank you. If it weren't for you, Tia never would have realised how special she is.' She winked at me as I took the cup of tea that my Mum made for Tia up to her.
'You were a while,' she stated when I came through the door.
'Your aunt Stella and I had a nice chat I guess you could say,' I said as I handed her the cup and placed myself beside her on my bed. 'And she left a bag of clothes here for you. By the way, I hope you don't mind but you're staying here tonight,' I told her and gave her one of my stubborn looks so she wouldn't try and charm me to get her out of it. She usually did that because it always worked. Surprisingly enough, she laughed. It was the first time I had heard her laugh in a while.
'You have no idea how good it is to hear you laugh again.' She smiled but it didn't reach her eyes. I could tell there was something bothering her and I wasn't going to give up until I found out what it was. Surprisingly enough, I didn't even have to ask.
'Rocket, you know the dream I was telling you about the other day?' I nodded. 'Well…it happened last night. The dream was about when I fell over the edge except, in my dream, I didn't survive. It was so vivid that it freaked me out. I was sure I wasn't going to make it. And I wouldn't have if it weren't for you.' She looked at me with tears in her eyes. I grabbed her and hugged her tighter than humanly possible. She cried into my shoulder and I just comforted her and kissed her forehead. After about an hour, when she had calmed down, she seemed to feel a bit better but something was still playing on my mind.
'I'm sorry Tia,' I said which made her look at me completely bewildered.
'For what?' She turned herself fully around and looked me straight in the eyes with concern and curiosity in her eyes.
'For everything. If it weren't for me you wouldn't have been held at knife point, nearly fallen into a pit, start starving yourself-' She stopped me by pressing her lips on mine and left them there for a few minutes. Finally, we broke apart and Tia looked me straight in the eyes to ensure me that everything she was about to say wasn't a lie.
'Don't' you dare blame yourself for what happened. How were you supposed to know that Hunter would go after me looking for revenge? Think about it, if you went with them when they asked you to, you never would've joined the Snow Kids, win the Galactik Football, be reunited with your mother or meet me. It's not your fault that what happened, happened but you have to try and not look at what could've happened, look at what did happen. Yes, I nearly died but I didn't. Think of the positives. Don't blame yourself for something you couldn't have predicted or stopped. Please.' I couldn't hold anything back any longer and I placed my hand behind her neck and placed her forehead on top of mine trying to control my emotions. When I calmed down slightly, I took a deep breath and told her exactly how I felt.
'Ever since I met you, you have done nothing but make my life better. You pushed me to fight for a place in the Snow Kids; you reunited me with my mother and gave me you. You're everything, and more, I've ever asked for and I can't help but feel like I'll never be good enough for you but I'll try. I don't want you to regret a moment of your time with me. You're everything to me. Tia…I love you.' I realised that that was the first time I ever said it to her directly and was expecting her to back off slightly or freeze but her reaction caught me totally off guard.
'I love you too,' she stated firmly and placed her lips on top of mine. We had been through so much since the day we met and moments like these made it all worth it. I would never change her for anything and I would never regret any of the moments we spent together. She was worth everything. And I would never change that. She was my everything. She was my life. She was 'the one'…
Aww…a happy ending!!! Is that the end of the Story of Love??? Fear not!!! It's not!!! Rocket and Tia are happily in love but for how long will that last??? With the new season coming up in a few months, will Rocket and Tia be able to cope with the intense schedule or will their relationship take a strain too far??? And will the new season bring new happy memories or even more bad memories??? Keep reading to find out!!!!
Quite a happy and depressing and romantic chapter at the same time wasn't it??? My apologies for the long chapter, it didn't take me long to write it because I knew exactly what I wanted to write and got carried away. I just hope it's not overdone!!!
So…we are starting to head into Season 2…and we all know what happens there!!! The next chapter will be about a few weeks before the start of the cup and things are tense. That may take up two chapters, depending on how I write what I want to write. I might do bits from during Season 2 or skip on to the after party, I'm not sure yet. I may extend one or two scenes…I'll decide when I get to it!!!
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Lauren xxx
