How to Save a Life

By: Bethy Ann

Disclaimer: I do not own anything except the plot and my characters.

AN: Thanks to all the reviews from my faithful readers! So on with the story!

Chapter 8: Come What May

Recap: All of a sudden Jason's cell phone was ringing. Jason took it out and looked at the caller id. He moved into the family room so Derek couldn't hear him even though Derek wouldn't even be able to hear it.

"Hello…Really? Ok. Did the person give a name? They could get the reward for finding her…interesting, okay. I'll be there in ten minutes. Okay, bye," Jason said and let out the breath he didn't know he was holding.

There was a swirl of activity outside of the house number 667. There were about seven police cars all over the road and lawn. The sirens were on to let the occupants in the house know what was going to happen to them soon. The chief nodded his head and all the sirens were cut off.

The chief pulled out a bull horn and said, "Come out of the house with your hands on your head! Do I have to repeat myself? Or should I barge in there and kill you?"

The house was silent and no one came out. The police went to their designated area around the house. No one saw anything, no one heard anything. They had no idea what was going on in that house and Jason wanted to know. So he marched in with his Dad shouting at him to come back.

Jason walked into the foyer of the house and saw stairs on the right going upstairs. The room on his left was a dining room, the room ahead of him was the kitchen, and the room on the right was the living room. He walked into the living room and out another way. There was a door on the left and one on the right. He opened the one on the right and saw a bathroom. He closed it gently and opened the other door on the left.

There were stairs leading down towards the basement. So Jason pulled out his gun and went downstairs slowly and quietly. He heard a scuffle on his left and he whipped around and went downstairs sideways. He got to the end of the staircase and turned left with a disturbing sight.

He saw Casey bound and gagged on the floor with blood everywhere. He rushed over to her not looking around his surroundings. He untied Casey's feet when he heard footsteps behind him.

"If you so much as move another inch, I'll kill you," Toby said with a gun in his hand.

Jason grabbed his gun and whipped around as fast as he could. Both guns went off and hit each of the victim's. The bullet went through Jason's right shoulder and out the other side. The bullet that was for Toby went through the middle of his neck. Toby went down immediately whereas Jason just had to stay still for the dizziness to pass.

"Oh my gosh, Jason! Hurry, Toby sometimes wakes up no matter how much pain he's in. Bobby told me that information because apparently Toby was shot right near his heart and he survived," Casey said this as Jason was undoing her wrists.

Jason took off his shirt and gave it to Casey. Casey blushed forgetting she was exposed. She took the shirt and put it on as fast as she could. Jason helped Casey walk to the stairs and he looked back at Toby. Toby was still on the ground unmoving.

Jason walked up the stairs with Casey following him. Then things started going too fast. Casey screamed and Jason whipped around to see Toby pulling Casey by the legs making sure Casey's head hit every step. Jason pulled out his gun and pulled the trigger but nothing came out. Jason panicked and went to his two daggers on his belt. But Toby was too fast for him. Toby placed Casey in front of him who looked like she was going to faint any minute.

Toby laughed and said, "You'll have to hurt your precious Casey, Jason's."

With good aim Jason threw the first dagger and hit Toby right into his right shoulder. Toby stumbled letting go of Casey. Jason went down the stairs while Casey went up shakily. Jason took the dagger out and Toby roared in pain. Toby tackled Jason to the ground, hitting Jason's head on the stairs. Jason struggled to be on top, once he was, Jason let out all his anger with his fists going into every inch of Toby's body. After awhile, Jason stopped his assault and ran upstairs to the doorway where Casey was.

"Come on before he charges after us again," Jason said.

Jason led Casey to the front door and when he was about to open the door someone started choking him. He flapped his arms so Casey opened the door and ran into a police officer. Casey broke down into the police's arms, who patted her awkwardly on the back.

"Put your hands up in the air immediately!" the chief officer yelled.

Toby looking scared let go of Jason and backed up with his hands on his head. Two officers came up to him with guns drawn forward to Toby's chest. How Toby was standing there with various wounds that were deadly, was beyond anyone. The two officers put the handcuffs on Toby and walked to the closet car. Once that car was gone, Casey and Jason were whisked away to another hospital.

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Two days later Casey woke up in a hospital bed. The shades were drawn so the room was dark. She felt some pressure on her bed and looked down to see Derek asleep with his head on her bed. She smiled and went back to sleep.

Wheels could be heard outside Casey's room. Her door opened and a nurse came in with food on a tray. She put it down on the table and opened the shades. Casey groaned from the lights on her eyes. Casey rolled on her other side and gasped in pain. The nurse was at Casey's side in a second and helped Casey into a sitting position. The nurse put the tray in front of Casey and smiled.

"Eat up, then you can have your medicine for the pain," the nurse said kindly.

Casey ate the food in front of her while watching Derek sleep. She smiled at Derek's cute frame and saw a clipboard at the end of her bed. She picked it up and read what was wrong with her. She looked at her left leg, the side of her stomach, her shoulder and saw bandages and cats. She put the clipboard away when she heard Derek groan.

"Hey sleeping beauty," Casey said and saw Derek's eyes fly open at the sound her voice.

"Casey! You're awake! How are you?" Derek asked.

"A bit sore but I'm okay. Why are you here? Don't you have classes?"

"No, it's Sunday. I never have classes on Sunday, you know that," Derek said.

"How's Jason?" Casey said suddenly.

Derek avoided her gaze while he said, "Um…honey, there was so much trauma to Jason's body and brain. I'm so sorry Casey but Jason, well, he's in a coma."

Casey gasped and cried, "No, no you're wrong. You're wrong! Jason isn't in a coma! He's going to walk right through those doors and laugh at you!"

Casey cried and Derek wrapped her into his body. He whispered into her ear soothing words. Casey quieted down and fell asleep in his arms. Derek moved a strand of hair out of Casey's face and moved into bed with her. He put his arm around her waist and fell asleep next to her warm body.

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Jason was walking in a field of flowers and tall grass. Birds chirped and squirrels' were playing near a tree. He heard someone behind him and he whipped around to see a guy with a long beard. The guy's blue eyes were comforting and his long brown hair made him seem younger. He had on a long white robe with some rope around his mid section to make the robe secure.

"Don't be afraid Jason, for I am here to just talk to you," said the man.

"I'm sorry to be rude but who are you?" Jason replied to the familiar person.

The man chuckled and said, "I'm sorry, my name is Jesus. You may know me as God's son."

Jason looked at him with amazement.

Jason's face turned red and he said, "Oh, this is a bit awkward. Wait, am I in heaven?"

"No, you are in-between two worlds, Jason. It's your choice to go back to your life in Earth or to come see your Mother and family in heaven," Jesus said.

Jason looked torn and then said, "I would want to see my mother but hen I don't want to leave my father. He wouldn't be able to live with his wife and son gone."

A tear slide down Jason's check and Jesus put a comforting hand on his shoulder.

"Would you like to say a few words to your Mother and go back to earth?" Jesus asked Jason.

Jason's face lit up like it was Christmas and said, "Absolutely…if it's possible."

"Oh, it's possible Jason. Everything is possible if you just believe," Jesus said and smiled.

A young woman came into view. She was walking up the hill with her skirt flapping behind her in the wind. You could see a small smile on her face and her kind brown eyes. She came to Jason's side and put a hand on his check.

"You've grown so much; you keep looking like your dad each day. I'm so proud of you Jason, and your sister. Tell your dad I love him and miss him," she said.

"I will Mom, I will. I miss you Mom, we all do," Jason said.

"I know but I want you guys to be happy. Stop mourning over me and live your life. Explore the world and find a young woman you love. Casey's no the one honey but there is someone out there for you. You and Renee, just help Renee out. You know how boy crazy she is even though she's in love with that boy she's known since 5th grade. Go back to Renee and Shane. I'm fine here with your Grandma," she said and started to disappear.

You could hear a faint, I love you and Jason was thrown backwards. He was falling and then he opened his eyes to see Casey and Derek.

Casey gasped to see Jason looking at her and she said, "Jason you idiot! Why didn't you let the police do their job?"

Jason rolled his eyes and said, "I was doing my job. Casey, I'm in the FBI. I was supposed to protect you from Bobby and his guys. I thought Derek would've told you when you woke up."

Casey rounded on Derek and said, "You hired him? I can't believe you! Actually I can believe you but still. Why didn't you tell me about Jason sooner?"

"I didn't want to worry you Casey. You know how much I love you. I knew everything wasn't perfect and safe, so I hired him. Don't be mad at me," Derek said and pulled Casey towards him.

"I'm not mad at you Derek," Casey said and smiled.

They leaned in but Jason said, "As much as I'm glad to see you making up, I don't want to see you guys play tonsil hockey."

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Eight years later, Derek and Casey lived in Nashville, Tennessee with their five kids. Jon and Lia are nine years old, Brandy is seven years old, Tori (short for Victoria) is four years old, and Sean is about to turn two years old. Derek taught freshman and sophomores AP English and was the hockey teacher. Casey is a registered nurse and works with kids who had disabilities.

Jason met his true love in England and they moved to the states. They live in North Carolina near Jason's sister, Renee. They have a son who is 2 years old and they are expecting triplet's; all girls.

Renee married her 5th grade crush, Ryan. Renee ended up as a certified nursing assistant and works at the hospital in the mornings and is in Broadway at night. Ryan decided to be Renee's agent, so he got the best plays just for her. Renee is about to star in a new produced play. They adopted two little boys, Angel and Landon, who love to see their mom on stage.

Casey's friends, Audrey and Chance married their junior year of college and now live happily in Vermont with two kids. They visit Casey every chance they get. The others from college don't talk to Casey or Derek much except Remus. Remus was diagnosed with liver cancer and he was waiting for a transplant for a year when one of their college friends' died (Levi) and he got the transplant and lives in Florida with his beau.

Bobby got serious and went college. He ended up in forensics and is one of the best. He married his co-worker, Becky and they live with three kids. The oldest is Kevin who's five, Alec who's three and Rachel who's eleven months old. They see Casey and Derek every Christmas even though they live in California.

If you're wondering about Lizzie, Edwin, and Marti, well Lizzie and Edwin are in their junior year at college. They live in the same apartment since they married over Christmas vacation. Lizzie is majoring in sports medicine and Edwin is majoring in law so he can be a lawyer like his dad. They go to Harvard University. Marti is 15 years old and is a sophomore in high school. She's one of the popular kids but is popular because she's nice and cares about everyone.

So, that's everyone, if you want to know what happened to Nora and George… they decided to adopt a teen boy and the boy's sister. The teen boy's name is Jeremy and that's who Marti is in love with. They both won't admit it but they have kissed. Jeremy's sister, Lori, is in 8th grade and is pretty quiet but smart. Nora and George are the same except for some gray hairs.

The End

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AN: Well, that's the end of the story. Hope you all liked it! Please tell me what you think by reviewing! I'm thinking about doing a story on Marti's love so tell me if you think about that. So, PLEASE REVIEW!! I don't like looking desperate for reviews but like I said in my Author's note it tells me if I'm a good writer or not. So, please REVIEW! It keeps me going and it tells me if you want a story about Marti's love or not. :)