Home is where the heart is
Theresa awoke later and found Rachel asleep in the bed. Meanwhile Randy was at home, not doing much of anything. Theresa called him. "Are you going to come stay with Rachel?" She asked. "Uh...yeah. I'll be there." he replied, making his way to the door. Theresa waited for him. Randy finally came back and came up to her. "I'm here." he said. "I'll see you later." She said. "Yeah, see you later." Randy replied as he watched her leave. Rachel woke up a while after Theresa left. "Randy?" she murmured softly and sleepily. "Yes?" Randy replied from a chair away from her. Rachel kind of sat up and rubbed her eyes and yawned. She noticed she was at the hospital again. "thanks." she said quietly and barely hearable. Randy just sort of looked over at Rachel with a kind smile, not that he had heard what she had said. She smiled back. She was pretty sure he didn't hear her. "thanks." she said a little louder. "For last night." Randy's expression seem to go blank for a split seconded but he then smiled. "You're welcome."
Conner came in a while later and said Rachel was able to leave. Rachel smiled and thanked him. Randy thanked him too for all the help. "Ready to go?" Randy asked Rachel. She nodded. The two then headed out of the hospital. Rachel smiled softly as she linked arms with him. Randy looked at her and couldn't help but smile. Rachel smiled at him softly. "So...um where do you want to go?" he asked. "Home?" she replied softly. Randy nodded his head a little and headed there. Rachel followed him. As they come near to home, a man watering his front yard waved at them as they walked by. Rachel waved back. Randy didn't really notice and in no time he open the door for her. Rachel thanked him and walked inside. Randy stopped and glanced out at the trees for a bit and then went in. Rachel had placed herself on the couch. Randy went right by her and into the kitchen. Rachel watched him curiously. Randy seem to look around and then looked back towards her. She smiled softly at him. He smiled and sort of stroll back to the room. Rachel lied against the couch. At the end of the couch Randy leaned behind it.
Nomi started flashing. Randy caught sight of the red flashing and walked over to the Nomicon, picking it up. Nomi calmed down in his grasp. Rachel watched. "I'm just going to see what Nomi wants." Randy said as he open the book. Nomi pulled him inside. "You can let your love get in front of your job." "Come on Nomi I- wait what?" he asked. "You're in love with Rachel and I'm worried that your love for each other will get you both hurt." Randy looked at Nomi, as if someone had just punched him in the gut. "I- in love...What the juice Nomicon, what am I going to do?!" he asked. Nomi looked at him. "Just stayed focused on your job." he replied. "But that's no-." Randy mumbled a little and glanced down. "Nomi?" he asked. "Yes?" he asked, looking at him. "I think I'm going to be sick." Randy said. Nomi looked at him. "What makes you say that?" he asked warily. "Cause I feel sick." Randy replied, he really wasn't sure why he did felt sick to his stomach. Nomi checked on him. "I need a description of what you feel." he replied. "Like I'm going to hurl." Randy replied, looking like he was. Nomi let him out and appeared next to him. Once out, Randy quickly headed to the washroom. Nomi watched. Randy closed the door and leaned against it, he knew what the Nomicon had said was true but it was also what made Randy felt sick. Plus the anxiety. A little while later Randy come outside feeling better.
Nomi was meditating. "Better?" he asked, sensing Randy's presence. "Yeah." Randy replied. Nomi nodded. "good." he replied. Randy looked around. "Rachel went to her room." Nomi told him. Randy looked at Nomi and sat down closed by. Nomi smirked slightly. Rachel was reading. "What?" Randy asked. "Why don't you go talk with her?" he asked. "... Hey I didn't say I wouldn't." Randy replied getting back up. "Beside it's easy for you to say that." Nomi smiled. Randy walked off and went to see Rachel. Rachel was reading. Randy knocked on the side of the door. "Come in." she said. Randy stepped inside. "Hey Rachel." he said. "Hey. How are you?" she asked him, putting the book down. "I'm ok." Randy replied, not really looking at her. "Randy? Is something wrong?" she asked him. "Yes there kind of is, well that's what the Nomicon says..." Randy replied. "What is it?" she asked curiously. "It's about us, being ninjas we have to keep our focus on our duty." he tried to explained. "But we know that already." she replied, confused. "We do...then there's nothing wrong." he said a little confused. "From what it sounds like he's worried we're going to be distracted by something." she said quietly. "Yeah. I think I know what." Randy said under his breath and then glanced at her. She looked up at him with faint blush on her cheeks. "I do too..." she replied also under her breath and kind of looked down. "I guess I'll be going now." Randy said and turn around to walk out of the room.
Rachel ran over and grabbed his arm. "Randy...promise me something." she asked him. She looked on the verge of tears. Randy looked at her. "S-sure. What is it?" he asked, getting worried. "Nomi doesn't want us to get hurt cause of one another... Maybe I should go to New York for a while... Promise me that you won't put your job as the ninja aside for me..." she said looking at him. "And you won't forget me." Randy stared at her from a moment. "...I promise and don't worry...I won't forget about you." he replied with a sad smile. Rachel hugged him. Randy hugged her back. After a while Rachel pulled away. "It's getting late. We should head to bed." she said softly. "Yeah...good night, Rachel." Randy replied and slowly walked out of the room. "Good night Randy." Rachel watched him leave and shut the door and went to bed. Randy gone to his room and went to sleep as well.
Rachel left early the next morning. In a little while, Randy went to Rachel's room and knocked on her door but there was no answer. "Rachel?" he said as he walked in. Rachel wasn't in her room but a thick book sat on her window seal with a note on top. Randy went over to the widow and picked the note up. 'Dear Randy, I'm sorry I couldn't say goodbye. I'm probably in New York by the time your reading this. The book under this note is my favorite book of fairy tales. This is my way of promising I'll be back. I'll try to stay in contact with you. I hope to talk to you soon. Love, Rachel.' Randy then looked down at her book of fairy tales and smiled softly. When Rachel got to Kristy's diner, Kristy, Cody, and Alex greeted her. "Welcome home!" they said. Rachel gave them a smile, one that she used to hide herself. "thanks." she said and headed upstairs to her room. Awhile later Alex came to check on her. "Rachel?" he asked as he sat on her bed. "What's wrong? Aren't you happy you're home?" he asked. Rachel's cheeks and pillow were tear stained. "I'm not home, Alex; home is we're the heart is and it's not here..." she replied.
It had been a few days since Rachel left to New York. Randy was playing grave puncher with Howard in the middle of the night. While waiting for Howard to come back from his break, it started to rain outside. Randy looked around his room before approaching the window and going out into the rain with a book, the one Rachel gave to him. Howard came back to find Randy gone and the window open and looked outside to see Randy standing out in the pouring rain. "Cunningham, what the juice are you doing?!" Randy didn't moved. "... Come back inside before you catch pneumonia or some dumb thing." Howard said not noticing that Randy was crying. Howard waited for a reply but he didn't say anything. "Listen Cunningham. Your my Bro so I'm going to just say it...she's be back, besides...she left her twins behind." Rachel noticed it was raining in New York as well and she couldn't get to sleep so she went outside and sang in the rain. Randy kind of chuckled and glanced back at him. "...T-thank bro." he said. Howard smiled. "Now...are you coming inside or what?" "I'll be there in a minute." Randy replied. Rachel fell asleep outside in the rain. Howard waited inside and after a while Randy went back in to continue the game. Alex found Rachel sleeping outside in the cold rain. Randy went and changed before going to play Grave puncher. Alex brought her inside and dried her off and placed her in bed. Rachel gave a small yawn and cuddled the blankets tight. Randy sneezed. "I told you." Howard said and the two continue their game.