Hilary was laying on the deck to the dojo. Her head on Tyson's lap as he leaned back on his hands. They were looking at the stars over head. Occasionally one would streak across the sky.

"It's a nice night out," he commented.

"Yeah," she answered. Her voice sounded distant like she was trying to figure something out. Tyson easily picked up on it.

"Everything okay there Hil? Aren't you enjoying tonight?"

"I am enjoying it," she tried to convince him. The distance remaining in her voice.

"Sure you are. You're just thinking about something else. What's on your mind you can't focus on the star shower?"

She sighed sitting up. "I have this sinking feeling that something is amiss here. I know we've been planning on doing this for a while now. And I'm happy we are. Really I am. I just feel like something is wrong. What do you think Ty? Am I being weird over thinking things?"

Tyson turned his brown eyes up towards the sky. "Hil there is nothing wrong with you over thinking. With you and Chief it's the reverse. I get worried when you're nothing thinking."

"Oh."

"Hey that's a compliment. Not a put down. I won't have been World Champ for five years in a row if you two weren't in my corner. You do all the thinking so I don't have to."

"That's not helping much," she told him sliding away. "I'm trying to be serious here and you're just spewing Beyblade talk that I already know."

He grabbed her from behind pulling her back to him. "I know. Sorry Hilary."

"Tyson what could be wrong tonight? It should be perfect. We had a nice meal at a little candle lit cafe. And now I'm here with you watching the star shower. So why doesn't it feel right to me?"

"Maybe because on the first try we never got to this point in the evening," he told her.

"Wait?" she asked turning to look him in the eyes. "What are you talking about Ty?"

"Hilary this is our second chance on tonight. The first try ended badly. Very badly."

She felt a headache coming on strong as she tried to put the pieces together. It just wasn't making sense since there was only one night for the star shower. How could they have a second chance? "Tyson what are you going on about?"

"I don't get it much either. This dude came up to me. I think he said his name was like Sea. He was really weird. Anyways he told me that I could relive any one day with you. It was my choice. So I picked tonight since we never got to see the stars after dinner. It was the part of our date you were most excited about. Right?"

"Yeah, that's right." Hilary was crying now. It was starting to make sense to her.

On their last date they were walking back to the dojo from the cafe. Behind them on the road a car was out of control. It was speeding towards them. Hilary was walking on the outside nearest the road.

There was a loud pop as the car blew a tire jumping onto the sidewalk. They both turned and froze in the headlights. It was coming directly towards them. They couldn't out run it.

Tyson unfroze first. His sole thought was to protect Hilary. He'd have one shot at his idea. Swiftly he swooped her into his arms. He held her for several long moments as the out of control car got closer. In the final second he throw her towards the car. If this worked as he planned she would land safely out of the car's way. Something he wouldn't know because as she screamed in the air the car collided with him.

The night came to an end for them with sirens and flashing lights.

When Hilary woke up the next day she was in the hospital. The car had missed her but she did have some light scratches and a twisted wrist from the landing. Gramps was there sitting on a chair waiting for her to come to. He looked older then he should with his face drawn and his vitality missing. His kind eyes were bloodshot with tears. It was here that she learned Tyson died on the operating table.

"You had sacrificed yourself to save me," she finally said.

"Yeah I did. And I'd do it all over again for you. Except not right now. This time we can just sit back and enjoy how our date should have ended. Sound cool?"

"But Tyson we should talk about it," she protested.

"Hilary, if you want to talk about it all you have to say is thank you. I did what I had to for the girl I love. I don't regret the choice I made and I never will."

She turned in his arms and nuzzled against him. "I love you too," she weakly said before loosing her voice completely to tears. His thanks was the way she squeezed him.

Tyson held her tightly against himself rubbing her back. It wasn't the carefree time he had hoped for but he got to hold his Hilary again. That's really all he wanted from this. He hoped it was good enough for her too.

They were able to stay together until the sun started to lighten the sky. The brighter it got around them Tyson faded more and more. "Hey Hil, it's time for me to go," he finally broke their silence.

She lifted her head from his shoulder. He saw the sadness in her eyes. "Will I see you again?"

"Not for a long time Hil. Don't do anything foolish to change that either. It would make my death kind of pointless. Got that?"

"I got it Ty. I won't waste my life. Not when I've got to live for you too."

"That's my girl." He pressed his lips to her's for one last kiss. He faded away before they pulled apart.

"Goodbye Tyson," she whispered to the space before her.

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