Dan looked up a little and looked at his hand, the one that was holding Sarah's. His hand was tightly being held, by Sarah's hand!
He heard the machine that the doctors had forgotten to detach from her. It showed the heart rate of the person attached to it. It had just been a straight line, but now, every second or so, it would move. "Beep....... beep.....beep........beep.......beep......beep...."
He sat up straight and looked at her. "S-S-S-Sarah?" he whispered.
Sarah's eyes flickered and slowly opened. She looked worried. "Dan, are you alright?"
Dan's heart pounded against his chest, tears poured down his face with disbelief. "What!? How!? But, I thought-"
"Dan, what's going on?" Morucho asked.
Dan turned around. "Guys, she's alive!" Dan exclaimed.
"WHAT!?!?!?!" they exclaimed and they appeared around the bed.
Masquerade stayed where he was, stunned. He wiped away the tear that had escaped from his left eye.
Sarah smiled weakly. "Guys, you look like you've been crying," she said. "I'm sorry if I worried you."
"We thought you were dead," Dan said. "Your heart stopped."
Sarah's eyes widened. "My heart stopped!? It couldn't have!..... Where's Bella? I remember, you told Shun to take her out of the room."
"You remember? You mean, you heard all that?" Dan asked her.
"Yes, every word."
"Runo, can you go get Bella and Shun?" Dan asked.
Runo nodded and left the room in a hurry.
"What's Masquerade doing here?" Sarah asked.
"I don't know," Dan said. "He just.. showed up..."
Masquerade walked over. "Sarah, it's good to see you're alright."
"Thank you," Sarah replied to him, smiling.
"I should go," Masquerade said. "See you around, Sarah."
"Yeah, sure," Sarah murmured and watched him walk out. Bella ran in. Shun not far behind her.
"Sarah!? I knew it!" Bella ran over to Sarah, a huge grin of relief on her face Shun walked over and stood beside Dan, smiling. "I knew you wouldn't die on us!"
"Yes, thank you, Bella," Sarah smiled. "It's not like you to give up so easily. I didn't expect you to go down without a fight."
Suddenly, Runo came in with a doctor, Sarah glared at him.
"Sarah, we're so glad to see you're alive after all," he smiled.
"Yeah, right! You nearly killed me!!!!!!!!!!!" Sarah growled, feeling strength returning to her body at last. "You turned the sleeping gas up too high and it nearly killed me!!!!!!!!!!"
"WHAT!?!?!?!" Bella growled. "So her heart only stopped because of the sleeping gas!?"
"Supposedly," the doctor said. "Sarah, you can't blame us. We needed you to be asleep to take care of you-"
"No you didn't!" Sarah growled, Dan sighed. "My leg was numb when you went to take out the bits of wood so I wouldn't have felt it awake anyway! I would have been fine! You didn't have to turn the gas up and nearly kill me!!!!!!!"
"Calm down, Sarah," Dan said, standing up and putting a hand on her shoulder. She looked at him. "You're alright, that's all that matters now."
Sarah looked at him and sighed. She sat up and hugged him tightly. "Thank you, Dan," she whispered. "I love you so much."
Dan hugged her back, just as tight. "Promise me not to end up like this again. If Jason comes with a note saying a teacher needs you again, one of us goes with you. I never want to let you out of my sight again, not when Jason is around."
"Okay, I promise," Sarah smiled.
"Sarah! Are you alright!?"
Sarah hugged Dan even tighter as she looked over his shoulder at her two parents, who walked in. Her friends stepped aside to let them stand at the back of Sarah's bed. "Sweety, you look terrible!" her mother fussed. "What happened? Please tell us!"
"I just had a misunderstanding with some guy," Sarah sighed.
"A guy!" her father snorted. "I'll teach that boy a lesson! You see, if you were still living with us, we would never have let this happen!"
"Well it doesn't help when it started on my very first day at school," Sarah sighed and Dan sat next to her on the bed, he could feel Sarah's father's gaze burn into him. He ignored it.
"What do you mean?" her mother asked.
"The boy, he has wanted to do this ever since I started at school."
"Why?"
"Because, I lost to him at Bakugan."
"What's Bakugan?"
"Nothing, never mind. Can you go please, I don't want you around me at the moment," Sarah murmured.
"Sarah..." Bella smiled.
Sarah looked at her friend, Bella held out something for her friend. Sarah took it. "Tigorra...." tears welled up in her eyes. "Thank you, Bella." She held her Bakugan in both hands and held Tigorra close to her heart, tears running down her face.
Sarah looked up at her parents. "I said leave. So, shoo! Get out of here! Bye bye! See ya later! Scram! Any other word you can think of that I can't. Go!"
She looked at her father, he was glaring down Dan. "How could you let this happen to her?"
"It's not his fault!" Sarah growled. "He wasn't there! The guy made up an excuse and led me away from my classroom, Dan couldn't do anything about it."
Her father looked at her. "Why are you even with a street punk like him? You should be with a more, gentleman-like boy."
"You can't decide who she wants to be with," Dan growled.
Sarah nodded. "I love Dan, and there's nothing you can do about it!"
"You can't love a boy like him!" her father growled.
Sarah smirked and looked at Dan, he looked back at her, the same smirk on his face. Dan leaned in to her, she leaned in to him.
Their lips connected and Dan put a hand on her cheek, she put her arm up and placed her hand on the back of his neck.
"WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!" Sarah's father yelled.
"Hey, guys, I just heard-" Julie skidded to a stop at the door. She blinked at Sarah and Dan, her eyes were wide. Oh my god, she thought. So Dan really does like Sarah.......... I never believed it up until now. I now know why Sarah and Bella always get so mad at me.
Sarah and Dan broke apart and smiled at one another. "You're a much better kisser than Jason," Sarah smirked. "He had bad breath."
Dan laughed. "I'm just so glad you're alright," he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close to him, she rested her head on his chest. "I don't want anything like that to happen to you ever again. I love you, Sarah."
Sarah smiled and closed her eyes, listening to his heartbeats.
"Oh, sweety," Sarah heard her mother sigh. Sarah opened her eyes and looked at her parents.
"Why are you still here?" Sarah asked in a kid's voice.
Dan looked at her father, he was still glaring him down. Dan shrugged, he didn't care. Sarah wouldn't leave him, he was sure of that.
"Hang on a second, where did Masquerade go?" Sarah asked.
Dan shrugged.
SLAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT WAS THAT FOR!?!?!?!?!"
Masquerade held Jason by the neck, very tightly. "Jason," Masquerade said quietly. "Did you know that Sarah's heart stopped?"
Jason's eyes were wide. "What!? I didn't hurt her that badly- AHHHH!!!!"
"I warned you before, Jason," Masquerade growled. "Not to hurt Sarah! But you obviously didn't listen to me."
"Is she alright, I mean..... what happened?!?!?!?!?!" Jason exclaimed. "She's not dead is she!?!?!"
"Don't pretend to be concerned, I know you're not. Sarah is fine, no thanks to you!"
Jason looked at Masquerade. "Why are you so angry at me!? Why do you care what happens to that chick- AH!!!!"
Masquerade tightened his grip on Jason's neck. "That's none of your concern. Now, tell me, what exactly did you do to her?"
"From the start?" Jason joked, but regretted it as Masquerade slammed his back against a dumpster that was in the alleyway.
"Just tell me what you did to Sarah."
Jason started from the beginning, giving every details, what was said and everything. Quite a few times, Masquerade punched him in the stomach, but told him to continue. Jason eventually came to the part where he kissed Sarah.
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSLLLLLLLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Masquerade punched him in the face with all the strength he had, slamming Jason's head into the dumpster. "AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Jason yelled in pain, holding the back of his head with both hands. "Stop doing that if you want me to explain it all!"
"I think I've heard enough," Masquerade growled. "You sick-twisted-desperate-bastard!!!!!!"
Jason cringed in pain as Masquerade punched him in the face again. "OW!!!!!!!!!!"
Masquerade picked Jason up by the throat. "Stay away from Sarah if you know what's good for you. I never want to hear that you've hurt her again. Because if there's a next time, I will kill you. Understand?"
"Clearly," Jason choked out and Masquerade dropped him to the ground.
Masquerade stood over him. "You no longer work for me."
Jason breathed and looked up at him. "Just because of what I did?"
"Yes," Masquerade growled. "You should call yourself lucky that she's still alive after her heart stopped."
Masquerade walked out of the alley.
"Hey, Sarah."
Sarah looked up, her eyes widened and her muscles tensed. "What do you want!?"
"Aren't you glad to see me?" the boy asked. "After all, you haven't seen me for a week."
"I was hoping never to see you again!" Sarah growled. "What are you here for!?"
"To say hi and ask how you're going."
"Yeah, right!" Sarah growled again. "You're the one that put me in here, Jason!"
He walked over to her and stood beside her bed. She sat up and faced him. "You know I lose my temper a bit."
"No, I don't. Tell me exactly why you're here."
"Gees, can't I come and see you?"
"No."
"You're nice aren't you?" Jason laughed.
"When I wanna be. Now tell me!"
Jason sighed and he suddenly sounded convincing. "Alright, here's the truth. Dan asked me to come in here and apologize to you for what I did."
Sarah blinked at him. Was he serious!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! "Why?"
"I don't know," Jason sighed. "But he grabbed me by the shirt and threatened me."
"I'll believe it when I see Dan," Sarah growled. She didn't trust him.
"Suit yourself," Jason murmured. "But I really am sorry for what I did. I always go over the top when people defy me."
Sarah grumbled something that Jason didn't catch. Her eyes widened when he grabbed her chin. "What was that, Sarah?"
"Nothing," Sarah growled at him, trying to take her chin away, but he didn't let her.
"You know, you really are one of the most beautiful girls I have ever met," Jason smiled.
"Thanks, I guess.." Sarah tore her chin free and looked away from him. "Jason, why don't you leave me alone."
"Cause I can't," Jason said simply and sat in front of her on the bed. "Ever since the day I met you, Sarah, I've been... I don't know how to explain it..." He looked at her. "I've wanted you. I could never keep my eyes off of you. I hated seeing you with Dan."
Sarah blinked, he had to be kidding.....
"You were always with him, hugging him and running around the school to find him and he'd always come to help you when Bella was chasing you," Jason said. "You could never know how much I've wanted you to be my girl."
"Well that's not gonna happen," Sarah growled. "I'm with Dan, that won't change."
"Of course, but it won't change my feelings for you either," Jason put a hand on her cheek and leaned in fairly quickly and his lips pressed against hers. He pushed her back against the wall behind the bed and held her arms down so she couldn't push him away.
She growled and bit his bottom lip again. He cringed and pulled back, only to force his lips back against hers.
She couldn't do anything but growl. If she bit him, he'd just kiss her again. She sighed and gave up, waiting for him to finish. She felt him grin as he continued, knowing that he had won.
After about 2 minutes, he pulled away from her, smiling. "That wasn't so bad, was it?" he asked her.
"No.." she sighed. "It was disgusting!"
He rolled his eyes. "Get used to it."
"What are you saying!?!?!?!"
"That I'm not giving in," Jason smirked. "Meaning I'm still calling you my girl. You may be going out with Dan but don't expect me to back off and keep away from you."
"You'd better keep away from me!!!!!!!!!!!!" Sarah growled, trying to throw her arms up and hit him, but he still had her arms down.
"But I can't," Jason told her, leaning in again. "Keeping away from you is like keeping a heroine addict away from heroine when it's right in front of them. I'm sure Dan must feel the same way."
Sarah put her head back, growling. She was gonna teach him that he can't walk all over her and force himself on her whenever he wanted.
He continued leaning in and she threw her head forward, unfortunately though, he dipped his head and came back up, he kissed her again, forcing her against the wall once more.
DAMN IT! That didn't work!!!!! she growled. How many times is he gonna do this!? Cause I can't do anything to stop him! If I bite him, he'll only kiss me again. If I try to scream, he'll just cover my mouth. If I try to headbutt him, it doesn't work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The only thing I can do is let him do it, which is making me sick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Her body was limp, she hated this, being forced to let him have his way when she already has a boyfriend. He seemed to enjoy having his way, he was getting exactly what he wanted.
After quite a long time, that Sarah counted to be 5 minutes, Jason pulled back reluctantly and smiled. "That'll do for now," he sighed. "I'll see you again sometime. Oh, and don't forget this" – He brought his face so close to hers that she thought he'd kiss her again. He didn't, but he looked deadly serious, his eyes glittering with anger – "if you tell anyone about this, I'll put you in here for longer than a year. No one is allowed to know that we're seeing each other behind Dan's back."
"But we're not!" Sarah snarled. "There's no way I would cheat on Dan!"
Jason shrugged. "Well then nobody is to know that I'm seeing you."
"When I get out of here I swear-"
She was grabbed by the throat and Jason glared at her, she was scared. "You'll what, Sarah?"
Sarah glared at Jason, she hated him, and he was threatening her. "Nothing," she muttered.
"That's what I thought," he smiled and kissed her on the cheek and stood up. He walked to the door and looked over his shoulder. "Remember, nobody is to know that you have two boyfriends now."
Sarah glared at him and he left. She sighed and leaned her back against the wall, her mouth was sore, five minutes of being kissed by the guy she hated wasn't her idea of fun.
She sat there, looking at the end of her bed.
"Oh and don't forget this," she heard Jason's voice in her head. "If you tell anyone about this, I'll put you in here for longer than a year."
"Nobody is to know you have two boyfriends now," his voice said again.
"Sarah, what are you going to do about him?" Tigorra asked, opening up on her bedside table.
"I can't do anything," Sarah sighed. "You heard what he threatened to do to me."
"Yes, but if you told Dan and the others, they would get back at him-"
"And then he'd come after me and carry out his threat," Sarah said. "I have to keep quiet."
"Sarah, normally you wouldn't hesitate to tell Dan or Bella," Tigorra said.
"Things are different now," Sarah murmured. "I almost died once..... I don't want that to happen again....."
"But if you tell them-"
"Tigorra I can't!"
"Yes you can, you don't have to do this by yourself, you don't know how long this will go for and if Dan found out about it you know what he would say!"
Sarah breathed. "Alright. I'll tell him."
"Tell who what?"
Sarah looked up, Bella was standing at the door.
"Sarah, you can't tell her," Tigorra whispered. "She'll try and bash Jason again and he'll come straight back at you."
Sarah blinked. "Hey, Bella. Um.. nothing."
"Yeah I'm sure," Bella said. "Now spill."
Sarah sighed. What should I say!?!?! she thought. "Umm.... just that.. well I was going to tell Dan.... well more ask him... if he could bring Shasta here to see me. I miss him."
Bella smiled and walked over, sitting beside the bed. "You hate being cooped up in here, don't you?"
Sarah nodded. "I'm stuck in here and there's nothing I can do. If someone I hated decided to come in here I couldn't get up and threaten them, they'd be able to flatten me."
Tigorra looked at Sarah.
Bella shrugged. "Has anyone you hate come in here?"
".......No."
"Then why are you making up that little story of yours?"
"Boredom I guess," Sarah lied, she hated it.
Bella smiled. "You'll be out of here by tomorrow morning. Which means, if you want to, you could come to school. But you'll have to take it easy," she added, looking at the smile on Sarah's face.
Sarah sighed. "I knew you were gonna say that."
Bella smiled. "Well, you have to watch out too."
"Why?"
Bella growled. "Jason might come back."
Sarah looked into her eyes. "What do you mean? You haven't seen him in the week I've been in here?"
"Yep, that's exactly what I'm saying. But if he shows his face I'll kill him."
Sarah blinked and was trying to think of something to say when Bella stood up.
"I have to go, sorry. I'll remind Dan to bring in Shasta, he's going to come over this afternoon."
"Alright," Sarah smiled. "Thanks, Bella."
Sarah watched her friend leave the room and she was left alone again. She was lucky Bella didn't walk in when Jason was here. He would have gotten killed, and Sarah would have questions as to why she didn't try to stop him, which she did try.
"Sarah, don't start thinking about not telling Dan" Tigorra said.
"How did you know I was thinking about it?" Sarah asked her Bakugan.
"I know you too well. You have to tell him."
"I know, but he'll try to kill Jason and then Jason will come back to me and complete his threat. Just like what would happen if I told Bella."
"Well if you don't tell him, I will," Tigorra threatened in a friendly way.
Sarah grumbled. "Fine, I'll tell him when he comes today."
"Good. You need to tell him."
"Sarah?"
Sarah looked up."Dan!"
"You sound surprised to see me," Dan smiled. "I'm sorry, my mum wouldn't let me bring Shasta in."
"That's alright, I can see him tomorrow," Sarah sighed. "Um.. Dan, there's something important that I need to tell you."
"What is it?" Dan asked, walking over and sitting beside her on the bed.
Sarah felt a tear in her eye and Dan noticed her shaking. "Sarah? What's wrong?"
Sarah took a deep breath. "I'm not supposed to tell anyone otherwise he said I'll end up in here for at least a year."
Dan's eyes were wide. "Who said it? What aren't you supposed to tell?"
Sarah felt the tear fall down her face. "Dan, Jason came in here earlier.... He kissed me a few times and I wasn't able to stop him, I tried, but he was stronger than me. He said he wasn't going to give me up, and that if I told anyone he was secretly seeing me...... well, you know..."
Dan pulled her into a hug. "Are you alright? Was that all he did to you? What does he mean?"
"I'm fine, and yes, that was it. But, I really don't know..." Sarah leaned on his shoulder and she turned to cry on it.
Dan looked down at her with sympathy. He ran his fingers through her hair and hugged her tighter.
"I don't want him around me, but I'm not strong enough to keep him away," Sarah whispered. "I don't know what else I can do."
"Don't worry," Dan told her. "I'll do my best to keep you safe. Did you tell Bella?"
"No. I wanted you to be the first person I told."
"At first, she was too scared to tell anyone," Tigorra told him. "Because she was afraid that Jason would nearly kill her again." Sarah flinched at those words.
"Well I'm glad you told me," Dan sighed. "Jason's gonna regret it!"
A doctor came in. "Sarah?"
"Yes?" Sarah replied, not lifting her head from Dan's shoulder.
"We've checked your condition thoroughly. You are allowed to go home whenever you want."
"Thanks. I'll leave now."
"Would you like me to call your parents?" the doctor asked.
"I'll take her home," Dan said. There was no way he was letting her parents take her.
The doctor nodded and Dan helped Sarah to her feet, they slowly made their way out of the hospital and Sarah's tear dried up.
They walked down the street towards Dan's house. They took their time and Dan put his arm around Sarah, pulling her close to him.
Sarah smiled and looked up ahead, Dan tensed before she did. She felt her blood starting to freeze with shock as she looked at the person in front of them, walking towards them.
"Don't even look at him," Dan told her. Sarah nodded and looked at the ground instead.
As they passed him, Jason glanced at the two of them, looking at the defeated expression on Sarah's face. He smiled, she hadn't told Dan about their secret.
Dan and Sarah kept walking and Sarah grinned evilly without anyone seeing, that ought to keep Jason smiling with the face she put on. He would never have guessed she had told Dan, not yet anyway.
She looked back up and Dan and smiled. "Thanks."
"No problem," Dan smiled and they continued back to his house.
They walked in through the front door and Sarah was nearly knocked over by her dog, Shasta. She laughed and patted him on the head.
"Hello, Sarah," Dan's mother came over and hugged her, Dan stepped back. "It's good to see you're feeling better."
Sarah smiled. "Thanks."
Dan's father came in. "How are you feeling?"
"A lot better," Sarah replied. "I think I'm able to go to school tomorrow."
Dan sighed, he knew that was coming.
"Alright, but this time, take it easy," Dan's mother told her. "You know what happened last time."
"Last time was an accident, I dropped my guard thinking Jason was telling the truth about a teacher needing to see me. It won't happen again," Sarah looked back at Dan, he nodded.
Dan's mother smiled. "Okay, you should get some rest."
"Aw man!" Sarah sighed. "I've been resting for a whole week!"
"Well if you want to go to school tomorrow, you need some more rest," Dan's father told her.
"A little more rest won't do you any harm," Dan's mother added.
Sarah shrugged and walked upstairs with Dan following her.
They walked into Dan's room and Sarah collapsed onto the bed, looking up at the roof.
"There you are, Daniel," Drago said, popping open on the bedside table. "Where were you?"
"You were asleep so I went to see Sarah," Dan replied. "Sorry, Drago, but I thought I'd let you sleep. Seeing as I stay up late at night and keep you awake."
"Oh, I didn't notice Sarah come in," Drago sounded embarrassed. "Hello, Sarah. Good to see you're alright."
"Everybody seems to be saying that lately," Sarah sighed with a smile. "Thanks, Drago."
Dan laughed. "People say it because they care about you."
"I know," Sarah replied and sat up when Dan sat beside her. "It's good to know that people care about me. I mean, it does kinda get on my nerves when everybody is asking if I'm alright, but they only want to show how much they really care, right?"
"Right," Dan smiled and Sarah leaned on his shoulder.
After a few moments, Sarah stood up. "I'm going to go brush my teeth."
"Let me guess, you can still taste Jason's breath?" Dan teased.
"Yes," Sarah faced him, happy that he was making a joke out of it instead of proving to Jason that she was gonna be with him. "His breath is horrible, especially when you have to put up with it for five minutes straight."
Dan laughed. "Gees, you must have been bored if you were counting the time."
"There was a clock up on the wall that helped me," Sarah smiled. "I'll be back."
She left the room and left Dan with Tigorra and Drago.
Tigorra turned to Dan. "Dan, I know this may sound stupid, but I have to thank you."
"Oh yeah? For what?" Dan asked, confused.
"For taking care of Sarah," Tigorra sighed. "Up until she met you, she was always extremely carefree, that's how she got expelled from six schools in a row, along with Bella of course."
"Six schools? For real?"
"Yes. Once she met you, she became more cautious, though she still kept up her usual pranking self," Tigorra sighed. "And... to tell you the truth....... well..... oh never mind..."
"What is is, Tigorra?" Drago asked, jumping to Dan's shoulder.
"Yeah, what's up?"
"No, forget it. It's a secret between me and Sarah. I'm sorry, I can't tell you," Tigorra murmured. "I wish I could."
"Tell us," Drago insisted. "Is it something bad?"
Tigorra was quiet, wondering what to do.
"Tigorra?"
"Alright, alright," Tigorra sighed. "But you must not tell Sarah that you know."
"Okay," Dan said. "So what is it?"
"This isn't the first time Sarah has been put in hospital by a boy..."
"What!? Are you kidding me!?" Dan exclaimed. "Who was it!? And why'd he do it!?"
"His name was Brad, and he was Sarah's boyfriend..."
Dan and Drago were silent, so Tigorra went on. "This was at her first school. She had started to realize that Brad wasn't the guy she really liked, anymore at least. Her feelings for him had weakened to an extent that she had to tell him it was over. He didn't like it one bit."
"So... he put her in hospital?" Dan murmured. "Just for that?"
"Yes," Tigorra sighed. "She was in hospital for months on end, I lost track at 7 months. She had internal bleeding in her head and stomach. Also a concussion, a broken arm and leg, and all she was able to remember was Brad standing over her and kicking her in the face before she was knocked out."
"That sounds terrible," Dan muttered.
"What does?"
Dan turned around when he heard Sarah's voice and she walked in. "Oh, hey..uh... Tigorra was just telling me what Jason did earlier today. It really sounds like he's not giving up on you."
Sarah sighed. "Yeah I know, but I have you to take care of me," she smiled and sat beside him again, scooping up Tigorra. "And you of course."
"Why, thank you, Sarah," Tigorra said.
Dan breathed. "I'm glad that I know that Jason threatened you today, at least now I can try to help you."
Sarah nodded. "Thanks. But, are you going to tell Shun and Bella? I'm afraid that if they find out, they'll go after Jason. And then...."
"Yeah, I know," Dan put his arm around her. "It'll be alright."
Sarah leaned on him and rested her head on his shoulder, closing her eyes.
"Dan! Sarah! Time for dinner!" Dan's mother called.
Sarah laughed. "I thought she wanted me to rest. She can't make up her mind, can she?"
Dan shook his head. "Nope, that's her for ya. Let's go eat."
Sarah nodded and Drago and Tigorra jumped onto the bed, watching their humans leave the room.
"That was a close one," Tigorra sighed.
"Yes. But if that really happened to her, why hasn't she told anyone? Especially Daniel?"
"I'm not sure exactly" Tigorra replied. "But I guess she hasn't told Daniel, because, Brad was her boyfriend. Sarah could possibly be scared that Dan could be like that too, even though he's not."
"Dan would never hurt her," Drago assured Tigorra. "But what about Bella and Wolfress? Surely they know what happened?"
"They didn't even know Sarah and I at that stage. All they know about it was that Brad beat up his girlfriend, they have no idea that it was Sarah."
"That girl really has a horrible past," Drago sighed.
"Yeah, and I've had to watch her suffer through it all," Tigorra murmured.
"Well at least with Dan taking care of her, you get a break," Drago tried to lighten the mood. "He'll take care of her as much as possible."
Tigorra laughed. "Yes. He's very attached to her. Sarah really likes him. She's always thinking about him, I can tell."
"Dan probably thinks of her more than she thinks of him. And the fact they're always together."
Sarah sighed and looked at the half-empty plate, she was full, not used to eating big meals like steak, potatoes and vegetables.
"You alright, Sarah? You don't seem hungry tonight," Dan's mother said.
Sarah looked up. "Um.. no I'm actually kinda full. It's a terrific meal but I'm not used to meals like this. Hospital food is small and less filling."
Dan's father laughed. "I bet you're glad to be out of there, huh?"
Sarah nodded and looked at Dan. "Very glad."
Dan smiled at her. "I'm glad you're not stuck in the hospital anymore. Now I can see you all the time again."
"Dan was so down without you here," his mother added with a smirk. "He missed you a lot."
"I missed him," Sarah smiled, looking at Dan again.