Chapter 29: Accepted
Conner was looking over a few things when Kira came bouncing into the cyber café. "I GOT IN! I GOT IN!" She exclaimed. Conner got up from his chair and Kira was holding the acceptance letter. "I GOT INTO JULLIARD!" She shouted.
"Yes!" Conner cheered.
He grabbed Kira around her waist and spun her around. "I knew you would!" He told her. He kissed her shoulder and set her down. "See I told you they would've been crazy if they rejected you," Conner pointed out.
"I think this calls for a celebration," Ethan commented.
Kitty hurried over to Kira and hugged her. "Congratulations cuz," she told her. Kira hugged her back with a smile.
"So, when do you leave?" Trent asked.
Kira read over the letter. "Well, I have to leave in like a few weeks," she replied. Conner suddenly felt his heart plummet to the pit of his stomach.
"Well here's a toast," Ethan started.
Everyone raised their glasses. "To Kira for her succession of coming back to life for starters," he commented. They chuckled slightly and Kira smiled. "Okay, okay, now seriously. And for her succession on getting into one of the next to impossible art schools in the US," he added.
"Here, here," Tommy agreed.
Conner took a sip of his drink and he kissed Kira's cheek. "So, what's going to happen to the wedding?" Kitty asked. Trent wrapped his arm around Kitty's waist.
"Conner and I talked about it, no worries. We always agreed that when we were accepted that we would wait until after we graduated," she replied.
"Right," Conner agreed.
"Hey, can you survive four years?" Ethan asked.
Kitty kicked Ethan in the shin. "Ow! What the hell was that for?" He asked.
"Shut up," Kitty hissed.
Ethan just gave her a quizzical look and he looked over at Conner. "You mean you never told her?" He asked. Kira gave them a quizzical look.
"Tell me what?" She asked.
"Nothing," Conner replied.
He set his drink down and he left the café. "Ethan you dolt," Trent scolded.
"What? How should I know that he never said anything?" Ethan asked.
"Duh! Ethan, for a smart guy you can be pretty stupid," Kitty answered.
"Guys, what's going on?" Kira asked.
Kitty sighed. "Kira…something happened after you died," she replied.
"What?" She asked.
Kitty took her cousin by the hand and led her over to the couch. "After you died, Conner fell apart. Dr. Oliver went to his house to check up on him and he said it was like walking into a bar," Kitty explained. Kira was in disbelief.
"You saying Conner drank?" She asked.
"Like a fish," Kitty replied.
Kira sat back in shock. "He was such a wreck," Tommy agreed. He sat down on the couch across from them.
"So…what happened?" She asked.
"Thanks to Kimberly, Conner went into rehabilitation," Tommy replied.
Kira bit her lip and she looked at the soda she was holding in her hand. "I have to find Conner," she told them. She got up and she went to find her fiancé.
(Soccer Field)
Conner sighed as he kicked another soccer ball into the net. "Nice kick," Kira commented. Conner kicked the soccer ball again.
"Surprised you came to find me," he commented.
"Why wouldn't I?" She asked.
"I mean you just found out the man you're going to spend forever with is an alcoholic."
"A recovering alcoholic."
She grabbed Conner's arm and she wrapped her arms around his waist. "And I know why it happened," she assured him. Kira stood up on her tip toes and she kissed him on the lips. "We're going to graduate college and we're going to get married," she added.
"LAU hasn't accepted me yet," he answered.
"They will, they'd be crazy not to accept you."
Conner chuckled as he picked her up off the ground and kissed her deeply. Kira wrapped her arms around his neck and legs around his waist. She giggled into the kiss when he set her down on the picnic table that was on the sidelines and she pulled back. "Not here," she told him. Conner kissed her neck.
"No one else is here," he pointed out.
"This is a park, people do come here."
She shrieked when his hands went up her shirt. "Conner…" she muttered. Conner sighed and pulled back. "Our house isn't so far away we can finish what we started there," she assured him.
"That a promise?" He asked.
"You know it."
She got off the picnic table and left with him.
(Three Weeks Later)
Conner was accept to LAU and now that things were going as they planned, Kira was getting ready to leave for Julliard.
(Reefside Airport)
Kira was saying goodbye to everyone and when she came to Conner, it was just pain that was tearing them to shreds. "I'll e-mail you everyday," she commented. Conner held onto her hands.
"Same here," he answered.
Kira hugged him with a sigh. "I love you," she murmured. Conner hugged her back and closed his eyes.
"I love you too," he answered.
Conner gave her a kiss and watched as she walked onto the plane. He let out a sigh as he turned and left the airport.
(Conner's House)
Conner threw the rest of his bags in the car. "Well, I guess this is it," Trent commented. Conner nodded.
"Yep," he agreed.
He hugged his friends goodbye and he sighed. "You take care of yourself in college," Tommy told him.
"You got it," Conner answered.
"Keep in touch," Kitty added.
Conner kissed her cheek. "You know I will," he assured her. He shook Trent's hand and hugged him. He did the same with Ethan. He kissed Kimberly on the cheek and kissed the top of Kiera's head. "See you around guys. It's been one hell of a ride," he commented. They smiled as they watched him get into his car and drive off.
