Revelation - Tyler and Val - Ch7

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in this story, except for the ones I make-up. They all belong to Disney (if they decide to keep it), and any other company that owns 'In a Heartbeat.'

Note: Flashbacks are written in green.

Initial Attraction

Revelation - Tyler and Val - Chapter 7

It was a busy day in the station. Loads of paperwork and tons of calls were at hand. For Val, it didn't help much when only her and Tyler were on duty. Well, they had another person to fill in Jamie's spot, but it was just not the same. Not to mention that Hank was off duty.

"Val!" cried Brooke. "Have you seen a stack of folders with a note on them?"

"Not that I know of. Why?"

"I was just going through them a few minutes ago. Alex had an important note on there."

"I'm sorry but I can't help you with that."

"Thanks anyway," she said before leaving.

"Tyler!" she cried. "Can I get some help over here?"

"I'm coming!" he said while trying to balance a box in his left arms and a stack of papers on his right.

"Tyler! Watch out!"

But her call of warning was too late. Tyler already tripped over another box that in front of him. Wads of paper flew in the air as the box made a big thud on the floor. As Tyler got up, he could see a bunch of paper hovering downwards.

"Are you OK?" asked Val in a concerned tone as she tried to stifle a giggle.

Tyler looked up with a not-so-amused smile on his face.

"I'm fine! Couldn't be better!"

"Come on! It's not that bad. At least we don't have any calls at this time."

With a cruel twist of fate, the alarm buzzer turned on.

"You were saying?" he said as he tried to get up.

"Let's go!" she said.


To their consolation, the call was only for a little girl. They didn't wait for the third person to come, so only the two of them took off.

"I'm Tyler. This is Val. And we're teen emergency medical technicians."

"What's the problem?" asked Val.

"She was playing on the monkey bars, but the next thing I knew she was on the ground."

"Are there any signs of broken bones?" asked Val.

"I wouldn't know."

As Tyler and Val approached the girl, she was crying in pain. In their best efforts, they treated her as nicely and calmly as possible. They found out that she didn't fracture any arms, limbs, or neck, but she had a sprained ankle. After they took care of the situation, they two automatically took off.

"That wasn't that bad," said Val.

"Thank goodness. We better get back to the station. There are lots of paper work to do."


Later that night, Tyler had to stay for a late night shift. He was going on a camping trip the next day with William, his mother, and the Blairs. 'Just like old times.' As he weaved his way through the messy floor of boxes and papers, he tripped once again.

"That turned out well," he said to himself. "I better do something about this before I go nuts."

With that, Tyler decided to clean up the room. It wasn't an easy task, but he figured that he'd do anything to kill time and keep him sane. Within a couple of hours, the room was as clean as the way it had been on normal days. Tyler had a content look on his face.

"Very nicely done, Connell," he congratulated himself.

As Tyler headed for the couch to entertain him with late night show reruns, he came across a small stack of folders. On top was note saying:

Brooke,

I need you to put this back in the file cabinet. These are very important documents. I'm counting on you. I'll see you later tomorrow morning.

Alex

Curious, Tyler looked through the label in the folders. He discovered that they were personal information of Hank, Val, Jamie, and himself. Tyler decided to put them back when a thought came across his mind.

"This is must be the folders Brooke was looking for," he said to himself. "I better put this back in the cabinet."

While Tyler carried the stack to the cabinet, three of the folders slipped from his grasp and fell to the floor.

"Great! Now I'll have to figure out whose files are who. I hope one of these is mine."

To his luck one of the folders was his, along with Val's and Jamie's. Jamie's folder was on top so he carefully picked the right files to put in it.

"James Timothy Waite," he whispered to himself and smiled. "I better not forget to mention that to him."

After he finished with Jamie, he started to work on Val's folder. As he filed through the papers, he saw Val's resume.

"Valerie Anne Lanier," he stated quietly. "I guess that explains why she signs or in this case initials papers with VAL. I thought she was just writing her first name."

Finally finishing on Val's folder, he picked up the rest of the papers and shoved them in his folder.

"Finally," he said as he carried the stack and simply laid them on top of the cabinet with a note. "It's getting late. I better lock up."

Tyler looked around the station just to make sure that everything is perfectly fine. When he was satisfied, he shut down all the lights and headed for home.


Early the next day, Tyler overslept and was rushing to finish packing for his trip.

"Honey!" called out his mother from downstairs. "Are you almost done?"

"Just about!" he called back.

"You better hurry up!" she said. "The Blairs are here!"

"All right! I'll be down in a minute!"

When he got downstairs, Tyler was greeted by one of his best friends.

"Good morning, Sleepy Head," greeted Hannah. "Finally you're done packing."

"It didn't help that I got home late last night from a late shift. Besides, I'm ready now."

"I missed these trips."

"Same here."

"Are we still going to the same place?"

"Yep. The place that we always went to before."

"Does is bother you that William is coming?"

"Not really, but thanks for asking."

"Come on, kids!" called out William. "We have a long way to go."

Tyler picked up his luggage as Hannah walked beside him.

"After you," Tyler said when they reached the door. "I get the backseat on the right side."

"Not if I get there first," she said as she quickly got in the car.

Tyler tried to chase her but to no avail.

"Some things just never change," said Daphne Connell under her breath from the other vehicle.


After six hours of driving, with occasional stops, they finally arrived.

"At last! We're here!" cried Hannah in a loud cheery voice.

Tyler was awakened immediately by the sound of her voice.

"You're still loud. Even now."

Hannah stuck her tongue out at him and smiled before she got out of the car.

"This place is still beautiful," she cried.

"Yep," exclaimed Tyler. "It sure is."

Tyler's family and the Blairs started unpacking and setting up tents. There was a total of four. One for Tyler's mom and William, one for Hannah's parents, one for Hannah, and one for Tyler. They did a lot of things. They went fishing and swimming in the nearby lake, hiking in the woods, singing camp songs, telling stories, and so on. All of this happened in a day. Just a couple of hours later, Hannah's mom broke a leg. Mr. Blair decided to go ahead and return home early.

"Do you really have to go?" asked Tyler. "We've only been here for a day. This is crazy."

"Yes," said Hannah. "But my mom has to be sent to the hospital. Besides, I still have some more stuff to do back home."

"Like what?"

"Well, for starters, Hank and I have this community service thing we had to do for class. I cancelled on him because of the trip, but I guess we can get it over with."

"This is not turning out as I expected."

"I know. I'm sorry. I promise that the next time we come, I'll be staying here for more than 24 hours."

"OK. Send my regards to Hank."

"I will. I'll see you when you get back. And please don't mope around. Have fun."

"I'll try," Tyler said with an assuring smile.

With that, Hannah and his family left.

"Good thing we brought two cars," Tyler could hear William say. "Tyler? If we're staying here to finish the trip, it's all up to you."

"Do you guys mind? I really don't feel like staying anymore."

"It's fine," William said. "We completely understand. It's getting late. You better rest for now. We have a long day tomorrow."

"I will. Good night, Will. Good night, Mom!"

"Good night, Tyler," called out his mother and William.

Tyler picked up and some wood and sticks and started to make a bonfire. After Tyler successfully made the fire, he sat and watched at the wood turned ablaze. He looked around, remembering the times he and Hannah spent in the place. As he continued to look around, Tyler noticed something from afar, and it was barely visible if not the small amount of light emitted by the burning flame. Curious, he grabbed a burning wood as a source of light and went over to sit beside the old big tree. He marveled at the faint carved writing on the tree as he let his fingers glide through it. He pondered about any clues that will help him gain any knowledge of this writing. Finally, his thoughts brought him to the last time he and Hannah visited the place together…

"Hannah, do you believe in curses?" Tyler asked his friend. "You know, magic?"

"Not really" Hannah replied.

"Well, I do," Tyler said. "I should think of something that is almost impossible that probably would not happen."

"Like what?" asked Hannah

"What if I make a curse about the girl who I will live happily ever after with?" stated.

"You watch too many Disney movies," said Hannah.

"OK, so I should think of something impossible," Tyler began to speak again. "What about the letters of her names? Hmm, what if she has to have three names and the first letter of her three names would be her first name?"

"That would be weird," said Hannah.

"Well, it doesn't have to be her first name," added Tyler. "Maybe her nickname or something. Yea, that's it. That would be totally impossible."

As he made up his mind, he picked up a sharp stone and carved something on the tree beside him. It wasn't an easy task, but he managed to do it.

"There," he said as he finished carving it faintly on the tree.

The carvings stated: Me + ???

"You're very weird Tyler," said Hannah.

"Tyler Parker Connell, get here this instant," cried his mom.

"OK, Mom," he called out before picking up his stuff and leaving, with Hannah right behind him.

Tyler snapped back from his thoughts and a revelation was put down in front of him. It wasn't until then that he realized that impossibilities do come true.


I'm sorry for the long delay. I hope you liked it. As you can see, I'm alternating the different characters. This fic is not over yet J Don't forget to review! And for those who did, thanks a bunch! You're actions are greatly appreciated. I'll be back! ~ Scarlet182