Innocent Sin

Notes: I promised you a happy ending. Gah. Sappy warning a head. And indeed you will get one! I feel the need to write. So therefore I am. I love my reviewers!! You ruuuuuuuuule! Anyway, let's see what happens to Nny shall we?

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Chapter Five: Smile Again

'I'm dead...again?'

The dream only lasted a few seconds. Flashbacks of him sprinting towards the masked robber. Him jumping over the counter, throwing his arms up in front of Devi. The shocking pain that seemed unbearable. As that, of a mortal sin. Of that, from the point of view, of one of the people he had caused pain to. The horrified screaming of Devi. Feeling the fall. Engulfed in pain, and struggle. To have it end in darkness.

'Johnny C! You must realize, what your future is to become!'

'My future?'

'Why do you think you are here? You saved the woman you truly care about! That and your future child!'

'Uhm.. me a father? It's all unbelievable.'

'Ah, you struggle to change your ways, though. Your struggling is coming to a swift close. You're going to start again. You're going to have a family you never had!'

'Devi's too good..'

'She's even wonderful. For carrying your own flesh and blood, Nny. Now go back. Be there for her, don't leave her. Don't let her slip away from you, ever again.'

The darkness and the bellowing shadow faded out, until Johnny couldn't hear anymore. He couldn't think. He was falling backward. Until..

Pastel gray clouds had swept the area, as the sun disappeared from view in a swerve of on coming darkness. The wind-chill picked up, while the angry clouds pounded the city streets below with a drizzle. That same drizzle tampered into a heavy downpour. The roaring of thunder soon followed the rainfall, booming in union with each other three minutes apart. Lightning still moved slowly into the area, still traveling slowly, as bolts struck behind buildings, a farther distance away. Yet the rain amounted to nothing. All that mattered, was a life. In that wide white room.

"Graah..."

For a moment, there was bliss. When he thought it was a dream, it was reality. Johnny awoke to the heavy rainfall slapping in anger against the windowpane a short distance off. He heard another breathing. He carefully turned his head to one side to be greeted with a sleeping Devi. Her features seeming calm, and relaxed in her slumber. At first, Johnny thought an angel visited him. A real one. He groaned, as the feeling of bliss came to a halt, and a sharp pain stirring all nerves in his body replaced the calm feeling. He bit his lip and pushed the clean sheets down below his waist.

"Uh oh. Not good."

He muttered, still trying to see straight. He was unusually dizzy, and his eyes just refused to focus. Johnny carefully sat up, and heard a slight movement. He looked over at the sleeping Devi, settled comfortably in her chair. Breathing a small sigh of relief, Johnny bent his head, and lifted his shirt carefully. His side had been stitched and patched. The bandage that coated the wound, was double taped, and bloodstained. Johnny touched the center of it. A shot of pain traveled up his side causing him to yelp slightly.

As like a child awaking from a painful nightmare, Devi's head snapped up with a quick gasp. She looked pale, as her eyes flickered with alarm. Her gaze trailed in the direction of Johnny, whom was sitting up. Her state of alarm turned to one of shock, and happiness.

" 'Nny!" Devi shouted the familiar nickname.

Johnny could barely respond, before the warmth, and bliss returned to him. Devi had stood up, and wrapped her arms gently around his neck. Her head buried into his shoulder. Johnny carefully arched his head to look at her. He heard her mutter something, before she raised her head.

"I thought you wouldn't make it."

Johnny grinned then, reaching up to take her hand. "Takes me then that to bring me down!"

Devi laughed slightly, leaning back into a standing position, tightening her grip on his hand.

"Don't ever give me a scare like that again."

"Bastards should learn, they should never fuck with somebody I care about."

Devi sighed in content. Her eyes glistening, with thought. 'He saved my life. Well, two lives..'

The room sat in silence for a moment, before a door opened, and a young nurse walked into the room, carrying a tray of various foods. She looked up at Johnny, to see him sitting up. Her blue eyes widened in surprise.

"Well, good evening to you! I'm so glad you finally awoke."

She set the tray down against Johnny's bedside. He looked over the food contents curiously, before yelling happily.

"JELL-O! CHERRY JELL-O!" He reached out, and picked up the container, and a spoon.

"Yum! It jigggggggles!" Johnny giggled and pulled off the wrapper. He proceeded to shake it back and forth. Mainly to see if he could make it move.

The nurse raised an eyebrow, as Devi placed a hand to her forehead in amusement. The nurse gave a passing glance to Devi, examining her curiously.

"Expecting, are ya?" She grinned.

Devi looked to the nurse in surprise. Even if she tried to hide it, it wasn't any use. Because her figure was so slim, and petite -- it was easy to tell the curved line of her stomach that poked through her baggy windbreaker jacket.

"Yes." She blushed.

"Congrats! How far along?"

"Three months."

"Prefect! Who's the lucky father?"

Devi motioned towards the bed-ridden Johnny. He looked up, his mouth coated with leftover spots of Jell-O that didn't make it into his mouth. He flashed the two females a toothy grin. Before he went back to messing around with the spoon that he found on his tray.

The nurse chuckled. "Good luck to you both."

Devi nodded, rolling her eyes to the ceiling.

"Well, I also came in here, to tell you --that the E.R. says Johnny is in a condition where he may leave for home in a few hours."

"Yes, he'll be coming home with me."

Johnny looked at her curiously. "Mmph?"

She grinned at him. "I'm not letting you out of my sight."