Well here it is folks. The final chapter. Not much else to say except I hope you like the ending.
To answer a final question from reviewer, di5tortion: Jamie and Leena are only two years apart with Jamie being two years younger than her obviously (those who have been with this story since it was first up may notice that if they go back to past chapters that I have edited them accordingly). The majority of Zoids fanfics have Leena being two years older than Jamie and since that seems a bit more realistic I decided to follow suit. And two years isn't a problem. Just a high school sophomore dating a high school senior. No biggie. If you find two years a problem then don't go into the Outlaw Star section where you'll find people pairing Jim up with Aisha. Now those characters have to be at least ten years apart!
Disclaimer – I do not own Zoids or any of its characters. I don't own Outlaw Star or Kirby either (the song from Chapter 9 was from Kirby 64, the final boss battle). Please don't sue me or I'll counter sue. Trust me, I'm VERY good at counter suing!
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Jamie's eyes flew open. He shot up from his deep sleep. *Where am I?*
There were bandages all around his torso and his wrists. Huh?
He looked at his surroundings. He was back in the hospital.
"Déjà vu, eh Jamie?" said the doctor. The same doctor that had treated his tumor was at his bedside, to his right. Jamie put a hand to his forehead.
"How long have I been here?" he asked.
"About two days. We really thought we had lost you there. The meds thought you would have been dead on arrival. But thankfully, you just reached a state of comatose and we were able to get you here in time before you lost all your blood."
Jamie looked down at his wrists. He wondered how long Rick's scars would stick around.
"Two days, huh?" he said. The doctor nodded.
"You're friends were really worried about you. Your father even dropped by and actually grabbed my shirt demanding I fix you. I thought I'd have to get security to pull him off me," the doctor laughed. Jamie smiled.
"My dad really came?"
"Yep. Jamie Hemerose is your name, right? Oscar Hemerose was his."
Jamie examined his waist. Nearly his entire body was in bandages, the only skin showing was the upper part of his chest, his arms and his head of course.
"What about the rest of my friends?"
"They were worried sick. Especially that young lady over there," the doctor said pointing to the oppiste bedside. Jamie looked and saw Leena sitting in a chair with a Zoid catalogue in her lap, sound asleep.
"She refused to leave your side. She was determined to stay by you until you either woke up or...well, you woke up. No need to linger on the other choice."
Jamie stared at Leena, his face softening. The doctor chuckled.
"Yeah, we tried to get her out of here, but none of the security guards could touch her. Finally, her father gave her permission to stick around as long as she liked."
"She never left my side?"
"Never. Well, maybe except to use the bathroom or eat or something. But other than that, she never left. I even heard when the paramedics came to get you they had trouble prying your body out of her arms! She must really care about you."
"Yeah. I really care about her, too," Jamie said softly. The doctor smiled a warm smile.
"I'm sure you do, son. Now I'll leave you two alone so I can call Dr. Tauros and tell him you've finally awoken."
"Okay."
The doctor exited the room and closed the door. Jamie peered over the sleeping Leena. Was it really all true what the doctor said? Guess he'd have to ask her himself.
He shook Leena's shoulders lightly. The pressure being applied from his wrists hurt, but he didn't care. He wanted to wake his sleeping beauty up.
Slowly she awoke and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes. Carefully, she looked to her side and saw Jamie smiling at her.
"Jamie! You're alive!" she exclaimed happily.
"Heh, yeah," he said playfully. She threw her arms around him. The pressure made Jamie's wounds ache, but he didn't care. He was happy to be in her arms once again. After the long hug, Leena looked at him in the eyes and slapped him.
"Ow! What was that for?!" Jamie asked, completely bewildered.
"Don't you DARE ever do that to me again!" she huffed.
"Geez! Sorry! I didn't mean to nearly get myself killed trying to rescue you! I promise I won't do it again," Jamie said rubbing his cheek. Leena giggled. She put her right hand and caressed his left cheek, softening the blow.
"Oh Jamie," she said, "I'm really glad you're with us. There's no telling what I'd do if you had died."
"I'm sorry I had to put you through that. I honestly didn't expect for all that stuff to go down back there. What did happen after I clocked out?"
"The police and paramedics arrived. So did Dad, Leon, Naomi, even Harry. The police arrested what was left of the Desert Bandits. The paramedics loaded you and the unconscious bandits on to ambulances and put Rick in a body bag."
"He's really dead?"
Leena nodded. "He'll never bother us again." She put her other hand on his other cheek and held his head making perfect eye contact.
"Jamie, you and I have known each other a long time. Our fathers are best friends and have been since their Zoid Academy days. We've been through alot and I can't believe I never said this to you. Jamie Hemerose, I...I love you. And I don't want you to ever leave me." She brought her face closer to his, closed her eyes and kissed him. Jamie remembered the last thing he heard before he went unconscious.
"No, Jamie...you can't die...I love you, too..."
So it wasn't a hallucination. Leena's feelings were true. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her back. Leena's hands moved down from Jamie's head to his bare shoulders then to his back and rubbed around it. Jamie's body felt real nice to her, even with all the blood-stained bandages. Jamie's hands slid down from her back to her waist and pulled her into him. The pain from his wounds were beginning to seethe through him, but he ignored it. Pain would not ruin this moment of pleasure.
"Ahem!"
But the doctor would. Jamie and Leena quickly broke their kiss and sat back in their seats, blushing furiously. The doctor laughed.
"I didn't mean to interrupt, but I wanted to let you know, that Dr. Stephen Tauros is on his way. And you might want to know there are cameras in here," he said pointing to a ceiling corner where a video camera blinked a red light. Now their faces blushed even harder. The doctor laughed harder.
"You two are something else," said the old man as he left the room. Fucking moron Leena wanted to say, but she decided against it. He did fix Jamie up after all.
Jamie folded his arms and leaned back against the wall (A/N: Y'know, since he's sitting up on the hospital bed and...Yeah...), glad the awkward moment had past.
"So does everyone know? About us, I mean," he asked.
"Yeah. You were pretty public when you confessed your love for me on your 'deathbed'," Leena answered.
"How's Harry taking it?"
"Let's just say it would be best for you to not go near him for a while."
They both laughed. That was expected. Then Jamie proceeded to ask a more important question.
"H...How's Bit taking it?"
Leena looked down at the ground, sorrow in her eyes.
"I'm not sure. He hasn't said anything about it. Nobody has. As a matter of fact he's acting like nothing happened between us. He really worries me."
Jamie had a look of uncertainty on his face. He started to feel pretty guilty.
"Um, Leena, did you...did you ever love Bit?" he asked. Leena thought for a moment.
"A little, I guess," she admitted. "I did have a small crush on him when we first met, but he was pretty obnoxious, competitive and cocky."
"And you're not?" Jamie joked. Leena shot him a look.
"Let's not forget how he always steals my food, walks in on me when I'm in the shower, and steals all the glory in Zoid battles." She looked at him. "But even after that I still liked him. But the thing is, you're the one I want, Jamie. You're the one I want to be with. I don't ever want to leave your side."
Jamie took her hand into his.
"You'll just have to explain that to him then."
"I guess you're right."
The door opened slightly and the doctor's head peered out.
"You're family's here," he said, the added a wink, "Just thought I'd give you all a fair warning."
*Family.* Jamie thought. He never really thought of them that way. But it was the perfect word to describe them.
Shortly after, they had arrived. Jamie was greeted by friendly and warm faces.
"Hey there, Jamie," greeted Doc, "How are you feeling?"
"Better than I did two days ago," Jamie answered heartily.
"Déjà vu, eh Jamie?" Bit said, (A/N: Yes, I know the doctor just said that a few minutes ago, but it felt right. So don't hassle me. :P) "Glad you're back in the land of the living."
"Nobody could get any sleep at the base," Brad added, "Even more so then the time you had a tumor."
"Well, I think you've seen enough of the hospital to last you a long time," Leon said, "What do you say we head on back home?"
"Yeah. That'd be great," Jamie agreed.
"Not so fast. I haven't made my entrance yet," said a voice. In walked a familiar face and Jamie's face lit up like a daisy.
"Dad!"
"Hello, son," said Oscar as he walked up to his son. He started patting him on the back. "Sorry I couldn't be here sooner. I tried my best ever since Tauros here called me about your tumor."
"It's okay Dad. Don't worry about it."
Oscar smiled and ruffled his son's hair affectionately.
"This must've been a pretty exciting week, huh?" he said heartily, "You get a tumor and survive it, then the day you come back you have to go on a rescue mission to place full of ruthless thugs and have a hand-to-hand melee with a psychopath, then after nearly getting killed you wake up from a two-day coma only to receive your first kiss from this beautiful redhead."
Jamie blinked in surprise.
"What the...how did you know about that?"
The doctor slunk away from the group quietly with a guilty look on his face.
"Heh heh...I, uh, couldn't resist," chuckled the doctor, "It was just so cute and adorable I just had to tell them all about it!"
Jamie and Leena's faces turned crimson again, except Jamie's was in embarrassment and Leena's was in anger. Why must EVERYONE always know her business?
"Yeah, he even showed us the video from the security camera. Now we know why you wouldn't leave his side," Leon joked.
"You're quite the kisser, Jamie," Brad added.
"Good thing the doctor came in when he did. There's no telling how far you could've gone," Bit chimed in. Everyone was laughing at their little jokes. Leena wanted rip each and every one of them apart. Jamie gave her hand a little squeeze.
"Don't worry about them. You know how they are."
Jamie's father went up to Leena.
"I don't know if you remember this," he said to her, "but when Jamie was first born I brought him over to your house to show Tauros and the family. You wanted to be the first to hold his little body in your little arms. Once he was in your arms his face lit up like th sun and so did yours. And I told you that you would be his special friend. Though I didn't expect it to be this degree of 'special' if you know what I'm sayin'." He gave a hearty laugh. "Am I clairvoyant or what?"
Leena held Jamie's hand and looked into his eyes.
"I remember it. And I guess you are, Mr. Hemerose. He is my very special friend."
And that's it! The End! My first Zoids fic is now complete! Sorry if you didn't like the ending, but it was the best I could come up with.
I would like to thank everyone who reviewed and told me how good this story was and giving me motivation to continue until the end. And I'd especially like to thank all the readers who read this from chapter 1 to 10. I hope I didn't leave too many plotholes and/or unanswered questions. If I did, please let me know. I really had fun writing the first Jamie/Leena story on FF.Net (I know there's a Wild Eagle/Leena story by Lady Yami on FF.Net, but that's Wild Eagle/Leena, not Jamie/Leena. There's a difference!). Have I inspired anyone to write a Jamie/Leena story? I hope so! Me and Lady Yami can't be the only ones!
I don't know when my next Zoid fic will be or what it will be about. But hopefully you all will enjoy it as much as you did this!
Once again, thank you. Peace, I'm out.
