A/N: thanx to all my reviewers: Ash, jackie, sarah, evil_jasna, becca the crazo, busagirl and Neo Queen Serenity Chiba~you'll have to see what happens ^_^ I'm evil. but I'll give you a small hint, I hate dead people.~ (not that many but you really make me want to keep writing!)

Chapter 9: Questions

Mia's eyes fluttered as she slowly became aware of her strange surroundings. There was a constant buzzing in her ears. "What's going on?" But she could barely hear herself mutter those words. Slowly she sank back into darkness

Michael saw Mia's eyes open and her lips move. His heart skipped a beat and he realized she was going to be alright. Everything was going to be alright in the end.

What he didn't know was that the end was still very far away.

Hours later Mia was able to sit up in bed. Michael was sitting by her side, explaing to her what had happened. "you slipped and fell, hitting your head. You've been out of this world for three days, and your legs broken. They wanted to preform emergency surgery, but we're in Africa so the whole plan was put off. We're flying you home tonight." Mia tried to smile but deep in her heart she was afraid. How would she ever survive the flight, she could barely talk. "Will you come with me?" She wasn't sure if Michael had heard her but he responded by taking he hand "Mia, of course I won't leave you." If Mia had been able to get up, jump around and scream she wuld have. Instead she fell asleep again, however this time a happy smile was forming and her dreams were less dark.

The plane took off shaking the small bed Mia was strapped into. She tried to sit up but a nurse pushed her don gently. Mia had no power to fight back. From the corner of her eye she saw Michael eating some dinner. She started wonderign why he'd actually given up her trip to fly back with her. He must at least like her as a friend if he would give up such an experience for her. Then suddenly it hit her. Just a week ago she'd heard him discuss the issue with her dad. He was here with her for the money. A hot tear made it's way down her cheek and splashed onto the bed sheets. Mia starred at it until it had almost dissappeared. Yet another tear replaced it and soon she was crying. Michael got up and rushed over to her side. "Mia, what's wrong, does your leg hurt, do you want something?" "Th. thhe oonnly rea.son," Mia was stuttering but she needed to get it of her mind. She regained her composure and looked up into Michaels beautiful eyes "the only reason you're here with me is because you're getting paid. Tell me, how much does it cost to make someone spend time with me?" Michael looked into her tear stained face, the surprise clearly vivsible. "What do you mean? I."

But Michael never got to finish his sentence. The plane began to shake as it nearly turned over completely. The nurse pushed Michael into a chair, urged him to fasten his seatbelt while she checked that Mia was securely yet safely strapped down. She jumped into a nearby chair, fastend her seatbelt at lighting speed. In one breath she explained the situation to the astonished princess and the handsome young man. "Don't worry, one of the engines in the right wing has stopped working, we'll just have to make an emergency landing, I've been through this thousands of time, it'll only be rough for a few minutes and then it'll all be over." Mia looked at her, lost for words while Michael was secretly screaming at himself for letting the nurse pull him away before he could finish talking. At the same time he wondered why on earth they argeed to fly this company. It obviously wasn't save. The plane shook and shivered, as all the passengers closed their eyes. They would be lucky to be alive after all of this was over.

A/N: sorry it's so short, but I'm sick. review if you want to read more soon!