'Before All This.'

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A/N: This is the last chapter, folks! but look out for the sequel, eh? and just for all of you, since I love ya'll so much, I'm giving you guys a trailer for the sequel:

Something's wrong with Ronan. One day he's fine, the next he's violently sick. His health is suppose to be improving, but instead, it's deteriorating. Ronan can't focus on anything around him, and eventually, he slips into a coma. Dairine wants answers, and she wants them now. Ro refuses to answer her questions, and suddenly David 'Real Dad' Barr, who Ronan hasn't seen in eleven years, shows up and demands to Ronan's adoptive parents that he wants his son back. Being normal, Ronan's parents don't know what's wrong with their child, but listen to Dairine when she tells them to keep him out of hospitals and out of harms way. 'Real Dad' and Ronan Nolan sr. are battling it out on the side lines, debating who is rightfully the father of their unconcious child, while all Christine Nolan can think about is the child she has known and loved for her whole life, and was not about to give up to some druggie who had abbandoned someone she had looked upon as a miracle. Meanwhile, Nita can't figure out why Kit is suddenly so withdrawn. Ever since Ronan had become ill, Kit had slipped and turned away. Nita knows that she really doesn't know that much about Kit's life before she came into it, but now she's sure that Kit has the answers Dairine is looking for. The cost? Nita has to force herself into Kit's sudden and unexpected moodiness, something she had originally blamed on hormones, and force Kit to reveal the darkest secret he holds in his heart. The past.

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"It's been awhile since I've been here." Ronan said softly, looking around at the world of light that was Timeheart.

Dairine looked over at him, gently taking his crutches and leaning them against the railing. She slipped her arm under his shoulder, slowly making their way to the stairs outside her school. Well, it didn't really look like her school, there was no graffiti or anything of the sort. She helped him sit down, and then followed suit.

"Where are Nita and Kit?" He asked.

"Over yonder." She pointed at the railing when she had left his crutches. They were sitting on the grass, Nita sitting in between his legs and leaning against his chest. He was pointing at something out on the ocean, and Nita was giggling.

"Why are they here?"

"They have some old friends from their ordeal they wanted to see. They thought we could use the time alone with Ro. After all, they didn't really know him that well."

"And they would have been here to see me and only me had they known me." A voice broke out sarcastically. Dairine and Ronan looked up. Ro was perched on his favourite place in the world. On top of the statue platform. He was grinning at them.

"Ro!" Dairine exclaimed, jumping up and hugging him.

"Woah!" He laughed, balancing himself once again, when Dairine hopped back down to Ronan. His grin faded as he looked at Ronan, his eyes pleating him. Ronan stared at the power, before slowly breaking into a smile.

"I wasn't sure how we were going to find you." Ronan said, as if nothing had happened. "I mean..we weren't sure what form you would take."

Ro shrugged. "I take what ever form I was known as. When Tom and Carl come, I take form as Peach." He grinned. "I had some great times with those two."

"When they weren't hitting you."

"What can I say? I had a beak. What other chance would I have to bite people?"

Dairine grimaced at him. "I think now I understand why you bit me so much more than you bit the others." She accused, rubbing a scar she had on her ear.

He could only grin. Nobody, in such a wonderful place as this, could do anything but grin.

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"Where is he?"

"Who?"

"The energizer bunny."

"What..."

"Don't be stupid, Kitty. I meant Fred."

"Don't call me Kitty!"

"How about Kitty Cat?"

"No!"

"Chris?"

"No!"

"What about Kit?"

"No, No, No! I...Oh...damn you!"

She giggled, and leaned up to kiss him, ending his fuming, although he still didn't seem quite happy about the situation. He growled at her via mindspeak, and she chuckled back.

'Not my fault I'm quicker..smarter..faster..stronger...than you.'

'Oh, you wait, missy. Just wait until I have control over this situation.'

'Don't you even try...'

"Now..now kids. When you told me your relasionship wasn't physical, I believed you."

Nita pulled away, and spun around. "Mom?" She gasped, and flung herself at her mother.

Betty Callahan, looking young and vibrant, and scarily like Dairine, as always, wrapped her arms around her daughter, while Fred bounced happily over to Kit and landed on his fingers. The Lotus was parked nearby, grinning at Kit.

(Sorry we're late.) Fred said. (But I wanted to surprise you guys.)

(Well, I think it worked, Fred!) Nita's mother answered.

(Mom I-)

"Wait," Nita said in english, "When did you learn to talk in the speech?"

"Everything here is the speech, Nita."

"Oh.." She pulled back and looked around. "Yeah, I guess it is."

Mrs. Callahan smiled, and then narrowed her eyes at Kit.

"Have you been seducing my daughter?"

Kit blinked at her in surprise, before cracking up. He came over, giving Nita's mom a hug, before wrapping his arm around Nita.

"No. Atleast, I don't think so. Not intentionally."

Nita sniggered, before turning towards the school.

"Dairi!" She cried. "Dairi!"

Dairine came over, supporting Ronan, which looked slightly odd, given her size. Her little, fourteen year old sister had a sixteen year old guy hanging off of her, and she was even breaking a sweat. Nita gazed proudly at her sister.

When Dairine made sure Ronan was securly holding himself up against the railing she turned to Nita with an air of idiot expectancy, and it hit Nita with full force that her sister and her boyfriend were exactly the same. She groaned. But her dismay was forgotten when she saw the tears in her sisters eyes, and she was blown away by an auburn force that turned out to be Dairine running into her mother's arms.

"Mommy." She sobbed.

Mrs. Callahan laughed, stroking her daughters hair. "What's this? No tears, now."

"I miss you."

"I know. But I'm always here, you know that."

She eyed Ronan, who was off to the side looking slightly wistful, and at his injuries, Betty thought for a moment that this was one of Dairine's victims. Then, she snorted. How stupid.

"And who's this handsome young man?"

Dairine pulled back, sniffing and wiping her tears, before going over and taking Ronan's hand.

"This is Ronan. My-"

"Boyfriend? Yes, I figured."

"And this is-"

"Oh, I know Ro." She smiled fondly at the Power. "He's been telling my all about you."

The normal mother smiled gently at her Wizard daughters. They were so grown-up. Boyfriends, and responsibilities. Bigger than university, bigger than making sure the house didn't burn down while they were home alone. She could remember when they were babies, and now they were more grown up than she could ever be. She was proud.

"You people have to wake up soon." She said, gazing down at them. She looked at Kit.

"Now. I trusted you not to jump Nita. and since you seemed to have broken that one, I'll make you promise something else."

Kit grinned.

"Take care of her, alright?"

"Mhmm."

"and you," She turned to Ronan. "Take care of Dairi."

He nodded, feeling slightly ackward around such a family atmosphere. He watched as Nita hugged her mother one last time, before taking Kit's hand and dissapearing. Dairine did the same, winking knowingly at him. Smiling one last time, Betty Callahan turned, and walked out into the ocean. Ro looked wearily at his former counter part, before turning away.

"Wait." Ronan called out weakly.

Ro turned back, and lt out a woosh of surprised air as Ronan hugged him.

"Thank you." He whispered, and Ro chuckled.

"For what?"

"If it hadn't been for you.."

"Don't put it on." Ro whispered fondly, letting go. "You can visit with Dairi anytime. I'm always here." He looked at Ronan, and suddenly, his eyes widened in fear. He took a step back, and shook his head.

"I can't, Shorty." Ronan narrowed his eyes at the old nickname, a joke, since they were exactly the same size.

"Can't what?"

He shook his head. "You'll find out in time. but you can't ask me. It's not possible..I'm too close to you."

"Alright.."

And with that, he felt himself wake up, and was suddenly over come with a fit of neausia. An hour later, coming out of the bathroom, he knew something was wrong.

'Thank you, Ronan.'

'For what, Dairi?'

'For helping me through this.'

He smiled.

'Any time, Dairi, Any time.'

.....The end....

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