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Chap. 16

A week later...

Ky's eyes slowly opened to dim light. He blinked to clear his vision and found out that he had one heck of a headache. His body was bandaged and even his head was wrapped up, leaving only one of his eyes uncovered. 'Uggghh. What...happened?' He began to search his memories, which wasn't without difficulty. He remembered the battle, being shocked and a massive light. 'Dizzy.' Slowly, the memories began to come back. 'Dizzy...her power...Rising For...oh, my god. I didn't...please tell me I didn't...' He began to panic a bit and his head arose again. But that only served to aggravate his headache and he was forced to slump back down on the bed. 'Bed? Wait a minute. This ceiling...is familiar.' His eyes searched around and looked at the window. It was night and the moon was out. But the strange part was the facts that lower down, he could see clouds. 'I'm back on the Mayship.' His previous fear returned. 'But what about Dizzy? What happened to her?' He began to berate himself for using the Rising Force and possibly killing her, but he then felt movement. Turning his head as far as he could to the side, his heart jumped. Right beside, with her head rising up from her previous sleep, was Dizzy.

"You're finally awake."

Ky blinked. 'This feels like deja vu', he smiled under his wrappings. Dizzy raised a hand to his bandaged face and softly placed it on his cheek. Ky felt the pain of the act, but also warmth of her soft hand, even through the bandages.

"I was...worried...that you wouldn't."

Ky stared at her briefly before forcing his arm up. Dizzy watched as Ky's arm continued to rise, despite the pain off doing so. He continued until it found its destination; on Dizzy's own cheek. Her eyes softened a bit and she moved forward and placed her head on his chest

"Did I...hurt you?" he whispered out.

"No. I'm alright. We're alright." she whispered back.

At that point, Dizzy began to tremble and soft weeping sounds were heard coming from her. 'She's crying.' Ky's hand lowered to her hair and slowly began to stroke through it as she continued to cry.

"It's okay." he whispered continuously. "It's okay."

This went on until both of them fell asleep, with Ky's hand on her hair and Dizzy's head on his chest.

Two weeks later...

"Okay. We can take these off now."

May and Dizzy stood behind April while see slowly removed the last of the bandages on Ky's face. His left eye came revealed to the light and blinked rapidly. April examined him. His skin was slightly pinker, but beyond that, his wounds were fully healed.

"Not bad, if I do say so myself."

Ky gave a small smile, "Thank you very much, Ms. April."

April's face flushed a bit. "Oh...you're welcome." 'Wow, he's cute. Good catch, Dizzy.'

She managed to compose herself a bit. "It'll be awhile before you're completely healed, but you're showing good progress. You should be back to normal in no time."

"That's good news." Ky agreed

May jumped up from her seat in the back, "Well, let leave these two alone."

April nodded and the two girls left the room, leaving Dizzy behind with Ky alone. They both gazed at each other for awhile until Dizzy grabbed a chair and sat beside him.

"You have...great friends." Ky stammered. He was feeling a little nervous right now due to the effect Dizzy's gaze was having on him now and not having anything else to say. But he did see something else within her gaze. Something…sad?

"Thank you." She smiled simply as she took a hold of his hand. But inside, she was disturbed. A nagging thought kept her plagued for a while now. Her eyes became determined as she figured now would be a good time to voice it.

"Ky?"

"Yes?"

She felt her resolve beginning to leave her, but a soft squeeze from Ky's hand caused her to continue, "You...will leave soon."

It wasn't a question. It was a statement. Ky's eyes looked down. "...Yes."

Dizzy continued as her eyes started to become watery, "I know I can't ask you to stay. The world below…needs you."

Ky turned back when her heard the creek in her voice, "Dizzy…"

"I just wish...I could go with you. You know, to the surface."

Very slowly, a tear emerged from her eyes, which was followed by a few more. Ky raised his hand to her cheek in order to wipe them away.

"Me too."

Unaware to both of them, a black specter was listening in from outside.

Four weeks later...

Since that day, Dizzy and Ky became nearly inseparable. While Ky continued to heal, Dizzy was with him almost constantly. She went even as far as moving her things in there so that she can watch him better. May was glad for friend, although Johnny was hesitant about them in the same room. Ky may claim to be a man of God, but there were just some things you couldn't trust, like when a man and a woman shares the same room and are left alone for a time. But Ky was the perfect gentleman and never tried anything of the sort. He just wanted to spend as much time with her as he could and her likewise. But eventually, their time ran out.

Deck...

Dizzy, Johnny, May stood by the entry capsules as Ky walked out to the deck.

May took hold of the knight's hand and smiled, "Well, I hope you can visit us someday Ky."

Ky shook her hand and returned the smile. "Perhaps, one day." He then turned his attention to Johnny. "Captain. My sincerest gratitude for caring for me. Twice." He extended his hand, "I am in your debt."

Johnny scratched the back of his head briefly before extending his own in a firm handshake. "Uhh...Ah, don't worry about it. Take care, officer."

Ky grinned, "You too, pirate."

Johnny grinned back and left the docking bay with May, leaving Dizzy alone with Ky once again. Dizzy's head was down as she held on to one of her arms.

"Ky...I don't..."

"Dizzy..."

Not another word was said as the gear suddenly dashed to Ky and held onto him. Ky clasped his hands around her as well as they shared a warm embrace.

"I will miss you so much."

Ky's eyes tightened and he loosened his hold. Dizzy then watched him as his hand reached into his pocket. When it came up, he was holding a sheet of paper.

"I wrote this while I was recovering." His face began to redden, "I guess... I wanted you to have something to remember me by."

Dizzy opened the paper, revealing a short poem which read...

Dizzy

My heart races when you draw close

And you smile a smile I cherish most

An angelic beauty with innocence of a dove

Eyes that show truth and love

Thank you for showing the beauty and love you share

That lay within the heart of a gear

-Ky Kiske-

Dizzy couldn't help blushing profusely as she finished reading, "This is...so sweet of you Ky. I would like...to give you something to remember me as well."

"You do not have to. I will always..."

But Dizzy didn't give him a chance to finish. Her head swiftly moved up to his and their lips connected in a light kiss. Abruptly, she moved away as her face flushed an even deeper red and her heart was racing at an incredible rate.

"I...wanted to do that for a while now."

Ky's face was equally red and his heart equally as fast. But that didn't stop him from reaching up to caress her porcelain cheek. Dizzy's eyes closed to capture his touch and when they opened, his face was reaching down to hers. Blue eyes met with red as he ventured closer. They were a mere breath away when Ky finally whispered.

"I love you, Dizzy."

Their lips finally connected again, only this time, it wasn't a simple kiss and it lasted more than a mere 3 seconds. Their lips began to move with each other and their embrace tightened firmly. The winds blew through them, but that didn't stop their loving embrace. Finally, they separated and both held smiles of joy.

"Ky. I love you too."

"One day, I will return to you." He spoke determinedly. "I promise."

They finally released each other and Ky slowly walked into the dropship. But he didn't take his eyes off of hers for a second. Even after it separated, she stood there and continued to watch as it descended into the clouds and disappeared.

"Ky. I will wait for you."

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Elsewhere...

A small blue sphere formed around in a small battered area that was once the battlefield for Dizzy and Vengeance. A figure dropped down out of it and plopped to the ground.

"Aw crap, I missed everything again. Damn time loops."