Jimmy stared up at the hospital ceiling. "She's in a coma," he thought. He heard the nurse's step coming closer to his room. The door opened and Jimmy sat upright.

"You can see her," she told him.

Jimmy stood up, but when he was just about to take a step he realized that he couldn't feel his legs. The nurse immediately grabbed him and put him into a wheelchair. Jimmy was kind of upset to be visiting Rachael in a wheelchair, but he'd do anything for her. When the nurse pushed the wheelchair into the room, Jimmy did not want to look.

"She might be in a coma, but she could still hear you. If she responds to you in any way, please contact the nurse's station."

Jimmy nodded slightly. The nurse pushed him into the room and set him right beside Rachael's bed. She quietly left the room. Jimmy stared at Rachael. She's so beautiful he thought. Jimmy took Rachael's hand and embraced it within his.

"Hey Rach, it's me Jimmy." Tears started to clog his throat. Tears started to fall down his face and they wouldn't stop. He stared into her face, even more tears falling down his face.

"Rachael…"

By now his tears had taken over his words. He continued to sob uncontrollably. He took Rachael's hand and lightly kissed it.

"Don't worry I'll come back for you. Hang in there, everything will be okay."

With that, Jimmy strolled his wheelchair out of her room, without looking back. Once he got into the hallway he stared up at the ceiling, trying to blink the tears out of his eyes.

The next day Jimmy skipped breakfast and decided to go visit Rachael. He got into his wheelchair and strolled into her room. She looked the same as before, except more beautiful he thought. He continued to stroll into her room and stopped right beside her bed again.

"Good morning, Rachael. It's me, Jimmy again."

He looked at her face, staring at her beauty.

"It's okay Rachael, everything's going to be all right. I'm going to stay by your side."

Jimmy took her hands again and held on to it tightly.

"Rachael…" he whispered.

He could hear the sound of the heart monitor beeping and he could see her chest rising: up and down, up and down.

"Let's have a deal. If you wake up, I'll tell you my deepest darkest secret." Jimmy smiled. "When you wake up I'll tell you I love you," he thought.

Jimmy went to Rachael's room every single day, but still no improvement. As the weeks passed, Jimmy's leg got his feeling back and he was able to walk again. He was not as stable as before, so the nurse advised him to get some more rest.

"Don't worry. I'll practice my walking when I walk to Rachael's room and back to mine." He gave her a mischievous grin. As Jimmy walked into Rachael's room, he tried to figure out what he was going to tell her today. He had told her what happened to him everyday. Today he decided to just sit by her side and hold her hand until he had to leave. Jimmy sat down beside her and took her hand.

"Rachael! How are you doing?" He grinned, hiding the emotions that built up inside.

"Come on Rach, you have to wake up. It's been 6 weeks from our crash." He gripped her hand even tighter. He was getting tired of walking into the room, having hope she'd wake up, and walk out feeling depressed because she didn't awaken.

"I won't give up hope," he whispered to himself. Every time he thought about her, emotions built up inside because he missed her so much. He wanted so bad to hold her in his arms and tell her that he loved her. Jimmy put his head down on the side of Rachael's bed. Tears started to pour out of his eyes. He couldn't control the sobs.

"Rachael…" The tears started to pour faster and faster.

Suddenly, Jimmy felt a hand on his head. He thought it was the nurse.

"Leave me alone!" he yelled.

"…Jimmy…."

He sprang up. He heard the voice he was longing to hear in so long. The voice that he loved. The voice of Rachael.

"Rachael!"

Jimmy looked into the eyes of the girl he loved. Once he saw her smiling face his heart had filled with many emotions. He told the nurses that she was back from her long coma. He smiled at her.

"Rachael, you're back!" Jimmy exclaimed.

"Back?" Rachael asked clueless.

"Oh. I didn't tell you."

"Didn't tell me what?" she asked, still clueless.

"…You've been in…a coma…"

Rachael gasped quietly. "Coma..?" she whispered.

"…For 6 weeks"

"What happened?"

"We were in a car accident."

Rachael looked at Jimmy, sadness filling her eyes.

"But you're okay now! Everything's going to be better." Jimmy reassured her.

"..Did you get hurt Jimmy?"

"Not that much. But it doesn't even matter. Just as long as you're okay, I'll be okay." Jimmy smiled at her, making her feel better and happier inside. Rachael began to sit up. She sat on the edge of her bed and stood up, holding her bed frame for support. Rachael tried to take a step. Suddenly she began to lose her balance and fall. Jimmy rushed over to her side and grabbed her before she could hit the ground.

"Rachael!" he yelled as he caught her. His arms were around her waist and her body was close to his. The faces were only a few centimeters away, and it was so close the Jimmy could feel her breath against his neck. Their mouths were moving closer and they were about to…

BAM

"Rachael!" the nurse ran into the room. She stopped when she saw Rachael and Jimmy holding onto each other. Rachael began to blush deeply. Jimmy helped Rachael sit down on her bed.

"I can explain!" Jimmy said while rubbing the back of his head and blushing.

"Hah, no need for that," the nurse responded. "I just need to check on her, and I'll leave you two alone." She smirked at him.

"Heh, I'll leave then," Jimmy insisted. He started heading towards the door.

"Jimmy..?" He turned around. "Promise me you'll come back."

Jimmy smiled at her. "I promise."

Jimmy sat alone in his room on his bed. 'She's back! I can finally tell her I love her.' Just then a loud knock interrupted his thoughts and the door swung open.

"Jimmy!"

"Harley!"

"What's up?" Harley walked over to Jimmy with a huge grin on his face. Jimmy sat there speechless.

"How's everything going for you?" Harley asked as he looked around the room.

"Fine. Rachael's back."

"Alright! The girl you love is back!"

Jimmy began to blush as Harley began to laugh his evil laugh.

"Where's Kazuha?"

"She's on a vacation with her parents in China. There was this HUGE murder case that many of the Osaka officers had to be flown down there."

"A murder?"

"Yeah, but whatever. How are you and Rachael?"

"Heh!" Jimmy began to laugh quietly.

Jimmy and Harley walked into Rachael's room. She was sitting on her bed looking down at the floor. Went she saw the two boys walk in she began to smile. She smiled the smile Jimmy was longing for.

"Jimmy!" Jimmy walked over to her and gave her a huge hug.

"Oh, you two have a lot to catch up on. I'll be at your house, Kudo." Harley quietly left the room.

"Rachael, I missed you so much. You have no idea."

Rachael stared at Jimmy. 'I wish he knew..' she thought to herself.

"Rachael remember how I took you out before we got into that accident?"

She nodded.

"Well, there was a reason I did."

She continued to stare at him.

"I wanted to let you know that..."

BAM (it wasn't the nurse this time)

"Jimmy how dare you not call me!" the girl exclaimed.

"Kai!" Jimmy shouted. (Not in a good way)

"Yes, Jimmy Kudo. How could you leave your girlfriend like that!"

"GIRLFRIEND!" Rachael yelled.

to be continued