Fire, explosions, everywhere! Debris flying all over the place. Where's Ron? Is he still holding my hand? There's a force field… coming from… US? Are we doing this! Ron? Ron! Ronald! Don't do it Ron! NOOOOO! Get back here! You won't survive!

"Rrrrroooonnnnnn!" Kim awoke screaming. Breathing heavily, Kim looked around the hospital room wide eyed. Her family was all around her, along with Ron's parents. They were all talking at once, but she couldn't hear them.

Gradually she started to hear mumbles as her hearing started to come back. She could now understand words, and what everyone was saying.

"It's Ok Kim."

"Kimberly, you're fine."

"Honey, calm down."

"Mom? Dad? Tweebs? Mr. and Mrs. Stoppable? Where's Ron? Is he OK? Are all of you OK?"

"Yes Kim, we're all fine." Her Mom said to her. "You and Ron saved us all. I don't know exactly how, but you did."

"That was so cool, Kim!" Said the twins in unison. "You and Ron made a force field around us." "And protected us from the fire, and everything!" They finished, speaking individually.

"Mom, is Ron OK?"

"He's fine Kim. He was hurt a little more seriously than you, but he should be fine." Kim could see the worry etched into her Mom's eyes.

Kim looked down at herself and examined her own bandages. Her left arm was in a sling, and her upper right arm bandaged from elbow to shoulder. She brought her hand up to her forehead and winced when she touched the bump and bruise.

"Where is he!" She demanded, trying to get out of bed.

"Kim, hold on!" Her mom said. "Jim, get over here and help me!"

Jim immediately came to Kim's side and helped hold his daughter down. He Hated doing it. He couldn't bear to see his daughter in pain, and he could see the concern all over her face for Ron.

"He's just across the hall." Her dad said in a soothing voice, trying to calm her down. "The Dr. said we can see him tomorrow."

Giving in, Kim dropped her head onto the pillow. "Ouch." She said from a combination of the struggle, and then dropping her head. She brought a hand to her head. "Ooohhh…"

"See, Kim," her mom said, "You're not even ready to get out of bed yet."

"But Mom…"

"No buts, STAY IN BED." Whenever Kim heard that tone in her mother's voice, she knew better than to argue.

"We can't stay any longer Kim." Her Dad said. "The nurse said not to excite you, and I think we might have just done that. Sorry."

"We'll be back in the morning Kim. Then we can go check on Ron in the afternoon." Ron's Dad said as he walked up to the foot of her bed.

"See you tomorrow, Kimmie Cub." Her Dad said, and kissed her on top of the head.

"Rest now Honey, and we'll see you in the morning." Her Mom said, giving her a light kiss on the forehead, away from the bruise.

Everyone else then said their good-byes, and they all left the room. The Tweebs looked around the door back at their big sister as they left. She gave them a little wink, and the door closed.

Kim lay there in the bed for about 5 minutes. No one came back, and no nurses came into the room. Gingerly, and slowly, she lifted herself up, and swung her legs over the edge of the bed. Slowly, she let herself down, and then stood on her own. She breathed out hard. "So far, so good." She said to herself.

Quietly walking to the door, Kim slowly opened it, looked both ways up and down the hallway. With bare feet slapping the cold linoleum floor, Kim quickly went across the hall, and into the opposite room. As she stepped in and let the door close behind her, she caught her breath as soon as she caught site of him. "Oh my dear Ronald."

She quietly walked up to the side of the bed, and took his hand in hers. He had a heart monitor hooked up, and an IV attached to his opposite arm. It seemed he was bandaged all over. Both arms were wrapped from wrist to shoulder, and half his head was wrapped, and covering one eye. At least he was breathing on his own and didn't need a respirator.

She squeezed his hand tight, and shut her eyes even tighter, forcing out the tears that had welled up in her eyes. She didn't notice the blue spark that jumped between their hands and the blue glow that quickly appeared then disappeared around her and Ron's hands.

Ron had never felt so lost. He didn't know where he was. There were dark barriers everywhere, threatening and looming. It seemed that they were all trying to cover him and keep him from going somewhere. But where was he going? Suddenly a hallway appeared in front of him. He walked, no, was he flying? He traveled down this hallway, and towards the opposite end where there was what looked like a bluish-white orb. "What the…" He thought, or did he say that? As he got closer, it seemed to get more intense. Not in brightness, but in detail. He had never seen anything that was so detailed! He couldn't help but marvel at it. As he looked at it with wonder and amazement, suddenly a hand reached out from its center, surprising him. He then heard a voice simply say, "Come back to me Ron." It was Kim's voice. He took the hand, and suddenly…

Breathing? Yes, he was breathing. He was alive. Ron tried to will his eyes to open, but his eyelids seemed to weigh a ton. Finally Ron was able to groggily open his eyes. The first thing he saw was the most beautiful face in the world. It was Kim.

"Ron…?" Kim said. "Are you awake?"

"Uuuhhh… Yeahhh… At least I think so. Oh man… What truck hit me?"

Suddenly he felt a barrage of kisses all over his face. It hurt a little, but he didn't mind. He couldn't help but smile. It even hurt to do that.

"Oh, Ron. You're OK!" Kim said, choking back tears.

"Am…I in… Heaven? For I am surely looking at an angel."

"Ron, It's me, Kim."

Ron motioned behind Kim with his eyes, and she turned around to see that she had been standing in front of a huge bouquet of white flowers that were in the shape of a heart. She was standing dead center, and the two humps were peeking over Kim's shoulders, looking like wings on her back.

"Same old Ron." She said smiling and wiping tears from her face.

"Kim, why are you crying? I'm all right. I'm right here."

"I thought I had lost you, you big buffoon!"

"Hey, only Shego and Drakken can all me that." He said, smiling.

"Ron, do you remember what happened? Do you remember how you got hurt?"

"Uh, kind of. Everybody is OK, aren't they? You weren't hurt badly, were you?"

"I'm OK, just a little banged up, but no more than usual. You saved everybody Ron. You crazy, lovable oaf you! You put yourself in real danger to save everyone, and I love you sooo much for that."

"Uh…Kim…" Ron whispered as he breathed out. He took her hand in both of his, careful of the IV tube, and asked her to come closer to him. As she leaned over towards his face, he suddenly raised up and kissed her on the lips.

"Ugh, Ouch!" He said, dropping his head to the pillow.

"Ron, don't hurt yourself, now."

"That's OK, Kim, it was worth it." He gave her his big goofy grin. "Can you stay for a while?"

"They told me to stay in bed, but I just had to see you."

"I'm glad you did." Said Ron. "I think I'm gonna get some real sleep now. I'm feeling a little tired. Can you stay a while longer?"

"I'll stay with you until the end of time." Kim said, eyes sparkling.

"Thanks Kim. I knew I could count on you." Ron smiled and closed his eyes, falling asleep almost immediately.

Looking around, Kim saw a large padded chair a few feet away. She slipped her other arm out of the sling, grabbed the back of the chair, and maneuvered it around to the side of the bed, wincing in pain the entire time.

Kim was able to then sit down, and lay her arm on the bed beside Ron, and still hold his hand. She never even let go the entire time she moved the chair. She never wanted to let go.

Kim put her head back on the soft padding of the chair, and fell asleep almost instantly.

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Early the next morning, two nurses making their rounds opened the door, and saw the two sleeping and holding hands.

"Should we wake her?" One nurse said to the other.

"Nah. It looks like they will be fine. Look at the heart monitor. His heart rate is much stronger than when he first came in. I'll bet she did that." The nurse motioned towards the sleeping Kim.

"I wish I could have a love like that." The first nurse said, and they quietly shut the door, letting the two heroes sleep, for they sure deserved it.

Neither nurse noticed, but the blue energy had come back to Ron and Kim's clenched hands. This time it took the shape of a valentine heart that surrounded their hands, and it quickly shrunk and seemed to absorb into their skin. At the same moment, both their hands twitched slightly, and then gripped each other tighter.

The End