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Chapter 13: Destiny Fulfilled

As his vision slowly returned, all Shane could see around him was white. "Am I dead?" he wondered to himself. His eyes now starting to focus, Shane saw a face hovering above him. Shane immediately thought back to that last person who was in his mind before he had passed out in the car fire.

"Skyla," croaked Shane hoarsely.

"No, I'm Dr. Herald," chuckled an older, white-haired man. "But I'm glad to see Shane that your sight and speaking abilities have returned."

Far from heaven, Shane realized he had ended up in a hospital room. Even more surprisingly upon examining his hands, arms and legs, Shane noticed he had sustained very little physical damage considering he had been trapped in a raging car fire. Looking at his face in a mirror, Shane realized all his injuries consisted of were some minor cuts and bruises.

"So I'm not dead?" asked Shane, slightly overwhelmed.

"No, but you should be," said Dr. Herald gravely. "Considering that your vehicle was burned to a crisp, it's miracle you're alive. That person who pulled you out of the car fire saved your life!"

"What do you mean?" asked Shane confused.

"Why, your rescuer has been waiting to see you for over four hours!" exclaimed Dr. Herald.

"Huh?" replied Shane, even more lost.

"He's awake now, come on in," called Dr. Herald to the person standing outside in the hospital hall.

Shane almost did die this time when through open door came Skyla.

"Hey," said Skyla smiling brightly, her black curls still bouncing just as perkily as the first time Shane had met her. "You ok?"

"I thought I was out here alone," sputtered Shane at a loss for words.

"I guess not," grinned Skyla coyly, realizing how reminiscent their conversation now was to their first meeting back in the forest. She smiled at Shane with a mixed of deep happiness and concern. All Shane could do was continue to gape at Skyla in shocked astonishment, overwhelmed emotionally at seeing his love again.

"I'll give you both some time to get reacquainted," said Dr. Herald, smiling at the young couple fondly before shutting the door on his way out.

Shane wanted to run over to Skyla, take her in his arms, and profess his undying love for her. Yet all his smooth moves escaping him in the presence of the stunning Skyla, it was all Shane could do to scratch his ear shyly. Seeing Shane freaked out as usual around her, Skyla realized she was going to have to be the one to say something.

"You're friends are on there way here," Skyla informed Shane. "And I already explained to the police how the accident happened, although they still have some questions for you."

Shane shook his head. Here they hadn't seen each other in months and from the get go Skyla was still business as usual. Skyla might have morphed through different life forms, but Shane saw that her personality apparently had remained unchanged.

"How were you aware of the car accident?" asked Shane baffled.

"I still know everything about you about," smiled Skyla.

"So I you're the one that saved me from the fire?" questioned Shane.

"I couldn't let anything happen to you," replied Skyla urgently, emotion slightly cracking through her tough, exterior shell of a personality.

"So I guess you're my guardian angel," joked Shane fondly.

"More like you're guardian alien," teased Skyla back. The two starred at each tenderly, yet both unsure what to say. Shane reached out toward Skyla, who pulled up a chair beside his bed and began to rub his hand affectionately.

"You're so warm," murmured Shane. "Are you…"

"…human?" finished Skyla. "I'll always be a Carmanian, but I guess you could call my bodily form right now resembling that of a human's."

"How you are able to be here?" continued Shane. "How were you able to save me?"

"We can keep going over this, but it's not going to do us any good," teased Skyla.

"That sounds familiar," replied Shane, now him as well thinking back to their first meeting during the battle against Vexacus.

"You haven't changed a bit, Shane," said Skyla, shaking her head at fondly. "I guess I will always have to keep going over this with you. We're forever connected by the power I passed on to you. It was yours to command. It's what enabled me to return to Earth again in my previous life's form."

"If your power is mine to command," began Shane, "Does that mean you'll never leave me again?"

Always interconnected, Skyla could literally feel the heavy vulnerability and heartache that radiated from Shane's eyes. Shooting up from the chair, Skyla sat down on the bed besides Shane as he fell into her arms. Cradling Shane like a baby, Skyla passionately kissed his forehead.

"I'm never going to leave you again," she whispered fiercely. "And please don't ever scare me like that again. The thought of loosing you…" Skyla's voice broke off. Shane smiled, glad that Skyla was finally feeling as emotional as he was at this moment.

"You're never going to loose me," responded Shane softly, looking up into Skyla's big, brown eyes. "You're my destiny, and I am yours."

"I guess you have learned something from me after all," laughed Skyla happily, holding her beloved Shane passionately like she would never let him go. And as it was, she didn't plan to ever again.

A/N: Shane and Skyla are one of my favorite PR cannon couples every created. Gotta love the concept of destiny! You know I'm a fan of it. ;-)

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