The Love That Matters Forever

Leela finally woke up. Yet, she still felt tired. The pain in her stomach stopped, but for now. She hoped that Lily was okay after such pain she went through. But like Nibbler said, it didn't hurt Lily, but it sure did hurt her. Leela didn't know why that storm tried to attack them, or why that pain was inside her. All of it was just a mystery that somehow she knew she couldn't solve... that is, until today.

She heard snoring. It wasn't loud, but soft. It came from the side of her bed. It was Fry. His arms was crossed on the bed as his head laid between them. He must have made sure she didn't have to go through that pain once again. She smiled at her sweet, tired boyfriend, and gave him a small push.

"Fry. Fry? Wake up." Leela said sweetly.

Fry finally opened his eyes. He sat up and stretched his long arms as he gave himself a yawn.

"Leela? Are you feeling better?" he asked.
"Yeah. The pain in my stomach doesn't hurt anymore..." Leela said as she set her hand on her stomach.

Fry slowly put his hand over her hand, which was covering her stomach. She looked at him, wondering what was on his mind right now. He looked like tears were about to form in his eyes.

"Leela... I thought I might have lost you back there... And Lily. I never cared if that lightning bolt hit me. As long as you were safe... It'll be okay..." Fry said.

Leela smiled. She motioned him to come to her.

Fry moved toward her and hugged her as tight as he could. He was so happy that she was okay. Leela patted him on the back, as if to calm him down. But it was just for the love of him.

"Fry, I thought I was about to lose you. That lightning bolt could have killed you. If anything ever happened to you... I'll never forgive myself." Leela said.

Fry hugged her even tighter. It didn't hurt Leela, but it made her happy to see him again. He let go of her and looked at her, smiling with the delight in his eyes. They slowly moved their heads towards each others... until their lips met. They have never been happy that they were both alive. And Lily was safe. They didn't know if that kiss lasted for an eternity or maybe longer. All they knew was, they never wanted to break apart.

"Um... Is there a chance I could talk to you two?" they heard Nibbler ask.

They reluctantly broke the kiss and faced at their pet, who was standing at the door with his uniform on.

"Did you just talk?" Leela asked.
"Yes. I shall explain it to you later. In the meantime, we have extremely important things to talk with you." Nibbler replied.

Thirty minutes have passed, and luckily, Nibbler, Fiona, and Ken explained to Fry and Leela everything they needed to know about what has happened from the culprit.

"What kind of moron would want to blow up his own planet?" Leela asked.
"We're not absolutely sure about that yet. But we terribly need your help to find out." Fiona said.
"How?" Fry asked.
"Well, you have that old Professor back at Earth, right?" Nibbler asked.
"Yep." Fry said.

"Good. It seems that he has the invention that could determine who's saliva covered part of this Whisky bottle. You must take it to him and find out the characteristics of the culprit." Nibbler said as he handed Fry the Baggy containing the bottle.

"Don't you have a DNA test yourselves?" Leela asked.
"Yes, but our foolish Nibblonian idiot damaged it while he was drunk with the rest of that Whisky." Nibbler said.

"Only you will have to tell the Professor to use the invention to find out who this culprit is." Fiona said.
"But you cannot tell anybody about us. If you do, it will stand in the way of saving the planet." Ken said.
"We wont. We'll figure something out to cover you." Leela said.
"Thank you." Nibbler said as he handed Fry the Baggy.
"Anytime." Fry said.
"But soon after you find out the DNA sample, you will have to help us rid of the culprit permanently. It may be hard, but at least there will be action." Nibbler giggled.

"... But wont this..." Fry asked as he slowly looked at Leela.
"Don't worry. This wont hurt Lily at all. That is, if you are careful." Nibbler said.

Leela looked at Fry surprisingly. He really was trying to be protective for Lily. She never knew Fry could be like this. Not even when he used to have the stomach worms. She smiled.

"Luckily, the culprit only destroys one planet one week. Since, that has happened in a number of months, you will have plenty of time to help us." Ken said.

"Good. How much time does Earth have?" Leela asked.
"Exactly six days." Fiona said.
"That should be enough time, right?" Fry asked.
"Right. Since that invention can make the DNA test faster than 48 hours, who are we to complain?" Nibbler asked.

"In any case, we are right now on our way to Earth. After you give us the DNA sample, we'll do the rest. We shall call you if we need any help whatsoever." Fiona said.

"You can count on us." Leela said.
"Oh, we shall, Leela. We shall." Nibbler said.

Back at Earth, Fry and Leela kept quiet about the Nibblonians, but still asked the Professor if they could use the DNA invention.

"Why on Earth do you need to know a DNA sample?" the Professor asked.
"For uh... um..." Fry tried to guess.
"To... figure out who robbed my apartment!" Leela blurted out.
"Yeah, what she said!"
"Hm... very well. Come with me to the lab." Professor Farnsworth said.

He led Fry and Leela inside the lab to a huge and amazing machine. Right beside it was a tiny hole, that probably could fit a computer mouse.

"Just simply put the bottle into the hole." the Professor said.
"But... It's too small." Fry said.

"Well, I didn't actually mean put the whole damn bottle inside! Do you think the burglar would drink the whole bottle? Didn't think so. Just put the mouth inside, dummy."

"All right, all right."

Fry put the mouth of the bottle inside the hole as noises were coming from inside the machine.

"Ah, It's got something. Now, if we could begin to--" the Professor said but was interrupted by a loud ding. The machine finally let out a small cutted paper from a receipt hole. The Professor adjusted his glasses and examined the paper.

"Oh, dear. It seems it will take a long time. Probably about..." he said as he checked his watch. "... Several hours."

"Hmph. And Nibbler said it would be long." Fry whispered to Leela.
"Did you say something about Nibbler?" the Professor asked.
"Um.. no! I said uh... it... believes me that we have to wait this long!" Fry exclaimed.
"Oh. Well, I guess that leaves you two on your own. Too-de-loo!" the Professor said as he walked back to the living room.

Fry and Leela shrugged, before he had a chance to peek his head out the window.

"Oh, and congratulations on Lily! Oh, I know you two will be the perfect parents!"

Then he left. After that, Fry and Leela wondered...

"Bender." they both said.

"Boy, when it comes to everything, Bender knows never to keep secrets." Leela said.
"Tell me about it."
"... Fry... when you asked Nibbler if that mission wouldn't hurt Lily..." Leela began.
"Oh, it was stupid of me to say that in that time of-"

"No, no, Fry." she said as she took his left hand. "After you said that, it kinda made me realize how much you really want to make sure that Lily is safe. Her safety is something you're willing to take care of for the rest of your life. I've... I've never knew how sweet you can be... Especially after risking your life to save me."

"Leela, I would do anything to make sure you stay alive. You make my life full, instead of empty. Your voice is like music to my ears. You take my breath away. You're more than just a best friend, or a girlfriend. You're special. You're special, great, wonderful, beautiful, no matter what anybody says. Even if they do judge you about your eye, I just need you to know... I never want to hurt you like they did. I love you. I love you more than life itself. And that is what I promise you." Fry said.

Leela had tears in her eyes. She slowly moved into Fry's arms and rested in them with her arms wrapped around his back. He did the same, after kissing her forehead. That hug seemed to last for quite a while, and, you guessed it, they didn't seem to mind. They needed to rest in each other's embrace as their eyes fixed onto each other's to their deepest kiss. How could they want to let each other go? They would never do such a thing. It was all in their hearts right now.

After they broke the kiss, Fry picked her up in his arms and walked out of the Planet Express building together. Their lips planted another kiss as they walked into Leela's apartment. The kiss was longer than they thought, but it was perfect. Fry set Leela on the bed, and he laid next to her.

"Fry, what you said back there was the most sweetest and wonderful thing I've ever heard from a guy... You know what? I never knew that this day would come, but... Right now... you're better than what the worms did to you before." Leela said.

A smile formed on Fry's face. He never knew that Leela would say something like that at all. Honestly. But right now, he could never have been happy.

"... Come here." Fry said.

Leela put her right hand on his cheek and kissed him. He kissed back as he pulled her close. They weren't going to do what they did last night, but to at least enjoy the moment of making love. Fry fell back onto the pillows of the bed as Leela continued to kiss him. He was kissing back, loving the moment with her piece by piece.

"... What does it take for you to be mine?" Fry whispered in her ear as he broke the kiss.

They kissed again, but soon after that, Leela knew exactly what to say after his question. She moved up a little, facing him with a small delight in her eye.

"One kiss changes everything..." she replied, as she and Fry went back to kissing...

TO BE CONTINUED...