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I must say that as much as I enjoy writing anything this has been my most exciting fic ever. This is also my favorite by far. I have never written so much and plan to not let is slow down. I'd like to tell you that if you like this pairing then I'm sorry but this is the only story that has this length. I'm sorry for you and myself so enjoy it.

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Chapter 18: On Your Own Two Feet

(Emily's Viewpoint)

"Kai please let me up." I begged but Kai had ceased to listen to my begging. As normal, he had tied me down. Today he was tired of being in the hospital as was I but I would rest so if he wasn't sitting on me, I was tied to the bed and not happy about it.

A doctor walked in the room and looked at Kai. "How is she recovering now that she is resting?" Kai huffed, he pointed at me who was very upset but resting. "So she has given up? Is she going to rest?"

"Ask her yourself, she's her own person." My own person, I think that's a compliment but now it's time to plead my case.

"I want to leave right now. Right now. Just let me go." I sighed and relaxed and they released me to get up on my feet. I fell hard to the floor. "You couldn't have helped?"

"You said to let you go, so I did what you asked, so leave." The doctor laughed and so did Kai, he was amused and then helped me up. "You can't stand up or walk so how do you expect to go anywhere?"

"Just get me out of this hospital. I don't understand half of what the people here are saying, and I'm frustrated and want to go to Japan and stuff." Kai rolled his eyes and lifted me up over his shoulder. "What?"

"I'm taking you out of here. We're going back to Japan and I already told you're parents to send our stuff there, so deal." I sighed. "So you don't want to be carried everywhere?" He said setting me down and then looking at me.

"I don't really care; I just don't want to be here." He nodded and picked me up over his shoulder and took me to the desk and set me on the desk. "She's ready to go."

"Can she walk? Are you going to carry her around everywhere? I mean we usually don't allow patients to go home without being able to walk. It's not healthy for her." Kai sighed.

"I'm going to carry her everywhere. She wants to leave and she's healed, she just can't walk. I think it might have paralyzed the inner muscle tissue but I'll get our home doctor to check that." What, a inner muscle tissue, how could I paralyzed that?

"Fine, sign this and she's free to go." Kai signed it and picked me up.

"What now," I asked. Kai held up plane tickets and we were going 1st class back to Japan. I fell asleep and now I'm back at our house. "How long did I sleep?"

"A long time but it's good that you're awake. Everyone thought you were dead. We have plans for tonight." I looked at Kai with a questioning look on my face. "Samantha and Kaelan, they invited us to dinner. It's a celebration for our wedding and return." I smiled, our wedding, yah.

"We have a problem, me. You can't carry me into a fancy restaurant." He smiled that sneaky smile. "You wouldn't, would you?" He kept smiling. "Kai, no," I said strongly but Kai just smiled.

"Then you walk there on your own and see if it's any more proper." I sighed. "I have an idea anyway. It's normal in Japanese culture for the bride's feet not to touch the floor during any engagement celebration. This is it, so it's natural." I smiled and we kissed.

"Brilliant, as always Kai." He smiled and carried me out of the bedroom into the living room. I sighed sadly. He brought my head up and smiled. I smiled too. "You are amazing too." He nodded and replied 'I know'.

"Emily, can see your legs?" I nodded and he carefully raised them onto the stool he placed in front of them. She looked at them and kept looking at them. He looked at me and shook his head.

"What Kai?" He just kept shaking his head at me. "What, tell me?"

"This is very bad, the shock has neutralized the cell replacement so the cells are dying and not rebuilding themselves." I was in shock. I looked at them, and he was right, they were.

(Kai's Viewpoint)

"What do I do Kai?" Emily was freaked out and crying and her cells weren't copying themselves and she was upset. I sat next to Emily and she was crying and she leaned on me and started crying. I didn't know what to do either.

"Emily, let's go?" Emily asked where but I didn't reply because I picked her up and took her out to the car and drove her to the hospital. Emily was scared and in tears and crying.

"Hello?" A nurse came to me and I had set Emily down in a wheelchair to easier get her around her and stop me from doing any further damage. Emily was screaming and crying.

"Yes, is she going into labor?" I stepped back and shook my head.

"Of course not, the cells in her legs are neutralized and can't reform themselves and she can't walk. I don't know what to do?" What good was being a doctor for children if I couldn't help Emily or myself?

She directed me to a room and an emergency doctor came in and I lifted Emily up onto the table and she stayed there crying and upset. I calmed her down and stayed at her side. "So what's wrong with her?"

"The cells in her legs aren't performing mitosis and the cells have all died so she's loss any control in her legs and can't even stand up. They were electrocuted and are dying." Mitosis is the process in which cells copy themselves to replace dead cells. Emily was sitting there crying and I held onto her hand as she buried her head into my shoulder.

"The only thing we can do is a skin transfusion from one of her legs to the other. It seems that her left is in good shape but she must have been lying on this side when that electrocuted her. We can transfer skin from her left leg to the other leg and hope that that skin can quickly enough replace what she lost. Can I do the surgery?" I nodded and handed her Andy's card which he let me keep in case we needed anything else for her.

"Kai, what does he want to do?" Emily asked. She knew about all this stuff but she was too stressed to remember. I looked into Emily's eyes and they beheld the same fear as the did when I found her at the center.

"Emily he's just going to cut off a bit of the dead skin and replace it with extra living skin from you other leg. You're left leg is fine but you're right isn't unless we do that, can he?" She fearfully nodded and they put her on a stretcher and she looked scared. "I promise, you'll be okay, it's a simple procedure." If that was true than neither of us would be upset but it wasn't but it could be.

(4 hours later) "Kai!" I was never happier to see Emily than this time. Actually a lot of times I was happier but this was major because I was putting her to the surgery that could paralyze her for good.

They wheeled her into a room to rest and her legs were both bandaged up and she was happy. "You feel better, and okay?" She laughed, and I was very confused.

"You're never allowed to be scared, upset, freaked out, angry, or any negative feeling again, ever. Got it?" She said, I was very confused. "Kai, when you were scared for me, I was scared for me. When you were calm, I was. So you have to feel normal so I can. Promise?" I smiled and she smiled too.

"I'll try but you scared me back there. You were just so scared and it freaked me out. Even the nurse didn't know what was wrong with you. She thought you were in labor. That would very scary." She nodded and pulled me closer to her and rested her head on me.

"It would be scary, but I'd be happy. Wouldn't you?" I thought about this, would I? I really don't know.

"I don't know Emily, but I think it would be stupid to bring another person into our life that everyone could hurt us with. It hurts me to think that something that's a part of us would be put in danger. You're already too much to put in danger. When we're safe, then I'd be happy." Emily nodded and kissed me and fell asleep. I too fell asleep in the room. Still not letting go of her hand.

I had still that question to really answer. Would I be happy with Emily and I having a child? I don't really know. I'd be scared for her so much, I think I would die. She just so fragile to me; like putty. She's slipping away and breaking and ripping. I'm just afraid that one day it might happen and that would be the end.

(Week later) We apologized to Samantha and Kaelan for missing the dinner and explained. Emily now can walk; she's still a bit weak. But when hasn't she been. We are in America talking to the people in the United States Bureau of Immigration about me coming here for the wedding.

I passed all the tests; I have an immigration license to stay as long as I keep my job with Judy and the beyblade company; courtesy of Emily and Judy and their team. I can stay as long as I have a job there and such. I also am on Emily's citizenship as soon as we get married and start earning my own citizenship now. I'm happy as well as Emily.

Samantha and Kaelan are also transferred her thanks to Mr. Dickinson. We are working and training them to be on the junior team. They aren't at all into beyblading as a team, but they will. The wedding isn't for another year because we are going to settle down here in America first. We also have to get ready for the crazy world of New York City life.

"Well Emily, we're finally here." I said looking at the medium sized condo, we got rented out. Emily and I had decided instead of staying at the lab where anyone could find us we'd stay off campus.

"Yep Kai we are here. It's pretty amazing that we're finally here. We can start from scratch here." Emily smiled and leaned on my shoulder. I nodded and smiled.

We walked into the house and they yelled surprise us both launching our beyblades into the crowd. Miriam and Max caught the blades in their hand and tossed them gentle back to us. Emily and I both pouted.

(Emily's Viewpoint)

"Good thing I expected that. I knew that you two would be just as alert as I was when I entered a place I expected to be calm and settled." Miriam said smiling at me. I caught my blade and I looked at Kai who was a bit annoyed with people in the condo we had just recently purchased.

"Come on Kai, light up. It's a whole house warming party. Everyone's here, well everyone we want here." Kai sighed and trudged through the crowd and leaned against the far wall. I sighed and looked at all the people who were here. Let me see: Michael, Dani, Eddy, Steve, Max, Miriam, Tyson, Hilary, Ray, Mariah, as well as Judy and Mr. Dickinson. Oh yes, and of course our favorite two people who came along with us Sam and Kaelan.

"So Emily, you going to stand there staring at everyone and everything or are you going to introduce us to everyone." I snapped out of concentration and looked at Kaelan and Sam.

"Okay, I think I will. Since this is going to take a while why don't we all sit down?" Everyone nodded and went into the huge living room and sat down. "Okay to start, everyone this is Samantha, don't call her Sam because she'll beat you up if you do. And her friend and colleague to her right is Kaelan." I sighed. Kai stood up and picked me up and carried me away everyone confused and was watching. My legs were tired from the walking, and standing so he carried me to the chair he was sitting in.

"Stay Emily," I sighed, and pouted; this making everyone laugh. "Well Samantha, Kaelan, you know Mr. Dickinson. That is Emily's old team captain, Judy. You also know Max Tate from our matches and such. The blue-haired girl next to him is his blushing bride Miriam Tate. The crazy person who just ran up and ate all the food who's in the kitchen is Tyson Granger. The brown-haired girl who's yelling at him is his girlfriend Hilary Titibana." Kai had stopped and I quite enjoyed his individualist was of describing people. It was well thought out. It was first by people who Sam and Kaelan knew, then people who were friends with people the duo knew, then people who were doing things to set them apart. "The pink haired perky girl is Mariah Kon, and they boy next to her is my friend Ray Kon and her husband." Kai seemed to be stumbling on how to finish off with my teammates.

I struggled to get up but my feet were tired and I was falling. Kai noticed and took my hands and helped me up. "Sam, Kaelan; the red hair over there is my old teammate and friend Michael Parker. The football fan over there watching TV is Steve and next to him is other teammate Eddy. And last but not least my best friend since I was 3 Dani Starles." I sighed and Kai once again picked me up and carefully dropped me on the chair.

"Thanks for your help Emily, but now it's time to rest." I pouted and he kissed me on the cheek and then went to the piece of wall next to me and leaned against it. "So what now?" Kai asked and I sighed.

"Okay, Tyson's calmed down and the food saved. So we can finally eat." Hilary came in saying. I nodded and tried to stand up but this time instead of helping me up. Kai decided to push me back down.

"Rest now, Emily. I'll get it." I was very tired but having Kai care for my ever need would not help out my cause of being able to stand up on my own to feet.

Kai came back with two plates of food, handing one to me and he picking at the one he was left with. "You do know I can stand on my two feet right?" He laughed. "I can," I tried to but I started falling forward and Kai fast and swiftly. Caught me by the waist and pushed me back on my feet.

"Stand on your own two feet? Hm, nope. You can't." I pouted and he kissed me again and handed me my plate. "Eat it, you need your strength or you'll never stand on your own two feet." I nodded and gave up the fight and ate it.

After we had all finished eating Mariah, Miriam, Sam, Hilary, and Dani, and with a bit of surprise to me, Mrs. Judy decided to kidnap me. They wanted to talk to me about my relationship with Kai. Which was clear at the time, we were engaged to be married.

"So Emily, when is you're wedding?" Mariah asked in a concerning way for me. I had already subconsciously chosen Dani for Maid of Honor. I had no clue who Kai had chosen as his best man. It would probably be Andy.

To clarify Dani is a girl, not a guy! I mentioned this for any people who don't understand my complex character lines. "I'm not exactly sure the date but it's sometime next year. That's all Kai and I have decided." Everyone was nodding and agreeing that next year would be a good time for the wedding.

After a long time of talking everyone came out and I was very surprised to see Andy and Kai talking in the kitchen and everyone else just listening to them talk. Dani walked out behind me, I just earlier was talking with her about the arrangements as Maid of Honor.

"So Kai, how are you?" I said walking over to him, pretty slowly but he got bored with watching me walk over so he comes over here picks me up and carries me over to the chair. "You're point for doing that was, what exactly?" I asked.

"You were going to slow. Your beyblade could go way faster than you any day, especially today." Kai dropped his voice into a whisper. "You know, you are pretty light and I hate waiting so it gets very fun to carry you around all the time." I smiled and I heard coughing from behind us.

"There are two teenagers in the room you two." Sam said being slightly grossed out by the fact that we were well being ourselves, and challenging each other.

"You're point?" I asked and they sighed and Sam and Kaelan walked into their bedrooms for the night. "You do know that we have 4 bedrooms in this house and a need of 6 bedrooms." Kai nodded. I whispered this. "What shall we do?"

"Knowing you, you'll think of something before the night is through." Dani and Andy came in from opposite sides of the living room and they saw each other it was just magical for them.

RARE Position (Dani's Viewpoint)

I picked up my hair and held it back and walked up to the cute guy who had also just walked into the living room like me. I was trying to find a room to sleep in with all the guests. I didn't know what to do. "Emily, Kai; where will I be sleeping tonight?" Emily looked at Kai.

"I'm afraid that since Samantha and Kaelan are staying with us, you two is going to have to stay at the Research Facility. If that's okay? If not I could just sleep on the couch and Emily could go back to her room and the Research Facility. I'm sorry but we weren't expecting you Andy." Why was Kai talking to that guy over there. I had brought up the question.

"Andy?" I asked and realizing I had said it out loud I freaked out.

"Yeah, Dani, this is Andy. He is my Best Man for the wedding. I didn't invite him for a while longer but this is okay. Dani, Andy and Andy, Dani." He walked over to me and shook my hand.

"Well by guys, I'm sure you guys can make plans for us there just as well as here. We'll make breakfast for you here so don't sleep in." Emily said jokingly. "Try to get to know each other too Dani, you are our two best friends, you should know each other." I nodded and he sighed and looked at me and nodded.

"I'm sure the Research Facility still has the room setup from when I visited you last time. If not I can just stay in your room, Em." Kai thought about what I had said.

"Em, eh? I like it." Emily looked at me and I shrugged. How was I suppose to know that Kai would enjoy giving Emily the nickname I called her.

"Ya, Em, she's called me that my whole life except for the last years so far. I guess she's back into it." I nodded. "So she is, plus, Kai is to short to have a nickname for anyway. If it was longer I'm sure I'd be creative with you're name too." Kai looked surprised at Emily. I laughed.

"I happen to think that cutsie nick names fall under the creepy things I don't like category of my mind." Kai laughed and nodded and I looked at Andy and shrugged.

"Fine, by tomorrow it'll have a cutsie nick name for you." He looked taken aback and looked creaped out by this. "I'll have it, I promise you that much." He sighed, looking quite depressed.

Kai picked up Emily and walked away as we left the house Kai came back locking the door behind us and returning to his room, across the hall from Emily. It was a matter of safety with Emily. Everything had to be perfectly safe with Emily and herself was no little thing either. She totally trusted Kai but it was a matter of privacy and the fact that they weren't married and she didn't want to have children for a while like Kai. They were both lone wolves years before know they are leaders of a pack with just the two. Funny how times change.

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