"Lilo! Lilo please wake up!" Stitch cried as he held on Lilo's hand, tears cascading down his cheeks. "Come back to me please! I love you! How am I supposed to live without you! You mean everything to me! Please Lilo! Come back." His voice choked.
Lilo laid on the bed Jumba provided for her with her eyes closed in an eternal slumber. He observed his girlfriend with his teary eyes, silently praying that God would give her back to him. Unfortunately, she didn't even move. She just laid there unmoving. He felt his heart break when he found out she wasn't responding.
Suddenly, the door busted open and Jumba came in. Stitch pleaded him not to take Lilo away, but he did. Stitch was left alone in the room to cry alone in his misery. In front of him came a ghost. She looked like Lilo, except her gaze was hard.
"Why didn't you save me?" Her voice sounded so sad and even angry.
"I'm sorry." Stitch responded. "I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I'm sorry..."
The ghost of Lilo shrieked.
Stitch shot up in his bed, screaming and covered in cold sweat. He rubbed his tired eyes then laid back down on the bed. He closed his eyes, but the dream haunted his mind once more. He rolled onto his back, letting the tears escape from his eyes to roll down his cheeks. It has been four months since Lilo died and Stitch had lost his happiness. Almost every night he would have this dream telling him it was his fault Lilo was dead. Unable to sleep, Stitch slid off the bed and traveled down the elevator.
He went into the kitchen to make himself a cup of warm milk. He drank some of it until he heard footsteps pad behind him. He turned, but instantly relaxed when he noticed who it was.
"What are you doing up Kira?" Stitch asked as he sipped his milk.
The tan experiment entered through the doorway, her tail swishing as she walked. After seeing Lilo dead in Jumba's ship, Kira decided to keep the promise Lilo had made her keep and showed up to help Stitch. She was disheartened to find out how torn he seemed to be as if death drained his soul instead of his love's life. She moved in with the family after gaining their trust and began to play the role as Stitch's best friend. Later on, she fell in actual love with him, but decided to wait for him to get over his previous love life. She wished he wouldn't dwell on Lilo so much, but she wasn't the one to push him. These four months had been hard on Stitch and all she wanted to do was help, not anger him further with her nagging of getting over Lilo.
Stitch smiled as Kira walked up to wrap her arms around his neck. Stitch found out that Kira was a very nice girl. Even though he still hated her for what she did to him, Lilo, Angel, and Reuben, she had found the heart to apologize for her actions. Of course, he took her in for that is what Lilo would've wanted. She would've wanted to give her another chance. Later on, he started falling head over heels for her. Even though a part of his heart still yearned for Lilo, another part wanted Kira. He never admitted it though because he wasn't ready to move on without Lilo. He knew it had been four months, but he still couldn't bring himself to replace her.
Kira noticed the sadness in Stitch's eyes and felt her heart sink lower. She brought her hands to enclose around his face, giving him her warm smile. Stitch returned the look and brought his arms around her waist. Stitch stared into Kira's eyes, feeling his heart skip a beat as he leaned forward. Kira followed his lead until her lips planted on top of his. Her arms went around his neck while Stitch pulled her even closer, savoring the sweet cherry taste of her. He continued to kiss her until his lungs started stinging. He pulled away with a smile.
"Stitch, I-" Kira was about to say she loved him until she noticed Stitch's smile dropped.
What have I done? Stitch thought to himself as he roughly pushed Kira away from him then ran up the elevator, his milk forgotten. Once up in his dome, he immediately threw himself on the bed and wept. Why did I kiss her? Am I replacing Lilo too soon? I still love Lilo so much, but why am I having the same exact feelings for Kira?
Stitch then rolled on his side to face a picture of Lilo with a blood red rose laying in front of it. Stitch felt the tears brimming on the edges of his eyes as he stared at the picture of Lilo. He missed so much about her. He missed how she would brighten the room with her smile. He missed how her hair would flutter in the breeze as she ran across the field. He missed how her laugh used to make his stomach do flips. He missed gazing into those sweet chocolate eyes, running his fingers through her silky mane of raven, kissing those delectable pale pink lips. He missed having her loving him, touching him, soothing him, hugging him, and kissing him. He missed so much about her that if he had a second heart, it would shatter just as fast as the other one did.
He had tried so hard to save her with his love, but it didn't seem to work. She had died before he could even get the chance to say goodbye or even tell her he loved her. He yearned to have one more day with her so he could tell her all the things he kept bottled up inside too long. However, he knew that could never happen. Lilo Pelekai was dead and there was nothing he could do.
Meanwhile, downstairs, Kira sighed as she watched Stitch go. She knew Lilo's death had been hard on him, but she just wished he would stop being afraid of falling in love again. Sighing, she drank down the rest of her milk then retired to her new built in room Jumba provided for her.
She collapsed tiredly on the bed and rolled over to face a picture consisting of Lilo, Stitch, Jumba, Pleakley, Nani, and Reuben. She stared intently at the figure of Lilo who was smiling brightly while having her arm hooked around Stitch's who had his arm hooked around Angel's. Kira ran her finger across the little girl, smiling slightly how she wished before that the girl would die and now that she has, she feels crestfallen about it. Kira remembered back to the day when she got an unexpected visit from Lilo, the day she started respecting the little girl.
FLASHBACK:
Kira had left Lilo and Stitch's house and found a nice spot in the forest where she could stay. She contemplated going back into space since she didn't have much to do here. She thought about how she could possibly see some of her brothers and sisters, but then thought of the police that could want her for an escaped illegal experiment. She then thought of Stitch and sighed. She saw the special bond he and Lilo shared and knew it was just hopeless for her and Stitch to have a chance. Especially since he was madly in love with that little Earth girl.
She made up her mind in going back to space. After all, she was practically hated here and Stitch would never give her a second glance without swiping her head off for what she did to him and Lilo. She was just about to get up until she heard a loud honk coming in the direction behind the emerald green bushes. Kira turned to look at that direction and came face to face with a red experiment with a hotdog body, short stubby legs, long bat ears, and a long snout that reached the floor. Kira remembered from when she read Jumba's experiment files that this experiment was 158 AKA Finder, expert in locating things. She tilted her head to one side. Why would Finder be looking for her?
Much to her surprise, the bushes pushed to the side and out came a little girl she loathed so much. It was Lilo with her shoulder wrapped in a bandage to prevent the blood from oozing out. She noticed the girl looked a little more paler and had a sad expression on her face. Kira turned curiously to face the little girl.
"Thanks Finder." Lilo replied gently as she gently patted the experiment on its snout, causing the experiment to purr quietly.
"What do you want human?" Kira asked impatiently. "I'm thinking of ways on how I could get off this mud ball planet."
"You're going back to space?" Lilo questioned.
"Yes, I am." The experiment replied. "Thanks to you, my search for 626 is over with. I see now he'll never love me as much as he loves you. I quit. I'm leaving and I'm never coming back. So, leave now and celebrate."
"You can't go Kira." Lilo replied as she walked forward. "Please don't go."
Kira's eyes widened. Was the Earth girl actual pleading for her to stay? "Why should I stay? Isn't that the least you want me to do? Just stay here and mess yours and Stitch's lives up even worse?" She asked.
"Kira, I know you're not that bad anymore. You didn't even kill me while you had that chance to in the ship." Lilo replied as she risked the chance in stepping closer.
"That's only because Stitch wouldn't be happy." Kira said.
"And why would you care if Stitch wasn't happy?" Lilo probed, taking another step closer.
"Because I care about his feelings." Kira blabbed out then slapped a hand over her mouth. She sighed. "Fine, I do like 626. I guess that's why I went to so many lengths to get him to be with me. However, that'll never happen since he has you now."
"I'm dying." Lilo replied. "I'll die in another two months, maybe even less."
"So?" Kira asked as she narrowed her eyes. "Why do you still want me here? I already know you're dying."
"You may not care for me Kira, but I know you care for Stitch. I want you to stay because when I die, I want you to be there to help Stitch get over me. I was counting on Angel being there for him, but Reuben told me he was planning on proposing to Angel soon and if she agrees, then she has to leave with him and Gantu when I die. I don't want Stitch to face a life without me on his own. That's why I'm asking you Kira to be his new best friend and possibly, his girlfriend." Lilo's voice cracked as a few tears gathered up in her eyes. " Show him how to love again after I'm gone."
Kira nodded. She had to admit. The girl has courage. She turned her boyfriend, who could be deadly when evil, back to good, she's facing an experiment who do anything to get her off this Earth alone without the protection or guidance of her boyfriend, and now she's asking Kira to take her place when she dies. Kira couldn't help but admire the little girl slightly. She nodded then showed Lilo her genuine smile.
Lilo walked over to the tan experiment then put her arms around her neck. " Thank you."
"For what?" Kira asked as she meekly wrapped her arms faintly around the little girl.
"For everything." Lilo replied then pulled away to smile at the experiment. "Believe it or not, that little plan you had to separate me and Stitch actually brought us closer. It made me see how much I really loved him and how much he loved me. For that, I have to thank you for it even though it wasn't your goal."
Normally, Kira would've been angered by that, saying her plan was a failure and just did the exact opposite, but it actually made her smile. She tightened her grip around Lilo, slowly learning to respect the little girl just before pulling away.
Lilo smiled then stroked her soft face, making Kira purr softly to voice her pleasure. Her once hateful golden eyes lightened at the girl's touch. How could she have wanted this sweet girl dead? " I'll come back later to let you know when I feel I'm going to die and you can start moving in on Stitch."
With that, the girl turned and walked away. For two months, Kira had never seen her.
Kira sighed as she turned to roll on her other side to face the wall. She recalled back when Lilo came again, two months later, just to say goodbye and good luck. Lilo had made Kira promise her not to tell Stitch of her last two visits, but now Kira thought it was time to tell Stitch everything. He did kiss her and when he pulled away, he seemed to enjoy it, she concluded.
She slid off the bed then exited the room. Following the light of the moon that cascaded from the windows and on the wooden floorboards as her only light, she slowly treaded through the darkness. She swallowed as she stepped on the elevator and rode it to the top where she faced a heartbreaking sight.
Stitch was on his bed, the one he previously shared with Lilo. His eyes looked tired and bloodshot. His face was damp from his tears. She walked over to him and slid on the bed, putting an arm around his shoulder. Stitch bent over and cried on her shoulder. Kira lifted his face after his sobbing turned into sniffs and looked him in the eye. She kissed the two tears that began to fall from his eyes just before sitting back.
"Stitch, there's something I want to tell you." Kira replied. "Something I never told you before."
Stitch looked at her, curious to find out what she wanted to talk about. "Yes?"
"After I retreated from the ship, I found a spot in the forest where I could think of ways to get off this planet." Kira started. "However, Lilo showed up and begged me not to go."
Stitch's eyes widened. He remembered when Lilo asked Jumba where Kira went and he said she was gone. Lilo then left the house without another word, but kissed Stitch's cheek fondly before walking out. He had no idea she was going to track down Kira. He thought the girl had more smarts than that. "Why did she go there?" Stitch asked.
"She wanted me to be there for you when she died. I have to admit, that girl has a lot of courage facing an experiment who would do anything to kill her." Kira chuckled. "It was then that I respected her. Then, when she came to tell me her time was almost up, I came to the ship and looked through the window to see you, Angel, Reuben, and everyone else crying over her. I decided to give you two weeks before showing up. I kept my promise."
"Lilo wanted me to love you?" Stitch asked.
"No, she wanted me to be there for you. She wanted me to help you in getting over her death." Kira replied. "However, I did the one thing I'm not designed to do."
"What's that?" Stitch enquired.
Kira bent over to kiss Stitch on the lips. Stitch widened his eyes just before bringing Kira close to him and started kissing her back. She pulled away after a couple of minutes, then bent to kiss nose blue nose. "I fell in love with you."
She nipped at his ear shortly just before going back down the elevator, but not before hearing Stitch saying "I think I'm in love with you too Kira."
Stitch thought back to what Kira said and smiled. He had to admit. Kira did manage to spark something inside his heart. Something that he usually felt around Lilo. Still though, he didn't think he was ready to let go of his beautiful raven haired angel. He got up and walked over to the boom box to play some music. He took out a CD and almost cried when he realized it was Lilo's funeral CD. He read the tracks on the back of the CD.
1. Introduction
2. Goodbye My Dear Friend
3. Are you Really Gone?
4. Will You Remember Me When I See You in Heaven?
5. I'm Still Loving You
6. Meant to Be
7. Come Back
8. I Will See You Again Some Day
9. Unfair
10. Conclusion and Family's Farewells.
Stitch flipped though the songs until he came across track six. He turned it up very loud so he could hear it from his side of the room. He turned to sleep in his bed. He heard the blaring of the music bounce off the walls so his ears could hear it perfectly. He laid awake in his bed with the sky roof dome opened. He sighed as he gazed into the stars, picturing Lilo flying around in the sky with her parents, laughing and crying at the same time. The melancholic sound of instruments played through his ears as the male singer began to sing.
I will never forget the moment I first saw you
You had those prettiest brown eyes
And silky raven hair that I just wanted to run my fingers through each day and night
The moment you said you loved me
I felt all right
Then fate had to stick its nasty head in
And take you away from me
I still believe we are meant to be
I still believe there is a chance that we could ignite our love in heaven
In the future, I might find plenty of girls
But I promise you that none of them will ever take your place in my heart
Because we are meant to be
Your smile warmed my heart
It made me want to do everything in my power to make you smile like that every day
Those moments your lips touches mine
All those sweet caresses at night
You made me feel something I thought I never feel
Even though you have been taken from me
I still think of you in the day and you're my last thought before I turn off the lights to sleep
Yeah I still believe we are meant to be
I still believe there is a chance that we could ignite our love in heaven
In the future, I might find plenty of girls
But I promise you baby that none of them will ever take your place in my heart
Because we are meant to be
Though we may be a thousand miles apart
You may be in heaven while I'm stuck on this Earth
You may be an angel and I'm a selfish man
But I know
I know
We are meant to be
We are meant to be darling
And someday
When God opens his gates for me
I will take you into my arms
I will kiss your lips once more
And I will say we are meant to be
Because darling...
We are...
Stitch let out a few tears when the next song started. "I love you Lilo." Stitch replied then before closing his eyes he whispered. "We are meant to be."
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Lilo and Stitch or their characters. I only own the story, plot, and Kira
Author's Note: So, there is the alternate ending and the original ending. Everyone happy now? And yes, in this ending it is a Kira/Stitch pairing, so, sorry if you were expecting to see some Angel/Stitch action, but she really did marry Reuben and left with him. Anyway, the lyrics to this version of the Meant to Be song is by me and the other songs listed on Lilo's funeral CD are also made up by me since I was too lazy to research any death songs.
STORY ALERT!
His Conundrum- Three experiments come to Earth to meet the illustrious experiment 626. They want him to be part of their group in killing, stealing, destroying etc… However, when they find out he is quite cozy with his ohana, these three experiments want to make him evil again. To do that, they give him a conundrum: Lilo either dies by his hands, or theirs.
I know, I've been picking on Lilo a lot, but most of the dangerous stuff happens to Stitch, or Angel, or other characters. There are only a few stories that I've seen that revolve around Lilo. Besides, she is my favorite character on the show and the movies, so she will have major roles in my stories. Also, this is a Lilo/Stitch romance story, so only read it if you like this pairing. So far I had two flames because they didn't like the pairing. People! Read the summary! Do I need to bring up my note in chapter 8 again? I'll accept flames as I know they just motivate you to get better, but the only flames I tolerate are ones that says the grammar is poorly done, or there are some elements of the story that made it confusing, or if there are some poorly done parts in it. I CAN NOT and WILL NOT tolerate flames that are only based around the pairing when I MADE IT VERY CLEAR that Lilo and Stitch are going to be together and Angel and Reuben were going to be together. Read the SUMMARY!
Okay, now that I got that off my chest. I want to say I have the next story, His Conundrum, done, but there are parts of it I think needs more work. Because of that, the story is being rewritten and will take a while to post. So, while I have the story in progress, keep an eye out for my one-shots! Thank you guys SO much for your reviews and I hope I'll see you guys again on His Conundrum!