A/N: Weee! I love reviews! Yeah yeah, lots 'o drama. Kill me 'eh? (Or don't, cause then the story will never end! Mwahahahahaha!!)

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The sight before me is one I can never forget. My beautiful angel laying motionless, tubes in her mouth, wire attached to her still frame. I scrambled from the wheelchair the moment my eyes fell upon her. I ignored the searing pain in my arm as I ran to her bedside. "Michiru. Michiru. Please, please wake up. You are everything to me. Everything. I need you Michiru. Without you I'm lost. Without you I have lost it all." Tears flowed freely from my eyes. I clenched my good hand around hers, refusing to let go for even a moment.

At some point Makoto had brought me a chair. I hadn't realized it until I was already sitting. She smiled, patted my good shoulder, and left us alone. I sobbed freely into the sheets of Michiru's bed, every possible scenario playing through my mind. Would she wake? Would she stay in eternal slumber?

I had no idea how long I had been there. Had it been hours? Nights? Days? The last thing I remembered was falling asleep after crying yet again. I awoke to find the sun shining down gracefully over her face. She was so beautiful, even in such a horrible place such as the hospital. I startled when I felt a hand on my shoulder.

"Haruka? You shouldn't be out of bed. It's not good for your arm. Besides, you have surgery again today." The doctor said, trying to get me to stand and go back to my room.

"No. I'm staying with her." My voice was hoarse, my throat dry and raw from crying.

The doctor looked at me with a sad expression. "Haruka, the injuries to Michiru, they're very severe. She had very bad internal bleeding and head trauma. I'm surprised she's made it this far."

I looked at the woman laying motionless in the bed next to me. My sorrow turned to rage as I thought about whoever was responsible. "And the driver of the other car?"

"He was arrested and will not be getting out of jail." The doctor replied. "Now, please Haruka, you need to get ready for your next surgery."

I started at him a moment before looking back at my love. "I just need to do one thing. Can you please help me take this necklace off?"

The doctor unclasped the chain and I slid the ring off of it. I turned it around in my hand before moving to Michiru's side. "I'm sorry. My promise will never be broken. I love you, my Michiru." And with that, I slid the ring back on her finger before following the doctor out of the room.

I awoke sometime later, my eyes heavy and a terrible throbbing in my arm. I tried to focus on where I was, but realized I was not in the same room I had been in before. I looked over, smiling only slightly to realize they had moved me to the same room as Michiru.

She looked much the same, apparently not moving of her own will. I looked down at her hand, the ring shimmering as it moved in the light. My eyes widened. It moved. The ring moved. Her hand moved. I jumped out of bed, quickly realizing that was a bad idea as the pain shot through my arm.

"Michi? Michi? Can you hear me?" I struggled next to her bed, trying to pull a chair behind me. I took her hand in my good one, stroking it gently. The next sight was the best I had ever seen.

Michiru's eyes fluttered open, slowly, before turning her head slightly to mine. My heart stopped as a single tear slid down her cheek. "Wait, I'll get the doctor, they can take the tube out of your mouth." She slowly nodded her head once, closing her eyes again.

My heart raced as I stumbled with the call button. In a moment the nurse came in and removed the tube. She squeezed my hand tightly as it was removed. I gladly accepted her pain.

"Michiru, my love. I'm sorry." I said, not sure where to even begin. "You are my everything. I don't want to lose you. I can't lose you."

She held a finger up to my lips, causing me to stop talking. Her voice was barely audible, but I heard her clear as day. "I love you Ruka."

We spent much of the next few days in silence, enjoying that we were both alive and working back to being healthy. She had two major surgeries, while I only had one more to repair my arm. Each time, I was there, waiting for her to return from surgery.

The time had finally come when we were both released from the hospital. I hailed a cab, helping her into the car before getting in also. The ride home was spend in silence. I held her close, and she gripped my hand tightly. Twenty minutes later we arrived in front of our building.

I got out, holding my hand out to her, where she gratefully took it, and assisted her up to the elevator and then into the apartment. She sat on the couch, and I looked at her softly. "Michiru, I need to tell you something."

She looked up at me, saddness still lingering in her eyes. "Okay Haruka." She moved over slightly, allowing me room to sit by her side.

"Michi, I've never been so scared in my entire life. The thought of not having you terrified me. I love you, more than anything else in the world, I love you." Tears edged their way to my eyes, a single one escaped. She brought her hand to my cheek, brushing it away.

"I didn't think I would ever hurt the way I did when I saw you with that other woman. I saw you chase after me. I actually hadn't gone too far from the bar, just around the corner, but I saw you speed off in the direction you saw me go. I had actually been home almost all night, only parking my car on the other side of the building. I was so hurt, Haruka." Tears streamed from her eyes. All the pain and suffering being released.

"But then, I was heading home, and I saw you riding on your bike. I saw, I saw him swerve, and my heart stopped. But he missed you. Haruka, I saw him. I saw him swerve again and this time. I saw him hit you and you were thrown across the street. I thought you… I thought he ki.." Her voice trembled and broke, bursting into tears, her whole body shaking. "And then in a second he was in front of me. I couldn't get out of the way. The next thing I remember is waking up with you holding my hand."

I held her tightly in my arms, stroking her hair. "I'm here. We're both here, together. I promise, my love, I promise you that I will never let anything hurt you again. I never want you to feel pain again."

I smiled at her, and she returned the smile. I kissed her gently on the lips. "I love you, Michiru."

"I love you too, Haruka."