Well, this is it! The last chapter. I am a little disappointed…I didn't get any reviews yet for the last chapter, but I'm gonna go ahead and post this chapter up because I go back to school next week. T.T Anyway, hope you guys like it! Here we go!

Disclaimer: I do not own Chobits or any of the characters. Also, I don't own the story this fic is based lightly on.

Chapter 10- The End

The firs thing he felt was her warm body close by. It felt as though she was laying partially on his bed and sitting on a chair, but he wasn't sure.

The first thing he smelled was the sweet aroma of her perfume, a soft fruit essence. He didn't remember her having it before, but it felt comforting and oddly like home.

The first thing he heard was her sniffles and her quiet sobs. They were louder than any beep or voice from outside the room from other doctors and nurses. It made his heart rip to pieces and he wanted to kiss her tears away.

The first thing he saw after he opened his swollen, heavy eyes and they adjusted to the intense lights of the room was her tear-stained face looking directly at him and the smile that spread across her exhausted face when she saw him awake.

He tried to speak, but his mouth was cotton-dry. And so, the first thing he tasted was the water she helped him drink.

Afterwards, he smiled tiredly and whispered, "..hey."

Her tears started to fall again and she sniffed. "Hey." She hugged him gently, trying not to agitate his arm or leg. She sat next to him on his uninjured left side and wiped her eyes.

"How are you feeling?" she asked.

"…tired," he smiled. He shifted a little and grunted; his ribs ached beneath the bandages.

Hideki looked around the hospital room; it was a single room with piles of machinery all around his bed. An IV tube was embedded in his arm, along with a tube of blood. 'Blue was right…' he thought, sighing to himself. 'Of course she was right.'

He shakily raised his hand to her cheek and wiped away her tears. She held it there and kissed his palm. "Are you…okay?"

She nodded, fresh tears forming. "Thanks to you. Chi would be dead if you hadn't of pushed me out of the way. I was so scared…luckily the driver of that truck had a phone, because we left Plum and Kotoko at home." Her lip trembled and she held his hand with both of her small hands. "Oh Hideki…while we were in the ambulance, we lost you…" She fell silent as tears cascaded from her eyes. He comforted her the best way he could as he was, and she recovered after a few minutes and continued. "By the time we got here, you were back with us. That was three days ago."

His eyes widened, but somehow he knew that it was to be expected. He was in pretty bad shape, and knew that three days was early. "Chi…I talked to…Blue."

It was her turn to widen her eyes . "How?!"

He smiled, "It's hard to explain…"

She smiled and her tears finally stopped. "I'm just glad that you're okay." She leaned down comfortably and placed her head on his shoulder. Her took a deep breath of her scent, cherishing the moment. He was disappointed when she jumped up. "Oh! I called everybody to let them know what happened!"

"…you called everybody? How many is 'everybody' ?"

"Everybody," a familiar voice said.

Hideki turned his head to see Shinbo at the door, and behind him was Ms. Shimizu. As they entered, he saw more of his friends coming in. Mr. Ueda, Yumi, Minoru, Yuzuki, and Ms. Hibiya were all with them, and they stood around his bed.

"You guys…thanks for coming, " Hideki said, suddenly not as tired as before.

Shinbo looked across the bed at Chi and his mouth fell open. "Wow! She really is real!" He walked over and began to look her over; Minoru joined him and Chi turned to face them with a bright blush. Hideki could pick out some of their conversation as the two young men spoke: "Wow! Look at that! There's no machinery on her at all!'" and "It's almost as though she was a human the whole time!"

Hideki turned his attention back to his other friends, unsure of what to say.

Mr. Ueda spoke softly, "Chi and Ms. Hibiya explained everything to us."

Hideki nodded. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you all before. I didn't know how to tell you…or if you'd even understand. I still don't understand it myself."

Yumi beamed, "It's all right, sempai!"

"I think it was just a miracle," Ms. Shimizu said and smiled.

"I agree," Yuzuki said. She looked shyly at Minoru and smiled.

"I'm just glad to see you okay, Mr. Motosuwa," Ms. Hibiya said, and everyone agreed out loud.

Hideki looked around the room at all his friends slowly until his eyes fell on Chi. He smiled and said gently, "Yeah…I am okay…"

xXx

The next few months were slow, but he wasn't complaining. As his leg and arm healed, he went into therapy. His ribs gave him hardly any problem during his recovery and he was grateful.

Chi was by his side the entire time, and he felt that he couldn't have done it without her. She never gave up on him, and on hard days, it was what he needed.

Finally, after many months, he was allowed to go home. He needed a crutch for his leg and his arm was in a cast, but he was home. Plum and even Kotoko welcomed him with a small rally of confetti and he laughed. It was nice to be back.

After a few months, the cast on his arm and leg could be taken off. By then it was full of signatures and doodles from his friends and classmates. He kept both of them in his closet, and he would look at them from time to time.

Exactly ten months from the accident, he was completely back on his feet. He still had a slight limp in one leg and one arm was stronger than the other, but he didn't mind. In celebration of his recovery, he and Chi went on a date. They made sure to stop by Manager Ueda's bakery and My Pleasure while they were out, then continued on to a restaurant for dinner.

After they ate they took the long way home hand in hand. As they passed by the little bookstore, something caught Hideki's eye; he stopped and double-checked, thinking at first that he had seen wrong.

Chi came up next to him when she saw him stuck on something at the store, slightly worried. "Hideki, are you okay? Does your leg hurt?"

He shook his head and picked up the book that had caught his attention. On the cover was a little puppet that looked like a boy. In the background there was a blue woman-like person, and it looked a little familiar. He opened book and flipped through mysteriously. Chi peered over his shoulder curiously.

When he reached a certain page with a large picture, he stopped and both of them cried out in surprise.

"Oh my God! I-It's Blue!" Hideki exclaimed. On the page of the strange book was the spitting image of the woman who had appeared before him and Chi. In the picture she was talking to the boy, but he was real now instead of a puppet.

"This must have been what those people were reading that day," Chi said quietly.

"…and this is what she looked when I saw her…"Hideki gaped. He suddenly closed the book and put it back on the shelf. He started to walk away and Chi ran up beside him.

"What's wrong?"

He stopped and shrugged, "I dunno…it kinda felt like she was watching me, and it creeped me out a little."

Chi laughed a little and he cocked his head. "What, what's so funny?"

"She's not watching you, really; she's watching over us." She smiled and linked her arm with his and led him down the street before he could ask.

They walked slowly together and she lay her head against his arm. Stars dotted the sky above them, and now that it was almost completely dark since they were away from most of the city lights, more and more of the little lights could be seen. Chi looked up just to see a little rocket of light shoot across the sky.

"Oh! A shooting star!" she exclaimed, stopping and pointing up to where it had been.

Hideki smiled and looked up with her. "Make a wish before it's too late!"

She surprised him when she giggled and squeezed his arm. When he looked down at her, she kissed him softly. Chi pulled back to lock eyes with him and blushed brightly. "It already came true."

End

That was fun! Hope you all enjoyed this fic! The ending of this made me giggle when I wrote it XD Talk about melt-your-teeth-out-sweet! LOL I had another interesting experience- when I was typing the part when Hideki and Chi saw Blue in the book- "Blue" from Cowboy Bebop came on my CD! Why does that keep happening? LOL Anyway, look for me again soon! It's off to another story! See ya for now! Review please!