Chapter 5: Falling Apart

A few weeks later Hunter and Tori came down to Florida to help Hannah and Kimberly out throughout the whole thing. Tori and Hunter had agreed to go with Hannah for the trial.

Hannah went to the jailhouse and they sat her down at a table and she waited for Conner to come out. She looked up when she saw Conner come out with a swollen lip and a black eye. She gasped as he sat across from her and he picked up the phone. "Conner what did they do to you?" She asked.

"It's a long story," he replied.

Hannah bit her lip and she let out a small sob. "Hannah, babe, we'll get things cleared up," he assured her.

"How could this have happened?" She asked.

Conner sighed and he rubbed his forehead. "Fate has a way of being mean to us," he replied.

"But why us? After everything that's happened to us why couldn't things just go right for once?" She asked.

"I don't know babe, but you shouldn't worry about me, I'll be fine."

Conner gave her a half smile. "Babe, you have your competition to think about. You should concentrate on that," he told her.

"I can't…" she trailed off.

"You can, I know you can. You've fought more villains than any of us when you were only a kid. You've beaten death more than once. You saved your sister more than once. You can do this."

Hannah wiped a tear from her face. "Yeah…" she trailed off. She looked at Conner. "Conner…I…" she trailed off. She let out a sigh.

"Go, you'll be late," he informed.

"Conner…I have to tell you something…" she started.
"What?"

Hannah bit her lip. "Never mind…I'll see you at the trial," she told him. Conner nodded and she placed her hand on the glass. "I love you," she told him.

"I love you too," he answered.

He hung up and he was taken back to his jail cell. Hannah let out a sigh as she got up and she left.

(Trial)

Conner sighed as he heard the testimonies that were being told against him. "This can't be happening to me, this can't be happening," he muttered.

Hannah was near Tori and Hunter when she suddenly felt dizzy. "Hannah? You okay?" Tori asked.

"Yeah, I just need…" she trailed off.

Tori gasped when Hannah collapsed. "Hannah!" She gasped. Conner looked over his shoulder to see his girlfriend passed out on the floor. After a minute, Hannah woke up.

"I'm fine," she assured Tori.

"Let's get her outside," Hunter insisted.

Conner grabbed Tori's arm. "Watch her," he told her. Tori nodded and left.

Outside of the courtroom, Hunter had Hannah sit down. "Hannah, maybe you should go home?" Hunter suggested.

"No, Hunter, I'm fine," Hannah answered.

"Hannah you fainted in a courtroom!"

"I realize that, it was just really hot in there that's all."

"Hannah…"

"Look, Hunter, I'm fine. It was just really, really hot in there and I couldn't stand listening to those phonies accuse Conner for something he didn't even do!"

Tori placed her hand on Hunter's shoulder. "Hunter, why don't you go back in there? I'll be there in a minute," she informed. Hunter nodded and he glanced at his sister before going back into the courtroom. Tori crossed her arms over her chest. "You're lying, Hannah," she commented.

"What?" Hannah asked standing up.

"There's something you're not telling us," Tori replied.

"Don't be ridiculous. I passed out because it was hot in there."

Hannah got up and went outside. "Hannah what is going on with you?" Tori called out. Hannah stopped and she let out a sigh and her answer was inaudible. "What?" Tori asked. Hannah spun around.

"I'M PREGNANT!" She shouted.

Tori stood there in shock. Hannah sat down with a small sob. "When did you find out?" She asked.

"The afternoon Conner was arrested," she replied.

"And you're still training for the Pan-Globals?"

Hannah bit her lip. "Hannah are you insane! You could hurt the baby!" Tori scolded.

"I don't want to give up my dream," Hannah answered.

"So you want to lose the baby?" Tori asked.

"No!"

"Then you have to push your Pan-Global plans back."

Hannah swallowed the lump in her throat and she placed her head in her hands. "Everything's so messed up Tori…everything's all messed up," she sobbed. Hannah started crying and Tori sat next to her, wrapping her arm around her shoulders.