The room was dark and very warm, almost too warm. Kurt slowly opened his eyes and found it was hard to see. His chest was wrapped tightly and he found it hard to breath because of it. He slowly turned his head to the side seeing some light coming from the window and saw it was snowing. He looked around slowly before lifting his hand and feeling something gripping it tightly.

Looking down he saw a hand holding his tightly. Following the hand, he saw it was connected to Robin, sleeping on a small love seat next to the bed. She held his hand sitting upright her head leaning to the side. She shifted slightly and a deep groan sounded making Kurt look down to see his brother was sleeping with his head on her lap. His legs were over the armrest of the love seat. Kurt only smiled weakly before lying back on his bed comfortably and drifting back to sleep.

A Few hours passed and the sky was getting a bit lighter out Joe was the first to stir. He stretched out and yawned before sitting up and giving his back a second stretch getting a few pops before turning look at Kurt. Joe got up and slowly and gently moved Robin so she was laying on the love seat alone he walked to his brother and patted his shoulder lightly.

"Wake up soon brother." Joe spoke softly

"I am awake now." Kurt whispered.

"KURT!" Joe just about yelled out.

"Shh." Kurt sat up as he spoke quickly as Robin moved in her sleep. "Do not yell."

"Sorry" Joe smiled brightly and moved to his brother sitting on the bed next to him. "Thank the goddess you are awake. You have been out for over a week."

"I feel like it." He looked down to Robin her hand loosely laced with his now. "What happened? I do not remember anything that happened after I had dirt thrown in my eyes."

"Jamie pushed you off the side of the mountain path. The men in town caught him and we got the officer from the other town to take him away. They spoke to Robin and she told them everything. She has been here every day and almost every night waiting for you to wake." Joe smiled and got up slowly. "I must go. Grandfather will be upset if I do not go to work."

"Yea, that old man would get angry if you didn't work." Kurt smiled. "Thanks Joe. Tell him I am ok."

"No problem, and be nice to her." Joe walked to the door, looked back and smiled "Oh and Happy birthday. Today is the tenth of winter."

Kurt watched his brother leave before he looked back do to Robin. He pulled his hand from her, reached down and pattered her head softly. He smiled weakly and then looked to the window as it got lighter outside. He looked over his body a bit, saw he was topless and his chest bound. His left arm was casted, a few stitches in his right arm and when he tried to move his legs, he found his right was also casted. He would have had less injury had Jamie not knocked him off the mountain path during their fight. Life was defiantly a bumpy ride and he only hoped that it would be smoother from here on out.

Robin woke up, as the room got brighter. She stretched out on the love seat yawning before she realized she was lying across it and Joe was gone. She sat up and stretched once more letting her neck and back pop from her sleeping most of the night sitting up. Kurt watched her every move having only been awake for little over an hour.

"Morning." Kurt smiled as he spoke out coolly watching her.

"What?" Robin turned and looked to him before realizing he was awake. "Oh My Goddess, you're awake! Let me go get Alex!"

Robin jumped up quickly and bolted from the room. Kurt smiled weakly and lay back placing his good arm on his stomach when it growled. A few moments later Alex and Robin came back in to the room. Alex smiled and checked Kurt over before give him a warm smile then took a seat in his chair.

"Did you have a good nap?" Alex teased a bit.

"Yea, but I am hungry now." Kurt gave a wearily smile back not sure if the town still out casted him.

"Do not worry, Martha is making everyone breakfast right now." Alex nodded before standing up. "You are healing well. I am going to recommend bed rest, until your arm and leg are better. I would like you to stay here another week, however if you wish to go home you may. I know being in your own bed is always more comfortable."

"Thank you Alex." Kurt nodded to him politely before he heard Martha enter with plates of delicious breakfast.

"Here you go darlings eat up." Martha cheered handing out bowls of porridge to Robin and Kurt before leaving with Alex following her.

"I am so glad you are awake." Robin smiled. She was too happy to do anything but beam with happiness.

"Yea me too." Kurt smiled as he struggled balance his bowl and eat before receiving a giggle from Robin. "What?"

"Let me help you." Robin took the bowl and his spoon before feeding him. "I am sorry this happened to you."

"Don't be, you didn't hurt me. I fought for you and for myself." Kurt took a mouth full of porridge and swallowed in quieting the hungry beast within. "I never felt so hungry before."

"You have not eaten in almost eleven days." Robin continued to feed him.

Kurt finished eating and he had eaten both his and her breakfast. He was quite satisfied and they sat talking for a bit more. She told him everything that happened in the days he had missed, which was not a lot. They chatted until about bid day when Kurt started to get visitors, this was something that was very surprising to him and very uncomfortable for him.

First Katie came with a bag of cookies. Ellen, Ann, Basil, Nina, Ray, Blue, Bob, and Gwen were next to visit they brought milk, a small radio, herbs, cooked fish, a nice lunch box. Maria was next and she brought a book of woodcarving that he had barrowed many times. Louis and Lyla came with flower, Dan and Eve came with a bottle of fine wine. Alex and Gina joined the growing group. Lastly, Carl and Joe showed up with a large cake that said happy birthday on it. All the young couples gathered in the office to celebrate his birthday, to apologize for everything they did, and become friends once more.

Kurt sat in the bed as everyone around him chatted to each other and to him. It was like none of them wanted not to be his friend, it was they were afraid to because of what happened. Kurt had a good time for the first time in a long time. It was his birthday and everyone was truly sorry, for how he was treated. Though he could not forgive them all, there and then, he would in time, which was very understandable.

Robin stood off in the back in the corner watching them all talk amongst each other. She felt this was a good day. Everyone would remember this day for a long time. She found a chair and leaned back in it relaxing watching everyone until they started leave when the day grew dark until she was the last one left. Walking over to Kurt, who smiled happily to her, she took his hand gently.

"Hey, you avoided everyone, why?" Kurt looked to her a bit worried.

"It was your day, it was your birthday." Robin smiled. "I do not have a gift for you though."

"You do. Just knowing you spent many nights on that seat waiting for me to wake was gift enough for me." Kurt smiled to her. "You also fed me, and kept me company."

"I did that because you are a very good friend and I care." Robin smiled.

"Oh, well then can I make a gift request them, and do not forget your hero so can I have two." Kurt joked a bit.

"Says the hero who is more beat up then the villain," Robin spoke sarcastically.

"Never said I was a good hero." Kurt smirked as he spoke.

"Ok two requests then." Robin giggled

"As your Hero may I have a kiss?" Kurt looked up to her seeing her surprised expression. He smiled softly as she leaned down and placed a soft kiss on his lips. It only lasted a second before she sat back and looked down at him a light blush on her face.

"And for the second for your birthday," Robin spoke with a bit of a rasp to her voice. Though it was her second kiss with him, it still astounded her.

"As for my second, will you be more than just my friend?" Kurt looked to her keeping a very straight face not wanting to make her feel forced.

"That is a request, I have been waiting to hear for a while now Kurt." Robin leaned in again kissing him once more as she was giving him his second request and agree to be his girlfriend.

She stood there locked in a kiss with him, one full of love. Her wrapped his good arm around her waist as she placed her hands on his shoulders so she wouldn't push against his body and hurt him. When they broke apart, they were both blushing and she smiled slightly before giving one last quick peck then saying her good bye. She was going home and now a new life was going to start for everyone in town, a life without someone trying to harm others for personal greed and gain, life free of lies.

~fin

OMG its over *cries, makes a river, builds a bridge then gets over it* OK now that is over. Yes the story has finially finished believe it or not when I first started to write this story I had a set path for it to take and well 2 chapters in, I took that path and threw it right out the window! This story is over but do not fear I have other already out for you all to read and more to come. I would like to thank Symphonic for reading and posting a review on every chapter criticizing my work so I can fix it when I do my reposting of the story, and for BSing with me in PMs. I will be posting a Holiday chapter/epilogue in this story that I hope everyone will enjoy I just haven't started it yet. If you liked this story click my lovely little pen name and check out my other stories, even if you didn't click and look you might like something else I have wrote. OK till the next story folk! BYE BYE!