So, I've written a new story called I Won't Give Up and I'd like for all of you to check it out. I'm just trying to get it out there. You guys are probably going to kill me because it took me forever to update, but I have had writer's block. So, I hope this chapter makes up for my lost time! Love you guys! SOOOOOO MUCH!

That morning, Riley woke up to the sound of someone talking. She slowly opened her eyes to find her doctor talking with one of the nurses. They turned their attention to Riley when they noticed that she was awake.

"Good morning, Miss Matthews! I hope you slept well," her doctor said. Riley smiled at him before she stretched.

"Thank you, and yes sir I did," Riley responded as she sat up on the bed. She winced in pain from the bruising on the left side of her face.

"Miss Matthews, are you okay? Do you need some medicine?" the doctor asked quickly. Riley nodded her head a little as the nurse walked out to fetch Riley some medicine.

"Dr. Green, is my family still here?" Riley asked as she fiddled with her thumbs. She wished she could go back to the night before and relive it.

"I don't know, Riley, but I can check if you'd like," Dr. Green suggested.

"Please?" Riley asked as Dr. Green nodded and walked towards the waiting room. As soon as he walked out, the nurse came in with some medicine for Riley to take.

"Thank you, Nurse Bobby," Riley said as she accepted the medicine and proceeded to take it. She swallowed the pill and drank a sip of water before she got comfortable in the bed.

Meanwhile in the waiting room...

Cory and Lucas had stayed at the hospital all night while Maya, Farkle, and Topanga went back to the Matthews apartment to crash. Lucas was asleep in a chair beside Cory while Cory was reading a People magazine. Soon, Dr. Green came through the doors and approached Cory.

"Mr. Matthews, your daughter wishes to see you and whoever is here with you," Dr. Green told the middle-aged man.

"Thank you," Cory said as he set down the magazine and gently nudged Lucas, but he didn't move. Cory shook Lucas with a little force. Finally, Lucas stirred awake.

"Huh? Why did you wake me up?" Lucas asked before he noticed the doctor. Cory smiled at Lucas as he stood up.

"C'mon, Lucas! We're going to see Riley," Cory said with a smile, glad that his little girl was going to be okay. Lucas stood up and stood beside Cory.

"If you'll follow me, we can get to Riley's room," said Doctor Green cheerfully as the three of them walked through the big wooden doors. Lucas fiddled with his fingers nervously as they neared Riley's room. He loved Riley with all of his heart, and he didn't want to lose her to some whack-job that was claiming he loved her. Lucas loved Riley more than anyone in the world, and he would stop at nothing to prove it.

"Well, here is Miss Matthews' room. She should be awake," Dr. Green said as he opened the door. He stepped aside and let Lucas and Cory inside the room. Cory let Lucas go in first and then followed. They entered the room as Dr. Green left to see other patients on the floor.

"Hey, Dad and Lucas," Riley said as she smiled weakly. Her headache was worse than it was the night before, so it was hard for her to see. Lucas and Cory shuffled to where Riley was laying down.

"Hey, sweetheart, how are you feeling?" Cory asked as he took Riley's hand into his own. Riley smiled at her dad lovingly.

"I'm feeling better now that you guys are here," Riley stated as she looked back and forth between her dad and Lucas. Lucas gave her a bright smile, hoping that she still remembered the night before.

"I'm hoping we can get you out of here soon. Lucas has some good news to tell you," Cory said as he released Riley's hand, giving Lucas a small nod as he walked out of the room. While Cory sat outside, Lucas proceeded to talk to Riley. He walked to her bedside, cradling her small, fragile hand in his huge, calloused one.

"Honestly, how are you feeling, Princess?" Lucas asked as he caressed the back of Riley's hand. His touch sent shivers up and down her spine.

"My head is about to split wide open. It's never hurt this much. The doctor gave me some medicine, but it isn't helping much," Riley answered as she looked into Lucas's green orbs. She loved the color of his eyes, especially the little golden specks that mixed in with the forest green color.

"I'm so sorry," Lucas started. He felt like it was all his fault that she was laying in the hospital bed, beaten and bruised with a concussion. She shouldn't have endured what she did, and it was because of him. He did this to her, not Brandon. He should've followed his heart's message and not his head's commands.

"Lucas, this isn't your fault. It never...," Riley was cut off by Lucas speaking.

"Riley, I should've been there. I should've stayed with you. I've said this before, but this is my fault. I listened to my head instead of my heart. Riley, you know that better than anyone. You changed me. I was attracted to you because of your innocence, not your beauty. I thought I would've never had the chance to be with you. And my promise to you is this," Lucas said as he pulled a rectangular velvet box out of his jean pocket. Riley gasped in awe.

"Lucas," Riley started to say. Lucas opened the box and inside was the necklace Lucas had given her, the one Brandon had ripped off.

"I got it fixed. I know it should've taken longer, but my mom is in the jewelry business and fixed the clasp," Lucas said as he motioned for Riley to lean up. In doing so, Riley's headache became much worse, causing her vision to blur.

"Lucas, my eyes! I can't see! My head hurts so bad! Oh, God! How did I end up here?" Riley started to scream. Lucas panicked as he ran out of the room.

"Mr. Matthews! Riley is screaming. Get Dr. Green!" Lucas said as he rushed back into the room to try and calm Riley down. He placed his hands on both of her shoulders and started to say calm down. When that didn't work, he crawled behind her and laid her head on his shoulder, whispering sweet nothings in her ear. Soon, Nurse Bobby came in with a needle and stuck it in Riley's arm. Within minutes Riley was asleep in Lucas's arms. Lucas gently climbed off the bed and laid Riley's head down carefully on the pillow. Dr. Green entered the room soon afterwards. He motioned for Cory and Lucas to come outside of the room.

"Dr. Green, why is my daughter doing this?! She wasn't like this when I was in there," Cory said frantically. Lucas put his hands in his pocket, scared of Dr. Green's answer.

"She has traumatic brain injury. Her concussion worsened overnight, and she'll possibly lose her memory of the last 24 hours if we're lucky. With a head injury like your daughter's, we don't know what to tell you. It's in God's hands whether she keeps her memory and vision. There's nothing more that we can do. We've done all we know how to do," Dr. Green explained as he patted Cory on the shoulder.

"Did you say 'vision'?" Cory asked questioningly. Dr. Green slightly nodded.

"Yes, I did. She had swelling behind the eyes when we did a CAT scan on her. We pushed it aside thinking it was just because of the blows to her head and nothing serious. One of our nurses was reviewing it earlier today and found that it was a severe swelling. Her vision and memory are on the line. I'm so sorry, Mr. Matthews," said Dr. Green as he gave Cory a sad smile and walked out. When Cory looked over, he found no Lucas. He looked to Riley's door and found Lucas watching Riley. He heard him sniffle and sigh.

It's your fault!
No, it's not! Leave him alone!
Riley wouldn't be in here if he had skipped.
He would've let his team down!
He let her down!
Shut up! He did his best and saved her before anything bad happened!
She's in the hospital dying!
No she's not!
Look at her lifeless body, Lucas! Look what you did to your innocent girlfriend!

"Stop!" Lucas couldn't take it anymore. He pushed past Cory and sped out of the hospital. He ran as far as he could, trying to get away from the voices inside his head. He was tired of fighting himself. He tried to listen to his heart and say it wasn't his fault, but he felt guilty. He felt as if he could've prevented it somehow. Lucas ended up in the hospital courtyard. He sat down under a small gazebo and picked up his phone. He called the person he knew could help settle his demons.

"Mr. Friar, it's good to hear from you again! How are you?" said the voice on the other line. Lucas sighed into the phone as the tears stung the corners of his eyes. He breathed out and answered the person on the line.

"Riley's in the hospital."

Dun! Dun! Dun! Who's on the other end of the line? And I need some ideas for the next chapter! And my decision has been made... THERE WILL BE A SEQUEL TO THIS! I just need help with the titles. I have no suggestions, but please give me an idea or PM me. If you have an idea for a oneshot, PM me. If you just wanna talk, PM me. Let's see how many of you lovely people will review this and give me your honest opinion. The update was very slow, I know! If you want to complain, don't in a review! And bigger news! Vengeance on an Innocent Soul was read by a anonymous author, and they sent me an email! Guys, they said I HAD A LOT OF TALENT! But I told them about some of you awesome writers out there and they said that they would check it out! So, review, favorite, and follow if you haven't already! Bye, loves! I missed you guys and love you all so much!