Hey guys! Sorry it's been forever since I updated last, but things have been hectic here at the old homestead. Cousins are over, homework needs to be done, and many other things have been keeping me from focusing and working on this story, but I have set some time aside for you guys, so I can continue where we left off! Enjoy!

TDHS EP 11:

Mike had been in the hospital for two months now. He was currently in a deep sleep, much like a coma. The doctors claimed it was because of his fall. Thankfully, when Mike had been pushed off the building, he had landed on the dumpster, which had no doubt saved his life. But there was a price. His head had collided with the metal rim ever so slightly when he had landed in the bin, and had fractured a small part of his skull. The doctors claimed he would be all right, but would require an operation to mend the wound.

Scott, Duncan, and Alejandro were all going through their share of the punishment. Each one of them was on the edge of being expelled, with the option given to Mike's parents, (who have refused to decide until their son recovers). Each of them also had other liberties taken from them, and were being forced as janitors around the school.

Mike's parents of course, were worried about his condition. They would visit him every day, and his mother would stay by his side on the hospital bed till she was asked to leave the hospital. This was a hard time for them indeed. Not only was their only child in the hospital in a deep sleep, but Mike's father had just been fired from his job, and both parents were worried about the cost for the operation and medical treatment.

However, they were nowhere near as worried in comparison to Zoey.

Flashback to the Night of Mike's Great Fall

Zoey had ridden to the hospital in the ambulance the night that Mike fell of the building, and called up his parents immediately. When they arrived at the hospital, Mike's parents were waiting for them, and quickly ran over to Mike's crippled form on the stretcher and asked the doctors a barrage of questions. They answered all that they could as they were moving, but soon asked them to back off and let them do their job. Mike's mother cried into her husband's arms, and they stood there, outside the door, crying for quite a while. Zoey was the only other living soul outside with them besides one of the doctors who was getting something in the ambulance. Seeing as Mike's mother needed the comfort from another person besides her husband, Zoey approached the couple.

"Hello? Mike's mother? It's….it's me…Zoey. I….I just wanted to say that I'm….I'm so sorry that I couldn't have stopped Mike from falling off the building…..I-I-I just want to say that….I just want to say that I'm sorry for not doing enough." Zoey said. After seeing no response from Mike's mother, Zoey began to turn around to leave for home, when a hand rested on her shoulder.

"Zoey." She heard her say, "You have no reason to be sorry my dear. You helped save our son. If it weren't for you, he probably would've been left out there; forgotten by all, and would be suffering even more. Because of you Zoey, you've given Mike hope. You've given him the will to fight. To fight for life. Don't…don't ever tell him this….but we knew he was unhappy with his school. We wanted to move, honestly! But the income my husband and I gathered was not enough to transfer schools, so we were forced to stay. Honestly, he was on the cusp of giving up until you entered the picture. Zoey, you have done so much for Mike. You have no need to be sorry, for I should be thanking you." With her final words, Mike's mother hugged Zoey with tears in her eyes. Never before had Zoey seen Mike's parents so emotional, not to mention any grown up so emotional. Nevertheless, she hugged her back,

"I just hope that Mike is ok…" Zoey said. Mike's mother pulled away from the hug and put her hands on Zoey's shoulders.

"I know he will be, thanks to you. You've given him something me and my husband could not. Thank you Zoey." Zoey nodded her head and smiled before walking off back home. With every step she took, she prayed that Mike would be ok. When she arrived at her house, she was questioned by her parents, who asked her if she herself was alright. After assuring them she was fine, she climbed the stairs to her room, and shut the door. Time slowly passed before it was midnight, and everyone else in the house had fallen asleep. Quietly, Zoey knelt at the front of her bed and closed her eyes. Silently, she prayed,

"God….please….Mike…Mike needs to live. He never…he never did anything to deserve death. He even tried to make up with Scott before he…before he…." Zoey paused for a moment, remembering the horrible incident, "…before he fell. Please God. Mike is the sweetest person I know. He's treated everyone as himself, and only did some of those terrible things because of his MPD. And for the longest time, he's been afraid that I would not like him because of it. Please God, he's been through enough. Please let him be ok…" Zoey concluded as she opened her eyes, tears forming at the corners. With a sniffle and a wipe of her eyes, Zoey stood back up and got back into bed. As she lay there, staring at the ceiling, she whispered slowly,

"Don't leave me Mike…I love you…."

Present Day at the Hospital Housing Mike

Zoey was headed for the hospital one Saturday morning on the bus. In her arms, she carried something special she had for Mike. Of course, he would never know what it was, or ever see it or hear of it, but she brought it nonetheless. She was given special permission to see Mike whenever she liked by Mike's parents. Zoey watched as the bus arrived at the closest stop to the Hospital, and hopped out. Outside, it was quite warm for a winter day, but spring was currently on its way, and the snow was beginning to melt all around her.

After walking a few blocks, Zoey finally arrived at the foot of the Hospital. It was a tall, brick building with many windows, each adorned with white curtains. At the entrance, were to rotating doors. Zoey stepped through the doors and walked up to a woman behind a counter in the lobby.

"Hello." The clerk said.

"Hello. I'm here to see Mike?" Zoey asked. The clerk gave her a questioning look before realizing who she was talking about.

"Ah, you're here to see Mike Miles?" The woman asked. Miles? That was his last name? Zoey had never asked what Mike's last name was, and her parents had never referred to them in such a way, that she never knew his last name.

"Uh, yes. I believe so…as long as we're talking about the same Mike…" Zoey said, unsure if they were. The clerk smiled,

"Don't worry, we are. His parents called, saying that a girl with red hair might visit from time to time. He's on the 3rd floor. Just ask one of the nurses when you get up there where he is, and they will direct you to him." The clerk instructed. Zoey thanked her and walked up to the elevator. Once inside, she pressed the third floor button, and waited for the doors to close. As soon as they closed, she was surrounded by solitude, which led her to thinking. 'What if Mike's entire skull was too badly damaged that they had to put it in a full cast? What if the operation went wrong? What if he's dead when I get there?'

*Ding!*

Zoey was awoken from her thoughts as she heard the ding sound of the doors opening. Zoey put these questions aside, and walked out of the elevator into a wide, open, room. All around the room, were computers with desks all attached to create what looked like a chain of computers. Around them, were files of medical files and other important documents? Zoey walked down the white halls towards a nurse who was looking at a medical clipboard.

"Excuse me; do you happen to know where Mike Miles is? I'm a friend of his…" Zoey asked.

"Yes, he's right down there." The nurse said, pointing to a nearby door. Zoey thanked her and walked up to the door. Just as she walked up to the side of the doorway, she paused. For some time, she stood there, afraid. Afraid of what lie before her in the room. She was afraid of seeing Mike in such a pitiful state. A crippled state. But she had to do it, she knew she did. She had to do it for Mike. With a deep breath, Zoey entered the room.

Mike was lying on a white bed, with his eyes closed. There was a bandage wrapped around his forehead, but nothing else seemed seriously damaged. There were a few small cuts and bruises here and there, but nothing major. Zoey walked up next to the bed. Besides it, was a monitor with his heartbeat (which was beating normally), and some other medicine cabinets. Zoey pulled over a nearby chair and sat down next to Mike. She sat in silence, taking in the atmosphere. She watched his chest rise and fall rhythmically as he breathed. After staring at him, she looked down at the item she held in her hands.

Zoey then stood up, grabbed the second nearby monitor (which played TV), and pushed the item in. (It was a tape) The TV flickered to life as the movie played in front of her eyes. She watched as the main title read before her, before scooting back next to Mike. As the movie started, she carefully took hold of Mike's hand on the bed, and laced her fingers with his. She sat there for the rest of the movie, until it was time for her to leave. A doctor who had asked her to get ready to leave, left the room after Zoey asked for 5 more minutes. She stood up from where she was sitting, and placed the tape on his chest. She then leaned over towards Mike's face and smiled (with tears in her eyes again),

"Don't leave me Mike. I love you." And with that, she bent over, and kissed him on the lips. She pulled away after a few seconds and wiped the tears from her eyes. She then turned around and began to head out of the room.

"I'll never leave you Zoey. Never…"

Zoey spun around, to see Mike wearily looking at her, with a weak smile plastered on his face. Zoey began crying tears of joy. He was awake! He was finally awake! Mike was going to be ok! Zoey walked over to him and sat down in the chair next to him on shaky legs.

"Y-y-you…you're awake….Mike I've missed you…you're parents have missed you…you gave us quite the scare…" Mike looked at her and raised his eyebrows.

"How long have I been out?" Zoey was about to answer when she heard someone else enter the room,

"My god…he's awake! Quick, someone call his parents, it's a miracle!" The doctor then ran out of the room with a smile on his face. Many voices could be heard from outside the room as they called up Mike's parents. Zoey turned back to him and grabbed his hand again.

"You've been out for 2 months." Mike frowned and stared out the window that was next to his bed.

"Two months…" He repeated to himself, "What….what have I missed?" Zoey chuckled lightly and smiled at him,

"Nothing really, although Scott, Alejandro, and Duncan are now janitors for our school. Suits them doesn't it?" Mike didn't laugh, because he knew it would be bad for his crippled state, but he smiled back at her.

"Yeah, well…anyway…what's this?" Mike asked as he then noticed the item on his chest. He picked it up and looked at the front cover. It was a movie, obviously, and Mike nearly cried when he read the cover.

"Total Warriors 2?" Zoey smiled.

"It came out today, and I thought I'd bring you a copy…" Zoey looked at the floor as she said this. Mike turned to her with wide open eyes and (despite how much it could possibly hurt him) he hugged her. Zoey was not expecting the sudden hug, but as soon as he wrapped his arms around her, she hugged him back.

"Zoey….you don't know what this means to me. I'm….I'm so happy….Zoey thank you! Thank you so much!" Mike said, practically crying tears of joy. The two hugged each other as the doctors suddenly rushed in and began asking Mike and Zoey questions. Mike's parents soon arrived, and were overjoyed to see what the doctors had claimed was true. Mike had, indeed, woken up and was beginning to recover. The doctors could not explain how he could have woken up, but Mike had a little solution in his mind.

It was true love's kiss.

The days turned into weeks, and the weeks turned into months, until it was the first day of spring break. Everyone was leaving their school supplies in their lockers, or stowing it in their backpacks to finish their work over break. Mike's parents had dropped the charges on the three boys that had pushed him off the building, but instead, had forced them to also help around the school with many other things the principal had in mind. Mike had made a full recovery, and both his arm and head were fully healed.

Mike walked down the hallway to where Zoey was placing some books in her backpack. He had only one thing on his mind as he approached her. It was a question. A very special question that he had deep in his mind from the first moment he got to know Zoey as a friend. Mike finally stood at Zoey's locker, and cleared his throat to get her attention.

"Huh? Oh hey Mike! Did you want something?" She asked him, happy about his presence. Mike looked extremely nervous as he gathered all the strength he had to continue their conversation.

"H-Hey Zoey! I was just wondering, you know, if you'd like to…" Mike's voice began to falter. Zoey looked at him curiously.

"To what?" She asked.

"Well….to…to go to….to go to this really nice restaurant with me." Mike blurted out as fast as he could. He handed her a card, telling her the name of the restaurant, where it was, and when to meet him. It was sort of like an invitation…

"Wait…are you asking me out on a date?" Zoey asked. Mike looked around nervously before gathering his courage. This was it. You can do this Mike! Pull yourself together!

"Y-Yes?" He stuttered. Mike could not have ever expected what happened next.

Zoey leaned in and pressed her lips against Mike's, while hugging him around the waist. As the two kissed, a small crowd of cheers arose from the students around them. When Zoey finally broke off from their kiss (leaving Mike in a daze), she laughed and smiled. When Mike got out of his daze, he had to say she had one of the brightest, biggest, most beautifulest smiles in the whole world.

"I'll take that as a yes?" He asked.

"Of course Mike! I've been waiting for this moment for a long time, and now, I get to spend all of spring break with you." Zoey said dreamily. Mike smiled,

"I love you Zoey." He said to her. Zoey smiled and touched her forehead with his.

"And I love you Mike."

For once, in these twos lifetimes, they shared a kiss that was not interrupted by something unfortunate or in awkward circumstances. And, as a bonus, they were in love. Mike's lonely life had now come to an end, for the new girl at Stanford High School had given him friendship, and even more important, love. And for Zoey, Mike had given her kindness, and respect. And that no one could say that they weren't perfect for each other.

THE END

And so it ends. I'm sorry that it has to end here folks, but DO NOT WORRY! I am totally thinking of a sequel story, or a side story that will no doubt circle around this one. Consider it as a spin-off or something like that. Now, about the chapter…it's short. I know. I'm so sorry that it had to be this way, but as you can see, I've wrapped it all up, and I hope that you guys enjoy it. (I'm so worried that I messed up the ending and rushed things too fast). I must admit though, I was crying myself when I had Mike read the title of the movie Zoey gave him. I just hope you guys loved it too. Well, that's it! That's a wrap! I'll see you all later, on a spin-off series of, Total! Drama! High-School!