In a near-empty hospital room late at night, Antea, who had been in a XANA-induced coma, had woken up and looked around. Just then a nurse came in.

"Ms. Belpois." She said. "You're awake."

"Of course I am." She said. "Where am I?"

"In the hospital." The nurse said. "You hit your head and went into a coma for 2 weeks. You almost didn't make it."

"2 weeks?" Antea asked.

"Don't worry. Your friends and family know what happened." The nurse said. "There was even one kid who stayed the night by your bedside on the weekends; the same kid who brought you here. Actually, he's a patient in this hospital right now. What was his name? Kevin… Caleb…"

"Calvin?" She asked.

"Yeah, that's him. Calvin Stern. He told me he couldn't live without you, and that he really loved you and wanted you to recover soon."

"Calvin brought me here?" Antea asked. "Oh, and I was such a jerk to him, too. Wait, you said he's in this hospital? What happened?"

"Well, he cut himself." The nurse said. "I guess he felt that with you dying, he wouldn't have a reason to go on."

"What room is he in? I have to talk to him." Antea said getting up.

"Whoa whoa whoa." The nurse said blocking her way. "I don't think so. You've just recovered from a very serious injury, so the best thing to do is for you to lie down and…"

"Alright, I get it." Antea said as she turned around and walked back. She then spun around and bolted right out the door.

"I'm finding Calvin whether you want me to or not." She said as she ran down the hallway.

"Room A18, you can't miss it." The nurse said.

Meanwhile in another hospital room, Calvin woke up and looked around to see where he was. He was lying in a hospital bed and he could barely move himself. He turned his head to see an IV needle in one arm and bandages around his wrist on the opposite arm. Just then, the doctor came in to read his charts.

"Mr. Stern, I see you're doing well." He said.

"Where am I?" He said quietly.

"In the hospital." He said. "One of your teachers found you passed out in your school's bathroom, bleeding heavily. We took you in and kept you from losing anymore blood. You're very lucky to be here."

"Where are my friends?" Calvin said.

"Oh, there outside the room. Should I bring them in?"

"Yes, please." Calvin said as the doctor opened the door and called for Calvin's friends. Dennis, Sam and Ami then walked in. Dennis looked like he was holding back anger, Sam had subtle looks of pain in his eyes and Ami had tear-stained eyes as if she had been crying for hours.

"Hey, guys." Calvin said. "What brings you…?" Dennis just slammed his hands down on the side of the bed and got up to Calvin's face.

"WHAT IN GOD'S NAME WERE YOU THINKING, CALVIN!" Dennis shouted. "DON'T YOU REALIZE WHAT YOU WERE DOING TO YOURSELF?"

"I just…"

"WHAT? WHAT REASON COULD YOU POSSIBLY HAVE FOR KILLING YOURSELF?" Dennis continued shouting. "OH, I'M SORRY. HOW COULD HAVE I'VE FORGOTTEN? WITHOUT ANTEA, YOU HAVE NO ONE! NOT EVEN YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHO JUST WANT TO HELP YOU! YOU HAD US ALL WORRIED SICK! YOU KNOW THAT!"

"I'm sorry, I…"

"NO, DON'T BE SORRY! HAD YOU KILLED YOURSELF, IT WOULD'VE BEEN TOO LATE FOR SORRY!" Dennis shouted. "NEXT TIME YOU HAVE A PROBLEM, TRY TALKING TO US! IT'S A LOT MORE EFFECTIVE! HOPE YOU GET BETTER!"

Dennis then just left the room, Sam followed him, but not without turning around and talking to Calvin.

"I just hope there is a next time." He said quickly and obviously holding back his anger. Calvin just turned around and faced the wall. Ami then went up to talk to him.

"Hey, Calvin?" She said. "Don't be too intimidated by them. They were just scared is all." Calvin didn't say anything.

"Oh, Calvin. Why didn't you just talk to us?" Ami said. "Instead of resorting to such unnecessary measures."

"I wasn't thinking, okay?" Calvin said. "Besides, they weren't going to forgive me for killing Antea."

"You're treating it like she's dead, which she isn't." Ami said. "And it wasn't your fault. There was nothing you could have done; XANA just saw through your plan and got the upper hand."

"There was a lot I could have done." Calvin said. "I could've not told her to leave the house; I could have been beside her when the bats attacked, I could have not given Jeremie the files and have XANA targeting him, and I could have not brought her to Lyoko in the first place."

"But you knew that she was going to be targeted first and you at least attempted to save her." She said. "That's all that matters. I'm going back with the rest now."

"Alright then." Calvin said as Ami left. "By the way, do Rumiko and our parents know about this?"

"Not yet." She said.

"Good." Calvin said. "It's better if they don't know."

A few minutes later, Calvin heard the door open and heard someone come from behind him.

"Ami, just leave me alone, I…" Calvin said, but then turned around to see Antea beside him.

"Antea?" He said almost surprised. "You're alive."

"I heard you tried to kill yourself." She said.

"Yeah." Calvin said. "If you're going to yell at me, do it now. I deserve it more than ever."

"I'm not going to yell at you." She said.

"Why not?" He said. "It's obvious that this whole mess is my fault. You said so yourself."

"I was upset, Calvin." She said. "You'd probably feel the same if your father died."

"Probably, but that still doesn't mean that it wasn't my fault." Calvin said. "Had I not given him that binder, XANA wouldn't have found him. I might as well have fired the gun."

"It wasn't your fault. You had no idea that was going to happen." She said. "Also, why were you so upset after I was in the hospital if you knew I was angry with you?"

"Because I already knew you didn't really hate me."

"Really?" She asked. "What made you think that?" Calvin just slowly extended his arm forward and held her wrist. She then showed her the bracelet that he giver her for Christmas that she was still wearing.

"Because you still had this." He said. "I think you would have given that back if you really hated me. But even if it wasn't my fault for putting you here, I still would have killed myself."

"You're right." She said. "But why would you sink so low even if you had nothing to do with it?" Calvin didn't say anything.

"Calvin?"

"Because my life isn't worth living without you!" He said facing her and crying. "All my life I never had one person show as much respect to me as you have! Had you died, I would have nothing else to live for! I was so convinced you were going to die that I had no choice but to give up! And it doesn't matter now because I know you're never going to forgive me for everything I've done!" He then turned back around.

"XANA's right." Calvin said still crying. "I am weak." Antea just went over and placed a hand on his back.

"You really think that?" She said. "Well, I guess I can't forgive you." Calvin just moved away from her.

"Please, let me finish." She said. "I can't forgive you because you have nothing to be sorry for. Therefore, how is it possible for me to give forgiveness? Also, you have plenty to live for: Your family and other friends who love you very much and want to help you."

"I guess so." He said. "I just can't believe I left them out of the picture. I was just so upset over losing you."

"And that's okay." She said. "In a way, it shows that your concern and that you really care for me."

"I just tried to kill myself and you're letting me off so easily?"

"You made a mistake, Calvin." She said. "We all make mistakes, we're only human. Just as I did when I broke up with you. But please quit blaming yourself for all this, you've done nothing wrong. And one more thing, you're not weak. You're a person, Calvin, it's okay to feel upset when you are; XANA just doesn't realize that."

"But why would you still want to be with me after all this?"

"Why would I want to…? Look at you! You're Calvin Stern. Why wouldn't anyone want to be with you? You're a great guy, a good person. You're a straight-A student and a star athlete, as well as the son of a star athlete, for a nationally ranked school. You are an incredibly lucky kid!"

Calvin just turned around.

"In fact, you're too lucky." She said. "You have a girlfriend, two sisters, two parents, and two other wonderful friends you almost took for granted; all I have is a mother I rarely see. You see, Calvin. Without you, my life wouldn't be worth living, not the other way around."

"That's not true at all." Calvin said. "Don't forget that were your friends, too; Sam, Rumiko, Ami, even Dennis. We're all your friends."

"Thanks Calvin."

"You know, if I had the strength to lift my arms over an inch off, I'd hug you right now."

"How about I help you." Antea said moving closer to him and wrapping his arm around her. Antea then hugged him back and moved onto the bed with him. A while later, they fell asleep in each other's arms.

Well, Christmas Break is here, which means I actually might finish this by New Years if I keep on schedule. Also, be sure to check out my holiday story, Ulrich's Greatest Gift (there, ya happy Commacazy?), which will be released alongside this chapter.

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