Me: Hola mis amigos!

Ali: No son tus amigos.

Me: Fuck you.

Ali: CASSIE SWORE!

Me: There's going to be more swearing if you don't get on with it.

Ali: Cassie only owns the plot and the O/C's.

From my wheelchair I toss Dad the last shirt. He zips the suitcase and looks around the hospital room. The only things left is the gigantic suitcase on the bed. He lifts it and sets it on the ground. "You are going to love your new room."

I sigh. "We really didn't have to move, I could have managed the stairs."

He smiles at me. "You're always so humble. It was what you needed. You can't move your legs, how would you have gotten up the stairs?"

I stare at my hands in my lap. "I could have made due."

He pats my shoulder. "Stop. Tomorrow is Christmas Eve, remember? Santa Clause is coming!"

I smile up at him. "Yup. Let's go though, I really have gotten sick of this hospital." I feel a bubble of laughter crawl up my throat. "Hey dad, get it? I'm getting sick of a hospital?"

He rolls his eyes. "Yes Tali, I get it."

He rolls my suitcase out and I follow him in my wheelchair. He stops right outside of the door. Dr. Tred walks towards us pushing a new black wheelchair, one of those ones the have a knob that you see on TV for old people. Dr. Tred stops in front of me. "This is a thank you gift for doing that concert, so many of the people now are hopeful that things can get better."

I stare at him and the nurses around him. "Th-thank you so much. But I can't take this." Two of the male nurses lift me into it. "I'm serious, I can't."

The all smile back and Dr. Tred hugs me. "You have done so much, it's the least that we can do."

Dad smiles at me. "Time to go Tali."

I wave at everyone and wheel myself into the elevator. The elevator dings and we go to the car. I lift myself from the wheelchair into the passenger seat and adjust my legs. Wow my arms have gotten strong. Dad folds it and puts it in the trunk with the suitcase. He its in the driver's seat and turns on the car. We pull out of the hospital parking lot and I stare out the window. So much has changed these past two months. I feel bad for dad. I've put him through so much. We pull into the driveway of a light green two story house. The roof has solar panels on it and instead of steps it has a long ramp to get to the door.

Dad pats the steering wheel. "Welcome home."

He parks in front of it and gets my new wheelchair out of the trunk. I lift myself into it and move the knob forward. I go up the ramp and Dad comes beside me and takes my hand. "Place your thumb on the little censor pad here and it will recognize your finger print."

I place it there and a second later the door swings open for me. I direct the wheelchair forward and I look around. The house is spread out and the halls are wide along with the doorways so that I can move around. I turn through a doorway into a kitchen. On one side there's a regular kitchen and on the other everything is accustomed to someone in a wheelchair. Instead of cabinets there are low shelves and a short fridge. I feel my eyes sting.

"Welcome home!"

I turn around and there's my family, well my friends. Mabel, Hazel, Isaiah, David, Logan, Carlos, James, even Kendall.

I wipe away a tear that had rolled down my right cheek. "Thank you so much."

Mabel comes behind me and pushes my wheelchair. "This isn't all."

Hazel comes up on one side. "You have to see your room."

Mabel stops me in front of the door. I see a censor pad like the one outside. I place my thumb on it and the door opens like in the Star Trek movies. Mabel pushes me in. Hazel obviously painted it. The walls are green and have my name in purple paint painted in random places. Instead of a ceiling there's a skylight.

Hazel motions around her. "Here it is."

Mable pats my shoulder. "It's the least we could do."

There are two other doors and a see through doors the leads to the porch. The bed is about two and a half feet off the ground so I can just roll myself on. Above my bed is on of Hazel's favorite paintings, a canvas with and eye on it seeing an eye.

I smile at Hazel. "You gave me your favorite painting?"

She laughs. "Hell no! This is a copy."

Mabel pushes me towards the door that is dark blue and has a picture of a rubber duckie on it.

Hazel hands me a remote that has five buttons on it. "The first one opens and closes the door we just went through. The second one opens and closes the door to your porch. The third on opens and closes your bathroom door. The fourth one opens and closes your closet door and the fifth one brings out your TV."

I push the fifth one and a large rectangle of my wall looks like it's pushed in and it disappears and a flat screen TV comes out. "That is so cool."

Mabel pushes me towards the other door. "Want to see something even cooler? Push the fourth button three times."

I do and the door opened and inside are dozens of shirts and pants on a rack spinning slowly. "It's like a rotisserie chicken!"

I use the little knob and turn around. James and the guys are just standing looking awkward. James smiles at me. "So you like it?"

I hold out my arms. "Of course. Now give me a hug."

He wraps his arms around me the best he could. I sigh and he pulls away. "This isn't going to be easy."

"Dinner!"

I push everyone out of my way. "Disabled girl first!" I zoom out to the kitchen on my little rocket wheelchair.

Dad hands me my plate. "Yes! Guess who got their food first? That's right! Natalie!"

That Night

I lay next to James on my bed. It's dark and we're staring out at the stars. I'd changed into my snowflake pajama pants and a baggy t-shirt. James points to another one. "That's Hercules, and that's Cassiopeia."

He rambles on about astronomy. I sigh as I just listen to the melodic sound of his voice. He wraps an arm around me and smiles at me. "Are you tired? If you are I can leave."

I place one of my hands on his chest. "No, I want you to stay."

He raises an eyebrow. "Lee, it's okay. I can come by tomorrow before my flight leaves."

I snuggle my top half closer towards him. "That's why I don't want you to leave yet, you're leaving tomorrow."

He turns on his side and put his other hand on my hip and rolls me onto my side so I'm facing him. "Only for a few days. I'll be back before you know it."

I stare into his hazel eyes. "But I'll be lonely. Who else will kiss me? And look at the stars with me? Tell me 'I love you' every day?"

He rolls his eyes. "You'll be fine. Oh and I have your present."

I open my mouth but he gives me a look like 'Shut up, yes I did have to get you something'. He pulls out from his pocket a long velvet box. I take it and open it. Inside glittering in the starlight is a locket. On the front it has N + J engraved into it. I gently take it from the white cloth. I open it and there's a picture of me on the left side and him on the right side. I clip it back together and notice something on the back. I smile. Engraved on the back is 'I love you Natalie -James'. I look up at him. "Thank you so much."

He takes it and places it around my neck. "I love you Natalie. Sorry it took so long for me to let you know."

I'm speechless. Only one thing I can do. I kiss him and the familiar sparks course through my body. I feel my legs twitch. It finally clicks. James is the thing I need to get better.

-Groans- My third update today. I'm running out of steam. But yet why I keep going? I have no freaking idea. Anyways, review please!