Kurtis sat down in the huts bedroom, staring into nothingness. All of his thoughts were focused on Lara. He didn't know what to do, he couldn't exactly help. He had no power that could help to keep Lara alive. Even Alex was doing nothing but thinking.

Alex stood up slowly and went over to Lara. He took her left hand in his and kissed her hand, he noticed that her fingers were cold, like ice on a winter's night.

"Mr West, we've contacted the air ambulance service; they'll be here shortly," Hillary said, trying to stay calm but failing, despair clear in his tone. "I've done all I can for her, they'll be able to do more". Alex wasn't really listening, he was clutching onto Lara's cold fingers, willing life into her.

Kurtis had overheard the conversation and his thoughts were thoroughly focused on what he was going to do if he lost Lara. Not that she was his to lose, she was Alex's girlfriend, not his. Kurtis was going to need to learn to live with that if he was going to keep his and Lara's friendship going. He needed Lara's influence to keep him on the straight path, without her; he was nothing. He picked up his Boran X and pointed it squarely between his eyes.

Lara felt like she was floating on a cloud. Her limbs felt like lead but with a float-y sensation. She saw that her spirit, her very essence, had lifted from her body and was hovering near to her nearest and dearest. Upon seeing this, she tried to talk to Alex but to no avail. This triggered an idea. Kurtis' powers. Lara wondered if Kurtis's powers extended to the spirit realm. She walked over to the hut bedroom and saw Kurtis, with his gun pointing toward himself. Lara forcefully placed herself in front of him.

"Kurtis?!" Lara said, her voice echoing; ghostly. "What the hell are you doing? Are you that stupid to think I'm just going to give up? Put that bloody gun down!" She felt herself getting angry.
"You know Lara, you sound like my sub-conscious, trying to tell me what's right and wrong. Well, this feels right. Without you Lara, I'm nothing" said Kurtis, his voice giving away his determined emotions. "Look, I'm even talking to myself."
"Kurtis, I'm really here, look at me" Lara said anxiously. She went to grab the gun from his hands and found that she could touch him. Lara took the gun away and forced him to look at her. "I'm really here Kurtis" Kurtis looked into her crystal blue eyes which were filled with tears. He tried to stroke her cheek but his hand went through her.
"Oh god, Lara" Kurtis said, looking at Lara with tears in his own eyes. "I know this is a bad question but are you okay?"
"Peachy" Lara replied, plastering a fake smile on her face. "Kurtis, weird question, what's happening to me?"
"Not to sound morbid but your life essence is dying, if you don't get help soon; you'll pass on to the afterlife" Kurtis said, his tears beginning to fall down his pale face. Lara's face held a look of horror as the news sank in. She knelt down on her knees and put her face in her hands.

The air ambulance team arrived a few minutes after Lara's spirit had gone to find Kurtis. They took Lara on a stretcher and hooked an IV drip into her arm. Her body had become pale and her lips and fingertips had turned blue. The ambulance crew placed an oxygen mask on her face and took her into the helicopter.

Kurtis tried his best to comfort Lara as she sobbed into her hands. He crawled over to her and tried to place an arm around her shoulder, it went right through her transparent body. An idea sparked in his mind, 'what if I use my life energy to make her become whole again?' Standing up, Kurtis placed both of his hands in the air; palms up. He concentrated his energy towards Lara and watched in amazement as Lara slowly began to fade away, retreating back into her own body.

Lara's body jerked awake as her spirit entered her body. She began to cough violently, blood trickled down the side of her lips and down her throat. The ambulance crew were working feverously; trying to get her stabilized. Lara's crystal eyes opened to catch a glimpse of Alex as he stood by, waiting to see if she would wake.

A few hours later, Lara was stable and had just aroused from her sedation period, cranky and disorientated. Her eyes focused on the person that was by her bed. It was Alex. He looked exhausted and sad. He had been crying profoundly since Lara had been transferred to the hospital.

Kurtis stood at the door to Lara's private hospital room. Watching and waiting for any news as to Lara's condition. He had been using farsee to check on Lara's pulse and heart rate, to ensure her life spirit had returned to its rightful place. Lara saw him standing in the doorway and used her thoughts to attract his attention.

Thanks for putting me back in my place.
Lara. You're awake?!
Of course, where else would I be?
Not in the land of the living. Jesus Lara, you nearly died.

As Alex began to wake he brushed against Lara's ribs. She winced loudly as the pain exploded in her ribcage. She clutched at them in an attempt to dull the pain. Alex looked up and saw this and felt as guilty as ever.

"I'm so sorry Lara, I didn't mean-"Alex said, trying to apologize for his selfishness but was interrupted by Lara.
"Not your fault, you don't need to apologize" Lara rasped, her throat dry.
"I thought I'd lost you" Alex replied, looking sullen. He dropped his gaze and his head down. Lara ran her fingers through Alex's sandy blonde hair in an attempt to soothe him.
"Alex, this is my fault. Not yours, not anyone else's, mine." Lara replied, trying to make her voice sound confident. Alex looked her in the eyes and gave her the are-you-kidding-me look. "Alex, I'm still here, I'm not going anywhere, and you don't have to worry". Lara gave a weak smile and placed her hand over Alex's.

Alex used his other hand to pick up Lara's hand and place a gentle kiss on her fingers. He looked up at her with a loving gaze. Taking his hand away from hers, Alex stroked Lara's cheek and she nuzzled into his warm touch, revelling in the heat and love that his fingers gave.