When Sherry got word that Koko had been hospitalized from a car accident, she feared the worst. She feared hesitant looks from nurses and pitiful looks from doctors as they unleashed the horrible news on her. It seemed that luck was on her side.

"It appears to be that the car didn't hit her head on, nor was the car going a critically high speed," A doctor explained while they walked down the hall. That relieved Sherry, but her palms were still slick with nervousness and dread. There had to be a reason why Koko was struck by that car, and the woman knew well that it didn't have to do with a present issue. She cursed herself for not seeing that her dearest's happiness wouldn't last forever.

Sherry hesitated at the door. If she couldn't pull Koko from the dark tunnel she was in, she'll be trapped in a loop of trying to take her own life until it worked. Which Sherry couldn't allow. She couldn't allow Zofis to take Koko from her, couldn't let him lead her to her own death. And she'd do anything in her power in order to do that. After all, it's only natural to give everything in order to save the person you love.

When Sherry met eyes with Koko, she wasn't surprised that it didn't last long. The brunette quickly turned aside, clutching her hands to her chest. The blonde woman closed the door behind her and approached the other.

"It's okay…" That was all Sherry could offer. It hurt her to even see the agony on Koko's features.

"How?" Koko breathed out, her voice barely heard. Her eyes began to scrunch as tears formed.

"How can you… still be here when I- when I-" The brunette's voice was cut off by her own sob. Sherry knew that Koko was going to ask that question. And she knew her own answer just as well. The blonde reached out and tenderly grasped one of Koko's hands with her own, and with a genuine smile, answered.

"Because I love you… and I want to spend the rest of my life with you."

Koko didn't move for a moment. Sherry could barely see her chest rise, but saw her eyes widen ever slowly.

Koko remembered Zofis's words once again.

"It's Sherry you care about now...only Sherry!"

"You only think about Sherry, Sherry, Sherry now."

Once again, he was right. Sherry meant everything to Koko; they both owed each other their lives, but the brunette thought that her friend simply being alive was enough. No, friend didn't cut it. Sherry was much more than a friend, she had been for a while. Ever since she had been rescued from Zofis's grasp, she saw Sherry in a different light. The way Koko felt when she was around Sherry, the way the blonde was able to erase all the bad things, even if it was just for the time they were together… she understood now. The woman slowly turned to the blonde, her lips quivering just slightly before she breathed out,

"I love you…" Then Koko smiled, despite the tears that rolled down her cheeks. She grinned only a grin that Sherry would see.

"I love you too, Sherry!"