"Alright, now we're going to make her choose. Her life in the lab or Aaron. If she chooses Aaron we'll be able to voice your opinions through him, and you'll be able to talk to her. If not then we'll just start over. Sound good?" Doctor Milo sighs, pushing his glasses farther up on his nose. Mother and Dad nod in unison.

"We're ready." Mother says as Dad takes her hand in his. Doctor Milo opens up a scene for her and Aaron. And he turns off the Auto-Delete; the blackness, momentarily.

"She won't be able to come out of the dream until she makes a choice, so this might get upsetting." Doctor Milo warns.

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Aaron's sitting on the park bench when she walks up to him. It was night-time now. She whistles, drawing his attention to her. He grins when he sees her, and she smiles. She holds out her tiny hands, and he embraces her.

"Why do you keep going back to that life, if you hate it so?" he asks, scaring her. It's not like she has a choice in the matter. "Come with me, I want to show you something." he says, leading her away from the bench. She follows him, her hand in his. Mesmerized in his gracefulness. The way his hair bounced, lightly, as he dragged her to wherever. She stops him for a moment, confused why he was leading her dream.

"Hey," she says, wanting to go back.

"What, I just want to show you something?" he says, innocently.

"What are you doing? This is my dream, only I direct where it goes." she snaps, pulling her hand away. He laughs, deeply.

"Alright. Jackie, will you please show us what I wanted to show you?" he asks, sarcastically.

"I can't. I don't know what it is." she admits, softly. He nods like he already knew that.

"Can we go then?" he asks, curiously. She sighs, loudly and takes his hand again. He leads her to a spiraling dark tunnel in the middle of the street.

"What is that?" she gasps.

"That's the other side." he says, not making sense.

"Huh?" she snaps. "The other side to what?"

"To this. That is where you'll stop disappearing. That is where we can be together, forever. And I'll never lose you." he says, his voice cracking. Her eyes widen.

"In a wormhole?" she asks, giggling at how serious he was.

"Its not a wormhole, per se. It's a passageway that won't ever take you away from me. All we have to do is jump into it." he admits.

"Wait, you want me to voluntarily jump into a wormhole?" she asks, shocked. "Lets do it."

"Ok." he breathes. He jumps into the blackness, dragging her in with him.

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"Alright, she chose Aaron. Now you can talk through him, and you'll sound like him. She won't know the difference." Doctor Milo says, sighing. He was relieved that he wouldn't have to start over. Usually the second time around damages the brain, and even though he didn't show it, he was fond of Jackie. She was so brave, standing up for herself.

"Will Jackie be able to come back normal after all this or will she be stuck with Aaron forever?" Mother asks, her hands shaking. Doctor Milo nods, assuring her it would be fine.

"You need to realize that Aaron isn't real. He's just someway for her to show how she feels. I've complete control, and I can easily bring her back exactly the way she was. Do you understand?" Doctor Milo asks. Mother nods.

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 "Jackie, can you hear me?" Aaron asks, squeezing her hand. She pulls him closer to her. He leans down to kiss her, brushing his lips over hers. Then he plunges them upon her so forcefully that she drowns in his love. He pulls back, slowly, pulling her to her feet. She takes a minute before opening her eyes. She squeaks. She felt like this was real. He sighs.

"What?" she asks, ignoring him.

"Can you hear me?" he asks, softly. He shakes his head, lightly, a grin splattered on his face. She smiles at his smile. She nods as she guides her hands up his arms to rest on his shoulders. A chill runs down his spine as he, carefully, touches her waist.

"I love you, Aaron." she whispers, as she wraps her arms around his neck. "Oh, I love you."

"You'll never disappear from me, again. You'll never run away again, from me. You won't get the chance. You chose me, and now you'll have to deal, with me." Aaron says, strangely. She never ran away from him, nor would she want to. She can deal with him.

"That's right." she coots. He looks at her for another minute then lets go. "What'd I do?"

"It's not what you did. Heh, it's what you'll do." he laughs.