Won't Let You Down (Book Two of The Unmatched Records)

Chapter Nineteen

Research paper had to be eight pages. Guess who pulled off nine? :D And you know what I did to celebrate? Seven-hour power nap, because that paper took an all-nighter to do. :P Guess that officially makes me a college student now! XD

And what better way to celebrate finishing the hardest paper of all time by finishing this book? This is the last chapter before the epilogue, and I promise complete and utter Kariver fluff . . . and the last few wanted lines of "Zari" make an appearance, too, because Nate Heywood is a national treasure thanks to that episode. :)

Enjoy, guys!

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She could hear something . . . and it sounded familiar . . .

"Cisco."

"Mmm?"

"Why the hell is this playing?"

"It's how Barry woke up! I played his favorite song!"

"And how did you find out this was her favorite song?"

"Well, Barry said she sang a killer version of it in the musical world!"

"They were in a what?"

And then there was the death grip on one . . . no, both of her hands . . . one grip tinier than the other. She instinctively tried to squeeze, only managing to do it slightly.

But the person holding her right hand immediately shot upright. "Kara?" Oliver's voice immediately flooded her senses. "Kara, can you hear me?"

"See?" Cisco's voice crowed. "Told you!"

"Kara?" William's voice came from her other side.

"Come on, Kara, open your eyes," Oliver whispered.

She felt Oliver's lips on her forehead, and she struggled to open her eyes. Immediately, she was hit with bright glares, and she groaned in pain, instinctively flinging an arm over her eyes. "Turn them down!" Oliver shouted. The light diminished significantly, and Kara blinked the light out of her eyes and turned her head slightly. Her blue orbs found Oliver's terrified emerald ones. The moment their eyes met, he relaxed significantly. "Oh, thank God," he said in relief.

"Welcome back, little one," Slade smiled from where he, Malcolm, Laurel, and Thea stood behind Oliver.

"Kara!" William grinned, lunging to hug her.

"Whoa!" Kara grunted, but laughed, wrapping her arm around William as he clung to her. "Hey, there, buddy! Thanks for snapping me out of it . . . " She paused, seeing everyone around her was no longer in their suits. "How long was I out?" she asked worriedly.

"Four days," Alex answered, walking over to check her vitals. "Clark woke up two days ago and nearly went into a frenzy when he found out you were still out cold. He did an interview with Miss Grant, though, since you couldn't do it. The media's been eating up Cadmus's defeat like kids in a candy store."

"And President Marsdin has given the order to wipe Cadmus out completely," J'onn added.

"It's over?" Kara whispered, tears in her eyes.

"It's over," Oliver confirmed, smiling widely. "You won't need to worry about them ever again."

"Oh, thank Rao," Kara closed her eyes, flopping back onto the bed. A moment later, she frowned. "Is this Moon River?"

"Yeah!" Cisco poked his head in through the doorway. "It was just on a whim, but I figured, worth a shot!"

"You're awesome, Cisco," Kara said drowsily, burrowing back into her pillow.