Tohma took his glasses off, rubbing his eyes with his other hand. He was close to finding the cure, he could feel it in his bones. He slipped his glasses back one, his fingers typing away at his keyboard when the door to the room opened.
The Norstein family butler entered, supporting a tray with one hand. Tohma paid the older man no mind, his thoughts full of formulas and equations that one with a normal IQ wouldn't understand. It was only when a cup was placed beside his keyboard did Tohma stop his typing.
"Thank you Sebastian."
He gave a small nod, picking up the cup, letting the liquid settle before taking a small sip.
At the taste of the tea though, his face fell, Sebastian frowned.
"Is something wrong, sir?"
Tohma shook his head, setting the cup back onto his desk. "No," he gave the old man a smile, one that didn't touch his eyes, but a smile all the time, "thank you for the tea. That'll be all."
Sebastian bowed, taking the tray back with him.
As soon as the door to the room shut, Tohma let himself lean back. His eyes fell onto the cup he had just taken a sip of. It was silly, but he had hoped... It had been so long since he had Gaomon's original blend, the one that vowed they would one day meet again. He knew Sebastian was trying. This wasn't the first time the old butler tried to recreate the Digimon's creation, and it wouldn't be the last.
His eyes then found a picture, one of the entire DATS gang, before the Digimon returned to Earth. Masaru had insisted he be up in the front, Agumon joining in, while the others could only look on and give that smile saved only for Masaru. Tohma and Gaomon were on one side of Masaru, and even now, years later, he could see Gaomon's attention was not at the camera like the rest, but at him.
One day, when that blend was made once more, only then, would Tohma see Gaomon again.
He sighed, pushing away such thoughts, instead turning back to his computer. Gaomon would wait for him forever, Relena on the other hand... She didn't have much time left. He had to focus on the present.
And the present was Relena.
Personal headcanon is that what made Gao-chan's blend so special is that he cried in it. HIS TEARS WERE IN IT.