Chapter Twenty Seven :: A Short Ending

Ichirou, or Zack as he now preferred to be called stood on a bridge in Kamakura looking out at the city before him. He listened quietly to the sounds around him and took a deep breath in. He felt alive now but also internally scarred, he was now in his early twenties, twenty two to be exact and his acting career was in full swing. He was considered the most popular actor in Japan, a title that had once belonged to Ren Tsuruga when he was his age.

He watched his little family from where he stood, his four year old sister Ichigo, now known as Ichi by her parents since he had made it clear he wanted to be called Zack. His name was formally Ichirou but he preferred Zack, it just made him remember things, some that he didn't want to remember others that he did.

As he smiled at his thirteen year old brother whose gift had been acknowledged years before, he remembered his smiling face the day he had arrived home. He loved his little family no matter what although he could see his parents getting older before his eyes. When he had returned back to Japan Kuon had started to teach him how to fight and his boyfriend had as well. Although in his memories it seemed that Ryan had only died recently it had been years since his death when he had started dating again.

As he stood on the bridge he felt a warm hand around his and turned to find his boyfriend standing there. "Hey," he grinned.

"You alright?" Leon asked, the now twenty four year old was an elementary teacher in Tokyo, one of the reasons why Zack hadn't moved although he felt he good, there were directors places other than main Tokyo.

"Just thinking," Zack replied with a smile, "I might be crazy saying this since I'm only twenty two but I've had one hell of a life."

"Of course you have," Leon replied before putting his hand on Zack's cheek, "I love you," he whispered as Zack took the initiative and kissed him. A kiss that would be repeated multiple times throughout the rest of his long life.

- The End -

My apologies for the brevity of that chapter, but I wanted something that could match the beginning. I left a lot out of this story that I intended to put in but I am actually satisfied with leaving it here.

And I've decided to try to update at least two of my fics this winter:

For Those Twelve Years at Christmas

AND

These Paws are my hands

Please leave a review or PM me if you'd like to see any of my others updated. Thank you for reading this until the end.