Hey all!

So first of all, I deeply apologise for this taking so bloody long to get here. I had a few family and personal issues going on over here and just found it difficult to get to this chapter. But thank you so, so much for your patience and your understanding!
Second of all, Hooray! We did it! Final chapter.

Thank you to everybody who continued to stick with this fic from the start, and thank you to everyone who've favourited/followed, reviewed and just plain reading! You guys are too awesome!

Here we go!

"You didn't have to come with me, ya know." Tyson grumbled to Kai as they walked from the hotel all the way to Chadwick and Kurt's house just outside the city.

"When's the next time were going to have alone time like this?" Kai raised an eyebrow with an amused smirk curling on his face.

"I… guess that's true." Tyson agreed, thankful no one had asked where he was going and why Kai was accompanying him. If they even noticed Kai with him at all. The stoic Russian was sneaky like that, something Tyson wasn't certain if he admired or not.

It was another sunny day in Sydney, the weather almost too perfect to be flying back to Tokyo for the finals. Tyson was relieved, though, to finally be going home after being on the road for these past few months. He wasn't a stranger to being away from home for these long periods of time, though the homesickness had begun to settle in last night after the closing ceremony for the Australian section of the world championships. The ceremony had finished just before midnight with the younger beybladers heading back to their rooms and not being able to stay awake and celebrate with the older teens and adults.

Walking silently up a steep hill in Sydney's suburban streets, Kai nodded in the direction of the house; the ground finally levelled out as they wandered through the gates and up the drive towards the front door. Looking to the garden bed, a smile spread of Tyson's tanned lips at the array of bright flowers planted and surrounded by cute garden ornaments.

"He really has colourful taste, huh?" Tyson grinned to Kai, stopping at the front door as the other pressed the doorbell.

"Hm, I guess." Kai shrugged. He looked up when the door was pulled open by Kurt, a smile on his dark lips.

"Oh, hey guys. We uh… weren't expecting you." His smile turned sheepish as he stepped to the side for them to come in, reminding them to remove their shoes as he closed the door and led them through the hall and into the dining room. "Babe, your brother's here." Kurt chuckled, taking a seat next to an elderly woman.

Kai felt butterflies in his stomach. Brother. The term made him smile inwardly as he walked with Tyson to the table and sat down next to his older brother, blinking at the woman sitting opposite him.

"Oh!" She perked up, putting her mug of tea down. "You're the boy I met on the bridge!"

"Nice to… see you again." Kai murmured, feeling Tyson staring at him with confusion.

"Nan, this is Kai. My brother." Chadwick smiled at the elderly woman, sipping the tea Li had given him.

"Your… brother…?" Joyce blinked, suddenly gasping when she remembered the resemblance. "Oh my! Is it true? Oh, heavens! Dear, you found your family." She cried, taking her grandson's petite hand in hers and squeezing it. "When you were younger, when your mother first brought you home, you used to cry out for someone named Kai." Chadwick swallowed, not remembering any of this. "You probably don't remember because you were so traumatised, but I remember bringing over a container of Anzac biscuits I'd made that morning and holding you tightly while you cried and chewed on one of the biscuits."

"I… don't remember any of this." Chadwick admitted, looking remorsefully at Joyce.

"It's nothing to be ashamed of, dear." She smiled sweetly, taking another sip of her tea. "You were young and frightened; it took a lot to calm you down back then. I'm just glad to see the man you've become today." She gave his hand a gentle pat and looked to Kurt with a grateful smile. "You've settled down and made a life for yourself. And soon you'll be meeting this dashing young man at the altar." Looking back to Chadwick, Joyce beamed with happy tears gliding down her cheeks. "I'm so proud of you."

"Nan…" Chadwick sniffled, feeling flustered by the endearing words.

"Well, it's true. Hold on to Kurt, he's one of the good ones." Joyce chuckled.

"Oh, I plan to." Chadwick grinned, finally looking to Kai. "So, what brings you here?"

"It was me…" Tyson mumbled, catching the older Hiwatari's attention. "I, uh, wanted to thank you guys for everything you've done for me. For us… You really helped us out of a sticky situation and helped me feel better and more confident in my abilities."

"Aw, anytime man." Chadwick smiled, looking to Kurt. "I think Kurt's the one to thank, though. From the sounds of it, he helped you more than anything I did over the last couple of weeks. Aside from, you know…"

"Yes, I heard from your mother about that hospital trip." Joyce said accusingly, semi-glaring at the man.

"Nan, it wasn't anything serious…"

"Nothing serious…!?"

The next twenty minutes was spent with Joyce telling Chadwick off for not taking better care of himself and for allowing himself to work himself half to death and not calling her to help with tasks around the house since she didn't do much in her spare time and liked to spend time with him and Kurt. Kai and Tyson just sat and watched the entire ordeal unfold, the midnight-haired blader trying not to laugh as the man was scolded and put in his place by the elderly woman; even more amused when an embarrassed flush appeared across his cheeks.

"Joyce, would you like another tea?" Kurt asked politely, smiling sweetly at the woman.

"Oh, I would love to, but I really need to be heading off. The gardener is coming soon, and I promised her a piece of marble cake and a coffee. But thank you, Kurt." Joyce smiled, standing from the chair and walking with the two men to the front door to head home. "Stay safe and take care of yourself." She told Chadwick, kissing his cheeks and holding him tightly. "I meant what I said. I'm so proud of you. Keep up the good work." She beamed, looking to Kurt and holding his large hands in her small ones. "Thank you for taking care of him. You have no idea how touched and relieved we are to have someone like you taking care of our boy."

"Of course, Joyce." Kurt smiled back at the woman, accepting the praise. "I love your grandson and I'd do anything for him."

"That makes me very happy." She waved to them, walking to her small hatchback and driving away moments later.

"I love your nan. She's so savage." Kurt grinned at his fiancé, laughing when he was nudged in the side. "I'm only speaking the truth."

"Yeah, yeah." Chadwick waved it off, walking back inside and sitting back down with Tyson and Kai at the table. "Can we get you guys anything to drink? A snack? Are you guys hungry at all?"

"Oh, no thanks. How're you feeling, by the way? After the other night?" Tyson felt himself tense when those warm eyes turned a little apologetic.

"Yeah, heaps better, thanks. Sorry the night got ruined, but I hadn't eaten much all day and sometimes my stomach just rejects food if I've not given it enough."

"That… sucks."

"It really does. But the woman who owns that restaurant, Li, she gave me some medicinal tea she makes herself and it really seemed to do the trick."

"That's a relief at least." Tyson smiled, glad to hear the man had recovered from the other night and was looking chipper. "Chad… can… I ask you something?"

Kai looked to Tyson, not expecting the blader to be asking his brother any serious questions. He was under the impression they were here to thank them for their hospitality and leave it at that. Apparently, the Dragoon blader had other plans.

"Of course." Chadwick gave a small smile, relaxing in the chair and looking to Kurt when he placed a gentle hand on his freckled shoulder.

"Another tea, beautiful?"

"Yes please. Thank you, love." With a quick peck from Kurt, amethyst eyes looked back to mahogany ones. "What's up?"

"I was wondering what happened to you and my brother." He watched Chadwick tense at the mention of Hiro, his jaw tightening as he averted his eyes. "I… sorry… You don't have to answer it."

"No, it's fine." A sigh left tanned lips as the man rest his elbows on the wooden table and planted his chin on his hands. "What exactly would you like to know?"

"You two were on a team, right? How did you meet and become on the same team? How long were you guys beyblading together for? What happened to make you guys disband the team?"

Chadwick took a deep breath, calming his nerves and allowing the breath to release steadily. "Okay. Well… I had a Beyblade team down here with a few friends and we managed to win every local and, eventually, every state and national tournament. The BBA took an interest in us and flew us as guests to the tournament in Tokyo where we met Hiro and his team. We were rivals in the beginning, my team defeating his to claim the title. And after that two of my teammates called it quits and that's when Mr. Dickenson persuaded Hiro and I to join our teams together."

"By that stage, he only had one teammate left and the same went for me. We had nothing to lose so we agreed to join our teams together. Everything ran smoothly for the first few months, we worked fairly well together and often fed each other ideas and strategies. And… A few months into it all, things started happening between Hiro and I." Chadwick worried his bottom lip between his teeth, closing his eyes at the unwanted memories coming back. "We ended up sleeping together and jeopardised the entire team because of our mistake."

Tyson was gobsmacked, not believing what he was hearing. His brother and Kai's brother had SLEPT together? As in… had sexual intercourse!? There was no way Hiro would keep this a secret from him for so long.

"No… there's no way!" Tyson exclaimed, standing from his seat with a hurt expression on his face. "I…"

"Tyson, it happened a long time ago. Hiro and I were… discovering who we were, I suppose, which is how it kind of happened. It didn't last long enough for it to become anything, anyway, since we ended up having a huge fight about who should lead the team into the world championships that year."

"I… I remember that." Tyson whispered, remembering his brother storming to his room one night after a bad day at practice. "In the end, the team didn't qualify for the championships… I remember Hiro telling me."

"Yeah. Things happened, beyblading was becoming a second option for me since I started taking up dancing. My heart wasn't in the game anymore and there was no point trying to battle on a team with someone who couldn't cope being given orders by a foreigner. Our final day as a team, Hiro and I ended up having a battle to settle everything. I beat him easily and… he just turned and left straight after the battle. No farewell, no handshake. Nothing. I think that was when he sort of disappeared, too."

"It was." Tyson nodded, remembering everything clearly. "He packed up and left one day to travel with my dad to do archaeological digs. It hurt, seeing my brother wanting nothing to do with me and gramps, especially after we'd just lost our mother the previous year. I felt so alone."

"I'm sorry, Tyson." Chadwick looked remorsefully to the teen. "If I could take back everything that happened, I would. Hiro and I were young and naïve and didn't really know what to expect at all. I'm just sorry you had to find out like this, through me."

"How was it possible I'd never met you while you and my brother were on the same team?" The more Tyson dug for answers, the more he realised how little he actually knew about his brother. Why couldn't Hiro just have told him?

"My friend and I were set up in accommodation offered by Mr. Dickenson just outside Tokyo, so it's a possibility you might've just been at school or busy while we trained at the BBA centre. I do recall asking Hiro to show us around Tokyo a bit and he got defensive about it. So, I'm not sure if that has anything to do with his growing hostility."

"Hun, literally everything you've said about this guy just sounds off." Kurt placed a mug of tea in front of his fiancé and took a seat next to him; draping a strong arm around his dainty shoulders.

"Hiro and I were similar in the sense that we didn't like being told what to do, especially by people we thought were below us. So, it just ended up being a power struggle and it just wasn't healthy." Chadwick looked to Kurt. "I had no idea about his mother passing, though. He didn't seem different when it happened." He looked back to Tyson. "Though, I do remember he was spending more time with the team than usual at one point."

"That… would've been when she died." Tyson tensed, holding back tears when Kai placed a reassuring hand on his thigh under the table. "Hiro hardly came home, and when he did, he was always in a bad mood. Like, it was everyone else's fault our mum died. I just… he didn't even ask me how I was feeling about it."

"Tyson," Chadwick started, reaching over and placing a reassuring hand to his shoulder. "I'm sorry Hiro wasn't there for you when it was important and I'm sorry about everything that happened between us." He squeezed the other's shoulder, a small smile on his lips. "But I want you to know if you ever need to get anything else off your chest, Kurt and I are happy to listen."

"You… you don't need to do that." Tyson spluttered, tears beginning to trickle down his cheeks. "You guys have done so much already. I… I couldn't ask that of you!"

"Hm, well," Kurt grinned, catching everyone's attention. "We have a giant theatre room and a full bottle of bubbly in the wine cellar. You catching my drift?"

"Kurt, love, they're underage. I will not be held accountable for giving minors alcohol." Chadwick crossed his arms.

"Wait, you guys have a wine cellar!?" Tyson exclaimed, ignoring Kai's grunt next to him.

"Of course we do. Sometimes we have guests over, and someone insisted we needed a wine cellar." Kurt smiled playfully at his fiancé. "Right, beautiful?"

"Yes, well, you never know when you'll need a bottle of red." The other blushed, waving his hands around to prove his point.

Tyson just grinned. These guys were the best rich people he'd known so far. How could he refuse an opportunity to sit in a huge theatre room and watch a movie on a huge screen? His smile droped when he realised they were on a time limit… He needed to be back for his team. He couldn't do the same to his team as Hiro did to him.

"Thanks for the offer… But Kai and I should get going. Our flight leaves soon back to Tokyo, and I figured I'd better be back with my team."

Chadwick smiled at the kid sitting opposite him, a warm sensation washing through him. Tyson was a good kid at heart, his brother was wise to stick with him even after all the confusion and pain everything had obviously caused them.

"Do you guys want a lift back to the hotel? You did well walking here all the way from there."

"That would um… be really nice. Thanks." Tyson grinned sheepishly before he and Kai stood from the table, the navy-haired teen wandering to the front door to put his shoes on, not registering Kai hadn't gone with him.

The pale-skinned teen walked around the table to stand before his brother, the man having stood from his seat with a warm smile plastered on his tanned lips.

"I guess this is goodbye." Kai stated, feeling weird about the situation. He'd just found out he had a brother less than two weeks ago and now he had to say goodbye, probably to never see each other again.

"It doesn't have to be forever, Kai." Chadwick smiled as he stepped forward and dared to pull the teen into a firm embrace, his heart soaring as he felt fingers glide up the back of his singlet before clenching into the material with the teen's face buried in his shoulder. "I'm so glad we met, I'm so relieved to know I'm not alone. That we have each other."

"Stop… talking…" Kai grumbled as he held his brother tighter, a strange emotion washing over him and refusing to leave as dainty fingers glided through his hair as Chadwick shushed him quietly.

"We'll see each other again, I promise. Now that we've found each other again, it'll take more than an ocean to stop me from seeing you." Chadwick beamed as Kai finally pulled away.

"Take care." Kai said as he looked up to his brother's face and managed to crack a small smile before letting it drop and stuffing his hands in his pockets. "I'll um… call you some time."

"Hah, I'd like that." Chadwick beamed and walked to the door with them as Kurt stepped into a pair of runners and pulled his carkeys from his pocket. "See you soon, love."

"Alright beautiful." Kurt pulled his fiance in for a kiss, smiling as it lingered for a little longer before turning and humming when a hand smacked his butt. "Thanks."

"Bye Chad, it was really nice meeting you. And… and thank you for everything." Tyson bowed his head politely before standing and smiling up at the tanned and freckled man.

"No sweat, Tyson. You're a good kid. Good luck at the championships." Chadwick winked. "We'll be watching."

"Great!" Tyson grinned before turning and jogging to the silver mustang as it roared to life. He got in the backseat and waved through the tinted window before Kai pulled the seat back and got in the front, not even jealous his crush… boyfriend, got to ride shotgun. He waved from the tinted window as Kurt shifted the car into reverse, Chad standing at the door waving back with a kind smile on his face.

"Alright." Tyson grinned as he looked to Kai while cool amethyst eyes turned to glance back at him with a small smirk on pale lips. "Finals, here we come!"

And we've reached the end!

I'm sincerely hoping I covered all the bases and made sure to fill in as many blanks as I could. I also sincerely hoped everyone enjoyed my boys, along with Tyson and Kai of course!
I was a little nervous bringing Chadwick back after so long, but in the end I'm truly glad I did! He was fantastic to work with again and even more so with Kurt.

Thank you so, so much to everybody and I sincerely hoped you enjoyed the ride!

Much love,

~SD