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AN: I forgot about this story. Well, here's the last chapter. I hope you all enjoy it. Thanks to all of you who have taken the time to read and review it.

Rei stared at the white wall of the waiting room; Driger clutched tightly in hand. Time had been crawling by for the last twenty minutes. He had come to the conclusion that his gods had abandoned him. "Sadistic bastards."

Tyson looked up from his snack, startled by his friend's words. The younger blader immediately latched on to the words. "Yeah. Stupid Demolition Boys trying to take over the world."

Rei glared at Tyson, golden eyes flaring. His voice was a sibilant hiss. "Don't Tyson. I don't want to hear it." Tyson cowered back. The neko-jin was aware of his teammates eyes on him. At the moment he could care less. Kai pushed himself off the wall, motioning for the younger Bladebreakers to leave. When he heard the door shut he rounded on Rei.

"I don't care if you think Bryan is your lover. Just don't forger why we're here." Rei nodded and got to his feet, pushing past Kai.

*****

Bryan winced as his head sharply smashed into the floor. Something in his mind snapped, flooding him with images.

Long, loose raven hair framing expressive eyes. Wind swept heather hills and roiling thunderclouds. A flash of plaid. Every image returned to the lithe body with golden eyes.

He slowly got to his feet, only one thing occupying his thoughts. His neko-jin lover. The Russian felt his teammates join him though he paid them no attention. His entire being was focused on Rei who was talking to Tyson, his long hair loose.

Bryan watched, hiding behind his mask. He wanted nothing more than to go to the neko-jin's side, even if the other teen was not his lover from so long ago.

*****

When Rei came to, the first thing he saw was an almost painfully white ceiling. His body felt like one massive bruise. Something was brushing against his nose. The neko-jin raised a hand to move away whatever was touching his nose when he felt a sharp tug at the back of his hand.

Rei glanced down, eyes widening at the sight of a needle in the back of his hand, taped in place, clear fluid dripping down the tube. The past came flooding back, leaving him heartbroken. He moved to roll onto this side only to have a hand clamp on his shoulder preventing him from moving.

"Kai, I'm sorry." The Russian's eyes showed his confusion before he regained control. "About what." Rei pulled the blanket up higher; eyes half closed as more morphine entered his system. "About hitting you. About Bryan." Kai draped a second blanket over his teammate. "Go to sleep. You're babbling."

*****

Bryan slipped into the room shutting the door with a soft click. The only sound in the room was that of Rei's breathing. Someone had left the curtains open, the silver light of the full moon washing over the bed.

He quietly made his way to the bed, moonlight eyes sweeping over the sleeping neko-jin. Rei's breathing was even and unlabored for which Bryan was glad. The blankets had slipped down; revealing thick bandages that covered Rei's upper arms. The Russian sat on the edge of the bed, freezing as the younger teen mumbled in his sleep and moved closer, instinctively seeking out Bryan's heat.

Bryan ran a hand through Rei's hair, the silken feel bringing back even more memories.

Rei sitting on the windowsill in his study, watching as another thunderstorm rolled over the highlands. Rei curled in the middle of their massive bed, asleep as he waited for his lover's return from border patrol.

"I'm sorry." He placed a soft kiss on Rei's forehead and got to his feet, not wanting the neko-jin to waken. Explaining to Rei would be impossible. And his pride wouldn't allow him to expose his feelings if the neko-jin was not his Rei.

Fingers curled around his wrist, the grip weak. "Bryan." Rei pulled himself to a sitting position, the pain it caused evident. He didn't let the Russian. He wanted to know the truth and there was one way to find if Bryan was his long dead lover.

His free hand slid to the other teen's neck and under the collar of his shirt, searching. Fingers brushed over warm metal and he slowly pulled it free, golden eyes filling with tears of happiness. The winged silver tiger looked just as it had hundreds of years ago.

The neko-jin flung himself at the Russian, mindless of the IV in his hand. Bryan pulled Rei close, running a hand through the loose raven strands. He sat on the bed and leaned back against the pillows, Rei held safely in his arms.

"I missed you so much." Rei's voice was muffled, his head resting on Bryan's shoulder, hand holding on to the Russian's shirt. "Missed you to. How did I get the necklace back?"

Rei snuggled up more eyes half hooded. "I placed a charm on it. If anything happened to you it would return to your spirit. Even if I never found you again I wanted you to remember me and that I loved you."

Bryan pulled the blanket up. "I'm never letting go of you again."

*****

Kai only got the door half-open before he caught sight of the bed. Rei looked content, still clutching Bryan's shirt tightly. The Russian also looked peaceful, something Kai had never seen.

He closed the door, informing the nurses that the occupant of room 210 was not to be disturbed.