Authors Note: This is the last Chapter and it's short and Sweet. I hope you all loved this story as muich as I loved writing it. The ending is my favorite part. It took me forever to think of how I was going to end it, the rest of the story I already had mapped out. The ending had to be good and I think this will do

Disclaimer: I don't own Chrono Cross or Cloud and that's it!

Chapter 19 Melt into You

Cloud's form suddenly appeared again. His ice blue eyes looked hurt, as they focused in on Kid. She turned to face him.

"Cloud... I..." She didn't have anything to say, she couldn't explain herself anymore to him. Cloud shook his head for her silence. Kid understood she looked to the ground sadness in her eyes. She wasn't going to say anymore she deserved to give him that much respect. Glenn and Orlha looked on.

There was a long pause and then some movement Kid flinched as if she was going to be smacked. When all she got was Cloud's gentle hands on her shoulders she looked up eyes still unsure. Then she saw it, in his bright blue ice ones. The hope, the faith she had been waiting for. Right there in Cloud's eyes the only window to his emotions.

"Kid, we found him. I got Serge, he is alive." Kid knees finally buckled out from under her as they had been waiting to do. Her arms went around him to catch herself. Now she would not let him go so she rested her head against his chest and tears came from her eyes again as she sealed them tightly.

Cloud's face went confused for a moment. Kid was so happy she seemed sad again. He felt her warm tears damping his shirt. He hesitantly brought his arms around her small frame he rested his chin on the top of her head. It killed him, the pain in the dept of his heart once again. It was hard to let her go, but her happiness meant the world to Cloud. He would always protect her and do anything to ensure she was happy even if he was just her loyal friend.

Kid entered the Guldovian tent closing the curtain behind her just enough so that there was just a strip of warm sunlight leaking in. The Doc took notice of her and stood up. His long blue pants dragging on the ground. Kid walked over to him without so much as a word.

"I knew I'd see you this afternoon, Kid. You must be totally exhausted, coming straight here from the Manner. He's much better, but still hasn't regained consciousness since last night." The Doc said to her pushing some of his long untidy blond hair back. Kid didn't say anything. The Doc looked over her, she also looked healthier than when he had injected her. A little pale, and still very worn. She needed lot's of bed rest and he'd be sure to tell her when she was done visiting Serge.

Her hair was down which was unusual, and although she still wore her blood red skirt her dagger and coat were absent. The nurse demi-human stepped up to the two of them interrupting the Doc's thoughts.

"He's in the back room." Came her voice breaking the silence. Kid followed her to the door. The nurse opened the door for Kid and Kid slowly slid in and closed the door behind her.

She looked around, the room was very dim lighted because the shades were all pulled down. The air seemed hazy because it was so warm inside and it was already quite warm enough outside. Kid's blue eyes rested on the far off bed in the corner of the room. She looked silently at the man laying in the bed, with his legs covered by the bedspread. A glint came to her eyes as she walked up to the bed with her hands on her hips. She stopped two feet away so that she could examine him more closely.

The young man was beat up for bandages seem to cover the half of his body that was exposed. He had bandages around his forehead with extra cushioning on his temple. Dark thick strands of hair hung over the bandages. One of his arms was left alone and naked where as the other had been bandaged up quite ferociously. There were also thinner bandages and patches across his bare chest and abdomen.

Kid finally getting over the sight of seeing all his injuries for the first time edged closer to the bed. She bent down some so she was closer to him. She watched the rise and fall of his chest steadily and she heard the small breaths he let out. Her face was close to his as she brought up her left hand slowly. Then very hesitantly Kid put it to his thick hair...

A hand shot up and grabbed Kid's left wrist and held it tightly. Kid let out a gasp as the eye lids went open to reveal blue orbs watching her widely. Her face only mere inches from his as he stared at her back.

Kid's expression went from surprise to annoyed.

"Was that suppose ta be funny?" She questioned quietly. Serge smirked at her his eyebrows slanting a bit.

"I don't know. Was it?" Serge asked back challengingly. Kid returned his smirk with her own.

"Not in the slightest." She replied. Serge cocked an eyebrow at her and looked at her skeptically.

"What are you trying to do, watch me sleep?" He added in an arrogant manner. Kid closed her eyes and giggled quietly with a shake of her head. Her blond strands stretching down over her face. Serge gazed at her hypnotized and with a smile he lifted his head off the pillow so that his lips were right by her ear. "Kid... you are so beautiful." He whispered suggestibly. Then he rested a hand on the other side of her face and pushed her head to his lips so that he kissed her on the cheek.

Kid opened her eyes and looked at him squinting curiously as Serge let his head rest back down. She pulled her self closer to his face and she put a hand on the side of his cheek and brought herself so close that her body laid over his. She felt him bring an arm over her waist and push her frame against his. He brought his head up, his eyes now looking lazy as their foreheads nearly touched.

"I love you Serge..." Kid said breathlessly. Serge nodded ever so slightly his breathing heavy.

"I know I saw you mouth it to me when I fell." He whispered, Kid's eyes went wide as she saw the image of Serge's body falling, and she quivered very slightly. So slightly, Serge would not have noticed if they hadn't been so close. He rested another kiss on her cheek to comfort her. She looked back at him and slid her hand down by his mouth and then brought her head down so that her lips met his again and they kissed tenderly for a moment. When they broke Kid finding tears that didn't spill pushed her head into the crook of his neck. She put her arm around his shoulders as she rested her head against the pillow and buried her face into him.

Serge brought one of his long arms and rested it over her back so that his hand rested on her tiny shoulder. He brought his other arm vertically across the small of her back to finish the embrace. Kissing her shoulder and neck twice as Kid closed her eyes. She allowed her body to melt back into his just like it had when they had danced and they stayed like that for as long as they needed to.

Fin

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