A/N: And here comes the long-waited last chapter! Yeah!
First of all, I want to thank all those who have voted and reviewed from the bottom of my heart! This story would've never come to an end without you. THANK YOU!
Okay, I bet you are all just dying to know who won, aren't you? I have no heart to keep the result from you any longer, so here it comes…
Counting all votes, Hilary turned out to win Kai's heart with one vote. (Talking about tight race, huh?) Tyson finished up second, and poor Ray was left into third place.
Just for curiosity, I also counted the votes so that I allowed only one vote per person. The result would've been the same, tough Hilary's victory would've been even clearer, so there's no second guesses with who won, don't you think?
There's something I've been thinking about for quite some time now… Since I had to make three different endings – I naturally couldn't know who would win – it would be quite a waste of time and energy not to send them out, right? So… How would you feel if I send alternative endings with Tyson and Ray winning Kai's heart? Agreements and objections will both be taken into consideration.
But now… To the very last chapter, people! I was told to write like never before, and God forbid I tried! So here it finally is. KaHil fans, this is for you! Hope you'll enjoy!


Snowflakes were glittering like diamonds in Kai's hair as he sat on a small bridge nearby the cabin Mr. Dickinson had rented for the team. It was their last night in the cabin, but he didn't exactly feel like spending it with his friends. After all the fussing they'd done around him after he was finally released from the hospital, he desperately needed a moment alone, needed a proper chance to gather his thoughts.

He had no idea of for how long he'd been sitting there when he suddenly heard snow rustling as someone approached him. Turning his head, he saw Hilary walking towards him.

" Hi", he greeted, not exactly sure of what to say to the girl.

" We were beginning to get worried", Hilary announced as she took a seat beside him from the bridge-railing. " You should come inside before you catch a cold". She seemed to make a small frown. " What are you doing in here at this hour, anyways?".

" I'm fine", he assured her, purposely ignoring the latter question for the time being.

After that a content silence fell upon them as they watched the beautiful, snow-covered landscape. Neither felt a particular need to talk: after all, they had always agreed that actions spoke louder than words.

But in the end, Kai chose to break the silence. There were many things that needed to be said, but he chose to push them aside for a little while longer. Instead he looked at the sky that had for quite some time held a mysterious, deep shade of blue. Stars seemed so bright against it that they seemed to be burning. " When I was at the Abbey, I always climbed up to the roof at night, tough it was forbidden". Funny. He'd never told anyone about his past before, but… Perhaps it was a change for the better.

Hilary seemed slightly surprised by his words as well, but soon recovered. " Why?" she asked gently, knowing how hesitant Kai still was about sharing this part of him with her. She didn't want to pressure him, especially now that he was finally beginning to bare this new side of him to her.

" I wanted to see the stars". For a while a slight smile crossed his lips as memories, for once pleasant and painless ones, came to his mind. " My mom always told me stories about them. She taught me every constellation".

Looking at the stars as well, Hilary nodded, smiling as she could almost picture small Kai Hiwatari sitting in his mother's lap, studying the stars with the deep frown he always got when he was concentrating really hard on something. After a short silence, she picked one constellation and pointed it. " What's that called?".

Kai smiled, giving her a quick, gentle look before looking at the stars again. " It's Lion".

Hilary smiled as well, more brightly than she had for over a year. Of course she had known that Kai's memory was back, but it was still a whole another thing to see it this loud and clear.

When they were together, before the entire nightmare of Kai being beaten up and loosing his memory, he had always called her little-lion when they were alone. Back then she had hated the silly pet-name, but at the moment no name could've sounded better in her ears.

They sat in silence for few moments, watching in awe as stars light up the sky like small fires.

All of sudden, Kai remembered the words Tala had said to him before the redhead headed back to Russia.

" Look, we both know that in that stubborn head of yours, you know who your heart belongs to. You need to clear it out to them, before it's too late".

He knew that Tala had been right. He couldn't make the ones he cared about the most wait forever, or he would end up loosing them.

Besides, he did know who his heart belonged to. It had been obvious from the begin with. After all, we can all have only one chosen of heart.

" I'm sorry", he whispered, breaking the silence.

Hilary seemed confused as she looked at him. " What for?".

He gave a small laughter. " Look, I know that I haven't exactly been the easiest person lately. I've put you and Tyson through hell". He laughed bitterly. " Some brave and strong person I am, huh?".

" It's only human to be confused, Kai", Hilary told him, smiling slightly. " I thought you'd learned that by now".

Small smile playing on his lips, Kai shrugged. " I suppose I'm a slow learner in some things, then".

Hilary smirked. " Can't argue you with that".

Yet another comfortable silence fell upon them as they kept looking at the stars, enchanted by their beauty.

Eventually Hilary got up and stretched. " I think we should go inside before you'll really catch a cold. I don't know about you, but I'm freezing to the bone".

" Hil, wait, there's… I need to tell you something", Kai spoke out, looking at her with a strange look in his eyes that she'd never seen in them before.

" What is it?" she asked, slightly alarmed. Kai seemed far too serious to her liking.

A soft look appeared into Kai's eyes. " Before we go inside, I want you to know that I'm not confused anymore".

His words made her shiver. " What do you mean?" she whispered, clenching her hands into tight fists.

It wasn't until then Kai got up from the railing. Everything seemed to be moving in a slowed motion as he walked up to her and offered her his hand. Without a slightest hesitation she took it, and became amazed by how warm it was after all the time he'd spent outside. Smiling, he gave her hand a gentle squeeze and, encouraged by his gesture, she returned it and snuggled closer to his warmth, resting her head against his shoulder with a smile grazing her lips.

The long doubt had finally came to an end.

Tough she was pretty sure that it was just her imagination, she could've sworn she heard Kai whisper in Russian. " It was you all along".

And so they walked up to the cabin, hand in hand, prepared to take whatever strikes destiny might've meant for them. Tough there'd be a long, rocky road ahead of them, nothing would be unbearable as long as they'd face it together.


End.


A/N: Oh my gosh, it's really completed! YES! Once again, thank you so much for reading! And just so that you would know… Reviews will still be read… And remember to comment those alternative endings, 'k?
Okay, towards new adventures!
So long for now! Be safe!