Disclaimer: Not mine
Notes: Spoilers for the end of the series, and spoilers for 'Children of Tomorrow' as well. This takes place after Chapter Eight.
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"I feel like an idiot."Tatsuya turned his attention from the night sky to Yuuri. "What do you mean?"
She smiled bitterly. "That day Yuka had a date. I... ran right past you." Yuuri glanced at him, letting her fingertips brush his shoulder for a second. "It shouldn't have been like that. I should've recognized you."
"Well, you weren't the only one," Ayase reminded her. "I bumped into him during work, and all he was to me was a pedestrian I nearly knocked down." If Tatsuya hadn't known him as long as he had, he never would have noticed that faint hint of guilt in his tone.
Tatsuya rolled his eyes. "Guys, it's not your fault--"
"That's right. It's Ryuuta's." Domon had spent the majority of the evening with his arms wrapped around Sion protectively (and considering what had nearly happened to Sion, Tatsuya couldn't blame him). "If I ever get my hands on him..."
"Hopefully, you won't have that opportunity-- not after I dismantled the teleportation device," Sion finished for him. He then gazed at Tatsuya, eyes sad. "It's just we've been though so much with you, Tatsuya-san. We wouldn't be here now if it weren't for you. We should have figured it out."
"But you did! It just took you awhile, that's all." Tatsuya gazed down at the city below (they'd been enjoying the warm summer night from the roof of the former Tomorrow Research building/current apartment of Asami Tatsuya). "We're together again, and..." Tatsuya took a moment to find his voice again. "All of you breaking though what Ryuuta did to you to find me again means more than I can ever say."
Everyone was silent... and then Yuuri nudged him. "For the last time, we'll never forget each other."
He smiled at her. "I know." He then stared up at the stars again, simply content in knowing that they were all here, in this moment.
And for the first time in a long time, Tatsuya was looking forward to tomorrow.