Rose: Finally, the third chapter eh?

Rina: FINALLY!!!!

Bold Kai speaking

Italics Julia thinking

Rina: I don't own beyblade, and i don't have a spell check, but i did my best so enjoy. And if you wanna flame, let me get a bucket of water first m'kay?

Julia's P.O.V...

Have you missed me?

It's been a long time my love... Somehow though, I knew you'd be waiting here for me. After all the years I waited for you, you're finally returning the favour. Was it a long wait?

I close my eyes, and I can see you there, by the foot of the bed, smiling at me the in a way only you can. Oh, how I love that seldomly seen smile.

The years have been good to you. I wish I could say the same. You look exactly as I remember you did, you haven't change at all.

Are you happy to see me?

You hold your hand out to me. How I want to reach for it. I've longed to feel your touch for far too long now... But I can't, not quite yet... There's still someone I have to see... Someone I'm hoping will show up before it's too late, even if it is hard on him.

I need to say good-bye to him... I need to say good-bye to our son.

Did you watch him grow up?

'Will he... make it... Kai?' I murmur to you. Ray looks at me horrified, but only holds my hand tighter. I'm sorry I've scared him, he looks so worried, even though we knew this was coming for a while now.

You eyes train to the door, as if you're wishing you could will him to come faster. But his flight from Japan has been delayed at the airport because of bad weather. I knew he may not get here at all. Still, I follow your gaze, and manage a weak smile when I see Gou standing out of breath in the door way.

He made it.

Did he turn out okay?

Like a blind man, Gou stumbles forward and all but collaspes in the chair by my bed. He looks so handsome, so much like you. Ray pats him on the shoulder, then leaves the room. I reach out my hand to touch his face, but he catches it before I can, holding it tightly. Rin waddles in behind him and places both hands on his shoulders.

Her largely rounden stomach makes it hard for her to manuver in the tiny room, but somehow, she manages. She always seems to manage. The wedding ring shines brightly on her finger. It's their first anniversary next week, knowing the Hiwataris' luck, they'll probably end up in the delivery room having their children then. They're having twins, the doctors told me she was ready to go any day now.

Did I make the right decisions raising him?

'Mom...' Why does he sound so far away? He trying to get me to hang on. I remember doing that when you were dying... Did I sound as muffled to you and our boy does to me? 'Can you here me?'

'Julia?' That was Rin. She looks beautiful right now, and so much like Mariah it isn't funny.

Julia... I stare at you as you study our boy and his wife. Pride and longing show in your deep crimson orbs as they lock with mine.

'I know...' I manage.

Can we finally be together again?

'Mom?' Gou's speaking to me again. 'Who're you talking to? Who's there?'

I smile up at him, he's still as inquisitive now as he was as a toddler. I can feel myself starting to slip away, but I'm not afraid, how can I be when I have my boys right by my side? 'You're father...' I answer him truthfully.

Tears slip from his crimson orbs. I can see you in him so much right now. 'Father's here?'

'Right there...' I try to point to the end of the bed and you grab my hand tightly.

Is this long wait finally over?

Gou lowers his head, letting his bangs fall into his eyes. Even now, I know he struggling with mixed feels for you. So I squeeze his hand with all the strength I can muster. 'He's taking you isn't he?' Our boy demands, he needs to know, he hates being left in the dark.

Rin's grip tightens on his shoulders. 'Gou...' She started, but I nod.

'Yes he is...'

'It's not fair.' he hisses, loath clear in his otherwize shaking voice. 'You're only thirty-seven! The twins need to know their grandmother! He's doesn't need you yet!'

Rin hugs him as tightly as she can without her stomach getting in the way. He buries his face against her shoulder, and clings to my hand like it's his last lifeline when in truth, it's mine... I look over at you a little worried, I've never see him so emotional before. 'Gou...' I whisper. 'Kai...' You look so guilty my heart breaks.

Do I really have to leave our son?

It's not my choice... You look away from both of us, but still hold my hand. This is the first time I've had both of you holding my hands at once. I wish I had a change to do this more often. 'I knew... you two... would fight...'

Both you and Gou look at me surprised and I chuckle. 'So much... alike...'

Rin's beautiful... Leave it to you to change the subject. I smiled, remmbering how many times you use to do that when we squabbled.

'You're father... thinks Rin...is beautiful.' I whispered.

Gou looked up at his wife who smiled through her tears. 'Thank-you Kai...' She smiles too.

How long will it be before I can see him again?

You squeeze my hand. It's time...

I nod. 'Okay... Gou...' I can feel my heart starting to lag.

'NO!' He cries, tears streaming down his face. 'Not yet! You can't leave me yet! I'm so sorry for everything I've done mom. Please don't go! I love you...'

'I... love... you... too...baby...' I whisper and grip his hand reassuringly.

Is the journey ahead a long one?

Then everything suddenly goes so back. I can't see anything, but I can feel your hand in mine, and know I'm safe. Gou cries sound farther and farther away until they vanish completely and all I know is your hand and your voice saying It's okay...

Then you're gone too, and I'm all alone, stumbling along in the darkness until I'm weary, and so tired I can't go any farther. Collasping, I look around for any sign of you, of anyone. But it's nothing but blackness. I think of our son, crying over my lifeless body and want to cry with him... Is my soul lost?

Come to me...

My head raises at the very sond of your voice, and I stumble back to my feet. Mustering the last of my strength, I run towards your voice. The need to see you is the only thing that keeps me going in the dark.

Then, as quickly as the dark came, it dissapears and I'm surrounded by mirrors. Stepping forward, I placed both hands on the one before me and gasped. The person staring back at me wasn't the thirty-seven-year-old single mother I remembered seeing before. The person smiling at me from the other side of the glass was a young girl with two-toned brown hair flowing down her back and piercing emerald eyes that said she was in control of herself and knew it.

What lies at the end of it?

I stared astonished at the seventeen-year-old Julia reflecting back at me from the other side of the mirror. I didn't understand. What was going on? Julia...

I wanted to cry when I turned around. There you were, as handsome and young as the day you died, walking right towards me. Almost in a daze I ran to you, wanting you to hold me, not caring about anything any longer except the feel of your arms around me.

The mirrors are gone now, you're standing in a beautiful ocean, the very one I use to joke about walking across when we were still dating. The water ripples under my feet, splashing out at my sides as I run across it, right into your open arms.

Can I finally be with you?

Your arms are so, so strong, just as I remember them to be. How I missed this... how I missed you...

I could feel the tears flowing freely from my eyes now, but I didn't try to whipe them away. You cup my face tenderly in your roughened hands and after so many years apart, after so many years of shattered dreams and hardships, you kissed me tenderly.

I love you...

Oh Kai... I love you too... and I always will... from now... until the end of time...

For so long... All I had was your memory to make it through... and now... after so, so long... I have you back...

Finally...

We can be together...

And nothing's ever going to force us apart again...

YAY It's FINALLY complete! My first multi chaptered fanfiction done!

Be proud of me, be very proud! This chapter is so much better than the second one... at least i think it is...

Kind of a bitter sweet ending eh? They both had to die before they could finally be together.

Well review if you want to, they'll make me happy if you do!

Dong-Chun-Mei