I apologize for taking so long to update. But I'm a senior and believe it or not life just got harder for me. I have to get a job and start saving money to buy books and stuff for College/University. Also need to prepare to get Senior Portraits and pay for invitations and Cap and Gowns.

About this fic it's done and over with I'll tell this now I was planning to extend it more until maybe the ninth chapter but I changed my mind. So yes this is the last chapter.

Sorry Russiannekojinlover a happy ending just wouldn't work for this fic. But I promise when my next idea comes about which will be after Graduation I'll make sure it's a happy ending. :)

Warnings:...some sadness? maybe depends on how you see it.

Disclaimer:...um...yeah...I wonder I have like...10 Beyblade fics...I don't think I own them yet.

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Chapter 07 We lived in the Moment

Two days after the party word came that the Russians could advance and so they did. They moved quickly seemingly it seemed like the Germans gave themselves up when the Russians appeared. Rei never got to fire his new sniper neither did the rest. Going along the roads towards Berlin, Germany where Adolf Hitler, his top advisors and SS officers were hauled at.

Reaching the city that did not resemble a city at all Rei looked around. There was not a single building that was standing except chancellery where Hitler had supposedly hauled himself in. There many families that were starving and many other laying dead on the ground. Little children sat beside their dead parents crying and Rei couldn't bare the sight of such misery.

"So horrible I can't stand it" he murmured fishing into his pocket where he still had three chocolate bars that had been rationed earlier. "Rei you can't Kai told us to not associate with anyone and especially to not give them anything there is too many to give them something" Spencer said quietly as he watched the Chinese distress at what he saw. "These are the times where I wish I had never followed orders to bomb where I landed" Rei said tears slipping down his cheeks "I wish I had never come here."

Tala turned away his own heart heavy with his own distress at what he was seeing all around them.

"Rei."

The Chinese ignored the short Russian as he made his way to two children and brother and sister who were sitting together beside their dead parents. Kneeling down Rei smiled slightly as their blue eyes began to shine with fear. Taking in their dirty little faces he reached into his pocket and withdrew a handkerchief and wet it with his water canteen. He carefully cleaned their faces tears slipping down his cheeks as the children smiled at him. "Here you go share" he said handing them a chocolate bar.

The little girl smiled and carefully took the chocolate and shakily undid the wrapping and broke the chocolate in half handing her brother the other half. Both ate their pieces hungrily smiling contentedly as their stomachs received food. Licking their fingers clean of any chocolate they both stood shakily and hugged Rei murmuring in German. "Here drink" he offered his water canteen to the two who accepted and guzzled down the rest of his water.

"Kon! Get over here!" a shout from Bryan caused him to look back his smile slipping off his face. "Bye I have to go" he said and ruffled their hair and quickly turned away tears slipping down his cheeks once more. He hastily wiped them away as he reached the group meeting Bryan's hard gaze and Tala's own disapproval.

The blow was unexpected and he fell to the ground blood slipping down his chin. "The next time you pull something like that you better make sure you're not wearing this uniform!" Bryan yelled yanking the younger man up by the scruff of his neck. Rei didn't speak just slowly wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and his chin with his sleeve. "Bryan's right Rei. You don't know if those kids are even really starving or if that man and woman are even dead" Tala said quietly looking at Rei in eyes blue eyes showing their worry and disappointment.

Letting go Bryan turned away his ear picking up on some of the soldiers talking excitedly. "What's going on?" Ian asked looking over at the soldiers who were getting together beside a radio. "Let's check it out" Tala said and moved away quickly pushing some soldiers out of the way so he could be able to hear whatever they were hearing.

"The United States and Great Britain have entered the city of Berlin on the west side. Other sources say that Adolf Hitler committed suicide when the USSR entered the city from the east. There is no confirmation until officials from the allies say it themselves…"

Tala left relieved to get out of the crowd where his team was waiting for him. "Supposedly Hitler is dead" he said simply to the enquiring looks. "Let's go to Kai I'm sure if it is true he already knows" Bryan said with a nod. "Alright let's go" Tala agreed and the five quickly walked through and around ruble to find their superior.

Tala stopped seeing that his friend was talking with one of the generals from the Royal army and some others he picked out American and some French in the short meeting. "Let's wait come on let's sit down" he said and they found a relative quiet place from where they could still see Kai. Rei sat his eyes trained on the officer talking to Kai he couldn't really see but he thought he could see blond hair under his cover plus there was the symbol for wings on his shoulder signifying her was with the Royal Air force.

'Could it be Enrique?' he wondered as he tried to conjure up an image of his Italian friend. "Here clean the cut" the voice close to his ear. Rei flinched in surprise as he felt the cool piece of cloth on the side of his mouth. "I'm sorry Rei but that was an order from Kai and even from above him you can't go disobeying orders like that. Remember you signed that contract" Tala murmured as he carefully cleaned away the blood. He could tell that there would be a bruise there but there wasn't much he could do about that.

"It's okay I just couldn't take it" Rei said softly as he heard explosions off in the distance. "I understand I know that you are a pilot therefore never had to see so much death and destruction" Tala said his hand gripping Rei's in a comforting gesture. Laying his head on the redhead's shoulder he intertwined their fingers. Tala nuzzled the soft black hair searching out the other ho complied by laying a soft kiss on the redhead's lips. Tala smiled though inside he knew that it was a matter of hours before Kai told them that Rei was to leave.

"Hey they're done" Ian said as he saw the officers disperse all except the blond RAF pilot. Biting his bottom lip Tala stood "Let's go find out if Hitler is really dead." They all followed him towards Kai who was talking to one of his clerks. "Never mind" he said seeing the group walking towards. "KaiisittruethatHitlerkilledhimself?" Ian asked in rapid succession as he ran up in front of Tala.

Crimson eyes bored into the short Russian. "I suggest you repeat that and then I'll decide if it is answerable" he said coldly "Alright sheesh sorry just got excited for a moment. Is it true that Hitler killed himself?" he asked this time calm and slow. Kai blinked and turned his attention to the blond who was walking to one of his subordinates.

Rei easily recognized blond and moved towards him. "Enrique?" the blond turned and smiled when he saw Rei "Rei god it's been so long I was so worried I tried to go after you after you were shot down but Johnny wouldn't let me" the blond said as the two hugged. "I missed you guys too" Rei said pulling away and noticing the officer rank on his collar. "I see you got promoted" "Yeah both me in Johnny did for being the 'only' survivors to come back from our mission" Enrique said "They send the medals and your new rank to HQ after you were reported alive with the Russians. You have no idea how worried everyone was even Garland stopped being asshole for a while" Enrique said "How's Oliver?" Rei asked thinking of his best friend while in the RAF. "He took your MIA really badly, after you were reported being with the Russians he wouldn't stop crying and praising god for you being alive" Enrique smiled taking in the uniform the Chinese was wearing "Don't know if you look in this uniform."

Rei chuckled "I couldn't exactly wear a torn up pilot uniform for the entire time I was with them" "I guess your right" Enrique nodded and turned to Kai. "So can I take him?" "Your superior needs to sign the sheet" Kai said "Fuck! And Johnny is cooking up a storm at our temporary HQ" Enrique frowned "Sorry Rei I don't think Johnny can come today but I'll make sure he comes tomorrow even if I have to cook up some stupid lie" Enrique apologized turning to his friend. "Enrique have you found him?" a slight French accented voice called out to the Italian. "Yeah right here" Enrique moved so Rei could the French teen.

"Oliver" « Mon Dieu mon ami! Je me suis ennuyé de toi. » the French teen blurted out in French as he attacked the Chinese in a hug. "I missed you too Oliver" Rei said as he hugged the smaller man. Enrique smiled "Come on Oliver we have to leave. Tomorrow Rei be up bright and early because I'm going to have Johnny over here at five in the morning so you better be ready. By the way here I'm pretty sure you'll fit in this uniform I'm a little bigger than you but it shouldn't be a problem" Enrique said handing him and RAF dress uniform. "You have to look good for Johnny otherwise he will start shooting off Russians if he sees you like you are right now" he laughed "I'm sure he's seen me in worst conditions" Rei smiled putting the uniform under his arm. "Well then see you tomorrow. Is that alright with you Commander Hiwatari?" he turned to the crimson eyed Russian. "Yes that's fine" he said and shook hands with the Italian and the French before the pair left.

"Well then they are an interesting pair" Tala commented when an awkward silence settled over them. "Yes I agree" Bryan said and then turned to Kai "So is Hitler really dead?" "Yes he committed suicide this morning but not before telling all his top advisors to do the same. And his mistress committed suicide as well" Kai said flipping through a folder he had in his hands. "You've been off duty ever since we started our advance and I'm going to keep it that way. So go relax half the company is already on a short R&R trip since the war is at a cease fire until we sign a treaty to officially end it" he said looking at the group.

Nodding Tala saluted and the other followed his example and moved away. "So you plan on taking a shower?" "Tomorrow I think tonight I just…" Rei trailed off not really knowing what to say to the redhead. "It's okay Rei it had to happen at some point" Tala whispered softly looking towards the western horizon where the sun was beginning to set. Their hours together were now numbered.

"Come with me please Tala" Rei said holding out his hand. The redhead readily took it and followed the Chinese to wherever he would be leading him.

"I'm surprised this place is still standing" Tala said as they walked into a dome like half crumbling building with a dried up water fountain. "Sit with me" Rei said softly as he sat down placing his uniform on beside him. Tala walked and sat beside him and wrapped an arm around the Chinese who wrapped his own arms around the Russian.

"I don't want to leave" Rei said quietly the tears falling down his cheeks "I don't want to leave you." Tala felt his own eyes burn with the overwhelming need to cry as well. "Rei I know and I also don't want you to leave but…I…I guess…" the soft sob broke through his voice and he buried his face into the soft hair. "I guess it just wasn't meant to be" he said softly as he struggled to stop himself from crying.

"Love me tonight Tala love me all night long" Rei said as he moved to stand in front of the Russian and straddle him "Love me, like you did that night. Love me like you will never love anyone else." "Yes, yes I will love you" he said and unclasped his cloak laying it on the inside of the fountain. "I'll love you until the early dawn of tomorrow. We will live in the moment" he said as they moved to lie on the soft fabric of Tala's cloak kissing softly.

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Wrapping his hair Rei looked at nothing and everything at the same time. Some men were singing in a drunken happy stupor. Other were lying about asleep and some even losing whatever they had eaten to incredibly bad hangovers among them was Ian. He traced a finger the side his neck where he could still feel the mark Tala had given him.

He stood from the chair and looked himself in the mirror. Once again he was in his old uniform and strangely enough he felt comfortable but at the same time not comfortable. He had not slept at all the night before but he did not feel tired whatsoever. Warm arms wrapped around him. "You're ready come on might as well go see if your friends are here" Tala said softly as he watched Rei button up the rest of the dress jacket and grabbing the cover.

"Let's go" he said taking a deep breathe. Turning around he smiled slightly at Tala who was wearing his own dress uniform.

The two walked to their HQ and sure enough they saw an army jeep with the British flags swaying slightly in the light breeze. They both entered and as he expected Johnny was throwing a tantrum about why he wasn't ready to leave yet.

"I suggest you calm yourself Commander McGregor" Kai glared at the red haired Scot. "Then where is he?" "I'm right here" Rei said stepping in before bullets flew. "Good now let me sign that stupid paper that says I got him" Johnny growled glaring at Kai who returned it full force. Rei looked at Enrique and Oliver who were standing to the side with a very amused expression. "Do I even want to know what you two did to him to get him over here?" "No because then you'll laugh and have to share our punishment" Enrique snickered earning him a glare from their superior.

"There now let's leave" Johnny glared at the pair and then turned around scrutinizing Rei from head to toe. Rei saluted his superior who returned it "Your in shape and they fed you good. Let's go" he ordered and walked out followed quickly by the other two.

"This is goodbye then. Now I have the liberty to say that you are an asshole Kai" Rei said earning him a smirk from the slate haired Russian. "Good luck Rei" Ian said and Spencer nodded to that in agreement. "Take care kitten. Don't do any more stupid stunts" Bryan said and handed him a bottle. "This is the best Vodka that his brewed in Russia. I suggest you make it last."

"Thank you I'll never forget any of you" he turned to the redhead and hugged him tightly. "I'll miss you Tala." "I will to, I love you" "Love you too." Tala took Rei's hand and slipped a ring into his hand. "This is my ring keep it. We lived the moment as best we could" he said and drew the other into one last kiss. "We lived the moment" Rei agreed and kissed him softly one last time before turning and leaving.

The End.

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