A/N: This ending takes into consideration the afterlife possibility. No reincarnation as anything on Pern or otherwise. It is not necessarily heaven but it is an afterlife.

Ending 1 (Continuation)

Lessa's eyes snapped open. It was so bright that she squinted, nearly closing her eyes again, and immediately raised an arm to shield them. She couldn't see anything but white as she waited for the glare to clear.

"Lessa," An oh-so-familiar voice called out.

She gasped and turned toward the voice. Slowly, her vision began to clear and everything was no longer so bright. She could see F'lar standing in front of her, Mnementh lounging behind him.

"F'lar," She breathed, noticing Ramoth, lumbering toward Mnementh, out of the corner of her eye. Returning her focus to F'lar, she observed that he looked young again, not any older than he'd been when they'd first met. She supposed she must look young again, too. As did the queen and bronze sitting in the background, they were fit, their muzzles no longer graying.

F'lar was smiling down at her as he said, "I've been waiting for you. What took you so long?"

She attempted a scowl but couldn't pull her lips down from their smile, "I had some things to finish first. For both of us."

"F'lessan?" He sobered.

She nodded and explained to him the conversation she'd had with their only son.

"Good," He nodded and smiled.

They sat in comfortable silence for a moment before he spoke again, "I missed you."

Lessa moved closer and, wrapping her arms around him, craned her neck to look up at him, "I missed you, too." Then she laid her head on his chest.

She felt the need then to say something that the both of them had rarely voiced in life. There had never been the need, they'd both been aware, so the words had not often been used. Yet, after being apart from him for an extended period of time when she'd spent most of her days in his company, she thought she should voice those seldom used words.

She pulled back slightly and glanced up, smiling. She whispered, "I love you."

He smiled back, "I love you, too."

She stepped back a little more and he bent to kiss her. She sighed when they pulled apart.

Taking her hand in his he turned, "Come, there are some people I'd like you to meet."

She moved to his side and followed as he walked in the directions of the two dragons, who'd gone near ignored by the two until now. As the two stepped up to the queen and bronze, they lowered their heads to the level of the humans.

What of us? Mnementh asked. Did you not miss me? And Ramoth, F'lar, what of her?

Lessa and F'lar laughed.

"Of course, I missed you, too, Mnementh!" Lessa reached up to scratch the ridge of the large eye turned in her direction.

F'lar bowed to Ramoth, "How could I not miss you as well?"

Seeming pleased, the queen haughtily turned an eye in his direction, expecting the same attention from F'lar that Lessa was bestowing on Mnementh. Lessa smothered a chuckle against her hand and watched as F'lar obliged the gold.

Tugging on his arm, Lessa motioned for them to continue, "Come, we can stifle them with attention later. You said there were people I had to see."

A/N: So there's 1 more part after this. I think that I liked this one, I was a little nervous about the 'I love you's though. I know that Lessa and F'lar weren't big on saying I love you, it really wasn't necessary, they knew how the other felt, but it wanted to come out. I tried to avoid it but my brain(which came up with the next idea without much thought, you'll understand when you get there) was saying it needed to be there. So let me know your thoughts.