A/N: Hello again, my lovely little readers!

(This is DaughteroftheRedKing of the past. I have no idea if anyone is still reading this)

Onto the chapter!

A knock on her door made Rita look up. "Come in," she called, watching as Estelle entered. The princess closed the door behind her and made her way through the mess to Rita's side.

"I was wondering if you've figured out a way to turn Yuri back yet?" she asked.

Rita shook her head. "The problem seems to be right at the very core of the formula, the bit that I let you're researchers do," she replied with distaste. "If I'm going to fix it, I'll need better equipment than I have here, so I'll head back to Aspio in two days and work on it from there."

Estelle nodded, looking upset. "Well, please hurry, Rita. Yuri's not dealing with this very well."

"I'll try, but this is very hard work. I'll need to put it back together exactly the same apart from the little bit I change, which could take a while."

"How long approximately?"

Rita bit her lip. "We're looking at a couple of months, one month at least."

Estelle sighed, then nodded. "Thank you, Rita. I know this must be quite difficult."

"Well, one thing's for sure; I'm never letting your guys touch any of my work ever again."

The morning dawned bright and clear, and once again Yuri woke to find himself nestled in Flynn's arms. He considered going back to sleep, then sighed as he realised he still needed to get Flynn a birthday present.

Gently pulling himself from Flynn's arms and the covers, he quickly changed before heading out of the room. Going over to Estelle's room, he knocked quietly.

"Come in," Estelle called, and he pushed the door open.

Estelle looked up then smiled. "Yuri, I didn't expect to see you awake so early. What do you need?" she asked.

Yuri closed the door behind him, sitting down infront of Estelle. "I still need to get Flynn a birthday present, and I was wondering if you knew what to get him?"

Estelle considered. "I'm not sure, really. You could get him a new sword or something, if you wanted?"

Yuri shook his head. "No, I want to get him something more personal than that..." 'Especially considering how patient he's been with me for the last couple of days.'

As the two brainstormed for gifts, an idea occured to Yuri. "Hey, Estelle?"

"Yes?"

"You know when someone is kicked out of a house, and they can't take the furniture and stuff with them, where does it go?"

Estelle frowned. "I believe it gets taken to storage."

"Is it sorted or anything?"

"Yes. Shall I show you?"

"Please."

"Sure. Let's get going now, shall we?"

The two walked into the large room, and Yuri whistled as he looked around. "Pretty impressive," he noted.

Estelle sighed. "I don't really like this room. It's full of things that belong to other people, but a lot of those people have left or died by now so I can't return them," she said sadly.

Yuri looked at her, then nodded. "I understand. Still, there's no use moping over it."

Estelle nodded slowly, forcing a smile on her face. "Alright, the area we need is over here," she said, leading the way.

They reached a small area, for houses in the Citizen's Quarter. It was larger than the Noble's Quarter area, but smaller than the Lower Quarter, so it was pretty easy to sort through.

Yuri didn't remember much about the house, to be honest. He'd been too busy being excited by the fact that he had food and a warm place to sleep, but certain details had stuck in his mind. Eventually he recognised some items, and smiled.

"Over here, Estelle," he called, heading over to the pile. Estelle quickly joined him, gazing at them.

"Are these Flynn's?" she asked, looking around.

"I think so. I recognise that photo, and some of the stuff from Flynn's room," Yuri replied, searching through the stuff.

"Oh. I never realised...if I'd known, I would have returned them," Estelle said, a little troubled.

"Don't worry about it. He wouldn't have anywhere to keep most of this stuff, anyway. I assure you, he'd just give it all right back for safeguarding." Yuri considered his statement, then shrugged. "Okay, most of it. There are a few little things he may keep," he amended.

"Is that what you're getting him?" asked Estelle.

Yuri nodded. "He didn't get to keep some things he really wanted to, so I figured, he probably still wants them. If I find any of them, I might as well give them back."

"Maybe I should as well.." Estelle murmured, tapping her chin in thought.

"What did you get him?" asked Yuri.

"Oh, a new sword. It's a really powerful one, too."

"I'm sure he'll be happy with that, but if you want to get him something else, go ahead."

Estelle considered, then shook her head. "No, maybe next year," she decided.

Yuri shrugged, then gave a triumphant "Ah hah!" before diving into the items. For a moment Estelle lost sight of him, and nearly worried before he came back out, holding something happily.

"Alright, I'm set. Shall we head back?" he said. Estelle nodded, wanting to see what Yuri had grabbed but deciding it may be rude to ask.

The two of them headed back, Estelle heading to her room to grab her present to Flynn; she'd already said that she would give to him when he arrived at his office.

Yuri headed straight for his rooms, reaching for the handle. He briefly wondered if Flynn had already gone to his office, then decided he may as well check first and pushed the door open.

Flynn was still lying on his bed, giving light little snores. Yuri blinked, surprised that he was still asleep, then smiled. Well, it was his birthday. He might as well let him sleep in.

He figured he could probably get a bit more sleep himself, so worked off his jacket and boots before climbing into the bed next to Flynn. This really did remind him of the old days...and with Flynn's present in his hand, it took him back several years. Smiling softly, his eyes closed, and he drifted off to sleep with happy memories in mind.

Flynn blinked slowly, his mind a little groggy. He glanced up at the clock then quickly sat up as he realised the time.

He looked down at Yuri, glad to see he hadn't woken him, then realised he was wearing his day clothes. Frowning, he saw that Yuri was clutching something in his hand. A glint caught his eye and he gently reached out, prying Yuri's hand open lightly.

His breath caught in his throat, almost causing him to choke. He gazed at the object for a moment, unable to believe that he was seeing it after so many years.

"I figured you'd probably want it."

Flynn glanced at Yuri, meeting his coal black eyes with some surprise. Yuri gave a faint smile then sat up, stifling a yawn. He held out the locket to Flynn, smiling.

"It's your birthday present," he added as Flynn hesitated.

"I-Is it actually..?"

"Yeah. Checked it and everything."

Flynn swallowed then reached out, gently taking the golden locket. He held it in his hand for a moment, then reached for the clasp and opened it.

Inside were two pictures, on either side of the locket. One was a picture of his mother and father together, smiling happily, a while before his dad died and his mother left.

The other was a picture of two boys, the blonde looking faintly irritated but a smile playing on his lips. The other, a purple-black haired boy, was giving a wide grin as he slung an arm around the blonde's neck.

"Long time ago, huh," Yuri murmured. He'd made his way over, sitting beside Flynn as they gazed down at the pictures.

Flynn nodded. "A very long time," he agreed.

"Ah, the days when everything was so much more simple, and we hadn't had to deal with evil people and giant space octopi," Yuri sighed, lying back.

Flynn continued to stare at the pictures for a moment, then closed it with a faint click. He reached up and slid the chain around his neck, tucking the locket under his shirt. For a moment he was silent, and Yuri glanced over at him. Finally he gave a faint smile.

"Thank you," he murmured.

Yuri waved it off. "It's fine. I know it's something you wanted for a long time. I was half worried they didn't have it."

Flynn scratched his cheek. "My present really doesn't compare to yours," he said, embarrassed.

Yuri sat up, grinning. "Doesn't matter. What is it?" he asked. He loved getting presents, but he had trouble accepting anything from anybody except Flynn.

"Well, coincidentally, it's also a necklace," Flynn said, standing up and crossing over to his jacket. He reached into the pocket and pulled out a pendant. The cord was black, while the stone on the end was a dark purple with flecks of red and blue in it. "I found it on a mission. Figured you might like it," he explained, handing it over.

Yuri took it gently, gazing at it. The crystal was beautiful, in a word, and he smiled.

"Thank you," he said quietly, reaching up and slipping it around his neck. He looked at it a moment longer before slipping it under his shirt.

For a moment the two of them were quiet, each lost in their own thoughts, then Flynn glanced up at the clock again and panicked.

"Sorry Yuri, got to go, I'm already really late," he said as he pulled his jacket on, forcing his boots on, then hurried out of the room while clipping his sword on.

Yuri blinked then gave a chuckle. "Flynn will always be Flynn," he murmured to himself, shaking his head.

A/N: Technically speaking, wouldn't it be sensible for Yuri to share Flynn's birthday? They don't know when he was born, so giving him the same birthday as Flynn was probably the easiest thing to do.

...Though I wonder how he got his last name... (Anyone know?)

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