Hello! I hope you guys enjoyed the last chapter, haha. Sorry to put that huge cliffhanger on you. In case anyone was wondering, I didn't put a name for the murderer in a way to dehumanise him sort of. He was insane and acted like an animal so I brought him down to the level of one, so to speak. Also, at the end, you'll see that I kind of tried to make it sync up with the actual Legion Mate ending. So spoilers(?) if you haven't watched it! Anyways, last chapter guys! This was dedicated to AsterDragElf. Hope it was up to your expectations!

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Eclairia:Hope it wasn't too long of a wait! Glad it was suspenseful. That's what I was going for~

cardfight dreammer: Mmm, thank you! Yeah, I like Kai's eyes too. They're a very nice colour.

Itadakimasu: Here you go! Hope you like it!

AsterDragElf: Mmhmm, cliffhangers are pretty fun to write. Sorry to you guys though XD Here's the next and last update!

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Last time...

Miwa frowned at the new text. "Something peculiar"? As in what? The blond sent a text back to his friend, asking for clarification. Minutes passed in tense silence as the gray eyed boy stared at his phone. It wasn't until Miwa thought about putting his phone away when it chirped. When he read it, Miwa could only stare at the message before frantically beckoning the policeman he had been with over to him.

I found him, Miwa.

Said brunet was leaning against the wall, utterly exhausted. He couldn't run anymore. The wounds in his legs were making it too painful, not to mention that the blood in his eye wasn't helping his case either. He watched silently as the blood from his wounds accumulated into a deep red puddle around him. His killer rounded the corner and grinned in the state he found the brunet in. Kai sighed. Is this it? Am I going to die here? There was so much I still wanted to do…, he thought tiredly as he watched the knife rise above his chest. His pursuer had long since run out of bullets, thank goodness for that. Kai chuckled at how silly that sounded. He was still going to die wasn't he? What difference did it make how he did? Kai closed his eyes and waited for pain to blossom in his chest.

It never did. A distinct bang was heard a ways off and before Kai knew what was happening, the man in front of him dropped dead. Kai sat there, visibly shocked when he heard footsteps coming up to him.

"Kai!" he heard. He turned towards the source, only to be tackled to the floor in a hug. A tuft of blond hair. Kai would recognize that anywhere.

"M-Miwa…" he protested weakly. The unknowing blond was putting pressure on his injuries. It seemed like an eternity before Miwa finally let go of him. He turned to look at the rest of the group. Of course, the police were there but he hadn't expected to see Misaki. Had she been the one to find out his location? Before he could get a word out of his mouth, he felt his vision swim. He would've passed out on the floor too, if he Miwa hadn't caught him. He vaguely registered with his good eye that Miwa looked concerned for something and he was talking. But what was he saying? Kai couldn't make out the words. Muffled shouting was in the background. Why couldn't everyone just be quiet? He wanted to sleep…

Kai woke to the sound of obnoxious beeping. He immediately scowled. Someone turn that thing off… he complained to himself. It was only when he heard gasping that he realised that he had said that out loud.

"Kai? Can you open your eyes?" a voice asked. That voice sounded familiar. Who was it again? He should know this…

"Kai, please?" There it was again. Who was it… A light bulb went off just as Kai's teal eyes flashed open. Miwa. That was it. Kai immediately recoiled and hissed at the bright lights. Slowly, he reopened his eyes once he adjusted to seeing again. Above him was the extremely concerned Miwa while beside him were his equally as concerned mates. As he tried to bring himself into a sitting position, he felt many hands push him back down. He glared but it didn't have the intended effect. After all, you can't really be intimidating while sitting in a hospital bed. It didn't take long for Kai to give up and lie back down on his bed. Teal eyes turned to watch everyone in the room. They all looked fine enough. What had happened after he fainted? His eyelids fluttered. He was so tired all of a sudden. He stifled a yawn that wasn't missed by most of the other occupants of the room. The blanket was placed over him.

"Sleep well, Kai."

Miwa closed the door to his friend's hospital room quietly. It was good to know that Kai was alright now. He could still remember how scared he had been when Kai had fainted in his arms.

"Kai? Kai! Say something!" Miwa shouted as he shook the limp figure in his arms. The brunet was so pale and cold it scared Miwa. He needed to know that his best friend was alright. But the boy in his arms showed no signs of response. Miwa vaguely registered a policeman on his phone, demanding for an ambulance. Good. At least that was coming soon. He saw Misaki out of the corner of his eye approach him and place two fingers on Kai's neck, where his pulse was. He saw blue eyes widen and immediately feared for the worst. He hugged the brunet's limp form tightly and ignored the red liquid seeping into and staining his clothes. Sirens blared in the distance but Miwa couldn't genuinely feel happy, knowing that they still might be too late. That was the first time Miwa cried for his best friend.

He felt a hand on his shoulder as Ren gave him a look of comfort. He brought his other hand the gripped onto the redhead's for support. Kai was alright now. There was no need to worry. The blond gave a weak smile to the rest of the group as they all headed out for lunch.

A month passed. During the time that Kai was still injured, he had gotten sick of just sitting in the hospital doing nothing, so his cardfight club had taken the liberty of temporarily moving their club activities to his room. Needless to say, Morikawa and Izaki were surprised when they found their vice captain lying in a hospital bed, bandages covering a good portion of his body. Kai had given them his infamous glare, albeit to a much lesser degree, and that had gotten them to shut up and start cardfighting. The brunet had had some initial difficulty, especially with the worst wound he has received being on his shoulder, but as time passed, the discomfort left and the injury healed at its own pace. Kai had recovered slowly but surely, the injuries to his body becoming nothing but a faded memory. However, the mental scars still remained. The animalistic fear that he had felt at the time and the pure desperation clung to him like wet clothes. But his friends were very understanding about his situation, as was the hospital. They had even brought a counselor for him. True, it had taken more than a few sessions to actually get Kai to talk to the man but the events of that day trickled out bit by bit. It wasn't long before he was back to his old self.

The three healthy members trickled their way into their makeshift club room when they realised that Kai wasn't there. Morikawa stayed in the room in case the brunet came back while Izaki checked bathrooms and Miwa headed to the front desk.

"Hello, do you know where Kai Toshiki is?" he asked politely. The receptionist smiled before giving a look of confusion.

"Kai Toshiki? Didn't he tell you? He was discharged this morning." Miwa sighed. That idiot! The least he could've done was tell his friends that he was all better now! Quickly, Miwa thanked the lady before running back upstairs to inform Izaki and Morikawa of the latest turn of events.

Kai trekked down the sidewalk to the park. It had been so long since he had walked outside without the threat of being killed. The warm sunlight felt good on his skin. That hospital was too dreary for his tastes. He breathed in the fresh air. Man that felt good! He continued on his way until he reached his favourite park bench. How long had it been since he had taken a nap on it? He eased himself onto the bench and lay down. No time like the present.

Aichi walked out of Card Capital with a spring in his step. He had just finished a couple of cardfights against his teammates. He made his way to the park. He didn't expect to find his friend napping on his usual bench. Aichi leaned over him and observed the way the brunet's breathing was so even and his peaceful expression. It suited him much better than the scowl that the brunet had used to plaster on his face. A gentle smile of Aichi's own graced his face. It had been so long since he had seen that smile. It was then that three certain Hitsue students came running into the park.

"Kai!" they all screamed. Aichi stifled his laughter as a grumpy brunet was roused from his slumber. Kai sat up on his bench and threw them a mildly annoyed glare.

"What?" he asked. Miwa and Izaki began to shout at the brunet for not informing them of his discharge while Morikawa just stepped out the chaos. Kai calmly disputed with them, their friendly bickering putting a smile on Aichi's face. It seemed like things would be normal for a while longer.

Kai walked into the hospital that he had been so recently released from. The white walls were nostalgic, not that he wanted them to be.

He walked up to the receptionist.

"What room is Olivier Gaillard staying in?" The lady looked through her files and gave him the number. Kai thanked her and made his way down the hall. His heart thumped. He had been preparing what he was going to tell the European cardfighter before he had even gotten to the hospital. Gaillard had been kept longer than Kai had due to the extent of his injuries. He was left without help for much longer and lost much more blood. With a shudder, Kai pulled himself away from the memory. He knocked softly on the door. A muffled "Come in" was heard and Kai stepped into the room.

Gaillard looked better, which didn't say much since the last time Kai had seen him was when the blue haired boy was on the brink of death. Sharp orange eyes bore into his soul and it unnerved the brunet. To escape the feeling, Kai took a seat next to the bed, orange eyes never leaving his body. Kai looked at the person on the bed. He couldn't feel any hate radiating off of him. Gulping, he asked,

"How've you been doing?" As soon as he finished his sentence, Gaillard scoffed. Kai's jaw dropped. That was a perfectly acceptable question!

"I think the better question is, how've you been doing? The others told me what happened. How've you been holding up?" Kai almost wanted to scoff himself. Here he was worried about the blue haired fighter and yet said blue haired fighter is worried about him. Irony at its finest, he mused.

"I've been doing ok. I've had therapy for a while but I'm fine now. What about you? How are your injuries?" Again, the bluenet scoffed. A tick mark appeared on Kai's face. Now it was getting a little annoying.

"I'm fine. I've had a lot of time to heal. Sure, it's kind of hard to walk right now, but only because I haven't done it in so long." Kai nodded in understanding. He had had the same problem as well. Kai gulped and steeled his resolve. It was time to do what he had set out to do. He had barely opened his mouth when Gaillard interrupted.

"Don't you dare apologise to me, Kai Toshiki. I know that look. I don't want to hear it. You would've done the same thing for me," he ordered as he glared down the brunet. Kai closed his mouth and smiled.

"Alright. Thank you then, Gaillard." The brunet gave his own smile back and nodded. His eyes lit up as he seemed to remember something.

"That's right… I was going to ask you something."

Kai was in Card Capital, finally finishing the cardfight that he and Aichi had started all those months ago. It felt like forever since he had faced off against his blue haired rival. He was brought out of his thoughts by a question from Aichi.

"What are you going to do now, Kai-kun? You've graduated. Are you going to university? Or are you going to go professional?" Kai gave a smile back. He never had told them had he?

"Gaillard has invited me to go to Europe. I won't be able to fight you for a long time." Murmurs of surprise were heard throughout the store. No one would've predicted that. Aichi nodded in understanding.

"I see. So you're going professional then. Knowing Kai-kun, you're going to do wonderful," he said as he played down a card to guard. The brunet smiled again as he twisted his centre column to attack.

"I'm going to miss you guys. I'll try to come back as often as I can. Don't get too ahead of me now, Aichi!" The bluenet laughed.

"That's my line, Kai-kun!"

The sixth damage fluttered into the damage zone. It didn't matter who had won or lost. That was their own way of saying goodbye to each other. The two met in a firm handshake as they smiled for the camera. The photo was copied and one was given to each of their mates. To remind them that wherever they were, they had friends that would help them no matter what and that their paths would cross again.

THE END

Well that's it! Thank you to those who read the whole thing and I hope you enjoyed it! I sure did! See you next time! My next fic is probably going to be for the Fairy Tail fandom. I recommend the anime and manga if you haven't read it. It's really good! See you~! Merry early Christmas!