Well, this is the last chapter, enjoy.

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Kana slowly opened her eyes and what met them was a shock. The once vivid runes on the giant door looked as if they had been smeared. The elegant marble engraving and the patterns were replaced with what seemed to be scorch marks. The throne was gone, where it once stood was only an unnatural shadow. She turned towards the door again; instead of the powerful aura it once had it had gained a sense of normality.

Yet what shocked her the most was the fact that the pain in her chest was gone; she looked down. Her gaze was met by something black and furry that she was hugging in her arms. Two begging yellow-gold eyes shifted up to look back.

"Please Kana, let me go… I can't breathe…"

She immediately opened her arms, the midnight-black feline dropped to the ground and gasped comically. He looked up, speaking frantically.

"You tried to suffocate me in your sleep!"

Instead of listening to him yammer about his near death experience, she shifted to touch the bloody spot on her shirt. There was no longer a wound, though the tear in her clothing and the dried blood told her there had been one. The knife was nowhere to be seen, but she did find Hei sprawled out beside her. He shifted and she knew he was going to awake.

Too many years of constant attack had made him unable to remain unconscious while others were watching him. He opened his eyes to a blessed sight, and launched himself at it. Kana was pulled into his arms forcefully, practically sitting in his lap. Only then did he seem to notice she was fine and there was no current threat to her safety; he relaxed. That was, until he saw Mao.

"What are you doing here?" "I told you to stay safe."

He spoke in a tone that promised pain at the wrong answer. Mao didn't seem to care.

"You didn't expect me to sit by and let my only friends die?"

Hei closed his eyes in anger.

"What happened?"

Mao gave a smile.

"Well…"

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He watched as it all went to hell, Kana was screaming and Hei looked like he was getting backed into a corner. The runes on the door were giving off odd colors, looking at the open space between the doors gave him nightmares. Live nightmares that flashed though his head like memories and exploded like fireworks.

He saw it was almost over; the door was almost open. So he took a leap of faith, racing down the stone steps and dashing across the room. He aimed and jumped as a flash of light shattered the dimly lit rooms' shadows. He remembers hitting cloth-covered flesh before searing pain burned through his body.

He was met with darkness.

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As Mao finished his story, Kana was about to cry. They had both done so much, and all for her. The hug was sudden and without warning. Mao was once again trapped in her arms, but as quickly as she grabbed him she released her hold. Only to turn around and slam a sound kiss on the surprised Hei. He quickly recovered and kissed back with a ferocity that she had never seen before in him. He kissed like she would disappear if she wasn't in his arms.

Mao coughed, ( it sounded more like a muffled hack ) and spoke.

"That's all well and good but you have rooms at home for that."

Kana lit up like a Christmas tree while Hei just gave a small smirk.

"Well then, we should get there as soon as possible, shouldn't we?"

The seductive smile on his face almost made her pass out. He swept her into his arms abruptly, not giving her the chance to stand and walk on her own. They made their way out.

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They exited from the dark dismal place and left for home. Minutes later a feminine form followed, gold eyes glinted and she spoke. It was barely a whisper as a small smile played on her lips.

"…And they lived happily ever after."

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Well, I'm almost sad I finished it. I will accept all reviews, the story may be over but that does not mean that I will not take any suggestions. Thanks for reading! -GensoRyuu