A/N: The thrilling conclusion! (~￣▽￣)~

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Keiko awoke suddenly, noticing that the room around her was dark as she struggled to remember how she'd gotten there. She attempted to move her hand, but found it difficult as it was clasped in another...

Shin?! The woman realized instantly, squinting in the room's dim lighting as she looked down to see the Kai sitting in a chair next to her bed, his upper body leaning onto the mattress as he slept. What is he doing here?

The blonde remained still for a moment, studying the sleeping man's features as she sat there, her hand still trapped in his own.

It's warm... She thought, enjoying the sensation for a moment before another realization made her cringe. 

I failed him...

Keiko pulled her hand away while looking out the window, seeing the luminescent moon shining high in the night sky as she had another terrifying thought.

He could have died there...

"Mmm... Huh?" Shin mumbled, stirring slightly as he noticed Keiko's hand was missing from his own. He blinked a few times before looking up, realizing the woman was finally conscious as a relieved smile lit up his face. "Keiko! You're awake!"

"..."

Shin frowned as she refused to look at him, continuing to stare out the window as he wondered what was wrong.

"Keiko...? Are you feeling okay? You're not still hurt are y-"

"No." Keiko said lowly, cutting the man off as he listened. "I failed you." She went on, the dark and defeated tone in her voice making Shin angry as she continued to mentally berate herself.

"Don't say that!" He shouted, taking the woman by surprise as he grabbed her shoulders, forcing her to turn and look at him. His dark iris' locked onto her lighter ones, the two of them having an inaudible conversation while staring at each other. 

"Don't ever say that..." Shin pleaded while looking at her seriously. "We had no idea what we were up against-"

"It doesn't matter Shin." Keiko argued, shaking her head before sighing dejectedly. "It's my job to protect you... I need to be able to do that, no matter the threat..." She narrowed her eyes before looking down, becoming angry over her loss to the Majin as she growled.

"You could have died..." She added lowly, almost hating to admit it as she felt the tears threatening to spill over.

"I would have!" Shin shouted, taking Keiko by surprise as she looked up. The poor man looked incredibly frustrated as he seemed to struggle with something internally before throwing himself onto the bed and wrapping his arms around the tiny woman. 

She needs to know...

"Everyone does their best to protect me..." Shin mumbled, speaking against Keiko's shoulder as he knew he had to get this off his chest. "Daikaioh... Kibito... You..." He whispered, pulling his body guard closer as the Kai began to shake. "Why does everyone around me have to suffer because of my weakness?!"

A few tears fell from Keiko's eyes as she quickly hugged the man back, wishing their circumstances could be different. They remained like that for a while, relaxed against one another as Keiko ran her fingers through Shin's mane of snow white hair, attempting to calm him down.

"I'll always protect you Shin... Even if you can protect yourself." Keiko realized, the thought so strong in her mind that the Kai heard it loud and clear. 

Shin pulled back for a moment, his cheeks already very warm from their close contact as he looked up at her in confusion. "Keiko..."

"You... You are very important to me." Keiko admitted shyly, settling on those words after racking her brain for a way to express her feelings. She felt her cheeks getting hotter, most likely matching the color of Shin's right now she realized in frustration while awaiting his response.

The Supreme Kai smiled, taking her unspoken words to heart as he hugged her once more before whispering in her ear.

"You are very important to me Keiko. Don't ever forget that."

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A/N: I didn't want to end this (╥﹏╥) Buuut I have other things to work on, so maybe I will come back to this later and write a Part 4? I really want to write Keiko's reaction to Kibito Kai ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) <3 Would you peeps be interested in reading that eventually? Let me know and as always, thank you for reading :]

Me: "There he is ladies! Get 'em!" ♥‿♥
Shin: *running desperately from the fangirls* "Author-chan, why?!"