— AIDEN —

ANDY AND TRISTAN rush onto the stage and into my open embrace.

I see Cadence smiling warmly at the sight, before everything around me melts away.

For a moment, I remember the last time I saw them both.

Andy's dying body collapsed in the middle of our fight. If only I would've known that was the last time I'd see him, I'd never have left him in the first place... But it was Anson, and he knew how much she meant to me.

He knew it would haunt me - yet it happened. But I can't blame him, he didn't know it was her. And all that matters is both of them are here with me now.

Tristan's corpse collapsed in front of Eunice in a red pool of blood. His last wish was to win and bring Ava back. He didn't get the chance to tell anyone his last wish. The knife stuck into his chest.

Fatal damage. Both of them dead - leaving me as the only one alive. Now they are both back, or am I dreaming?

All of that is forgotten, because they are in my arms, and I am in theirs.

Andy squashes me in his hug. "It was my choice. Don't blame yourself. I'm here now."

I smile and look sadly at Tristan. "I could have saved you, Tris. Before it was too late."

"Aiden?"

I look behind me, and Andy, Tristan and Cadence's faces twist into wry smiles.

Anson.

The single tear threatens to drop out of my eye, and finally, it does.

I hold Anson in my arms and suddenly there's no one in the world but us two.

Nothing happens, but the seconds that pass seem like hours when I hold Anson in my hands and embrace her in a tight hug.

She's back now. And though she was dead, I managed to save her. And nothing that I'll ever feel for her will ever be taken away.

The feeling I get every time I see her. The butterflies that fly through me.

Anson, what?

— GWYNETH —

I gulp. I look at Charlotte.

"It's okay," she says, hand in hand with Nathan. She extends her free hand, and I shake it.

A smile shows itself on my face, and we embrace in a tight hug.

And when we pull away, I turn to look at Laine. The hint of weariness I think I saw in her has disappeared.

"I.. I really don't know," I say reluctantly.

"I made the choice myself. You didn't do anything," she replies, and her lips extend into a smile.

Her arms hesitantly form themselves in a circle, and without thinking, I walk into them.

— KUNBOSS —

I pull Zoey in close to me and hold her hand, standing next to Gwyneth, Charlotte, and Laine. Once Aiden comes running in embarrassment, I clap him on the back.

"Yo, my best friend has become a man now," I remark. "invite me to your wedding."

"Shut up, Kun," he replies, sarcasm dripping from his voice.

I smile. One of my best friends has found true love. I should be happy for him, but I can't help thinking when my time will come.

My arm wraps harder and stronger around Zoey's small frail body.

I must protect her.

Because, Zoey, with you in my arms, I think I can conquer the world.