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[theresnodoor]

There's an interesting little group making their way toward the Cooper farm. It consists of three smallish dragons and what looks like an enormous ball of light.

No one's said much on the way back. For Rachel, it's out of frustration. They took it down and that's a victory, but they didn't get the father, the guy that started the whole thing, and that's making her tack it down as a failure.

But she'll mention that when they land.

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[theresnodoor]

She did. And it's barely a fraction of a second before she responds.

Rachel's hands find his shoulders and she pulls him back. It's funny, in a way she doesn't recognize, that he'd kiss her violently. Her kiss is hard but only in intensity, eyes closed and chin tilted.

There's a height difference between them, but that's always been there - it's easy to ignore.

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This time it's Tobias who freezes in place. It takes nearly a second for his brain to catch up and for his arms to wrap around her as tightly as he can get them. He leans into her hungrily.

And for the first time since he arrived in this crazy universe, Tobias allows himself to think that maybe, just maybe, he really can have the most important thing in his life back.

[theresnodoor]

He's had her for years. Where Rachel's felt at times that all she was to him was a leash, something keeping him from the sky, she knows she lost her heart to him when they were thirteen, maybe even before their first trip to the Yeerk Pool. There's no going back from that.

Only forward.

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It's a while before Tobias pulls back a little. Just far enough to try to catch his breath and speak.

"I've missed you, Rachel." His voice has changed. It's as if he's talking to her for the first time in years.

[theresnodoor]

It's a bigger thrill than any battle and it's words more than the kiss that did it. Rachel laughs, soft and breathless and wraps her arms around him, bowing her head. He'd changed long before she died and in four words, it feels like she has him back.

"I missed you, too," she murmurs.