Beomgyu found himself alone again, after Soobin had to leave and return back to Taehyun who was about to hunt him down if Soobin didn't reassure him with a picture of himself at the fort. Beomgyu let him go, waving him off before walking over to the gravesite for Kai after the fire was completely burned out.

"Hey Kai," Beomgyu mumbled in the steadiest voice possible as he took a deep breath. "I heard Yeonjun left, and he left his lighter for me," he added. "At least, I have something from this place worth keeping," he whispered, shaking his head.

"This will be the last time I'll be here," Beomgyu stated, bending down in front of the cross that stuck out of the ground and tracing his fingers over Kai's name. "So I'm sending you off, okay?" He asked, getting up and moving away. "I don't know who will use this fort next, but whoever does I hope they use it to its fullest potential," he hummed, turning back to the fort and staring at it for a long time.
 

~

Returning back to St Petersburg a few days later, Beomgyu felt more at peace with himself for the first time in years since the incident. Maybe it was a sign that he was moving on, but even someone like him still grieved over the loss of a loved one.

"You're back," called a familiar voice, causing Beomgyu to turn to spot the fox 'shifter he had visited a few days before. "I am?" Asked Beomgyu as he tilted his head to the side in question. "I don't live in this city," he added.

"You disappeared for a few days," remarked Youngtaek. "I just wanted to see you to thank you for telling me that Jangjun and Keonhee are still alive," he added. "Things have changed a lot since the coven I was a part of disbanded, so it was nice to hear from them," he hummed.

"Seongyoon still resides in this city you know," stated Beomgyu as he studied Youngtaek's reaction. "Seongyoon can die for all I care," growled Youngtaek as he clenched his hands into fists. "He's the reason the coven disbanded anyway," he spat. "Hey hey, I'm just saying," Beomgyu said quickly as he raised up his hands. "I know, I know," Youngtaek sighed out, looking at the asphalt under his feet.

"So why were you looking for me in the first place huh?" Asked Beomgyu as he turned and walked away. Youngtaek looked up, quickly following after Beomgyu and walking beside him when he caught up. "You tend to patrol the borders, it's usually me," explained Youngtaek.

"I've always patrolled the borders," hummed Beomgyu as he shrugged. "You just never saw me until the day you fell into a pit," he added.

"Wait, how did you know that was me?" Asked Youngtaek. "There's only one other fox 'shifter that would patrol this side of Russia that I know personally, and he's over by the Sea of Japan right now," Beomgyu answered with a shrug. "I was the one who took his place, so he could go that way," he added. "Also he's not stupid enough to get caught by hunters," he hummed, earning a scowl from Youngtaek. "Oi," growled Youngtaek.

"Just saying," Beomgyu stated with a smirk, earning another scowl from Youngtaek.
 

~

"You hungry fox?" Asked Beomgyu as he stopped and turned to Youngtaek. "Not at the moment, no," hummed Youngtaek as he shook his head, stopping a foot away from Beomgyu. "Then why are you still following me?" Asked Beomgyu. "I'm bored," stated Youngtaek as he shrugged. "The borders are fine for the moment," he added.

"Bored, uh huh," hummed Beomgyu. "What? I am," whined Youngtaek, earning a soft chuckle from Beomgyu before he could stop it. Youngtaek grinned at that, earning an eye roll from Beomgyu.

"Tell me one thing fox," started Beomgyu as he closely watched Youngtaek's reaction. "Why do you have a computer chip somewhere on your body?" He asked. That caused Youngtaek to stumble slightly, caught off guard by the question. "How did you-" he started as Beomgyu turned and walked off, disappearing into the crowd.

"Aw come on," whined Youngtaek as he moved to follow after Beomgyu, excusing himself as he moved around people, soon getting lost in the sea of people.
 

~

Beomgyu sat in the back rows of a cathedral, not really there to pray, but he studied the statue of Jesus at the alter with a small tilt of his head. He had his hands in his pants pockets, his left hand gripping the lighter in that pocket to seek what little comfort he could get from it.

"Long time no see kid," came a voice as someone sat beside Beomgyu. "Seungmin," greeted Beomgyu.

"You rarely need me for anything kid," commented Seungmin as he looked at Beomgyu.

"I was told that you had some old pictures that Yeonjun left behind when he left," stated Beomgyu as he turned to Seungmin.

"Which one are you looking for?" Asked Seungmin. "Do you have one of Kai?" Asked Beomgyu. "I thought you'd ask for one," replied Seungmin as he dug through his pack for a picture. "Is this fine?" He asked, handing over a picture. Beomgyu looked at it, the corners of his lips going up in a small smile at the memory the picture brought.

"Yeah, it is," hummed Beomgyu as he brushed his fingers over the picture. It had been Kai's birthday and everyone was at the fort about a week before the incident. Beomgyu was helping him roast marshmallows while Soobin and Taehyun were preparing food. Yeonjun had been the one to take the picture, it being one of the few that Yeonjun had kept on him.
 

~

"Come on, let me help you roast marshmallows," said Beomgyu as he went to get a stick for them both. "Can I get two?!" Asked Kai as he looked excited. "It's my birthday," he whined with a pout. "You can have mine," said Beomgyu as he came back with the sticks and started carving them into spears. "I'm not too hungry today," he added. "Really?" Kai asked as he looked excited. Beomgyu nodded.

"No more than two okay? We have to save some room for the cake!" Soobin called from where he was preparing dinner. "Cake!" Shouted Kai. Beomgyu chuckled, handing Kai a stick with a marshmallow on it. He took the other stick and put it over the fire, Kai putting his stick next to his.

A click from a camera was heard, Yeonjun capturing the moment in time as he watched what was going on. He took other pictures throughout the day, the only picture being saved was of course, the moment he captured where Beomgyu and Kai were roasting marshmallows.
 

~

Beomgyu wandered the streets of St Petersburg after leaving the cathedral, having left the picture at a special jewelry shop to make the picture be part of a locket that he planned on getting. He looked up at the moon high above him, reminiscing about old times.

"I found you!" Came a voice, causing Beomgyu to turn around to spot Youngtaek again. "You again?" Asked Beomgyu as he looked slightly annoyed. "I haven't been looking for you all day, I swear," Youngtaek stated quickly as he raised his hands in surrender. "I actually had a few things to take care of here," he added.

"Well," hummed Beomgyu. "What do you want?" He asked. "I wanted to take up your offer of dinner, but it seems it's a bit late for that," replied Youngtaek as shrugged. "Hm," hummed Beomgyu as he turned around and continued walking. Youngtaek pushed to follow after him, soon walking beside him as he caught up.