There -- there was the emotional reaction that Reno was looking for. There was honesty. That was all he wanted. Kyo didn't have to hide his feelings from him, like from his trash family. As much as Reno never wanted Kyo in pain... it was inevitable. So he at least wanted to know, so he could take it away.

"Kyo..." Reno tugged him in to his chest, holding him tightly. "I know... I know..."

It had killed him, too. What was worse than being without Kyo at all was the kid in the hospital, the crystallized form of Kyo's youth, essentially a shiny corpse. Visiting that every day for months, hoping he'd wake up and magically somehow become the Kyo he knew. Waiting, and nothing. Having and not having Kyo at the same time.

"Come with us. When we find the portal out..." Reno just held his lover, stroking his hair. He felt like his heart was being tugged in two directions between Kyo and Johnny. But if he left Kyo behind again, he knew it would be torn apart.

"Just... come back with me."