This story is mostly going to be about Yuno & Yuki's relationship and not much else. I'll try to keep it interesting.

It starts at the after-show special in episode 26, when Yuki and Yuno are sitting together with the plant between them.

Chapter 1: Making a Second World?

Yuno watched Yukki as he concentrated. He looked so cute when he focused, it took a lot of effort not to go over to him. Although, it was great to just be with him, and he needed to focus. She mimicked his pose, although she wasn't actually doing anything, it made her feel closer to him.

"There, done." Yukiteru opened his eyes and looked over at Yuno. "I think that'll be a good start for our new world."

The plant encased between them may not have looked like much, but it was the seed of the new second world. Eventually, it would bloom and fill the void with life, a new Earth, and new stars.

"How much longer do you think it'll take Yukki?" Yuno glanced at the plant, she thought it was a bit unimpressive. If it had taken Yukki hours to make this, how much longer would they have to wait before they'd be able to spend time together again on Earth?

Yukiteru looked at his creation, "I'm not sure really, but I'm sure it won't be that much longer." He shifted his gaze toward Murmur. "What do you think Murmur?"

Murmur had been oddly quiet. At first, she'd been excited that Yuki had finally started to do something, but she'd stayed silent for the past few hours. Yukiteru had assumed that she'd been focusing on helping him so he could make the new world as quickly as possible, but now it was obvious that she was extremely upset.

Murmur gave an immediate answer, "You'll never finish, you idiot!"

Yuki moved back a bit, surprised by her hostility. "What? Why?"

"Because you spent too much time doing nothing with your god powers! You'll die before you finish!"

Yuno sat up immediately, her expression wild. "What do you mean?! YUKKI CAN'T DIE!"

"I don't understand Murmur, why would I die?" At the same time, Yuki moved over to try and comfort Yuno.

Murmur glared at him, arms crossed. "Gods aren't immortal or all-powerful, you should know that. Deus's powers declined as the game went on, and as he spent more of it he hastened his death. You spent thousands of years doing nothing but mope, so you didn't use that much, only what you needed to keep both of us alive." As Murmur spoke, she calmed down. Replacing her angry expression with a sad one. "And in the meantime the world decayed. Even with a god, if it's unattended, the world turns into this."

"You have to make an entire new world now! Do you think that it won't take an unimaginable amount of energy? You won't have enough left over for us to see it come to fruition." She began tearing up. "Why'd you have to be so stubborn?! You refused to even think about taking care of the world or making a new one after you let it rot!"

Yuki replied, confused, "But wait, you were still telling me to make another world a few hours ago before Yuno arrived. Are you telling me I had enough energy then, but not now?"

Murmur shook her head. "It's not that simple. Honestly, in terms of total energy, you do still have enough to remake the world-

"Then what's the problem?!" Yuno yelled at her. "Why are you saying that Yuki's going to die?"

"Maintaining a world produces a major strain, Deus himself had to work constantly to fine-tune it. But the strain from making one from scratch is enormous. Not only does Yukiteriu have to undergo that strain, he also has to keep the both of us alive. This is a void, he has to make air for the two of us to breathe and talk in. You'll need food and water, that he'll make. I can't exist independently from him, so he uses some to keep me alive. It would have been close, even if he'd started the last time I nagged him about it. But I think he would have been able to live for a few more decades after he finished."

"No, no, I won't let him die! I can leave. I'll just live in my world and come back when Yukki's done." Yuno held him tightly. "You can't die."

Murmur answered immediately, "It won't be enough."

Yuno thought furiously. How could she help Yukki live? Why didn't Murmur tell them earlier? Why didn't Murmur convince Yukki before she'd arrived? It was all Murmur's fault! And then it came to her, of course! The solution was so simple!

Yuno unwrapped herself from Yukki and turned toward Murmur with a disconcerting smile. "You said that you need energy from Yukki to live. Well then, all you need to do is die and stop stealing from him!" She jumped toward Murmur, ready to strangle her. Murmur didn't matter, just like before, all that mattered was for Yuno and Yukki to be together.

Murmur quickly flew away. "Don't even try it! If you plan on killing me and staying in the third world until he finishes, it'll backfire. I'm not some sort of parasite that just takes from him! I wouldn't do that to him, I love him! Not like you do, but as a friend. He needs me to help keep him alive too. He won't be able to focus on keeping himself intact and making a world at the same time. So while he concentrates on making a world, I concentrate on balancing the enormous forces in him."

Yuno started to leap after her again "You're lying! You just want to keep on living, you selfish little-

Yukiteru grabbed her arm, shaking his head. "Murmur isn't lying, I could tell she was helping me while I was building the foundation for our new world."

"Fine then! It'll be fine Yukki, I promised you I'd always protect you. There has to be a way!"
Yuki kissed her. He'd been out of practice, but he tried his best to show his love for her. When he pulled back, he looked peaceful and happy. "It's alright, I've lived long enough. I'll make a world for you and make you happy."

Yuno had tears in her eyes, she was barely able to speak "I can't let you die Yukki. I don't need a world, I need you. You don't need to make another world, I'll be happy just to be with you." Yet as she looked at him, she realized she wasn't getting through to him.

"No, I won't have you live in this void and it's not fair for Murmur to either. Go back to the third world, find . . ." Yuki had to force the next words out. "Find someone better than me who'll make you happy. I'm a horrible person, this is what I deserve, I used you to survive and forced Murmur to deal with millennia of my moping. You and Murmur will both be happier this way."

Murmur spoke, "Yuki-kun, you still won't have enough energy to finish your world."

Yuki smiled at that, "The first world's Murmur was able to maintain the second world by using Deus's core when he died. You were his servant, you survived his death thanks to his active core. You should be able to do something like that with my core when I die, right?"

"You don't have to do this Yukiteru," Murmur said.

"I know that, but this way both you and Yuno will both be happy."

"I'm very grateful for this Yukiteru." Murmur said, with tears in her eyes.

Yuno was crying as well. "This won't make me happy Yukki! Don't do this! No one can replace you, I'll only love you, Yukki."

This wasn't easy for Yuki, but he had to say it "You said it yourself Yuno, you only needed someone to be dependent on. That's not a healthy relationship. I love you, and it'll be better for you to find someone who wouldn't use you like I did."

"No, Yukki! That was a lie, I only said it to try and convince you to stay in the dream world!" Yuno had already known that what she had said then was true, but it was irrelevant. They loved each other now, she wasn't insane like before. Why was Yukki doing this? Why should he care about Murmur? Was Murmur manipulating him? Paranoid thoughts ran through her head as she tried to convince Yukki.

"What about our promise to see the stars? Or your promise that I could be your bride?"

Yuki answered, "Please Yuno, forget about that. If you want, I'll erase those memories and take away any pain you'd feel."

"NO! I won't let you! My life was empty without you. I need you."

"I'm sorry Yuno, but you'll be happier this way."

Well, that went rather differently than planned, but I like it, although there was more improvisation than I'm comfortable with. I hope you guys enjoyed it. I plan on posting often, so the second chapter will probably be up in a few days.

Those of you who know the manga ending may know where this is going! But if you don't know it, I don't think you should try to find out because it might ruin any suspense my cliffhanger has. Then what would I use to keep you guys reading? Good writing? I'm a bit short on that.

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