….and the next part.
Chapter VII: Where's my happy ending part II
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Kio sat on Soubi's couch quite impatiently. Where the hell was Soubi? Didn't he tell him to meet him here?
Kio's thoughts were interrupted when the front door opened and in came the expected Soubi.
Kio crossed his arms across his chest. "well took you long enough"
Soubi looked up at him surprised "oh I didn't know you were going to be here so soon."
"You asked me to come didn't you? You could have a least waited here for me!"
Soubi sighed getting a beer. "I was planning to, but then Ritsuka called me."
Kio gave a loud hummp. "sure you do whatever that kid tells you do to."
Soubi sighed sitting on the couch with him. "don't question what you don't understand Kio."
Kio stayed quite for a while until he looked up. "so you wanted to talk to me?' he asked.
"yes. I understand that you bought something of the internet recently…" Kio's eyes widened.
"How do you…?"
"Natsuo." was Soubi's only reply.
"so you know…" 'that damn Natsuo and his big mouth!'
Soubi nodded " and to say the least I'm very disappointed in you." he said
Kio looked down.
"I'm disappointed that you would actually buy something that forces other people to do things against their will." Soubi shook his head.
"but Soubi-Chan I only did it because I wanted you to spend time with me!"
"If you wanted that you could have just said so! You didn't have to try and poison my coffee. Now look what you did, you have possibly ruined the Zero's relationship."
Kio rolled his eyes "believe me Soubi I think everything's back to normal. The fact that Youji hasn't shown up here is enough prove of that. We should thank Natsuo for it."
Soubi shook his head "Your missing the point. You can't just do things like that."
"Even if I asked you to spend time with me you would still be after Ritsuka!"
Soubi nodded "It's true I would. But because he is a child and he needs me. You are a grown man and can take care of yourself. So start acting like it."
Kio sighed "So will you spend more time with me?" he asked
Soubi sighed "as long as you promise you won't do something like this again."
Kio smiled "okay!"
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"…ashiteru and sayonara."
Youji eyes widen. He started to tremble. Something in his mind clicked. "NO!" he yelled when Natsuo had began to move away. He wrapped his arms around Natsuo forcing him to stay.
"Don't leave Natsuo! Please don't leave me!" Youji begged.
Natsuo was shocked. He stared down at Youji's aqua green hair that was in front of his face."…but I thought you wanted me to go, so you could be with Kio."
Youji leaned back looking at him. He shook his head. "I don't want you to go, I want you to stay…with me… forever" he whispered.
"but what about Kio?" Natsuo asked
Youji gave a small whimper and looked down. "I.. I don't….I DON'T CARE ABOUT KIO! I JUST WANT YOU TO STAY WITH ME!" he screamed burring his face in Natsuo's chest.
Natsuo's heart quickened. What was going on? "…You don't care about Kio?"
Youji shook his head face still hidden. "I…I just want you to stay."
Natsuo lifted Youji's head up. "why do you want me to stay? Don't you still love Kio?" he had to be sure.
Youji's eyes stared to water. He looked away hating the fact that he was crying again. Natsuo turned Youji's face again. "answer me."
Youji looked down unable to face him. Did he still love Kio? Yeah…maybe, but he wanted Natsuo to stay so much. If that was true didn't that mean he loved Natsuo and not Kio?
Natsuo sighed when he didn't receive an answer. He removed Youji's arms from around him and stood up. "well I guess that's my answer."
Youji's head snapped up to look at him. "what? Natsuo don't…"
"It's okay Youji" Natsuo spoke his back turned to him. "I just want you to be happy, even if I won't be. It will make me happy to see you with the person you love." Natsuo paused before turning around to face him with a big warm smile. "I hope you find happiness Youji." a single tear rolled down Natsuo's cheek betraying his happy expression.
"Being with you would make me happy. I can't love Kio if it will hurt me this much to watch you leave." Youji stood up and wrapped his arms around his waist. "stay."
"So do you love Kio or not?" Natsuo asked again.
Youji nervously swallowed before looking up at Natsuo with half mast eyes. He stared at him for a moment.
"Youji what-" Natsuo could have finished his sentence, he could have finished it if Youji's soft tender lips weren't attacking his own. Natsuo closed his eyes as Youji took fistfuls of his hair in his hands.
Natsuo growled low in his throat deepening the kiss. He placed his hands gently on Youji's hair tenderly trailing them down to his waist making Youji purr.
Youji hesitantly pulled away. Looking at Natsuo's flushed face. "Natsuo…" Youji murmured. Stepping back onto the bed placing Natsuo over him. Natsuo blinked looking down at Youji.
Youji looked up at him a deep blush covering his face, his eyes open a crack. Giving him an intense and seductive look.
"Youji…?" Natsuo's heart pounded hard in his chest.
Youji wrapped his arms around Natsuo's neck bringing him down. "I love you." he licked at Natsuo's lips. "I feel nothing for Kio, now that I see you."
Natsuo blinked "you don't love Kio?" he asked "since when?"
"Since I realized that being with you would make me a million times happier than being with Kio."
Natsuo breathed in, relieved. He had been waiting for Youji to say those words since he drank the damn coffee! Natsuo leaned down to kiss him gently.
"Don't leave me by myself." Youji breathed when they parted.
Natsuo chuckled and buried his face in Youji's hair. "Of course I won't Youji-Chan!"
"You'll stay?"
"Of course! How can you think I will leave you! I'm just glad you're out of the spell."
Youji eyes snapped open pulling back he looked at Natsuo stunned. "You…only said you were going to leave…to…to get me out of the spell?"
Natsuo smiled at him and whipped away his tears. Youji glared "So you lied to me!"
"No…what I said was true, all of it. And I was going to back off and leave you to love Kio. But I was sure I was going to come crawling back to you because you don't really love Kio and this right here just proved it." Natsuo finished.
Youji blinked and began to laugh. "Natsuo you're the worst!" he lightly pushed his chest. "I thought you were actually going to leave me. That hurt like hell!"
"Not as much as what you put me through. I had to watch you throw yourself all over Kio!"
Even though Natsuo's tone was playful Youji's ears went down shamefully. "I'm so sorry Natsuo, please forgive me."
Natsuo smiled "of course Youji. You didn't know what you really wanted and now your eyes are open."
Youji nodded then smiled "I love you" he said.
Natsuo chest lightened with joy. He was so relived this was over. It was like he had been underwater, drowning and now he resurfaced to take in that long awaited, delicious air. "I love you too." he whispered leaning down and kissing him.
Now Natsuo knew why the affects of the sugar would ware off if the victims beloved proved their love. It was because the affects of a love potion could not win over the affects of true love.
And it was true love that had won in the end.
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Aftermath
Kio smiled when he saw the two nekos embrace. He quietly shut the door to his room that was open a crack. He had made it back from Soubi's a while ago and was startled to hear the conversation going on in his room.
He hadn't really listened to the whole thing just the ending. Just enough to be sure that Youji was out of the spell.
Kio smiled he sat down on the couch with a beer in his hand. He leaned his head back sighing he closed his eyes. He was so glad this whole thing was over. Now he could put it behind him and never think about it again, or so he hoped.
But he was sure the two zero boys wouldn't mention this ever again. This had been just as confusing and tiresome to them as it had been for him.
What he was worried about was Soubi. He wasn't involved to say the least, but Kio knew in the back of his head he was never going to let him live it down. So he had made a mistake, who hasn't? Soubi clearly has. Hanging around those Aoyagi's that only cause him pain.
Once Kio thought of that a sudden disappointment washed over him. He sighed so he hadn't got Soubi to stop seeing Ritsuka, but at least he gets to spend more time with him!
Kio smiled when he remembered that Soubi had promised him to take him out on a date tomorrow. He was so excited!
Kio was ripped out of his thought when he heard the opening of a door. He looked over to his room to see Natsuo and Youji stepping out of the room holding hands. Kio smiled at that. His smile grew more relieved when he saw the pair still wearing their ears. Good.
They silently made their way towards Kio. Youji stopped in front of Kio and kneeled down in front of him. Looking at him straight in the eyes.
"…What?' Kio nervously asked.
Youji smiled "Nothing. I just wanted you to know that I don't love you anymore."
Kio sighed "Good. Now that everything's back to normal can you go torment someone somewhere else?" he asked.
"What you don't want us here?" Youji pouted.
Natsuo kneeled down next to Youji. "I'm happy to hear that Kio."
"What?" Kio blinked. "You're happy that I'm kicking you out of my apartment?"
Natsuo nodded. "Yep! Because that means you don't regret not giving in to Youji's requests." he wrapped his arms around Youji who simultaneously nuzzled closer to his fighter.
Kio blinked surprised "Of course I didn't give in! he's just a kid! And I don't regret it!" he yelled blushing.
"Aww… Kio you're no fun…" Youji whined.
"Good." Natsuo nodded. Standing up along with Youji.
Youji leaned down to Kio and whispered in his ear. "If you ever come to your senses and realize how great you had it with me around, and you want to take my offer…then give me call…" Kio gulped. 'didn't the spell wear off?'
"…So I can come over and kick your ass for trying to take me away from Natsuo!" Youji continued. Youji laughed when he looked at Kio's surprised face. Just as expected, he was so predictable.
"Yeah we'll kick your ass! But maybe I would kill you if you ever do regret it!" Natsuo laughed lacing his hand in Youji's as he lead him out of the apartment.
Kio got over his shock and glared at them. "You two are just brats!" he yelled and Youji stuck his tongue out at him playfully and closed the door.
Kio sighed looking at the closed door. Those two make him so mad! But at least everything was back to normal. He took a sip of his drink. Not everything was a loss cause though. Thanks to this whole incident he gets to spend more time with Soubi, even though he was still a little mad for trying to poison him. And the two Zero boys finally confessed to each other. That may have happened because if they didn't they would have been permanently separated. He knew they still hold a grudge against him for starting this whole mess, well maybe Natsuo does, but at least they have each other. Kio stared down at his beer. "No fair! Where's my happy ending?" he yelled draining his whole beer.
Well at least he came out of this alive, and without committing any criminal acts. And who knows, maybe one day they could all look back to this whole incident and laugh.
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Well that's the end! I hope you enjoyed! You know how difficult it was to make this ending? I changed it like five times!
Anyways I liked to thank Miss Hal Gibson for reading this story and being there from day one! I hope you enjoyed! And yes I feel sorry for Kio too but I couldn't take Soubi away from Ritsuka!;( well at least he gets to spend more time with his best friend!
I have a question for all you lovely readers. Does anyone know if the teachers from the seven voices academy are sacrifices and fighters? Because I heard somewhere that Ritsu- sensei was a sacrifice and Nagisa- sensei and Seven- sensei were fighters, but I'm not sure…and if they are what happened to their fighters and sacrifices?
