Hello everyone! So I know I said before that this would end with Chapter 10, but I've decided to end it with this chapter. This has been one of my favorite stories to write, so I hope you all enjoy this final chapter!
Title: The End
Suzaku stared down at the box in his hand. When he opened it and saw the sparkling diamond within it, he felt a rush of nervousness. He couldn't believe that it was actually happening. Today he was going to propose to Euphie.
He closed the box and tucked it into the inner pocket of his suit. He then knocked on the door to the mansion. A maid opened it and motioned him in.
"She will be right down." The maid stated before she walked away.
As Suzaku stood at the bottom of the stairs waiting for Euphie, he kept adjusting his tie and rubbing the back of his neck. He was so nervous thinking about actually asking her to marry him. They had been together for 6 years now, and it was hard to believe what all had happened in those 6 years. The Special Zone had been built and Euphie had given up her crown in order to be with Suzaku. Then, after Lelouch defeated the king of Britannia, Japan and the Japanese were given back their land, and there was a new sense of hope and peace.
It was thanks to that new hope and peace that Suzaku finally got the courage to ask Euphie to marry him. Things had been going so well lately that he felt it was the perfect time. It was time for them to be happy too.
"Hello, Suzaku." He heard Euphie greet him. He turned his head and looked up at the top of the stairs.
He was speechless as she descended the stairs. She was dressed in a sparkly pink mermaid dress with off-the-shoulder sleeves. Her hair was down and flowing around her, and he could see the twinkle in her violet eyes.
When she reached the bottom of the stairs, she grabbed Suzaku's hands and smiled up at him. "It's good to see you." She said before she gave him a quick kiss.
He smiled back at her as he said, "It's good to see you too. You look beautiful by the way. I mean you always do, but you look even more beautiful today."
"Thank you, Suzaku." She said as she did a quick twirl, the sparkles on her dress catching the light. "It is a special day after all."
"Our six year anniversary." He said smiling as he thought about the past six years with Euphie and all the years he hoped to have with her.
"It seems like only yesterday you were catching me as I jumped from that building." She giggled as she thought back to their first meeting.
"I'm so glad I did." He said as he touched his jacket pocket, making sure that the ring was still there. "So are you read to go to dinner?" He asked as he held out his arm to her.
"Yes, let's go." She said as she wrapped her arms around his arm.
As they walked down the street Suzaku kept looking down at Euphie. She was smiling and she had laid her head against his shoulder. The sunlight was fading, and it created a soft glow around her. She looked like an angel, and as he saw her there, he imagined their whole life together. Getting married, having children, growing old, and even dying.
He stopped all of a sudden. Euphie looked up at him. "Are you okay, Suzaku?" She asked.
When he saw the sunlight fading around her, he had this strong feeling tugging at his heart. He couldn't wait any longer. He had to ask her to marry him now.
"I'm fine, Euphie. I just need to tie my shoe." He lied as he bent down on one knee.
"But your shoes are tied." She replied as she looked down at him confused.
He laughed as he reached into his pocket to get the ring. "Oh, it looks like they are."
He then pulled the ring box out of his pocket and held it out to her.
She froze as she looked down at the tiny red box he was holding. "S-Suzaku, is t-that?" She barely managed to stutter out.
He smiled at how flustered she was. He then opened the box, and Euphie gasped when she saw the ring.
"S-Suzaku." She said as she started to cry.
"Euphie, I had planned to do a big romantic proposal tonight after we took a moonlit walk through the gardens, but I just can't wait." Suzaku explained. He then took a deep breath to calm his nerves and asked, "Euphie, will you marry me?"
As she wiped away tears of joy, she replied, "Yes! Yes! Yes!"
Suzaku then stood up, grabbed one of her hands, and slipped the ring on her finger. She looked down at it and then back at Suzaku. She threw her arms around his neck and kissed him. He then wrapped his arms around her waist and spun her around as they kissed each other. He hoped this moment never ended. He hadn't felt this happy in his whole life.
When they broke apart, they were both smiling and blushing. Euphie pulled Suzaku closer and kissed him again.
"I love you, Suzaku!" She exclaimed.
"I love you too, Euphie." He replied as he stared into her eyes and smiled. "I love you too."
All of a sudden, her eyes turned red. He quickly jumped back from her. She was no longer standing in that sparkly pink dress. She was in a tattered and bloodstained one. She had a gun in her hand, and it was pointed at Suzaku.
He looked down and saw that he was in his pilot uniform, something he hadn't worn in years.
"Suzaku, aren't you Japanese?" She asked him as she walked towards him.
"Euphie? Euphie, what's wrong?" He asked.
She let out a scream as she tried to back away from him. He then moved closer to her as she tried to fight back against whatever was happening.
However, the next thing he knew he was in the Lancelot looking down at Euphie and Zero facing each other. Then he screamed as a bullet ripped through Euphie.
In a flash, he was holding her in his arms, blood soaking his uniform, as he asked someone to save her.
Then the world swirled around him as he was being dragged away from her lifeless body.
"Nooooo! Euphie!" He screamed as he tried to reach out to her.
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Suzaku jolted awake. His head was pounding, and he could hardly breathe.
"Are you okay?" A familiar voice asked. He looked up and saw C.C. standing in the doorway.
"Yes, I'm fine. Sorry." He said as he wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"It sounded like you were having a nightmare." C.C. said with a blank stare on her face.
"It didn't start out that way." He said as he thought back to seeing Euphie descend the stairs or feeling her soft lips as she kissed him.
"You have been sleeping for a while." She said. "What were you dreaming of before?"
He looked down at the pin that Euphie gave him lying beside him. He thought back to when they told each other they loved each other, and he smiled. "I was dreaming of happier days." He replied.
Yes, he hated that Euphie was gone, but at least he had good memories of them together. She gave him the best days of his life, and he'd never forget them.
Thanks for reading!
