Chapter 10- Finale

A/N: So, we are here. Finally, the finale of this fic that I thought it would only have two chapters... I'm not gonna steal more time and just let you guys proceed reading, there will be more notes by the end of the chapter until then, enjoy your reading.

With their up and downs, after exams, vacations, hanging out with friends, spending time with the loved ones and more exams the months had passed and it didn't take too long until the time that most of the finalists were waiting for: the graduation.

Even if it meant the goodbye of a past Era, the parting ways between friends and the breaking of relationships in order to follow a new, different path, it still symbolized a new start for those leaving the school.

"Can you imagine... In one week, all of this will end." The lights of the cinema room had turned on, meaning the break of the movie they had been watching, making Ryoka turn around to face the rest of the group.

"You're talking as if the world is going to end..." Kanae mumbled, taking a hand full of popcorn from her basket and putting them on her mouth.

"Yeah. You should be more excited. No more school after this week." Takeyasu tried to reach for Kanae's popcorn, being seated next to her and having the one he was sharing with his brother finished, only earning a slap on the hand from the girl herself, shifting the bucket away from the younger twin.

"My food. I managed to keep Eiji away from it until now, you're not gonna ruin my victory."

"Hum... Okay, then you better not look back." He commented, pointing at her other side, which made her quickly turn around, just to find her boyfriend that, aside from all the food that existed on the cinema's menu, had his previously empty bucket of popcorn now full again, making her look at her own again, just to find it empty.

"EIJI!" She shouted, clearly upset at the hard job she had saving her food being ruined, and earning a laughing moment for the group around her.

"Don't shout" Eiji smiled a little and leaned down to place a quick peck on her lips, watching her blush madly for the public show of affection that, even if Eiji himself wasn't a big fan of, it was still worth when seeing the bashful look on Kanae's face, even more, when he after whispered low enough just for her to hear "Unless we're at home alone... Then I'd love to hear you shout like that."

"How cute. You two sure make a lovely couple." Misaki smiled after seeing how well the relationship that the other two shared was going and even more due to the fact of seeing her friend happy.

"T-Thanks... By the way, Misaki and Toshiko, are you two finding the movie all that scary...? I've noticed that you two didn't let out each other's hands since the beginning..." It would probably be hard for any other person to notice such detail in a completely dark room but Kanae, whose precise vision always had been one of her strongest points, had absolutely no problem in spotting it, either way, it also worked as a distraction.

" Oh... Not at all. The armchair is just too small..." Toshiko quickly explained, a little too quickly in fact, something that didn't escape Kanae and probably she also knew that something was going on Ryoka's head too, but to her surprise, Misaki gently smiled at the blonde next to her.

"Oh really...?"

"Hey... when exactly is the wedding?" Just like Kanae had tossed the bomb, Toshiko seemed to have the same plan as she ignored Misaki's insinuations and the attentions were once again on the ginger-haired, along with her boyfriend.

"H-Heh? Wedding?" Kanae asked, hiding the hand with the ring Eiji had given her a couple of months before behind her back out of instinct. That ring was always the way to make Kanae act either like a lovefool idiot or just an embarrassed fool that didn't know what to say and the thing was that she only used it on weekends and after school, never once taking it after the first and only time it had passed by her head to take it, being instantly bombarded with questions about it.

"I already called dibs on the first kid." Ryoka quickly joined in, as if someone would steal her idea even if she reminding them about the "promise" she and Kanae had going on.

"Can... Can we please go back to talk about the graduation?" Kanae tried once again to turn the conversation theme to another thing but it seemed she was just ignored.

"Oh right, Kanae, Eiji congratulation on getting engaged." Misaki showed them her genuine motherly smile as she gave them her blessings, even if it mostly to tease Kanae a little more.

"This is not an engagement ring... I already repeated that multiple times." The ring owner explained one more time, exhausted and already losing count of how many times she had said that sentence. She looked over to her boyfriend, silently asking for help but even that way luck didn't seem to be with her.

"That is true... But it can easily be fixed."

"Don't help them!"

"Eiji's on our side." Ryoka chirped, smiling brightly as she wondered how would be the dress she would wear for the ceremony but a kick on the back of her seat caused her to break her thoughts and look at the one that had kicked her, just to find a pouting Kanae "Movie's starting again, just go make out with your boyfriend again and leave us."

"Will do~ Prepare for more remarks after the movie" The green-haired warned before turning around in her seat to face the screen once more.

When everybody's attention was back to the screen, Kanae leaned over to whisper to Eiji "You know you shouldn't encourage them."

But to her surprise, he smiled at her, wrapping his arm around her figure to pull her to him, whispering back in her ear "Maybe they're not wrong... Maybe there won't be that much time until they're right."

"Heh?" Kanae stared at her boyfriend until she just gave up on him giving any more detailed answer, she loved him but how he could close his mind to her led her crazy.

A week passed even faster but that the fast speed of time didn't seem to happen during the graduation ceremony, that had been exactly the same boring process than the previous year and the previous ones, except that this time Kanae couldn't fall asleep.

For when it ended, she quickly met Eiji, who hugged her tightly, even being surrounded by people but that fact didn't bother any of them "I'm proud of you."

"You better be, I worked really hard." Kanae smiled and after linger a little more in his embrace, she backed away to give some space between them but Eiji seemed to have other ideas as he held his hand out to her

"Come with me... I have something for you."

She looked at him curiously, looking around in search of something that he could give to her but she didn't found anything hidden so, with a questioning look, she took her hand, letting herself being guided.

They walked mostly in silence, their hands interlaced with each other despite being in a place where they would probably be seen, yet the school year was over, such like Eiji's internship so there was really nothing stopping them anymore.

It was starting to become a tradition for them to deal with their stuff in the detention room and honestly, it had been a pure miracle at how many times they had spent there without anyone else bothering them.

"Here," Eiji told her while giving her a notebook that he had taken from under one desk, not saying anything else.

Kanae looked at the notebook confused. How was that a gift, she didn't really understand but Eiji surely had something on his mind.

Her eyes analyzed the cover of the small book, it was completely black, nothing out of the ordinary until she opened the notebook and saw the pages inside it, all of them had something written until it reached the middle of the journal, something she immediately.

Slowly, Kanae started reading page by page, her heart beating wildly as she read the words that were written, each of them explaining reasons of why he loved her and making her somehow falling in love even more than she already was.

Only you make me experience those emotions, which nobody can give me.

I love you because you have taught me the true meaning of love.

You are a light at the end of the tunnel for me and I'll follow you wherever you go.

But there's still so much I need to find about you...So many more things to love. So...

She gulped and felt her hands shaking as she turned the page, the last one that was followed by the other half of the notebook completely empty.

Her mouth was wide open while the tears from happiness she had been holding on from reading his gift couldn't be suppressed anymore "Eiji..."

Will you marry me and help me fulfill the list?

"I told you that there wasn't needed to wait much longer." He smiled and walked from the desk he had been leaning on, while watching Kanae read, to her, drying her tears with his thumb before taking the box that was inside his jacket's pocket and kneel down in front of her "Kanae... I meant every single word that is there written so I will just ask you, will you marry me?"

"You know I hate to cry in front of you. What are you even waiting for? Just put the ring on. " She joked and cleaned the tear that was left from her eye, smiling brightly at him and giving out her hand, watching him smile back while sliding the ring and getting up, being immediately tackled in a hug.

The wedding didn't happen until four years later, by then Eiji had already officially finished his studies in college, having already uncountable companies invitations for job positions due to his curriculum and Kanae had a stable career that she had been able to work for it herself and actually enjoyed.

After Kanae's graduation, Eiji moved to her place, where they had started to live together since and both agreed on planning to stay there until there was a need for a change such as perhaps the extension of a special little one in their small family of two.

The ceremony had been simple, aside from the closest family of both there were only invited the small group of friends that had been with them even after high school, their presence even more remarkable than their families themselves.

However, Kanae had to try so hard to not laugh at how both Misaki and Ryoka were almost crying their eyes out during the ceremony, Toshiko controlling herself a little more than those two but the ginger-haired had caught her also whipping some tears from time to time, Michio was trying to calm his girlfriend, whose hormones had been out of control thanks to the outcomes of the pregnancy - Kanae still remembered the drama Ryoka had done to convince her to move the wedding to a date where she could still wear the dress- and the twins... She wasn't sure if they were mocking the crying girls or if they were actually emotional themselves-

The choice of the most simple of the simplest was easy, both Eiji and Kanae didn't really found any extravagant party of their interest. In those years they have been together, their feelings for each other had only gotten stronger and even if they knew they truly belonged to each other, having the usual ceremony would bring that message to the rest of the society itself and so, that day only had that meaning.

With or without a wedding, both of them would be happy as long as they were together but, aside from Kanae, the families of both sides were extremely traditional so that was the only reason the ceremony was needed, otherwise, she would be eternally happy even without having to pass by the two-hour sermon.

But, as they listened the blessing being given, as they kissed for the first time as officially married, and as they held each other in their arms through their day, they realized, this wasn't the end of their story.

It was just the beginning.

Love stories happen in every possible situation, yet to someone as responsible as Eiji Kashii, it was a little ironic how his story had started, developed and evolved all in the same place, possibly the last place anyone would think the perfect student would ever fall in love.

For someone that never really believed love was something for her, Kanae had found herself in a complete mess when she finally fell for someone, which caused her frequent visits to a particular room, where her life changed completely and finally she could give love a chance.

Stories are created every day and every hour but the only story that truly mattered to both Eiji and Kanae was the one that started in the detention room, a room many students preferred to avoid, yet if asked to any of the two referred characters they would probably say:

"Detention? Yes, please."

More A/N: Thanks for staying with me and reading this fic until the end. I should probably post my next JT AU really, really soon ( as in with some luck I'll probably upload it tomorrow ) so look forward to it ^^

Well, on a final note I would like to repeat that I'll still probably work some few one-shots, side stories for this universe as there are many characters that deserve more attention so these one-shots might not always be Torashi trash.

Thanks once again.