The final chapter. Bye for a while RotG fandom!
Chapter 13: I already did!
Jack groaned as he sat down on his bed that day. He had in his hand a piece of paper which had some things listed to it. He held it up to his face and started reading.
"Bring these things: roses, the shirts, a marker, cookies, and spare snowflakes."
All of the things had check marks beside them and his bag laid on the floor next to the bed.
"This was the day I asked Tooth to be my girlfriend." He muttered, "Ugh. Fine."
He went to school and executed his plan though when he was walking at the hallway he bumped into someone.
"Bunny, what are you doing here? And why are you holding a bouquet of red roses?" Jack asked
"I was gonna ask you a favor." Bunny sheepishly responded
"Oh what is it? And it's gotta be quick. I need to go somewhere." Jack replied
"Could you put this," He held up the roses, "To locker number 4518?"
"Oooh, whose locker is it?" Jack asked as he grabbed the roses from his frenemy's hand
"Someone." Bunny blushed
"Aw, you're blushing." Jack teased as they went to the locker
Jack immediately opened it and placed the roses in the locker.
"Thanks, mate." Bunny responded then walked away
Jack proceeded to the daycare.
"Wait, that rose seemed familiar." He thought, "No! I saw Bunny outside that day! He's giving it to Tooth!"
"Kids, I'll be back." Jack said
He pulled out his phone and called Tooth.
"Tooth, where are you, like, right now?" He asked
"At my locker." Then he heard a door slamming shut
"Yeah, nevermind. Go to the principal's office, by the way. She's looking for you." Jack responded then put down his phone and proceeded to dress the children
Tooth went to the hallway leading to the principal's room.
"Tooth,"
She turned around and saw Bunny.
"H-Have you been at your locker?" Bunny asked
"Yeah, why?" Tooth asked
"Listen, I was the one who put the flowers in the locker and I just want you to know that I really really like you, Tooth. Can you go out on a date with me?" Bunny asked
"I, uh, Bunny,"
"Just one time, if you don't want to, we won't do it again." Bunny pleaded
"Um, o-okay."
Tooth proceeded to the daycare building, all the while thinking what Jack and Bunny had said. She entered the daycare and asked,
"Jack the principal wasn't-"
Tooth looked at her students and saw that they were wearing red shirts.
"Will you be my girlfriend, Tooth?" She read
"Yeah, will you?" She turned around and saw Jack in a white shirt
"Jack, I, Bunny asked me for a date, and I can't actually answer that." Tooth stated
"What?" Jack frowned, "But, but I. How can something go so flawlessly the first time and not the second?"
"What do you mean?" Tooth squinted her eyes
"It's nothing." He groaned and exited the daycare
Days passed and I was always on the verge of a breakdown. Time repeated and repeated that one day had thirty hours in it. I thought about her almost every day, thinking how I could be the unlucky guy who loves Tooth and couldn't tell her.
Bunny told her that. All the time. But Tooth, she was a hard one to crack. She wouldn't even say that she liked someone. Anyone. They were in a just dating basis. Barely even. Maybe if I had a chance, maybe, just maybe, she would tell me that. Those three magical words that she doesn't know have strong powers in them.
Though, time passed, and passed and passed. The days became longer and longer. We became the third year selves we were bound to be from those sophomore children. Though even if I saw it coming, Tooth and Bunny becoming officially boyfriend and girlfriend blew me away.
It wasn't long then till graduation came. Four years in the school and I've handled three batches of children. All those different faces made me think how many children Tooth and I could've had. Now, there's only that memory of little Christian, the baby boy we've anticipated for nine months only to be separated from one month after his birth. He's long been a myth, a legend, a past. Huh, a past baby in the future. That's just great.
"Hey Tooth," Jack said as he entered the daycare the date of their graduation, "Are you still sad about all of this?"
"Kinda," she wiped a tear forming in the corners of her eyes, "We're actually leaving now, Jack. So many memories to be only memories."
Jack hugged Tooth from the back lightly as to not crumple her dress and toga.
"You know, the memories won't be forgotten. And who knows, maybe the children would remember us when they grow up." Jack muttered
"I wish they would." She smiled, "Now come on, I don't want be late for the ceremony."
"Wait, before we go," Jack sighed, "I know that we've been called 'mommy and daddy' by the children and I kinda, somehow, um, want to be a daddy, and you're, you're gonna be the mommy."
"What are you saying Jack?" Tooth asked
Jack groaned, "I can't, I can't tell it straightforward because something bad would happen again and I wanna graduate this time, and,"
"Just say it. Try to."
"Tooth, I like you, like, I really like you."
"Nope, that's not what you meant." Tooth shook her head and held Jack's forearms, "Keep your cool now."
"Tooth," he looked down and sighed, "Tooth I love you so very much."
He closed his eyes shut, "This is the part where we get sucked into a portal, Tooth. I really like you but I can't say 'I love you' because time would repeat again and again and-"
"No Jack, it won't. Not this time." Jack looked around then at Tooth, "You know what this proves? It proves that you just can't be number one in everything. Sometimes, you have to be number two to be happy and get whatever you want."
"But you're still with-"
"I broke up three weeks ago." She interrupted
"Wait, how did you know that it wouldn't?" Jack asked, completely puzzled
"Because the moon told me so. And when the moon tells you something, believe it."
Jack smiled widely.
"Oh Tooth! I love you! I love you! I love you! You, Toothiana, will be the first and last and ever will be the only girl that I will ever love! I love you!"
