Kays, now it really IS the 14th chapter!

*Hisses at the light* it burns!

no really it does, my pupils are dialated because i had an eye appointment and the guy put these weird eyedrops in my eyes

anyway, story time!

After a bit and since the majority of the people had left -cough cough, everyone besides Serenity, Baby Chibiusa, Older Chibiusa, Akio, and the actual people that live in the house- somebody finally noticed the ring on Mizukis finger.

"Oh, now who's that from, little sister?" Chibiusa asked teasingly. Seiya looked up with a very 'huh?' look on his face and also noticed the ring. He decided that he wasn't going to say anything, Yaten had said that Seiya couldn't not get even slightly angry at Mizuki for a week. Seiya, being Seiya, had immediately said he could prove him wrong, and Now Seiya was kicking himself in the butt for letting his pride get the better of him, though he must admit he liked Akio much more that Ryuu. He still didn't like the idea of his 17 year old daughter getting married though. Mizuki was blushing and opened her mouth to say some thing when the recently repaired wall behind them crumbled in a small explosion. In walked Ryuu.

"Oh look, the entire family is here," he smirked as Chibiusa, who had been filled in on the details of what had happened (with Akio putting in bits about Mizuki's near death experience), reatched for the pendant in her pocket and Akio reatched for his sword.

"Oh? Chibiusa's actually coming to the defense of her sister? thats a new concept," he smirked and waved his hands a bit, "If i were you i wouldn't go for any weapon of any kind."

With a smirk he pulled on what seemed to be clear silvery strings and Mizuki was pulled up to him. He put one arm around her waist to restrict her and the other against her back, "That is, unless you would want sombody to get hurt."

A tiny sliver of blood was on Mizuki's throut from the untra fine wire made of Ryuus energy.

"Using her as a sheild!?!? " Chibiusa said in outrage but took her hand out of her pocket and held both hands slightly up, "That's low, Ryuu, even for you."

Akio put his sword on the ground and stepped away from it, "Ryuu, brother, don't do anything rash," Akio looked up at him with almost pleading jade green eyes, "You'll regret it if you hurt her."

"Regret is for the weak," Ryuu said coldly, "You are weak compared to me, don't try to claim kinship to me."

Akio, still holding his hands where Ryuu could easily see them, took a step over his sword. "Don't take another step Akio," Ryuu said as the wire against Mizuki's throut pressed deeper and the wound started to bleed more, Akio stopped mid-stride, "I see your fear. It's in your eyes. The once valiant Akio is now afraid. You know i'll kill her if it means getting to you don't you, you know I won't let anything stop me, don't you?"

Akio looked up at Ryuu, dead serious, "Ryuu, your not being rational, stop and think, what do you gain by killing me? Do you think that Mizuki will marry you after all this is said and done? Do you?!"

"I gain nothing, but do you think that matters to me?" Ryuu laughed coldly, "Even if Mizuki doesn't marry me, then she'll at least know how it feels to have her one love taken from her right infront of her."

"Ryuu, You don't know what you're doing!" Instead of Akio, it was Seiya that yelled it out, "Akio was discussing the mind mechanics of our people with me the other day, You aren't yourself, and as soon as reality crashes back down on you you'll still have to live with the memory of anything and everything you've done, It will haunt you till the day you die."

Ryuu glared at Seiya, "You could be telling the truth, or you could be saying that to get me to stop, either way it isn't working."

He smirked, "You have a choice to make now Akio, I kill you now, or"- the wire visibly pressed harder against Mizuki's throut- "I kill her first."

Akio knelt down, he had no other choice, he couldn't let Mizuki die.

"Just let her go."

Ryuu triumphantly released Mizuki who ran over to Akio, who's head was now bent and looking down at the ground.

"Don't do this Akio!" she said, tears threatening to spill down her cheeks, "I couldn't bear to lose you."

Akio gave her a weak smile, "Don't worry Mizuki, even if I die now you won't be alone," he tenderly touched her face and whispered, "Your a beautiful woman Mizuki, have confidence in that fact."

"I love you Akio," she said as he leaned his head against her shoulder and breathed in her scent. During this Ryuu had been watching boredly from the side.

"You know what? I've always hated long good byes, so I think I'll wrap this up." Ryuu smirked and let the energy spear that was in his hand sail to its fated destination, Akio's heart. Akio's eyes went wide and he turned on his side away from Mizuki, who was already spattered in the blood from his wound. He started to cough up blood. Actually, he coughed once then was still. The energy spear faded and after a second of initial shock Mizuki pulled him onto his back.

"Oh god, please no," She cried out, "Akio...."

Tears were openly streaming down her face as she took hold of his limp hand and with the other hand wiping away the blood on the edge of his mouth. Chibiusa, after glaring at Ryuu, followed her mother over to Mizuki. Serenity put her hand on her youngest daughters shoulder. Mizuki jumped at the contact but then buried her face into her mothers chest.

"Akio.... he's dead," Mizuki's muffled voice came through the body racking sobs, "And its.. its all my... my fault."

"Hush now," Serenity said holding Mizuki close, "This isn't your fault, don't ever think that."

Chibiusa took one look at Akio's cooling body then at her little sister's face, twisted in distress and agony. She ran over to the wall and grabbed one of the rapiers that hung. She pointed the blade at Ryuu.

"Give me one reason why I shouldn't slit your throut and let you bleed out," Chibiusa said, her voice like stone. Ryuu didn't seem to hear her. Seiya had been right. Everything he had done to Mizuki, and now Akio, all came back. He was horrified, he had just commited murder. Mizuki pulled away from her mother and leaned her face on Akio's chest and continued to cry. She didn't care that the wound was still bloody, her love had just died infront of her, and she couldn't have done anything to stop it.

"Answer me, or are you below words now?"

Ryuu didn't hear anything Chibiusa had said, not one word. He fell to his knee's, and then to his side, clutching his head. Mizuki slowly stood, she had nothing else to live for. Everything seemed to move in slow motion as Mizuki walked over to Akio's sword. Even if she had nothing else, she could advenge her lover's death. She walked over to Ryuu with deliberate steps, nobody made anymove to stop her. It was in her eyes, she was mourning, she couldn't be stopped. Using her foot she turned Ryuu onto his side and held the sword point over his chest.

"I hope you rot in hell Ryuu," she said, her face crumbling at the last word, she looked like an angel. An angel of death. her light blue dress was spattered in blood and the side of her face that she had laid on Akio's bloody chest also had smears of blood. Scarlet bood, the blood of her love. Tears streamed down her face as she plunged the sword down.

It was now firmly embedded in the wood floor to her right. She slumped, still holding the sword hilt and just let the tears flow. 'I'm sorry Akio, I couldn't do it i guess i'm just to weak.' she thought sadly, she stood and walked back to Akio's body. She gentally closed his eyes, the color of jade. She would never see them again. She took hold of his hand and held it to her cheek. 'Please, who ever's up there caring to listen, don't let him be gone forever.' with that, a single tear dripped down her face and into the center of his wound.

"Miracles happen Mizuki," Mizuki knew she was no longer in her body. She looked at the woman in front of her.

"Who are you?" She asked quietly, mystified by the woman. She wore the traditional royal moon dress and her hair was silver, though she didn't look any older than 25 at most.

"I am your Grand-mother, Mizuki, but I died long before you were born."

"My Grandmother?" Mizuki asked, "Why are you here now?"

"To give you what you wish for most, my dear child," the woman walked up to Mizuki and gave her a locket, closing mizuki's hand over it, then touched her forehead lightly.

A bright light flashed from the point of contact and Mizuki was back to herself. She looked at the pendant in her hand then at Akio. The wound was healing itself! After a few minutes of torturous silence Akio's eyes flickered open and he gasped in air.

"Akio?" Mizuki asked quietly, just above a whisper, as if she thought that breaking the silence would make everything reverse. He started to sit up but Mizuki hugged him so he couldn't, instead he wrapped his arms around her. She started crying again.

Serenity watched from her place next to Chibiusa and Seiya, even Ryuu was watching.

"Hush Mizuki, no need to cry now," he said stroking her hair as her sobs racked both their bodies.

"I can't stop," she said into his chest, "I'm so happy you're alive."

He laughed, "I know how you feel, life is good, without it I wouldn't have known you."

She smiled into his chest, "I love you Akio, don't ever leave me, never again."

"I love you too Mizuki, I don't plan on leaving anytime soon,"

Omigod, i got so mad at Fanfiction halfway through this!!!

i was just going to save it and fanfiction said i had logged out so i lost everthing from just after he died to mizuki failing at revenge!

so you got what i could remember of the details! :D

i hated myself in the middle and almost cried, started tearing up really badly!

review and i shall update, i'm not done yet! and once i am i'll probably start another story so if all my readers could read that one as well i'd love you all!

Please review!!! i feel so guilty and i want to know you don't hate me!!!

Later!

~Luna-chan