Lol, alright KarminLove3. Thanks for the reviews! :)

Okay, I have decided to end the story with this chapter, but I hope that you all LOVE it.


"No you don't." Aloe said, following after Akito and Tohru, who were sneaking away towards the door to escape her. She had been chaperoning their date- Hatori's orders. He knew about them, and he also knew that Aloe would definitely watch them well. He didn't have to worry while she was on the job.

Tohru smiled. "Aloe, can't Akito and I have some privacy-"

"Nope." Aloe said, crossing her arms. "I'll come with you on the walk." She said happily pulling on her sneakers. "You won't even notice that I'm there!" She said, giving them a thumbs up and pushing the out the door.


"OH NO YOU DON'T AKITO!" Aloe said, pulling her arm off Tohru's shoulder. She glared at him, then pointed with two fingers to her eyes, then to him, saying that she had her eyes on him. She began to walk away, but Akito was too fed up with this.

He grabbed her shouder and she flinched, the memories of abuse she had taken flooding back. She started to run, controlled by fear, and Akito felt shocked. He hadn't meant to scare her! He was going to tell her to go home, not hurt her! He sprinted after her, his thin legs faster than her large ones.

Tohru stood still in shock, not sure what to do. Eventually, she began running after them, not sure which one she needed to be following.

Akito eventually grabbed Aloe and they both fell onto the grass in the park, staining his new outfit. Tohru had talked him into a baggy shirt and baggy jeans, much like the kimono, only, more manly and two seperate items.

Aloe screamed, fighting his grip, when he spoke. "Aloe! Quit it! I'm not going to hurt you!" She stoped thrashing around and stared at him. "Aloe, I know that you're scared of what might happen to Tohru if we are together, and I brea her heart." Aloe eyes shined in fear of what he was going to do because of her thoughts. "But I won't! She's like.. like spring to me. She is too important to me to let go of. I used to think she was weak like you," Aloe glared. "But now, I know the truth. I know why you loved her.." He said, a smile going over his face.

Aloe stared into his eyes, wondering if what he was saying was real.

"Because she accepted you. Because she loved you, no matter what kind of bad thing or sin you had ever done in the past. She never rejected you. She doesn't ever reject people, even if they are serial killers who have killed 40 people. She never shows unjustice, and that's what's so special about her." His eyes shimmered, like hers did occasionally. "I know it's hard to picture me, loving someone, but I do. I love her."

Tohru came jogging towards them, completely out of breath. She didn't see them, behind a tree and laying in the grass, Aloe's perfect new white dress stained horribly with the grass.

"Aloe! Akito! Please come back! I can't run anymore, I'm so out of shape!" She said, half laughing. She was trying to make them feel happier by poking fun at herself. "Please, I really don't want to be a reason of fighting! Let's go get an ice-cream!"

Akito and Aloe smiled at the thought of ice-cream. Akito had a new-found love for it, and Aloe had always craved it.

"Please, Aloe," Akito pleaded before they got up. "Please, can you just trust me?"

Aloe throught a moment, then looked into his eyes. "I can, but you need to take care of her. I know that you both love each other," Aloe looked embarassed for a moment. "That's why I don't want you to be alone. Because I know that.. you know, you guys will.." She looked up, blushing.

"We won't leave you behind." Akito said, wishing his younger sister could comprehend this point easier. "I promise you that. And I won't ever chase you down like this, I swear." Akito said, snickering to himself.

Aloe and Akito both got up and joined Tohru, who was still looking for them. She smiled to see them, and they began walking towards the ice-cream vender.

But as they approached, a young man was jogging by, just when Aloe walked forwards. They crashed into each other, causing her to fall over. The young man caught her before she fell, and pulled her back up.

"Sorry!" He said.

She opened her eyes cautiously, and looked down. To her surprise, she hadn't changed. She still had stubby legs, a grass-stained white dress, and two hands with long, narrow fingers. She looked up, and hugged the stranger's neck, making him feel quite awkward.

"THANK YOU!" She shouted, hugging him tightly.

A bead of sweat formed on the back of his head. "Er, I just caught you." He cleared his throat. "Well, I better be leaving." She let go of him, and he began running twice as fast as before.

She turned to Akito and Tohru, who stared at her, not sure if what they saw was real. Aloe launched herself into Tohru's arms for a hug, and she was pleased to discover she wasn't transforming.


-Five Months Later-

Akito and Tohru were still going strong, in love as ever. Akito had thought of proposing, but since she was only sixteen almost seventeen, he couldn't take her away from school. It had been a promise to her mother, and he couldn't take that promise from her.

Shigure's second book hit the market (to Mi's happiness, he had gotten his chapters in by time) and was a #1 bestseller for 4 weeks, still going on. Of course, Uo still thought it was trash, but she still bought a copy. Hana had two copies, one for her bag and one for her house so she could read it whenever she liked.

Of course, Yuki and Kyo got into the occasional fight, but it was much less violent since Kyo didn't have to prove himself anymore. They, in fact, had been getting along better, and believe it or not, have been enjoying each other's company.. so far..

Haru and Rin got back together, now not having to worry about Akito getting in their way, and the same went for Hiro and Kisa. Hiro had tried to get Haru to bring them all on a double date, but Haru saw no reason for such a ridiculous idea.

Hatori still served Akito, but not as faithfully. Now that Akito wasn't his boss, what Hatori really did during the day was hang around the house, enjoying himself with his whole family- except for one person who spent most of his time with Tohru.

Kagura still wasn't having any luck getting Kyo to love her. (Big shock there.)

Ayame's shop was mentioned in Shigure's book, and it had become as famous as Shigure's books. But Yuki and Ayame still weren't really getting along. Akito had tried to tell Ayame how to do it, since Akito and Aloe had become so close, but taking Yuki out for an ice-cream didn't exactly work for Ayame.

Lastly, Aloe had been hanging out with all her friends like usual- her cousins, uncles, brothers, and a certain pair of friends from school (Tohru, Uo, and Hana) but she had also been doing something else: she had learned to skateboard-

"ALOE!" Akito shouted, sprinting after the red headed girl riding a skateboard as fast as a rocket across the Sohma Main Estate. She ran over a patch of flowers, and with a twinge of guilt and rebellion, she realized it had been Akito's specially planted flowers he was growing for Tohru with the help of Yuki.

She snickered. This is what you get for using all my paints and a canvas to paint Tohru without my permission. She thought happily, riding quickly.

Akito's eyes seemed to be flames as he saw what she had run over with her skateboard. "ALOE, THOSE WERE TOHRU'S FLOWERS!" He exploded, running after her on the grass. "GET BACK HERE!"

Tohru and the others gathered outside and began laughing together as the watched Aloe do a move the made her go up the trunk of a tree, and jet back down towards the opposite direction she had been going. Akito grabbed her skateboard and threw it at a tree, snapping it in half.

"Awh, Akito! Why ya' gotta be so mean?" She whined. He turned his flaming eyes towards her direction and she toof off running towards a house, where she climbed onto the roof.

Tohru giggled. Looks like the Sohmas actually are acting like a family, huh Mom?


How was that? I personally loved the skateboarding part. Lol, I hope you all enjoyed this story as much as I did. To think, I would have kept the idea all to myself if I hadn't found a few months ago! Haha, well, review it for me! Be sure to tell me every detail so I can thank you!

Thanks for being such good readers! :) And thanks, for reading!