Everlasting Love
Chapter 20: The last chapter
Reader-Chan's Pov
~*~ 5 years Later In Paris~*~
5 years. 5 dreadful years have passed by. 5 lonely years have elongated before me as if it were an elderly old lady making a journey across the world by foot. As if it was an eternity. As if the day I next see Ikuto shall never arrive.
Rain precipitated everywhere as the dark and angry clouds above erupted with water. The water droplets bounced up and down on the pavements, hammering onto the ground, soaking everything it touched wet. The weather has been like this for a while as my hopes of seeing Ikuto again, come crashing down onto the cold hard ground; it was as if the weather was mirroring my thoughts and emotions.
"It's raining!" Hikari shrieked, as she sprinted back into the clothes shop, seeking shelter from the bombs that rained down.
"Its cold," Nana shivered as she sniffed.
"This is why I brought an umbrella with me today," alleged Hanasu as she pushed the slider up and let her petite black flower blossom. "Why don't you guys come under?" Hanasu gestured Hikari and I to huddle under the umbrella with her hand. Hikari and I exchanged doubtful looks.
"Would we all even fit under there?" Hikari inquired, raising her eyebrow.
"Stop being pessimistic, Hikari, I'm sure we would," Hanasu frowned. Hikari and I squished our way under the umbrella. The three of us were compressed together like the particles of a solid, shivering cold with vibrations.
"Yeah, we don't fit," Hikari said slowly.
"No, we will, I just need to hold the umbrella higher," persisted Hanasu, tiptoeing onto her 5 inch heels as she held the umbrella even higher up. She staggered to the left and then she wobbled to the right; she then tripped and crushed Hikari and I underneath her. Hikari and I scrambled out from beneath Hanasu as we wheezed for air.
"Nope! We all don't fit under that umbrella!" Hikari snapped severely as she brushed mucky mud from off of her knees.
Suddenly, I heard the melody of a violin from afar. Although faint, it snapped me into a trance and dragged me towards it. The music was beautiful. But it was sombre. It was soothing. But it was poignant. I've heard music like that somewhere before; from someone dear to me. Tears that were camouflaged by the rain, raced down my cheeks as the memories of Ikuto and the memories of my parents flooded my mind.
"(Y/n)!" Hikari called snatching my attention away from the music and shattering the spell that was cast upon me. Whilst I spun around, I was certain that I saw unmistakable blue hair that I'd recognise anywhere. I whipped my head back to where I saw the blue hair. There was no one there.
Hikari hooked her arm into mine and pulled me along with her to a shop to buy umbrellas for ourselves.
"Although it's raining, I'm loving Paris!" Hikari chirped, cheering up, not letting the rain discourage her trademark of being happy. Yes, we were in the capital city of the country romance. Why? Well, Tadase and Amu have decided to get married here. As a matter of fact the weddings' tomorrow (A/n: just in case you haven't worked it out yet Amu and Tadase are now eighteen years old and if you're wondering how old you are, you're now twenty-two years old. Congratulations! You're an old lady now! *Author-Chan applauds* *Reader-chan glares* *Author-Chan hides behind Sebastian Michaelis *)
I sat a white towel on top of my head as I stood near a heater and let it radiate my hands. I sighed. Although warm, it was nothing in comparison to the warmth Ikuto used to gift me with. With each time we hugged, held hands, cuddled, kissed, and did whatever else that involved our skins coming into contact with each other. The heat I felt rivalled the sun. His warmth was always enough for me but I always had longed for more. A warmth from Ikuto that would have been eternal. The more I thought about Ikuto the more I realised how impossible that dream was to come true.
"Hey (Y/n) why don't you try the dress I made for you?" asked Hikari who was on her way to make the transition between model and designer.
"Might as well," I replied. "I don't want to wear it tomorrow and find that I don't fit in it."
"(Y/n), you will, I got all your measurements correct."
I stripped out of my clothes and slid into the (f/c) dress. I fiddled with the zip and managed to pull it up. The dress was comfortable and hugged all the right places. I twirled around in front of the mirror and watched the (f/c) dress glide around my legs as if it were a bird. I smiled at myself. The dress was beautiful. It was like a swan yet like a falcon. It was gracious yet sassy. It was safe yet dangerous.
"I love it!" I exclaimed with glee.
"You look amazing!" Hikari chirped in a sing-song voice. "I'm sure every guy will want to steal you home tomorrow."
"H-Hikari!" I stammered as a blush crept onto my cheeks. "The only guy who's stealing me home is Ikuto."
I folded my arms across my chest.
"(Y/n)," Hikari said softly "you need to have some fun, as much as I love to ship you and Ikuto, you can't keep waiting for him forever, you're wasting away and it's palpable to everyone."
"I concur with Hikari," Hanasu said gently as she played with a strand of my (h/c) hair; looking at my twin. "Your smiles never truly are happy anymore. I think you have to let go (Y/n), I'm sure, Ikuto wouldn't want to see you this unhappy (Y/n), if he were here would he tell you to keep on waiting?"
"Urosai! The both of you!" I snapped, tears scurried down my cheeks as I clenched my fists so tight that I felt blood, startling the two. "I can't stop loving Ikuto; I know he's going to come back someday!" That was a lie. With each passing year, month, week, day, hour, minuet and second, slowly but gradually, the hope of Ikuto coming back to me was fading away; as if Ikuto was all but a dream.
"I'm sorry," Hanasu apologised quietly.
"We didn't mean to upset you," Hikari added as she handed me a tissue.
Ikuto Pov
It's been 5 years. 5 years since I last saw (Y/n). I felt awful for leaving her for so long. I missed her. I missed her soft (h/c). I missed her beautiful (e/c) eyes. I missed her smiles that expressed irrevocable love for me. I missed the taste of her luscious lips; a taste I shall never bore of. I missed everything about her.
Is she still waiting for me after all these years? Does she still love me? Is there someone else in her life? I wasn't sure if I even wanted to hear any of these answers. I still loved her. But, it's selfish of me to wish she was still waiting for me. (Y/n) deserves to be happy. I left her to find my father; I don't regret that decision.
I found him.
I found him; a month ago, after such a long and perpetual search for him. When I reached home, Utau had informed me that Amu and Tadase were getting married. The news was shocking; it really made me realise how long I was gone for, and for how long I had forsaken (Y/n). Something I shall never do again. And I meant it this time for sure.
I was now in Paris. Here to deliver Amu and Tadase with a surprise: Me. Along with anyone else I knew who was also attending their wedding. I decided to explore the streets of Paris as if I were an adventurer. I found a bench and decided to take a rest and play my violin. I rested the violin on my shoulder and glided the baton against the strings allowing the musical notes to come alive and dance.
Abruptly, a cloudburst of rain gushed down upon the earth, drenching me completely within its first drops. Was Juvia Lockstar attending the wedding too?
I placed my violin back into its case and stood up. Suddenly I thought I heard someone yell the name '(Y/n)'. I spun around, but there was no one – everyone had fled from the rain. It must have been my imagination. I raked my hand in my blue hair and made my way back to the hotel I was staying at, flicking open a black box that revealed a gleaming diamond ring within it, one that I hoped (Y/n) would accept.
~*~ Mahour Timu-skipu: Next day, Amu and Tadase's wedding ~*~
I hugged Amu as I greeted her in the dressing room. She looked gorgeous in her bridal gown. Her pink hair had grown tremendously since the first time I had met her, complementing her gown. Nana rushed towards Rima, Yaya and Amus' Shugo Chara's and greeted them.
"So are you ready for your prince?" I asked, beaming.
"Yeah, 100%," Amu chirped. "But, I am nervous,"
"There's no need to be, your getting married to the guy you love," I reassured
"(Y/n)-chii is right!" Yaya chirped as she jumped up into the air like a child she will always be.
"Tadase-kun is perfect for you," added Rima as her fawn-like eyes glistened in the light entering through the window.
Amu smiled. "Thanks guys,"
She then frowned and stared down onto my ring-less finger.
"I'm sure this day will come for you one day," Amu smiled as she clasped my hand into hers.
A blush flourished within my cheeks as I smiled a small smile at the bride I wished I could be one day.
Music erupted once Amu stood at the door, her arm hooked with her fathers who wiped away a tear from his eye. The two walked down the aisle with Yaya and Rima following from behind, holding bouquets of flowers in their hands. Amu's lips were curled into a gigantic smile and so were the lips of her soon to be husband, Tadase, who watched her with loving eyes as Amu approached him. Tadase was handsome and now looked less like the prince he always was and more like a king whose queen was on her way to him.
"This is just beautiful," Hanasu sobbed as she wiped her eye with a handkerchief, thankfully for Hanasu, she was wearing water resistant make-up.
Amu and Tadase declared their vows and kissed. Everyone stood up and followed the newly-weds outside. All the girls attending the ceremony, waved their hands in the air, determined to catch the bouquet Amu was about to chuck. All of them besides me.
Suddenly I felt a pair of lips warm my cheeks. I gasped as I felt an electrical current flow through me. Only one person can do that. And I knew for a fact that I wasn't imagining this. I spun around and my wide (e/c) eyes met the ocean blue eyes of Ikuto.
I reached my arm out and caressed his cheek as if to check if he were real.
"Ikuto," I whispered.
"The one and only," he replied with that deep voice of his. I pressed my forehead against his, longing to get closer. Although there was a gap of a few centimetres between us, it felt like it was the entire universe.
"Is this a dream?" I inquired as tears leaked out from my eyes.
"No, no its not," Ikuto smiled as tears trickled down his cheeks as well, he took both my hands in his, intertwining all of our fingers.
"I missed you," I sobbed.
"I missed you too; there wasn't a day where I stopped thinking about you,"
Ikuto inched in and closed the gaps between us, and hugged my lips with his. He kissed me with passion and hunger as if he were a child who had a lollipop in front of him for an hour and finally got it.
"I. Love. You." Ikuto spoke in between our kisses. I raked my hand into Ikuto's blue hair. I never wanted to let go of him, never again. I was going to make sure of that. Wherever he was going, I'm tagging along like a lost little puppy because I wanted to be with Ikuto forever, no matter what.
Ikuto released me from his warm arms, allowing the cold to take over. His eyes wondered around as he appeared deep in thought. Ikuto cleared his throat. He kneeled down on one knee and held a small black box. He opened it to reveal a ring that glistened as brightly and as magically as the stars themselves. My eyes widened. Could he be…?
"I know this is sudden after so long and at someone's wedding," Ikuto began nervously as his eyes looked everywhere but me. He then locked his ocean eyes onto mine. "But… (Y/n) (L/n) I love you and I want to be with you for the rest of my life, have kids, grow old together and just to love you for now and forever… so what I'm trying to say here is… will you marry me?"
"Yes!" I exclaimed as I jumped up into the air like an ecstatic child who has woken up on Christmas morning "Yes! Yes! Yes! I will marry you!"
Ikuto took my hand in his and slid the ring onto my finger. He stood up and pressed his soft lips against mine. I staggered back as an object landed in my hands, Ikuto steadying me. I looked up at Ikuto and we both smiled, joyously. It was Amu's bouquet.
Never have I stopped loving Ikuto and neither has he stopped loving me. We had a flame that burnt as brightly as our love and it shall never die out because – we had an everlasting love.
AUTHOR-CHAN:*puts on noise resistant earmuffs as you fangirl* Are you done now? … Oh, good *Takes off ear muffs*
Everlasting love has finally ended no tricks here, its been a real blast to write this story and… and I actually don't know what else to say besides to thank all of you readers who have enjoyed, liked, voted, shared and supported this story and to let you enjoy your merry life with Ikuto. You've all been amazing! And sorry if anything I wrote was way too cringe. Again, thank you, or should I instead say Arigatou! May your lives be blessed, happy and healthy.
P.S
Although this story has ended that doesn't mean I don't have any other Ikuto x readers to offer you. So if you still want more Ikuto or just want to read more of my work (I bet you just want the first part) then listen up because I have two other Ikuto X Reader's written.
My Bad Boy Neko
In a world where Vocaloids are slaves; their existence only to serve and entertain the humans, you live as the princess heir, successor to the royal throne and a spitting image of the royal hero: Queen Chihiro. Yet, you lead a double life as an ordinary straight-A, athletic student. The royal citizens believe to have last seen you when you were 5 and your real identity unbeknownst even to your closest of friends. Or so you thought until the hot and seductive rebel Ikuto Tsukiyomi claims to know your secret.
You're Different
You're the daughter of a pair of famous scientists who have been murdered when you were young, and because of this you have become isolated from people. Since you were little you have vowed to destroy the person who slaughtered your parents. You have two Shugo Chara Hino and Nana whom you use to chara transform and eliminate suspects. When new student Tsukiyomi Ikuto claims his father knew your parents, you grow close to him and learn that people aren't as bad as you once thought.
P.P.S
Oh, actually I have one more chapter to write: a chapter special for Everlasting love so keep your eyes out for it.
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