AN: I decided to finish this fanfic here, sorry if it seems like a bit of a rush but this was what I had planned to be the last chapter anyway. I just really hope that you enjoy it. Thank you to everyone who has shown such support to this story over the past year, I am truly grateful to you all.

Chapter Twenty Five – So This is Life

Kuon stood outside the LME building not sure whether to go in or not, he could hear people around him talking about how he was this famous actor and he had even heard people talking about him in ways like sexy and gorgeous which really, he couldn't believe given his new weight. However, this bulk of fat was better to have than being absent from his family life and his daughter growing up without him.

He stared up at the tall building, the famous agency which had given him so much. It looked the same as he had remembered it but he had just seen a whole different life for himself. He bowed his head. Maybe he was in a coma or something or maybe he had gone crazy. He took another deep breath in before seeing someone wearing a baggy hoody walk over to him.

He quickly cast his eyes up and was surprised to see that it was one of the people from the tribe, this time it was a man standing beside him. "I don't understand," he said and Kuon blinked at him, "Is being overweight such a problem in your culture. You are an American, aren't you?"

"You know that's not what this is about," Kuon whispered at him. He looked around, "I was supposed to have been in that plane crash, I was supposed to."

"We all make sacrifices," the man beside him told him and Kuon rolled his eyes.

"I can deal with being fat," he said, "Plus it looks like I'm still acting and my wife is still attracted to me. Dealing with wearing different clothes and not being a model really doe-"

"You are still a model but for plus size clothing," the man reminded him and Kuon stared at the agency building again. There had been so many memories there. Still what about the memories of others? What about Kyoko raising Isabella alone.

"So, you took me back in time?" he asked and the man sighed.

"For someone who once had the elixir of life in them, you don't seem to believe a lot of these decisions. I did place you back in time but to do that you have to sacrifice something, I had to change your body to -"

"I don't care about my weight," Kuon said honestly, "So, you're saying that all of this is real, that I'm not in a coma, that I really do get to be a husband to my wife and help her to raise my daughter. That's all that matters. As long as Kyoko accepts me, then do whatever you want to my body. Should I still continue on as if this is real?" he asked and the man nodded.

"I do want to ask you for one thing in return though," he said and Kuon turned to him. "When we rescued you, our community was put under threat for the first time. We weren't prepared to make this sacrifice and yet you are a good man, you would have protected us. That means that we allowed you to live. So, just accept this gift and don't spit at it."

"Okay," Kuon nodded, his eyes knowing that this man was telling the truth. "I won't tell anyone about this," he reached his hand out and took the other man's, "I guess all I have to say is thank you so much and goodbye."

"Goodbye, Kuon Hizuri, may you live a full and happy life," the man said and then vanished. Kuon smiled. Okay, maybe this was the gift he had always wanted.

…..

…..

Kuon stood on the front step of his house, ready to accept this new life and move into the future. He held a wrapped present of makeup in his hand that he knew Kyoko loved as well as a bouquet of flowers. He rang the doorbell despite having a key and waited for Kyoko to open the door for him. She looked at the gift and the flowers and smiled.

"What's this for? Are you feeling okay?" she asked as she placed a hand on his cheek and Kuon nodded.

"I'm sorry for scaring you before, I think that I just was waking up from a really weird dream," he told her. "But everything is okay now, it's going to be okay, because I'm home where I belong."

Kyoko smiled as she threw her arms around him and leaned up for a kiss, "I really do love you," she said as he lifted her, holding her close to him.

"I love you too," he replied before looking around.

He truly was home.

End of Alive

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