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Final chapter…

Yaten pulled on the sail's ropes and tied them into place as Minako washed the muddy deck. Yaten wiped the sweat from his forehead onto his arm. He was shirtless, with his growing hair tied back into a low ponytail just as he once wore it. Of course, with the fact that his hair was only shoulder length made it so that most of the strands of hair were loose and flowed around his face. He wore a pair of tight black pants and a red sash.

Minako sat up and released a sigh as she tossed the rag into the wooden bucket that held the cleaning water. Her loose fitting shirt was tied in a knot at her waist. Her own hair was pulled back into a high ponytail. She wore a pair of black pants that were once Yaten's. She was barefooted. "Yaten, how are you doing up there?" She hollered out to him with out looking.

Yaten grabbed the rope and slid down it. His boots met the deck with a loud clang. "I'm done."

Minako looked towards the land that was once her home. They had spent several days sailing back to her home island to return the others to it. "I'm going to miss her, Yaten."

Yaten looked towards the town that had started it all. Even though they were well hid by the trees, he could feel the fear that people emitted from the town that there might be pirates nearby. "This little place did have a lot of good stuff for us."

Minako nodded her head. "I hated you so much." She mused as her eyes gazed upon the land. She watched as the palm trees shifted and Seiya made his way through with handfuls of food for them. His hair was loose as it blew around his face in the gentle breeze. His shirt was unbuttoned and untucked. His pants were loose fitting. He wore a pair of leather boots. He hurried over to their ship.

"Hey guys!" Seiya hollered as he rushed over to the ship. "I got you all that you need!"

Minako giggled as Seiya hurried aboard. "That was quick! Did you kill the owner?" She joked.

Seiya rolled his eyes. "My days of being a pirate are over."

Minako smiled as the atmosphere changed. "I'm glad that you and Usa-chan are together now."

Yaten nodded his head. "Oh, before I forget. Seiya, I have something for you." Yaten gestured for Seiya to follow him. "Minako, why don't you say good bye to Usagi?"

Minako looked at him with a questionable look, but nodded her head in agreement. She then walked off, leaving Seiya and Yaten alone. Yaten walked into his captain quarters and Seiya followed. Yaten walked over to his desk and gestured for Seiya to close the door. Seiya obliged.

Yaten pulled open the middle drawer of his desk. "Sence this is the last time we will see each other for a long time, I figured I'd give this to you." He removed a small black box from the drawer. "It was your mothers."

Seiya looked at Yaten confused. "Why do you have something that belonged to my mother?"

Yaten looked at Seiya and grinned. "I'm a pirate, aren't I?"

Seiya frowned. "That was a horrible thing to happen to my mother."

Yaten shrugged his shoulders. "My father was not too harsh on your parents. They became great friends afterwards, just like we did on our last adventure."

Seiya walked over and took the box from Yaten. He opened it quickly and gazed at the beautiful diamond ring. "This is worth a fortune!"

Yaten closed his drawer and released a laugh. "Why do you think my father took it?" He turned to Seiya. "I think you should make use of that ring soon."

Seiya felt a blush tease his cheeks. "You mean, I should…?"

Yaten nodded his head. "That's right. You two love each other, right?"

Seiya snapped the box closed and shoved it into his pocket. "It's too soon."

Yaten pulled out his knife and placed a golden ring on the tip of the knife. It fell down the blade midway. "This was given to me as a child. Beings that I was the only son, my mother wanted me to have this for my future love. During that time, I thought love was stupid. All it would cause was sadness. Then, I met my first love." Yaten took the ring from the blade and grasped it tightly in his fist. "I wanted to live with her forever. That was when I relearned what I learned as a child. Love can only lead to pain and sadness." Yaten turned to look at Seiya once again. Seiya did not move. "I never placed a ring on her finger. I never marked her in any way, that she was mine. In some ways, I feel that I never let her know how much I loved her."

Seiya shifted on his feet, uneasy about listening to Yaten's dead love. It was true, she died a horrible death, but it was in the past. It had taken years for Yaten to get over her death, however he no had Minako.

Yaten took in a deep breath. "I did not give her the ring my mother left when she died. I was too naive and stupid to think of it. She never received a ring from me, just a promise that I would marry her."

Seiya shook his head. "I saw you with her. That was love! She did not care about objects! She would never have made a good pirate, but she loved you! She was willing to leave her world to live in yours!"

Yaten laughed as tears went into his eyes. "If it was not for me, she would still be alive!"

Seiya bit back his words as Yaten snagged the ring off the blade and returned it to his hoister. "Any how, I regretted it for years. If I am ever to feel so close to a woman again, then I will put this ring on her finger. I will not let her die, but I will die for her."

Seiya understood what Yaten meant now. When Yaten was engaged to Kakyuu-Hime, he did not give her a ring, and when the pirates attacked he had not been able to save her due to the fact that the other pirates had him tied up and beaten to a pulp. Seiya shook his head. "You could not have saved her either way."

Yaten shrugged. "That will never happen again. I have already vowed that. No matter what, I will never allow another to face a death like that."

Seiya sat on Yaten's bed. "So, let me get this strait. You plan to give Minako that ring?"

Yaten smirked. "Not today, but some day. I don't think I can live my life with out her, really. However, I don't want to move on to her too quickly."

Seiya crossed his arms over his chest and laughed. "It's been over a year since we kidnapped them! I'm certain that you know by now if she's the…" Seiya abruptly stopped laughing as he looked at Yaten. "You snake!"

Yaten chuckled. "Now, I can use your own words against you."

Seiya looked down at the wooden floor. "Do you think she will say yes?"

Yaten shrugged. "Who knows." Yaten looked towards his window. "We better get going or we will miss the wedding."

Usagi smiled at Minako. "I can not believe that you're leaving."

Minako placed some of her dresses into her suitcase. "I can not believe you're going to let Seiya move into our home."

Usagi blushed. "Well, he needs a place to live and Mamoru doesn't really have a place to give him… so…"

Minako grinned at her cousin. "Usa-chan, please live a wonderful life. I will visit as often as I can."

Usagi looked at her and tears fell down her cheeks. "I'm going to miss you so much!" She quickly leaped up and embraced her cousin.

"Usa-chan, everything will be alright!" Minako promised.

"I know, it's just that I'll miss you so much." Usagi informed her.

"Ami, Taiki, Mamoru and Seiya will all be here for you!" Minako laughed.

"It's not the same!" Usagi insisted.

"Well, it's time that I leave." Minako said as she gently pushed Usagi away. She grabbed her bag as Usagi sobbed loudly. "Don't worry, Usa-chan. I'll see you again."

Usagi looked at her, "When?"

Minako smiled. "Soon." Minako sighed. "Let me get this stuff on the ship and then we need to go to the wedding."

Usagi wiped her tears from her face. "Right."

Mamoru dusted off the shelf as Rei gazed over him. "We depart today." She said quietly as he shook off his duster.

"I know. I'll be glad when all of this is over." He informed her.

Rei looked at the wooden floor. "I wish we could have gotten to know each other better."

Mamoru looked up at her. "Why? You're a pirate, I'm a shop keeper. The two just do not get along." He stood up and brushed himself off.

"You're right; the two do not get along. However, we do have some stuff in common…"

Mamoru laughed. "Yeah, the star birthmark."

Rei nodded her head. "Right. That birthmark. It gave us this exciting adventure!"

Mamoru turned to glare at her. "I do not like adventures. I just want to live my simple life away from adventures that could cause me or those I love to die!"

Rei looked away. "Well, I guess I should go out to the ship then." She paused. "Watch over my brother for me, okay?"

Mamoru looked at Rei. "He needs no watching over. He has Usagi now."

Rei nodded her head. "More the reason to watch over him."

Mamoru looked up at Rei and chuckled. "True. You're not a bad person. I'm sorry about being sour. I'm just overwhelmed." He looked around the dusty place. "I'm glad that your brother is going to help me out here. This was just getting overwhelming."

Rei nodded her head. "I will try to make sure that Yaten sails us back here every so often."

Mamoru looked at her. "I would like that."

Rei looked at him and blushed slightly. "Me too."

Mamoru offered her his elbow. "May I escort you to the wedding, Miss Rei?"

Rei blushed as she took his elbow. "Yes, you may."

Ami looked up at Taiki. She held a bouquet of red roses in front of her and she wore a simple white gown with a veil over her face. "I wonder when the others will arrive."

Taiki laughed. "Well, if they do not get here soon, we will have our wedding with out them."

Ami smiled. "Our next adventure starts tomorrow, correct?"

Taiki grinned. "Yes. I can't believe we are leaving again so soon."

Taiki nodded. "This is a historical discovery, and I want to ensure that it is not damaged and that it reaches the museum in one piece."

Ami nodded. Some people had discovered what may have been some ancient treasures off the coast of the island. As long as Yaten did not find out, everything should run smoothly. Unless other pirates invaded. Ami gazed up at Taiki. "I still can not believe that we are…"

Taiki smiled down at her. "Here they come."

Ami looked over as everyone walked over to the area where Taiki and Ami would wed. Ami smiled at everyone. "Thank you for coming!"

Yaten rolled his eyes. "Yeah, well, we pirates don't usually get invited to these kinds of events you know."

Usagi smiled. "It's not every day I get invited some place that has free food!"

Seiya chuckled. "I'm happy for the both of you."

Taiki nodded. "We better do this so that they can leave." Taiki took Ami's hand and the couple walked over to the preacher.

The Preacher cleared his throat. "Dearly beloved, we are gathered her to join this man, and this woman…"

Minako leaped onto the soft grass barefooted as she danced to the music that played. She wore a grass crest on her head and a grass anklet on her ankle. Usagi made the two of them for her when they came back home so that she could always have some land nearby.

Yaten watched her dance with love in his eyes. Seiya smiled as he held up his cup. "Cheers to love! May it always be plentiful!"

Usagi laughed. "Cheers!" She picked up her own cup and clanged it against his.

"This is really nice," Mamoru mused as he picked up his cup. "This outside wedding."

Taiki nodded his head. "Thanks. Ami always liked to read outside, and we figured that a wedding like this would help all of us."

Usagi stood up. "I'm going to join Mina-chan." She quickly rushed over to Minako's side and tried to do the same type of leap Minako was doing. However, Usagi was not as graceful, and she tripped and fell onto of Minako. Minako fell backwards onto the table that everyone was eating on and the food was flung towards the Preacher who was relaxing off to the side.

"Oh my goodness!" Minako yelled.

Usagi looked at the obviously upset preacher. "I'm so sorry!"

Yaten fell onto the ground laughing at the sight. Seiya tried his hardest not to join Yaten's laughter.

Ami stood up quickly. "Yaten! How shameful!" She rushed over to the Preacher with napkins and tried to help clean him off.

Yaten shrugged. "It was funny!"

Minako rushed over to help Ami clean him off.

Seiya realized how much he would miss being with the gang as he watched them fight over the Preacher who crawled away terrified.

Seiya wrapped his arm around Usagi's waist as he waved good bye to the ship that he had been on most of his life. Yaten, Rei and Minako all waved back at the group who were staying on the island. Usagi pressed her head against Seiya's chest as she waved goodbye. This was the moment she was dreading. She was starting a new life with Seiya, and closing the door on her old life with her cousin, Minako. Seiya gave her a reassuring squeeze as the ship started to take sail. Usagi smiled up at him before returning her attention to Minako who was still waving. Usagi waved back at her. This was a part of life. Families grow apart. However, their blood will always keep the two together. Usagi felt her silent tears slip down her cheeks as Yaten swung to Minako's side.

"Before we leave, Minako, I have one question that I wish everyone would hear." Yaten said loudly.

Minako turned to face the snow haired man. "What? If you're going to throw me over board…"

Yaten chuckled. "No, nothing like that."

Minako glanced back at Usagi before looking at Yaten once again. "What?"

Yaten fell onto one knee as he pulled out a beautiful ring. "This was once my mothers and I would like it if my wife to be would wear it now."

Seiya squeezed Usagi tightly as he watched the scene unfold.

Minako gawked at the ring. "I-I-I…" She didn't know what to say. It was so sudden.

"We're leaving, so you better hurry." Yaten joked.

Minako suddenly wrapped her slender arms around his neck. "Yes, I will marry you!"

Usagi burst out crying as she watched Minako embrace Yaten. She was so happy for her cousin. Rei clapped her hands beside the couple as Yaten picked Minako off her feet and carried her towards his captain quarters in a bridal fashion. He kicked the door open and took her into the room.

Usagi turned to Seiya and hugged him. This was like a fairy tail ending for Minako. She continued to sob onto Seiya's shoulder as the ship sailed off into the sunset.

Minako gazed up into Yaten's eyes lovingly as Yaten straddled her in his bed. Finally, Haruka was not there to interrupt them. He took Minako's hand into his and kissed it. "Finally, we are alone."

Minako blushed as Yaten leaned over and took her lips with his. Her heart was racing. This was better then she had ever hopped. She had found the man of her dreams, and he was a pirate. Now, they were going to get married. It was a perfect ending. She wrapped her arms around his neck as she returned his kisses more passionately. This moment was the perfect moment. Everything was just the way it should be. Minako felt him start to undress her as he tugged on her blouse. She hungrily kissed him more as he worked on her blouse.

"Hey, you guys!" Rei barged into the room. She looked down at the couple in the bed and instantly blushed. "Oh, I didn't think… aw…" Rei blushed in embarrassment as she hurried out of the room.

Yaten turned to Minako. "Okay, I guess we will never have a real moment to ourselves yet, huh?" Yaten grumbled.

Minako groaned. "I guess not."

Usagi looked one last time out at the star lit sky. Her mind was on her cousin. She held a coffee cup in her hands with hot chocolate in it. The adventure was over and now she was living with Seiya. She took a sip of her hot chocolate as Seiya walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her from behind. "A coin for your thoughts."

Usagi looked over her shoulder at him as she smiled. "Sorry, I was just worrying about Minako."

Seiya sighed as he pulled her closer to him gently. "Relax, Yaten will take very good care of her."

Usagi nodded her head as she gazed towards the sky once more. "I know."

Seiya kissed the top of her head. "We should go to bed now. We never know what new adventure lies ahead for us."

Usagi smiled. "That's right. With these marks, who knows." She turned around in Seiya's arms and smiled up at him. "As long as I am with you though, nothing else matters."

Seiya grinned as he leaned forwards and claimed her lips.

The End… 

A/N: Do to popular demand; I will be adding a sequel! Yippee!

I have a surprise for you guys; I have published one of my outtakes. It is on another fanfiction site though. You can find it through my site though. Fanfic. Myinterests. Com Just go to the forum where I have My sailor Moon stories listed. You will find the info under The Adventures of Captain Yaten.

Also, you will see that there's an area reserved for your ideas for the sequel. I have been raking my mind and I have most of the mainline story just about figured out, but I would like to hear what you guys want to see. It's also in the forum.

I hope you guys enjoyed the story! It was a lot of fun to write!

I want to thank everyone who had reviewed my work, and wished me luck through trying times as my husband was ill a lot. You all are great! If it was not for you guys, this story would never be complete. Thank you guys! See you in the sequel!