A/N: Well, my pathetic plot to try to get more reviews didn't really work... sorry to keep you guys waiting with this chapter, I haven't had the oppportunity to type it up until now, what with my computer completely crashing and whatnot... but here you go. Sorry if it's a little short, I know the last one was too, but they seem a lot longer when you have them written out on paper... oh well. I'm adding the fifth chapter as well, it's not so much a chapter as it is a sort of conclusion for the fic... or at least this part of the fic. I have nothing more written after chapter five, I'm considering whether or not I'm going to end it, and if I continue it, where it should go... any suggestions would be highly appreciated. Thanks again for reading, and please review!

At first as she looked at him, she saw no change in his countenance. Then she became aware of a glistening of his eye, and she reached forward and hugged him as his tears began to fall to the ground.
"I... don't want to say... goodbye..." he said, his voice hitching as he spoke.
"I know... I know..." Kouran replied soothingly, as a mother would a child. She stroked his back gently and kissed him lightly on the forehead. "Come, Houjun," she said, as his tears began to subside, and she helped him to his feet. "It's time."
They stood facing each other, an arm's length away. He dried his eye and bowed his head. And when he found his voice, said:
"Farewell, my forever beloved Kouran-chan... goodbye."
With this last word, he lifted his head, and stepped forward to take her in his arms. The entire evening he had not been able to touch her, and he didn't expect then to be any different, but nonetheless could not help himself. So he was surprised, then joyful when he discovered the feel of her body in his arms. He held her close and hugged her tight, and she returned the action. He kissed her gently on the neck and whispered, "Thank you, Kouran-chan."
She smiled at him and said, "I'll tell Hikou that you said hello."
He looked at her for a moment, then nodded his head. "Hai. Please do." He released her and smiled. "Ai shiteru, Kouran-chan. I love you."
"And I love you." She turned, as to leave. "Oh, Houjun-kun, one more thing..." she added, turning back towards him.
"Anything."
She paused for a moment, looking at him. Then she wrapped her arms around his neck, pulled him to her, and kissed him on the lips. She pulled away and smiled at him, true happiness shining from both their faces.
"Goodbye Houjun-kun. We shall see each other again, I hope."
"As do I," he replied, and she was gone.

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She watched him for a long time that night, long after he fell asleep. As she thumbed the spot of her kimono from where a strip of cloth had been removed, long ago, she knew that he would be all right. She hoped he would continue to smile as he did that night, for to see him filled with such joy was a rare and beautiful thing, indeed.