Months had passed since Tohru ascended with her fellow guardians. Life again was a peaceful in the Sohma house.

Well, sort of…

"Nani?! Who cooked this?" Kyou yelled as he stared at the breakfast table.

"I did!" Kagura jumped on the neko. "It's all from the bottom of my heart."

"Kisa, I think we should leave." Hiro suggested.

"Sou ka…" she replied silently.

"I'm going with them." Haru quickly said.

"I have an early flight." Momiji whispered huskily.

"I have appointments." Hatori followed.

"I have customers to attend." Ayame smiled.

"I have a deadline to catch up." Shigure winked.

All of them left at the same time, leaving Kyou and Kagura on the room.

"Ne, you have to eat it, my beloved Kyou!"

"Baka! Why does everyone had to do something?!" he mumbled as he stuffed rice on his mouth.

"I wonder what Yuki's doing…" Kagura wondered. "He had a business appointment today. I wonder why he's still in his room."

"He's always in his room since Tohru left the house." He replied.

"I feel sorry for him…"

"Don't be." Yuki smiled as he got down from the stairs. "It's not your fault."

"Yuki!"

"Nezumi! What are planning to do now?"

"You're asking?" Yuki grinned.

"Of course, because if you don't have any plans, I could schedule the fight we postponed months ago." Kyou grinned back.

"No fighting---" Kagura stopped as she saw Yuki's hand pressing on her mouth, silencing her. He walked towards Shigure's office, where he can hear him singing.

Like an angel out the sky you came

Clearing up all the clouds, the sadness and the rain

So pure and healing was the love you bring

I knew inside, it felt so right.

"That's the dumb song that Shigure sang months ago!" Kyou yelled angrily.

"It's not dumb!" she yelled.

"Quiet." Yuki leaned against the door and listened more.

For me I've struggled all my life

To find that thing that makes it right

With you it seems I may have found

Some other kind of love

I will love you all my life

Always be by your side

And I will give you all I have

'Cause you gave me peace and joy again…again… again…

Shigure made his own melody for a while, which made Yuki giggle.

I was scared to let you go and trust your love

After what I've been through I had had enough

Whispering through your eyes you never said a word

But something said… your heart's safe

For me, I've struggled all my life

To find that thing that makes it right

With you it seems I may have found some other kind of love.

"I'll be visiting Akito's grave again." He whispered as he approached the door.

"But Yuki, you haven't heard the best part of the song yet!" Kagura yelled.

"I heard enough." He whispered as he looked back at her. "The song reminded me very much about Honda-san."

"Yuki." She whispered as he walked away.

Even though he was walking away, he could still hear Shigure's voice echoing in the forest, along with the song he's singing.

A friend is what you'll always have with me

I am so grateful for the man you turned out to be

And it doesn't matter who you happen to meet

You'll be forever be… a sacred part of me

For me I've struggled all my life

To find that thing that makes it right

With you it seems I may have found

Some other kind of love

I will love you all my life

Always be by your side

And I will give you all I have

'Cause you gave me peace and joy again…again… again…

Yuki imagined Tohru singing that song while he approached his stepfather's grave.

So serene… so beautiful…

He stared at the words engraved in the tombstone and was surprised to see that it was crossed out.

"Who could have done this?" he wondered.

He read the new engraved words:

No matter how abandoned and alone we feel…

Somehow…

Somewhere…

Someone knows and cares…

Funny and impossible as it is…

But in reality, we are never really alone…

That there is someone out there looking at us…

Hoping that destiny will find a way for us to meet…

As long as we keep hoping and dreaming…

Fate never fails to surprise us…

It's just around the corner…

So we should hope… and believe that we're never alone…

Like I do… as I failed to reach that corner…

To meet the one I truly searched…

Now I'm still hoping as much as anyone else…

Because my beliefs won't fail…

As long as I know there's still someone in the world…

Who knows what love really means…

Yuki stared at the new words. Did Akito write this? Did he actually learned to love?

He smiled in amusement. Someone is there to keep us company forever. And destiny will always find a way to reach that peak of success, the time when one meets a destined friend in life.

But what happened to me… is a different part in life. I had my turn in meeting the one I was destined to meet, the one I could share my dreams with and the one I would love most above everything.

I just took that opportunity away. I just gave it up… and just because of one simple wish, I lost that opportunity.

If I could just wish it all back…

I wish she knew how much I cared for her…

"Of course, I know, Yuki." A whisper came at the back of his mind. "You told me how much you loved me… and I know."

He smiled at himself. "I already took the opportunity of loving you. So please, don't talk to me again. I would like to move on for a new life---"

"What?! So that means I traveled all the way here for nothing?!"

His eyes never deceived him but now, he was denying what he saw right in front of him. He was gazing at a very familiar girl at his age right beside Akito's grave!

"You're… not…"

She chuckled. "I'm for real. This is not a dream."

"But… you…" Yuki tried to find words to utter but he was completely unable to react that fast.

"Mildred said that the odds of a retained memory after wiping out a curse is zero. But… I proved that the odds now is 1 in a million victims." She smiled. "Probably, my mother gave me enough luck to survive that."

"Tohru… you left… for your homeland. Then why…"

"I'm not a goddess anymore." She finally said. "They gave me the freedom that I want."

"But… you won't be able to go back to your homeland. You can't be a princess anymore. You can't have a normal monarch life, being rich and powerful and all and---"

"Yuki, those things aren't important to me anymore." She calmly went towards him and held his hand. "I… would like to live a normal life… with you."

"But…"

"I decided to stay… and live with you guys… get to know more about Earthlings and…" she sighed. "I like it here better than back there."

"So… this is permanent?"

"Yes, and I can die with you."

Yuki stared at her aimlessly. "But… I don't know… how to react…"

"Then don't." she smiled again. "It's alright. You're in state of shock and I came here unexpectedly and… you're still unhappy about what happened to me back there and---"

"No, it's just…" he couldn't hold it any longer. He grabbed her on the elbows and covered her mouth with his. It ended up very simple yet full of meaning. But it was long… very long… until…

POOF!

Tohru giggled as she picked up the small furry animal on her palm. "Did I tell you that I'm not a goddess anymore?"

"Yes…" he shyly replied.

"…and I'm not immortal, that I'm an ordinary girl?"

"Maybe not."

"Now you know." She smiled. "And it'll be a little harder from now on."

"Don't worry, I'll get used to it." He said.

She planted a little kiss on his tiny forehead. "I hope the other would understand. They might jump on me and surprising will look up to me literally."

"They'll understand. They're Sohmas and---"

Before he would even continue, there was another puff of smoke and Yuki changed back on his normal form. Tohru blushed as she almost saw his… thing down there.

"Yuki… ano…" she stuttered.

Now it was his turn to chuckle. "You need to get used to this."

"But you should be a bit considerate! Get something to cover it!"

"Not until I get what I want." He grinned.

"What is it?"

"This." he planted another kiss on her forehead, on her cheek and finally on her lips. This time, Tohru didn't mind if he's naked or not.

She's very happy that she's with somebody she truly loved.

And he also felt the same.

Yuki-kun?

Aishiteru…

Mo Aishiteru… itsumo…

Hai… itsumo, koishii….

The end

I just love happy Yukiru endings!

Salamat po sa lahat ng nagbasa at natuwa sa aking storyang sinulat.

Translation: Thank you for everyone who read and was happy about the story I just wrote.

See you on the next story! I'll be relaxing for a while… for now…