Disclaimer: See first chapter.

AN: Could this be then end? This fic is actually ending. it's the longest fic that I've ever done. (Probably my favorite too!) Plenty of other ideas that want to come out, though. And I want to get back to like, slumber party. (I'm a bad girl putting it off for so long.

The last chapter. (Sniff.)

The scene with Sanosuke and Megumi if from one of my original stories, but it worked really well and I was kinda dying to use it.

One more thing. If there are any nit pickers out there, I don't know if it's been a week. Frankly, I don't care. I'm outta material!

This may be kinda ooc too. Try to bear with me.

Warning: Fluff Ahead.

Confessions and Happy Ending

Sanosuke awoke next to Megumi.

He sighed, unwrapped his arm from around her, then got up. Waking up next to her had become something sort of normal. Those damn squirrels had way to much time on their hands.

He didn't want another awkward moment.

And he really didn't want to be around her right now.

He had been thinking last night while she was sleeping.

The bad thoughts had come back.

Except this time they were a lot, well, clearer.

It was a realization that made Sanosuke wince.

She was still asleep, he could tell by her breath. Funny, it never seemed like he was up first. He walked to the apple tree that had become all to familiar, then sat down.

He desperately needed to sort out the thoughts that were buzzing like ugly wasps inside of his head.

There was one thought that stood out, one that refused to bury its self in the confusion.

And it was the thought that was causing the mayhem.

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Megumi awoke alone.

Kind of a disappointment, actually. She had hoped to awake in the arms of a certain partner that will remain unnamed.

She blushed at this thought and sat up. There was no one in the covert with her.

She got up and went to look for Sanosuke.

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It took her five hours to find her partner. When she finally did, his clothes were mussed and there were leaves in his hair.

She caught his wrist right before her rounded the corner, and he had no choice but to turn around and look at her.

He swallowed. He was in for it, he knew.

"Why the hell have you been running away from me?" Megumi pressed.

"I haven't been running." Sanosuke stated, trying to conceal that he was lying.

Megumi rolled her eyes. "You jumped into a bush when I came. I suppose that's just a habit of yours, huh?"

Sanosuke shrugged. She had gotten him.

"What's wrong with you damn it?" She asked, anger in her voice. Five hours. It had not been a fun morning.

"You want to know what's wrong with me?" Sanosuke asked.

Megumi took a small step back. There was an oddly intense look in his eyes. "What?" She squeaked.

"I love you." Sanosuke said, his stomach doing a back flip.

This would be interesting to watch.

A little squirrel on a tree branch got out its video camera.

Megumi just stared, looking for any explination in her jumbled thoughts.

"I don't believe you." She breathed.

Without a word, he stepped forward and pressed his lips to hers.

The kiss was brief, but it shook Megumi's mind. She wasn't ready for that.

And she could tell that he wasn't lying. She remembered a song she had heard a while ago, about you could tell if someone loved you, you could tell in their kiss.

Whoever it was, they were damn right.

Out of the scrambling emotions in her head right now, anger won.

"I can't believe you, jerk!" She screamed.

He hadn't imagined that four words could cause so much pain.

If one tries to put it into writing, (which is hard to do,) it's kind of like as if she had ripped his heart out, stomped on it, and then tossed it into the river.

She drew her hand back to deliver a stinging slap to his face.

Just before impact, their eyes locked. His full of pain, hers full of anger.

Something in her mind snapped, and the anger melted like snow in July.

God, she loved him too. It came as a complete shock, a tidal wave of a previously unfelt emotion.

Her hand stopped, just at his cheek.

Slowly, she ran her fingers down his cheek.

His looked at her, eyes full of confusion.

She reached around his neck, and then brought him down into a kiss.

It was everything that she had ever felt for him in one climactic moment. Her stomach had erupted into more butterflies than she could imagine, her heart did a summersault.

At first he was in shock, then he kissed her back, wrapping his arms around her waist.

Of course, the rest of the Wilderness Teens troop chose that exact moment to burst into the clearing.

Most of them stopped in shock. Yahiko fainted. Kaoru closed her eyes, and started shouting something about how it burned. Kenshin just smiled.

Monigue, for some strange reason, whipped out her video camera.

The rest of the troop stared at her.

She slowly put the camera away. She grinned.

"Sorry, habit."

Meanwhile, Sanosuke and Megumi held each other. Both of them had a strange dream like look on their faces.

Monigue cleared her throat. Both of them snapped their heads and looked at her. They separated, blushing.

Misao sprung into action.

"So, are you two a couple, huh?" She said, bouncing around them in her characteristic fashion.

Sanosuke took a quick look at Megumi, who was still pink but overall, quite happy looking.

"Yeah."

END!!!
AN: It's. over. (Sitting in shock.)

Well, I'm probably getting back to Like, Slumber Party! So watch out.

Thanks to all who read. Especially to Sajin, Ria, and Mariana who reviewed most chapter. (Gives thumbs up.)

That's all folks!