A/N: This chapter is leaning strongly towards an R for a reason. Don't wanna read? You're not gonna miss much (except for a happy ending of course). Oh and I've removed the flash forward, cos it doesn't really make sense.

Replies for chap 3

The random Queen: this IS a D/R fic. It's just not that…clear that's all.

Hybird rainbow: you I kinda feel sorry for Dee as well…now that you mention it.

Duct tape: well Dee and Ryo WILL end up together in this chapter. I swear.

Nittle Grasper Wonder: I'm really that kind of writer who usually kills of my characters cos everyone hates him/her. But still I son't mention Ryo's fiancé a lot so.

AISH a.k.a Kitty in the Box: oi…chotto…calm down, ne?

Replies for chap 4:

Miss Dr. Feelgood: and the happy ending is in sight! I think I mentioned in the prologue that Ryo got sent away in a Witness Protection Program.

Ragnarokskurai: he does these things cos I make him!! AHAHAAHAH!!

Magegirl: it's sad, but then again all my stories are sad. I don' think I'll be bringing in Ryo's fiancé in the story, she just one of those odd characters that somehow holds the plot together but doesn't do anything, plays a big part but plays a small part. Glad you like the story!

AISH a.k.a Kitty in the Box: yep, surprisingly enough he chooses that over Dee.

XZanayu: a lot of people say that. I suppose I wanted Dee to suffer a little. Heheh.

Nittle Grasper Wonder: I think this chappie will make you happy.

Miss Kitty: ah yes, the way we like it…

Hanging by a Moment: Epilogue

These days you are waiting.

The phone never rings; the air stands still. Used dishes lie in the sink, the living room grows dark after sunset. The curtains are always closed, the bulb is burned out, the wishes are fragile, the hopes breakable. Everything is dead without him. He called two days ago, asking how you were, saying that he might drop by since he was nearby anyway. The happiness you felt then, the joy. You never believed fate, but this time it was more than just a coincidence. 

The doorbell echoes through your empty house and you spend your last seconds gathering your clothes and putting away old pictures. Your eyes pause on the old picture of you and your wife. Taken two years ago, it still never seemed to get old. The marriage had lasted barely over a month after she had found out about Dee. Bikky had never had faith in it, though he never said anything, but you also secretly believed that it would never last. Another pling of the doorbell pulls you to your senses. You invite him in, and start taking out cups and makes some coffee. He watches you all the time, eyes boring a hole into you.

"What?" you ask after a while. He grins at you, but stays silent, the green eyes still fixed at the same place. His arms come around your waist, his breath hot on your neck, lips finding their way up your shoulder to your lips. The kiss tastes the same as ever, a perfect mix of cigarettes and mint, of him and of you, of the past and what's been. Eager hands pull away the collar of you shirt, undoing button after button with impatience. 

The two of you stumble into the bedroom tripping slightly over the mat. Clothes flutter to the floor, the mattress creaks as you fall onto it. No words are spoken, but then again no words are needed. His lips burn on yours, your arms wrapped around his neck, a groan, a whisper, a gasp, and it's all over.

The air smells of salt and the sheet are soaked with sweat. Silence echoes through the house, the afternoon light is shining dimly from the windows.

"Stay here," you whisper. "Stay with me"

He smiles, pulls you closer to him and buries his face into your neck. But he doesn't say anything in reply. His breath tickles you hair, his fingers tracing shapeless forms over you stomach, wandering their familiar route from many years ago.

*

"How the hell did we wind up like this
Why weren't we able
To see the signs that we missed
And try to turn the tables
Now the story's played out like this
Just like a paperback novel
Lets rewrite an ending that fits
Instead of a Hollywood horror

Nothing's wrong
just as long as
you know that someday I will

Someday, somehow
gonna make it alright but not right now
I know you're wondering when
(You're the only one who knows that)
Someday, somehow
gonna make it alright but not right now
I know you're wondering when"

OWARI

A/N: I know that Dee's really OCC in this chappie, but he's supposed to be. He's supposed to have changed.

I'll post an author's note in a few days tine to reply to this chapter's reviews, and I'll also be thanking everyone. Anyone want to write the lemon scene for me? I can't write lemons so I'd really, really appreciate it. Just send it to my e-mail in my profile page. If you can't, or don't want to, use second tense, I'm not asking you to. Use any tense you want!!