Fushicho Agaru Chapter 13: Together Forever, a ronin warriors fanfic

Chapter 13: Together Forever

Slowly Clara walked down the aisle in her wedding dress and smiled as she saw Rowen blush when he saw his future wife for the first time that day. Cye took her arm in his as he met her at the end of the aisle and walked her up to the altar.

The ceremony was done under the starry nighttime sky and then everyone went inside for the reception. Cye and Kayla watched as the guests filed in and kept quiet until Rowen and Clara walked in.

"As you may or may not know by now, after the reception is over with, Clara and Rowen will be leaving immediately to start Clara's tour of the US. Because Clara has decided to become a professional singer. I'm very proud of you sis." Cye said as he smiled at the young newlyweds.

"May God bless you and keep you safe and happy in everything you do. I love you both, good luck. This song is dedicated to Rowen and Clara Ann Hashiba." Kayla said with a warm smile on her face then took a deep breath as she heard the music starting.

Kayla:

We were strangers,
starting out on a journey
Never dreaming
what we'd have to go through
Now here we are,
and I'm suddenly standing,
at the beginning with you

Tenshi? Tenshi no kibou? Rowen thought in disbelief as he stared at the young woman before him No it's Clara.

"Rowen do you remember me?" She asked as he continued to stare at her.

"…Where am I? What happened?" he finally asked quietly as he looked into her silvery eyes.

Cye:
No one told me
I was going to find you,
Unexpected
What you did to my heart,

When I lost hope
You were there to remind me
This is the start

"Touma let me ask you something. Do you believe that you'll see me again when you die?" slowly he nodded his head as she smiled and put a hand to his cheek as he put his hand over hers. "Then we will see each other again and until that day I want you to live your life without any regrets. I'll be waiting for you, Touma. I love you. I love you all. Farewell."

Cye & Kayla:
And life is a road
And I wanna to keep going
love is a river
I wanna keep flowing
Life is a road
Now and forever
Wonderful journey
I'll be there when the world stops turning
I'll be there when the storm is through
In the end I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you

"We have come to the decision that no matter what may lay ahead of us in our journey, that we would like for you to be at our side." Rowen said firmly as he looked both of the girls in the eyes and gently clasped her tiny hand in his. "As for you Clara, you have my solemn vow that I will be at your side protecting you until your journey is finished."

"I would wish for nothing else dear warrior." Clara whispered softly as Rowen drew her close to him and the two embraced under the light of the full moon.

Kayla:
We were strangers
On a crazy adventure

"Clara it's time to wake up." Rowen said softly as he gently shook her shoulder.

"Are we leaving already?" Clara yawned as she sat up and stretched her arms.

"It looks like a storm is coming up." Rowen said as he quietly surveyed the sky surrounding them. "I don't know if we can make it across."

"There may be a storm coming, but I'm willing to take that chance." Clara said as she watched the waves break against the shore.

Cye:

Never dreaming
How our dreams would come true

"She's not the Chiclaria I knew. The old Chiclaria never had any trouble accepting what she was." Rowen said sullenly.

Cye & Kayla:

Now here we stand unafraid of the future
At the beginning with you

As Clara and Rowen swept across the dance floor, neither one could believe that they were finally together after all they'd been through.

"Clara Ann Rishii, will you marry me?" Rowen asked as he held her hand tightly.

"You know I will Rowen, yes." Clara whispered softly as she felt her voice go hoarse due to her crying. Slowly Rowen leaned in towards her and kissed her on the lips, and as the tears of joy streamed down her face, Clara leaned forward and deepened the kiss as she wrapped her arms around Rowen's neck.

Cye & Kayla:
I knew there was somebody somewhere
Like me alone in the dark
Now I know my dream will live on
I've been waiting so long
Nothing's gonna tear us apart

"CLARA NO!!!" Rowen screamed as he felt her release her energy, but it was already too late. As quickly as he could, he ran to her side and held her in his arms as lava spewed forth from the volcano behind them. "Clara why…why did you do it?" he cried as he felt her body slowly turn into stone.

"Because the needs of the many outweighed the needs of the few." Clara whispered softly as she gently reached forward and brushed Rowen's hair away from his face. "Rowen I have no regrets I want you to know that. I also wanted you to know that…" here she trailed off as the rest of her body turned to stone and Rowen began to sob until his body shook.

The others could only look on in shock and disbelief as Rowen sobbed and mourned the loss of his love.

Cye & Kayla:
Life is a road and I wanna keep going
Love is a river I wanna keep going on

Kayla:

Starting out on a journey

"Clara I know how you feel about me, I've known it all along. But I didn't want to admit it because I was afraid of losing you. Now that you're gone, I find myself lost within a nightmare with no escape. I LOVE YOU CLARA!! I WANT TO SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE WITH YOU!! I LOVE YOU WITH ALL MY HEART!! COME BACK TO ME!!" Rowen screamed as his kanji lit up on his forehead.

Cye & Kayla:
Life is a road and I wanna keep going
Love is a river I wanna keep flowing
In the end I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you

"I've got you Clara!!" Rowen yelled as he ran forward to catch her and fell backwards with Clara in his arms.

"Rowen…is it really you?" Clara murmured softly as she slowly opened her eyes to see Rowen watching her with concern. "Am I dreaming?" she asked in a trembling voice as she reached forward with a shaking hand to brush Rowen's lock of hair away and brought her hand down the side of his face, stopping on his cheek as she held it there for a minute as she let everything sink in.

Tears filled Rowen's eyes as he ran his hand through her hair, smiling as he felt his fingers comb her soft hair. "You're not dreaming Clara." Rowen said as the tears fell freely down his face and Clara moved her hand to wipe them away. "I'm really here."

"Rowen before I died I tried to tell you something important. I'm going to tell you now before anything else happens." Clara said softly as she gazed into his midnight blue eyes. "Rowen Hashiba I love you with all my heart, and although I saved you that day at the train station you really saved my life. Before I met you, I was just a cyborg with no memory of my former life. The love I saw in your eyes and the acceptance of your friends gave me the will keep on living. I will always stay by your side."

The End