A/N: YAY LAST CHAPTER! FINALLY!!!!

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Chapter 8: Finally It's Over! (that's the best chapter name ever!)

Juuhachigou sat upon the roof of Kame house as she watched the sun slowly fade into the horizon and the stars beginning to shine. When she had arrived on the island after her "sudden" departure from the party, she quickly made her way to the roof to let a certain someone know that she did not want to talk or discuss previous events.

She believed, or rather wanted to believe, that she was not hurt, and Kuririn had no intentions of doing so. She could always tell by his soft gaze that he had some sort of feelings for her and would always go out of his way to be kind and make her comfortable, but now…she just wasn't sure. The confusion was maddening. She found that the small human was more complex then what met the eye. Oddly she found that attractive.

Juuhachigou didn't notice as someone sat down next to her.

"Juuhachigou..", the soft voice croaked.

Juuhachigou looked over to see Kuririn sitting next to her but quickly turned her head as to not meet his gaze. He grabbed her wrist to try and get her to look at him, but when she resisted he let go.

"Juuhachigou, I'm so sorry. I never meant to upset you!" Juuhachigou look down at his small form and noticed his tear-stained face.

"I'm not upset, I'm just confused. I would like an explanation please."

Kuririn gazed shifted down to his feet which were dangling over the edge of the rooftop. "I only took the bet because I wanted to prove that I could do something that others assume I was incapable of doing, even if it was something as silly as possibly getting a girl to like me. I must admit I was a bit startled when you agreed to go with me….as my friend." Kuririn paused taking a moment to think and regain some courage before he spoke up again. "You see Juuhachigou I could never intentionally hurt you. The reason for this is because…well because I…I love you."

Juuhachigou wasn't sure is she heard right or not, or maybe she just didn't want to hear. Does he really love me? Is he lying? Her questions were answers when she looked into his dark eyes.

They stared at each for what seemed like forever, but in fact was only a moments period of time, when Juuhachigou looked away.

"How can you love me?" she asked softly. "Don't you realize I can never feel the same way. I am without emotions." Though she kept it to herself, she knew that as of lately her last comment was untrue.

Kuririn shyly look up toward her. "I don't believe you."

Juuhachigou was a bit surprised by this. "What do you mean by that"

"I mean that it's untrue that you don't have any emotions. I've seen you angry and upset before. I've caught you smiling on more then one occasion, you just never noticed I was looking." He blushed, but let a little smile creep across his face. "I have also seen jealousy within you too."

Juuhachigou was taken aback by his last comment. Had he noticed that I was a bit jealous of those crazy girls following him around?

"Juuhachigou, I…I want to know if you love me? Let me kiss you. If you love me you'll return the kiss and surrender to your emotionless charades, and if you don't then we'll forget this night ever happened" Kuririn wasn't sure if he should be happy about his courageous confrontation or be deathly frightened by what the beautiful woman next to him would do.

She was a bit skeptical at first. Deep inside she knew she wouldn't be able to resist him, she would give in and kiss him…and enjoy it, and she didn't want that. Though another part of her wanted to just give in, and let the human part of her take over, to let her be happy.

He had done so much for her since the death of Cell. He would let him kiss her….just this once.

"Okay, you can kiss me."

Kuririn smiled a bit and leaned in toward her and pressed his lips against hers. She wanted to badly to just melt into him but tried to resist, not letting her emotions get the better of her.

She could sense that Kuririn wanted to deepen the kiss but wanted to be gently with her. When his hand touched her cheek, the touch of his hand on her skin made her give in and she wrapped her arms around him and kissed him back….

As Long As I Have You

Let's think of the future
Forget the past
You're not my first love
But you're my last
Take the love that I bring
Then I'll have everything
As long as I have you

Elvis Prelsey

THE END (FINALLY!)