A/N: And here's the ending just for Tsukushi and Rui shippers! Enjoy!!!

WHERE IT ALL BEGAN

ENDING # 2

Doumyouji Tsukasa. A noble man and loving husband who lived and loved to the fullest.

The wind suddenly felt so much colder, and the world, a drearier place. Who would've thought that the heavens would take back a man so young and promising, unable to reach even half of his life?

Rui felt something wet drop on his hand. He bent his head and saw that she was crying, tears streaming down her cheeks.

"Tsukushi—" There was that insistent helpless feeling again. He wanted to comfort her, to take her pain away. More than anything else, he wanted to be enough for her.

"Rui..." She stopped him before he could say another word. "Please, don't..."

He felt a stab in his heart. Here was the woman he loves, crying for another man, while he held her in his arms.

He endured the pain, mixed with his own sadness. He ignored the ache of his powerless against these feelings that enveloped them. He hated to see her this way, but his own tears were about to spill from a mixture of nostalgia, grief and envy.

"Rui, allow me to cry," she said, and another part of his heart cracked. "Let me shed the tears that are meant for him. Let me mourn for the husband that I lost." Rui wanted nothing more than to help her. It's been three years, but she was still broken. "Help me to let him go," she almost pleaded. "He belongs to a better place now."

She sniffed, his hand automatically brushing away the new tears that fell from her eyes. "I spent the best years of my life with him, but now, it is time to live my own, to start anew."

Tsukushi took Rui's hands and with a soft whisper, added, "...With you."

He looked at her, the shock only visible in his eyes. It felt almost dream-like. Did he hear it right? Did she just say…?

Before he could create another thought, he felt her arms wrapping him tightly. He closed his eyes, felt his soul soar from the happiness of the moment. There they sat, in each other's arms, feeling their hearts beat in a pulsating rhythm. He wanted to laugh, and he wanted to cry, all at the same time.

But in that moment, Rui felt a twinge of guilt as though he was betraying his bestfriend Tsukasa, by taking the woman he loved. He knew how jealous Tsukasa got over men who were close to Tsukushi, and this was what caused many of the couple's spats. However, the reconciliation after the fights always made them sweeter and stronger in their relationship.

But he deserved to be loved too. He had given his heart to her so long ago and she hadn't given it back to him yet.

Until now.

Now, she is ready to let him love her, more than the friendship he shared with her. She has finally given him the chance he has waited for all his life. All he ever wanted was to take care of her, to never see her sad or cry, to make her feel whole again.

Tsukasa did once say that if he would have to give her up, he would only give her up to Rui. He knew how much Rui loved her, and had tasked Rui to take care of her when he couldn't. And now that he could no longer keep her whole, Rui was willing to mend her.

After all these years, Rui finally had the love of his life in his arms, and she was giving her heart and soul to him. They were soulmates; they knew that from the beginning as they always had a connection that made them in tune with each other, even without words. It was a connection that never faltered through the years.

He leaned his head closer to hers, wrapping his arms around her small frame, wishing he could freeze time and just remain where they were.

As if on cue, a tiny white butterfly appeared and fluttered around them before finally resting gently, just inches from Rui's face, alighting on Tsukushi's shoulder. And without words, Rui smiled and knew.

He was safely reassured that Tsukasa wouldn't be sending thunderbolts from above.

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