Chapter 24

"You, defeat me? I love how cocky you are but that's just going over the line there dear." Nakago said sweetly.

"Don't you dare call me anything other than your enemy! Aoi!" Aoi charged at Nakago. She tried to punch him in his stomach but he caught her hand. She tried to kick him so he would let go but he caught her leg as well. She used him as support to do a flip back kick. She totally succeeded in knocking him off her and in the ground. He sat up and lifted his hand at Chichiri.

"Looks like I have you at a disadvantage huh Aoi..." Nakago fired and it was aimed squarely at Chichiri. Chichiri placed his shield up even though he knew; it wouldn't do much good against him now. Miaka jumped in front of Chichiri right before the wave of chi hit. She went blasting into his barrier. Chichiri dropped his barrier and picked her up while Aoi attacked Nakago for attacking Chichiri.

"Are you alright Miaka?" He asked. She smiled at him.

"Yeah I'm fine. Don't worry about me." She stood up and walked it off. "Hey Nakago! Did you know you're chi waves tickle?! It didn't hurt me at all!" She declared.

"I see that's why you are limping." He shot back.

"I'm limping because of what I was slammed into! Chichiri's barrier! That's what hurt!" She claimed.

"You dare mock me?!" He exclaimed. Aoi had been given the perfect chance to attack Nakago and she took it happily. She sent her biggest wave of chi at Nakago and instantly fell out of the air, having no strength to float. She called a rock to her that helped her float down to the ground safely. Nakago didn't notice the blast of chi until it was almost upon him. He couldn't block in time and was hit by the blast of chi. He was knocked through the wall of spikes and grooves and into the next one of spikes and grooves.

Miaka came to check on Aoi with Chichiri.

"Are you alright? You must have used a lot of energy!" Miaka realized.

"Yeah... I just have to gain it all back..." Aoi said out of breath.

"Take you time and rest." Miaka suddenly stared in the direction of where Nakago went through the wall.

"What's up?" Aoi asked.

"Hyah!" Miaka threw up her hands and a huge wave of chi was bounced off the barrier she formed.

"Well done!" Nakago said clapping and coming out of smoke. He stood before them with nothing but a few scratches.

"How? How is it possible?!" Miaka asked.

"He's like a cockroach. Unwanted and yet he keeps coming back!"

"Oh that hurts me." Nakago said sarcastically.

Chichiri charged for Nakago but Nakago disappeared behind him. Nakago could have taken the chance to finish him off but he decided to go for the ones more powerful than him. He shot wave after wave of chi at the two girls, and without Aoi's help, the barrier was too weak to with hold the force. The girls' deafening screams echoed through the walls. They lay on the ground with their clothes torn up and stone across the floor a little way out of arm distance.

"Now that we have gotten rid of the two who are strongest or subdued them anyway, I can move onto smaller things on the food chain." Nakago turned around and faced Chichiri.

"I guess that means you're going to die soon huh?" Chichiri said confidently. He sent a wave of chi at Nakago and ran after it. Nakago blocked the chi wave but didn't block Chichiri when he punched him in the stomach. He kicked him in the face and then punched him in the chest, forcing him back a little. Nakago wobbled a little and then smiled.

"Was that supposed to hurt?" He wiped his face off. "I think you dirtied my beautiful face."

"If that's beautiful, then I'm afraid to see ugly!" Chichiri spat.

"I'd watch my mouth if I were you!!!" Nakago punched Chichiri in the stomach and kicked him in the air; he then kicked him into the side of a grooved and spiked wall. Aoi opened her eyes and looked up just in time to see it all.

"Chi-Chichiri!!!" She threw herself on her feet and limped to Chichiri's side as fast as she could. "Chichiri!" She cried. Chichiri lifted his bloodied hand to her face. "I'm fine... I won't leave you..." He assured her.

"Tell me, what reason is there for you to be dying right now?!"

"To protect you from harm." He answered simply. "Aoi, I will tell you why I broke up with you. Tai Yi Jun told me that if I got involved with you, then your life would be in danger. She also told me that I should hurt you then instead of making you hurt and long for me even more in the long run when you would have to return back to your world. I didn't want you to get hurt so I broke up with you, to save you..." He explained.

"But the only thing I ever wanted was to be with you. I didn't want to risk missing your love! Even if I were in danger, I'd still choose to be with you! We've been through a lot and I will never forget that but even if I've been stolen once or twice, we made it through together! That's all that matters!"

"But your life matters to me!"

"I don't want you to go! Please hang on! Chichiri don't leave me! Please!!" She pleaded.

Chichiri pulled her close to him. "Jen, I will never leave you. I will always be with you, and if I should die, I will find a way back to you, I promise..." Chichiri pulled her in and kissed her passionately. He kissed her until his body was nothing.

"That was so sweet!" Nakago wiped a fake tear from his eye. "Now that he's gone, you must be devastated. Let me make you feel better."

"The only thing that will make me feel better that you can give me is me ripping out your heart and lungs!" Miaka stood up and threw Aoi her stone. They threw them in the air, arm up high and chanted.

"I SUMMON ALL THE GREAT FORCES OF JUSTICE, FAITH, AND GOOD WILL FROM THE FOUR CORNERS OF HEAVEN AND THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE EARTH TO CALL ON YOU THE DIVINE SUZAKU...WE ASK THAT YOU DESCNED FROM THE SEVEN CONSTELLATIONS TO EARTH, TO PROTECT US AND DESTROY ALL EVIL WITH YOUR DIVINE POWERS FOR THE SAKE OF THE PEOPLE WHO WORSHIP YOU! WE SUMMON YOU THUS!! DESCEND UPON US FROM THE HEAVENS!!!!!" The bird representing Suzaku appeared behind the girls and closed its wings around them. They stayed hidden for a while and afterwards reappeared with white silk gowns on and gold embroidery that made feathers all over their gowns. They had the same jewelry as before but they had white shoes to match their new dresses. Their stones combined to make a star shaped one and Suzaku filled both of their souls.

"NO!!! THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING!!!" Nakago said shielding himself from the light.

"Nakago, you have killed countless people and for no good reason. For that you will pay with you're life!" The girls said in unison. They lowered their arms and aimed at Nakago. "Hasta la vista!" They shot out the entire chi they had in them. A scream implied that Nakago had been ripped to shreds since there was nothing left there of him except one hunk of his body. It looked like a piece of his heart, dark and cold.

'You girls have brought peace back to this world. Now that you have summoned me, you must leave this world. Have a safe trip back.' Suzaku spoke to them.

On the way back, Miaka comforted Aoi, letting her cry the whole way back.

The book opened and Aoi popped out of it. She still had tears in her eyes and was still crying. "I was wrong. There never is a happy ending. Never!" She exclaimed.

"So I'm guessing you're not happy to see us? Or maybe you haven't seen us yet!" A voice from behind exclaimed happily. Aoi turned around to find her friends all there with her in her room. She ran to them and hugged them all forever. She never let go and they all ended up sleeping over.

"Its sad that Chichiri died. I wonder what happens to them when they die in the book." Yume thought aloud.

Emi nudged her. Yume got the message and stopped talking.

"It's alright guys, I'm fine. Don't worry about it." Aoi reassured. Emi, Yume and Aoi were walking to the school doors when Izumi and Usagi popped up and said they had a surprise.

"You will never believe this Jen!" Usagi declared.

"Yeah! You were wrong when you said there's no such thing as happy endings!" Aoi stared at them strangely.

"Tada!" They jumped out of the way and behind them were Tamahome and Taka, Tasuki, Hotohori and a girl that must have been Nuriko. A good-looking guy was standing behind them as well but Aoi didn't recognize him.

"The good looking guy is Mitsukake by the way!" Usagi claimed.

"Whoa!" (A/N Mitsukake looking good? That's a miracle!)

Aoi didn't see anyone behind them and assumed that Chichiri wasn't reincarnated. She hugged everyone but still was depressed.

"Oh, and there's one more thing....." Izumi smiled. She pointed behind Aoi and Aoi turned to find a guy the looked exactly like Chichiri.

"So I did know you from somewhere huh?" He asked. Before she could answer, he pulled her into a long awaited kiss.

THE END

I am making a sequel to this! It will be about my friend Usagi! Please read the sequel! Review! Have a good Halloween! Or holiday!! JA!