Love Through Time

By HalKJAkiko

Genre: Yaoi, AU (first three chapters), drama, romance, sap

Pairing: going to be major RuHanaRu

Status: 9/9  Completed!

Dedication: to be completed by RuHana day (HOPEFULLY)...so it's for them... and for myself for this is going to be my FIRST RuHana day...

A/N: LAST chapter! Wheee! (Author bounces around!) Happy RuHana day everyone! I'm so happy that I finished this story! HAPPY RUHANA DAY! (throws confetti)

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Chapter IX: Eloping Episode - I'll Follow You (II)

"Rukawa!" Sendoh called out, holding an umbrella over the pale drenched boy.

"Leave me alone," Rukawa pushed Sendoh away.

"Look! We need a plan," Sendoh rushed over to shield Rukawa again.

"What do you mean?"

"Okay, I guess I have to tell you my story, then you tell me yours and Sakuragi's, okay?" while saying, Sendoh had dragged Rukawa to a nearby Starbucks Café.

"... and so all I want to say is that I'm just as reluctant to marry you as you are to me. I love Koshino. To me, he's the one and only. You understand my sentiment, don't you?" Sendoh quickly told his story over a cup of Mocha.

Sipping his cappuccino, Rukawa nodded and began the story that belonged to him and Sakuragi.

"That's... well, true love. It has lots of hurdles that both parties need to hold on to the other's hand tight in order to be able to jump over," Rukawa concluded. "You talked about a plan..."

"Yes. Let's elope."

"Huh?" Rukawa narrowed his eyes in puzzlement.

"When I told Koshino about our engagement and everything, he broke up with me. He said that he did not want to be a burden to me. No matter what I said, he did not want to see me. He even cut off his telephone and mobile phone lines and not open the door for me."

"Hana's like that too..."

"So, I think we have to do something to make them come to our wedding without knowing about our plan."

"What good will it do? It'll only bring more pain."

"We can request to have our wedding on a cruise... once the ship is on sail, there is nothing our parents can do until it is too late."

"I don't get you."

"You are dumb, you know. Listen..."

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On the early morning of Sunday, THE Sunday, Sakuragi heard a knock on his door. Pondering whether he should answer the call or not, the red head sat on his bed.

"Mail!" a shrill voice came from the door.

"Oh," he did not know why he felt disappointed that it was only a mail. Grabbing the letter from the lady, he slammed the door right at her face. The writing on the envelope looked strangely familiar.

Taking a second look, he quickly dashed to his study desk and ripped open the top drawer. Inside, there were piles of light lavender letters. On each of the envelope was the same name – Hanamichi – in the same handwriting. The letters and the one he just got came from Rukawa.

Trembling, Sakuragi considered if he should open the letter. After 5 minutes of thinking, he decided to read what Rukawa had to say. It was a short letter:

Dear Hana,

I know you do not want to be in the way of my future and my company's future, so you choose to leave me. But I do not love Sendoh, I love you.

Our wedding will be on a cruise at the Kanagawa Dock this morning. The cruise will leave the dock at 8:30 a.m. sharp. The wedding will only start after the cruise is out in the open sea. Our parents would not be there for they are busy with the company but they had everything planned out.

The cruise is set to sail to Osaka where we will be flying off to Paris for our honeymoon. Once there, I will leave Sendoh. I have everything planned out. I will never stay with someone I don't love. I am going to fly off to another country where no on will find me. Since you forsake our love, then I shall live alone.

Your One and Only Kaede

"That baka kitsune! Does he know what he's doing? How can he just leave Sendoh like that? It is almost like asking Sendoh to be a widower. That dumb dumb kitsune! How can he? I must stop him!" Trying to convince himself that what Rukawa would be doing was unfair to Sendoh and that the two tall brunettes must get married, Sakuragi set off to the dock.

On another side of Kanagawa, another boy had long set off to the dock with the same letter in his hands.

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The dock was heavily guarded. Maybe the Rukawas and the Sendohs were afraid that someone they did not want to come would appear.

Sakuragi rushed to the dock, it was 8:27a.m. already. Mrs Rukawa spotted the red head amidst the crowd. She quickly alerted the guards.

"Rukawa! You better not do what you said in the letter or I would not forgive you! It's selfish for you to do so! You cannot!" Sakuragi shouted, all the time running towards the cruise.

8:28a.m.

The guards dashed towards the red head, holding him back.

"Let go of me! Let go of me! I need to get to that dumb kitsune! He's doing something crazy!" Sakuragi struggled.

8:29 a.m.

"Don't get into my way! The cruise is leaving!"

"Mr Sakuragi. I hope you would stop this commotion. You're creating a scene."

"Mrs Rukawa! You have to let me go onto the cruise. Rukawa is going to do something crazy."

"I think the crazy one is you."

8:30a.m.

The ropes were loosened and the anchor was drawn. The cruise started to move.

"Wait! Wait!" Kicking, Sakuragi managed to get out of the grips of the guards. Running at top speed like wind, all that the people saw was a flash of red before the youth leaped off the dock. Some of the people screamed but soon they cheered for Sakuragi had caught hold of a dangling rope and was soon climbing up to the deck of the ship.

"Captain! Captain, stop the cruise!" both Mrs Rukawa and Sendoh screeched. The colour on the Rukawas' and Sendohs' faces drained.

The captain appeared on the deck and raised his hat smilingly. "Sorry, Ma'am! Once the cruise start, I am ordered not to stop. I remember that you send the order yourselves. Don't worry, I will take care of all of them."

The cruise sailed further away.

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"Kitsune! I forbid you to do what you say in the letter," Sakuragi heaved as he faced the pale boy.

Rukawa just looked at him and smiled. Suddenly he shot out an arm and swept Sakuragi into a hug before kissing the red head senseless.

"Mmph... what... what are you doing?!" Sakuragi pushed him away. Then he heard two chuckles from the other corner. Sendoh and... Koshino. Sakuragi blinked thrice cutely.

"Sendoh... what you see just now was nothing... I am through with Rukawa..." Sakuragi's voice trailed off as Sendoh burst into laughter.

"Come on, cute red head. Sit down and let us explain everything." And so Sakuragi sat and listened with opened mouth to what crazy ideas the two tall brunettes had came up with.

"You... are you sure this will work?" the red head gaped.

"It will if you still love me as I love you."

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An hour later, when the cruise had reached deep open sea, the marriage ceremony started.

Four young men in sparkling white suits stood in front of the marriage celebrant. Indeed, two marriages would be conducted at the same moment.

The celebrant raised his voice.

"We are gathered here in the sight of God to join together two pairs of truly loving couples in holy matrimony. The love of God is an example for your devotion, and you are not left without guidance concerning the meaning of that love because God is love and love is all. A wedding ceremony is the perfect place to read from Corinthians. This is what God said love is: Love is patient and kind, knows no jealousy, gives itself no false airs or false pride. Never irritated, never resentful, love is neither glad when others go wrong or become hurt. Love is guided by goodness, always eager to believe the best, always hopeful.

"And so we are here to celebrate one of the happiest moments in the lives of Rukawa Kaede and Sakuragi Hanamichi; and Sendoh Akira and Koshino Hiroaki, for on this day they will affirm before witnesses of earth and heaven that they believe God has purposed that they should share life in the holy bonds of marriage.

"Will you both love, comfort and honor, keeping each other forever more?" the celebrant asked Rukawa and Sakuragi first.

"Yes." They answered in unison.

The same went for Sendoh and Koshino. All four youths were beaming. Then they took their vows and it was their turn to exchange rings.

"The wedding ring is the outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual bond which unites two loyal hearts in endless love. This ring by its shape, is a symbol of the undying love that exists between you. The substance of which it is composed is a symbol of purity, which shall ever characterize your mind and hearts in all your relationships together."

Rukawa smiled as he slipped the eternity band onto Sakuragi's finger and Sendoh was grinning while he did so to Koshino. All four were smiling like children who had received their Christmas presents early as they looked at their rings.

"You are now taking into your care and keeping the happiness of the one person in all the world whom you love best. You are adding to your life not only the affection of each other, but also the companionship and blessing of a deep trust as well. You are agreeing to share strength, responsibilities and to share love. Remember, anything beautiful that you have, came from God. In the beginning, God gave us our free will and our identity to walk this earth. Don't ever try to change each other, because if you do, you will lose exactly what you fell in love with. So, each day try to find one more thing that is beautiful in your mate and each day know that the next day will be more beautiful than the one before. As long as you are doing this, you are seeking beauty, joy, and love in each other.

"Now, you may kiss each other."

The two pairings lean towards each of their own partners and shared a brief light kiss. It was a sweet kiss and the four boys laughed like they had never laughed before. Indeed, who would know the real joy they were feeling in their heart.

That day, the sun shone brighter and the sea was bluer.

True love could conquer everything, even death. When true love found you, do not give up no matter how many obstacles were in your way, for God would always help those with true love in their hearts to clear a path for them.

Rukawa and Sakuragi, and Sendoh and Koshino, all believed in true love and that was how they lived their life with the ones they loved the most.

True love forever.

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Fin. 10/11/04

A/N: wala wala wala! I've finished my biggest project so far! I am so happy and proud of myself. By the way, I ripped the marriage ceremony things from . And you might find the last few chapters familiar because I lost my original inspiration and I was watching Hana Yori Dango so yup, that's how this story proceeds.

And once again, HAPPY RUHANA DAY!!! (glomps all RuHana lovers) (glomps Rukawa and Hana-dear)

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