Disclaimer: This is the last chapter! Come on, you gotta realize by now I don't own jack shit.
Do I really have to tell you? Read and Enjoy
It's the next morning, and the rain is done. The two aspiring couples are eating breakfast together. They sulk about going home a little.
"So much for camping," Kaname sighs.
Kyoko tries to assure her friend. "Don't worry, Kaname. Just think, you can go home and catch up on all the T.V. shows you missed, go to the mall, and take a good hot shower!"
"I'm looking forward to all that, but...Sousuke. To him, there's more danger in the city. He'll do something stupid, I know it. Whether we're going out or not."
"I only try to protect you," Sousuke tells them.
"Why do you do that?" Shinji asks of him.
"It's my..." Sousuke catches himself before he reveals the fact that he's a mercenary. "I care about her. I don't want anything bad to happen to her."
They tease Sousuke for the rest of breakfast. Then it's time to pack up. Shinji and Sousuke go put all their things in their bags and take down their tent. Kaname and Kyoko do the same. Kyoko tries to carry her bags, but they're too heavy and she struggles. Kaname leaves her behind. She starts slowly dragging the bags.
"You're going to ruin your stuff doing that," Shinji comes by and picks up her bags.
Kyoko blushes and thanks him. "What about your things?"
"Already taken care of." he says with a smile.
Over at the bus, Sousuke is arranging bags in storage. Kaname hands hers to him.
"Sousuke, what are you going to do, now that I'm almost out of high school?"
Sousuke diverts his attention to her. "I will still be there for you. I will likely take many of the same courses at the same university. For your protection, of course."
There's a pause for a moment while Kaname thinks of how devoted he is. But then, the bags shift and fall out of the compartment. They hit Sousuke in the legs on the way down. He falls, and the remaining bags land on top of him.
"Sousuke!" Kaname shouts her boyfriends name, concerned for his safety.
His voice is muffled, but she can still her him. "I'm fine, but the bags are rather heavy."
The rest of the day is spent going home. Shinji and Sousuke talk about military equipment, and the girls have a conversation about how different Sousuke is.
Kaname thinks to herself. He may even disobey orders now. On second thought...No.
A week later:
"Yes, sir. I'll be there tomorrow at zero seven hundred."
Sousuke hangs up the phone. He sits on his bed and looks at a picture. It is a photo of Kaname in his arms , the both of them smiling, not a care in the world.
Damn, Kaname's not going to be happy about this.
He picks up the phone and dials a familiar number. He waits for and answer, and when he gets one...
"Kaname, I have something to tell you..."
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Sousuke is on the Tuatha de Danaan. He is sitting in the briefing room. Kalinin is standing before him.
"Sagara. Your mission to protect Miss Chidori is over. You will no longer be attending her high school. You will now be assigned to work at this facility. Here, you will observe the activities and report your findings."
Sousuke is silent. He barely is able to pay attention to the commander's words. He knows he will never see Kaname again.
"Is something the matter, Sergeant?"
Sousuke hesitates to answer. "It's nothing."
"Then you're dismissed."
Sousuke leaves the room and begins to pack his equipment. Kurz comes in to give him some company.
"What are you so down about?" he teases, "Feeling sad about your unrequited love?"
Sousuke ignores his comrade. Weber tries harder.
"She told you she hates you, didn't she?"
Still, no response. Kurz gets angry.
"Tell me, damn it!"
"I am never to return to Kaname. When I left, I told her I'd see her when I got back from my mission."
"So you didn't get to say your final farewell?"
"We kissed."
"Wha-at!"
"We were supposed to go on a date tonight."
Kurts gets all excited. He dances around, singing "Sousuke's got a girlfriend." He stops when he realizes they're never going to be together again. Sousuke stand still, staring at the equipment.
"Goodbye, Kurz." Sousuke quickly leaves the room.
Long, hard sobs fill the room. Kaname hasn't got off her bed since she got off the phone with Sousuke. That idiot. He gets a mission right when we're supposed to go out. Maybe we were never meant to be...
The phone rings again. The sixth time in the past hour. Kaname hadn't picked it up once. Her spirit is broken. She only knows how much she need Sousuke when he's not there.
Almost as soon as the phone stops ringing, there is a knock at the door. Kaname rolls over, but doesn't get up.
Another knock. Go away...Kaname starts to get annoyed. The knocking at the door doesn't stop. It takes a while, but eventually Kaname gets angry enough to go yell at whoever is at the door.
"Go away! Can't you get the idea you're not wanted here when I don't answer the door!"
"It's good to see you haven't lost your temper..."
"So-Sousuke?" Kaname forgets about being angry. "Sousuke!"
She throw herself around the man.
"I thought you had a mission."
"Never again will a mission interfere with my life"
"What do you mean?"
Sousuke hold her tighter. "I am no longer a sergeant of Mithril. I am now only Sousuke Sagara. I will always be here for you. As a friend, as more than that. Always."
"Sousuke..." The two share a kiss, sure of the other's feelings.
Kaname writes in a diary:
My life is now whole.
Sousuke gave up everything he had for me. He gave up the military life he knew, for a civilian one, something almost completely new to him. I feel I have to help him. It won't be easy, but we'll manage. I don't know how, but we will, together.
One thing I know for sure, though, is he loves me. As I love him.
THE END.
Or is it? I'm not decided on it yet, but I may be doing a sequel later on. This chapter didn't wrap up Kyoko and Shinji's story, but that leads intothe ideas I have for that sequel. Not to mention the huge plot twist! I won't tell you, though. It'll be a surprise for when I write it.
I really hope you liked this story, it was a lot of fun to write!
