Disclaimer: Raining ducks!
A/N: Geez took me long enough to update, didn't it? Sad thing is, I don't have an excuse either! But now I've finally been given enough pokes with the lazy stick and decided to wrap up this story!

Thanks to:
Lmann: Zakuro: (asleep)
WF: Oh yeah, she's VERY concerned!

Beastfire: trips up SK look, soap! watches SK drop Ivy and run screaming Hehe

Twister91: Calm down, Malachite! Geez, sprinkles him with sleep powder and congratulations on doing so well on your horse thingy!

4Evermonkeyfan: LOL, glad you love it. Sorry I took so long! T.T

Lazzynewtt: Zakuro: Spinel! runs to him
WF: Well, seeing as you killed me for not updating soon that's why it took so long! People, blame Lazzynewtt!

Purifying Wind: watches the rocking socks LOL, thanks.

Astral Firefly: Ryou: I believe you, Violet smiles then gets glomped
WF: laughs thanks!

Payback's A Female Monkey!

Zakuro looked on, torn between emotions that she still didn't understand. She closed her eyes and listened to Skeleton King's cackle, it sound evil and sinister even to her hypnotised mind.
"This is wrong..." she muttered and reopened her eyes. She looked up and saw Malachite staring up the spear's end in fear, Skeleton King smirked in sick happiness at what he was about to do and Zakuro realised that no man who she loved would ever do this.
"Don't do it!" she cried, making everyone turn and look at her. Skeleton King's face twisted and darkened,
"What?" he snarled, his pointed teeth looking even more sinister as he stalked up to her. "I have waited to do this for a very long time and you truly believe I won't just for you?" Zakuro looked shocked and felt him smack her aside and she screamed as she bounced down the stairs. She landed on the base of the stairs and sobbed in pain, she watched Skeleton King look at her momentarily then return to his position in front of Malachite. Zakuro looked on,
'why'd he do it? I thought he loved me? Why...' suddenly her real memories came flooding back and Zakuro shook her head. She looked over and felt anger boil up inside her.
"NO!" she bellowed, floating up and glaring at Skeleton King. Everyone watched in amazement as Zakuro seemed to turn translucent and ghosted into Skeleton King. They watched him writhe in agony then go silent; he curled up in a ball and started sucking his thumb. Zakuro ghosted back out of him and smiled up at her astounded family and friends.
"What?" she asked then they started crying in happiness, she grinned and went to untie them when Shadow, Mandarin and Bloodstone stood in her path.
"You're not going anywhere!" growled Shadow as he blasted her with a shadow ball. She screamed as it hit her and dark energy sparked through her body, the other two joined in using their attacks and soon Zakuro was lying on the ground beaten and unable to defend herself. She looked up as they all charged up one final attack and braced for it,
"Hold it!" someone cried and Zakuro watched as the villains were blown away. Malachite walked up and grinned down at her.
"I couldn't let them hurt you, Zaki. Who else is gonna play with me and Petalite?" he picked her up and hugged her close, "I'm sorry I was always so mean to you, I never meant it. You're like a little sister to me!" Zakuro smiled and hugged back,
"I'm sorry too" she whispered, and slowly her eyes closed and she fell asleep.
When Zakuro woke up, they were back in the Super Robot. Everyone was fixing or cleaning things and being busy; she smiled and looked around for Malachite.
"Where's Malachite?" she asked Jet as she was passing,
"Um... I think he's up in his room" she replied and Zakuro nodded and ghosted through the ceiling to him.

Malachite was sitting on his bed, looking at his beloved guitar as he thought;
"Boo!" said a voice, scaring Malachite. He looked down and saw Zakuro half way through the floor and grinning at him. "Whatcha thinking about?" she asked as she hovered up and sat beside him. He smiled slightly,

"Just about the past, y'know I would always get upset with you over this guitar. Since you broke it so much" Zakuro looked shocked and slightly hurt,
"I never broke it!" she argued, frowning. Malachite raised an eyebrow in scepticism, making Zakuro pout. "Check the tapes! I never broke your guitar once; I was always the one trying to fix it!"
Malachite decided not to argue and went looking for the security tapes; he dug around in the dusty boxes of tapes in the spare cupboard until he found the ones from the past two years,
"Let's see then" he muttered as he put them in the computer. He watched as a black, white and grey screen showed his room, he watched and Zakuro walk in. He narrowed his eyes in contempt then looked surprised when she stayed on the floor, far from his guitar and Sprx walked in. His mouth seemed to gape and catch flies as he watched Sprx pick up his guitar and start doing Elvis impressions, Zakuro called at him and he lip-read her saying 'Leave it alone' Sprx waved away her concerns then accidentally knocked Malachite's album off the side. He slipped on it, causing the album to rip and Sprx to land on his guitar. He watched as Sprx panicked then ran out of the room, leaving a stunned Zakuro behind where Malachite later came in and yelled at her. Malachite looked amazed and quickly looked through the others, all of them showed the same thing, someone came into his room and accidentally broke stuff, Zakuro would try to fix it and get caught by him and yelled at.
Malachite turned off the screen and leaned against it, looking and feeling stunned,
"So I was wrong..." he felt a giant knot of guilt form in his stomach and determination to make everything right.
He grabbed the tapes and ran out into the main room with them,
"Everyone!" he called, grabbing everyone's attention, "I have something that I think we should all look at!" he held up the security tapes.
"Why do you have those?" asked Ryou, raising an eyebrow, Malachite smirked
"These are proof as to who really broke my things all those times!"
Apprehension and guilt passed over many of their faces, leaving only Ryou, Ichigo, Antauri and Zakuro to look confused.
Malachite proceeded to show them all the tapes, each leaving someone shameful until he finished and Antauri looked ready to explode.
"you all used my daughter as a scapegoat?" he bellowed, frightening them all and they nodded shakily. He growled and started chasing them around, yelling threats and demands for them to be punished.
Malachite watched in amusement for a while then he sidled up to Zakuro,
"Hey, listen. I'm really sorry I accused you all those times" Zakuro smiled at him and gave him a hug.
"Its ok" she said, Malachite hugged her back and looked determined,
"But I'm gonna make it up to you! I promise anything you want!" he said smiling, and then his smile dropped when he saw Zakuro smirk in an Onyx way. Then he paled as she rattled off a list of items she wanted.
Finally she finished and all Malachite could do was sigh and nod his head, making Zakuro clap her hands in glee.
The next morning, Malachite got a rude awakening as Zakuro rushed in and jumped all over him.
"You promised, remember?" she whined in his ear and Malachite moaned and forced himself to sit up.
"Ok, ok!" he mumbled, swatting her away and yawning. Zakuro continued to pester him as he got ready until he gave in and left with her.
At the toy store, Malachite was stuck pushing four trolleys that were all laden with toys of various sorts. Malachite grunted and pushed them to the check out, and then he started to cry silently when the bill was added up. But Zakuro bounced around in excitement, trying out everything on the way home.
"Just leave them until we get back, ok?" he snapped finally, causing Zakuro to look down and go quiet. Malachite sighed and gave her a sideways hug
"Sorry, I'm just tired" he said and Zakuro grinned again. She sat on his shoulders and sighed happily, causing Malachite to smile too.
When they finally managed to get home, they saw everyone milling around the main room,
"What's going on?" asked Malachite as he walked in carrying Zakuro. Nova grinned at him,
"its great news!" she squealed, making Malachite step back. He looked at the rest and raised an eyebrow,
"What is?" he asked and Ichigo stepped forward, looking excited and proud,
"I'm pregnant again!"
And thus I finally end this story! Woo hoo, and it'll be on to the next one, with a new baby on the way! Review people, you know you want to!