Lost and Found – Chapter Three: Epilogue
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Disclaimer: I don't own Wallflower! It's all property of Tomoko Hayakawa! If I did, Kyohei would have found that guy who hurt Sunako's feelings, and beat him up! Bwahaha.
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Author's Note: Eh… the shortest chapter ever! Fluffy (but it's bearable)! Hahahah. Short and sweet xDD
And this chapter… waaah. I tried my hardest to make them in character! I ended up rewriting the ending three times! But the first one was too angsty and I'm like 'omg they can't end up together after that!' Then the second one was too fluffy and I'm like… 'Sunako and Kyohei would never ever say that.' I was about to reach my wits' end, but finally I managed to find an ending that balanced it out. Maybe I should post the other two endings for laughs XD
If you ask for the endings, I'll post them later.
And reviewers, thanks again! XDD
lunabasketcase: ahahah yeah kyohei talks to himself quite a bit huh? XDD
celinae: fairy? You really think so? Ahahha! And hopefully you find this chapter good! Andd I tried not to make it "too" feel-good… I think you can handle it :D and… I'm not sure if it's such a good thing that I write so much. I think it ends up making people very discouraged to finish the entire thing x( hahaha
charLene3: YEAAH I stopped at the worst part. Sorry about that! And thanks for the compliments! You're too nice ;P
CHiBiCAPASHiZZLE: WOW it gets harder and harder to write out your sn! Hahaha and thanks for your kind words xDD
Angie: Thanks! And I love reading Wallflower fanfics too :P
sakurasyaoranforever: thanks! XDD and I think I updated quickly enough. Lol
fion: ahhahahah yeah, yuki does seem a little timid… but he's still a guy :P
And now! On to the last chapter! Yayyyyy!
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Italics – thoughts
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Sunako was sitting on her bed holding Hiroshi-kun. Her eyes were still a little red from all the crying she had done the last two days, but other than that, she was perfectly fine.
I'm
so happy Hiroshi-kun is finally here. Safe with me.
She
surveyed him once more, overjoyed that
nothing disastrous happened to
her mannequin.
I'm glad Ranmaru was the culprit. At least he would never do anything malicious to it. He left it in good enough condition and also, I was given another chance to clean it! After all I don't want my precious mannequin to be dusty! I just love cleaning you…
She smiled, hugging it tightly.
Immediately
after though, she frowned, standing up and walking to the wall
adjacent to the door. She placed Hiroshi-kun gently against the wall,
next to his friends. Satisfied that Hiroshi-kun was secure, Sunako
started thinking about other important things. Instead of sitting
back down on her bed, she paced back and forth between the sides of
her room.
Hiroshi-kun is safe now, but I'm still troubled. I don't understand. Why did Ranmaru want Hiroshi-kun anyways? Hiroshi-kun doesn't interest him whatsoever. After all, when Hiroshi-kun was returned to me, Ranmaru expressed no desire of wanting it back.
And
there is also that other question…
She stopped walking, and looked up at the ceiling. Scenes from last night started flooding into her mind. She hadn't seen him coming…she couldn't even sense his presence…
That is… until he held her in his strong arms and told her those comforting words…
We're all deeply worried about you…
None of us can stand seeing you like this…
It's not your fault he's gone.
And she suddenly felt warm thinking about the memory.
… It's that feeling again. Whenever I'm around him, or whenever we're really close together. Sometimes it makes me feel like I can't breathe… and it makes my stomach feel strange. Was it something I ate? …Am I sick?
No… that can't be right…
And what's even weirder is that occasionally this feeling is pleasant and comforting…
Then she gasped, horrified at her own unusual thoughts.
What the hell. Is this actually me thinking! What is this? I've never felt anything like it before and it never appears when I'm with anyone else…
Oh. No. Don't tell me it's because of that.
NO! It's impossible!
Could it be… could it be that I'm fall-
A loud, but nice sounding, voice speaking outside her room prevented her from finishing her thought. She immediately forgot about her previous thought due to the words the voice was saying.
"Ranmaru explained it to me why he kidnapped Hiroshi-kun and everything. Here, let me tell you…"
…The radiant creature? Why is he speaking so loudly? I wonder if he's aware I can hear him clearly…Wait. Did he just say he's going to explain why Ranmaru kidnapped Hiroshi-kun!
Sunako ran quietly towards the door and placed her ear against the door. Kyohei continued speaking loudly from outside.
"He said it was frustrating to watch Sunako and me! Can you believe it! He told me I was a coward too! For no good reason at all!"
"You LIAR!" came another voice. She identified it as a very upset Ranmaru.
"Kyohei, our conversation wasn't anything like that at all!"
"Ranmaru, why don't you just shut up! Let me tell the story!"
Instead, Ranmaru faced Takenaga and Yuki. "Takenaga! Yuki! You want to know what really happened! The reason why I stole Hiroshi-kun was because I was trying to get them closer together! They should be in a relationship!"
"Ranmaru can you SHUT UP!"
WHAT. Did I just hear correctly! He was trying to get us together? Why would he want to do something as crazy and asinine as that!She felt blood dripping from her nose at the very thought.
Oh no, I am not going to faint until this conversation is over. I'm always getting these stupid nosebleeds…
She grabbed some tissue and shoved it up her nostrils, effectively plugging her nose. Then she listened to their conversation once again. However, in the time she was retrieving tissues, the conversation had escalated into a fiery argument.
"You know what Kyohei. Your retelling of our conversation was right. It is frustrating to watch you two. You are a coward."
Although she couldn't watch their expressions, she could sense the anger surging through both people and the tension increasing between them. She kept eavesdropping.
"You know what Ranmaru! You make me sick! Fine! You're right! I admit it! EVERYTHING you said is absolutely correct! It IS frustrating to watch me… I AM a coward…"
"And you like Sunako-chan?" Ranmaru suddenly interjected, his voice smooth.
"And YES! I LIKE SUNAKO!" Kyohei repeated.
Sunako heard collective gasps from Yuki and Takenaga. Herself too. Her nose was bleeding frantically yet again, and she immediately replaced the tissues. She refused to faint, although by now she was experiencing waves of dizziness from losing so much blood
"Okay! IS THAT GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU!" Kyohei finally finished. Sunako could hear him breathing a little heavily from his loud outburst. Her heart was beating rapidly.
"Yep!" Ranmaru's voice had a very happy tone to it.
Sunako couldn't hear a response from Kyohei. She assumed he just realized what he had done.
"…Did I just say…?" She heard a hint of fear in his voice.
Geez. He's still speaking loudly. She shook her head and mentally reprimanded him. Yuki's voice brought her back to the conversation.
"I knew it! I knew it!" Yuki said in a singsong voice, "You like—"
"Shut up!" Kyohei exclaimed. He sounded extremely panicked. "Her room is right behind us!"
"But Kyohei," she heard Takenaga speak, "When you were telling us the conversation between Ranmaru and you. You… You were speaking so loudly…Especially when you started fighting with Ranmaru about whose story was accurate."
"Practically screaming!" Yuki added, "Sunako-chan probably heard."
Uh-huh. Loud and clear.
Kyohei froze, "I … was?"
Yep. So the genius finally realizes his mistake. I can't believe Ranmaru managed to get a confession out of him. So Ranmaru was right, he does like me.
Then Sunako realized the full meaning of those words.
He… does… like… me.
HE LIKES ME!
Blood splattered out from her nose removing the tissues that were supposed to serve as plugs. She threw away the bloody tissues into a corner where a pile of other used tissues were located. Satisfied that her nosebleed had calmed down again, she returned to her thoughts.
But he's a radiant being and I'm definitely not! I'm the Queen of Darkness. He's the White Knight. Us… together? That can't be possible. It's inhuman!
"So why is your heart beating so quickly?"
That voice… I thought I got rid of it!
"Don't mistake me for that voice you were hearing when you were depressed. That was your crazy voice. This is your conscience."
Oh no…
"Oh yes. Come on Sunako, think about it. That warm feeling you felt whenever you're around him… the one you couldn't identify… What could that possibly mean? You were about to figure it out before those guys started arguing…"
I was?
What was I asking myself before Kyohei started talking…
Words started slowly returning back to memory…
Could…
I…
Be…
Falling…?
"That's it… now complete it." her conscience ordered.
Falling… for him?
Yes.
I am.
"There we go…" and the voice faded.
Sunako couldn't believe it. She had fallen for him. But she was still in complete disbelief. People like him didn't fall for people like her! Or at least that's what she thought until Kyohei had very loudly confessed.
Now I can see why Ranmaru was so upset…
I have to talk to him… the radiant being. I might melt in the process, but I need this situation fixed. Now.
Promptly removing the tissues from her nose, Sunako opened the door to her room and went through it. Her eyes immediately connected with Kyohei's. He gulped. The other boys were wide-eyed.
She barely noticed Ranmaru exiting the hallway and Yuki and Takenaga following after him.
Oh great Sunako. Just great. Now I acted spontaneously.
What the hell was I thinking!
Now I'm standing here frozen, looking like a complete idiot!
What can I say! I have absolutely no idea…
The silence was becoming unbearable.
Why did I leave my precious room… I need to go back… back into the darkness.
She slowly started stepping back in retreat…
Maybe it was just a hoax… Yeah that's right. He doesn't like me… He's just going to laugh at me if I ever gave him the hint I'm starting to like him… After all, I'm not beautiful enough to be with together with him. Her paranoia and fear were starting to get the best of her as she remembered her first attempt at confessing. I was so heartbroken the first time. I can't go through that again.
Her hand felt the cool metal of the doorknob…
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Kyohei was staring at Sunako. She wasn't moving either. She was just looking right back at him.
What do I say? Do I confess now? Do I just say, 'Sunako I'm falling in love with you.'
Argh! That's too sappy. I want to tell her, but not in that cliché way!
Damn! It's too quiet… I wish one of us would speak!
But the sound that broke the silence was the sound of small steps. He realized that Sunako had indeed started slowly stepping backwards.
No! Shoot! She's probably trying to return back to her room or something. Must prevent that… Ack she's already reached the door!
I can't let her enter! Or else she'll most likely lock the doors and not leave for who knows how long.
Speak!
"Sunako! Wait a minute!"
Well I got my wish. I finally said something… but now what do I say after that!
He mentally berated himself.
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"Sunako! Wait a minute!"
Sunako immediately froze because she hadn't expected Kyohei to stop her from entering her room. Her hand released the doorknob and fell limply against her side.
What am I doing… why am I staying here! How come I'm not running into my room?
Run!And with that, Sunako turned around, opened the door and ran into her room. She tried to close the door after, but a certain person's body was preventing that from happening.
Sunako was very upset. Once again, she didn't feel courageous enough to confront Kyohei about anyone's feelings. Even though she had heard him confess and confessed herself, the idea of them together still seemed so unfeasible.
"Stop blocking the door!" She yelled, "Get out of my room!"
Kyohei frowned, but still held his spot.
I thought Ranmaru said she liked me? Or wait… maybe she's just as scared as I am about starting a new relationship and stuff. She's probably finding it hard to confess… heck she probably still doesn't believe that I like her. Especially since she has that whole issue about light and dark. Man, what can I now? Ah damn it, there's only one thing I can do….
Yes that's the only way—Sunako's voice snapped him out of his thoughts.
"Didn't you hear me! Why are you just standing there?"
Kyohei took a deep breath.
"I'm standing here because… I'm starting to like you."
Sunako was too shocked for words. As a matter of fact, she was trembling and could not stop. She just watched him, unable to comprehend the words he just said. Her mouth hung open…
Wow great job Kyohei. She looks absolutely petrified.They both just stood there awkwardly. Then Kyohei spoke.
"Are you that afraid of being with me?" He gave a half-hearted laugh. "Ah yeah you are… I wonder how I could've thought you would like me. After all, you never seem to be happy around me…" His voice trailed off. He wasn't necessarily speaking to Sunako. It was more like muttering to himself aloud, but just enough for Sunako to hear.
"Sorry for wasting your time. But it wasn't my fault! It was all Ranmaru! Go kill him." And he looked down, put his hands into his pockets, turned, and started to walk away.
He had already reached the stairs and was making his way down…
"Wait!" He heard her call.
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"I'm standing here because… I'm starting to like you."
What. He… he does like me?
She found herself mute, but her mind was going a mile a minute.
"Duh. This is the second time you've heard him confess." Her conscience said.
But that's impossible! He's too radiant! He would never be interested in someone like me…
"What do you mean! He just said he is! He LIKES you. Darkness… light… it doesn't matter to him! You just admit you like him and he confesses… but you still can't accept the idea of a relationship! You can't even say the same thing back! I understand why you want to keep running away from love… you've been hurt before. But this time… this time… there is no risk."
There's no risk…?
"I can see it, whenever he's around you. He doesn't just protect you out of kindness. He does it because you're very special to him."
I am…?
"YES! Please stop acting so stupid. He likes you he likes you he likes you! Why can't you understand that! And you like him too! So confess already. Who cares if he's a radiant being? You'll find a way to get around that. Don't throw this chance for a perfect relationship away…"
Then she heard him speak again.
"Are you that afraid of being with me?" He gave a half-hearted laugh. "Ah yeah you are… I wonder how I could've thought you would like me. After all, you never seem to be happy around me…" His voice trailed off.
Well yes I'm afraid of his radiance, but that doesn't mean I'm always sad and angry around him!
"Well can you blame him for thinking that? He was waiting for a response for the longest time, and all you did was look scared and say nothing."
Ah I didn't realize!
Kyohei continued. "Sorry for wasting your time, Sunako-chan. But it wasn't my fault! It was all Ranmaru! Go kill him." And he put his hands into his pockets, turned, and started to walk away. Sunako still remained frozen, unable to talk.
"Sunako stop him already! Say something""Wait!" she managed to choke out.
He turned around, a perplexed expression on her face.
"Don't go… don't leave yet…"
He started walking back towards her and faced her.
"Yeah? What's wrong?" he asked.
By now, Sunako was drenched in her own perspiration.
I can't believe I'm doing this...
"Kyohei… I… I…" She hesitated…
"Just say it!"
A faint blush crept upon her cheeks. "I like you too."
There. I did it.With that said, she fainted. She was falling backwards, about to hit the floor until Kyohei swiftly caught her.
"Ah Sunako! Wake up!" He moved her slightly, still holding her in his arms.
Eventually, he heard a small moan from Sunako. She opened her eyes slowly, but still looked groggy.
"So you like me too, huh?" He smirked and tightly hugged her.
She didn't exactly return the hug (Her arms were hanging limp at her sides and drips of blood were threatening to come out of her nose), but she felt her own mouth transform into a small smile as well.
She briefly recalled the moment when she was recovering from six days of starvation. Although that had been a horrible experience, it was also the first time Kyohei had comforted her.
Flashback
She was sitting on a bed, still recuperating from
malnutrition. (She had not eaten anything for six consecutive days).
Kyohei was in charge of feeding her, so it would make sense he was in
her room at the moment. Sunako was silent, thinking about nothing
important. Then suddenly Kyohei was sitting on the bed too.
"Listen to me okay?" he asked.
She was caught off-guard at the fact he was sitting down on her bed. But she wondered what he was going to say, so she simply watched him waiting for him to continue.
"I don't know how much you liked that guy, but must you destroy yourself just because of one person?"
She still said nothing. He doesn't understand the pain of rejection. He's too beautiful to understand.
"He isn't the only guy in this world" and with that he finished and looked straight at her.
She stared back. She definitely wasn't expecting that.
That was probably the kindest thing he's told me thus far.
Then her nose bled straight into his face.
End Flashback.
Sunako smiled to herself.
That guy definitely wasn't the only one in the world.
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Meanwhile…
Yuki, Takenaga, and Ranmaru had watched the entire thing.
Yuki sighed happily, "That looked like a scene straight out of a movie! Well… minus her fainting and the blood."
"But at least everything ended well." Takenaga said, "Don't you think so Ranmaru?"
But Ranmaru didn't give a response. He was too busy crying into his hands.
"Finally… finally…" he muttered, "They're together! It's so beautiful… I've been waiting for this moment for the longest time."
"Yeah…" Yuki and Takenaga said, getting slightly teary-eyed themselves.
Then they heard a scream.
"Ahh! Sunako! Wake up! I can't believe you're still having nosebleeds!" they heard Kyohei yell. They all saw Sunako lying on the floor in a pool of her own blood. Unfortunately for her, confessing her love for him did not make him suddenly immune to his brilliance.
The boys were crestfallen.
"Sadly some things never change…" Yuki said somberly.
"Yeah. Even if she is Kyohei's girlfriend now, that doesn't suddenly make her a lady." Takenaga commented.
All the boys sadly nodded.
Then Ranmaru smiled evilly. "Maybe we can use Kyohei's relationship with her to our advantage?" Devil horns poked out from his head.
Yuki and Takenaga sighed.
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YAYAYAYAYYA FINISHED! SO HAPPY!
Thanks to celinae for beta-ing this chapter! You're sooo cool 8)
Also, thanks again to those who stayed with this fanfic the entire time! You guys are great xDDD
And just as I promised, this chapter was definitely fluffier than usual. Sorry if you guys couldn't handle it! x(
Can you actually imagine that scene happening at all? Ahahhaha xDD
Maybe I'll write another fanfic :X (Shh don't tell anybody, but I already have plans for another one…)
And the alternate endings, I'll post that soon enough… heh you're going to get a laugh out of them XD (or cry)
Until then, see you guys later:)
