Okay, you've been waiting for it and here it is (at last!). The final chapter of Moving On! YAY! Sorry it took so long to get out. I couldn't figure out how to end it without having it feel rushed. Anyway, I hope you like it and please let me know what you think! Anyway, here it is, without further ado! Chapter 7 of Moving On.
Lulu marched through across the walk in Zora Hall before the sun had even risen. Her jaw was set and she was determined. She had spent the whole night thinking about her and Japas and now she was ready to make her decision. She stopped in front of a door and took a few deep breaths.
It's now or never…She thought and opened the door.
"I need to talk to you." She said and closed the door behind her.
Evan looked up from behind his organ. "Hm? About what Lulu?"
"I need to take a little vacation. I need to clear my head."
"Clear your…" He stood up. "Is this about Japas?"
Lulu blushed softly and nodded. "I just have to get away for a bit. I promise I'll come back."
Evan crossed his arms over his chest and sighed. "Well…if you say so. But how am I going to break this to Toto?"
"I'll be back before he even knows I'm gone. Thank you Evan." She kissed his cheek and ran back to the door. "Oh, would you mind watching the kids?"
Evan nodded. "Of course."
Lulu smiled and ran off. "Thanks again Evan!" She called down the hall.
Packing her things didn't take long, as she really didn't have much to pack. She stopped off in the inner pool and kissed each of her children goodbye, saying she had to go away for a while and that Uncle Evan would be watching over them before she dove into the ocean and swam off to the only place she knew of that she ever truly felt at home: Zora's Domain.
Japas emerged from his room just in time to see get tackled by Lulu's children when he tried to feed them. He laughed watching Evan's heavy form crash into the water and then get smothered by small Zoralings. He walked up to the edge of the water and looked down.
"Need help?" He chuckled.
Evan looked up pleadingly but couldn't speak because of the Zoraling covering his mouth. Japas shook his head and dove into the water. The children swam to him and he laughed and wrestled with them for a while before convincing them to eat their food. They swam off into the corner to eat and Japas turned to a very tired Evan.
"How, in the name of the goddesses, did you do that?" Evan asked astonished.
Japas chuckled. "You just have to learn how to deal with em." He shrugged.
Evan shook his head and swam to the surface. "This is the exact reason why I don't have kids." Evan grumbled.
Japas rolled his eyes and surfaced with him. "Speaking of which, why are you feeding them? Where's Lulu?"
"She went on vacation." Evan grumbled rubbing his sore muscles.
"….Vacation?"
Evan turned to him, suddenly realizing who he was talking to. "Uh…yeah. She said she needed time to think."
Japas looked down and nodded. "Did she say when she'd be back?"
Evan shook her head. "Only that she'd be back before Toto noticed. For my sake I hope she's right." He said and stormed back off into his room, muttering something about "his tail on the line."
Japas remained behind and watched the children swim and play. She left because of him. He was too forward. Why couldn't he just watch from afar? It would have made things so much easier…
"Well, it's not everyday we get a celebrity here." King Zora scoffed at Lulu.
Lulu blushed. "Yes, Your highness. Is it alright if I stay for a while?"
"Of course! This is your home isn't it? By all means! Stay!"
She smiled. "Thank you sir." She bowed and turned around to walk back down the many stairs.
It was good to be home. She missed the smell of the water, the feel of the breeze here, even the sense of magic that emanating from this world. It was nothing like Termina. It was unique, and she had missed it. She jumped into the cool water and smiled at her old friends who surrounded her.
"Hey Lulu! You're back!"
"So what's stardom like?"
"Yeah, you're really popular!"
"Hey, we heard about Mikau, sorry about that."
"Yeah, it's really too bad, he was a great guitarist!"
Lulu smiled politely at all of her friends and when they had finally said their piece she excused herself and swam under the waterfall. She climbed out into the small space behind it and sighed. They just didn't get it. She looked around her and smiled. She and Mikau had gone here many times when they were dating. It brought back pleasant memories to see it again. But thinking about Mikau was not why she came here. She leaned back against the wall and closed her eyes. What was she going to do about Japas? Was their anything to do? She sighed. She knew she cared for Japas, that much was certain; but how much did she care?
You cared enough to almost sleep with him…Her brain grunted, aggravated.
She rolled over and lay down on the cool stone.
Maybe I do care more than I thought I did…but isn't it too soon?
Japas frowned into the water of the ocean. It had been three days and still no Lulu. Her children were alright and it wasn't like he was worried about their wellbeing, but he missed her. Even if she didn't want to be with him, he still wanted her around. He would much rather have her around and never be aloud to touch her than to never see her again. He sighed and lay back against the rocks.
You should have just given her space…His brain lectured.
He shook his head and sat up. Beating himself up wasn't going to do any good whatsoever. He stood up and walked back inside of Zora Hall. As usual, Evan was wrestling the children with lunch, Tijo was pacing back and forth, drumming on random things as he went, and Toto was yelling at the sound crew to get the stage "perfect". Toto wasn't happy when he heard that Lulu was gone.
"What do you mean she's gone?"
"She went on vacation, Toto." Evan explained.
"Well she can't do that! We have a band to run! We've already lost a guitarist we can't loose the lead singer too!"
Japas was hoping and praying that she returned shortly. It just wasn't the same without her there. They needed that feminine touch. Japas got his wish the next day around dinner. They were all sitting with their fish sandwiches watching the Zoralings play when she walked in.
"I'm back everyone!" She called.
"Lulu!" Evan practically attacked her with a hug. "You have no IDEA what we were going though with you gone. Toto was furious and…"
Lulu wasn't paying attention. She was staring right passed him at Japas. Japas blushed slightly and smiled. He waved and she winked before turning back to Evan.
"Yes, yes, of course. I'll apologize to Toto myself. Don't you worry." She pushed passed him and sat near Japas, with the intention of greeting her children…sitting next to the handsome Zora was only a perk.
That night, Lulu paced back and forth in her room in anticipation. She had left a note on Japas's door asking for him to meet her and now she was anxious. The knock on her door nearly made her scream. She opened it and Japas was standing there holding her note.
"You wanted to see me?"
She nodded and stepped back so he could enter. She closed the door and leaned her back on it looking at Japas.
"I've done a lot of thinking…" She hesitated before going on. "And I've decided something."
Japas sighed and nodded. "Before you tell me what that something is, let me just say this. I love you. I always will. I don't want you to worry about me if you don't feel the same. Things will go back they way they were before. I just can't go on without you knowing the truth."
Lulu smiled and nodded. "I'm glad you said that." She walked to him. "Because I've decided that…even though I will never stop loving Mikau…that maybe…it's okay to love someone else too."
Japas' eyes widened. "What are you…"
"I'm saying…that I love you."
Japas felt like fainting. Had she just said…He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her passionately. When he finally pulled away, they were both breathless.
"I can't tell you how happy you have made me." He smiled.
She moved closer to him and winked. "I bet I can make you even happier…"
He raised a brow and smirked. "Is that right?" He said pulling her over to the bed.
This time, Japas wasted no time. He had her stripped before they even reached the bed and then he laid her down on it. He threw his clothes off of himself quickly and then joined her with a kiss. She moaned into it, already feeling aroused. Japas chuckled at her moan and rubbed his hardened self up against her, prompting more moans. He broke the kiss and looked into her eyes.
"Lulu…are you sure you want this?"
Lulu nodded. "I…I think I need this, Japas."
He smiled and nodded. He lowered himself onto her and slid himself inside of her. They moaned together as the tightness of Lulu's inner channel squeezed Japas as he pumped in and out. Slowly he began to pick up the pace, barely holding out against his animal instinct.
"Faster, Japas. Please." She moaned.
Japas grinned and, not needing to be told twice, picked up his pace and drove himself deep into her faster and harder. Each thrust brought forth another, even louder, moan from Lulu. Her fingers were gripping his arms tightly as she moaned his name over and over again.
The moans finally brought Japas over the edge and he released inside of her with a grunt. He collapsed next to her, carefully pulling himself out as he softened. He turned to Lulu and smiled as she curled herself up next to him.
"I love you, Lulu." He whispered into her ear.
"I love you too, Japas." She looked up at him from his chest and smiled. "I think we have a lot to explain to the kids."
Japas nodded and grinned. "Not to mention the others."
Lulu giggled. "Yeah." Her eyes met his and she smiled. "Is this going to last? Forever?"
Japas nodded and kissed her forehead. "Forever. I promise."
