Ending 1:

Jake sat at the table with all his buddies bragging about his awesome win in the wrestling match the day before. They were out to celebrate; Cyrus was paying as usual, after all he was he only one in the group with a job. Jake never treated, saying he was saving that for a special occasion, when he got Aiko. They partied and drank for what seemed like eternity and then the guys started to leave one by one. It was just him and Cyrus now. Jake was just about to say something when he saw Yuriko. His eyes almost fell out of his head. That bloody punk Tatsuha was walking right next to her, laughing about something. Jake broke the mug he was holding as they passed the window of the bar he was sitting at. He saw Tatsuha wave and they separated.

Jake was a mess of anger and fear, he vaguely remembered telling Yuriko about Tim. If she and Tatsuha were good friends, then, with a sinking feeling in his heart Jake knew that he had been caught. He wondered if Aiko knew. That bitch Yuriko, Jake slipped out ignoring Cyrus's calls and started shadowing Yuriko. First take care of Yuriko, then that punk and lastly Aiko…if she knew and didn't keep her mouth shut then Jake would have to kill her.

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Yuriko opened the door to her apartment and slipped in. She tried to shake the sudden uneasy feeling. She made herself a cup of coffee, pouring a bit of rum into it. She couldn't drink anything non alcoholic except water. She switched on the TV and squirmed a little before picking up the phone and dialing Tatsuha. He picked up after the fifth ring.

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"Hello?" Tatsuha caroled into the phone as he shoved the dish into the oven. He was making lasagna for Aiko. It was Yuriko. She sounded a little panicky. "Tatsuha, it's me. I can't shake this weird uneasy feeling I've got. Can you please come over? I'm really scared Tatsuha, my neighbors are out and…" she screamed suddenly. Tatsuha almost dropped the phone. "Yuriko? Yuriko!" he heard a lot of scrabbling and the line went dead.

"Tatsuha, what's going on?" Aiko came running from the bedroom as she heard her boyfriend screaming into the phone.

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Yuriko dropped the phone as she saw Jake at her doorway. She didn't even see the punch coming! She flew across the room at the impact. "Jake? Honey what's going on?" his face twisted up as she said that. "You tell me what's going on bitch? Tell me why you're hanging with that punk Tatsuha? Or wait shall I tell you? You went out with me only to find I'd killed someone and decided to spill the beans, am I right?" Yuriko knew he was right, but admitting it to him meant Tatsuha would be next, she couldn't allow that! She loved Tatsuha; he was the only one who'd treated her like a proper person!

"Tatsuha doesn't know anything! We're just friends, and well I was thinking maybe if I got him to fall for me…then you could get the other girl. Please believe me!" she put her hand up top deflect another blow, but he caught hold of her wrist, yanking her up to look at him. "Don't lie to me; you're in love with him aren't you? Bitch, how dare you play me? But I'll show you some mercy…tell me where is Tatsuha now?" he watched her glare at him, for a while…well too bad. "Fine you can go join Tim, bitch."

Tatsuha…. she gasped sitting up and staring at her captor. Jake looked back at her, a wild look in his eyes. "Who said I'd give you an easy death?" he held up a knife and grinned manically. She looked at him in horror as he slashed her wrists. "Happy suicide, Yuriko." Blood spattered all over, she watched him leave the house before everything went black.

Tatsuha drove like a maniac, Aiko sat next to him. She'd convinced him to take her along, sitting in the car as he tried to drive off. They got to the apartment and saw police cars surrounding the place. They ran in and Aiko gasped. Blood covered every inch of the opposite wall. Tatsuha bit back bile and went forward to the covered body on the floor. He lifted it up slowly; Yuriko's pale, bloodless face lay in a halo of blood. He replaced the cover and staggered back.

Aiko walked up to him and hugged him softly. "I think we should leave now Tatsuha." She led him out to the door and walked back to talk to the policeman about the funeral arrangements. "Leave it to me officer."

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Tatsuha sat on the couch covering his head in his hands. If he hadn't asked her to tape Jake's confession in the first place, she wouldn't be dead right now. He'd killed her…he started to sob now. Aiko held him close all the while. When he stopped she handed him some coffee. "You didn't kill her. Jake did, she made a choice Tatsuha. She made a choice to something for you. If a bastard like Jake killed her, then well, you have to nail him now. If you don't you're next."

He stared at her; she didn't look like the warm Aiko he'd known all along. He knew she was right. Suddenly everything blurred, had she drugged him? He looked at her questioningly. "Sleeping pill. You need to sleep you know." She smiled sweetly. After she covered him up, she picked up the phone. "Hello? It's me Aiko. We met at the party the other night…yes, I'm the one carrying Yuki and Shuichi's child. We need to talk. Can you please come over?"

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Jake saw Aiko and the punk drive away and followed them. So that was where they stayed…they were living together. He hoped the punk was awake…tomorrow would be the last time he saw daylight. He parked in an alley and went to sleep. Sleep was good. At some point of time, Aiko would have to go out, that was when he would strike.

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Tatsuha woke up. It was already 11.00. He saw Aiko sitting by him, a small smile on her face. "Tatsuha, I have to go out today. I wont be long, but you'll have to promise me you'll be careful." He looked at her and nodded, not daring to disagree, under the smile she looked pretty scary. "I've already made some sandwiches for lunch and if you want something to drink you'll find it in the fridge. Maybe you should have a beer or something. You look pretty shaken up." Suddenly she hugged him, almost crushing the breath out of him. "Promise me you'll be alive when I get back!" he promised her. She went out and he heard the front door shut with a bang.

He had a shower and helped himself to some of the sandwiches. He wondered what to do next, when the doorbell rang. He opened it without thinking coming face to face with Jake. "Well, well, good morning lil' punk." He punched Tatsuha, who fell backwards, but somersaulted before he hit the ground.

"You bastard! You killed Yuriko didn't you? I'll kill you!" Tatsuha quickly scanned the room for anything he could use as a weapon. He saw Jake run at him and sidestepped, bringing his elbow down on the other man's neck. Jake rammed into the wall. He spun around quickly and picked up a lamp, throwing it at Tatsuha, who caught it deftly. "Aiko likes that lamp. Maybe you should use heavier stuff like this coffee table?" he threw it at jakes with everything he had. It hit the man in the stomach, but didn't seem to faze him. he came at Tatsuha spearing him, jamming him against the wall. Tatsuha struggled, poking Jake in the eye. He brought his foot up to the bigger man's crotch. Jake howled in pain, striking out wildly, hitting Tatsuha in the face. He jumped on Tatsuha straddling him, trying to punch his face out. Tatsuha shielded himself the best he could, bringing his knees up to crash against Jake's back. Jake winced in pain giving Tatsuha time to wriggle free. He kicked out at Tatsuha, but the monk caught his foot and helped him fall backwards. He stepped on the red haired man's hand soundly and was going to step on him again, when Jake's hand came up and yanked his legs out from under him. Jake's belt snaked around his neck as the bigger guy lifted him up trying to snap his neck. Tatsuha struggled, trying to dislodge the belt. He'd promised Aiko that he would alive when she came back. He kicked out and punched as much as he could, but the belt kept tightening. Tatsuha started to fell exhausted, he couldn't breathe. I'm sorry Aiko. He was about to give up, when the sounded of a gun and a yell from Jake woke him up. He scrambled to the side and looked at his savior.

Aiko stood at the doorway holding a gun. She looked at Jake, smiling. "Are you okay Tatsuha? Did this bastard hurt you too much?" Tatsuha tried to reply. "Yeah…fine…" Aiko smiled even more. "Jake, darling, nice to meet you again. Tell me how hard did you hit Tim? Did you beat the life out him? How much do you think it hurt him? Do you know you made me lose my baby? Tell me Jake, please don't stand there staring at me in shock, I'd like to hear your lame excuses. How much did you hurt Tatsuha? Did you really think I would watch you kill him? Did you think I wouldn't be back in time?"

Jake looked into the coldest eyes he ever hoped to see. "Aiko, baby, I didn't think it would hurt you so much…" he stopped as a bullet ripped through his left shoulder. "Really, you must be even more of a doofus than I thought. Sorry, wrong excuse." She smiled at him sweetly, her eyes never changing.

"Aiko, you're doing the wrong thing here. I can make you happy baby, I love you…Ahh." Another bullet thudded into his thigh. "I'm sick of giving you time to speak! Sayonara…" she shot continually, stopping when there was just one bullet left. Then she aimed and smiled. Jake looked up to see her smiling right at him, like she once had when she'd first met him. "Have a nice trip." Her soft voice floated over him as she pulled the trigger. He could hear sounds in the hallway, but all he could see was that small piece of Metal flying towards him. It hit him straight in the heart. Everything went black.

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"Aiko!" Yuki and Tohma burst in the see Jake fall back dead. Aiko looked at the gun in her hand and then at the three others. "I'm safe." Tatsuha grinned suddenly. "Heck you are, what took you so long?" she smiled back. "K-san didn't stop drooling over it. So I just had to explain to him, I needed it quickly because you were in danger. He gave it to me then."

"I hope you had fun." That was Yuki of course all sarcastic. Tohma was smiling a little, but already dialing the number for the police. Aiko smiled at them all. Tatsuha stood up and went towards her when she suddenly collapsed. "Aiko!"

"My…my water broke." Three simple words. Chaos reigned in the apartment. Yuki was frantically trying to pick up Tatsuha and Aiko to get them to the car. Tatsuha was trying not to faint. Tohma was trying to yell at the police about babies being born everywhere. "SHUT UP!" everyone froze. Aiko was glaring at them all. "Yuki get the car. Tatsuha help me down. Tohma, fill the police in and clear up here."

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Shuichi smiled down at the little baby girl in his arms. He looked like Yuki with green eyes. Tatsuha was on the bed hugging Aiko. Yuki was looking at the baby with a mixture of joy and fear. How was he going to take care of such a little thing? Shuichi insensitively dumped her into his arms. Yuki held on like the baby was some kind of creepy crawly. Shuichi grimaced and arranged his arms in the right way. "Yuki, get used to this, you'll be waking up in the nights!" Yuki looked at him almost exploding. "Baka! You…" Tatsuha interrupted. "What shall we name her?"

Shuichi smiled generously. "You name her…" Tatsuha stared at his love for a moment and she nodded. "Yuriko…is that ok?" Shuichi nodded. Then Tatsuha smiled at the rest of the family who were gathered there. "I have an announcement to make, but first." He fished for something in his pocket and knelt. "Aiko will you marry me?" he flipped open a box to reveal a pretty diamond ring. She looked at him for moment, before nodding at a loss for words.

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Owari

A/N: Yay I cant believe I finished it! Dances in happiness! Hope you enjoyed it! Thanks for reviewing my darlings! I'm so happy!

Taka

Kai II- you baka! If you are reading this story you had better review, otherwise I'll sick Lia on you and she'll bite all your socks. If you read this without reviewing once more cousin, you'll regret it to the end of your days!