Author's Notes:

Hey guys! Time really flies by! I can't believe I'm already writing the 15th chapter of this story. Lots of people have been showing an awesome amount of support, of which I'm very grateful. This chapter might be quite long, so you'd better get comfortable before reading. Now, enjoy chapter 15!

Chapter 15: War's End

Joseph sat on a chair, the two Firestones in his hand. He was deep in thought.

"She abandoned me," he said to himself, "So why...?"

A soldier who came to see him interrupted his thoughts.

"Lord Joseph, we will reach the city of Liège in approximately 4 hours." He said.

Joseph nodded. "Thank you."

The soldier was taken aback by Joseph saying that, but bowed and left the room. Joseph poured himself a glass of wine, anxiously waiting for the 4 hours to pass.

30 minutes outside of the city of Liège

Saito and his small army of magic students had marched for more than 12 hours towards Liège. They were now less than ten miles outside of the city gates. They kept marching at a steady pace before they eventually reached the gates.

Saito turned around to address his army.

"King Joseph will attack this city in only a few hours, so we need to be quick. I need everyone to stand in groups depending on your magical affinity!" He said. All of the mages started to spread apart until 4 distinct groups began to form. When everyone was on their respective groups, Saito took a deep breath and started to give his orders.

"Tabitha, you are to lead the wind mages. Use your magic to make sure everyone in the city is aware of the attack. Guiche, you and the rest of the earth mages should begin digging tunnels underground for civilians to escape. Kirche, I put you in charge of all the fire mages. Go into the city to gather its soldiers. Stand guard at every corner of the city and send a flare into the sky when you spot the enemy. As soon as you do, the rest of the mages will arrive to assist you in attacking them. Montmorency, you and the water mages will be in charge of any medical attention we may need. Understood?"

The leaders he appointed all nodded.

"Alright." He turned to Louise, Shion, Alex, and Osmond. "You four should come with me. I'm going to try and kill Joseph, so I'll definitely need your help."

They all nodded, itching to end the conflict as quickly as possible. Saito smiled at them, then turned back around to his army.

"Okay, you are dismissed!" He said. All of the students immediately rushed into the city to do their jobs. Guiche and his earth mages began digging tunnels into the city. Kirche stationed fire mages at high points around the city to scout for Joseph. Tabitha and her wind mages moved swiftly through the city, informing people that they had to evacuate. Montmorency stationed water mages next to each fire mage that Kirche had ordered, in case they became injured. Osmond told the professors he brought with him to assist the students, depending on their affinity.

Saito, Louise, Shion, Alex, and Osmond then went to a large building in the center of the city. They went to the roof and sat down.

"This is it…" Alex said, holding Shion close to him. "After this, we can all relax."

Saito sighed and looked up at the night sky. "Yeah. It'll be great. Maybe then, Louise, I'll..." He paused, looking up at the two glowing moons in the sky.

"You'll what?" Louise asked.

"Louise, do you think it's weird how I know so much about you even though you've only known me for a few months now?" Saito asked, still looking at the sky. Shion and Alex were having a conversation of their own with Osmond, so they didn't notice what he was saying.

"Well, at first it made me a little uncomfortable," Louise replied, "but now, it sort of makes me happy."

"I see." Saito said. He stood up and held her hands. "I don't think I've said this to you this time around but, I love you."

Louise's eyes widened as she heard his words. He pulled her closer to himself and slowly gave her a kiss. After a few seconds, she slowly closed her eyes, returning his kiss. They remained together for a long time before pulling apart for air.

"I love you." Louise said, smiling and looking into Saito's eyes. Saito stroked her hair. They're moment, however, was interrupted by clapping behind Saito. Alex, Osmond, and even Shion were applauding Saito and Louise's moment.

"Hey guys, come on. Don't do that." Saito said, rubbing the back of his head in embarrassment. Louise, rather strangely, was smiling while holding on to Saito's arm, although her face was quite red.

Alex spent the next several hours teasing Saito, while Louise and Shion discussed their love interests.

"Hey Saito," Alex said. "What were you going to say earlier about Louise?"

Saito looked away from Alex. "Oh, uhh…it's nothing. Don't worry about it."

Alex put his head over Saito's shoulder like a small child would, staring at his face. "Come on. I won't tell. Just let me in on it."

Saito sighed. "Fine, but you better not tell anyone!" He looked around himself to make sure no one was watching, then slowly pulled a small white box from his pocket. He opened it to reveal a beautiful, silver ring. It was rather simple, but elegant. There was nothing extravagant about it except for one thing. In the center was a large, pink gem. On the inside of the ring, Louise's name was carved into the metal.

"You're going to propose to her?!" Alex said, barely able to keep his voice down.

Saito nodded. "She's the only girl for me. I already know that. I couldn't stand to live without her, so I'm going to propose once we're on vacation. Don't tell anyone, okay? Even Shion."

"Even Shion, what?" Said a voice behind them. Shion was standing a few feet behind them with Louise. She had only heard the last part of their conversation and had no idea what Saito planned. Both Alex and Saito backed away extremely quickly.

"Nothing! Nothing!" They both said as they laughed nervously.

"Saito, what are you hiding?" Louise said. A dark aura seemed to envelope the too girls as a demented twinkle shone in their eyes. Just as Saito and Alex were about to be punished, a ball of fire was sent into the air.

"The signal…" Saito said. "We have to go, now!"

They all rushed in the direction of the signal. On their way, they could already see several explosions as the battle began. When they finally arrived, they saw that entire area of the city on fire. Joseph's soldiers were attempting to overrun the city, but they could not deal with the fire mages stationed in the area.

"Shion, Alex, you guys go and take down as many soldiers as you can until our reinforcments arrive from the rest of the city. Osmond, you and the rest of the professors are far more powerful than the students. Decimate their soldiers and, when you can, focus fire on the 5 hovering air ships."

They all nodded and departed the roof they were standing on. Saito could see dozens of soldiers killed in a number of different ways as Shion and Alex tore their way through the enemy forces. Massive fire, earth, wind, and water spells further inflicted damage on the enemy from Osmond and the other professors.

"Saito, are you going to fight as well?" Asked Louise, who was still standing next to him.

"Yeah. I need you to do something too." He said.

"What is it?" Louise asked, somewhat worried.

"I'm going to draw Joseph out from behind his army." Saito said, "If you get a clear shot at him, I need you to cast your explosion. You should probably start casting it now, since it will have to be pretty strong."

"I can't…" Louise said, sadly. "I was only able to cast the explosion before because of what Cromwell did. I never want to cast it again." She started to tear up as she was speaking. Saito sympathized with her. He couldn't begin to imagine what she must have gone through.

As tears began to flow down her eyes, Saito gave her a deep kiss. She remained startled for several seconds. When he pulled away, he smiled at her, looking into her pink eyes.

"I believe in you." He said. "I'm not going to let you get hurt. As your familiar and as one who loves you more than anything, I will protect you."

Louise began to blush. Soon, her eyes became blank and she raised her wand. She began to cast the spell that might save their lives. Saito picked her up and took her to the center of the city. He perched her on a roof top as she was still casting her spell. He looked down and saw Guiche making his way to the battlefield.

"Hey, Guiche!" Saito yelled, grabbing Guiche's attention.

"What is it, Saito?" Guiche asked.

"I need you to make some golems to protect Louise. She's vulnerable right now since she's casting a powerful spell. Gather a few mages and protect her." Saito explained.

Guiche nodded, his eyes filled with determination. "Right! What about you, though?"

Saito pulled Derf from his scabbard. "I'm going to fight. Don't worry, I'll put a good word in for you once this is all over."

Guiche smiled at Saito. They gave each other a high five, and then in a flash, Saito had disappeared, moving extremely quickly to the battlefield. Guiche immediately gathered any mages he could see, telling them Saito's orders. In a matter of moments, a shield of water and earth surrounded Louise.

At the battlefield, Joseph's mages had begun to turn the tide once they entered the battle. They had far more experience than the Academy students, who had begun to give ground. Shion and Alex, staying close together, did what they could against them. They killed dozens upon dozens of them, but there seemed to be no end to their numbers. Eventually, they too had to retreat.

"Damn it!" Alex said, as he and Shion were hiding behind a building. "There are so many of them. We'll have to keep retreating for now."

Just as they were about to fall back further, they saw Saito running towards the enemy.

"Saito!" Shion screamed, trying to warn him about his impending doom. This distracted Saito. A blast of fire magic hit him, throwing him back several feet. He lay still on the ground for several moments, making Alex and Shion very worried. However, he soon got up, looking uninjured.

"Wow, that was a close one." He said, stretching his back. "Good thing you can absorb magic, eh derf?"

"You're an idiot, Saito." Derf said, calmly.

"Yeah, yeah. Right!" Saito said. In a few moments he ran towards the enemy mages. They attempted to send several spells his way, but he easily dodged them. He incapacitated the first line of mages, making sure not to kill them. In less than ten minutes, Saito had taken out more than half of the enemy mages, giving the students a boost of morale. They charged Joseph's army in full force, with Shion and Alex rejoining the fight as well.

With his army now motivated, Saito pulled back to rest a little bit. After a little while, he looked up at the lead ship of the invasion force.

"What is Joseph doing?" He thought to himself.

In Joseph's command room

Joseph sat in his room, waiting on news of the attack. The fight had been going on for more than an hour now, and he was becoming impatient. He needed to know whether he could use a firestone now, or whether he should save them for later.

After a few moments, a soldier came into the room.

"You have an update for me?" Joseph said, nonchalantly.

"We have lost 70% of our forces sir! The enemy has lost virtually nothing! There is a man down there. He was inhuman! He took out dozens of our mages like they were nothing!" The soldier said.

Joseph was now standing up. "A single young man, you say? Is he a foreigner? A strange man with black hair and a single blue eye?"

The soldier nodded.

"So he's the one who killed her. Killed my familiar!" Joseph thought to himself.

He looked at the soldier, who was awaiting his orders. "Tell our men to fall back." He said.

The soldier nodded and quickly left the room. Joseph looked down at the two firestones on his desk. He thought for several minutes before finally, he picked them up and put them under his robes. He then walked out of his quarters and onto the deck of his ship.

On the battlefield in Liège

Saito was watching the battle unfold from a rooftop. He was proud of all the students and how well they were handling their first real battle. However, he then noticed that Joseph's men began to retreat in full, without bothering to attack the students in the process. The students began to cheer, believing it was over. Saito, however, knew that something was wrong.

"Partner! Above you!" Derf suddenly exclaimed. Saito looked up. He saw Joseph standing on the bow of one of his ships, holding a glowing red orb. He held it for a few seconds, muttering something, then dropped it down to the city. Saito immediately knew what was going to happen.

"Everyone hide! Earth mages, create barriers to protect everyone! Anyone close to any buildings, hide immediately!" He shouted. Shion and Alex immediately his behind a row of buildings. Everyone else, rather hesitantly did as they were told. Saito jumped down into the building whose roof he was on. Just as he touched the ground, the world around him turned a bright white. A loud boom was heard outside. The Firestone had detonated.

Saito laid on the ground. He felt a massive amount of heat and pressure pass over him. He could feel the ground shake and buildings fall, as if an earthquake had just hit the city. After a few seconds, it was all over. Saito stood up and looked around, covered in dust and debris. The building he had been in was flattened. The top floors had been blown away and the walls charred into a smooth glass surface from the heat.

Saito looked outside. It didn't seem like anyone had died, but several students had severe burns all across their bodies. At least 80% of the students were incapacitated and unable to fight. The other 20%, although capable of fighting, were also injured badly. What few water mages that remained did their best to heal the injuries, but it was nowhere near enough. In the chaos, Shion and Alex had managed to find Saito. Alex had light burn wounds on his arms and back, but was otherwise okay. Shion was completely unharmed, as Alex had shielded her from whatever damage came their way.

"There's no way the students can keep fighting!" Alex said. He winced a little from his wounds. Saito didn't say anything. He was looking directly at Joseph, anger in his eyes. He simply touched Alex's back. In a few moments, his wounds began to heal, until they disappeared entirely. Saito then looked at his sword.

"Derf, take me up there." He said. He looked at Shion and Alex. "What's left of Joseph's army will come back to secure their victory. You guys have to hold them off. Gather whoever you can who can still fight. Tell them to help you. Osmond is surely alive and well, so he and the other professors will help you as well. Good luck."

With that, he disappeared. Shion and Alex wanted to protest, but he never gave them a chance, so they followed his orders. They gathered all of the students who could still fight, including Tabitha, Kirche, and Guiche. Montmorency was in charge of healing the wounded, while Malicorne had been incapacitated by the firestone. Just as Saito predicted, Osmond arrived as well along with Colbert and 5 other professors. 3 of which were fire mages, while the other two were wind mages.

"Where's Saito?" Osmond asked.

"He's gone to fight Joseph." Alex replied. "He told us that Joseph's army will be back, so stay on your guard."

"He went off to fight Joseph on his own?!" Said Osmond in shock.

Alex and Shion nodded and said nothing. Osmond looked up into the sky. "God bless him."

They stood silently for several moments until they spotted Joseph's army. They had returned, just as Saito had predicted. Without saying anything, Alex and Shion rushed into the enemy forces. There were only a few hundred now, as Saito and the other students and professors managed to incapacitate or kill several of them. Osmond and the other professors launched spell after spell into the enemy from range, making the jobs of Alex and Shion much easier.

On Joseph's ship

As Joseph watched the destruction he caused, he heard his guards on his ship fall one by one to the ground. When Joseph turned around, he saw all of his guards on the ground, unconscious. Standing just a few dozen feet away was Saito. He looked extremely angry and said nothing to Joseph. After a few seconds of silence, Joseph disappeared. Saito immediately activated his ocular power. He could see the large orb of magic within Joseph move quickly behind him.

Saito turned and guarded Joseph's attack.

"What?!" Joseph thought to himself, "No. It's a fluke. It has to be. He got lucky, that's all."

Reassured, he attempted to sneak above Saito. He quickly leapt into the air, disappearing from sight. Just when he thought he was going to strike him, Saito quickly guarded his attack and parried him, forcing Joseph to retreat. Saito had inflicted a shallow wound onto Joseph's arm.

"How are you able to see me?!" Joseph yelled at him.

Saito remained silent, a steely determination present in his eyes.

"Is this how you acted when you killed Sheffield?" Joseph said, quietly. "Did she talk to you, but you ignored her?"

These words triggered Saito. "Like you actually cared about her!" He screamed.

Joseph used this moment of distraction to his advantage. He appeared behind Saito and managed to land a solid hit on him before he could retreat. A deep gash now stretched across his back.

"She loved you with all her heart, but you treated her like trash! Like she was just another object you could play with!" Saito said, fuming with rage.

"I loved her!" Joseph screamed. "But…I had other priorities. Emotions don't matter until I succeed in rebuilding this world!"

"You're full of shit!" Saito yelled. He charged at Joseph with immense speed. Joseph only barely managed to dodge him. They began to attack each other back and forth, each one fueled by their anger. However, no matter how much either one tried, they were at a complete stalemate. It would take more than anger alone for either one to attain victory.

On the battlefield of Liège

Alex, Shion, Osmond, and the others had all worked harder than ever. After the detonation of the firestone, they had been fighting Joseph's army for at least an hour and were now starting to gain the upper hand. Slowly, enemy mages began to fall. Either from being hit by one of Alex, Shion, Osmond, or the remaining student's attacks, or from exhaustion. Eventually, when there were just a few mages left still standing, they stopped attacking.

One enemy mage walked forward towards Alex, who was the furthest forward. When the mage got within ten feet, he got on his knees and bowed.

"We surrender!" He said. Alex could hear the pain in the man's voice. "We cannot win this battle. Please, accept our surrender, and we will fight against you no longer."

Alex looked a little dumbfounded. He had never been surrendered to before, so this was a new experience. He looked back at his allies. Osmond nodded at him, reassuringly. Alex looked down at the now crying enemy mage. He held out his hand and helped him off the ground.

"We accept your surrender." Alex said, smiling at him. "We'll help heal you and your allies. Just lay your weapons down, and we can work together."

"Of course! Thank you so much!" The man said. All of the former enemy mages laid down their weapons. They began to tend to the wounds of the injured on both sides. Alex collapsed in exhaustion. Shion, equally tired, sat next to him.

"Looks like we've won, Alexandre." She said, smiling.

"For the most part, yeah. But…" He looked up at the airship Saito had gone to. "Saito is still up there. I wonder how he's doing…" He said.

"We should go and help him." Shion said. "But, how do we get up there?"

"We can't." Said Osmond, who had walked towards them. "We didn't bring any dragons with us to this battle. All we can do now is pray."

They all looked towards the sky with their faces contorted with worry.

On Joseph's air ship

Joseph and Saito had been fighting for more than 2 hours. Both of them were covered in cuts and bruises. They were both extremely fatigued. Saito could no longer sustain his eye and Joseph could no longer use Acceleration to out maneuver Saito. As they both stayed away from each other, regaining their breath, Joseph noticed that everything was quiet. There were no battle cries or explosions. The only sound was of the wind.

Both he and Saito looked over the edge of the ship. There, they saw the members of both factions working together to heal the wounded. Saito smiled at the site. He then looked back at Joseph, triumphantly.

"You've lost, Joseph. Surrender now." Saito said.

Joseph looked furious. He didn't address Saito at all. Instead, he began to laugh wildly. He suddenly pulled the last firestone from under his robes. He began to recite an incantation. Without thinking, Saito immediately tackled him, causing them to fall off of the airship. In mid air, they fought for control of the firestone.

On the ground, Alex saw them in freefall.

"We need wind mages to help stop Saito's fall!" He shouted.

Osmond nodded. Tabitha arrived to help Osmond. Slowly, a whirlwind of air began to stretch into the sky. It slowly enveloped Saito and began to pull him away. Saito tried to fight it so that he could get a hold of the firestone, but he could not do anything in midair. He watched in agony as Joseph grabbed it and began citing his incantation again.

"Sheffield, my love, I do this for you." He said quietly.

Elsewhere, in the centre of the city, Louise finished her spell. She wasn't really thinking, she was more like a robot waiting to fulfill its orders.

"If you get a clear shot at him, I need you to cast your explosion."

The words played over and over again in her mind until, suddenly, she saw Joseph in the distance tumbling through the air. The words kept playing in her mind.

"EXPLOSION!" She yelled. A bright white orb shot from her wand. It flew at immense speed towards Joseph, although the distance was so great, it could be seen flying across the sky.

As Saito was brought away from Joseph, he cursed himself for not being able to stop him. Eventually, a familiar feeling overcame him. The world around him shone bright as a great amount of heat and pressure passed over his body. However, unlike last time, this heat didn't hurt him. There was a loud bang, much louder than before, that lasted for what seemed like an eternity. When the wind from the explosion finally died down, Saito opened his eyes. He wondered how he was still alive. When he looked down, the part of Liège that he had fought in was indeed destroyed, but his friends were all okay, save for a few bumps and scrapes from the debris that was in the air.

Saito landed rather hard on the ground. He slowly got up and limped his way towards the last place he saw his friends. When he finally got there, he saw several people crawling up from underneath piles of rubble.

"Saito!" Exclaimed a voice. It was Alexandre. He ran to Saito and gave him a big hug! Shion crawled from underneath some rubble, coughing. She smiled from ear to ear when she saw Alex and Saito were okay. All of Saito's friends soon gathered around him.

"What happened?" Guiche asked. "That explosion, did Joseph do it?"

"If Joseph did it, we would surely be dead." Saito said. He looked at the place where he and Joseph had been falling. The explosion had completely destroyed Joseph's ship. More importantly, on the pile of rubble was a shining red orb.

"Tabitha," Saito began. "Have Sylphid bring that to me, please."

Tabitha nodded. Sylphid quickly grabbed the orb and brought it back to them. Saito noticed that Sylphid had ran to retrieve the orb instead of flew. It was then that he noticed that her wings and back had been severely burnt, most likely from the firestone that Joseph detonated. He didn't want to say anything about it because he knew it would hurt Tabitha, so he picked up the orb.

"It obviously wasn't detonated, so how?" He said to himself. "The only other person who could cause such a massive explosion is…" His eyes widened when he realized what had happened. Althougj in immense pain, he ran into the building that he had left Louise on. Walls of rock that Guiche had made surrounded it. When he got passed the walls and onto the roof, he saw Louise laying on the ground, asleep.

He smiled and picked her up. Soon after, Alex and Shion arrived as well.

"Why did you come here, Saito?" Shion asked, exhausted and panting.

"She saved us, Shion." Saito said.

"What?" She replied.

Saito didn't bother explaining at that moment. He wanted to relax and enjoy the feeling of victory for a little bit longer. After several hours, Louise finally woke up. She was in a state of confusion.

"Is it over?" She asked Saito, who was holding her close to himself.

"Yeah." He said, "Let's go home."

He lifted her up like a bride and walked towards the gate to the city. All of his allies and former enemies were already standing there, waiting to depart. They walked towards the Academy at a slow pace. So slow that it took them over a day to get back, whereas it would normally only take about 6 hours. When they finally arrived, the first years who were left at the school were in the courtyard. They cheered the arrival of the small army, hailing them as heroes. They helped the injured to the infirmary and mingled with friends and loved ones. Saito, Louise, Alex, and Shion used this time to escape to a quieter part of the school. They sat down on the grass and suddenly started laughing.

"I was pretty sure I was a goner a couple of times!" Joked Alex. They all laughed and discussed various parts of their battle, often with dramatizations added for humor.

"Hey, girls." Saito finally said. Shion and Louise looked at him, waiting to hear what he had to say. "Me and Alex were talking about this earlier so, what do you say we all go on a vacation somewhere nice? Just the four of us?"

Both girls smiled. "That sounds amazing!" They both said at once.

"It will have to wait a little longer." Said a voice behind them, who Saito immediately recognized as Agnes.

"Queen Henrietta, Albrecht III of Germania, and Wales of Albion have requested your audience. Please, come with me." She said.

Alex sighed. "Man, can't we catch a break?" He said. The four of them laughed and then followed Agnes to her carriage. On their journey, people lined the roads, throwing flowers at the carriage to honor them. When they finally arrived at Henrietta's Palace, Agnes led them to the large room they first met in.

Inside, there sat Henrietta, Wales, and Albrecht. Each of them wearing a smile on their faces, although Saito was cautious of Albrecht.

All four kneeled before the 3 rulers.

"You have all four performed a great service to our three nations," Henrietta began, "and so, you shall be rewarded accordingly. Chevalier de Hiraga, for your magnificent efforts in protecting Tristain, I grant you 2,000 square miles of land on the coast of Tristain. It shall be your own territory with which you may do as you please. It shall always receive support from Tristain, I guarantee it."

She wrapped a white cloak around him. It was similar to a regular aristocrat cloak, but was white with blue and gold accents. A golden string on the right side of his chest fastened it to his body.

"Please rise, Duc de la Hiraga." She said, smiling at him. He stood up straight and hugged Henrietta.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." He said when he pulled away.

"Alexandre and Shion." She continued. "You have both proven extremely valuable in this venture. I grant both of you pardons for any crimes committed in your past. I also grant you the titles of Duc and Duchesse. You are to be given each a size of land equal to Duc de la Hiraga's. Although, I do not know your last names. May I ask what they may be?"

They both looked nervous. "We don't have any." They said at the same time.

"We'll come up with one at some point." Alex said, laughing.

"With one?" Henrietta said. "Oh my. Well, congratulations."

She gave each one a robe similar to Saito's. Alex's was a silky black with grey highlights, tied on with a silver string. Shion's was silver with purple highlights and was tied on with a copper colored string.

"Louise, you are already my sister. You've done so much to help me, and yet here I stand now, not knowing how to repay you." Henrietta said, rather sadly.

"I need no rewards, Your Majesty. Praise from you is enough to keep me satisfied." Louise said, still bowing.

Henrietta gave her a hug. "If you ever need anything, please do not hesitate to ask me."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Louise said, hugging her back.

Smiling at the happy moment in front of him, Saito then turned his attention to Albrecht. He didn't know how to confront him about Shion's secret mission.

"Lord Albrecht, may I please speak to you in private?" He said, cautiously. Albrecht, not wanting to seem out of the ordinary, complied and went to a far corner of the room.

"What do you want to speak about?" Albrecht asked.

"I want to speak about why you wanted me killed." Saito said, coldly.

"So you know huh?" Albrecht said, "Well, I suppose there's no harm telling you what my former plan was. You see, the people of my country and Tristain have started to look up to you. If I made it look like Joseph killed you, I would have a valid reason to invade. Not only that, but you are clearly loyal to Tristain, so getting you out of the picture would be one less problem for me."

Saito was disgusted at how much it seemed Albrecht desired territory. He wanted to attack him so much, but he knew he couldn't so he just walked away. After a few hours, the leaders allowed them to leave.

On their way back, they spoke about their new titles. "Duc de la Hirga. It has a nice ring to it." Alex teased. "As does Duchesse de la Hiraga, I might add." He said, looking at Louise. She turned her face away in embarrassment.

"You two will need a last name for yourselves too, huh?" Saito said, defending himself. "Just one, you know? I mean, why would you need one each right?"

Alex laughed. "Touché. Although, you're probably right." Shion hit him on his head.

"Don't say such embarrassing things, idiot!" She said, looking quite angry

They laughed all the way to the Academy, where they stayed up all night and spoke about their adventures, now that they had, for now, come to an end.

Author's Notes:

Okay, that was a long one. Maybe too long considering I couldn't get it out on Wednesday. I'm sorry about that guys. I'll write two chapters on Thursday for you, okay? Leave a review if you liked it and make sure to follow the story! Thanks for reading guys! Bye!

P.S. Next chapter will be more relaxed. May contain a lemon. Who knows? Not even I do.