Chapter 54: All in the End
"Bo!" Bo heard her name faintly. Her head was spinning and she couldn't see much. Slowly she regained her vision and saw Gou crying above her.
"Ew, don't cry on me…" Bo grimaces as she slowly gets up holding her head in pain. Then she was suddenly hugged by Gou in the tightest hug she has ever received.
"Boboa…" Gou cried. Bo smiled and patted her back. When they pulled away from each other Gou suddenly kicked her in the stomach. "WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU ACTING LIKE A HERO?" Gou yelled stepping on her fiercely as she lectured Bo. "AND WHAT'S WITH THAT CHEESY ASS LINE! I BELIEVE IN YOU? BULLSHIT!"
"Ow! You-don't need-to hurt me!" Bo yelled in between the hard steps.
"OF COURSE I DO!"
"Um, girls?" they heard a voice spoke up. When they looked over they saw their friends and family staring at them with worried and relieved expressions.
"...this isn't what it looks like." Bo spoke up.
"What the hell does that mean?" shouted an angry Gou.
"I don't know. I always wanted to use that line!"
"You're still an idiot bitch." Gou snickers.
"And you are still a whore." Bo says getting up with the help of Gou.
"Wow, look at your hair!" Gou said gazing at Bo's hair.
"What is it?" she asked lifting some up. Her hair was no longer curly. It was straight and extremely long. "What happened!?" she screeched.
"I don't know! Maybe it went straight because of that electricity that you've been carrying." Gou started to laugh. "You look like one of those sheepdogs!"
"I'll end you!" Bo yelled but her hair blocked her view. "Damnit!"
"Here, I'll help you." Gou said trying to form a knife from the water but nothing was working. "What?"
"The curse has been broken." Ran's voice called out gaining everyone's attention. Hishikawa-sensei and Risa were standing with relieved smiles while Ran still had that stoic look. "You have defeated the sea witch that had cursed you all those centuries ago."
"What? That large ghost lady was the one who cursed my family?" Bo said in disbelief.
"Before cursing your family she cursed herself to become a vengeful spirit after death. After her death she has been causing many problems and ducked capture for centuries. Who knew she got tired of waiting for your family's existence to completely remove from this world?" Ran explained.
"She didn't have a clue what to do since the curse evolved to something different so she looked for a host to change all that. In which that leads to the broken Chigusa." Hishikawa-sensei adds.
"Oh no Chigusa!" the girls both said and turned around only to find Kisumi holding her bridal style. Chigusa looks lost and seems to be in a trance.
"The potion took its toll on her. She is still alive but her consciousness and a part of her soul is gone." Kisumi said tears rolling down his cheek. "I am such a fool…" he said putting his forehead on hers.
"What will we do with her?" Bo asked.
"Nothing. That's the damage of using parasite spells. Once lost it can never be regained." Ran answered.
"We have to put her in an institution." Nana spoke up going towards Chigusa and Kisumi.
"What about our deal, Ran? We can't take over for you anymore." said Gou.
"How about a new deal?" she said gaining the girls serious attention. "How about you live out the rest of your lives as normal people until the time comes for me to give you my powers?"
"Wait you mean-"
"That we can be normal!" the girls looked at each other with large smiles and quickly agreed.
"Well of course we will. Thank you, Ran." Gou thanked her and bowed with Bo following the suit.
"Just don't get killed before then, alright?" Ran gave a hint of a smile before walking away. "Yamahora send them back." she ordered. He nods and snaps his fingers and everyone was back on the beach on the mainland.
"If you need any advice or a reading you can come to me anytime!" Risa said shaking the girls' hands. "I am really proud of both of you! I wish you luck!" she said waving goodbye.
"Alright you two!" Nagisa's houting made the girls flinch and slowly turn to the others. "I want to know what went on this year and don't lie!"
"Well you two have fun. I'm going to pick Chigusa in a safe institution nearby." Kisumi said giggling pass them.
"Kisumi! You're not done here! You kissed my girlfriend!" Makoto shouted at him but Kisumi brushes it off.
"I did what I thought was right! You should be thankful!" and the he disappears.
"Oh wait the pendant!" Gou remembered and started to look for it but it was already gone.
"Kisumi already took it." said Bo. "Who knew he was a wizard?"
"He's a wizard!?" Gou yelled and Bo shrugs it off. Suddenly Haru hugs Bo tightly.
"I was worried…" he said with his voice quivering. "I want to know everything from start to finish."
"I just said that Haru-chan!" Nagisa yelled. The girls laughed and then started to tell everyone what happened over the course of this year.
…...
"So that's why you did that to me…" Makoto said in awe.
"Do what?" Gou asked.
"You touch me at the beginning of swim club...you um..touched me…" he said turning a deep red.
"YOU REMEMBERED THAT!" Gou yelled in embarrassment.
"Remember when I was having headaches. I remember after...fixing our relationship before the whole 'Chigusa trying to kill you' thing?"
"Oh no…" Gou covered her face in embarrassment as Makoto gave her a kid on the forehead.
"So are you going to be a part of this family now, Makoto?" her mom asked smiling from ear to ear.
"NO GOU!" Momotaro and Seijuro cried as they heard that Gou has been taken.
"So that is why?" Nagisa said remembering how Gou used to run away after getting wet. Then he pulls her into a hug. "I'm sorry that I didn't notice so that I could help you."
"It's fine. Bo and I did this to protect all of you but I guess it didn't work out well at some point." said Gou.
"You two are heroes!" Nitori shouted while Momotaro an towards Gou for a hug but Seijuro pulls him back and shakes his head.
"Boboa…" Hajime called out to her from behind. Bo signed heavily and reluctantly turns around with Haru holding her hand.
"Thank you for saving all of us." Sakura bowed with Midori and Hajime. Then Sakura kicks Hajime closer to Bo hard. He gives her a look of annoyance but quickly regain his composure and faces Bo.
"No, I know you can't forgive me for what I have done in the past. I wasn't a good father...hell I wasn't even a father to you. I know you won't forgive me that easily but I hope we can work it out." He said giving her a name card. "You are very talented so when you're ready you...can give me a call and work something out." He said looking away with a cherry red face. Bo takes the card and the shakes his hand.
"I look forward to working with you." Bo said smirking. "We will work on this relationship together, alright?" Hajime nods with a little smile and then goes back to being serious and stared at Haru. Haru bows at him as he introduces himself.
"You take care of her, okay?" Hajime said shaking his hand. Haru gives a stern nod and pulls Bo closer. Hajime smiles and leads Sakura and Midori away.
"Everything is alright now." Gou sighed in relief.
"I'm starving! Let's get some noodles!" Bo said and everyone laughs. They all went to a noodle shop nearby and ate till their bellies were a lot to explode.
The next day Gou decided to visit Makoto to surprise him. She ringed the doorbell and hid in the bushes. When he came she pounced on him and they laughed.
"Hey, Gou, what are you doing here?" Makoto asked with a loving smile.
"I wanted to see how you are doing after that fiasco yesterday." she answered.
"What do you mean?" he said tilting his head in confusion. "Didn't we watch a movie last night?"
"What are you talking about?" Gou's voice was filled with worry. "With Kisumi and Chigusa? On the island?"
"What? When did that happen? Are you trying to say that you didn't like the movie "Ghostbuster"?" he chuckled.
"No, no, of course not!" Gou lied and went shopping with him with great worry on her mind. After their date she went to go see Bo.
"Yeah, Haru and my aunt didn't remember any of it." Bo said as they sat on the pier like usual. "It's like their memories were erased and filled with some fabricated ones. Haru said that we had make-up sex lad night, not that I don't mind but it's strange."
"Maybe Ran, Hishikawa-sensei, or Risa did something?" Gou suggested.
"Well whatever happened I don't think we have to worry anymore. We are finally normal." Bo smiled thinking about it.
"The curse is over, we can continue the lives we've been fighting for." Gou smiled along with her.
"Let's live on till we take over for Ran." Bo stretched.
"Alright but first…" Gou said with a mischievous look on her face. She suddenly pushes Bo into the ocean and laughed at her. Bo then dragged her into the water and they began to splash each other till sunset.
5 Years Later….
Bo and Gou stood on the edge of the pier looking over the water. It's been five years since their magical journey and they came back to this area every time they visited each other.
"How's it coming young marine biologist?" Bo asked not looking away from the sunlit water.
"I got an internship at the aquarium in Tokyo. How about you miss pop star?" Gou asked.
"Still trying to get there but dad has been helping me." Bo smiles.
"Dad, huh."
"Yup, and I go meet Sakura and Midori went I have extra time. Midori is so cute now!" Bo jumps in joy.
"Is your husband jealous of that?" Gou smirked.
"He is and it's quite cute actually. Since Haru is away swimming all the time, it gets to him that I hang out with other men than him." she giggled. "What about your fiance? Got a teaching job or what?"
"He works with third graders. Anything on Rei and Nagisa?"
"Rei is a scientist and Nagisa lives with him. Rin and Sousuke?"
"Sousuke works at his dad's shop and of course Rin is a professional swimmer.
"Not surprise really. Did you know that Ama-chan and Gorou are married?"
"I've been waiting for that!" Gou laughs happily.
"Have you...gone to see Chigusa?"
"Yup but she is empty inside now. The only person who visits her instead of me is Kisumi."
"That's good. At least someone is there for her everyday to take care of her." Bo smiles kindly. "Give me a second I need to get my story straight. My friends are getting higher than the Empire state. And my lover she is waiting for me just across the bar but seat has been taking by some sunglasses asking about a scar and…" Bo became to sing.
"I know I gave to you months ago. I know you're trying to forget," Gou joined. "But between the drinks and subtle things, the holes in my apologise you know, I'm trying hard to take it back."
"By the time bar closes…"
"And you feel like you're falling down…"
"I'll carry you home…"
"Tonight, we are young...so let's set the world on fire! We can be brighter than the sun!" the girls wrapped their arms around each other as they sang on the pier. They sang together in perfect harmony like they used to as teenagers as the best of friends.
And nothing has changed in their relationship. They are truly the strangest friends that began to bond with a single problem. And now five years later they are still the same no matter what comes between them.
It was a strange relationship but formed into a beautiful friendship that no one can break.
"We are Young" by FUN
