Author's Note: Is it true? Yes, it is! This is the FINAL CHAPTER of Take Care of You. In that respect, this chapter will be a little longer. But fear not, my "fans," I will write a sequel in the (very) near future. See the bottom of the chapter for details on that.

Thanks for all who reviewed.

Horohoro opened his eyes. Everything was blurry, fuzzy and merged together in random unclear blobs. He blinked again to gain focus of his vision, and slowly, the outline of a person became visible.

"Ren?" he muttered. "Is this heaven? Shit, Ren. I'm sorry, if I had done better maybe you wouldn't have died-"

"No," Ren said softly. "You're in the hospital...Horohoro."

The Ainu rubbed his eyes and realized that indeed, he was. "Oh," he chuckled. "So I am." He smiled, realizing that just a few days ago, he would be the one watching over Ren, instead of being watched over by Ren.

"Ren? Are you alright?"

Ren nodded. "I...I'm, fine." His hands moved towards his face, where Horohoro could see a bandage on his cheek. "It's just...just one small cut...and that's it." A smile appeared at his lips. "The doctor told me...that...that...that you should be able to leave the hospital today."

"Really?"

"Yes."

"So, what happened back there?" Horohoro inquired, curious.

"Hao got away," Ren said softly. "But at least...at least no one really got hurt...when the police came he just bolted. That was...I think...three days ago, Horohoro."

"Eh?" Horohoro said. "I've been unconcious for three days?"

"Yes."

"Oh."

He looked up, and he could see that Ren was blushing. "What's up?" he asked. "Your face is really red, you know."

"Oh, erm..." Ren stammered, casting his eyes down. "It's just that...that...you know...erm...about the other day..."

"You don't have to be shy," Horohoro laughed. "Just spill it, Ren. I don't mind."

"It's just that...I forgot to thank you...for three days ago. H-Horohoro...you saved my life. If...if you hadn't protected me and asked me to run, then...then...Hao would probably have killed me."

The Ainu grinned. "Aww...it was nothing Ren, but hey, that was real sweet of you."

Ren's blush darkened two shades, and Horohoro laughed. "By the way," he said, "I've gotta thank you, too."

"Why...?"

"You saved my life, too, Ren. I wanted you to run and get away, but you didn't listen to me. You're a brave guy, Ren. If you hadn't gotten help and came back to me...I also would have been as good as dead."

The Chinese boy looked away. "N-No...it wasn't me...it was the police that saved you..."

"Don't be so modest. You need to give yourself the credit you deserve." Horohoro reached out and took Ren's hand. "You know I love you, Ren. There's no need to be shy around me anymore. There really isn't."

"B-But...Horohoro..."

"It's alright. I know it's not yout nature to be like that, and it's okay. As long as I know that you love me too..."

Ren's blush was so red that his face looked quite like a tomato.

"...Then I won't worry about it. Deal?"

Ren nodded, smiling sheepishly. "O...Okay. Deal."

----------x----------

One Month Later.

"Oh, Horohoro...harder..."

"Like this...Ren?"

"Oh, Horohoro...yes, just like that...AAAAH!"

"Aw, crap, Ren? Are you okay?" Horohoro screeched, dropping the hammer. He sucked at all these hands-on building activities. "I hit your hand, didn't I?"

"Er...yeah."

"Sorry! You want me to kiss away the ouchie?"

"What..!? N-No thanks, Horohoro. Just do what you were doing before."

"I know, I know," the Ainu said quickly. "I've got to whack the nail harder."

"Yeah...y-you're not using enough strength...no offense...At this rate, we'll never get anything done..."

Wham.

"There!" Horohoro said, triumphantly. "I did it!"

"Congratulations," Ren laughed. "You're a genius. You finally managed to build that rabbit hutch."

"Yep, I'm a genius alright!" the Ainu announced as he put four fat rabbits into the new hutch. "See? I'm naming that one Pirika, that one Yoh...and, erm...we can call that one over there Hao-Is-A-Bitch."

"Wh-what about the fourth one...?" Ren inquired.

Horohoro grinned. "That one's the cutest one. You know what I'm gonna name it?"

"What?"

"I'm naming it Ren."

The Chinese boy blinked. "Horohoro..."

"Yeah?" Horohoro replied.

"Th-That rabbit...erm, I think it's a female."

"Oh."

There was a long, akward silence.

"Oh well, Ren," the Ainu shrugged. "You're uke anyways, so you're practically a girl."

"WH-WHAT!? Horohoro!"

"Just kidding. But it's true!"

Laughing, Horohoro put his arm around Ren's shoulder. "Don't you worry. Thay may have sounded rude, but Ren...I'll always take care of you."

END

Author's Note: As promised, here are the details for the sequel to get you all excited. (Hee-hee.)
The sequel will be titled Old Habits Die Hard and, here is a sneak peek of the summary, or what it will be around the lines of.
Horohoro and Ren finally find peace together, but when a certain enemy returns, Horohoro's old ways start returning and their lives may be shattered beyond repair. Sequel to Take Care of You.
Bah. That sounded corny. Hopefully, the story will be better than the summary. I'll have the first chapter of it posted in a day or two.