So this is it, guys, this is really the end of Anomaly. I tried in this to kind of sink back to the story's roots, mimicking the style of the prologue towards the end. I like to think I did a decent job.
I got the lyrics for Anna Molly off of because let's face it, I got about three or four different versions searching for one with punctuation, and this was the one I'd used for chapter titles, so I wanted to just stick with it. So forgive the lack of punctuation, okay?
Kind of happy ending!
Kind of short, too, but I'm satisfied with it, and I hope you are too. Happy reading, and another endless thanks to everyone who's favorited and reviewed so far!
"Stay," Sasuke said, gripping Itachi's wrist and tugging the older man's arm. "You don't have to be at work for another three hours, you can stay in bed for another ten minutes."
Eventually, the elder gave in, crawling back under the covers and tugging Sasuke flush against his still naked form. "But it won't be just another ten," he reasoned, his hand snaking down between them to rub against Sasuke's already prominent arousal, "will it, Sasuke?"
"Not if you keep doing that," came the low response, and Itachi reasoned that perhaps today, he would be late to work on purpose.
The sun was just beginning to rise, blazing trails of brilliant gold across the glass and metal jungle surrounding their not so empty Fourth Street flat. Early morning commuters were already getting stuck in traffic far below the room where two lovers, two brothers, found each other again.
The pier was lonely now in his absence, and it didn't matter so much anymore that when he left the solace and sanctuary of Itachi's company he wouldn't be spared any second glances. It didn't matter so much anymore because there was a house where someone waited for him. For once in his life, everything seemed to come full circle, and even though he knew he would have a lot of explaining to do eventually, right now he was perfectly content for the first time in four and a half years.
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A cloud hangs over
Its a city by the sea
I watch the ships pass and wonder if she might be
Out there and sober as a well for loneliness
Please do persist girl its time we met and made a mess
I picture your face in the back of my eyes
A fire in the attic a proof of the prize
Anna Molly, Anna Molly, Anna Molly
Doo doo doo doo do, Doo doo doo doo do
A cloud hangs over
And mutes my happiness
A thousand ships couldn't sail me back from distress
Wish you were here
I'm a wounded satellite
I need you now put me back together make me right
I picture your face in the back of my eyes
A fire in the attic a proof of the prize
Anna Molly, Anna Molly, Anna Molly
I'll crawl to your name
I'll bend to the earth
Nobody else could ever compare
Anna Molly, Anna Molly
Wait there is a light
There is a fire illuminated attic
Fate or something better I could care less
Just stay with me a while
Wait there is a light there is a fire defragmenting the attic
Fate or something better I could care less
Just stay with me a while
I picture your face in the back of my eyes
A fire in the attic, a proof of the prize
Anna Molly, Anna Molly, Anna Molly
I'll crawl to your name
I'll bend to the earth
Nobody else could ever compare
Anna Molly, Anna Molly
Anna Molly (wait there is a light, there is a fire defragmenting the attic)
Anna Molly (fate or something better, I could care less, just stay with me a while)
Doo doo doo doo do do, Doo doo doo doo do do
-Anna Molly, Incubus
Thank you, everyone, for making it to the end with me. I honestly don't know how to express how much all your reviews, favorites, watches, and just plain reads have meant to me while writing this fic. If you haven't reviewed yet and feel inclined to, I'd say that this is probably THE chapter to review. Just go nuts, tell me what you liked, what you loved, what you hated. Since this is the end, you've got everything to comment on if you haven't yet. I'm all ears!
I've wondered, where do I go from here? I'm both sad and relieved to see this to its end. Sad because it's over, and I'm at a bit of a loss, and relieved that, after all this time, I AM DONE WITH IT. Relieved because the quality of it didn't decline as I went along, and I made it to the end on my own. It's an accomplishment for me that I didn't once lose interest (that I recall at least), and have been excited for the end since I really got it started.
I hope that all of you who liked this fic will stick with me and drop by to see whatever I come up with next. I promise there will be more Uchihacest, because not only do you like it (you must, if you've made it this far), but I do too. Hope to see you around!