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Hey everybody, I know this isn't a bang of an ending, but it isn't REALLY the ending. Arranged Marriage is just the first story arc, you could say. The second story arc is titled "One Week till Marriage" which I hope to post soon. If you want me to e-mail you, or PM you about when I post it, just let me know through a review, e-mail, PM, or any other way you can think of. By the way, since I reached my goal of 200 reviews, I made my new goal 250! Please help to make it happen in this last chapter!

Arranged Marriage

Chapter 25: End of Arranged Marriage, Start of part II: One Week till Marriage

Dark sighed, "Hey, at least we don't have to kill anyone for more space." Muttered Riku.

"Yeah, but still…" Whined Dark.

"Oh, be quiet! I cannot believe I am going to say this, but I like it better when you're perverted! This whining is driving me crazy, and I do not think that Daisuke or Satoshi are going to appreciate it as much as I do, in fact, Satoshi is probably going to appreciate it less than I do…" Shouted Riku, muttering the last part.

"Really?" Asked Dark.

"Yes really. Satoshi is probably going to kill you later." Replied Riku.

"No, not that. The part right before that." Dark said, waving his hand in an odd motion.

"Uhh… Oh! You mean about—" Riku's face grew red.

"Yeah, that." Said Dark, a smirk appearing on his face, "So, you must really love me by now then, huh? I mean, that almost sounded like a dare to me." Dark said, his voice growing slightly seductive, as he put his index to Riku's lips, winking.

"You—you cannot be serious, can you?" Riku shouted aghast.

"Why, my dear Riku, I am always serious," Dark said, taking a step closer to her, giving her his killer smile.

Riku backed away from Dark slowly, but Dark just continued to step closer, until she backed herself into a wall.

"Riku…" Dark whispered huskily, his smile fading into an expression of seriousness and desire.

Seeing Dark's expression take such a dramatic turn, Riku could only let the moment pass as Dark manipulated it to be what he wanted it to be.

Dark brought himself closer, pressing his forehead against hers, calming Riku a bit. Riku began to take deeper breaths, feeling her heart rate speed up.

Dark's eyes were half-lidded as he brushed his lips against hers, and pulled back quickly, "I love you."

Riku knew that even Dark could be serious, and this time, he was completely serious.

Dark inched back a little to allow Riku space to move, and space to push him away if she really wanted to.

"Riku, I love you… If you do not love me though… Let me know, right now, I want you to let me know how you really feel… Please…" Dark said, encircling her waist with his arms loosely.

"I—I don't love you… Not yet…" Riku said, feeling tears starting to form.

"Then push me away… Push me away Riku, if you don't—I don't know what I'd do…" Dark said, closing his eyes tightly, his jaw tightening.

"I—I can't!" Riku shouted, throwing herself into Dark's embrace.

There was a moment of silence, "Then stay with me." Dark mumbled, inhaling the sweet scent of Riku's shampoo.

They stayed as they were for a few moments, letting go only when they heard footsteps coming closer.

Riku wiped the tears away from her eyes, and tried to fix herself up. Dark just sighed and brushed his hand through his hair.

Satoshi was the first to appear, Daisuke second, Risa third, and finally, Dark's mother appeared.

"Dark, into the room, you go first!" Dark's mother shouted from a few yards away.

When Dark's mother and everyone else had arrived in front of the room, Dark's mother directed them on what order for them to enter the room.

When everyone was in the room the grumbling began, "Stop grumbling! You all remind me of the people I was trying to make the wedding arrangements with! Oh! Oh, dear…" Dark's mother mumbled.

"What is it?" They all shouted, excluding Satoshi.

"I forgot, I can't put Dark and Riku in there, I still have to prepare for the wedding…" Dark's mother replied.

"Really?" They all shouted in unison once again, excluding Satoshi, who just silently awaited the end of the death closet.

"Yes, I guess Dark, and you too Riku, can come back out." Dark's mother mumbled, sighing, "Oh, and the rest of you too."

Everyone quickly shuffled out and took deep breaths, inhaling the relatively fresh air.

"Um, Mrs. Mousy? When is the wedding?" Riku asked.

"Next week. Therefore, you have a week to prepare yourselves. Don't worry about family invitations and whatnot though, your parents have already taken care of that." Dark's mother said.

"A week?!" Riku shouted.

"Yes, a week. We can't wait for next year, it has to be on Dark's 18th birthday."

Riku groaned, it was going to be a very strange week indeed. Wedding preparations, Dark's perverted antics, and… after the wedding…

End of Arranged Marriage

Okay, that's the end for Arranged Marriage, and part of the second story arc that I hope to post soon, which is once again, titled "One Week till Marriage" I hope to see you there! I was actually going to connect the second arc with Arranged Marriage, but I wanted to have it separated so that I could do the "Day One, Day Two, etc." kind of thing for it. Well, my new goal is 250 reviews, so please help me out! My goal for "One Week till Marriage will be 50 reviews, and will increase by 50 each time my goal is met. My major goal for it will be 200 reviews! Thank you all for your continued support! Thank you for reading, please review, and I hope to see you at "One Week till Marriage!"