A/N: Well, here we are, at the conclusion. It's been so much fun… T-T I hate letting a fic go. Thanks to all my readers who have stuck w/ me this far.

Disclaimer: I do not own GX or the Ojamas. Thankfully, Chazz is stuck w/ that one. XD

Chapter 5:

The sun slanted in through the window of Alexis' bedroom. She yawned and let the afternoon sun warm her as she sat trying to finish her homework. Truthfully, her mind was not on it. She was thinking about Chazz.

She was still worried about him. And not just about whether or not he'd be all right or whether or not he'd be traumatized. Yes, she was worried in those senses, but she was also worried he'd remember the kiss. If that were the case, he'd never leave her alone 'til the day they both died for good. At this point, death was sounding sort of tempting. Then again, she had no desire to be in the Shadow Realm. And who knew what tortures you were put through after that. Shuddering, she figured she didn't want to know.

And what about Jaden? After she'd kissed him, she'd felt a little awkward around him because she didn't know where they stood. Going through that frightening experience sure had brought them closer, though she found that to be scary, too.

A soft tap on her door interrupted her thoughts. Sighing heavily with exasperation, she opened it. Thinking it'd be Atticus, she raised her hand to slap the visitor. She found herself staring into Chazz's dark, bewildered charcoal gaze.

"Oh, hi, Chazz." She blushed, remembering the kiss they'd shared. "How are you feeling?"

"A lot better. Of course, I wouldn't be here if it weren't for you, so I thought I'd drop by to thank you. I brought you flowers."

With hopeful, love-sick puppy eyes, he offered her the gift of a dozen red roses. She blushed and accepted them.

"Well, what are you doing standing out there? Come on in."

"Uh, Ok, thanks."

He came in and she shut the door. Gesturing for him to sit on the couch, she put the roses in some water. He sat at the edge of the couch, as though it were going to bite him. He looked more than a little uncomfortable.

After a moment of arranging her prize, Alexis sat next to him. Neither said a word for a moment, just sat staring at their hands in awkward silence. Finally, a tiny smirk curved his lips upwards.

"You kissed me."
Blushing, she quickly denied it. "No, I didn't! You must've been dreaming."

He shook his head. "I remember it plain as day. How could I forget a thing like that?"

She bit her lip, looking nervous. "Well, it won't happen again."

"Or will it?" He was still smirking, his dark eyes now mischievous. "You did accept my roses, after all. Usually, you throw them away."

She blushed again. "Well, it's only fair after what you've been through. I gave you my apology thoroughly, so don't use your injury as an excuse. I've already given you yours. Don't ask any more of me; I will not do any more favors for you."

"Not unless it's in your best interest as well." He teased.

She glared at him. "Don't go there with me, Princeton. Just because I care about you enough to retrieve you from the Land of the Dead by means of a terrifying journey that will test my wit's end does not mean that I care about you like that. I'm not your girlfriend. I'm only your friend, and I only love you in a friendly sense."

"If that is so, how come you did go? Was it guilt? Was it an obligation? No! Jaden could've done it by himself, I'm sure. You know that too. Miracle boy can do anything. And you…you were just worried about me. You wanted to see if I was all right. And no one else other than slacker would take that risk. Also, why are you saying now that you love me when you wouldn't have even thought of it before?"

"You're delusional," she smirked, "but cute. Yes, I said it, you're cute. But we're still nothing more than friends. Some friends, just care that much. Some friends are close as family. You're a brother to me, Chazz. Nothing more, but certainly nothing less. And now that I realize how fragile life is, I will not hesitate to tell you I love you every time I see you. I never know when I'll see you again. But don't you dare die. I don't want to go to the Shadow Realm to retrieve you again."
She smiled good-naturedly at him and touched his cheek. Blushing, he stroked her hand lovingly and gazed longingly into her eyes. She shook her head at him.

"As I said before, Chazz, just friends. Don't take this as an invitation to--"

"Just one last time." He interjected.

"What?"

"Allow me one more time." He looked at her with imploring eyes, a gaze that penetrated her soul, piercing her soft heart.

Sighing heavily, she agreed. "All right, Chazz, just once. But that doesn't mean--"

"I know, I know."

He lowered his head, taking her face gently in his hands and pulling it towards him. As he did this, he stroked her cheeks with his thumbs. She was having second thoughts about this and was about to tell him to stop when his lips brushed hers. Relaxing, she allowed him to kiss her; however, she refused to kiss him back.

His eyes pleaded with her to kiss him back. Rolling her eyes, she complied with his wishes involuntarily. After a brief moment, she tore away.

"Well, are you happy?"

Grinning widely and nodding, he stood up. "My time's up now. I'd better go."

"What?" Her eyes widened, "You're going back to the Shadow Realm? Come back here, I wasn't done kissing you!"

He stared at her quizzically. Even though he knew he could use this to his advantage, he decided against it.

"Actually," he told her, "Atticus and Jaden only let me out of my room for this long. I'm supposed to be in bed for a week, after all."

"Oh." She blushed. "Sorry. I didn't mean what I said. What I meant was--"

"Nope, I don't wanna hear it." He beamed at her, the smirk of one who knew he'd won. Placing a finger on her lips, he half-closed his eyes, giving her the sexiest look he could. "We all know how you feel, so save it."

She would've died laughing had it not made her heart jump so much. Chazz really did scare her sometimes.

As he was walking out the door, Jaden tackled him. At first, Alexis was horrified. How did Jaden know about the kiss? But, in reality, he was only playing. They arose from the floor, Jaden laughing.

"Slacker! I'm still recovering! Don't do that." Chazz growled threateningly.

"Oh, right, sorry. I forgot." Jaden admitted sheepishly. "Well, guess I'd better take you back to your room, huh, Chazz?"

"Why, you--"

"And I should probably stay to keep an eye on you."

Chazz's face turned red. "Why can't you ever stay out of my--"

Jaden hugged him, then draped an arm around his shoulders, still laughing. Chazz's face turned redder.

"Come on, Chazz, I'm just messing with you. It's no big deal to need some help every now and then."

"That's what you think, slacker. But I'm the Chazz and the Chazz doesn't need help from an--"

"Oh, Chazz," Alexis called, her golden eyes dancing, "have you forgotten to thank Jaden? If it weren't for him, I couldn't have found you."

Chazz blushed and mumbled, "Oh, right. Sorry, slacker. Thanks."

"Hey, what're friends for?"

Chazz grumbled something that sounded like an insult.

Jaden caught Alexis' gaze. Both blushed and fell silent. Finally, Alexis could take it no longer.

"Jaden, where do we stand?" she blurted, "I don't want to live like this! I don't want to feel awkward around you anymore. I don't know how to feel or what to think. Everything's just too weird. I like it, but I don't at the same time."

"You know," Jaden laughed nervously, "I feel the same. I don't think we're ready for a relationship, that's all. We're too young, anyway."

"Yeah," she laughed, relieved, "we should just enjoy being kids right now, and worry about relationships later. So, friends?"

"Sure!" Jaden smiled at her, then said a bit more teasingly, "Of course, you still have to choose between Chazz and me. I know you like us both. For now, let's all just be friends, but when we get older…"
"When it comes, it comes," Alexis finally agreed, "Life is too short to be wasting it fretting over relationships. We should just chill until we're ready. And maybe I'll know who I want then."

"You will." Jaden winked at her, causing her to blush. "And I'm not mad at you at all."

Chazz scowled, listening to this conversation. "You know, I can hear you. And I'm mad. You can't kiss both me and slacker! That's almost like me kissing slacker!"

Everyone fell silent.

Chazz laughed nervously. "Just kidding, just kidding. I'm not mad. I don't care, actually. Kiss him all you want."

He ran, embarrassed. Jaden and Alexis laughed, watching him grow peeved.

"Well, I'm glad things are back to normal," Alexis thought. Then, smirking at Jaden naughtily, "Well, maybe not entirely."

She walked out the door with Jaden into the bright afternoon as he talked to her about a recent duel. No, things were not normal. They would only get more interesting from here on out.

A/N: Aww, it's over. (sniff) I hope you all enjoyed it. Please review for the final time in spirit of the conclusion. And no, there will not be a sequel. Not now anyway. If you want one, you may say so, but it will take me awhile to get to it. I'm still trying to fulfill all your other requests (and failing miserably at it.) T-T

See ya later:P

PS-- Chazz and Alexis 4-eva!!!! XD (sorry. ahem )