The story comes to an end! It has been a pleasure writing this for all the fans of the story! I hope you enjoy the end to my symbolic love story starring Tsuna and Kyoko! Be sure to leave a review and tell me how you think I did and your thoughts on the story! I would appreciate it! So one last time noodles! Read on!
(There is actually another chapter after this! Special chapter for you guys!)
"I see now just how wrong I have been. I see now that I have returned to being in a cage. I see the bars that surround me and prevent me from leaving. The cage looks cleaner now, much nicer than it did before. However, this cage is still a mystery to me. Why am I here? How did I get here? I have been here before…two times before. This is the third time being here in this cage…this cage of my dreams. This cage formed from being in love. Love is selfish in nature, demanding, uncontrollable, and still hard to define. There are many definitions of love and the words behind them lie in any person's heart…a central feeling…but different words to describe the feeling. For me love was a guiding light that would bring me to freedom in the darkest times of my life. It made me feel free…it made me feel like I could escape from everything. I thought…if I fell in love with Tsuna…gave myself up to love…I would be free. But in the end my love brought even deeper, even lower than I already was. Love…in the end it traps all of us in its thorny grasp…its captivated blue roses in our sight…but look where I am now. Stripped of everything relating to the world I came from…and held prisoner here…"
Kyoko was held up in the midst of an area of the island she or Tsuna haven't seen. Her body was tied to a banyan tree with vines binding her wrists and ankles to it. She looked forward drearily to see the area around her was both magnificent in beauty yet dampening to the soul. There were rows of blue roses all sections with vivid green brush and liveliness about them surrounds her and the tree. Yet beyond the alluring roses was an appalling atmosphere of dreadfully grim black trees. The bark of them was black and the trees seemed to whisper to Kyoko. Whispering things her mind couldn't fully understand but her hear felt different emotions with each slight whisper. It was if listening to a hidden part of yourself speaks lowly words into the forefront of your mind to invoke different emotions from your heart. As when one is alone in the dark and believes to see monsters looking back at them in the dark and when the light comes on only a shadow of the monster remains; a figment of one's imagination. But in the end one's mind is a deceptive part of our beings that acts consciously and subconsciously. Our conscious that acts out the actions of our lives and the subconscious which works behind the scenes in the shadows of our minds in ways unknown. But the door to one's subconscious must never be opened…it must remain closed. Otherwise the darkness in one's mind will pour out and secrets that was meant to be left hidden…will now be revealed. Kyoko unknowingly was listening to her own subconscious mind whisper to her things she couldn't fathom because what was left of her mind for her to still function tried to block it out…but how long could she resist the island of her subconscious calls?
They tried to tell her things she shouldn't know…things that she can't know but will try to tell her! Their whispers were agonizing and traumatic. Each word hit her like a dagger and broke her slowly but seeped into her being easily. "Failure…" the voices would say, "Mistaken…confused…conflicted…worried…scared…unfaithful…liar!" Kyoko heard them louder than before as tears poured out from her sullen and tired eyes. That lonely feeling that dictates one's forsaken soul as she knew she betrayed the one she loved. Her love…it formed a cage built upon her selfishness; her selfish desires and irrational impulses that compelled her to betray Tsuna's trust. She knew how to start the ship and navigate it…as Tsuna was looking around she gave inputs to fly out to the sea and override the original destination. She didn't know where they would go but she felt like this was the place to go. Then when Tsuna was knocked unconscious she did realize what she did was wrong! She tried to turn it back but the ship no longer gave her control as it was being pulled by some force. A force Kyoko thought would lead them straight into the ocean's clutches but when she and Tsuna awoke…they were on the island. Kyoko didn't know how they ended up here and didn't recall much. However, she remembers this feeling very well…this isn't the first time she has been tied up to this tree. Yes, each day of this dream has happened before. Kyoko slowly remembers the same conversations, the same moments, the same feelings that have occurred over the time they have spent here. However, she can't remember everything…pieces are missing even though she knows something important happened! She knows there are pictures for her mind to remember but can't! And like most dreams…she can't remember the ending to any of them. She vaguely sees herself in this same position…and feels like Tsuna is standing in front of her…but what happens after is a mystery to her.
She tried to move but found that she couldn't move her body at all as if she was paralyzed. She couldn't even move her eyes at all as they were fixated in front of her. It was torturous to not be able to move or do anything. She felt as if she was just waiting here for something to happen to her. She felt as helpless as she did when she was back in Namimori and she sees now that when one tries to pursue their dreams one is always helpless. It is one's dream that guides the person…not the person who guides the dream. And because she thought she could be in control of her own life for once…just one in her life. She and the person she loves will suffer the consequences which she fears so much! The agony of not knowing if Tsuna is okay and where he was now hurt more than anything else within Kyoko. Her mind thought terrifying thoughts of Tsuna's being: what if he was hurt and couldn't move? What if he was injured? Sick? Or worse…?
This was all her fault she thought as the whispers grew louder in her head. The more she began to blame herself and accept she was the cause of all of this. The more she sunk lower within herself and the vines' grip grew tighter on Kyoko as she began to cry softly.
Elsewhere Tsuna was flying through the forest as fast as he could, navigating his way through the forest swiftly as he dodged and swayed through the trees in search of Kyoko. He found that as the island was in this state he was somehow able to fly even though he didn't have his gloves with him as if he was flying with his will alone or as an effect of the island. He soon discovered that he didn't seem to be getting anywhere anytime soon. He could not tell left from right within its dark depths and he thought he would go up and see the entire island in its entirety but was surprised by its transformation. When he flew up past the tops of the trees he saw the island looked nothing like he imagined it to be. The world around him was complex, and topsy-turvy. Trees upside down grew from the clouds above, water flowed from the clouds with sand dunes filling up holes on the island, and imagery flowed beautifully as flowers and roses flied through the air.
"What…is going on here? Is this an illusion? Or perhaps…parts of Kyoko's mind? I know…I can feel that this island is taking from Kyoko her dreams…and manifesting…though I don't know how come I know this. Parts of my own memory and mind seem to be missing as well…How this all is happening…I can't remember! Dammit! Kyoko…how did we get to this point when all we been trying to do is be closer to the other? Are we truly not allowed…to be happy together?" Tsuna thought as he flew around from above looking for any sign of Kyoko while his mind tried to think about what went wrong. If this island…is all a part of her dreams then…why did it become like this? Tsuna thought about this until he saw out of the corner of his eyes the beachfront he knew so well. It was the spot he and Kyoko had spent the past few days at together in solace. He flew over to the spot and landed gently on the sand and looked around to see the area had shrunken but still looked pretty much the same. He then looked over to the ocean and remembered how Kyoko would look out into the water often. He too walked over to the water and let it touch his feet as it did for Kyoko and tried to imagine what Kyoko would see in her mind.
"Kyoko…the water truly does feel good here doesn't it? The water is comforting…and relaxing. Here you could feel at peace here at the water…yet whenever you looked across the water…you would only…think of home right? Across this water perhaps, somewhere far away you could just picture Namimori was right in front of us…just waiting for you. This ocean…was it a symbol of the peace in your mind that you craved so much? Or the waters of your own sorrow that you imagined were slowly going to consume you as you drown in it?" Tsuna thought as he found himself waist deep in the water somehow. He then remembered when Kyoko had run off to the ocean. He was so terrified to lose Kyoko, and so he crawled in order to reach her and stood despite the pain he was in. Yes, the pain Tsuna was in each time he got hurt…the lies Kyoko told physically hurt him and left him in pain…the burdens Kyoko bore and hurt her, hurt him as well.
"Don't…you ever…go away like that. Or I won't be able to protect you Kyoko….don't…go away…okay?
"I won't Tsuna…I have decided…to stay by your side…even if it's selfish of me to do so. I will forget all the things that are worrying me…and stay by your side. I have a responsibility to you and to you alone now. I feel so relieved…"
"Kyoko…for as long as we stay here. I will be sure to take away the burdens that keep you locked up…I will be sure to free you from everything. This island…only asks that we survive on it and nothing more. That is how we must live…simply to survive. And surviving doesn't mean just food and water..but surviving all the feelings and emotions that will come crashing down on us…"
"I'm sorry Kyoko. We said those things…but I shouldn't have said that. I wanted to protect you so badly…I wanted to make sure you wouldn't disappear. You told me you were going to be selfish and stay by my side, you said you would forget everything was worrying you…and I would be your only responsibility. But that's wrong…it's all wrong! I can't free you from everything…this island doesn't simply ask us to survive. It asks us to move on…to forget…to throw away everything that we think doesn't matter. But it's selfish to throw away all of our responsibilities…it is those things that we have to do…that make us who we are. You wouldn't be you without all the hard work you put in for others…you don't just have a responsibility to me…or to the people in Namimori…you have a responsibility to yourself that comes before anything else! I can't take away all your burdens…but I will do everything in my power to ease them from you. I will share those burdens with you…so it won't crush you anymore. I will do everything I can to make you feel as light as you did when we held each other that day…your wings will spread wide enough for you to fly…you won't be chained down by them anymore…! I will help you find freedom! I promise you Kyoko!" Tsuna shouted from the top of his lungs across the water, to the island, and to Kyoko herself who heard his words from her captivity.
"T…Tsuna? I hear you…I can hear you…you're…trying to help me right? Save me like you always do…I feel better. I can feel myself…getting lighter…just like always…you're here to save me. I shouldn't have doubted it should I? This island…I thought was the only chance of freedom I had…yet with you by my side…I can be free from anything right? Perhaps not so free that I am like air and weighed down by nothing…but free enough to fly and not come crashing down?" Kyoko thought to herself as the vines loosened from Kyoko and she felt herself becoming more free.
Tsuna then walked back up the beach and recalled everything that has taken place on this shore. Their long talks about favorite TV shows, food, and getting to know the other. But in the end Tsuna realized he did not fully understand Kyoko as he thought he did. For a long time they have both been watching each other from a distance. Separated in seemingly two different worlds, and both thought that the line that divided them would always be there. Then they came here and realized just how much they both truly loved the other. They both discovered the parts about the other that no one else will ever see and the parts that only they can see. But in the end were they still seeing each other from a distance or closer than that? Tsuna didn't know the answer for sure but he knew something that was right there in their chests, the dreams in their hearts. Tsuna always dreamed of marrying Kyoko…and Kyoko dreamed of being with Tsuna. A miracle that two dreams could be so close to the other yet different in their own ways. Then Tsuna remembered that Kyoko told him that she had a dream one night about the two of them.
"You and I were…together…not on an island or in Namimori. But some place far away from the both…a forest near a lake. We had our own home out somewhere in the country where it was just us two. Alone and away from everything…and together…we held hands…and then we…we kissed…we kissed Tsuna…and…I want to make that dream a reality…"
She didn't dream of Namimori or this island. She dreamed of a place just for the two of them where they could escape from the world itself. She dreamed of being with him…away from everything. Now Tsuna would forget his own dream of marrying Kyoko as now he only dreamed about making Kyoko's dream a reality. The dream behind her goal of being with Tsuna, to simply be free! Tsuna took off again and flew quickly into the forest and knew where he would go to next. He flew even faster than he did before with more determination than before! He arrived in only a few moments at the spot where he and Kyoko had found the dried up lake. Sure enough the lake was even drier than it was before and more barren than ever with cracks and fissures within the terrain. Tsuna remembered that it was here that he found the extra charms made by Kyoko and the Vongola symbol on the rock. Dreams before Tsuna and Kyoko had gone through these experiences but in the end Tsuna must have failed somehow. He didn't save Kyoko did he? He couldn't save Kyoko so the dream ended and began anew. The mark of the Vongola…what could it mean though? Tsuna knew for sure that it was not him who put that mark there…it was someone…or something else. The island perhaps had it there as a symbol to him that this island was not just a part of Kyoko but him as well. He knew for sure that this island had something to do with the Vongola but it would seem he would have to forget about that for now when he heard growls all around him. He looked to see he was surrounded by wolves like the one he saw the day he and Kyoko came here.
All more hideous and grotesque than before as a group of them circled Tsuna. Tsuna could see that there were even more of them in the forest around him all waiting for the moment to strike. Wolves…Kyoko's fears in the form of predators that hunt their prey. Tsuna cracked his knuckles and ignited his hands in powerful Sky Flames. As the Vongola Boss, he would not lose to mere animals. And…since these beasts are simply Kyoko's fears…then he vowed to take every single one of them down.
"You….you things…are what are eating away at Kyoko's mind? All of her fears….that worry Kyoko every single day? The fear of being alone…eaten…hurt by what frightens her? Disappointing others…not being there for them…and never being able to escape? If so…then I will be sure to defeat every single one of you! No matter the cost! I will fight Kyoko's fears alongside her…she will never be alone again! No one in this world deserves to be alone! No one should have to face such hardships alone! No one! Especially her! I don't give a damn what this island wants with her…but I know that this world will not break her down! She is one of the strongest people in the world…behind that smile…are the deepest darknesses of secrets…behind her eyes are just oceans filled with tears and inside that kind heart of hers…is the most pain a whole world can't even hold! So come at me! I will….save Kyoko!" Tsuna shouted as one by one the wolves began their attack.
One by one they attacked Tsuna who crushed them swiftly. Breaking their jaws, blinding their eyes with his fists, and sending them flying back into the forest they came from. They were nothing compared to the man who will do anything for the one he loves. However, their numbers were as great as the many fears within Kyoko's being. When one went down there was another to take their place. The wolves managed to land deep bites on Tsuna's body, sharp teeth sinking into Tsuna's arms and legs. The pain was great but Tsuna didn't care one bit.
"You…think this pain will stop me? This…pain…is nothing compared to what she has felt! Bring it on! If this is all the pain you can bring…then I'll take all of it! I'll take any pain you want to give me…so don't hold back! Because I sure as Hell won't…" Tsuna shouted as spun around and shook all the wolves off of him in a fiery tornado of Sky Flames to form a stream of fire! He then flew up in to the air and placed both of his hands in front of him and began to charge up both hard and soft flames.
"This…is for Kyoko….X-Burner…" Tsuna said as he fired off the strongest X-Burner he has ever performed that eliminated the wolves one by one. He even went on to destroy any part of the island he saw fit! There was no need for an island like this! A world like this that managed to cause more grief for Kyoko in the end! More grief than the world they came from could do! Tsuna would destroy it all if he could! He sure did try as he destroyed trees, water, and anything that would get in his way.
"I'm afraid of having to always put on a façade…everyday it's like I have to put on a new face to fit the day. I feel like an actress who has to put on a performance for people every day without anyone knowing who I truly am beneath the mask! No one! And it makes things worse is when you put on the performance so much…that terrible mask…that it eventually becomes a part of who you are. I can't be open…I can reveal who I am under the mask…otherwise people would be hurt. People need me to go out on that stage and be whoever they expect me to be…otherwise they'll be sad…and I just wanted to make those around me happy! But what felt so right…turned out so wrong…as I'm terrified to go back to that life now that I escaped it!"
"You won't have to go back to that life Kyoko…you don't have to put on a mask anymore. You can open up…you're allowed to be happy…you're allowed to be selfish! No one in the world has the right to tell you what you can't be Kyoko or what you should be! But let me tell you this…only you can tell yourself who you should be! Not me, not anyone from Namimori, and surely not this damn island! Don't be afraid anymore! Follow your passions! Follow your own dreams! I promised you didn't I? I will never leave your side! And I will make sure to fulfill that promise and see to it you be the Kyoko Sasagawa…that Kyoko wants to be!" Tsuna had destroyed as much as he could of the island before he had spent a large portion of his flame energy. He slowly descended to a spot he felt a voice was calling out to him…
"Tsuna…? Is that all true…? You will do all of this for me? You would wouldn't you? You would suffer all the pain with me…all my burdens…everything if it means making me free. But what about you…? Will you truly be happy doing all of this with me? Will my happiness bring you happiness? I lived my life making sure others could be happy even if it meant I couldn't be. So I know better than anyone…that is a cage that is hard to live in. But…I think it's different for you. You don't mind being there…you're always helping people…your friends and loved ones especially. You would do anything for those close to you…so this is nothing huh? You're so cool…being able to do all of this…and not ever back down. You're truly a hero Tsuna…my hero. I wish I could do the things you could do…but in the end. You and I are both just human…how? How…? How do we find the answer we need? Even if you save me…I can't simply forget all the changes that have happened to me here. I can't simply change who I am…and neither can you. So what is the answer…you have found Tsuna?" Kyoko managed to say as she saw Tsuna land a distance away from her.
There he stood, wounds on his body from the fights he had. His fists clenched so tightly that his hands hurt but the pain doesn't stop him at all. His hands ignited in a fire that would seem like they could burn forever. And his eyes that burned with the will to do anything. Kyoko was blown away, completely taken back by the sight of Tsuna.
"Found you…Kyoko…" Tsuna said with a smile. Kyoko broke down as there was no way she could prevent herself from crying. She cried not tears of sadness but tears of joy when she saw Tsuna there.
"Tsuna…you…of course you did…you're late dummy! What took you so long…!" Kyoko called out to him with a big smile.
"Sorry…Kyoko. You know I can be really hopeless…but I'm here now to keep my promise…you heard me right? You heard what I have said…" Tsuna said as he placed a hand over his heart. Kyoko stared at the place he put his hand and nodded her head. She heard it loud and clear within her own heart.
"Of course…I heard you…and you heard me. We both listened to each other…and spoke the other…no walls…nothing attached…just us speaking to each other freely…" Kyoko said out loud to him.
"Then…let's get you out of there!" Tsuna said as he began to run over to Kyoko who then heard the surroundings around her yell loudly. Tsuna heard them too but too late as vines from the tree that bounded Kyoko shot out and pierced Tsuna's shoulder. Tsuna quickly grabbed the vine that pierced him and burned it off but another shot out and went through his thigh. Tsuna yelled out in pain as he fell to his knees from the wounds he received.
"Tsuna!" Kyoko shouted as he tried to force herself free. She didn't understand…why was she still being kept here? Why is the island trying to hurt Tsuna? She didn't understand why any of this is happening. She didn't want any of this to happen, but she thought she couldn't do anything to stop this. But she felt…a part of her wanted this. How cruel…how evil she thought that this could be something she wanted. But she didn't want to hurt Tsuna…but she wanted to keep him away. Because the whispers of the trees spoke directly to both of them. The whispers reminded her of her fears, her responsibilities, her hardships, her lies, her pain, and ultimately of her life filled with sorrows. She knew that if Tsuna freed her…she would have to go back to Namimori…and despite everything that happened she couldn't help the part about her that didn't want to go. She couldn't forget the past few days here on this island that have been the best time of her life…this is the freedom she knows. The island to her…is freedom…and Namimori…was confinement.
Tsuna knew that was what Kyoko felt…that is what she thought. But he had to set her free somehow but what is freedom truly? What is the best thing to do? What should he do? He knew now as he faced Kyoko and this situation…he knew that this is where the dreams end. The climax is right here…and Tsuna must make a decision that will change his and Kyoko's life forever. A decision he couldn't make in a past dream…and this is the last one. So what will Tsuna do? Then he heard the island now speak to him in whispers.
"You can't save her…you mustn't save her…if you do…consequences…to uphold! Her mind…is connected to this place…if you take her away from it…the effect on her mind…too…great…too…sad…too…painful! Freedom…is here…confinement on the island…stay….stay…forever!" The whispers spoke to Tsuna.
"Consequences…? You mean…if I take Kyoko away…something could happen to her…? But…I…I have to get her away! I have to save her…I have to do it somehow…I got to!" Tsuna said as he stood up and began walking towards Kyoko again who warned him to stay away but Tsuna refused.
"Kyoko…you remember…what you told me? You told me that you felt like a bird in its cage. You felt trapped…you felt you could never escape. You told me cages were crueler than walls…because you could see the outside world you've always wanted…!" Tsuna said as more vines stretched out and began to whip Tsuna's body but he ignored the attacks and continued to draw closer to Kyoko. Kyoko screamed out loudly for Tsuna to stop but he didn't.
All the while Tsuna heard the whispers of the forest, "Stop! Stop! The consequences….you will lose her…you will hurt her…you cannot save her…!"
Tsuna kept going as flashes of images of Kyoko showed in his mind. Her smile…her eyes…her hair, her cheeks, her ears, the way her skin shines in the sun and her elegant beauty surfaced so perfectly in his mind. All the things she has said to him…he heard them even louder than anything this island was saying to him. He discovered a girl that was quirky, brash, stubborn, cute, and womanly all in the form of the girl he loved. He loved her, he loved her so much. He felt ashamed that he never had the chance to tell her exactly how he felt…and he knew this would be the last time to do so.
Kyoko shouted, "Tsuna! Get back! You're going to get hurt by…me! Why are you trying so hard…? I know…this is just who you are! But you've done enough! I'm grateful…really! You don't have to try anymore! If you get hurt because of me…then…I can never…"
"Forgive yourself?" Tsuna shouted out as he gave Kyoko a strong look. She stopped and stared at Tsuna who forced his way to Kyoko with all of his might. Vines now shot up from the ground and tried to restrain Tsuna by his arms but they couldn't hold him back or slow him down. He kept going! He was going to say what he had to say!
"Kyoko…there is no reason for you to say any of that. You need to forgive yourself…because none of this is your fault. None of it…even if I get hurt. I don't care at all because…when it comes to relationships…when it comes to friendship…when it comes to love! It's okay if we hurt each other…it's perfectly normal to do so. When two people agree to be in love and be with the other…they also agree it's okay to hurt the other. Pain is inevitable when two people are together…it's just how things are. We can't avoid pain!" Tsuna said to her as the whispers turned to yelling in his ears.
"Stop! Stop! You can't…! The pain is too great! You can't stop all of the pain! Are you prepared…? For the pain she will feel because of this!?"
"It's okay Kyoko. Because…I promised…to be with you…I promised to always save you…I promised to make your dreams come true! I will share the responsibilities with you…I will face your fears…with you! I will go through any hardship….do through any storm…do anything! If it means you can continue to smile as beautifully as you always will! That's the true Kyoko! Not the one that wears a mask! The one who smiles, the one who cries, the one who gets angry really fast, the one who does embarrassing things like show up with only a towel on…that is Kyoko! That's the girl I love! She will always be the girl I love and that will never change!" Tsuna had managed to make it within a few feet of Kyoko before he broke free from all the vines that tried to trap him. He stood only a short distance away from her as he looked straight into her eyes.
"But…that means…in order for you to be happy…I have to do something…that will break my heart…that will make me give up my own dreams…make me give up the one thing I care the most about in this world. I can hear this island…telling me the consequences of what my choice will bring…but I have decided…to set you free from this island. We're going home…to Namimori! But….don't think you'll go back to the same life you had before Kyoko. Because…even though life there was like being in a cage…the cage isn't a terrible place. Because…what you needed to realize Kyoko was that the door to the cage wasn't locked. All you had to do was call out for help and someone wouldn't opened it for you! You can escape anytime you want! And I'll be there to help you escape anytime you wish! As much as you want! Anytime you want! Because I love you…from now on…you'll see that your life will be for the better…you'll be happy Kyoko. I don't know how it will be for me…and I know once you realize what will happen…you'll try to stop me…but…I have to do this," Tsuna said as he picked up a blue rose and put in his pocket before he walked over to Kyoko and began to pull her off the tree. One by one the vines snapped from Kyoko's body as she was slowly set free.
Kyoko didn't understand what Tsuna was talking about until she felt it in her mind. She felt something slipping away from her…and she realized right away when she heard the island tell her what he is doing.
"This island…is connected to you…connected to the deepest parts of your mind…in order for you to be set free…you must…forget everything about it." The island said as it slowly began to disappear. The trees…the water…the sand…the animals…the fruit…and even the wounds on Tsuna's body slowly disappeared.
Kyoko shook her head in denial and said, "No…Tsuna! If…you…you can't be serious! You mean…if you set me free from this island…then I will forget everything about it! Including the memories I shared with you! We won't be together anymore! I won't remember all the things I have learned about you! I won't remember that you love me….your dreams….everything that happened on this island…!"
"Will be like it never happened…a dream. I know Kyoko…but apparently I won't forget…sadly it's just you will forget. You will forget everything…and this is for the best. This island…it forced change so fast on us…when we have to fight for that change ourselves. We have to earn what we have gained here on our own…even if that may take some time. You and I will have to learn about the other again slowly…but on our own terms. But…I won't ever forget about you Kyoko. I will always remember my promises to you…so when we go back to Namimori your life won't be the same. You can be happy!" Tsuna said as more vines snapped from Kyoko's body. More chunks of the island disappeared leaving nothing but a pure white space around them. All that was left of the island was the tree that binded Kyoko. Day by day Kyoko's memories of her time on this island disappeared…from the ship…to the ocean…their first time…to their confessions of love for the other. She slowly forgot it all.
"Tsuna…I…I don't want to forget you! Can't we just return like this? With everything in tact?" She desperately pleaded as her arms were free now and she wrapped them around Tsuna's neck as she cried on his shoulder. Tsuna cried too as he too wished that it didn't have to be this way but there was no other way. But this was the only way to set Kyoko free. She had to forget about the island that changed her…and the person that supported that change. She had to go back to the world she came from…but…she needed her life to change. Tsuna would keep his memories and help Kyoko each day to live a different life. But…he knew…that the personality Kyoko had that was so quiet and reserved. The chances of them returning to being lovers…were slim. Because Kyoko's life wouldn't change immediately…she would still have to focus on her own life with her family, friends, school, and future to think about. Tsuna would have to focus on being the mafia boss again…and also about any threats the mafia world could do to him and Kyoko. So if there will ever be a day where the two of them could be together again…neither of them knew for sure.
"I don't want to forget you either…so I promise I won't! But we have to do this Kyoko…we have no choice! But look at me Kyoko…" Tsuna told her as he had completely set Kyoko free from the tree and slowly it too began to disappear and Kyoko found her memories slipping away rapidly. She however was able to look into Tsuna's teary eyes and held onto him tightly.
Tsuna then told her this with a smile, "Kyoko…you are the strongest person in the whole world. I don't think anyone else could do what you had to do every day…and you're so beautiful. You are honestly so amazing that I find it just…so crazy that I can hold onto you like this! I'm glad…I got the chance to be with you like this Kyoko. To get to know you…be with you…and cherish you like this. I love everything about you from all your perfect imperfections…to your imperfect perfections…I will never break my promise to you. So keep fighting Kyoko…keep going…keep striving for your dream!"
Kyoko cried deeply as she said to Tsuna, "Tsuna…I love you! I love you so much!"
"I know…I love you too Kyoko…so one last promise…before we have we to go?" Tsuna said as he held out his pinkie finger to Kyoko. Kyoko looked at his finger and smiled as she took it. Thinking back to their silly promise they made while doing this. It didn't seem so silly at all…but truly sweet.
"Yeah…? What is it…?" Kyoko asked Tsuna before he reached in his pocket and put the blue rose in her hair suddenly and smiled at her.
"Promise me…? You will never…give up Kyoko. You will fly for the sky…because whether it's here…at Namimori…or even in our dreams. We share one sky in all of that…so never give up Kyoko. Because when I look up to the sky…I think there is someone looking up at the sky with me…and there will be someone looking up at the sky with you…we won't ever be apart. We will always….dream together…under the same sky. So…promise me…you won't fall down…you'll go to the sky…Kyoko…" Tsuna said before he reached in and kissed Kyoko one last time as their tears intertwined and the petals of the blue rose fell off one by one.
"I promise…Tsuna! I love you!" Kyoko said before the last petal fell off and the dream came to an end. The two was brought apart and once they left the other Kyoko lost all memories of what had transpired and the two quickly drifted to sleep. As the last and final dream came to an end with all things that had transpired here disappearing as if it never happened at all. Tsuna and Kyoko went back to their normal lives in Namimori with only Kyoko having no recollection of what had happened. As far as she knew she has been sleeping like she normally would when nightfall comes and soon would awake…to start her day at school.
Kyoko woke to the sound of her alarm and she lazily woke up in her bed. She yawned as her eyes shot open and felt a wash of weariness tie her to her bed. She then drearily reached over and touched the button of her alarm clock shaped like a sun. She then slowly got up as she looked out the window that was shining brightly with the sun's light stretching across her room.
"Ugh…who invented mornings anyway? I hate waking up to such sunny mornings…well…I better get ready for school. I got to help Hana with the sports festival coming up soon don't I? I also have to take care of the forms for class 2-B…help the drama club…oh and before all of that I have to make breakfast for Ryohei. And that's just the beginning of the things I have to do for today…and this month. Sigh…another busy day today…like always," Kyoko said to herself as she got up from her bed and before she could go to her closet to get her school uniform out she heard her cellphone buzz on her desk next to the books she used to study for her tests that was today. She instantly perked up as she thought it was from Tsuna! She happily ran over to the phone and checked her emails. She then felt disappointed when she saw it was only from Hana.
"Oh…great…probably more work she wants to throw on me. Better see what it is anyway I guess," Kyoko said as she read through her message. Slowly her eyes widened with surprise when she read the message. "Huh…? Gokudera and Yamamoto are helping out in my place? Don't worry about the forms either…Chrome is doing that for me…? And…HIBARI IS TAKING MY PLACE IN THE SCHOOL PLAY? What is going on…? This isn't normal at all…!" Kyoko said as she then smelled something off. Smoke? Oh no! Kyoko quickly ran down the stairs to see Ryohei trying to cook some breakfast in the kitchen…and failing.
He turned around while wearing an apron and greeted Kyoko, "Oh! Kyoko-nii! It's great to see you're awake! I am cooking breakfast to the EXTREME FOR YOU!" Ryohei shouted as the food caught on fire.
"Or burn the whole house down!" Kyoko shouted before she ran over to the sink, grabbed a cup of water that she poured form the faucet, and poured it onto the pan that Ryohei was cooking with. She sighed before she began to scold her older brother.
"What the heck do you think you're doing? What were you even trying to cook that was so complicated you would burn the house down in the process?" Kyoko shouted.
"….Fruit…" Ryohei mumbled.
"…HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?" Kyoko said in disbelief as she told Ryohei to go sit down while she cleans up the mess he made. Ryohei shrugged as felt bad he messed up.
"Sorry Kyoko…I was just trying to do something for you for once. You been doing a lot around here…and so you don't have to worry about everything! Your big brother has taken care of a lot with his friends for your sake! You do a lot for us so we're returning the favor!" Ryohei proclaimed with a laugh. Kyoko then looked at her brother oddly as she realized that Ryohei and his friends were all helping her out.
"Wait…seriously? Well…you don't have to help me out so much…I mean…"
"Nope! Leave it to us! You do too much anyway! I'm going to help you cook, clean, and do whatever else you need! Oh and mom and dad? They want us to move back in with them! Can you believe that?" Ryohei told Kyoko proudly as Kyoko's jaw dropped.
"Mom and dad…? Seriously? I thought they didn't approve of my choice…I thought they didn't care at all what happened to us. When I told them what school I wanted to go to…what I wanted to do with my life…they refused…and because of me…you and I got kicked out!" Kyoko said but Ryohei put his hands on Kyoko's shoulders.
"Haha! Not a problem anymore! Me and the guys went over there and talked to them! They will support you as long as you get into a good college and make your dream come true! You got to work hard in school Kyoko! And since we're moving back in that means you don't have to worry about work either! You can quit your job and focus on school so no more working late nights! Isn't this great?" Ryohei said as he hugged Kyoko who happily hugged him back.
"This is! This really is! I can't believe it! That's….this is all such a huge weight off my shoulders!" Kyoko exclaimed as she broke away from Ryohei and twirled happily. No more working all throughout the night to take care of herself and her brother. And with Ryohei and his friends helping her out more, school is less of a burden, and she focus more on things she really wanted to do. It was a miracle! Kyoko felt so happy now that things were starting to go her way…but why?
"Hey…Onii-san…why all of a sudden? I mean…I didn't realize you knew what was going on with me so well. Did you convince everyone to help me so much?" Kyoko asked Ryohei who stopped and looked at her with his arms folded and eyes closed.
"Hmm…nope! This wasn't my doing! It was all….Sawada's! He did it all for you! He went to our parents and got on his hands and knees to beg for them to listen to reason. He even went to all your teachers and classmates and asked them to stop relying on you for everything. They got mad at him for first and proclaimed they weren't doing such a thing but Tsuna talked them to see what he was saying. They all agreed they have been making you do so much for them…so now you're free to do more for yourself! It's all thanks to Tsuna…! I mean when he told us what he wanted to do…it was a big surprise for all of us! He was determined…he said to make things better for you…isn't he the best?" Ryohei said with a laugh before he said he was going to help clean up the mess while Kyoko was bewildered in her thoughts.
"Tsuna…did all of this for me? But…how did he know? Why is he doing all of this for me…? Ugh! I feel like I'm forgetting something really important! Why can't I remember! Dammit!" Kyoko exclaimed as she frizzled up her hair and Ryohei looked over and noticed something in her hair. He then walked over and plucked it out of her hair.
"Huh? A blue petal? Why do you have a flower petal in your hair Kyoko-nii?" Ryohei asked Kyoko who stopped and looked at the blue flower petal in her hand. She stared at it intently and felt her eyes widen as she felt like…someone important to her…gave her a flower before right? She couldn't remember who…but her heart was trembling from just thinking about it. There was something…something she had forgotten. Something important to her…it was on the tip of her tongue but she couldn't remember at all. She decided she would try to remember another time. She went and got dressed and prepared for school then ate a breakfast she cooked with her brother which they ate together happily as they talked about how they would need help to move out of this place. Then Kyoko opened up the door and took a step outside as she was ready to go but she then remembered she needed to thank Tsuna for all of his help. However, three weeks passed with no sign of Tsuna showing up at school and whenever she asked her friends or her brother they said they had no idea and Gokudera was freaking out. Kyoko tried every day to look for Tsuna even at his house to see that his mother had no idea either. Until one day…
"Hey! Onii-san! You know if Tsuna-kun will be at school today? I want to thank him for his help!" Kyoko said with a smile happy she has an excuse to speak to Tsuna at school. Just imagining the conversation that she always dreamed of having with Tsuna could happen! She almost shrieked like a true girl at heart when she thought about it. Then Ryohei's face looked solemn as he too had forgotten something. Kyoko saw Ryohei's expression and knew something was up.
"What's…wrong? Is Tsuna-kun okay? Have you seen him? Come on, can't you tell me?" Kyoko asked Ryohei as he walked over to her at the door.
"Ah…Kyoko…I forgot. Today is the day that Sawada…has to go to Italy…for maf…err sumo training! Right sumo! Today Tsuna will be going…he apparently won't be back for a while. He should be with Reborn-san at the school ready to take some aircraft Reborn got to go to Italy! I remember Reborn thought about asking you to come along with them but Tsuna decided against it for some reason I think. Not that I would mind if you went with them on vacation…you could probably use it! So you will have to call and thank him yourself…hey…Kyoko! Where are you going?" Ryohei shouted after Kyoko who dropped all her stuff and ran off quickly. Just hearing those words of Tsuna having to leave scared Kyoko to her core and she didn't know why. The fear….of having to say goodbye to Tsuna was in the forefront of her being as she carried herself as fast as her legs could.
"Tsuna…you…can't leave! You told me…no…yes….you did! You promised me…you made a promise! I don't remember where…or how…but you made a promise to me…that we would be together! But…fate continues to mess with us! So it will try to take you away from me…and you knew this so you thought you would do all you can for me before going away? You think this will make everything better? No way! A life without you…is a nightmare! And I know…nightmares can come true just as a dream can…but I don't care! The thing I want the most…what I dream about every night…is being with you! Wait for me Tsuna! This isn't over yet!" Kyoko shouted as she rushed to the school to catch up with Tsuna who solemnly was prepared to get on board the ship with Reborn to go to Italy. He knew now that was the original destination of this ship and original purpose before Kyoko changed it. In the end his mafia world…seemed to take over in the end. He couldn't fight everything…but he did what he could for Kyoko. Now it was up to her to fight for her dream…and be happy…even if it meant losing his own happiness.
He would remember the moments he and Kyoko had together for the rest of his life. He got on the ship with Reborn and together was prepared to take off. He sat in the cockpit next to Reborn and looked out the window to see the big blue sky that reminded him of the ocean of the island. The sky that reminded him of Kyoko…he put his hand on the window and said to himself, "Goodbye Kyoko…never….forget….our promise. And I know you'll someday find the happiness you always wanted. I love you…" And with that the ship took off into the air moments after Kyoko showed up to the roof all too late. She saw the ship fly away with Tsuna on board. Kyoko slowly watched as the ship disappeared into the blue ocean of the sky and she fell to her knees as she began to cry again. She slowly remembered the promise she and Tsuna made as she held out her hand to see the blue petal of a rose. Tsuna saved her…he freed her from her sorrow…at what cost? He gave up his own dreams…so Kyoko could live hers. So what would happen now?
"Tsuna!" She cried out, "I will never forget you! I will never forget what you have done for me…and…thank you! Thank you for everything! I love you Tsuna! I love you so much! Tsunaaaaa!" She then put her hands over her eyes as she wept softly to herself. Her dream of being Tsuna slipped away…but her dream of being free was finally within her grasp. In the end the island was never mentioned again and the events that happened there Tsuna never mentioned. The mystery of it was still unresolved…and the power it had…still baffled Tsuna. However, but it taught Tsuna a powerful lesson. In this world we are powerless, sometimes helpless on our own when it comes to our lives. We strive for intangible dreams that we hold onto in order to keep us going in our lives. But why do we dream? Simply to give ourselves a path in life to follow? No. It is to remind us that we are who we are, that we are alive with our own hopes and ambitions we want to see come true in this world we are seemingly powerless to change! But alone…making one's dreams may be hard…but with even one single extra person…the impossible…can come true…so never give up…look to the sky…and strive for your dreams…
"Kyoko? W-what…are you doing here?" Kyoko heard a voice call out to her. A voice she knew all too well. She slowly turned her head and saw him standing there looking at her.
"T-Tsuna!?" She cried out when she saw him complete confused on why she was here. Before he could even say anything Kyoko ran over to him and in that moment the two worlds that separated them became one…they blended meshed together to be one world under the same sky. She embraced Tsuna lovingly and held onto him tightly so he wouldn't disappear. "Oh Tsuna…! I thought you would be gone forever…! I thought…I would never get the chance to see you again…Tsuna!" Kyoko said.
Tsuna was silent for a moment before he slowly held Kyoko in his arms. "Yeah…I thought so too…but…I couldn't accept that…I couldn't give up everything…like I thought I could. It seems I would be hypocrite if I did…because I want to be selfish too…and be here with you…that ship is leaving without me…because I'm staying here with you…to make sure you're happy. Just as I promised I would…" Tsuna said with a smile as he patted Kyoko's head as she slowly looked up to him with a soft look.
"But…won't you get in trouble? With your sumo thing?" Kyoko asked Tsuna who gave her a blank look before he registered everything. He would have to tell her eventually he is a mafia boss but…
"Umm…! No…because…I'm the boss of the whole thing anyway. What are they going to do to me?" Tsuna said with a laugh before they held each other again before Kyoko realized what she was doing. She felt embarrassed and pulled away with her face flushed.
"Oh…haha! Great! Umm…wow…that was embarrassing…I just acted on instinct there didn't I…? Not that my instinct is to hug you…I mean I just…umm…really wanted to thank you! Right…I wanted to thank you for helping me out so much…it means a lot to me Tsuna...kun…so thanks!" Kyoko said as she looked away from Tsuna. Tsuna had almost forgotten that Kyoko had no memories of the island so they weren't lovers anymore. What a way to breakup Tsuna thought but he already decided this was for the best and he would just have to deal with it.
"You're welcome…Kyoko…it's nothing. Just thought…you of all people deserved the chance to live your life freely…and happily. Well…umm…I guess I'll be seeing you then?" Tsuna said to Kyoko who turned to him and sadly nodded her head.
"Yeah…I'll see you later…Tsuna-kun…" Kyoko put on a small smile and Tsuna smiled back before they began to part ways. Kyoko watched as Tsuna walked off and she thought to herself is this what she truly wanted? She just wanted to say thank you? She then looked up to the sky and opened up her eyes wide when she looked up at it.
"Tsuna!" Tsuna quickly spun around and saw Kyoko run up to him and embrace him again and greeted him once more with a deep kiss. Tsuna's eye went big as he was shocked by this sudden kiss! She then pulled away and smiled big at Tsuna.
"That's…my way of saying thanks…and I wanted…to confess to you Tsuna! I umm…love you…I love you a lot and I have loved you for a long time…so…umm…I might be rushing things here but please go out with me!" Kyoko desperately asked Tsuna who couldn't believe what he was hearing. Now he had to be dreaming to be confessed to twice by the same girl.
"K-Kyoko…? But why…?" Tsuna asked Kyoko who honestly didn't know for sure why herself. But she knew this.
"I…don't really know why…but…for a while now…all I have ever dreamed about is you. I have dreamt of you every night for a long time…and most recently…I dreamt about us being on this island. I know it's crazy but…that dream felt so real…and I think…it could possibly have all been real! No…I know it must be real…because…the way I feel right now…is the same as it was in my dream…I love you Tsuna. And I want to keep my promise to you! But I can't do that without you…so you're stuck with me whether you like or not! So…we both got to try to be happy from now on okay?" Kyoko said with a smile and a wink. Tsuna couldn't help but laugh as he had forgotten who he was dealing with. Just because you forgot the dream…doesn't mean the dream was any less real…and never happened. Tsuna told her that her dreams were real and Kyoko was ecstatic to find out they were as they embraced again.
"Heh…deal. We got to work harder from now on if we're both going to carry on with this relationship of ours right Kyoko? We promised…didn't we? On our DreamIsland…of ours," Tsuna said.
"Several promises if I might add…plus…we may need to make a new one or two," Kyoko said shyly as she looked away.
"Well…what might those be?" Tsuna said with a big smile on his face.
"Okay…well…umm…if…my dream truly was real and…everything that happened…did happen…umm…well…I'll just be straightforward with you! I…I did a pregnancy test. Congratulations…I'm pregnant!" Kyoko said with her arms out wide and did a little hop.
"….What?" Tsuna asked again as his mind didn't register what she just said at all.
"Umm…pregnant! Meee! Prego! I'm going to be the mother of your child!" Kyoko said as she now did Jazz Hands.
"…W-what!? PREGNANT? HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?" Tsuna shouted in disbelief as he placed his hands on his head.
"Well…I took a test since I figured hey! If the dream was real then I wouldn't be pregnant right...? Well took the test…and I came out positive…but I figured it might be just a mistake somehow since there was no way I could be pregnant if I never had sex…except in my dreams…which were real. So…yeah…I'm going to be carrying around a baby!" Kyoko said with a grin.
"BUT…BUT…HOW….IT WAS A PART OF YOUR DREAM…BUT...WAS REAL...AND..."
"Dreams can come true! Especially ones that turn into an island and tries to trap you there!" Kyoko shouted, "And stop asking how it happened. I mean come on Tsuna we did it like what twice? Plus if you count the whole multiple dream theory thing…that's like quadruple the sex! If I wasn't pregnant then either I need to get checked or you do!" Kyoko said with her hands on her hip in a sassy tone of voice.
"…O-okay…that's…I can handle that! I promised didn't I? Yeah…I'm okay…this is all…going to be okay…" Tsuna said as he tried to keep himself standing. Kyoko walked over to him and placed one of her hands on his shoulder.
"Hey…you going to be okay? Tsuna? Would this also be a bad time to mention that once my parents find out…they may be a little upset…but all we have to do is get married and everything will be fine!" Kyoko exclaimed as she took Tsuna's hands and he looked at her.
"W-wah! Married? We have to get married too?" Tsuna asked in shock.
"Yeah, oh come on Tsuna. You just going to leave your pregnant girlfriend hanging? I am hard work! I'll be the first to admit I'm troublesome and now that I'm carrying around a child you are going to have to be the man and take care of us! But hey…this isn't bad right? Your dream was to marry me…and mine was to be with you…so we can live out the rest of our lives together. You and me…plus another…but…we can be happy," Kyoko said with the most beautiful smile Tsuna has ever seen. He calmed down as he thought about this for a moment.
"And…this…will make you happy? This is what you want the most Kyoko?" Tsuna asked her.
"Mmhmm! I couldn't have been happier in my most wildest dreams. I love you Tsuna…and I want us to be together forever in both my dreams…and my reality. So…you make me a promise this time! Promise me…you'll always love me?" Kyoko asked as she held out a pinkie to Tsuna. Tsuna looked at her and smiled before he took her pinkie again and smiled before they kissed once more.
"I promise…" He said to her before they kissed again and again to mark the beginning of their new lives together. Tsuna and Kyoko went back to their normal days or abnormal days for the mafia boss and his new betrothed. It was a lot of hard work to get their lives to the way they wanted it too but they could handle it together. School, family, baby, mafia, people, society, the whole world, and their dreams. They would take on everything together side by side as friend and friend, lover and lover, man and wife, and dreamer with dreamer. Never forgetting that dreams…can…come true.
THE END, THANKS FOR READING DREAM ISLAND! LOVE YA! BYE...
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