Alright guys, this is it. The last chapter of "The Secrets Of Happiness". It's actually a rather short chapter. I know it's kind of a cheesy ending but I couldn't help myself. Enjoy!

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Light.

Quaxo rubbed at his eyes and frowned at the brightness that shot into them, even through his closed lids. For a second, nothing registered. Then suddenly, the toms eye's shot open and he lept to his feet. His eyes widened and his mouth dropped open as he felt the solid ground beneath his toes.

He could see! He could feel! He stared, amazed at his paws. They were things he was sure he would never do again. He suddenly looked up, taking in the sights around him for the first time.

He was in a place he had never seen before. He could feel his breathing start to quicken as a feeling of uneasiness poured through him. He bit his lip nervously and whipped his head around.

Everywhere he looked was... bright. White. There were places everywhere that a cat could hide. Obvious dens surrounded him, but Quaxo didn't see any other cats around.

He took a few shaky steps around, testing his legs. He was completely alone, his eyes sweeping the area for any sign of life. He moved towards the cubby spots, sniffing them timidly. Faint smells remained but Quaxo could tell that there hadn't been any inhabitants for a while.

Quaxo let a little whine escape from his throat. He stumbled back a few steps and dropped to the ground. He placed his paws over his eyes, willing this place away. Wishing for a friendly face, a gental voice. He lay there a few minutes, silence surrounding him, gaining control of his body. He could feel the panic begin sinking through his body, slowly consuming him...

"Quaxo?"

The toms head shot up, the feeling of nervousness disappearing completely.

"Tugger!" Quaxo whipped around, the big, lovable cat stood on the other side of the small space. A mask of pure bewilderment cemented on it's face. Quaxo ran faster then he had in his entire life as he crossed the space between them. He crashed into his friend in a hug, knocking both of them to the ground.

"Quaxo?!?" Tugger repeated, amazement flooding his voice. "What... how....?" he didn't seem to be able to form a complete sentence. Quaxo nuzzled his head into the older toms chest, the happiness flowing through him, different from any he had ever felt before. More intense, more real. Tugger stared down at the tom attached to his waist and couldn't help the tears that sprang to his eyes.

"Quaxo..." he said softly, "you're... you're dead..." Quaxo paused and looked up. The two pairs of eyes met and held a stare between them. Quaxo's face twisted into one of confusion rather then grief and Tugger couldn't help but frown.

"What?"

"I..." Quaxo began and tilted his head to the side in thought, "I should be sad, shouldn't I?"

"You're not?" Tugger asked, surprised.

Quaxo closed his eyes and shook his head slowly. "I'm... I mean... you're here." He re-opened his eyes and looked at his friends face, "I don't think I can be sad."

The two toms shared a moment of complete silence. Tugger could feel a cold sweat begin to break out on his forehead. Years of waiting, and suddenly nerves were keeping him from doing what he really wanted to. Igroning the idea's in his mind, he struggled to his feet and took a few steps back. "What about Victoria?" he asked as Quaxo pulled himself up gracefully. Tugger couldn't help himself as he admired the soft curves of the younger tom's body.

Quaxo smiled and shook his head. "It's not the same." He said, so softly it was almost a whisper. He took a few steps closer to the big, leopard print tom in front of him

"You know..." Tugger gulped as the young tom came closer to him, "there are some really hot kittens just over there who-"

Tugger was cut off as Quaxo came up right next to him. "Tugger," he said as he pressed his body right up against the older tom's and looked into his face, "you are absolutely absurd."

Quaxo lept up onto his toes and placed his hands on the other tom's arms. Tugger sighed, his body finally able to do what it had wanted to do since the moment the two of them had met. He bent his head down and gazed the younger toms cheek with his own. He turned his head slightly, and that's when they kissed.

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FINALLY SOMETHING HAPPY! :D No wait... it's over :(

Alright, so I said that I would put in some fun stuff, but I have to do some thanking first.

Thank you to:

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All of you guys kept me going with you're great reviews!

Extra big thank you to RIPStitches who was almost always the first to comment every time I put a new chapter up. You're funny comments and great reviews made me excited to put up a new chapter, just to see what you would say!

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Now for the interesting stuff! (Well... not really. You can pretty much stop reading now.)

Alternate Title Ideas:

-True Love

-Love At Last

-Right Beneath His Nose

Original Ideas:

-Originally, after Quaxo read Tugger's Autobiography, he also found out that Victoria was his sister. Even though he knew that she was his sister, Quaxo still loved Victoria and he killed himself when he realized they couldn't be together. I changed it though, because I wanted Quaxo to die with Tugger in mind, not Victoria.

-Before I really decided I wanted Quaxo dieing with Tug in mind, he also found Victoria cheating on him with Plato. (Hence the end of chapter 4 "Victoria gasped and put her hands on her hips. She huffed as she turned her body back towards Jenny's house. There was more then one tom in the tribe.")

-Chapter 3 and 4 started off as one chapter, but I split them up because I felt it worked better.

-For anyone that missed it, this story did start off as a Quaxo/Victoria story called "Quaxoria". That one was stupid. I love this a lot more.

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Yeah guys, that's it! I have a few more idea's up my sleeve for anyone that cares, and I've written another chapter to "Tugger's Sure Fire List Of How To Catch A Queen" I just haven't had time to type it up yet. I swear, I'll get it up sometime.

I'm also working on a really long one shot, that should be up at some point as well. Until then, though, Tootle Pip! And Thanks for reading!