Here we are! The final chapter of Loveless! After six whole months, I will finally end this story! It is sad, but you have my other longfics to read, and maybe even some new ones! So here's the conclusion! Hope you all enjoy!

Extra Note: Somebody will die. You'll find out who.

Thanks to all my reviewers who have supported me and encouraged me during these six months. I thank you all!

Loveless

Chapter 18: Final

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Jack's POV

I ran towards Victor at full force, no weapon in my hand. I punched him hard in the jaw and he staggered. Then I kicked him hard in the side. I could only assume that the air was knocked out of his lungs when he doubled over.

I smiled triumphiantly as I watched him gasp for air. All of a sudden, he jumped up and kicked me hard in the chest. I staggered back as he ran towards me at lightning speed and grabbed my neck. He forced my back against a wall and tried to squeeze my neck tighter--he was trying to choke me. I squinted my eyes because of the pain and kneed him in the stomach. He let go of me and backed away. That gave me a chance to fumble around in my rucksack and find my sickle.

He quickly recovered and started to run towards me again. When I swung my sickle at him, he backed away and frantically looked around the room. That's when his gaze landed on the knife lying on the floor. He grinned evilly at me before running to get it. I tried to stop him, but it was too late. He already had it in his hand.

"You know...." He started. "You won't stand a chance against me. I'm trained for intense fighting like this."

For a spolied rich guy, he actually knew how to hold his own. I'd give him that.

"Well," I breathed. "I may not be 'trained' for this stuff.... but I'm pretty strong too. I get an exercise from farming all day."

He scoffed. "Well, I may have to try that farming stuff out." He grinned at me. "After you're dead."

I slightly smiled, accepting his challenge. "Well, get on with it then."

"My....PLEASURE!" He jumped towards me, knife in hand. I barely dodged the sharp blade and retaliated with my sickle. I swung it at him and it sliced him in the back. He groaned and turned to me. I stood firmly in front of him, preparing to defend myself if he did anything. He swiped his knife at my face and I backed away. He still managed to make a small cut appear on my cheek, though. I touched my face as I felt the blood drip down my jaw. Victor prepared to strike again and I jumped back. I swung my sickle at him some more and managed to make a few slices and cuts on his body.

I jumped awayy again after dodging another one of Victor's attacks. I heard a noise from the doorway and turned to see Muffy crying into her hands. It must have been hard for her to see two people fight like this. Celia lay on the ground next to Muffy. Her expression was peaceful--it was as if nothing was happening. But in reality, it was--she just didn't know.

I stood there staring at Muffy and Celia, momentarily forgetting the fight that I was in. Well, until I felt a sharp pain in my arm, that is.

I looked at my arm to see that a knife was sticking out of it. Victor took the knife out and grinned. Only after he took the knife out of my arm was when all the blood shed. In anger, I swung my sickle at Victor and slashed him in the chest. Blood soaked through his clothes as he fell to the ground.

"Y-you're..... you're pretty good...." He muttered.

I breathed heavily. When he saw I wasn't going to answer, he started to talk again.

"You're good.... but not good enough..." At that moment he took a switch out of his pocket and pressed the button on it.

"W-what's that?" I hastily asked.

He chuckled. "Heh.... this is a.... switch for.... self destruction...."

I heard Muffy gasp from the doorway. She must've heard Victor. "What?!" I yelled.

He was planning to blow this place up. He was planning to kill everyone--including himself.

"You're going to kill everyone!" I yelled. "Including yourself!"

He laughed and slowly stood up, his clothing stained with blood. "No. I'll escape. Everyone except me will die. The explosion starts in 5 minutes." After laughing again, he started run towards the door.

He just turned out to be a coward in the end. Running away from his mistakes and leaving other people to suffer with him.

I sighed as I accepted the fact that all of us would die, and that Victor would get away with it again. I guess his plan was a success.

I looked at the doorway to see Muffy standing there, hugging Victor very tightly while Celia started to wake up.

Victor struggled in Muffy grasp, but she continued to hold her arms around his waist.

"What are you doing?! Let me go wench! If you don't... then I'll die along with you people!" He yelled.

Muffy looked up at him, his blood was on her face. "No... I can't let you escape, Victor."

"And why in the hell not?!"

She looked over to me. "I have to make it up to that man, for the bad and deceitful things I've done to him. You have to make it up to him too." Victor scowled and Muffy smiled warmly at me. "Jack, I'm sorry. Get Celia and escape from here. I will atone for my sins."

I ran over to Celia who was now fully awake and looked at Muffy sadly. "But... I'm sure there's something else you can do to make it up to me. Why do you have to do this?"

Muffy laughed. "If I don't, then Victor will escape. Strangely, I still love him. I think it's best for both of us to die and go to hell." She laughed again and looked up to Victor. "I still love you, you know. And I... I have a hunch you feel the same about me." Victor scowled at her.

"I-I hate you, wench! Why are you doing this? LET. ME. GO!" He yelled. The room began to shake as if an earthquake was occuring. Debris began to fall from the ceiling and the lights were blinking.

"Go! Now!" Muffy yelled.

I got Celia's hand and looked back to Muffy. "Goodbye.... Muffy."

She smiled, still holding on to Victor. "Bye you two. Tell Griffin and the other people at the Valley I said 'bye' and 'I'll miss them'." I nodded and Muffy laughed. "Now go, you two! Go have a happy ending!"

After nodding one more time, me and Celia ran out of the room and down the hall, avoiding debris as best we could. When we got to the door, we ran outside and continued to run, not even bothering to look back at the collapsing building behind us.

Normal POV

After running for a while, they stumbled across a small village on the island. The natives came out of their houses to see Jack and Celia standing there, breathing heavily. Jack's arm bled and the now frantic natives took them to the local doctor.

He treated Jack and they were currently sitting in the hospital, Jack had a bandage on his arm and several other bandages for the cuts he had. He looked over to Celia and saw her sad expression. He laughed, attempting to cheer her up, but the laugh was shallow. "It's lucky my injury wasn't that bad, right?"

She slowly nodded. "Yeah..."

He sighed. "You know, Celia. I'm really happy to see you again, but you don't seem happy at all. Is that how you treat a friend you haven't seen in a long time?" He asked.

'He still thinks of us as friends.' That thought alone caused her saddened expression to deepen. She then thought back to Muffy. After she woke up, she saw Muffy hugging Victor and talking about making it up to Jack. After that the rest was a blur. She remember one thing, though.

"Now go, you two! Go and have a happy ending!"

That saying confused Celia. What did she mean by 'happy ending'?

Jack saw the troubled look on her face and touched her shoulder. "What's wrong, Celia?"

She shook her head. "I-I'm.... I'm sad because of Muffy is all." Jack replied with an 'Oh.' and everything became silent again.

After the temeporary silence, Jack started to speak again. "Celia?"

"Yes?"

"I love you." He said with a straight face.

She was shocked. "W-what?" She muttered.

He grinned. "Oh, come on! You heard me! I said 'I love you'!" He laughed as Celia's face turned red.

He loved her? That was unbelieveable. Maybe he was trying to cheer her up--maybe he was joking around with her. If he was, then her heart would be forever broken, but hopefully, his feelings were real.

"Y-you're not joking... are you?" She hesistantly asked.

He looked at Celia in shock. How could she think he was joking? "N-No! Of course not!" He yelled. "I really love you, I do."

"W-what?"

He sighed. "I don't know if you feel the same way, but I just felt like I had to get it out, you know? And plus the fact that I haven't seen you for weeks, possibly even months! It just... increased my love for you to the point that I couldn't take it anymore. I... couldn't take living without you. Hopefully, that won't happen one day."

She felt tears in her eyes and smiled warmly. She hugged him and laughed. "You're so... stupid, Jack! I...I feel the same way! Ever since I met you, I've always felt that way about you!" She felt satisfied that she finally confessed to him and he was shocked to learn that she reciprocated these feelings and that she had them for so long. Even at the time when he dated Muffy.

He smiled and hugged her back. "I'm glad to hear that, Celia. I really am. I'm also glad that... you didn't die..."

She cried tears of joy into his chest. "Yes... it's thanks to my mother. It's thanks to her advice that I survived. I defended myself against Victor, and if I didn't.... then I probably wouldn't be here now."

He laughed and hugged her tightly, savoring the feeling of having her in his arms once again. She also savored this feeling and felt that she could be in this position forever.

After a few days of Jack recovering on the island, Jack and Celia caught the ferry back to Mineral Town. When they got to Mineral Town, the villagers there celebrated their long awaited return. They left Mineral Town and arrived at the Valley where all the residents were standing there, waiting for them.

"Celia!" Vesta yelled. She ran over to Celia and gave her a big bear hug. All the guys of the Valley gave Jack a pat on the back while Lumina hugged him. It was a joyous day in the Valley. Everyone partied and celebrated the return of two dear residents. Everything was joyous and great, except for one thing.

Jack and Celia explained Muffy's death to everyone. Griffin took it hard. They told everyone that she tried to protect them, but it ended up with her losing her life.

Everyone mourned her death and prayed for the best.

A few days later, Celia and Jack took a walk to the Goddess Pond, hand-in-hand.

They sat down by the pond and Celia threw a flower into it. The flower disappeared and the pond began to sparkle. All of a sudden, the Goddess appeared and yelled her famous "Tadaa!"

Jack and Celia smiled at the Goddess as she happily congratulated them on their long awaited return, and to their recent engagement of course.

Yes, the Valley was at peace once more.

So, that's the end. *cries* I'm gonna miss this story. But, I think I'll write an epilouge. Tell me what you guys think!