Banished: The Final Part

Shinji winced as the full moon illuminated the night sky. Tonight was his last night to get the girl to fall in love with him. Yesterday, the girl had accompanied him on a stroll on the island's beach, and treated her to a fabulous dinner, albeit begrudgingly.

And today he had even squeezed a couple giggles out of the azure-haired girl. But nothing but a light friendship had emerged from Shinji's fruitless attempts. Of course he had until midnight until he turned into a fairy-tail creature. But that was merely two hours away.

"Shinji." someone whispered behind the mauve-haired boy. Of course he knew who it was. There was only one other person on that island with him. He turned around to see Hikari standing in her pearl pink nightgown, watching him with azure eyes.

"Hn." Shinji grunted.

"Is something wrong?" she questioned. "You seem so distant?"

"No." he whispered and turned away from her.

"Tell me." she pleaded and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Get off you worthless girl!" he screamed in anger and pushed her away. Without turning around, he heard her gasp.

"F-fine." she growled. Shinji sighed as he heard her hurried foot steps, growing softer as she fled from the aggravated monster.

1 hour 40 min

Shinji paced back and forth, the sand shifting around his feet. He really mean to snap at Hikari. He was just so stressed at the thought of becoming and other worldly creature for the rest of his life.

And now, it seemed, that there was no evading it.

1 hour 20 min

Hikari blinked back tears. She had tried so hard to get close to Shinji. And she was only worried as to why he was acting so strange. And he had pushed her away. Was it possible that she would never be able to get past his barriers?

Maybe not.

40 min

Shinji resumed pacing back and forth. It wasn't far off until midnight, and he was determined to use his feet while he still had them. But somehow, the curse didn't occupy his thoughts as often as the blue-eyed wonder did.

And he found that very confusing.

As Shinji retired inland, looking for the crystal springs where he would stay as a creature, he head a blood-boiling scream.

Only two things ran through Shinji's mind as he froze in terror.

Hikari's in danger

Who's causing the danger, when no one else is around?

…

10 min

Time. Time was running out.

Not for that stupid curse. No, time to find Hikari.

All she gave as a signal for him was her scream, the trampled leaves she left behind now restored to their original state. Her scream only pierced the air once, and after that, silence.

Shinji's only clue was that the scream seemed to come from the other side of the island, where the sand turned to rock and created a ledge far above the raging water. But he didn't know is the silence was due to... well... he didn't want to think about it.

So he raced on, counting the precious seconds. Shinji had to find her.

1 min

Shinji skidded to a halt as the dense jungle disappeared and morphed into craggy rock. Before him, a horrible scene unfurled.

On the cliff overshadowing the sea, a figure hooded in a black robe held Hikari by the neck. The azure-haired girl was tied by her wrists and ankles, a gag keeping her from talking. She squirmed in the stranger's rip and locked those ocean-eyes unto Shinji. Fear was the most prominent expression on her face. But her eyes held a strange confidence that told Shinji that she needed help, but she had faith that he would deliver the needed assistance. Like she really believed in him.

"Aaaahhh!" Shinji screamed as he sprinted forward, knocking the hooded figure aside. As he ran, he wrapped his arms around Hikari's waist, and tried to skid to a stop. But momentum threw them off the cliff-side, barreling to the sea.

As they fell down from the 50 ft drop, Shinji reached up to Hikari's face and slid the gaag off. She pressed her face against his chest and whispered three words.

"I love you."

And they crashed into the water head first.

…

The robed figure removed her hood, smirking. A glowing lady with milky white eyes watched the two resurface below her.

"Excellent plan." someone said behind the robes figure. "Really good, Lady."

The Lady of the Lake smiled at the Mistress of the Moon. "Yeah, I know." she grinned. "That boy never liked being a merman."

"Yes. But now, our job is done." The Mistress nodded. "No longer are those two Banished."

Fin.

A/N: My recent obsession? Ouran Kou Kou Host Bu. Or, more formally known as: Ouran High School Host Club.

Anyways, this started out as a request, and I wasn't all that excited about it. But, man, I really liked writing this part. There WILL be an epilogue for this. And, by the way, I just need FIVE reviews and then I'll beat my other story with 48 reviews, which is the highest of all my stories.

By the way, the late update is due to me being on vacation. I barely managed to squeeze this in, so be greatful. :I

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