Title: Living in a Romance Novel

Chapter 13: Fairy Tale Ending

Authors Note: We're at the end of the story – but expect an author's note to come after this with my plans on Writing a Love Story. If I can come up with a decent enough plot line, that will be the title of the sequel (In the mean time, if you like my writing – check out Unbreakable Strength!) Anyways, now that my little advertisement for my other story is done – I hope you enjoy the last chapter of Living in a Romance Novel.

Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket or any of the characters. Evalena White is my own creation however, and belongs solely to me.

I don't want realism. I want magic! ~ TENNESSEE WILLIAMS

"Shigure?" Lena sighed with exasperation as she began to circle his house, "We're going to be late…SHIGURE!" with crossed eyes, Lena continued to control her heavy surveillance.

"Not now…he is not going to do this to me now!" if he thought he could up and vanish like a magician, he had another thing coming.

"Uhm….White-San," Yuki spoke softly from the corner, he and Tohru watched the furious woman silently until now. "I believe Shigure is just wrapping up some loose ends at the estate – for you, now that…you're….family."

"Thanks for turning white as you said that," Lena snapped hastily back, "I'm not that bad to be related too." The news that Lena was a relative had gone over…interestingly with the Sohma clan. They were a bit embarrassed about the entire affair, but Lena had promised to be fair about it. She only had two demands.

She wanted her birth certificate and she wanted Shigure.

With clenched teeth, Akito had agreed after Lena subtly threatened to go public with a fascinating story line she was writing that was completely non-fiction. She called it Sora's Strength. The final piece of the puzzle was placed with the unveiling of the Sohma curse. Her father hadn't been able to leave the Sohma house, not with a brother who was cursed.

"I can't believe he chose today to wrap up the strings," Lena grumbled and hissed, until she finally collapsed down on the steps.

"I wasn't gone that long," Shigure snickered from behind her.

Lena sprouted up with her venom ready to poison, "We have a flight to catch, smart ass."

"There is plenty of time, Lena-poo."

"What did you just call me?"

"Nothing darling," Shigure sighed and wrapped an awkward arm around her shoulders, "I've never been out of Japan before," he mused silently.

"Oh, you'll love New York," Lena promised, it hadn't been hard to convince him to come with her for two weeks, a vacation for him, a way to tie up loose ends and make her life in Japan permanent. The heart went, where the heart was loved.

"And all the shopping we'll do," Lena smiled up at him, "I know what your paycheck is," she got ten percent of his profits after all, "It's time you treat a girl right."

"Why do I have a feeling you're bringing me for your own personal ATM?" Shigure mused loudly.

"Are you protesting?" Lena asked with wide eyes.

"Do I get sex as a reward?"

"…yes, yes you do," Lena finally decided. It wasn't really that hard of a decision to make.

"Then, no, I don't have a problem at all," he declared, "We better get going so we're not late…" he looked at Tohru and sighed, "Tohru you're in charge while we're gone…try not to let Yuki and Kyo destroy my house." The writer whimpered at the though.

Kyo grimaced, "Why the hell does the curse break for him?"

"Because, Kyo," Shigure spoke in a very educated voice, "the spirits bond to Akito, wasn't strong enough, for Lena's doting and over powering love for someone as talented and great as I am," he could have sworn he heard Lena snort in the background.

"It's a wonder she puts up with you…" Yuki noted before treading back into the house.

Lena gave a tug onto Shigure's sleeve and motioned for him to get in the car already, "Your house will be here when we get back," she promised, "and if not you have plenty of money to re-build a new house, a better house…a more durable house." Cement might work…or steel.

"I suppose…" Shigure mused and slid in the door. Prince gave a loud bark and jumped into his lap. Some things never changed.

"Traitor," Lena mused as she started the engine and rolled away from the Sohma's house.

"He knows a pure heart when he sees one, bless him," Shigure sighed poetically and took Lena's hand fondly in his.

Lena turned off on the drive way and smiled wistfully…strange it was, but she finally had a family she had always dreamed of, and a rather unorthodox prince to her life. Finally, she was that girl, and he was that boy – it was what every little girl dreamed about, especially those who had a lack of magic in their life time.

For Lena…the magic was just beginning, and she had her dog prince, rather than a frog prince, to take her hand and steady her through the adventure of life to keep her steady and still. He was hers, forever, and forever.

The End

Additional Authors Note: I'd like to thank everyone who reviewed - it really does mean a lot to me. The ending was sort of cutesy, I didn't want any big foreshadowing simply becuase I don't know what my intentions are for Writing a Love Story . I may not get to the sequal until after summer is over, because of the full time job I'll be pulling. In any case, I hope you enjoyed Living in a Romance Novel - if you're looking for something else to read, check out my other story or the stories I have marked as favorite (that includes any authors I also have as I highly reccomend anyone that I have listed as favorite author). If there's anything you'd like to see in Writing a Love Story, send me a message or put it in a review - it just might happen.