A/N: The exciting conclusion!

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It was dark. The group of people slipped up to the castle walls, pressing themselves against it as they listened to the music and laughter from within.

"They're distracted. Does everyone know the plan?" murmured Rothum to everyone else.

They all nodded, faces set and determined. Rothum gave a quick nod then looked at Mel.

"We're going in," he whispered before rushing off further along the wall. Mel quickly followed after him, their footsteps silent on the grassy terrain.

Finally Rothum came to a halt, turning to the wall and gripping it as he began to pull himself up. Mel watched him go, seeing the slight strain of his muscles as they supported his body weight, and smirked. Years of climbing this wall to see Flynn would give her the advantage here.

She quickly grabbed onto the wall, starting to pull herself up. Her lighter body accomodated her here, and for the first time she was thankful for being a girl. She easily climbed it, going past Rothum to sit on the top of the wall and wait for him to catch up.

Rothum soon joined her, and the two of them jumped off the other side, landing lightly. Mel made sure her knees bent completely, resting a hand against the floor to steady herself, so that she was silent.

They straightened and ran across the courtyard, pausing against the wall.

"Are you prepared?" asked Rothum. Mel nodded, pressing a hand against her sword and smirking.

"Definately," she replied.

"Good. When the Commandant is down, we'll have to get out quickly, otherwise we may be caught."

They quickly sneaked into the hall, stepping into a side corridor and pulling off the dark jackets and cloaks they had been wearing to hide themselves. Rothum straightened, tugging slightly at the smart black jacket he wore, along with red shirt and black tie, trousers and shoes. His greying hair was done neatly into a short ponytail, and he looked like a normal noble.

Mel smoothly undid the clasp on her cloak, allowing it to fall to the floor and kicking it back. Her black hair trailed over one shoulder, leaving the other bare. Her dress was red, the collar much like the first dress she had met Estelle in, while the skirt was short with a red fabric around it, revealing her slim legs.

They each took their weapons, hiding them in unobtrusive places, then walked out of the corridor to join the throng of people.

They moved through them, smiling politely at people who greeted them. Many stared at Mel appreciatively, and inwardly she shivered, hating the possessive look in their eyes.

Finally they reached the area they were going to be at. It was in an area that people usually ignored, and Rothum would also have a clear shot of Flynn from it. Safely out of the view of the public, Rothum pulled out a slip of paper. On it was a formula for an attack, which made several spears of light shoot out and hit the target.

Mel glanced at it, then up at Flynn uncertainly. She really hoped she'd be able to pull this off; if she didn't Flynn would wind up dead.

"Be ready."

Rothum's murmured order immediately had Mel on her guard. They'd been standing there for a little while, but finally Estelle called for attention, standing up.

Everyone went quiet, looking up at the beautiful Princess.

"Good evening, everyone. I'm very happy you have all managed to attend. I must thank Emperor Ioder and Commandant Flynn for organizing this party," she said, bowing to each of them. They smiled back, and Estelle turned back to the crowd. "As you may be aware, those of us up at the castle have been under a little stress for the past few weeks due to a certain...event that had occured. We will be getting ourselves back to normal now, however, and you need worry no longer." Estelle smiled round at all of them, and Mel gave an unhappy sigh as she saw the slight black bags under her eyes.

Estelle gently brushed a hand through her hair, going a little red. "Now, Commandant Flynn said he has an important announcement, so I'll allow him to take over."

She sat down, motioning to Flynn, and he nodded before standing up, raising his glass.

"This announcement will change our lives," he declared, smiling happily, and Mel inwardly gasped in delight. He was going to ask Estelle to marry him! Finally!

It was at that exact moment that Rothum raised the slip, murmuring quickly. Mel glanced at him then drew her sword, being as quiet as possible.

"Light Spe-"

She plunged her sword through him, causing him to cry out and clutch at the blade protruding from his side, a trickle of blood coming from the corner of his mouth. Several people turned and screamed as they saw them, backing away.

Rothum glanced back at her. "You...would betray me?" he coughed, growling.

"I was never on your side," Mel replied, pulling her sword back out.

Rothum staggered forward, clutching his wound and looking at her with hate filled eyes. Finally he gave a snarl, lifting the slip again.

"Light Spear!" he shouted, and suddely they were attacking her.

Mel quickly leapt back, avoiding the attacks. Thankfully everyone had moved away, so she had plenty of space to maneuvour in. She continued to avoid the attacks, using all of her skill to avoid being impaled by them.

"Yuri! Behind you!"

Mel blinked at the shout, glancing up at Flynn before turning back to see Rothum lunging at her with a knife. She raised her sword to block, but he slipped past her and stabbed her in the side, making her grit her teeth so as not to scream.

Rothum fell to his knees, still clutching at his wound. "I will...meet you in hell," he snarled, before his eyes went dark and he collapsed to the ground, dead.

Mel staggered back, panting as she tried to staunch the bleeding. Damn him...getting her at the last second...

Suddenly people were around her, and she looked up in Rita's face.

"You idiot! You made us think you were dead...Agh, just sit still and I'll heal this, okay? You better be prepared for the consequences!" she snapped as she quickly removed the dagger and pressed a slip of paper against the wound, murmuring quickly. As Rita tended to her wound, Estelle came over, throwing her arms around Mel's neck.

"Yuri...Yuri, I'm so glad you're alive..." She pulled back, gazing at Mel uncertainly. "You are Yuri, aren't you? You look different..."

Mel gave a chuckle, leaning back. "Yeah, it's me. I had to do this, though. They were gonna kill Flynn."

"That's no excuse, you idiot. You could have at least informed me," Flynn said from somewhere behind her.

Mel closed her eyes, smirking. "Seemed more fun to let you guess," she replied.

"Alright, I've healed it. You'll be fine," Rita said distantly.

"Right...thanks Rita."

"It's okay to sleep, Yuri. Just make sure you wake up," Estelle said, pressing a hand against his cheek.

"Right..." she murmured, before fading into darkness.

He woke groggily, blinking as he looked around. He had a pounding headache, and his side still ached a little.

"Ah, Yuri! You're awake!"

He turned, smiling as he caught sight of Estelle.

"Hey Estelle," he replied, before blinking at the sudden change in voice. He sat up quickly, gazing down at himself.

"Rita came back about a week ago with the reverse spell. She was going to throw it out when she heard you were dead but...Flynn told her to keep a hang on it." Estelle brushed some hair behind her ear, looking down at her lap. "Flynn was the only one who thought you were still alive."

"Figures," Yuri replied, sitting back.

Estelle shook her head. "First Zaude, and now this...I suppose we should just stop doubting you," she giggled.

"Yeah, you should. Well, at Zaude I actually got injured though. Here, I just spread some rumours." He sighed in content. "I'm really glad I'm a guy again," he muttered.

"So am I. I'm glad you're actually alive, too."

Yuri grinned at her, then glanced around. "Where are the others?"

"Well, you see, when we believed you had died we told the rest of Brave Vesperia that you had changed into a girl, and that you were dead. So Rita's gone to find them and tell that actually you're alive and well. And Flynn said he had to get something quickly."

Even as she said it, the door opened and Flynn stepped in, nodding when he saw Yuri was awake.

"Good. Lady Estelle, would you give us a moment?" he asked her.

"Of course, Flynn," Estelle replied, standing up and heading out. She closed the door behind her and Flynn crossed the room, standing next to Yuri's bed.

"So...Long time no see, ri-"

"I hate you."

Yuri blinked, then looked away. "...I'm not surprised."

"Do you know why I hate you?"

"Because I don't tell you when I'm doing stuff?"

Flynn sighed, sitting down. "Because you constantly make me worry."

Yuri glanced at him in surprise. "That's all?"

"That's all? Yuri, you don't know how many times I end up just sitting there, wondering where you are, what you're doing, if you're hurt or need help or in trouble and I can't help you because I don't know. Over and over, you put yourself into situations that I can't help you with because you don't tell me. Sometimes they're unavoidable - something like Zaude, for example - but something like this? When you could easily tell me at any time? Everyone thought you were dead, Yuri. They all honestly believed that. Because you didn't trust enough to tell us."

Yuri turned to face him, frowning. "Then why did you believe so strongly that I was alive?" he asked.

Flynn hesitated, then looked away. "...I wouldn't be able to handle it if I honestly thought you were dead." Yuri blinked, and Flynn sighed. "If I... had to to confront the idea that you, of all people, was dead...and I was forced to accept it...I'm not sure I'd be able to."

Yuri gazed at him a moment, then looked down at his hands. "I'm sorry. But..I had to act like Melantha constantly. Otherwise I may get out of character, and then I'd ruin everything and really end up dead, and then you may die, too."

Flynn glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, then gave a chuckle. "We have really messed up priorities."

Yuri allowed a small smile. "Yeah, I guess we do."

Though neither of them properly believed it.

"So, you were a girl, huh? That pretty little lady I met when talking with Estelle?" Raven said, chuckling.

"You were rather pretty for a girl, Yuri," Karol grinned as the others sniggered.

"Oh, shut up," Yuri snapped, going red.

A/N: Just an extra scene at the end. Figured that would probably happen in this kind of situation.

So, we're finished! (Guestimation was correct! YAY!) Did we enjoy that? I dunno, I think it was rather lacking to other things I've written...

Also, another ToV multi-chap fic called 'Never Give Up, Never Say Die' will be posted today, so if you want to read it, please be my guest!

Review? And thanks for reading!