Okay my loyal readers, here it is: THE FINAL CHAPTER! :') Thank you to everyone who read this story and reviewed with 317 hits and 26 reviews! I hope you all enjoy the ending and I'm just going to say now that I'm not good at writing not-cheesy endings so I hope that this isn't too cliché or anything. I think I'm happy with it.

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Enjoy the last chapter of Never Let Go!

Axel

"Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck!" I yell as I pace back and forth over the spot in the ground where Roxas was pulled under.

Reno stands with his arms folded, staring at the ground.

I run my hands through my hair and turn to him. "What the hell do we do!"

"How should I know!" He snaps.

We had been out here for an hour and we hadn't wanted to leave this spot since it was our closest link to hell.

"Fuck!" I spit as I begin pacing again. This is all my fault. I shouldn't have brought Roxas here, Cloud was right.

"You're lucky you know."

I stop pacing again and turn to look at Reno, who's staring at the ground still.

"You're lucky to have him love you back." He says.

My anger evaporates. "He cares about you too. Why do you think I was so jealous half the time?"

He chuckles lightly. "I was the one with the reason to be jealous. He's absolutely perfect and my baby brother got him before I could."

I smirk, but it quickly fades. "I'm sorry that we haven't been brothers ever since everything happened."

"We haven't exactly had a reason to like each other since we were changed. We're immortal after all, what's the worst that can happen?" He says.

"Roxas and Cloud certainly showed me otherwise. Making deals to save each other's life, that's probably more than Roxas would do for me at this point." I say.

"He loves you back Axel, remember? Anyone could tell, he's just a little cautious."

"AXEL FUCKING CINDER!"

I flinch and turn, seeing none other than Cloud Strife stalking towards me. I blink in surprise, wondering how he knew how to find us. Zack, Demyx, Zexion, Sora, Kairi, Namine, Xion, Angeal, and Genesis are behind him. "Oh fuck." I say to myself.

The second Cloud is in front of me, I'm being picked up by the front of my shirt and raised off the ground. Sad thing is, the kid is shorter than me and the tips of my feet still touch the ground.

"Cloud, put him down." Zack says, coming over to his boyfriend and trying to get him to loosen up.

"Where is he?" Cloud asks through gritted teeth.

I look down. "Something came up from underground and grabbed him. I'm sorry, and you have full permission to kill me once we save him."

He glares at me for a few seconds before he drops me, shoving me back as well. Demyx and Zexion catch me and keep me standing. "So, how do we get into hell?"

"We don't know." Reno answers.

Angeal and Genesis share a look and nod. "Follow us." Angeal says, beginning to walk with Genesis following him.

Cloud and Zack follow with Reno, Demyx, and Zexion behind them and Sora, Kairi, and Namine behind them. Xion and I take up the rear of the pack.

"I thought I would be angry at you," Xion catches my attention when she talks to me, "But I'm not. You've made Roxas happier than he's ever been, and as long as you save him, I won't beat your head in."

I smile. "Thanks Xion."

Roxas

I slowly open my eyes and sit back on my knees. I look around and find that I'm in what looks like a throne room.

"Well, long time no see Roxas."

I whip around on my toes to find Sephiroth standing behind me. My eyes widen and I reach back for one of my daggers, finding that I still have them luckily. I jump to my feet and attempt to stab Sephiroth but he grabs my wrist before I can and squeezes it so hard that I'm forced to drop the dagger and I cry out in pain. I'm tempted to try to grab the other dagger with my free hand but my whole body is suddenly in too much pain to.

"Now, that's not a very kind way to greet an old friend." Sephiroth scolds.

I grit my teeth, trying not to cry out again as his grip tightens. I squeeze my eyes shut but tears still spill from the corners of my eyes.

He finally lets my wrist go and I gasp, dropping to my knees and cradling it.

"I heard about how you killed Marluxia," He remarks, "That's quite impressive. You've learned a lot. What would you say to becoming a demon so you can perfect those skills?"

"And give you power forever? No way in fucking hell." I retort.

"Well, I tried to make a deal with you, but clearly you're not going to cooperate." He kneels down in front of me and leans in, kissing my temple.

I gasp and my pupils dialyse when my energy starts to flow out of me and into him. He's taking more than he ever has and I can't even move to try to stop him. I can feel that I'm almost drained when he finally stops and I can move again. I fall forward and he catches me, saving me from hitting my head.

"The beautiful thing about your powers Roxas, is that as long as I don't completely drain you, your light will regenerate, and it keeps you immortal." Sephiroth explains.

I shudder. Now I am stuck forever. I didn't even get to say goodbye to Axel, or tell him that I love him back. I was stupid for not saying it before.

Sephiroth gently lays me on the ground and then gets up, leaving.

I can't even move I'm so weak; all I can do is close my eyes and try to regain some strength.

My forehead was resting on the cool ground. I still hadn't been able to move since Sephiroth had left me here.

I feel tears begin to stream down my face again and I squeeze my eyes shut. I wish I had said goodbye to Axel, I miss him. I miss everyone and I can't ever see any of them again.

"Roxas!"

I freeze, my eyes reopening. I thought I had heard Axel's voice, but I must just be imagining things.

"Roxas!"

I look up when I hear Cloud, weakly pulling my head off the ground, and see him and Axel running over to me. Reno, Demyx, Zexion, Sora, Namine, Xion, and Kairi are in tow.

The second Axel gets to me he pulls me into his arms and rolls me onto my back, planting a kiss on my forehead. Cloud also kisses my forehead, then sits back and cups his hands around my face.

"Are you okay? What happened?" He asks worriedly.

"I'll be fine." I say quietly.

"Come on, we have to get out of here now. Angeal and Genesis can't hold the gates open forever." Sora reminds us.

"Where exactly would you go?"

Everyone whips around at Sephiroth's voice and the devil is flanked by Xemnas and Riku as he walks into the room. "I'll find all of you and kill you one-by-one, no matter where you hide." He continues.

Cloud's eyes narrow and he gets to his feet. "It's over Sephiroth. I'm not going to let you destroy Roxas."

"You think you can stop me?" Sephiroth asks, quirking an eyebrow.

Cloud suddenly shoots forward, a sword appearing in his hands as he runs towards Sephiroth. The silverette summons his own sword to block Cloud's and then, with great strength, pushes him off and into the opposite wall.

Reno quickly summons his own two swords and charges forward to battle Sephiroth. Demyx, Zexion, and Zack share a look and then run to fight Xemnas while Sora, Kairi, and Xion take on Riku.

Namine kneels next to Axel and rests her hand on my cheek. "He took most of your soul didn't he?" She asks me.

I glance at Axel before I nod. "Yeah."

"Namine, stay with him, I have to go help Reno and Cloud fight Sephiroth." Axel says, starting to climb to his feet.

I grab his hand and pull him back down. "Ax, you have to take what's left of my energy. There's no way you're going to be strong enough to beat him otherwise." I tell him.

His eyes widen. "But Rox, that'll kill you."

"It's probably for the best anyways." I say.

"No, I'm not going to do that Roxas. There's no way in hell I ever will." He protests.

"You promised to protect me. The only way you can is by destroying Sephiroth." I tell him, knowing that's my trump card.

He looks at Namine, who looks down at me.

"You both know it's true." I say.

She looks back at Axel and nods. He turns to the fight with Sephiroth. Reno is currently down and Cloud is barely standing.

He looks back at me and tears are in his eyes. And this is Axel we're talking about. He bends his head until our foreheads and noses are touching.

I smile and reach up my hand to rest it on his cheek. "I'm glad that I get to say goodbye and tell you that you were right. I love you."

He manages a small smile but it almost as quickly fades. "I love you too Roxy." He leans in all the way and kisses me.

Axel

When Roxas stops kissing back, I can feel his soul within me, and the light is immense. I can feel control settling over me, the demon part of me being tamed. I open my eyes and pull back, holding the back of Roxas' head. His eyes are closed and his skin is already paling.

I let one more tear roll down my cheek and then look up at Namine. "Watch him." I tell her.

She nods and pulls his head onto her lap. I climb to my feet and turn to Sephiroth, who has Reno by the hair and is standing behind me. He throws my brother aside, a smirk on his lips.

"My, my, my, Axel. I never thought you would kill him." He scolds.

Fire ignites in my eyes and begins to burn around me. "You disgust me, thinking you can manipulate people the way you do. You've been lucky, getting your way, up until now at least. I'm powerful enough to stop you and I'm not going to waste this chance." I run forward, my chakrams appearing in my hand. I move so fast that Sephiroth blinks in surprise and I land a powerful hit to him. He flies back and into the wall, leaving a crater. He looks up, eyes narrowed at me.

"Roxas could manipulate his powers better than anyone thought. Love and happiness renewed his strength and he gave me all the light he had, enough to beat you with. You're finished Sephiroth." I rush forward again faster than he can blink and begin striking him from every angle. I can feel him growing weaker, but I am too. I don't have much time left.

I land one more hit and then I skid to a stop, turning back to him and aiming my arm at him. Someone with natural light could use Roxas' light better, but this will have to do. A sphere of light forms in my palm and Sephiroth sees it, making his eyes widen. I see the green orbs flick to the side and I notice that he glanced at Roxas and Namine. He suddenly takes off towards them and I run after him.

Cloud suddenly appears in front of his brother and Namine and thrusts forward, his sword appearing in his hand just as Sephiroth gets to him, making the metal weapon successfully tear through his chest.

The blonde stares at Sephiroth coldly, and said man is gawking. I skid to a stop next to Cloud. "Go to fucking hell Sephiroth." Cloud says, pulling his sword out of Sephiroth.

The silverette gapes and then diminishes into smoke, dissolving into the air.

I look over to see Zack stab Xemnas and then Reno slices off Riku's head. Thank you bro! No one makes a move on Roxas… Roxas! I swivel to face Namine and drop to the ground next to Roxas again. She looks up at me and I see tears streaming down her cheeks.

Cloud kneels next to me and pulls Roxas into his arms, brushing his bangs back out of his face. Tears begin to fall from his eyes.

I look down at Roxas' face, noting how serene he looks.

Everyone else joins us and Reno rests a hand on my shoulder. I can see tears forming in his eyes as well. Demyx cries into Zexion's shoulder and the bluenette is barely holding himself together as well. Sora and Kairi are wrapped in an embrace, both crying. Xion kneels next to Namine and wraps her girlfriend in a hug, both of them sobbing. Zack rests a hand on Cloud's shoulder, tears glistening in his eyes as well.

I look back down at Roxas again and grab his hand in mine. My tears begin to drip onto his soft skin and I clutch his hand tighter. "Roxas, I hope you can still hear me. I'm so sorry that it took you dying to destroy Sephiroth, but you're safe now. We all love you. I love you Roxy." I bring his hand up to my lips and lightly brush them against his knuckles. I find that I can't even kiss him anymore.

I close my eyes and leave my lips on his knuckles, my tears beginning to fall faster. "Please Roxas; you know I can't live without you, especially not for eternity. Come back."

I feel another hand rest on my shoulder and I know it's Cloud this time, but I don't open my eyes to look at him. I'm shaking now and I can feel my heart breaking into tiny pieces, like a pain I've never felt before, and now I know what Roxas felt like when his parents died right in front of his eyes.

I feel a hand grip mine and I'm suddenly tempted to just get up and leave to get away from all the touchy-feely-ness but then I realise that it's my hand that's holding onto Roxas'. I open my eyes just in time to see him glowing with light that is being fed by everyone's own light. When the light fades, he opens his beautiful blue eyes and smiles at me, gripping my hand tighter.

Everyone else notices that he's moving suddenly.

"Roxas?" Cloud asks in shock.

He slowly sits up and hugs his brother. "Don't kill Axel, he saved me again. Well, technically, all of you did. Turns out my powers let me rejuvenate my own light with yours if your love for me is strong enough." He pulls away from his brother and turns to me.

I'm still in shock though and I can barely think. "But… How?" I ask.

He smiles. "The same way you got so powerful you idiot." I smirk as he leans in closer and rests his hand over my cheek. "I love you."

I grin and pull us both to our feet before I bend down to kiss him. He's shocked for a moment but he kisses back. He's suddenly pulled away when Demyx wraps him in a death grip hug.

"Oh my god Roxas! You scared us! We thought you were dead and we were all sad but you really weren't dead and…"

Roxas hugs Demyx back just as tightly, effectively shutting up the blonde. "I missed you too Dem."

Zexion smirks and joins in on the hug.

Roxas then turns to Sora and Kairi and hugs them, then Namine and Xion, kissing them both on their foreheads. He turns to Reno next, kissing him on the cheek before hugging him.

I momentarily fume at that but Reno doesn't do his normal perverted thing so I wonder if he's going to give up Roxas without a fight.

Roxas then turns to Zack, who wraps him in a tight hug and picks him up off the ground. "If you ever plan on dying and then coming back to life again, please let us know." The ravenette says.

Roxas chuckles. "I'll keep that in mind." He pulls away from Zack and turns to his brother. They gather into an embrace. "I love you Cloud."

"I love you too Roxas." Cloud tells his brother, pulling back just enough to kiss him on the forehead.

I pull Roxas away from him and into me. "Okay, everyone else got their feel good moments, now it's my turn." I say.

He smiles and reaches up to kiss me, wrapping his arms around my neck. I wrap my arms around his waist and kiss him back, just for him to pull away, smirking. "I'd never forget you Axel."

I frown. "Tease."

"Get a room you two." Kairi remarks, making everyone laugh.

I wrap my arm around Roxas' shoulder and bend down to whisper to him. "I love you so much."

He quickly turns and pecks me on the nose. "I love you."

Roxas

Thanks to all the people who can fly, we get back to Japan quickly. Zack decides we should have a celebration so we quickly go out and grab party supplies and set everything up in the backyard at Cloud and mine's house. We crank up some music and everyone starts dancing, even Angeal and Genesis.

I try to hang out a little with everyone, but Axel keeps pulling me away, and although I'm a little mad at him for not letting me talk to my friends after I nearly die, I can't complain.

I'm in the middle of talking to Namine and Xion when Axel picks me up and throws me over his shoulder.

"Sorry ladies, I'm kidnapping him." Axel tells them.

I sigh and shake my head, giving them an apologetic wave, but I'm smiling too. They make kissy faces at me and then give me thumbs up.

Axel takes me inside this time and up to my room, where he finally sets me down.

I fold my arms, grinning at him. "You're not tired of me yet?" I ask.

"Tired of you? Never. I just want some time with my boyfriend." He says innocently.

I chuckle and wrap my hand around the back of his neck, reaching up and at the same time pulling his head down to kiss him. He kisses me back quickly and then pulls away, leaving me confused. He grabs my one hand that's still at the back of his neck and I see him reach into his pocket with his free hand. I stare up at him confusedly and he looks kind of weird, for Axel.

He finds whatever he's digging for in his pocket and clenches his fist to hide it, but then he gets down on one knee and my heart picks up when I hope that I'm sure about what it is. "Roxas, when you died, I realised that I wouldn't be able to live without you, and I hope that, with what you said before, we know each other well enough that you're ready to commit to this. Well, since you told me you love me then I guess you are, but, anyways, I want to spend the rest of our supernaturally long lives together."

He pauses to reveal the ring that I had hoped was there in his other hand and I can feel tears cascading down my cheeks. "Roxas Strife, will you marry me? Whenever you're ready, you don't have to right away, I mean, you are fourteen after all so…"

I cut him off by kissing him, then pull back to see him looking flabbergasted. I smile. "Axel, we've got forever remember? Age doesn't matter so much anymore. So, yes… Yes!" I pitch myself into his arms and he laughs, getting to his feet and holding me off the ground as he spins me.

My bedroom door is suddenly throw open and all of our friends run inside, hugging us and congratulating us, the little spies.

"Whoa, hold on guys; make sure he doesn't lose the ring." Zexion reminds everyone.

"Oh, right." Axel grabs my hand again and slides the gold ring onto my ring finger.

"Aw, now you two have to kiss." Namine coos.

I turn to Axel and we wrap our arms around each other, pulling into a passionate kiss. Everyone cheers and Axel and I pull apart when we need air, leaving our foreheads resting against each other's. We both simultaneously smile.

"I love you Foxy Roxy." He says.

I smirk and shake my head slightly. "I love you too Axey."

He grins smugly and dips me slightly, leaning in to kiss me again. I tangle my hands in his hair and kiss him back.

Okay, so literally running into Axel at school was the best thing that ever happened to me. Sephiroth is dead, Cloud and I are safe, I have the best friends ever, and I have my one true love for eternity. Cheesy, but perfect, and I'm never letting go of this.

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