Okay epilogue time! But first things first I've gotten a few pm about what Haseo said to Alkaid to get her stop talking. The hints were that it was something she showed him, it was something she left over at his house, and it was something that was red. That may have left it unclear so I left one final clue that should have given it away. It was when Ryou mentioned that red was a good color on her and Chika grabbed the hem of her skirt. It was because at the same time he was giving a hidden message. Yes he meant she would look good in red glasses but he was also referring to the red thing she showed him. And if I'm correct wasn't she only wearing only a shirt when the following day of the massive battle they had and didn't she lift that shirt meaning-
Chika: Don't you dare say it!
Me: why not? The people want to know
Chika: because they don't need to know!
Ryou: Hey what's with all the yelling?
Me: Chika is trying to prevent me from telling the audience what you threatened her with.
Ryou: Oh you mean what color underwear she was wearing?
Chika: RYOU?! attacks
Me: glad it's not me. Let's start the epilogue
Epitaph
Ryou sat watching the clock tick by and groaned. It was only about a few minutes left before he could go home. He groan was for two reasons. One being the fact that he wanted to leave because he had an important meeting to attend to with the girl in the seat next to him. The second was that he was craving to hold said girl in his arms!
It had been a few weeks after their run in with Sora and over the course of the week Chika was forbade from going near him outside of school. Apparently her father didn't take to kindly to his daughter spending the night over a boy's house that he never met. They didn't even risk walking home together because they'd always get the feeling they were being watched. And quite frankly their secret meetings on the school roof during lunch wasn't really helping the situation it just a reminder that they'd have to go back to class with unreleased tension aimed at each other.
He looked over in Chika's direction when she tried to steal a glance at him but only to look away red faced when he met her gaze. She too had been eagerly been awaiting today. When she closed herself in her room after being scolded by her parents she found a mass of emails saying congratulations. She didn't understand why until she saw an e-mail from Ryou labeled 'favor'. When she opened she found out that it was actually a proposal which she immediately responded too.
Chika wanted to so badly to call him to talk to him about it but her phone was taken away and she couldn't use the computer because her parents would have figured it out so she was left to contain her feeling until they next time they saw each other.
Now the ceremony had been weeks in planning and today was the chosen day because it was once again the end of the week and Chika's father said she could see him again but he requested to meet the boy his daughter would go so far for. But that could wait until the day after she married her knight.
The bell finally tolled as the students bowed to their teacher before leaving the classroom. Ryou and Chika wasted no time trying to get out of the school and to the place where they shared so many memories and would make many more. 'Their' home. They practically ran the whole way there. Chika once again taking pride in opening the door but was immediately backed against the closed and pulled into a kissing fit by Ryou.
They pulled away from each other gasping for air "good to see you still haven't lost your touch" she commented as she rested her head on his chest as he held he tightly.
Ryou kissed the crown of her head "Or it could be that it's been a long time since we've got to do that in private." He said putting emphasis on the word long.
"I know" she lightly kissed his cheek "but remember you promised that you'd meet my dad. And I can't stay got it? CAN'T!"
Ryou sighed "man can't I get one night with the girl I'll be getting married to?"
She broke away from the embrace and walked toward the living room "You did and look were that got us." She glared at him over her shoulder. "Now come on we have work to do!"
"Ryou just smirked and followed "whatever you say my empress." He laughed as he watched a blush spread across her cheeks.
They moved to the living room to log into the world as they have done before. This time however Chika chose to sit next to Ryou for when they had to share 'that' special moment. The both adorned their FMD to slip into their alternate persona.
"WELCOME!" The two were greeted by a barrage of cheers as soon as they logged in which startled both players and a few others. Everyone they had invited had somehow crammed themselves into the area that contained Mac Anu's warp gate.
"Yo Haseo!" Kuhn said as he placed his arm on Haseo's shoulders "I knew you could do it!" There was a big grin on his face. "So tell me is she as cute out of game as she is in game." He whispered this part to Haseo so no one could here. But Pi was able to figure it out and dragged him away by the ear.
"Um…Alkaid" said a shy Atoli.
"So I see you've come to congratulate me on my victory in our little fight over Ryou?" Alkaid said with a smug grin on her face.
"Ryou?" Atoli asked with a tilted head.
Alkaid took pleasure at laughing at the expression on her face "You know Haseo's real name! Don't tell me you didn't know." She even put in small chuckle.
"Alkaid you don't have to rube it in" Haseo said with a sigh in his voice.
"Yeah Alkaid you don't have to mean" Silabus said still somehow smiling.
"Fine. Fine. But what about you Silabus? We were good friends before Haseo came into the picture." She said with a raised brow.
But Silabus just returned it with a confused one "huh? What do you mean by that?"
Alkaid gave a frustrated sigh "Never mind. You're just as clueless as you were before."
"um excuse me" a quiet voice called as it pushed through the crowd before finally pushing through to the other side. The voice belonged to a female twin blade, who looked almost exactly like Alkaid! The only differences was that her hair was black, she didn't have the fan thing and finally the belt that she wore formed a large bow at her back before flowing downward into the part of the belt that resembled a lotus flower.
"Big sister!" the girl cried before pulling Alkaid into a tight hug.
"SISTER!?" everyone minus Silabus, Haseo and Alkaid cried in unity at the words of the girl.
"Uh hey Nanase" Alkaid said with a slight laugh in her voice. (Note: like I've said before Nanase is the MC of .hack//alchor. Another thing is that I made up the fact that Nanase calls Alkaid big sister because I've only seen the translated version of .hack//alchor volume 1. So if she never calls Alkaid sister I'm wrong. But if she does I obviously have psychic powers!)
"Alkaid you never told us you had a sister." Atoli said as she looked over the girl.
"She doesn't" Haseo said receiving a confused look from the others.
"You see Nanase refers to Alkaid as her sister because there character design is so similar." Silabus explained. "But up until recently the two have been at odds over something."
"But now that's all behind us right Alkaid?" the girl said with a smile on her face jus before whispering something to Alkaid.
"I wonder what they were fighting about?" Silabus asked confused.
"Clueless." Haseo said glaring at Silabus.
A cough could be heard over the group who turned to see the pink haired tribal grappler adjusting her glasses. "I'm sorry to spoil the reunion but aren't we supposed to be doing something?"
Realization clouded over the group as they remembered there objective. "We have to go!" all the girls shouted at once. "And you're not supposed to see the bride before the wedding!" They all said as they pushed Alkaid off in the direction of the harbor.
The remaining boys sighed "Well Haseo I recommend bachelor party in the time we have left until the party with a couple girls I know…but I don't think the misses would like it." Kuhn said giving a suggestion.
"I don't think she'd like it either, though it does seem like a good idea." Haseo replied with a nervous laugh before letting out a cry in pain.
"Something the matter Haseo?" Kuhn asked with a raised brow.
Silabus slammed his fist into his palm "you know Alkaid told me that she recently moved. And then if you think about how fast their relationship improved that must mean they've met off game."
"So in other words she's probably sitting right next to you as we speak!" Kuhn said finishing his thought. "Reminds me of when I was younger and dating my high school sweet heart." Kuhn said recalling past memories before sighing. "Will you tell her I'm sorry and that it was just a joke?"
There was a moment of silence before Haseo responded "she says it wasn't very funny."
"That's Alkaid for you!" Silabus said enthusiastic. "Well shall we be going? She hates it when were late."
"Yeah she can get really impatient sometime. OW!" Haseo said crying out in pain. "Hey that reminds me where's Gaspard?"
"Oh, he went on ahead to get everything set up" Silabus explained.
"Yeah that guy really tries hard" Kuhn said which everyone agreed to.
"…What about Endrance and Piros?" Haseo asked feeling sick to his stomach.
"They've been sent elsewhere." Silabus explained once again.
"But then again Sakubo might tell Endrance though" Kuhn said causing Haseo's face to cloud over.
And sure enough when they reached the island of Hy Basil Endrance was there. "Oh Haseo!" Endrance said as he ran up to Haseo.
"Wh-what the hell are you doing here?!" Haseo said taking a step back.
"I've come to see you dear Haseo" Endrance said with a twinkle in his eye.
"Haseo stop trying to steal master En!" Sakubo said as he/she/it poked it's head from Endrance.
"Looks like Saku is with us today" Kuhn said as both he and Silabus nodded ignoring
"I'm not trying to do anything!" Haseo saying as he protested. "Hey what are you doing?!" Haseo shouted as Endrance touched his cheek.
"I'm here for you Haseo. Just because you're saying you're marrying that brutish Alkaid you truly love me!" Endrance cooed as he rubbed Haseo's cheek.
"Hey! Hey! Get away from me! What are you doing!" Haseo shouted freaking out. "Ow ow ow. You're hurting me!" Everyone looked at Haseo with a strange look.
"Um Haseo are you okay?" Silabus said looking over the motionless Haseo.
Within second Haseo's character sprung back into life. "You cheating bastard!" Haseo shouted…but in a voice that belonged to Alkaid. "First you cheat me out of my title of emperor and now you try to take Haseo away from me!"
"Ah she took the controller from him" Silabus said which both Kuhn and Saku nodded along with.
"What is a brute like you doing in the body of my beloved?" Endrance said glaring at Haseo/Alkaid.
"Like I care what a cheater like you thinks!" A smile then spread across his/her face. "And Ryou's sitting right here next to me."
"Ryou? Is that Haseo's real name? It's such a beautiful name" Endrance cooed again before his face turned into one of anger. "What are you doing with him?"
Haseo/Alkaid scoffed at the question "I guess it's true what they say about cheaters. They all are too stupid to actually think of anything."
Endrance gritted his teeth at the remark "let's not forget that Haseo used the same power I used to defeat you."
But Haseo/Alkaid just laughed it off "I know."
"You do?!" Kuhn and Saku said in unison. "But I thought only G.U members knew about it."
But Haseo/Alkaid just waved it off "don't worry about it. The old guy with the glasses explained it to me."
"Do you mean me?" Said old guy questioned as he adjusted his glasses startling Haseo/Alkaid. "And yes I did explain it to her Kuhn. A situation occurred where she needed to know." He explained with folded arms. "Now isn't it about time the rest of you get ready the ceremony is about to start."
"Oh crap, I gotta go!" Alkaid said before she handed over control of Haseo back to his creator. "I'm sorry about that" Haseo said scratching his head.
Minutes later Haseo stood atop the staircase over looking the crowd of mingling people. Along side him stood Yata who would be the one to marry them. "Calm down Haseo. You shouldn't get all worked over a simple online wedding." Yata said trying to comfort him.
"But this isn't exactly a normal one now is it?" He said with a nervous laugh. "I mean we personally know and love each other so to us this is just like the real thing."
Yata stared back at him with a stern look "well then…you're basically screwed."
"You're not helping!" Haseo shouted only to be drowned out by the music to start.
In a two lines the best men and bride maids walked down the isle arms locked together. The males all dressed in white suites while the women all wore pink dresses.
First came Silabus and Nanase. "I can't believe Alkaid and Haseo are getting married. But there personalities do fit together well."
"I'm happy for big sis. Ad if I catch the bouquet WE can be next!" she said a smile no her face.
"Huh what?" He said not catching the last part.
"Oh nothing" the raven haired girl said with a giggle.
Next followed Pi and Kuhn. "I'm really happy for the two of them" Kuhn said with a smile on his face. "But it's sad because today I lose one of my greatest wingmen!" It sounded as if he was sobbing.
"Oh grow up will you?" Pi said brimming with anger.
"Come on Pi you don't wanna get mad at the wedding. Don't wanna ruin it do you?" Then Silabus had a geniusly evil idea. "Hey Pi, how about after this we round everyone up and get married! You know it would be a waste not too!" That was the last straw Pi smacked Kuhn in the face knocking him into the crowd as she continued walking as if it never happened.
Next came Atoli and Antares "So the chick has finally flown from the nest, I'm glad."
'"Yes I'm…happy too." Atoli said hesitantly.
"Doesn't sound like you are little lady" he said with a chuckle in his voice. "You probably had feeling for him in the past but if you really love him. You have to let him go and wish for his happiness."
"You're right…" Atoli said with a sigh "but I can't believe I lost to her!"
And finally on the arm of Taihaku came the bride. She was dressed in a single strap, sleeveless white gown with whit cloves that reached to her elbow. Above her head floated a veil that trailed behind her. "It makes me happy to be giving you away on this blessed day."
"Thank you Taihaku" Alkaid said with a smile. "You were always like a father to me here."
They ascended the stairs, taking their places. Alkaid's in front of Haseo a blush spread across her face. "Alkaid…" Haseo said as he looked her over "you're beautiful."
She flinched at the remark "wha-what!?" Her blush grew deeper "you really thing so?" she asked as she looked the dress over. "It doesn't really feel like me."
"Don't worry about it looks good" He smiled at her "And it doesn't matter what you like here. I know the real you is beautiful…I know that Chika is beautiful." Offline Ryou grabbed Chika's hand and gave it a little squeeze.
Now this was too much for Alkaid as she tried to hide her blushing face behind the bouquet receiving a laugh from the others. "Well it's about time we started this ceremony isn't it?" Yata said with a stern voice. "Dearly beloved…" He said beginning the ceremony. It proceeded along perfectly until they got to one point. "You may now recite your vows."
"What?! Vows?!" Haseo was taken aback having not written or prepared everything.
"WHAT?!?!?!" Alkaid shouted angry beyond words. "What do you mean you didn't write any vows?!"
"I didn't know we were supposed to write any" Haseo said with the only excuse he had.
Unfortunately it wasn't good enough. Alkaid let out an angry growl. "YOU IDIOT!"
"OW"
"I can't believe you!"
"Ow! Ow! Ow!"
"It's a wedding how can you forget!"
"Ow! I'm sorry! Ow!" Even though no one could see their characters moving they all knew that in the real world he was receiving the beating of his life. When it seemed like it was finally over both their characters started moving again, Alkaid looked absolutely furious.
"Well Alkaid do you have something to say?" Yata asked slightly nervous.
"Yes I do but I'm not sure he deserves to here it," she glared at Haseo. "But I don't wanna make a bad situation worse so here goes." She took a deep breath to calm herself down. "Haseo when we first met you were just some guy who stood in my way of reclaiming my title. But then we started playing together, laughing together, doing hot super secret training together," with that last remark she smirked in Atoli's direction. "And when I lost my consciousness ad fell into darkness you were the light that called me home. And for that I love you."
"That so beautiful waah!" Nanase said out of the blue nearly killing the moment.
"Yes that truly was" Yata said agreeing as he prepared to continue "no who so-"
"Wait" Haseo said interrupting Yata. "I want to say something."
Everyone knew that he was most likely going to try to redeem himself. He took a deep breath "Alkaid when we first met you called me a lying cheating bastard."
"Which you are" she said smugly.
Haseo just sighed before continuing "But as time passed you grew to trust me. You confided in me when you needed to help you friend and you showed me your feelings when we went to train together. But just as I got to know you I lost you. I didn't want that to happen to anyone else so I fought to bring you back to me. And just like the stubborn girl you are you came back. I held you tightly in my arms that day at Arche Koeln waterfall wanting to never let go and told you not to ever disappear in me like that again."
"Haseo…" Alkaid said blushing wildly.
"But my beautiful star left me again" He smiled at her "but she returned to me under a different name and a different form. I was able to meet the girl behind the one I loved. Now I could touch you, hold you, kiss you.' He said the last part before having a laugh at her expression. "There were times where I've made you made at me but I had my way of calming you down" he winked at her.
"What I'm trying to say is I need you Alkaid. I may be the emperor of the arena but every emperor needs a woman at his side."
Alkaid knew where this was going. "Haseo don't you dare say it!"
He ignored her. "So Alkaid I want to ask you…"
"Stop it!" she protested.
He ignored her again as he moved closer to her, "will you be my empress?"
"Arrrg! No he said it!" Alkaid whined. "Did you really need to call me that in front of everyone?"
"Don't grow so angry Alkaid" Taihaku said defending Haseo. "He only spoke the feeling he had in his heart. And I must say they were spoken like a true man and a true emperor."
"Indeed they were" Yata said as he adjusted his glasses "I can see that these two can't wait much longer for the big finale and I don't think either of them would say no to each other so Haseo, you may kiss the bride." At that moment the pair touched their lips together becoming one as the received cheers from their friends. When it ended the smiled at each other before holding each other in a tight hug, Alkaid rested her head on his chest as he rested his head atop hers.
Back in the material world Ryou felt someone tug off his FMD to see Chika's face inches from his. She lightly kissed before going deeper. He placed his arm around her waist and pulled her down to rest on his lap as she held his shirt tightly in her hands. The kiss lasted for minutes on end until the finally broke away. Chika rested her head on his chest listening to the rabid beat of his heart as she still clung to him.
"You don't want to go do you?" He asked to the fragile looking girl he held in his arms. She sat up and stared back at him with a saddened face, her eyes pleading with him to let her stay. "I'm sorry but you know how your dad is. The first time we were lucky, the second we were forbidden to see each other…"
"But that didn't stop us Ryou" she said attempting to sound cheerful.
"Yeah I know" he laughed. "But I don't want to find out what happens on the third time." Chiks looked as if she wanted to cry. "So, why don't we go to your house to say hello to dear old dad." Chika instantly perked up before wrapping her arms around his neck to kiss him.
Best wishes
Me: It's finally done! That sure took a lot of work. I wanted it to finish it by my birthday but unfortunately by the time I upload this it'll be a little after 12 midnight so my birthday would be over.
Chika: well happy birthday Mr. Author guy!
Me: Thanks…hey Chika I'm 16 now. And you're 16 too. So how about me and you spend some quality time together?!
Chika: Idiot the G.U story happens in 2017. You live in the year 2008. If you do the math I'm not even born in your time!
Me: …dang