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A/N: Final chapter! I'm so excited. Hopefully I'll be able to finish Your Revolution is a Joke soon. I'm only planning to post 2 more chapters for that. The one-shot will be out tomorrow.
…Right now, I have 4 hits to chapter 14, but 5 hits. How does that work?
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Once Sai got back, the QTM wasted no time in preparing for their last prank of the day. This would take skill, prestige, dexterity, bravery, valor, and speed. Oh yes, this would be a prank to be remembered. They agreed that the three who would not perform the prank would be on guard duty to ensure safety from the dreaded, Malicious Miriallia. So that left the final question. Who was capable of pulling off the prank? When they had asked, Kuzzey had quickly refused, and Sai hadn't seemed too keen either. So it was down to two of them.
"I think Tolle should be on guard duty." Kira began, causing Tolle to groan. "After all, Miriallia wouldn't want to do too much damage to him. Think of it, Tolle is to Miriallia as a purse is to normal girls."
"Did you just call her abnormal?" Sai questioned timidly. If only she knew half the things that were said about her when she was gone.
"Did you just call me an accessory?" Tolle asked, sounding aggravated. Kira simply nodded slightly to both Tolle and Sai. "I think you just sealed your fate, Kira." Tolle told him with a smirk. "If Miriallia saw three, you could simply tell her this and I'm sure she'd stay far away from me, that is, assuming you ran away from me." The other two liked the idea of Miriallia leaving them alone, and quickly agreed with Tolle. Sai accesor- sorry, said teen was grinning like a Cheshire cat and pushing the others out the… entrance?
Miriallia was getting desperate. She had heard rumors of some crazy four-eyes in the other side of the store, but hadn't bothered to investigate, knowing all to well he would be long gone by the time she got anywhere near the place. Instead, she wracked her brain for any clues they might have dropped that could lead her to their next plan. She drew a blank. If they got away with whatever they were planning, there would be hell to pay. Instead of investigating what she was sure a scene caused by Sai, she made her way to the checkouts to purchase her weapons of choice. It had been rather expensive, but that only made her feel more need to put them to good use.
Kira, Sai and Kuzzey had been sent to inconspicuous places around the clothing area, and had all memorized warning signals to alert the others if they saw Miriallia. Tolle easily managed to sneak past the lady sitting at the counter next to the changing rooms, and quietly marched in. He slammed the door just loud enough to alert the lady of his presence. He heard heavy footsteps, and eventually saw some god-awful shoes positioned under the door. She had come to investigate. There was a rapping on the door, followed by a raspy 'Whose in there?'. A few muttered curse words and a trip back to the counter to grab the keys later, she returned to the door.
"I'm coming in." She warned.
"Wait!" Tolle exclaimed, preparing. He needed more time. "I'm almost done. Just a little longer." He told her, hoping she'd go away. He hadn't planned for her to investigate, but plans could be changed. He waited until he heard her shuffle away until he opened his mouth. He was extremely nervous, and aware that he was going to have to run like the wind to get out of there without security catching him. "THERE'S NO TOILET PAPER IN HERE!" He yelled as loudly as he could, before ripping the door open, shutting it as quietly as possible, and running.
Whatever excitement she'd been expecting that day, having somebody mistake the change rooms for the washrooms hadn't been one of them. She swore loudly before grabbing her keys and toddling towards the room that had been occupied. She was too busy cursing and yelling to notice the four figures running at top speed away from the clothing department.
Kira pulled the others towards the exit after he noticed an unmistakable copper head by the exit. Could she have had better timing? It was doubtful. As the quartet ran past, Tolle grabbed the girl's arm and dragged her out of the store, quickly figuring out how to angle his arm just right so whatever sharp object she had in her hand wouldn't hit him.
Epilogue (set sometime after Athrun comes aboard the Archangel)
Miriallia stared out the viewing window towards the planes of wherever they were on Earth. The Archangel had landed for a short while, and she had been re-playing all her favorite memories of her times with… with him. She hadn't had much time to do that after he'd… after he'd died. They had been in constant battle. Back then, before any of this happened, she would have given anything for an adventure such as this. Now, she would give anything to have those days back. But nothing could bring him back, and it hurt her so much to know she'd never be able to see his face again, never be able to hold him, or laugh with him –or at him-, knowing she'd never be able to yell at him, or curl up with him. Miriallia was so lost in thought she didn't notice the soft hiss of the door as it slid open, or the murmurs of the others in the room. She didn't notice anything until she felt a hand on her shoulder. She jumped, and looked up. It was only Kira.
"Whatcha doing?" He asked softly, trying not to ruin the quiet peace of the room. She smiled softly at him before turning back to the window.
"Remembering." She whispered. It was only after they had remained like that for a few moments that she became aware of the other presences in the room.
"We were told we could disembark for awhile. Apparently, there's a city not to far away. Would you like to come along? We could maybe get some real food, and do some shopping or something." Miriallia raised an eyebrow, as if she was asking if he was kidding.
"And who all would be going?"
"Athrun, Dearka, and Sai." Miriallia was convinced he was joking. If anything, that group would be worse than the original QTM.
"No. Way." She said firmly. Dearka stepped forward at that.
"Why not?"
"Last time I went shopping with Kira and Sai, I would up tied to a clothes rack with a dog leash." She told him, trying to appear as annoyed as possible.
"Sounds kinky." Dearka told her with a raised eyebrow. She shook her head at him and turned back to Kira who looked like he was trying to hold in laughter. Great. She had reminded him. He put an arm around her shoulder, and rather forcefully escorted her out.
"You mean you didn't have fun?" He asked, almost sounding shocked. "Those were some of the best times we ever had." She growled and tried to shake his arm off her shoulder but he held fast. Dearka came around the other side and wrapped his arm around her shoulder as well. She groaned. It was going to be a long day.
A/N: I didn't like the actual prank part as much as I thought I would, but I'm quite happy with the epilogue. I hope you liked my story!
It's so sad knowing it's over. I had so much fun writing it. Don't forget, the one-shot will be posted tomorrow. Check it out. Although, it does have some Miriallia/Shinn stuff, so if you hate non-cannon pairings, I guess you should skip it.