Review Reponses!~

ch3n: I was worried that it would be kind of cheesy the way they got back together but I'm glad it all worked out.

30secondstoidealize: ^-^ Like above, I was worried it would be too cheesy.

Revengermajestyliberator: You'll find out in this chapter~ :3

KevinCruelz: This is it. The last chapter.

Kiara: We made it. This is the end. It's thanks to all of you readers who showed us support throughout all the chapters that led to this. Truly, thank you. Without further ado, the last chapter of Bridges! Author does not own Love Live.

(Sorry if the ending is a bit anti-climatic.)

"Is it time?" Snow fell around them as the two of them stood before the entrance of a blocked off forest. The one who spoke felt her companion tremor in fear and could not blame her. After all, there was a possibly that they could die today. "Don't be scared…I'll protect you."

"I-I'm not scared!" Her companion retorted and gripped her hand tighter at the same time. Blue eyes scanned the forest before resting on the companion standing with her. "Honestly..."

"Honestly, you are scared but you're just too stubborn to admit it!~" She teased.

"S-Shut up!" Her companion said angrily. She laughed and pulled her companion closer to her. She could feel her companion's heartbeat speed up at the sudden contact.

"Come on, Maki-chan. Let's get this over with." She said, giving the red-head a kiss on her forehead.

"Uh-huh…" Maki said dazedly. Honoka gazed up into the dark sky as pure white snow fell down.

"We'll be fine. Nozomi-chan and Eri-chan are doing the same as we are." Honoka murmured. Maki nodded. Resolving themselves to their mission, they headed into the dark forest, still connected by their hands.

Maki took the lead, seeing as she knew the way through the area. But she was scared and would have fled if Honoka hadn't been there to stabilize her. She would just have to look back at Honoka and into her blue eyes to get a burst of courage every time her fear threatened to overrun her.

Honoka projected an aura of confidence while keeping her fear hidden deep within herself, knowing that Maki needed her to seem brave. As they headed further and further into the forest, Maki's looks back at her became more and more frequent. And Honoka couldn't blame her. It wasn't just the fear of death that was holding Maki down but also the fear of the rest of her kind who had kicked her out of this same forest. Every once in a while, she would see a flash of color amongst the browns of the forest and knew it was a werewolf.

"We're almost there…" Her voice was so low that Honoka was only barely able to hear it. Maki was visibly trembling in her fear. Honoka knew that hugging her would not be enough to drive the fear away. Right now, the only thing that could drive the fear away would be to push through with what they needed to do.

"Oh~ Look who's here~ It's the traitor and what's this? A vampire!" Honoka looked around sharply, trying to pinpoint the owner of the sneer. Besides her, Maki cringed and clung to Honoka. All around them, dozens of eyes shone from the darkness. More jeers sprung up, mocking Maki and calling her all sorts of things. Maki shrank with each word until she was sitting on the ground, her head hanging down as tears streamed down her cheeks.

"SHUT UP!" Honoka yelled angrily at the unknown voices, effectively silencing them. She panted, her anger at their treatment of Maki driving all of her fear and doubts away. "We just want to speak with your higher-ups! You can either take us there or shut up and let us on our way!" For a moment, the forest was still. Then a shadow separated itself from the rest and padded into Honoka's range of view. A young girl with silver hair and golden eyes eyed them with a small bit of respect.

"I'm Kiara. I'll take you to the higher-ups." She said, holding out her hand. Honoka gazed into her eyes to see if Kiara was plotting anything. She couldn't see anything in the werewolf's eyes and kept her hands to herself.

"Take the lead." Honoka spat. Kiara simply nodded and lowered her hand again. She turned and tromped off through the snow. Honoka urged Maki to her feet and led the other after Kiara.

"Traitors!" One of the hidden werewolves howled. Honoka studied the girl in front of her to see her reaction. Kiara continued walking forward without hesitation. Being called a traitor didn't seem to bother her, which Honoka found confusing.

"Okay, who are you really? You're obviously a rebel but how come you're still here in the forest?" Honoka questioned their guide.

"I'm one of Nozomi-sama's spy wolves. She hasn't been sending messages lately so I figured that someone would be coming to put an end to everything." Kiara responded, glancing back at Honoka before lowering her gaze and focusing on walking.

"I see…" Maki muttered. "That's why you helped us, right?" Kiara nodded. The three of them made it to a grove.

"I can't go in there. They are probably expecting you two." Kiara bowed to the two of them and ran off into the woods.

"We didn't get to say thank you." Honoka said.

"If we make it through this, you'll be able to crawl to her on your knees and thank her profusely if you want." Maki said. "On second thought, don't. That sounds gross, now that I think about it." Honoka chuckled, glad that Maki was feeling good enough to poke fun at her.

"Let's go." Honoka said once again. She pulled Maki behind her as they entered the grove. A group of elderly men sat around in a ring on the edges of the grove. The one directly in front of them looked up as they entered.

"Nishikino Maki-san. And your friend. We have been expecting you." He said, lowering his head slightly in acknowledgement of the two girls.

"Sire." Maki said, insticintively bowing her head to him as well.

"We know what you two are here for." The elder said. "You want to end the feud between the race of werewolves and the race of vampires."

"Yes, sir." Honoka responded. "We want to prove to you that vampires and werewolves can live cooperatively."

"And that you have already. More than we were expecting you to." Another elder spoke up.

"Huh?!" Honoka and Maki said in unison.

"We have been watching you, just as Nozomi-san's wolves have been watching us." The first elder said. "Don't tell her that though." He winked. Maki and Honoka were completely confused by the suddenness of this turn-around of the situation.

"We have convened with the elders of the vampires. They are of the same mind as us." A third elder said.

"You mean-?!" Honoka gasped.

"You two have done enough. All nine of you have done more than you needed. The fighting is already over. Those wolves that called you traitors, Maki-san, are the ones who still refuse to accept no more wars. They are the rebels now but more and more of them are turning to our side of mind." The first elder said.

"I'm sure you two are eager to share the news with your friends so you may go now." The second elder said, motioning them to go.

"Y-Yes sir!" Honoka and Maki shouted. They left the grove. Once out of the grove, Honoka broke into a run, racing back along the way they came. Maki kept pace with her in the shape of a wolf. They burst out of the forest and slowed to a walk. Honoka cupped her hands around her mouth and screamed, releasing all her pent-up feelings. Maki returned to her human form.

"What are you doing?" Maki asked.

"Screaming. It makes me feel better. You try it too, Maki-chan!" Honoka said. Maki stared at her doubtfully. Honoka shrugged and screamed out again. Maki gave in and did the same. "How does it feel?" Honoka asked once the other had stopped her scream.

"Like something was being lifted from my chest." Maki admitted. "But shouldn't we hurry?"

"Oh, you're right! We have to go tell the others!" Honoka said. "Let's go, Maki-chan!"

"O-Onee-chan!" Honoka was knocked back against the ground by the force of her younger sister. "I'm so sorry!"

"Yukiho, don't cry. You've gotten way strong!" Honoka grinned, rubbing Yukiho's back as the younger girl cried. Nozomi's and Eri's quest had been just as successful as Honoka's and Maki's. Arisa wiped tears from her eyes as she clung to her sister's arm.

"Where's Nico-chan?" Maki asked, looking around for her senior. Nozomi's smile dropped from her face.

"She's visiting the graves of her family…years after they had been killed she is finally allowed to see where they rest." Nozomi said sadly.

"I see…" Maki murmured.

"Hey! Why don't we all go visit them too? Let's go give Nico-chan our support!" Honoka suggested.

"Sounds good." Eri said.

"…I don't know where to start…" Nico whispered, clutching the bouqet of flowers to her chest. "It's finally over…the feud is over…you guys can…r-rest in p-peace now…" She raised her arm to wipe her eyes dry before she started to cry, only to have her arm grabbed by someone behind her. She glanced back and saw that it was Nozomi who had stopped her.

"Nico-chi. It's okay to cry for something like this. If you don't, you'll only regret it later." Tears streamed freely down Nico's cheeks since nothing dried them and Nozomi let Nico's arm go. She looked around at the circle of girls behind her, each of them smiling encouragingly. She looked back down at the graves. She closed her eyes, not bothering to stop the stream of tears. Opening them again, she bent down and laid the bouquet on the grave. She stood up and stepped back away from the graves.

"Nico-chan?" Honoka asked in worry.

"I'm fine." The other responded. Honoka nodded, though Nico didn't see that, and fell silent. 'Yeah…I'm fine. They are my family too.' "Let's go. I'm done here." She pushed past the girls and walked away, hands jammed in her pockets. Shrugging, the others followed her.

Now, they could get back to living normally. Well, as close to normal as the supernatural creatures they were could. Hey, no one ever said life was easy, right?

Kiara: It's over…it's truly over…

Alice: Now you can rest Kiara. Use my lap.

Kiara: Yeah…okay. *she lays down and closes her eyes*

Alice: Good night, Kiara…

Alice: *to the readers* Terran is going to pick up speed.