Here you go, guys. This is the final chapter. Are you sad? I know that I am. Even though this story has been taking up a lot of my time and I really needed to finish this since my exams are coming up I still can't help but be a bit upset that it's over.

Well, I hope you enjoy this last chapter. I have a lot more to say but I'm going to say it after the chapter. Please enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own YuruYuri. It belongs to Namori.

The Council of Change

Chapter 15: Together At Last

Nadeshiko and Hanako returned home at ten as planned. As Nadeshiko entered the house, she looked around cautiously. Sakurako hadn't called her so she assumed that everything had gone well. However, there was also the chance that something had gone terribly wrong and Sakurako was currently crying in her room. When Nadeshiko found nobody downstairs, she carefully made her way up the stairs to look for her younger sister.

As she neared Sakurako's room, the sound of laughter coming from inside brought a soft smile to Nadeshiko's face. It seems like everything went well.

Nadeshiko turned to look at Hanako who was staring at her, confusion written on her face. Nadeshiko motioned for Hanako to come to her. "Let's go and talk to Sakurako. I'm sure she has something she wants to tell us."

Hanako wasn't sure what was going on but she did as Nadeshiko told. Nadeshiko knocked on the door, opened it and the two of them walked in to find Sakurako and Himawari sitting on the bed and chatting animatedly. Hanako blinked. "Hima-nee? What are you doing here now? It's so late."

Sakurako and Himawari looked at each other and smiled. Then Sakurako jumped off the bed and ran towards Nadeshiko. The force of the collision nearly sent both sisters toppling to the ground but Nadeshiko somehow managed to keep them both standing. With her arms wrapped around her older sister's torso, Sakurako looked up at Nadeshiko with possibly the brightest grin Nadeshiko had ever seen on the younger girl's face in her life.

"She said 'yes', nee-chan!"

Nadeshiko grinned and ruffled Sakurako's hair. "I told you that she wouldn't reject you, didn't I?"

Sakurako gave Nadeshiko a toothy smile. Nadeshiko chuckled. "It's good to see you so happy again, Sakurako."

"Um… Could somebody please tell me what's going on?"

Everyone turned to look at Hanako who was clearly puzzled. Nadeshiko smirked. "Sakurako has finally grown up. That's what's going on."

Hanako drew her eyebrows together. "…What?"

Sakurako walked over to Himawari who was now standing near the bed and held her hand. With a smile she turned to look at her younger sister. "Himawari and I are girlfriends now!"

Hanako's jaw promptly dropped to the floor.

Sakurako proceeded to explain everything that had happened in the past few days and how Nadeshiko had helped her plan everything. She described everything that had happened that evening and by the end of her story, Hanako was smiling too.

"I knew you and onee-chan were acting weird. So that's why. Well, congratulations, Sakurako! This is really good news."

Sakurako nodded happily. "It really is good! But, Hanako. Aren't you surprised?"

"Not really. This was bound to happen someday. It was obvious that you two have feelings for each other."

Sakurako frowned. "It couldn't have possibly been that obvious."

Hanako shrugged. "Except that it was. I mean, even Kaede knows."

Himawari blushed. "Oh, right. I have to tell Kaede…"

Sakurako looked at Nadeshiko who was strangely quiet. "Nee-chan? What's wrong?"

Nadeshiko didn't reply. Instead, she walked over to Himawari and bowed before her.

"Na-Nadeshiko-san?!"

"Please forgive me, Himako. It's because I told Sakurako not to confess to you at once that you had to go through so much pain and ended up crying. I'm extremely sorry. I should have known that hearing Sakurako say that she was in love with someone would cause you to misunderstand. Please forgive me!"

"I-It's okay, Nadeshiko-san. Really! After all, if it wasn't for your help then Sakurako and I wouldn't be together now. So please raise your head!"

Sakurako and Himawari spent the weekend trying to get used to the fact that they were now dating. Another thing that they had to try to get used to was their sisters' relentless teasing. Kaede didn't actually tease them but the way she giggled whenever the two were together was enough to make both tsunderes blush really hard. Really hard.

Sakurako was used to Hanako being more or less condescending. But now, all of a sudden, Sakurako found Hanako always looking up at her with some weird sort of admiration in her eyes. It was as if having a girlfriend suddenly made her seem more mature in Hanako's eyes and thus a better older sister. And to tell the truth, it simply freaked Sakurako out.

It also didn't help that both Hanako and Nadeshiko were both extremely interested in her love life. Sakurako and Himawari had gone on only one date and both of Sakurako's sisters had essentially interrogated the poor girl the moment she stepped into the house. Sakurako was tempted to tell Hanako that Nadeshiko had a girlfriend too so that she wouldn't be the center of attention anymore. Unfortunately, Sakurako knew she couldn't do that without getting killed by Nadeshiko so she had to keep her mouth shut about the matter.

The end result was that by the time Monday came around, Sakurako was actually scared of the prospect of having to tell the news to all of their friends. Himawari assured her that everything would be okay since Kyouko and Ayano had revealed their relationship and nobody was bothering them.

Sakurako remained skeptical though.

Throughout the day, Sakurako and Himawari tried their best to act normal. Akari and Chinatsu didn't realize anything. After classes were over, Sakurako told the two to bring the other two members of the Amusement Club to the Student Council room since she had an announcement to make.

Chinatsu raised an eyebrow. "An announcement? You're sounding like Kyouko-senpai…"

Akari grabbed Chinatsu's hand and pulled her away. "Don't worry, Sakurako-chan. We'll all come to the Council room as soon as possible."

Sakurako forced a smile. "Yeah, come soon…" Toshinou-senpai… How is she going to react? I get the feeling that she's going to tease me to death.

No more than ten minutes later, the Amusement Club members and all the Student Council members were assembled in the Council room. Himawari and Sakurako stood in front of the president's desk ready to make their announcement.

Sakurako opened her mouth to speak but her mind went blank and she turned crimson as she remembered everything that had happened. Just what was she supposed to tell her friends? That she was in love with Himawari? Saying that to Himawari was one thing but making her feelings public was a bit much. The whole matter was just too embarrassing!

Himawari soon realized that her girlfriend wouldn't be able to start speaking anytime soon. So she took matters into her own hands. "Everyone, there's an announcement that me and Sakurako would like to make." Himawari smiled brightly. "The two of us are now dating!"

Sakurako's head snapped in Himawari's direction. Why would you say that so suddenly?! Everyone is going to freak out now!

Sakurako was wrong though. Her friends didn't freak out. Instead, they all smiled at each other knowingly. Kyouko grinned at Sakurako with a very smug look on her face.

Chinatsu smirked. "It's about time!"

Akari nodded in agreement. "It's great that you two are finally together."

"I was beginning to think I'd never get to see this day." Yui chuckled. "I'm happy for you two."

Ayano smiled. "Congratulations, you two."

Chitose clasped her hands together. "Oh, this is perfect! Not only are Ayano-chan and Toshinou-san together but now you two are dating too. This is great!"

Sakurako gaped at her friends."What's with the mild reaction? Aren't you guys surprised?"

Everyone shook their heads. Chinatsu shrugged. "This was bound to happen eventually. Why would we be surprised?"

Sakurako stared at her friends for a while before throwing her hands up in the air. "Oh, I give up. Apparently my feelings were obvious to everyone. Everyone but myself, I guess. Seriously…"

Himawari giggled. "Don't pout, Sakurako. It's okay. Though you do look cute when you're pouting…"

Sakurako's cheeks heated up. "Oh, come on!"

Kyouko bounded up to Sakurako and slung an arm around her shoulders. "Seriously though, Sakucchan. You really shouldn't be pouting. After all, you're finally dating the love of your life."

"Love of my li– Toshinou-senpai!"

"Also, this is great news for me. Now we can go on double dates! Just think about it, Sakucchan. Me and you along with our wonderful girlfriends. The possibilities are endless!"

"Uh… That might actually be nice…"

"Not just nice. Absolutely splendid! The four of us could go to cafés together or we could go to an amusement park. Or maybe we could all go and watch a Mirakurun movie together."

"Toshinou Kyouko, stop bothering Oomuro-san."

"Oh? Are you jealous, Aya-chan?"

"Trust me. I am not."

"Don't worry, Ayano. I've got everything planned out. You can cosplay as Mirakurun and Himacchan can cosplay as Rivarun. Everyone in the movie theatre will look at us with envy!"

"Toshinou Kyouko…"

"Okay, okay. Forget about the movie. How about the four us just book a hotel room and spend the night together?"

Sakurako promptly fainted.

"Toshinou Kyouko!"

"What? I was just joking!"

Two weeks later, the Student Council members were swamped with work due to the upcoming cultural festival. It wasn't much of a problem though. Ayano, who was no longer a distracted mess, skillfully handled a huge portion of the work on her own. Also, Sakurako and Himawari were now quite efficient since they didn't really argue anymore. Well, they did bicker occasionally but it was never anything serious.

In all honesty, the only problem was Chitose. She worked hard but there were times when she spaced out and got lost in her fantasies. Now she fantasized about Himawari and Sakurako too so naturally, nosebleeds became a common occurrence. Also, the Council members had to keep a very close eye on Chitose so that she didn't end up bleeding to death.

At the current moment, however, Chitose was the one observing Sakurako with a soft smile. "You've become so diligent, Oomuro-san. At this rate, you really might end up as the Student Council president next year."

Sakurako laughed. "Thanks but no thanks, Ikeda-senpai."

Chitose furrowed her eyebrows. "What do you mean? Don't you want to be president anymore?"

Himawari looked up from her work and eyed Sakurako curiously. Sakurako smiled at Chitose and shook her head. "No. I don't want to be president anymore."

The conversation caught Ayano's attention as well. "Really, Oomuro-san? Didn't you always want to become the president?"

"I used to want that," Sakurako admitted. "But I only wanted to be the president because I didn't want Himawari to beat me. But things are different now. Himawari isn't my rival anymore." Sakurako chuckled. "I'm not looking for an excuse to fight her anymore."

Sakurako looked at Himawari and smiled softly at her. "I'm going to help Himawari campaign next year. I'm going to help her win the election."

Himawari's eyes widened. "You don't have to do that, Sakurako. I'm not going to hold it against you if you decide to become a candidate too, you know?"

Sakurako nodded. "I know. But I'm not backing down because I don't want to upset you. I'm backing down because I want to support you."

Himawari smiled. "Thank you, Sakurako."

"Also… We both know that you'd make a better president than me."

Himawari laughed. "Well, as long as I have you supporting me then I'm sure I'll do fine."

Sakurako grinned. "Of course you'll do fine. After all, we make a great team, don't we?"

And the journey finally ends. I just had to end the story with a scene in the Student Council room since the Council room is where this story began. I truly hope that you all enjoyed the ride. Now if you have the patience to read my long author's note, please do.

First of all, about Kyouko and the whole booking a hotel room thing… Yeah, I have no idea where that came from. Seriously. It just popped into my mind and I couldn't not write it. Kyouko really was just joking though. They're all just in middle school so they wouldn't actually do the stuff Sakurako started imagining. Poor Sakurako though. I'm sorry that I made you faint in the very last chapter, Sakurako. I truly am.

Now for the more serious stuff. I honestly find it hard to believe that this entire story was caused due to Yuri no Tenshi being inspired by a 100 word drabble of mine. Seriously. I never thought that 100 words could end up inspiring a multi-chapter story. Yuri no Tenshi's original idea was probably quite different though and I'm pretty sure this story didn't turn out the way he had originally expected it to. However, I hope that Yuri no Tenshi enjoyed what I did with the story regardless. Surprises are a good thing, right?

Now it's not like I wrote this story only for Yuri no Tenshi. I wrote this story for all of you readers. Thank you very much for your continued support over the past eight to nine months. I sincerely appreciate it. I received a much better response than I had hoped for so thank you, everyone.

This story is my first true multi-chapter story. I did write two multi-chapter stories in the past but that was when I was a lot younger. Those two stories are actually shorter than my later oneshots so it's hard to actually consider them as multi-chapter stories. Because of this, 'The Council of Change' is quite close to my heart. Thank you to everyone who read this story and made it such a success.

Last but not least, please leave a review! It's the very last review you'll be able to leave for this story, after all. So please tell me what you think of the story as a whole.

Bye, everybody! Hopefully, I'll be back with a new story soon!