Yes, everyone, this is the concluding chapter of Meaningful Simplicity! I thank you all for your support. You really helped me through this fic. So I'll be sure to make this chapter extra good!

Meaningful Simplicity

By Sakura Takanouchi

Prolouge

Things have taken a turn since last we met

Tristan has confessed his love for Serenity

She replied that his love could be better well spent

On someone else, someone else other than she.

But Seto, now he's stuck quite in a jam

He's been found out; he was seen at the Wheeler's Mansion

His life is now in total bedlam

He's been thrown out; never to return to his house again.

But Tristan wasn't planning on Seto having knowing,

And knowing and planning go both hand in hand.

But neither Seto nor Tristan were planning on knowing

The plans, the knowledge the other had had.

And although it won't benefit you,

My knowledge and planning will be helped times two

With the reviews that I am receiving from you.

So read on, my friends, see how this journey will end,

How all these problems and family feuding will mend.

ACT 5

SCENE 1

Yugi reached for the morning paper as he slowly ate his breakfast. Being a fastidious person, he was careful not to spill any of his tea on the paper, or any of his toast. It was a serene, peaceful morning, and he intended to keep it that way for as long as possible.

But all of that was shattered when he heard someone knocking on the door. Three consistent raps. 'Must be Seto,' Yugi thought, amused. He rose, keeping his mug of tea in hand. Opening the door, he was not surprised to see Seto standing there, looking like he had spent the last night at a motel. Which, he probably had.

"Come in, Seto." Yugi said, inviting him in. Seto quickly followed him into the living room, dragging a duffel bag behind him.

"You look troubled, Seto," Yugi said, pouring a cup of tea. Seto took it and drank thirstily.

"Yes, and I hope I'm not inconveniencing you by being here," Seto said.

"No, not at all," Yugi replied. "Tell me your troubles."

Seto leaned back and closed his eyes tiredly. "Well, first... You've watched the news, haven't you? Joey Wheeler is dead. And Duke's in a coma. All because of...me." Yugi nodded slowly.

"Yes, I have seen the news. I know of these recent happenings."

"After that, Serenity fell into a major shock when she found out about him. I went to visit her, but I was found out. I came back to the Kaiba Mansion, and...Gozaburo threw me out. So I spent the night at a motel. I'm so lost, Yugi. I don't even know where to start."

Yugi watched on with amazement at the broken-down Seto. Deprived of his brother, deprived of his girlfriend, deprived of everyone, everything, gone in an instant. How hard this must be for him! Yugi looked back on his own happy, carefree past. Nothing of this magnitude had ever happened to him. He could only imagine what Seto must be feeling.

"Seto, the truth lies in your heart. You were born for a purpose, and you must find, and fulfill that purpose. I believe you can find it."

Seto then opened his eyes and looked up. He was in his room at the Domino Motel, and it was 7:00. He sat up and began to dress. He knew exactly where he had to go.

SCENE 2

Seto threw a wad of bills on his bed to pay for the motel room and hopped on his motorcycle, feeling determined and afraid at the same time. Yugi's words still rang in his head. "You never know how much time you will spend with the people you love, so make it count…" He was going to do exactly that.

Serenity awoke to the noise of something outside her window. She slowly got out of bed and put on a peach-colored authentic robe. She went out onto the balcony to see what the noise was.

"Seto!" The words barely left her mouth before she regretted speaking. Guards were on double-duty for the next 2 days. What if he was found out...again? Lowering her voice to a whisper, she asked, "What are you doing here?"

"I had to come back," Seto looked up at her worried but touched expression.

"Well, you picked the perfect time to do it," Serenity quipped. "I'm sorry, Seto...it's just, I don't want you to get hurt. I couldn't bear it if you were taken out of my life. I love you, Seto."

Seto quickly climbed the trellis and easily jumped onto her balcony. "That's all I needed to hear." He slowly bent down on one knee. "Serenity, I want to give you this ring."

Her features softened and tears formed at her eyes as he spoke. "I want to be with you, forever, if only you'll have me." He took the ring box from his hand and opened it. Inside was a beautiful silver ring with a sapphire in the middle. He gently slid the ring on Serenity's shaking hand. He stood up slowly.

"Oh, Seto!" She cried out, flinging her arms around him. They embraced, tears running down Serenity's cheeks. Seto pulled away first. "When you're ready," he said seriously, "I'll give you a real ring."

A/N: What Seto just gave her was a promise ring, as a reminder of their growing relationship and the hope that one day they might get married

Suddenly Serenity started to laugh. "So, what do we do now?" she asked.

Seto shrugged. "I hadn't really thought about that," he said.

Serenity giggled and suddenly twirled around in a circle. "Let's run away together," she said.

Seto just stared at her. "What?"

"You know, girl-meets-guy, they fall in love, girl's and guy's parents hate each other, girl and guy run away together, and they live happily ever after! Except, it'll be for real!" She took Seto's hands. "Ever since I became heir to CyberDyne, I finally understood. My place isn't here. It's with you."

Seto's lips twirled up into a smirk. "Wherever I am?"

She stepped close towards him, her hands moving up to his shoulders. "Wherever you are."

Then he pulled away from her. "Then, let's go!" She blinked, confused.

"Now?"

"When were you thinking? In a week or two? Gather some of your things. I've got a motorcycle and everything I need already out back." He waved her back into her room as she changed and got her things together.

She reappeared a few minutes later wearing a pink top, corduroy khaki capris and a white bucket hat. She carried a tote bag under her arm. "Let's get outta here," She said with a smile.

They drove out of the Wheeler Mansion on Seto's motorcycle. But Serenity insisted on going out through the front gate. She waved happily to the gate attendant as Seto drove through, them both winking at the security cameras.

"So, where's the first place you want to go?" Seto asked once they were out of the Wheeler and Kaiba Districts.

"I want to go to the beach," Serenity said. "I always have a good time at the beach." And Seto drove onward, them both listening to the portable radio Serenity had brought. In less than an hour they had reached the beach. Serenity had immediately kicked off her shoes and was running for the water. Seto followed behind, glad he was wearing shorts and a short-sleeve shirt.

Once he reached the water, Serenity began splashing him. "Hey!" He protested, but she kept flinging water at him. Finally, he fought back, using the waves to his advantage and dragging her good-naturedly into the sea.

After several hours of playing, eating, and shopping, they ended up driving up to one of the cliffs to watch the sunset. It was terribly romantic, just the two of them and the setting sun.

Serenity snuggled against Seto as they watched the sunset. The setting was perfect, but a thought made her break the silence. "What are we going to do after this?" She asked Seto.

"It doesn't matter," Seto replied, playfully rubbing her shoulder.

"No, I'm serious!" Serenity replied, almost laughing as he caressed her side. "I mean, now that we're… starting over. We need a plan."

"Alright," Seto replied. "We'll ride into neutral territory and buy an apartment. We can even get jobs, if you want." At this, Serenity raised her eyebrows. "Or maybe we can just enjoy each other's company until we waste away," Seto ran his fingers up her side, causing her to laugh. Serenity smiled and leaned into Seto, who was mindlessly playing with her hair. Things were going so perfectly. Things were going to be perfect, now.

SCENE 3

The next day, They went riding into town, just like Seto promised. They had picked out an apartment right away, one set back from the tall buildings and actually had some lawn. They both loved it, and agreed to go shopping for things to fill the rooms with right away. Then they had a light lunch and were walking to the furniture store to purchase the necessary things for their apartment.

"Serenity, stop, it's a red light," Seto told her. They were both wearing sunglasses and hats in case anyone recognized them, and he grabbed the back of Serenity's hat to keep her off of the street. "Okay, now I think its safe to cross." They both walked out into the street.

Just then, a man driving a delivery truck came out from the corner at a high rate of speed. Serenity knew nothing of the danger they were in. But Seto turned and knew that there would be no apartment for him to return to that night. No years to come, no big family to harass him, no promise of the future. But he wanted that for Serenity. He grabbed her arm, and pushed her as hard as he could before the truck slammed into him.

'Serenity, I love...you.' He thought, just before his mind shut down. He was in a huge room, and suddenly, all of the lights turned off. He hoped he had done the right thing for Serenity.

The delivery car, which had skidded and had been knocked over on one side, burst into flame. The hot asphalt made it difficult for anyone to come to their rescue, but no cars wanted to share that fate, and kept their distance. The flames died down several minutes later.

The people around were screaming and yelling for an ambulance when someone had the good sense to see if anyone was alive. "Hey, it's a CyberDyne truck!" A man proclaimed. "That's not going to be good for business." He blanched at the sight and aroma of roasting rubber, plastic, and at the sight of the young driver. "That's too bad, he must've been only seventeen or so," the man said, and sent a silent prayer for the soul of the young boy, before yelling for help to get him out of the car. All anyone could make of his name tag was the word Taylor.

The Ambulance arrived late, as usual, and the police had begun cleaning up the car remains and had gotten to where the bodies of Seto Kaiba and Serenity Wheeler lay, with their hands intertwined. She had never let go of his hand. Now, they would always be together.

"Hey, look at this!" One cop yelled to the others. "Jesus Christ," the cop said. "They're two kids." Their faces were not burned, but the plastic from their sunglasses had permanently melted onto their faces, so they were unidentifiable. He could also see a mass of silver clutched in the girls hand. They were both dead, was the medical analysis of the situation.

"File in three dead bodies, one girl, two boys. Names: Unknown."

Yugi Motou was watching the TV news update that afternoon, and had seen the car wreck and the remains of the three. He knew at once who they were. "A sadder story has never been told," he mused, " Than that of those unfortunate souls in this world." Then he got up from the couch and began to go about the rest of the day, perhaps a bit slower than he normally would.

END OF ACT 5

STORY: FIN

Notes on Act 5: Wow, I can't believe I dragged myself out of hibernation to write this. You see, I'm sort of mad at YGO's new season, the "waking the dragons" one, so I was like, 'Ha! I shall not write!' but the perfect opportunity came yesterday. I had to start my research paper! So why not finish writing this instead! Yeah, I know you guys probably never read these things, but I'm still talking anyway. Wait, come back!

Notes on the Ending: To all of you, positive or negative, THAT WAS THE ENDING. THERE IS NO MORE. Yeah, I know there wasn't a big dragged-out duel to the death, or the families weren't involved after the deaths, but this is what you get. IT'S OVER. heaves big sigh of relief But I might choose to put up some alternate endings, if I have the time. It depends on what you REVIEW. Do you want a Cinderella ending? Or one more true to the original?

Notes on the Origin of Meaningful Simplicity: Yeah, in case no one figured it out by now, this is a parody (yeah) of Romeo and Juliet. I just decided to make it, because I was a huge Seto/Serenity fan, and I thought, this is a great storyline! Let's borrow it! So, I apologize if you guys wanted something closer to the original ending.

One more note: Next, I might update Fire and Ice, or maybe even start a whole new story! (don't count on much) There actually is another play that I want to do a parody on, but you'll have to wait and find out for that!

This is Sakura Takanouchi, signing off!