A/N: Last chapter! Last chapter! =D

I can't make a post on Ryoma's actual birthday, so here's an early brithday present! Merry christmas and Happy Holidays to you all and a Happy new Year.

Chapter 14

I walked up the steps to the place I've been to so many times the last few months. The steps that is so familiar now. When I walk around lost in thought, I always end up here. It's been about two months since my parents died. Let me tell you one thing, the cremation ceremony was the creepiest ceremony in the world! Cremation is fine, takes up less space actually, but this one, no, we had to pick up their bones with chopsticks and put them into the urn. That is the creepiest, weirdest thing I have ever done and I never want to do that again. I'll tell you one thing; I'll never look at a chopstick the same ever again. (A/N: wiki Japanese funeral if you don't believe me. Got it from there and also an article I found online that described it. I still stand by that it's creepy, but everyone has their own traditions.)

I've finally gotten back into the swing of things. Nanako has allowed me to participate in some dealings with the company and sit in on meetings whenever I can. I've continued in school, despite how useless it is for me, 'kaa-san would have wanted me to stay, besides it's not like I can do anything till I turn 18. I've also continued to train the tennis team. Ryuuzaki-sensei was right; it is extremely amusing having so much control of all of your sempais. I think they all now prefer Tezuka's laps as punishment than mine. Yes, I do give them laps as punishment, that won't change, but I've also added push-ups, sit-ups, and squats. Sometimes I'll even get them to line up and side step from one end of the court to the next. All that and they still get to drink Inui juice. Hah all the joys.

I've also added a sort of game to the drills the team does. It's like horseshoe in basketball. It's called Cat. Basically I'll hit them a ball and tell them what I want it to do or where I want it to land and if they get it right they keep going and if they get wrong well then they spell the word C-A-T, whoever spells out cat first, gets Inui juice.

I also have something else planned as well. Kyouya's family is opening up a new spa in the area, its set atop a hill overlooking the city; it's quite serene and peaceful. Anyways, all of the things needed to finish setting up the place has been stored in the warehouse at the base of the hill and he was in need of some people to move it up the hill. I had been trying to think of a new way to improve the team at the time and it all fit so perfectly so I enlisted their help, oh but they don't know that I did. They'll find out about it tomorrow, they think that we're going to test out his new spa for him, which is true by the way. Anyways, they'll be lugging up everything in the warehouse to the top of the hill, maybe I'll have them wear weights as well, while Ryuuzaki-sensei and myself wait at the top making use of their superb services.

Everything with the regulars has been going smoothly and I don't know how, but I'll thank whoever is responsible, for allowing me to escape a certain tensai's evil plans of making me sing. Everything's good right now. Okaa-san would be happy. I miss them, even Oyaji, but things are getting better, easier to deal with. The house being so quiet and empty is still something I'm not used to. I even miss making fun of Oyaji and seeing him reading his magazines, never thought I'd say that. I'll make you both proud, I promise.

"Good bye Oyaji, Good bye Okaa-san, rest in peace." I say as my fingers brush over their names on their tomb stone. I place the flowers in the vase in front of them as I push myself up off the floor and walk down those familiar steps once more and out of the cemetery.

The story's finallt done! YAY My first complete story! I want to thank each and every one of you who have continued to follow my story and especially those who have reviewed, added me to their alerts and/or favourites. It gave me so much more incentive to finish this story. Thank you also for being patient with me, while I had a bit of writer's block. And thank you for continuing to read my story even after that.

Voting Results:
So here's the results so far from the vote I held in chapter 13:

I've got alot of responses saying they want a sequel, so I will try to do one and come up with a good story line (almost done coming up with one! I somewhat know of a beginning to do and I definitely know how it'll end, I just need to come up with the process in the middle.

Now,

Pairings:
Royal: 6
RyomaxGirl: 5
Thrill: 3
Pillar: 1
-someone wanted a femryo, which i won't do, but there are some really good femryo stories out there =)

The pairing is not definite yet, you still have time to vote for the pair you want. And sorry to say, but for the sake of my story I may decide to keep the final decision of the pairings a secret. HOWEVER, the story is still processing in my mind, so that could change. It's all up to you folks!

I give you to the end of january, after which voting is closed.

most of you want the ouran characters to show up again, in what manner I have yet to decide.