Yes. The end is near D:

BUT WILL IT END HAPPILY OR SADLY? FIND OUT.

RIGHT.
FUCKING.
NOW.

Without further ado~

Chapter 25- The End.

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[Kyo]

Leaving the car, and physically walking up the colossal stairs and up to the door was like the trail of tears. Or should I say the trail of pride? Long and agonizing, but my destination was that of one I dreamt of plenty of times. I had often wondered what it would be like to walk up these steps, but now I know. And following behind is a sense of accomplishment. I ought to be careful though, pride often turns to hubris, Shishou once said.

Walking up to these large doors gave me a feeling of unforgettable happiness, and pushing through those large, heavy doors was even more so fulfilling. It was the whole aspect of it, the whole new way of thinking that now took over my mind. It was like, opportunity, future.

I had a future.

To confidently say I have something to look forward to in five, ten, or even twenty, fifty, maybe even eighty years from now was like… so phenomenal. My standard of living, my potential, Haru and I, and a million more pieces now hit in my mind. It inhibited it peacefully though, nothing seemed troubling, and I was now without worry. Slowly, I was becoming accepted.

Standing at the counter in the front office, I was anticipating big. Looking to my left stood Haru, Yuki, and Tohru, and to my right stood a man I've grown a unwieldy amount of respect for. Shigure. Should he of not done what he done, I wouldn't be standing here, in this place.

It's been almost a month since graduation too, and not seeing that black car waiting to pick me up, I knew I must've been dreaming.

He cast a reassuring smile as he thumbed through the files in his grasp, but I impatiently waited for the lady to remove herself from the telephone. I watched as Haru leaned against the front desk as if his feet hurt, rolling his eyes, and huffing in an attention-seeking fashion. One of the most expressive things Haru ever done, because his face read 'service please'. He was just as impatient and ecstatic as I, and I'm not surprise. This meant a world of good for us, considering that I wouldn't just be wasting away like some forgotten stray cat.

And much more too, I mean, I'd have to actually do things like get a job. I wasn't so excited about that part, but whenever I did think of it, I couldn't help feel that a lot more than expected was accomplished. I spent most of my life thinking that sometime around the age of eighteen, everything would just turn black. Even when I had tried to look past it, I couldn't, it was all black. But now, I see something.

I see skies, birds, the sun. And it's in color too, it isn't gray, and even gray eyes don't seem listless either. In fact, they are the most colorful thing I see in this picture. It's so colorful, so powerful, and like art I am captivated, and my future is a future after all.

And just how long have Shigure been planning this? I mean, living with him for four years, the mutt hasn't said a thing about the change in plans. Of course unless this is a recent development, I'm sure he took enough pity on me for the sake of Haru. Perhaps, or maybe I should stop thinking the world is against me and admit the man does care for me.

Whichever the case, I was here, in this fresh, large, exciting place. I could feel fingers entwine with my own as I looked to my left to see a Haru nonchalantly dazing off at the walls like a ditz. Yuki on the other hand was reading through the brochures at the desk as Tohru blabbered over the exciting turn of events. When I had heard the click of the phone, and the cease of Shigure's file shuffling, I turned my attention to what was happening now.

"Yes, may I help you?" The receptionist inquired as she prompted herself up to us. Shigure collected his found papers, and placed them on the desk. I caught a glint in his eye as he eyed the what would-be-a-pretty-young-lady-if-I-wasn't-into-Haru.

"Yes, I came two weeks ago with the transcripts of Kyo Sohma, Yuki Sohma, and Tohru Honda. We spoke to the counselor here, and set up the tuition payments. We were told to come back to select classes."

After settling down in the lobby with packets upon packets of class courses, Haru decided I should consider taking art classes.

"The hell for?" I questioned as I lifted a brow. He just leaned back in the chair as if it was the comfiest thing, and smugly, he answered;

"Instead of spending all your time doodling cows, perhaps you should take it to the next level?"

I knew right away what he was referring to, that damn notebook I left on the counter when I went for milk, it had cows scribbled all over it, but I swear I was bored, and he would take the opportune moment to pick up on it that I was thinking of him.

"Whatever, I'll take the damn class, only 'cause it's an easy 4 on my GPA."

"Actually, art class in college is far more challenging than that of high school," Yuki mumbled under his breath as he too registered for art.

"Way to be a kill-joy," I snapped as I continued to scribble down the class code on my paper.

"What are you majoring in?" Tohru asked, or rather chirped. I contorted my face a bit.

"What the hell is a majoring?"

"It's what you're planning to specialize in," Yuki asked as he sighed. "You didn't look up any of this stuff? You knew you were coming here, why didn't you at least look it up? You're not very curious for a cat, rather dimwitted."

"Whatever, Yuki." I couldn't really think of a comeback, the rat had a point, and Momiji did insist I actually research these things. You know, Kyoooooooo these things are on the web! I can help you after school if ya want!

Damn bunny. Strange, I somehow miss that childish boy.

And who would look up this shit, I mean, when you think there is nothing for you, you don't think of a 'what do you wanna be when you grow up'.

"Oh, how about you take psychology, you'd be a good therapist!" Tohru chirped up once more. I watched as Haru spat up the water he had been drinking before coughing and laughing simultaneously. I could of hit the ass upside his head, but instead I glared. Hard.

"When he's not wallowing in self-pity!" Then Yuki took the opportune moment to join in the laughter, Tohru being a minuscule in the brain too took the time to laugh.

"Hey ass-wipes, I can too be a therapist! You'll all see!" I jotted down psychology and mental health on my paper, along with nursing and sociology, also some biology and chemistry (I'm very fond of Chemistry), I then added calculus and… before I knew it my list had been full, and I gave it to Haru to have him give scrutiny to.

"Nursing?"

"Piss off."

"I think I'll like to take sociology as well, it'll help me get a better understanding of people," Yuki had said to Tohru, who in turned smiled at him and nodded.

In any case, therapist or not, I'm going to make myself useful in this world while I have the freedom to. And so long there's nothing in my way, I'm launching, yes, full throttle.

I looked to see Shigure chatting up a storm with the smiling receptionist, she in turned handing him a small slip of paper that had something written on it. After a few questions and suggestions with the counselor on our plans and classes, she had us reorganize some of our ideas before we finally submitting them in, and once that was done we had began setting up for a departure.

[Haru]

On the way home, I couldn't help noticed the ever present, yet slight smile that shone on Kyo's face. Yeah, I felt it too, that sense of happiness, chance, something to look forward to. My biggest accomplishment mentally though was knowing that the end of us was not with him being toss into some chamber, but with us dying together in the far future. That's the only way we could end, dying somewhere in the future, together, but even still I'll be with him in death and after.

Might be cheesy to think like that, and most people would say that 'it'll end eventually, one of you are going to get tired of each other', but I've got no choice. I mean, I can't say I don't love him when I do. It's an ineffable emotion, something stronger than like, infatuation, love- it's an obsession, it's like a limitless obsession of love. And I'm happy that way, he is too.

It was unknown what Shigure had done with Akito to make Akito come to such terms, and he didn't seem like he had any intention on telling us he's ingenious plans. He really could work the obstacle course.

The ride home was a long one, and by the time we had made it, Kitty made venture to the bedroom for an overdue nap. I followed behind him and into the room where he had flopped on the bed and kicked off his shoes, watching them fly into some haphazard location. I mimicked his actions, pulling myself up beside him and plopping right beside him on his right against the wall. I always love sleeping by the wall, but so did he, but this little mechanism made him snug up tight against me to get as close as possible to the wall. It was as if killing two birds with one stone. It's funny though, he always left enough space for me too, to squeeze between him and the wall.

Kyo's lazy red eyes looked to me as he stifled a yawn, I gave him a quick kiss and his cheeks glowed like red Christmas lights before he twitched his eye.

"What's in store for us?" He questioned lethargically.

"A whole new kind of challenge."

"You think I'm ready?"

"Yes."

With that he smiled and shut his eyes, growling a 'whatever, just shut up.'

"Haru?" He called to me a few moments later. I looked to him to see him wide awake with a cute little smile on his face.

"Hnn?"

"I love you." And it was the way he had said it that made me believe him more than I have ever in the past.

"I love you to, Kitty."

And with that I took his hand and feel to sleep, knowing that life's a better place with him in it.

THE END.

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I almost want to cry that it's ending ; o;

I wanted to write more, but it has to end somewhere ; o;

Omg, omg, omg!!!! D; They should have like a Buddhist wedding or somethinggggggggggg~

Hope you liked my story !

Baii baii guiseee~