Here we are... the final chapter. Didn't last very long, did it? Probably should have taken longer to update than one per day... oh well, whatever.

Now we have the thrilling conclusion... Drama! Action! Romance! I guess. It's Keroro, after all. All that stuff can just be taken as humor.

Enjoy the chapter--no, the finale!

It took a long moment of staring before either of them could speak.

"Sergeant," said Tamama, his eyes wide, "What are you doing here?"

"M-more important, Private Tamama," Keroro stammered, "Is what are you doing here… and who's with you?"

Dororo suddenly fell from the ceiling, landing gracefully next to Tamama. He stood up straight, dusting himself off. "I'm here, Tamama-dono…" He blinked. "Keroro-kun?"

"Eeeaahh!" Keroro squeaked. "D-Dororo! And if you're both here…"

Keroro gulped. Hesitatingly, he turned to look over his shoulder.

As he had suspected, Giroro was directly behind him.

"Keroro," Giroro growled, "Why are you here?"

Keroro gave a girlish shriek, leaping off of his seat. He made a dash for the exit, all his instincts screaming, 'run away, run away, RUN AWAY!'

Giroro slid in front of him before he could reach the portal. "Explain yourself, Keroro!"

Instead of stopping, the green Keronian made a sharp turn to the right, going through the space between the aisles. He dodged every dancing alien in his effort to get away, avoiding tentacles and leaping over swinging tails.

Giroro snarled, running after him. "Keroro!"

Keroro yelped and skidded to a halt. Two Tallonians were dancing in the aisle and completely blocking the way. He gave a quick glance around and then leaped into the row at his left, pushing and shoving through the various species. His foot caught on something, and he shrieked as he tumbled to the floor.

Moments later, Giroro skidded to a halt behind him. "Keroro, you—"

"Ku ku ku ku…"

Both the sergeant and the corporal froze.

Oh… crap.

"Fancy seeing you here," said Kururu, redrawing the leg that Keroro had tripped over. "Leader… Giroro-senpai."

--

It was done. Amazingly, everything Kururu had been holding against them went over more smoothly with the others than they had expected. Dororo had been able to explain the photo, and everyone had believed him. Keroro had gotten upset with Tamama, but he let it go rather quickly. And while Keroro had gotten the beating of a lifetime from Giroro, it at least hadn't lasted as long as he had anticipated. Most likely, everyone being blackmailed by Kururu had made them all more understanding.

For Giroro, though, Kururu went with a method other than just telling. On the morning after the concert, Natsumi and Dororo found video tapes on their doorsteps.

Giroro had seen Natsumi toss the video out after she had watched it. Thankfully, she had assumed that it had been forged by Kururu to mess with her and the red Keronian. Giroro hadn't watched it, but he knew what was on it.

The first thing Kururu had made him do was tell him exactly how he felt about Natsumi and Dororo. He hadn't realized it at the time, but of course Kururu had been recording it.

*flashback*

"So," said Kururu, "Just how do you feel about those two? You can tell me… ku ku ku ku ku ku…"

"…I… I love them both," Giroro murmured. "I know that loving two people makes it seem insincere, but I truly love them..." He blushed. "Natsumi is so beautiful and strong. It seems impossible not to love her. Such an incredible Pekoponian female…"

Kururu laughed. "And Dororo?"

Giroro sighed. "Dororo…"

*end flashback*

Giroro sat in a hall of the underground base, his head in his hands. Natsumi hadn't even believed it, but Dororo… how would Dororo react?

Would he ever forgive him?

"Giroro-kun?"

Giroro gasped. His head shot up to see Dororo standing in front of him, looking nervous. "D… Dororo…"

"Hello, Giroro-kun," said Dororo, sitting down next to the corporal. "I got the video… Was… Was that all true?"

Giroro blushed and looked away. "…yes… every word."

Dororo nodded, blushing as well. Neither spoke. The hallway was impossibly quiet. The awkward tension was suffocating, and Giroro braced himself for the rejection that was sure to come.

"…We've known each other a long time," said Dororo, "Haven't we, Giroro-kun?"

Giroro glanced at Dororo, confused. Why was he changing the subject?

"You've always been there for me," Dororo continued, not looking at Giroro. "You were the one who would help me when Keroro-kun would ignore me… You were the one who would talk to me, and listen to me, and understand what I was trying to say." He chuckled. "That meant a lot to me growing up, you know… I needed you. You were my only true friend…"

Dororo glanced at Giroro, then shyly looked away again. Giroro gasped as Dororo grabbed his hand, locking their fingers together.

"Because we've been together for so long, and because I've always cared so much for you, I didn't realize it when my feelings began to change," Dororo murmured. He turned to Giroro, and their eyes met. "Until I heard you say how you feel… I had never realized how much I love you."

*flashback*

"Dororo… is even more important to me than Natsumi," said Giroro. "I've loved him since we were young. He's the most important person to me, and I would do anything for him."

*end flashback*

Giroro clutched Dororo's hand tightly, scarcely able to believe what he was hearing. "Dororo…"

"I know about your feelings for Natsumi," said Dororo. "That part was in the video as well… though I've known before then, actually. But I want you to know that I… I'm okay with it." He smiled. "I don't enjoy it, of course, but I'm okay with it."

"I will never leave you for her," Giroro promised, gripping Dororo's hand with both of his. "I swear it."

"You don't need to promise me anything, Giroro-kun," Dororo murmured, still smiling. He pulled his hand back to remove his mask, the cloth falling to the floor at their feet. Leaning over, he placed a hand on Giroro's cheek and softly pressed their lips together.

Giroro kissed back, placing a hand on Dororo's arm. Again the hallway was impossibly silent, but this time in a way that they would cherish forever.

THE END

Author's Notes: As it reads above... this story is over. I hope you all enjoyed it.

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