"My Happiness"

"You're leaving without his things?" Yuuki asked, seeing Haruna leave the school campus without the things she packed in Isley's room. "Ah, never mind. I'll just have Zero send it over to your place later; don't worry about it," she said, not wanting to sound like she wanted Isley's room empty as soon as possible. "Are you going somewhere?"

Haruna smiled, thanking her. "I'm going to find someone - my happiness."

Yuuki was puzzled by what she meant, scratching her scalp as she watched Haruna leave. Whatever it was, she thought, it must've been special because it was the first time in a while that she saw Haruna so... "It must be nice to be in love," she sighed, grinning to herself.

Later

Haruna lay beside Isley's grave. She didn't plan on seeing him; it wasn't Isley she wanted to see, but somehow found herself here before she realized it. In her hand, she held the bottle of his blood tightly against her chest. "Maybe I'm here because you still have something you need to tell me... Right?"

The sun was setting; she closed her eyes, feeling his presence close to her.

"Before I can be happy with the person I love, I have to leave you behind completely," Haruna opened the lid to the vial. Placing it to her lips, she felt the cold blood trickle down her throat.

Her eyes became dilated and her body fell still.

As the blood emptied into her system, she was able to remember Isley. His charcoal hair and daunting emerald eyes resurfaced in her memories. Strangely, yet fortunately, she could only recall the good memories. She grinned, remembering the time he stood up for Haruna against Aido's father, even though she still felt guilty about it.

Isley always had a dark side to him that terrified her, but drinking his remaining blood gave her a warm sensation - something bright and nostalgic. It was something Haruna never felt directly from Isley - but it was always there behind his mask.

"Still crying over a dead man?"

Haruna's eyes fluttered open, seeing a familiar friend beside her. "Isley..." her voice croaked. He looked the same as she recalled him: handsome and lively. "You're alive?" He shook his head, tapping her forehead.

"Only in there... for now." Isley stretched, inhaling the fresh air. "How strange. I'm sitting on top my own grave," he patted the ground beneath him, shivering at the thought. Haruna grimaced; her tears began to swell. "Did I make you sad?"

Haruna didn't hesitate to nod. "Why did you do it? Kill yourself, I mean... " She finally sobbed, earning a laugh from him. "It's not funny!" Haruna wanted him to stay, forever. Was he really just an illusion? She reached out, touching his arm. He felt real.

"I didn't have you drink my blood to give you bad thoughts," Isley sighed, "rather... I did it to tell you that you need to forget about me and all the bad memories. Be happy Haruna. Hanabusa... He isn't too spineless; I approve him. He's worthy of you," Isley gave a thumbs up with a childish grin.

"Then why were you so mean to him if you approve of him?"

Isley laughed, missing the days when he was able to torment Aido. Yes, he was quite the cruel man. "Testing him... to see if he was worth of you." Haruna was confused by what he meant. "He didn't deserve you so I thought I'd toughen him up for you."

Haruna was a bit surprised. Everything Isley put her and Aido through was a test? "And while trying to man him up, you thought it was okay to sleep with me and turn me into a vampire?"

"Woah," Isley held up his arms in front of him defensively, "before you attack me, let me explain. I'll admit. At one point, I seriously fell in love with you and thought I could just kick Hanabusa out of the picture. Unfortunately, the two of us just aren't bounded by that red string of fate... And the reason I turned you into a vampire was so that you could spend an eternity with Hanabusa. Humans and vampires don't go together for a reason. I was just doing you a favor."

Haruna frowned, wondering what went on in his head. Isley stared at the sky, savoring life for the last time while it lasted. Forgetting her anger, Haruna asked him, "You said in the letter you gave me... that the blood contained your memories. What happened in your past?"

Isley gave a sly look like he was just caught. "I was hoping you didn't remember that part," he groaned, not wanting to explain himself. He just wanted to sit beside her... just for a while.

"Tell me?"

Isley gave up. "You've always been a nice girl. Even when I was cruel to you, you never betrayed me. I'm not a good person, Haruna... A while back, you asked me about my parents. I lied when I said they were sleeping; they're actually dead."

Haruna looked bewildered. "How can you say that so nonchalantly?"

Isley waited briefly for Haruna to calm down before confessing. "I killed them."

Haruna could see the grudge in Isley's eyes. She didn't accuse him of creating a sin, nor she did judge him. This was one reason why Isley enjoyed her company, because she was always fair. "... Were they the ones who hurt you?" Once again, her tears began to resurface. She cried for him because she could sympathize with him. They both were betrayed; he by his parents and she by the world.

Isley nodded. "There was a girl before you... her name, I can barely recall it, but when I look at you, I remember because you remind me so much of her. Hotaru," he said the name with adoration, smiling to himself. "She was a human and my first love. I'm sorry, I lied to you again last time."

Haruna shook her head, "I understand."

"That time when I helped you 'regain' your supposed memories... the time when we first met when you were 8 and I was 5. Those really weren't your memories; they were Hotaru's. It was how she and I met each other."

"Then how did we truly meet?"

Isley couldn't count how many times he had deceived Haruna; he was truly sorry. "I saw you a while back. You looked a lot like Hotaru, and so I soon found myself attached to you."

"Why didn't you just try to approach me like a normal person would?" Haruna joked, hoping to lighten up the mood. "Instead you went out of your way to torture Aido-san and erase our memories..."

Isley's face fell dark; his expression went blank. "I'm an atheist, if you must know, but I felt like Hotaru was reincarnated into you. Hanabusa was very much like me..." He spoke with detest, "I couldn't stand watching you suffer from Hanabusa's loyalty to his pride, so I felt compelled to intervene."

Haruna was confused by what he meant when he said that Aido was like him... "Did something happen to Hotaru?" She wasn't sure if asking that was a wise question. His past lover seemed like a sensitive topic and the last thing she wanted to do was to impose on him. Various scenarios of what happened raced in her mind. Was Hotaru's fate the same as Haruna's? Did she get sold into a brothel and end up alone?

"I refused to turn her into a vampire. I didn't want to turn her into a demon; she deserved better than that. I loved her as she was - a human. My family despised her because she wasn't like us purebloods." Haruna ached, knowing what it was like to be casted an outsider. She knew all too well what it was like to be hated for being a human. "Just like Hanabusa," he spoke regretfully, "I never sided with her."

"You must've been an important person to her."

Isley laughed at the thought. "Important? I let her die," he spoke with anger. Haruna didn't flinch or show any reaction, she just listened. "My parents confronted me about loving a human. I denied it, not wanting to shame them. So they brought Hotaru, asking if I knew her. Hotaru secretly ushered me to say no, because she always put me first before her. I said I didn't know her."

Haruna watched him shake with rage at himself for being a coward.

"I watched my parents devour her in front of me. I never did a single thing to save her. While she was dying, she never asked me why I didn't help her. She just remained quiet. After she died, I couldn't remember what happened. The next thing I knew, my parents were laying in a pool of their blood as I held their hearts in my hands."

Isley stared at his hands, recalling the warm blood that stained him. So much blood... The smell of it, he could still remember. Haruna lay her hand on top his palms; he looked at her and there... he saw Hotaru's smiling face. "I forgive you. She forgives you."

Isley, after being struck with surprise, chuckled softly. "I'm glad," he murmured. One last time, he kissed Haruna on the lips, picturing Hotaru in his mind before the 'dream' disappeared. "Sayonara."

Haruna's Residence

Haruna took the train home and finally arrived at her home. Tomorrow, she planned, she would go see-

"There you are!" Aido panted, pointing his finger at Haruna. Haruna yelped, frightened at his sudden ambush. "I've been looking for you all day," he laughed maniacally, frustrated at her disappearance. "Now..."

Haruna looked at the ground to see a miniature-Aido. "Oh how cute!" Haruna exclaimed, "Mugetsu-kun can walk now?" She waved to the boy who hid behind Aido's leg. He sucked on his pacifier, giving Haruna a few blinks. "Did you forget me already? I'm-"

"Your mother," Aido cut in, speaking to Mugetsu.

"Eh?" Haruna picked at her ear, positive that she heard wrong.

Mugetsu plucked the pacifier out of his mouth, pointing at Haruna, "Mama."

Haruna melted, flustered at her new name. "You can speak too? As expected of you, little genius," she patted his head before turning to Aido. "I know you wanted me to marry you, to which I rejected you, but that doesn't mean you have to plan ahead of time and make me Mugetsu-kun's mother. How do you think Misha would feel-"

Aido rolled his eyes, "He is your son. Look, he's got your..." Aido rubbed his chin, trying to see any traces of Haruna's genes in his son. None; the kid looked just like Aido. Haruna quirked a brow, waiting. "He's got your teeth!" Aido opened Mugetsu's mouth, revealing a set of tiny fangs. "Ow!" He pulled away when the boy bit him.

Haruna laughed, "Nice try, but you can stop. I believe you."

"But look, he also has your mean attitude- you believe me?" Aido asked, amazed at her willingness.

Haruna crossed her arms, "Yes, I believe you and your opinion that me and Mugetsu are mean. Right?" she asked Mugetsu. The boy laughed, pulling at Aido's hair. "That's my son," Haruna praised.

Aido managed to pull away from Mugetsu's grasp, "H-how'd you find out?"

Haruna shrugged, "It must be a mother's intuition." She picked up the boy, holding him on one side of her hip.

Aido was astounded at this sudden... situation. He never thought things would work out for his benefit. "Does that mean we're getting together again?" he didn't hesitate to ask. He was so eager to rebuild the past - it just couldn't wait. It was then that Aido felt lost. "Or will you stay faithful to Isley?"

Of course, Aido thought, there was just no way he'd win against a dead man. Haruna must feel sorry for Isley and she must have felt compelled to stay with him. What could he do about that? Hopelessly loving Haruna was something he couldn't bear.

Aido sighed, "I'm sorry I imposed on you all this time without knowing your true feelings. I must've been a nuisance to you. All this time I've been selfish; I never even considered how you might have felt. Perhaps you don't even love me anymore. I'm so cocky, I never even thought about that." Aido cringed. He had never been rejected in his whole life until Haruna came along. She was the only person who was able to make him feel like a hopeless romantic.

"You might be a genius, but you really don't know how to read a woman's thoughts," Haruna said. Aido looked up in surprise, "But I guess that's my fault too since I've never truly opened up to you... I'll say it directly: I want to be with you and our son. That's how I truly feel."

Aido didn't bother to hide the tint of pink that was creeping up on his face. He stammered, feeling like cupid just shot him on his rear end like the first time he saw Haruna. Aido tried hard to contain his feelings, otherwise he'd look uncool which was something he hated doing in front of the woman he cared about. "G-good," he simply uttered. "I knew you'd say that," he lied.

"Quit trying to protect your pride," Haruna scolded.

"Sorry," Aido's laugh eventually died down. Was this finally it, he wondered? After fighting for this happy ending for so long, their story was coming to an end. Actually... It was only the start of their story. Aido extended out his hand; Haruna stared at it with curiosity. "Let's start over. Forget about what happened in the past; we'll make new memories."

Haruna laughed at his silliness, but she too agreed. "I'd like that," she said.

Mugetsu's innocent eyes lit up with joy; he also liked the idea.

Haruna firmly grabbed Aido's hand, shaking it. "My name is Haruna. Nice to meet you."

Aido smirked devilishly, killing the mood. "I found a new treasure," he echoed the first words he told her long ago, pulling both she and Mugetsu into an embrace. Haruna shook her head at his old catchphrase.

"And I found my happiness."

A/N: And my fellow readers... that concludes this series. Sorry I really took forever to upload this chapter. I'd like to say it was because I was making this into a masterpiece since it is the concluding chapter, but it was just because I got lazy.

Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed the last chapter! Whoopee, Haruna, Aido, and Mugetsu finally got their happiness! I know I said I'd make an epilogue... However, I'm struggling on writing it. There won't be an epilogue; sorry to disappoint you! I didn't mean to break a promise, it's just... This is the best I could do and I think the ending sentence of this chapter is enough. It shows that Haruna is happy, and that's what she sought for so long. I'd like to just leave it as this. Thanks :)