Well, here we are. The end of the road for this story, below this note is the final chapter of this story, save for one-shots based on parts of the manga I haven't covered, though I will show screenshots in this chapter. But after this I have some room to think on what to do next. I have ideas… lots of them, and I think I have decided what to do next. Until then, for the last time in a while… enjoy the chapter.

Also, just as a warning, there will be some M-rated content here, not much but it's worth noting and warning you guys about.

Some Common Sense Chapter 22: My Life as Junichi Hashiba

Life went by.

Compared to the earlier incidents that forged and destroyed bonds the incidents that occurred afterwards were trivial in comparison. At one point the group decided to go on a beach trip, and according to the rules of cliché anime tropes there were moments of romance.

Yukana hugged Junichi from behind. The redhead didn't move, though a certain part of him started 'rising' to the occasion, the occasion being that both of them didn't have a stitch of clothing on them.

'Damn it, I should have known she'd be here as well. I should have let her bathe first.' Junichi reprimanded himself.

"Listen, Yukana-chan…" he started, but Yukana squeezed him tighter.

"Junichi-kun… do you remember that little drunk incident earlier when we started making out?" Junichi did remember, and the memory didn't help matters down under.

'Get down, or she'll see!' he mentally commanded. No such compliance was made by his genital area.

"…Can we continue?" Yukana asked. All of Junichi's cognitive abilities ground to a halt for a few seconds before he realised that he and Yukana had been with each other long enough and were both mature enough about this.

"Here? Now?" were his questions.

"The others are asleep in their rooms so nobody will interrupt us. We're less likely to get walked in on in here than out there." The logic in Yukana's words was sound at least.

"How far?" he asked.

"All the way," Yukana requested.

"I didn't bring protection." Junichi didn't think this would happen, and he didn't want to make things awkward with an unwanted pregnancy. 'Although she and I married and with kids… yeah, I could see myself with that life.' He thought. Yukana let go and walked out of the door, grabbing a towel on the way. Junichi wrapped his own towel around his waist. A few minutes later and Yukana returned with a very familiar looking package in hand. She dropped her towel, baring her body at him. She blushed, but didn't cover herself. Junichi swallowed, but mirrored her action with his own towel and stood before her.

For a moment the two could only stare at one another. Junichi took in every curve on Yukana's body, as well as the light toning on her arms and legs. Her stomach had a faint six pack and her limbs rippled with small cords of muscle.

Yukana also examined Junichi. He had some chest hair, which she hadn't actually noticed before. His musculature was well defined and solid. And his… oh, boy. Yukana blushed a bit and looked away, blushing a bit brighter. Junichi chuckled softly and pulled Yukana into an embrace. She could feel his appendage press against her stomach, just as he could feel her chest on his.

"Well then…" Junichi's voice changed. It turned hungry, lustful. "Come here, Yukana-chan."

Yeah, that was one hell of a night, and Junichi got to rub it into Ranko's face the next day.

"Hey, Virgin-kun, how's your morning?"

"Virgin-kun… yeeaaaah about that…"

"Oh… you didn't…"

"Did, enjoyed it, will definitely do it again. Virgin no longer, which is more than I can say for you, Virgin-chan."

"Rrrrgh!"

Of course that pleasure was denied to Junichi when he heard that Ranko and Nene decided to get it on one evening a few days afterwards.

The real horror was what happened the night after when Junichi came across Yui and Hachi.

Junichi wasn't sure which emotion he should be feeling right now.

Amusement, shock, horror, or an emotion that could be described as 'about bloody time'?

The reason for this mental and emotional battle was because of the sight before him.

Yui was sitting on a stool and Hachi was kneeling before her, which in itself was nothing out of the ordinary. No, the problem was what they were doing and what they were wearing, or more specifically, what they weren't wearing: Hachi was clad only in a pair of boxer shorts while his arms were bound behind his back, and his face was currently being pushed on by Yui's bare foot.

Speaking of Yui, she too was wearing her undergarments, and before she noticed Junichi's presence she had the most sadistic smirk on her face.

Now the two of them looked like deer in headlights. Junichi stared for several seconds before slowly closing the door.

The next morning he would learn that this particular leap in relationship status occurred before they reached the beach, whereupon Hachi and Yui missed the bus and were granted a few minutes to have some heart to heart, leading them to trying out the whole relationship thing. The night-time activity that Junichi witnessed was an experiment to see if Hachi was comfortable with Yui's… kinks.

He was. He really, really was.

A few months passed by and a few things occurred. There was the maid café, in which the manager stopped his plans to do dirty stuff with his new and cute staff because of Hachi's choice in cosplay.

"Hachi, why are you wearing the maid outfit?" Junichi asked flatly.

"I think it suits me, also I want to see if anyone can figure out that I'm a guy." Hachi smirked.

"Fair enough, but don't be in it for too long because I don't think Yui can handle it." Junichi pointed to the girl in question who was currently sporting a tremendous nosebleed.

"You're wearing that in our next session, Hachi." She decided. Hachi flushed, but gave a cheeky grin. He did a curtsy and bowed his head, "As you wish, Mistress."

"And I'm leaving now." Junichi declared.

No one figured out that Hachi was male, and they were all traumatised when they were told about it.

Things did veer back into the usual shenanigans with people trying to break couples up when Yui's younger brother turned up, but Hachi put a stop to that.

"I know a schemer when I see one, Yuki-kun. I spotted Yui's scheming a mile away and now I see yours." Hachi smiled.

"Oh, and what will you do to stop me?" Yuki smirked. Hachi leaned in and whispered his answer into Yuki's ear. Yuki turned pale, he turned very pale.

"I don't believe you." He said in a trembling voice.

"Believe it, fellow trap, I will do that." Hachi grinned sadistically in a manner reminiscent to Yui during her sadist moments.

Nobody really knows what Hachi promised to do to Yuki, and neither had any intention of telling.

The next incident was the long awaited student council cliché that Yukana had predicted during the card tournament came to pass, though in all fairness the fight didn't last particularly long. The esteemed Iris Kotabayashi made the mistake of insulting Junichi in front of his girlfriend.

The student council didn't foresee this. When she suspected the perverted beast Hashiba was going to do a cosplay café she took steps to ensure that the filthy male didn't get to indulge in his filthy desires. It was also to avenge poor Sanae.

Her assistant tried to fix the small gyaru called Nene, but upon making her attempt got slammed into the ground hard enough to get knocked out. Nene had apologized profusely and that she acted on instinct.

This Nene was a childhood friend of Hashiba, and as such the fact that her instinctive reaction would be violence is clearly another clear indicator that Hashiba is a beast in need of taming.

Iris had walked into the class to lay down the law, to make his girlfriend a more decent person so that she wouldn't be subjected to his filthy gaze when he tried to greet her.

"Silence pervert." She had hissed at him. That was her mistake. She turned around, seeing Yukana in front of her with a bloodthirsty grin on her face.

Which led to the situation she was in now. She thrashed around, trying to break out of the headlock that Yukana had her in the very instant she finished her sentence to Hashiba.

"Call my boyfriend a pervert again, call him that again! I dare you! I double dare you motherfucker, call him that one more damn time!" she bellowed. Yukana had developed a bit of jealous and protective streak in regards to her boyfriend. It was justifiable considering how people seemed to try and disrupt their relationship. Everyone was yelling in shock at Yukana's sudden display of violence.

"Release me!" Iris ordered. Yukana didn't comply, opting instead to grip the French girl even harder.

"Apologise, you French shit! And stay the hell out of our club matters, it isn't a freaking pervert fest!"

The student council stayed away afterwards.

Years went past.

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(This soundtrack will help by the way: Chris Brown - Next To You Piano Version)

The tide came in gently before receding. The beach was quiet and there was almost nobody present. The sun was setting in the horizon. Only two people walked along the beach.

The last time they had been here was several years ago during the beach trip they shared with the others and where once they left as late teenagers they came back as adults.

Junichi smiled at Yukana, who smiled back. They said nothing, for they were perfectly content to spend time in each other's company. However Junichi knew he couldn't remain silent for long. This has been long coming and he knew that there wouldn't be a better chance than today to do this. He cleared his throat and took a deep breath.

"Yukana." He said. His lover turned towards him, curious about the lack of suffix. "We've been together for eight years, and those eight years were the best years of my life." Yukana blushed. "I say this without exaggeration or hyperbole that my life became a lot brighter when I met you. You have made a lot of sacrifices for my sake, you've been patient when my temper got out of hand and you helped me during those moments… usually by smacking some sense into me." Yukana chuckled at the memory. "But today I feel that I must be selfish, and ask that you make another sacrifice, one that will go on for a long time." He pulled something small and box shaped out of his pocket.

"What?" Yukana breathed, suddenly realising what was going on.

"I ask that you stay by my side as I will stay be yours for the rest of our lives" Junichi dropped down to one knee and opened the box. Inside was a ring with a diamond atop it. It sparkled in the low light, reflecting the setting sun. Junichi couldn't have picked a better moment to make his proposal.

For a moment Yukana was incapable of speech. But then the shock wore off and a smile stretched across her face. Tears fell from her eyes and she screamed out reply.

"YES!"

The newly betrothed couple had been quick to tell the others the good news. There was much rejoicing. Hachi would become the best man, and Ranko would become the maid of honour.

Rin and Kenta also heard the news and were overjoyed. Kenta, who had married Rin a few years ago, had wrapped his stepson in a large bear hug, nearly crushing his spine.

The wedding occurred six months later, and a couple of years after that there were kids. Junichi still remembered the day they were born.

"It's okay honey, you're doing great!"

"GAAAAAH! I'LL KILL YOU, JUNICHI! YOU DID THIS TO ME! I'LL MURDER YOU HORRIBLY!"

Yeah, he wasn't going to be getting her pregnant anytime soon after that, and she had no intention of having another baby for a while.

A few months afterwards Nene and Ranko adopted a child, and not long after that Yui and Hachi had two babies of their own.

As the years went by Junichi and Yukana grew older, watching their children grow up and live their lives. Eventually they succumbed to old age. Yukana had gone first, and a few years afterwards Junichi followed her into death's embrace.

Before he died he imparted some advice to his two grandchildren. Something they would carry for the rest of their lives.

"You two… pair of rascals, you guys. You'll go through life, and it will throw it's curveballs at you. You'll get ups and downs. You'll find a girl and you'll want to hold on to her with everything you got… so here's a bit of advice from me, who's been there and done that…

Use some common sense…"

And here we close our story for good. Thank you for all of your support. It took me a while to figure out the next story, but now I think I got it. I'll get started on that soon, so stay tuned.