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Chapter 35

You Are My Future

(Ai's POV)

There is one word I would never be able to use when it came to the Hitachiin twins and that was 'boring'. They always seemed to have something up their sleeves to surprise me with. I shouldn't have been so surprised when they brought my brother and I out to the Bahama's to the greatest waterpark I had ever seen. This had already been a trip of a lifetime.

I remember a time when I was frustrated and felt like Hikaru was just a pain in the butt. That changed the moment he figured out my secret and from that point on, we had grown so close to each other. Now we were a couple and every day, Hikaru would do everything he could to put a smile on my face. I never would have imagined that we would have become this to each other. I would have never imagined Hikaru being so thoughtful and considerate. We had begun to grow and we did that together.

I snuggled into Hikaru's arm with a content sigh as the sun shun down on us as we walked around the park together. These last few days have been perfect. Adrian and Kaoru had finally begun to act like a real couple and were walking around with their fingers intertwined together with smiles on their lips as they spoke to each other about everything we've already done.

I did not want our little trip to ever end but tonight was going to be out last night. I felt like the time has just flown by without warning. But I knew that even if this trip did come to an end, I would have many more with them in the future. I couldn't explain why I felt this way. I just felt like these beautifully amazing times with the three of them wasn't going to end any time soon. I felt it deep within my heart.

"Are you ready now?" Hikaru questioned me, sounding smug and teasing.

There was one ride I had refused to go on but promised the boys that I would go on the last day. I was not looking forward to it in the least. Why? Because this ride was going through a tube underwater where there would be sharks swimming about. I've watched enough shark movies to scare me into not wanting to do that. But the boys were looking forward to it.

I frowned, feeling my body go stiff, "I guess…"

I could hear and feel him chuckle beside me as I held him, "You know that I will be in the same tub as you. I won't let anything happen to you."

I rolled my eyes before I turned to look at him in the eyes, "You'd fight a shark for me?"

Without hesitation, he said, "I'd fight anything for you."

Damn. That was smooth. I felt my heart beat faster and my cheeks flushing.

I had to look away before I spoke, "If you say it like that…"

"And we won't be far behind you," Adrian spoke from the other side of Hikaru as he walked with Kaoru, "There's really nothing to be afraid of."

"It's a short ride from what other people have told us," Kaoru informed me.

"Even one second is too long," I mumbled. I sighed, "Fine. Fine. I'm just warning you all that if I get eaten by a shark, I will haunt you all and it won't be fun."

They all laughed as I was now being dragged to one of the last rides we haven't already been on yet. The closer we got to the front of the line the more I got nervous. I told them that we are not using our VIP bands for this ride because I needed the time to get myself into the right mental state for this. That had been the wrong idea. I had to remind myself that at least Hikaru was going to be with me. If I had promised to go to the freefall one, I would have been on my own.

"Relax, Ai. You know I'll be with you the whole time," Hikaru said to me as he held the two-person tube we would be using for the ride. We were nearing the front of the line.

"I know," I said as I told myself to keep breathing in and out.

I felt my hand being pulled back and then felt soft lips press softly against mine. This caused me to calm down a little. He pulled away, pressing his forehead against mine as he smiled at me. This little bit of affection made me forget temporarily what we were about to do.

"Alright. It's our turn now," he said, pulling away from me as he sounded excited.

My face paled as I moved robotically towards the slide to slowly sit myself down on the front part of the two-person tube. Hikaru had no issues with getting in behind me. My heart was pounding as my hands gripped on for dear life.

"I'm not ready. I'm not ready," I kept repeating but we were pushing forward without much warning causing me to squeak in fright.

"We will be right behind you, sis!" Adrian said as a way to comfort me but he was mistaken if he thought that would work.

We were brought to a pitch dark slide and all I wanted was to cry. I did start to cry and whimpered. It was so dark and scary and I was even hearing some other people screaming which caused my own mind to panic. I could feel my body start to shake in fear.

"Hikaru…"

"I'm right here," he said near me, "Nothing will happen to you. I promise I will protect you against anything."

I knew I could trust his words as ridiculous as it was thinking about him protecting me against sharks. I knew that he would because of all the other times he would protect me and come to my rescue. I felt slightly better. Until we made it to the tank park where the sharks were.

"Ah!" I let out as one of the many sharks swam right by the glass beside me. I could feel fresh tears falling down my face. "I hate you, Hikaru!"

I heard all three boys laughing from behind me as if they were enjoying my reactions. They were all jerks for making me go through with this! They could have gone without me! I had to close my eyes shut and pretend I was somewhere else for the remaining ride until it was finally over.

"You can open up your eyes now, Ai," I heard Hikaru say from in front of me, "People are waiting for you to move out of the way."

I slowly opened my eyes to see my jerk of a boyfriend offering me his hand to help me get up from the tube. I glared at him before slapping his hand away and getting off of the thing myself. I pushed up and went somewhere I knew was going to further way from those sharks.

"Are you really mad at me?"

"Yes! That was the worst thing ever!" I yelled at him, my body still shaking like I was a falling leaf.

His lips were frowning, "I'm sorry. I didn't think it was a big deal."

"That's the problem, Hikaru! I'm afraid of sharks. They are one of my worst fears and you all forced me into this," I sniffed, wiping away some tears that were still falling from my eyes.

"I forgot," Adrian said, "I really thought that this would be fun for all of us."

"We shouldn't have made you," Kaoru added.

All three of them looked guilty of making me do something like that. I was starting to feel guilty for making them feel guilty. How stupid was that? I had told them that I was afraid of sharks but I guess it didn't register to them just how afraid I really was. To them, it was entertaining because I hardly ever looked afraid.

Hikaru wiped my tears with his thumbs before pulling me to his chest, "I'm sorry. Next time, I won't make you do anything you don't want to. I was being selfish and stupid."

"D-do you promise?" I let out, pulling him closer to me.

"Promise."

I knew I could trust that he would keep that promise. I sank in his arms, letting the feeling of safety wash away all of my fear away until we were all ready to continue having fun at the park after they all apologized to me. They offered to do whatever it was that I wanted to to do for the remainder of the day. I did not cry once after that. Much to everyone's pleasure.

XXX

I was sitting on a blanket beside Hikaru on the private beach that was reserved for the four of us. This was out last night in the Bahama's and we were going to spend it by having a nice picnic at the beach as we would watch the sunset. Hikaru and I were just waiting for Adrian and Kaoru to bring the basket with the food.

The wind felt nice on my skin but it was going to be a chilly night. Hikaru shifted closer to me to provide me with some more warmth. I really didn't mind him pulling me closer to his side. I leaned my head on his shoulder, enjoying this moment alone with him.

"Ai," he called my name. The way he called my name made my heart skip a beat.

"Hm?"

"I…" he paused and I could hear him take a deep breath before saying the next few words, "I love you."

My mind went blank from the shock of hearing him say those words to me. Had I heard him right? Had he really just told me that he loved me? A mix of fixing overwhelmed me. But the strongest one was happiness.

I shifted in my spot to look him in the eyes. He was looking at me with a serious look and tenderness in his eyes. I knew that he had meant those words and they had been difficult for him to say.

"I love you too, Hikaru," I replied, surprised at how easy and right it felt to say.

I really do love him. More than anything.

Even when we fought, I still loved him. He was important to me and I didn't think I could ever see a future without him in it. He had become my everything. I wanted to be by his side forever.

His lips twisted in a smile before his face leaned in to meet mine. Our lips brushed against each other so gently. He pulled away for not even a second before his lips crashed down on top of mine in a more passionate kiss that took my breath away. This was the most passionate kiss he had ever given me. His hands went to my waist, pulling me to his lap so that I was straddling him.

The motion had me gasp in shock. He took this as an invitation to explore my mouth with his tongue. I found myself sinking deeper into this kiss. My body awakening to new sensations and heat. I was getting lost in this arousing kiss as his body moved to caress my back. My arms wrapped around his neck, my fingers in his hair. These movements felt so natural. It was as if we were always meant to kiss like this. I briefly wondered why we never did kiss like this before. Ours were mostly chaste and short kisses. I liked this one. I didn't think I would want it to ever end.

"Oh. Should we come back when you two are done?" I heard Adrian's voice say.

I pulled away to see Adrian and Kaoru holding a large picnic basket in their hands. Adrian had an amused smirk on his face as he looked at us while Kaoru was red in the face. I was both disappointed that they had interrupted but also embarrassed that they saw us.

I moved out of Hikaru's lap and went back to my original position beside him. I heard him sigh in disappointment before asking the boys to come sit with us so we could all finally eat.

After some time had passed, I noticed that Kaoru was still as red as before. I was worried, "Are you okay, Kaoru? Your face is red."

I didn't think he could get any redder but I was mistaken as his face was now as bright as a tomato. I tilted my head to the side in confusion. Adrian was looking at his boyfriend with a look of pride. I grew suspicious.

"Did something happen between the two of you?" I asked.

Kaoru suddenly choked on the food he had been munching on. I was even more suspicious. Hikaru was looking between the two of them, curious as to what was going on.

"Oh. We just had a little bit of fun while we showered. That's all," Adrian answered with a shrug of his shoulders before taking another bite of food.

"Adrian!" Kaoru exclaimed frantically with embarrassment.

Hikaru and I gave each other a look before we asked my brother, "What kind of fun?"

"The adult kind," he replied with a grin and a wink.

Kaoru was now hiding his face between his hands, "Oh my god! You didn't have to tell them that! They didn't need to know!"

"We really didn't," Hikaru and I said at the same time with a deadpanned expression.

I was not ready for my brother to tell me that he and his boyfriend were up to that in the shower. No. No. No. Lalalalaala. I had to keep my mind from wandering into thoughts about that. The images could easily pop up and I was not going to allow that to happen. I mean. Ew.

Adrian shrugged, "One day, the two of you will do that too."

My heart could not take that thought. Me and Hikaru… Doing that? My body seemed to be excited at the idea but my mind was racing as fast as my heart was beating.

"When we are both ready," Hikaru answered for the both of us before we all went back to eating and watching the sunset.

I was lucky to have Hikaru as my boyfriend. He might be an idiot sometimes but he did his best to make me happy. I knew he would wait for however long until I was ready. This was another reason why I loved him so much. Every day with Hikaru was magical. These last few days with him and our brothers were no exception. I was looking forward to more moments with him.

I took another bite of my food before looking at Hikaru from the corner of my eye as he spoke with the two boys. To me, he was perfect and he was mine.

XXX

(3rd POV: 9 years Later. Age 25)

"Would you like some tea?" a butler asked a crowd of women as they all sat outside in the veranda of a large mansion.

"I would love some. Thank you," one of the ladies said with long brown hair and eyes that matched as she smiled at him.

"Thank you, Sakaki," the woman with platinum blonde hair thanked her butler.

The butler smiled kindly to his lady before leaving the women alone to discuss after reuniting in a couple of years.

"The twins have grown a lot since the last time I saw them," a woman with dark-blonde hair mentioned as she watched a boy and a girl of about four years of age playing tag a few feet away from them.

"They were so small," the brunette agreed with a gentle smile on her face.

The twins' mother chuckled behind a delicate hand, "Yes. They grow up so fast. You will see for yourself soon enough, Haruhi."

The brunette placed a gentle hand on her rounded belly, a tender smile on her lips as her eyes looked down with so much affection, "I know."

"I still can't believe you married that idiot," the dark blonde said with a roll of her eyes.

"Renge," another female spoke up through her cup with a dark gaze of warning.

"What? I was just saying. I find it strange that she married the fake prince of our old high school," she said with shrug.

The female sighed, placing the cup back on the table, "And you? Who would have thought you would end up with Mori."

She frowned, "That's not very nice, Mei. I thought we were friends."

Mei smiled, "Of course. We have a thing in common about our men after all." She winked as the woman laughed.

"Speaking of the men," Renge said as she looked around, "Where have they gone? Ai?" She turned to the platinum blonde-haired woman.

"I'm thinking that Hikaru has brought them to the kids' playroom. There's a place in there that the babies will enjoy."

"Hm," Mei let out with a smirk, "So nice of our husbands to take the little darlings to leave their mamas to have some adult time."

They all giggled as they all thought about their wonderful husbands. Mei had married Ritsu a couple of years ago and they have a four-month-old girl. To everyone's surprise, Renge married Mori three years ago and they have a nine-month-old boy. Reiko who rarely spoke was married to Honey and they had a one-year-old boy. Ai wasn't shocked when Haruhi and Tamaki were married and were now waiting on their firstborn. Haruhi was due in two months time.

Adrian had married Kaoru at the age of 21. They had adopted a girl and she was currently fifteen months old. Adrian's fame had become even more extreme and he got a job in Hollywood where the two of them now lived with their daughter. Ai was happy for her brother.

Ai and Hikaru had married five years ago and were the first to have been married in their group of friends. A couple of months later, Ai had gotten pregnant with twins: a boy and a girl. The boy looked like his mommy and the girl looked like her daddy. They were not identical but they were their precious lovely children. Ai still modeled when she could but she took her job as a mother very seriously. Hikaru had begun taken over his mother's business.

All in all, everyone had met their perfect match and were all madly in love. It was the best life they could have all dreamed of.

"Mommy!"

"Yes, darling?" Ai asked, looking at little Haru as he ran to crawl on to her lap. He was a momma's boy.

"Daddy and his friends are coming back with the babies!" he said cheerfully, pointing in the direction that the men were walking with the children in their arms. Not surprising, his sister, Akina, was already holding on to her daddy as he held her in his arms.

Mei sighed, "And the peace and quiet are about to end."

Ai didn't mind as she watched her husband walk to her with a smile on his face. They had been together since the first year of high school and she had never loved him more than today. Her love for him seemed to grow with each passing day. She loved him more the day they finally joined together. She loved him more the day he proposed to her. She loved him more the day they married. She loved him more the day she found out she was pregnant. She loved him more the day they met their children for the first time. She loved him more every time she saw him with their children as a loving father.

Once he stood beside her where she sat on her chair under the veranda, he leaned to give her a quick kiss on the lips in greeting, "I love you."

"I love you too," she said with an affectionate smile.

The other husbands greeted their own spouses and they all began to converse amongst themselves as they celebrated their love and the soon to be born child of Haruhi and Tamaki. They were all eager to meet the newest addition to the expanding family.

I will love you forevermore. You are my future.

The End.

This time it is truly the end. I hope you have all enjoyed this fanfiction. Thank you to all of you that have supported me! I really appreciate it and I hope I did not disappoint with the ending. ^-^ Feel free to check out my other fanfics. I am still working on the Inuyasha one and that one is going to be a little while before it is complete. I also have a two-route BNHA story with Bakugo and Kirishima. And I am working on another BNHA story with Todoroki, which the first chapter should be out sometime in the next couple of days. Thanks again!