Me: I had such bad writer's block for this story, but thank you for being so patient. No enough chit-chat, on with the mushy stuff!
Nova&Antauri: HEY!
Me: What? I'm only speaking the truth. On with the story.
Final Day Confessions and Combining Rooms
"Come on, Antauri. Quit being such a slowpoke!" cried Nova cheerfully from outside. The sun was just peeping over the horizon and a gentle breeze was blowing, ruffling the gold monkey's fire-patterned snowsuit. Her snowboard was stuck in the snow behind her, waiting to be used.
"Coming!" The black monkey called happily. He stumbled out of the door, nearly tripping on his way out. Antauri had changed a lot since the two had gotten there, but both monkeys knew that after today, everything would go back to normal. Well, at least the seriousness to defeat Skeleton King would come back, but Nova wanted Antauri to lighten up back home, even if it was just a little bit.
Nova grabbed Antauri's hand and dragged him to one of the largest slopes. Attaching the snowboards to their boots, the two monkeys took their positions on the top of the hill and pulled down their snow goggles.
"Last one to the bottom gets to pack the suitcases." said Antauri before taking off.
"Hey!" Nova was surprised that Antauri of all people…monkeys would say that, but of course, she was having some influence on him, getting him to lighten up and all. And there was no way she was going to be the one to pack up, so she took after him. She quickly caught up to him and sprayed him with some snow by tilting her board ever so slightly.
"Oh, you just did not just do what I think you did."
"Oh, yes, love, I do believe I did." She laughed and passed him, daring him to follow. Antauri was determined to get her back and followed, taking her dare. She weaved left and right, trying yet failing to lose him. Halfway down the hillside, she caught a snow ramp and got some big air. Antauri did the same. Both spun in mid-air before landing. Antauri managed to spray her big time. Nova looked like a giant snowball, but she also lost balance.
She tried to regain balance, but instead she fell on Antauri and creating yet another snowball around the two. They rolled…and rolled…and rolled…and rolled…until they finally hit a rock at the bottom of the hill, sending the snowball remains everywhere. Both monkeys were lying on the ground with swirls in their eyes before they burst into laughter.
"That was so much fun." Nova cried while laughing.
"And it wasn't my fault this time either." Antauri stated between laughs.
When they calmed down, Nova asked, "So who gets to pack?"
"I guess both of us."
"Okay, so let's go skating."
"Sure, then we'll pack."
Later
Nova did a back flip into Antauri's arms, who caught her gracefully. He set her down as they continued to skate, doing multiple tricks along the way. After a while, they got tired and sat on the snow bank, Nova snuggled into Antauri's side.
"I'm gonna miss this place. It's so beautiful, almost as beautiful as you, my sweet 'Wildfire'." Antauri said, nuzzling the side of her head.
"That's so sweet, Antauri. And I was thinking, maybe we should bring the others here sometime… and our kids."
Antauri got a major blush on his cheeks. He had never even thought of seeing Nova that way, at least, not until she was ready. Nova chuckled at the look on his face.
"Don't worry, Antauri. Neither of us are in any rush, but once we're married…" she leaned in close to his ear and whispered in a seductive voice, "…I will have you, and you will have me, in any position you want."
Antauri's whole face want tomato red as Nova kissed him on the cheek and stood up, going inside. Shortly after, Antauri recomposed himself and went inside, where Nova was waiting for him. They packed their bags in silence; Nova's was a sly silence because she knew Antauri was quiet from his embarrassment. Once the two were packed, they set their stuff by the door and went to lock everything up, Antauri upstairs, Nova down.
Nova was still all smiles as she closed the curtains and headed to the front door. When she passed by the stairs, a pair of eyes followed her. The owner of the eyes waited until she was at the bottom of the steps before he pounced. Nova didn't have any time to speak as her lips were claimed by those of her love. Antauri had her pinned to the wall and was devouring her in the kiss. Nova hummed in content as Antauri released her lips, but not her body.
"I think that's payback enough… for now." He growled seductively, pulling her body extremely close to his. Nova whimpered a bit, signaling that he was a bit too close, so he immediately let go.
"Sorry." he said.
Nova shivered a bit, "I kinda deserved that. I was the one who started it." She continued to shiver. Antauri gently wrapped his arms around her. Nova snuggled into the black monkey's chest, sniffling from unshed tears.
"Antauri? Do you want to know the real reason I didn't think I was good enough for you?"
Antauri gently pushed her off his chest and looked her straight in the eyes, "If you want, I didn't force you to tell me then and I won't do it now."
She smiled, but the smile quickly faltered. "It's because of something Mandarin said. He said I was worthless and that I would never be loved by anyone."
Antauri was shocked, "Nova, you know nothing he says is the truth."
"I know, but I…it's what he tried to do to me that changed my mind."
Antauri was getting nervous, "What did he attempt to do?"
The gold monkey was shaking, "He…he…tried to have his way with me." She let the tears go and turned away from Antauri.
Antauri, on the other hand, now had a greater dislike for the orange traitor. And seeing how it scared Nova made it all worst. Very gently he pulled Nova close and rocked her back and forth, calming her.
"Nova, I promise that I will never hurt you in any way and I will protect you with my life. And don't believe anything Mandarin says, he's a pig-headed asshole anyway. Now, let's head home, where you are loved." He had emphasized the word 'are' to get his point across.
"Okay, but two things first. One: Did you, Antauri, second-in-command of the hyper force, just cuss?"
Antauri shrugged, "Guess you've had that big of an impact on me."
Nova chuckled, "Okay, and two: Thanks, for everything." She kissed him and headed outside. Antauri followed, locking the door on his way out.
On the way back, Nova was playing with the radio, trying to find a good station to put it on. Antauri put the brain scrambler on auto-pilot and pulled his energetic lover into his lap.
"Nova, will you please calm down? We'll be home before nightfall."
"Sorry. I just don't like the silence right now."
"Then how about you put in a CD? I brought your collection with me." He picked up a large album case and handed it to her. She quickly flipped through them and smiled as she did. She pulled one and didn't let Antauri see it as she put it in.
"Which one was that?"
"Jump5." She answered, beginning to hum and sing as Jump5's 'Feels like Falling' began to play.
Na na na na na na na na na
When I'm with you I feel a rush
'Cause I've never liked anyone so much
Everybody says that it's just a crush
But I think it's something more
It's not because I'm bored or lonely Who knows? It's not because I'm bored or lonely Straight into the ever after Na na na na na na na na na 1 2 3 4! Na na na na na na na na na
Sunny skies or cloudy days
You always seem to make them wait
Letting you know might be a mistake
But that's what being young is for
I just wanna be your one and only
Na na na na na na na na na
Feels like fallin'
Na na na na na na na na na
Feels like fallin 'in
This could be the one
It's way too good to be outdone
Now I don't really wanna jump the gun
But I can't help fallin' in
I just wanna be your one and only
Na na na na na na na na na
Feels like fallin'
Na na na na na na na na na
Feels like fallin'
Na na na na na na na na na
Feels like fallin'
Na na na na na na na na na
Feels like fallin'
Out of the story's ending chapter
Or this could be a huge disaster
If I start falling any faster
Feels like fallin'
Na na na na na na na na na
Feels like fallin'
Na na na na na na na na na
Feels like fallin' in
Once the song ended, Nova pulled Antauri into an unexpected kiss, causing the black monkey to fall on the floor, his love sitting right on top of him.
"A little unbalanced now aren't we?" Nova said teasingly.
"Shut up." He groaned.
"I love you, too."
Nova got off Antauri and helped him up. A beeping caught their attention.
"Approaching Shuggazoom City." Antauri announced. Nova sat on the floor and pouted. "What's wrong?" Antauri asked.
"When we get back, you're going to go back to your normal routine of meditating and being Mr. Wise. You're probably going to be too busy for me. Guess I should be telling myself, 'So what else is new? Antauri's always going to be too busy for you.'"
Antauri looked upset. Maybe Nova was right, maybe he would go back to his old routine. But he couldn't do that, not after the promise he made. He sat down in front of her and placed a finger under her chin, pulling her head up so their eyes could meet.
"Nova, I made a promise to you and I'm not going to break it, not even if you asked me to."
He smiled at her, drawing forth a smile from Nova herself. "Thanks, Antauri."
They landed the brain scrambler back in place and took their bags to the command room. There they found their four teammates, sitting in their chairs, looking tired. The four looked like they were covered in Formless goo and what looked like paint.
"Uh...we're back." piped Nova, getting their attentions. The boy and three monkeys immediately became alert, wide grins forming on their faces.
"Nova, why do I not like those smirks?"
"Don't know Antauri, but they're creeping me out as well. Why are you guys covered in paint?"
Instead of answering them, Chiro shouted, "Now!"
Sprx, Gibson, and Otto tackled the two to the ground and blindfold them, then helped them stand.
"I demand to know what you four are doing." said Antauri.
"Don't worry, Antauri. We've got another surprise for you two lovers." chimed Sprx.
Then the four guided the blinded up to the bedroom levels. Nova and Antauri heard a door open and the blindfolds were removed. The black and gold monkeys felt their jaws drop to the ground.
It was like their rooms were mashed together. In one corner of the room, Nova's computer stand and bookshelf stood in their shining oak glory. On the same wall in the opposite corner was Antauri's waterfall. On the other side, lining the wall, were Nova's beanbags and stuffed animals with Antauri's posters on the wall. In the center of the room was a circle of Antauri's meditation pillows. The walls were painted with a mural of a soft blue sky with mountains and an ocean. Finally, on the farthest wall from the door, was a queen sized bed with black sheets that had gold stars all over it. The pillows were a golden yellow with black fire signs in the center.
The two monkeys were speechless. In two weeks their friends had done this for them. They turned to look at the others, who were waiting for their response.
"It's… amazing." said Nova breathlessly. Antauri could only nod in agreement.
Chiro gave them a big grin, "Yay, we thought you two might not get a lot of time to spend together when you got back, so we combined your rooms to fit both your personalities so you would be able to spend more time together. Now if you two don't mind, I believe the four of us are due for a nice shower."
The three black-eyed monkeys nodded and the four left the room, leaving Antauri and Nova to themselves. Nova walked over to the bed and collapsed on her back onto it. She felt the bed bounce as Antauri mimicked her on the opposite side of the bed. Both looked into the eyes of the other, getting lost in the loving atmosphere.
Then Antauri looked at the clock, "It's only 7 pm, and I'm totally exhausted, what about you?"
When he looked back at Nova, he saw that she had snuggled into pillow, sleep having claimed her small form. A smile formed on the black monkey's muzzle as he curled up by her, wrapping his arms around her and pulling her close. In return, the gold monkey curled into his chest, letting out a soft humming sound in her sleep.
This only made Antauri's smile widen, "Good night, my sweet fire angel. Nothing will ever break my love for you." He looked to the engagement ring on her finger, "And that's a promise that will never be broken." Then he too fell into deep slumber next to his love.
Soon after, Chiro walked into the room drying his now wet hair. He was about to speak when he noticed the two monkeys asleep, soft smiles on both their faces. The young leader was happy to see that the ones he viewed as parents found someone to share their lives with. He quietly approached the bed and pulled the covers over the two monkeys, gently tucking them in.
Returning to the doorway, he turned off the lights and turned back to look at the two bathed in the light from the hallway. "Good night, 'mom' and 'dad', I'm glad you two found each other instead of spending your lives in loneliness. Everyone needs to love and be loved. Now you two have completed that ritual and moved on to better things."
Quietly, he closed the door to his 'parents' room, leaving the two lovers to their dreams of the future.
Me: I'm finally done. It's so beautiful. Next up is the wedding, but I need major help on this one everyone. So, if you have any ideas for the wedding, I AM OPEN WIDE FOR SUGGESTIONS. Please and thank you. Review and watch for my other stories, Ciao.