Writer's Notes: So…yeah! The last chapter…D:
"Please tell me you're kidding." Mikan said, her eyes wide.
"I'm dead serious," Sasami told her, keeping her voice steady although she was slightly nervous.
Maybe she would lose a life soon.
Hotaru said nothing, frozen into place with shock.
Natsume raised an eyebrow, Ruka's mouth hanging open.
"There's no proof," the brunette reasoned desperately.
"Um, yes there is. You can drink anyone else's blood. You can bite someone and get a mouthful of their blood, but you're going to throw up and not be able to digest it."
"I'm too young to get married!!" Mikan wailed.
Natsume smirked, while Ruka and Hotaru were still in shock.
"And you!! Stop being amused!!"
"What's wrong honey? Why are you embarrassed?" The crimson-eyed vampire said.
"NATSUME!!"
"…" Sasami Maria sighed. It was probably a good time to leave now.
So now that Sasami was gone, the four vampires were out of the room and at the sakura tree, Mikan and Hotaru sitting on some of the lower branches, Natsume and Ruka on the ground, leaning against the large trunk.
Mikan was pouting, Hotaru emotionless as usual.
Everything was silent.
"…"
"…"
"…Oi, Ruka. Let's get something to eat."
Natsume broke the silence.
"Sure…I was getting hungry anyway." Ruka replied, smiling.
Hotaru sighed.
"You guys are idiots. Don't you remember? You're vampires now—vampires can't eat human food. You'll react like how we reacted to Sasami's blood."
"Then what did you eat before?" Ruka asked, confused.
The violet-eyed vampire held up a small box.
"Blood tablets, remember?"
"Oh. Right."
"…"
"…"
"So. We're hungry." Natsume stated again.
"What do you want us to do about it?" Mikan said, her eyes narrowed slightly.
Natsume made an 'it's obvious' face and pointed to his neck.
"No way." Mikan told him coldly.
The male vampire raised an eyebrow, jumped, grabbed he girl's wrists, pulled her down, and sunk his fangs into her neck.
"Ew! That's like sexual harassment, Natsume!!" Mikan complained. "And that hurt! Couldn't be more gentle, could you?"
"…"
There was no response, except the sound of gulping.
"Ah…! Natsume…! Stop…!!" Mikan said, her cheeks tinged with red.
Hotaru looked at her friend weirdly, holding up her hair for Ruka.
"Don't make such an odd sounds, Mikan. It's disgusting." She said, and then turned to Ruka. "Are you going to drink or what? I expect you to not be as violent as Hyuuga."
Ruka blushed, before stepping closer to the female vampire, and sinking his own fangs in slowly.
It was like eating candy, or drinking a sweet beverage, the sweetness of someone's blood.
Mikan finally ended up pushing Natsume.
"Geez! Newborns are troublesome to feed!"
"What are you, a mother?" Natsume grumbled, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand.
"Freshly-turned vampires drink slightly more than a normal vampire! And if you take too much blood, I'll die! And so will you because we can only drink each other's blood! You've seriously got to control your drinking!!" the brunette scolded.
Ruka and Hotaru were a nice pair, Ruka now also wiping his mouth.
"Thank you for the meal," he said.
Hotaru gave him a weird look like the one she gave Mikan.
"Well, blood is our food, right? And having good manners is important."
"…It's feels weird to have something thank you for their blood," Hotaru mumbled, although Ruka heard.
"All right…are we going to do it now?"
"Sure…Then I'll go to the lake," Ruka said, dragging Hotaru along. "You guys stay there. It's a favorite spot of yours, isn't it?"
"Alright," Natsume smirked and turned to Mikan. "Now don't complain, alright? You can't refuse anyway."
"What the hell are you talking about?" Mikan argued, watching Hotaru and Ruka disappear.
"…"
The smile on the male vampire's face faded, replaced by uneasiness. From his pocket he pulled out small, velvety black box.
"You're not serious?!" The female vampire practically screamed.
Natsume glared at her, before slowly falling to one knee, opening the box, holding it out to her.
"Mikan Sakura…will…"
"…"
"…Will you marry me?"
"…"
The brunette giggled lightly before replying.
"…Yes…"
Natsume smiled, sliding the simple ring onto her finger.
"Alright Nogi, what are you up to?" Hotaru snapped, as Ruka stopped at the lake.
The sun shone onto its blue waters, creating a sparkly scenery.
"Um…well…" Ruka hesitated.
"…And how long are you going to hold my hand?" The purple-eyed vampire said quietly.
"Uwah!!"
The blond-haired vampire became flustered, blushing and letting go of Hotaru's hand.
"Ano…well…I'm not sure how to do this…"
"…"
The two waited in silence for a while, the birds chirping, the wind blowing lightly.
"So…" Ruka said, fumbling with something in his pocket.
Hotaru raised an eyebrow, her eyes widening as she watched Ruka in slow motion.
"Hotaru Imai…will…w-will you m-marry me?"
The raven-haired girl failed to hide her smile before saying,
"…Do I have a choice? Of course."
But in her language, they both knew that they loved each other.
A simple ring was slid onto her ring finger.
"Hotaruuu!" Mikan called, both couples meeting together at the back of the Academy. "I'm engaged now!"
The brunette showed her friend the engagement ring on her finger, as Hotaru smiled and held up her own hand. They were different, but they still were beautiful, glittering in the sunlight.
This is our eternal bond.
"Do you, Natsume Hyuuga, take Mikan Sakura as your lawfully wedded wife, to keep her in sickness in health, and to cherish her till death do you part?"
"I do."
"Do you, Mikan Sakura, take Natsume Hyuuga as your lawfully wedded husband, to keep him in sickness in health, and to cherish him till death do you part?"
"I do."
"You may now kiss the bride."
Our lips locked into a kiss,
A sweet kiss,
A strong kiss,
Our eternal kiss.
"Do you, Ruka Nogi, take Hotaru Imai as your lawfully wedded wife, to keep her in sickness in health, and to cherish her till death do you part?"
"I do."
"Do you, Hotaru Imai, take Ruka Nogi as your lawfully wedded husband, to keep him in sickness in health, and to cherish him till death do you part?"
"I do."
"You may now kiss the bride."
Our eternal kiss,
Because forever I shall love you,
Forever,
Until death do us part,
My eternal love.
My love, my eternal love,
It was bliss,
My love.
That day,
the day we met, I no longer had a choice,
I couldn't tear my eyes away.
We hated each other, until you discovered,
My secret.
Now I've turned you into a monster.
But,
My insanity,
Of being a vampire, though it was not your choice,
You accepted it without problems,
You accepted me without screaming,
Without fear.
Now, today,
Our lips locked into a kiss,
A sweet kiss,
A strong kiss,
Our eternal kiss.
Our eternal kiss,
Because forever I shall love you,
Forever,
Until death do us part,
My eternal love.
So now,
You've freed me,
From my own insanity.
You said I saved you,
But I think it was you who saved me.
This is out eternal bond,
Our eternal love,
Our eternal life.
I love you,
'Till death do us part,
And beyond.
I'll love you, forever and forever,
Eternally.
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Writer's End Notes: I'm so sorry to end it this way!!
I was really stuck on how to end this, but I went to a writer's workshop thing today with Qezilu, so now my mind is all stuck on poems.
Um…so…yeah. Endings are a strong weak point of mine, so like Manipulated, I'm sorry if it seemed rushed…
-sob-
If I get hit with inspiration, I'll edit. :D
Somewhere in the earlier chapters, there as that line, "Seek the girl with red wings, the girl who can free you, but can never be freed from her own insanity, seek the girl…"
In the poem I wrote,
"So now,
You've freed me,
From my own insanity.
You said I saved you,
But I think it was you who saved me."
Yeah…in case people forgot.
And is it just my computer or did the font on fanfiction get smaller? Like when you go to read a fanfic? Is anyone else's computer doing that? O.o
So…yeah. Hopefully Stained Red didn't disappoint you, if it did, I'm sorry…
But I hope some people enjoyed it, and I'll see you in another fanfic! :D
-Cuna999