Okay.

The story's at its end I guess. Hopefully this end is good enough fer you readers.

I gotta say, it's been a real pleasure writin' with Yurianimeokatu.

And thanks to all of you guys who reviewed and stayed with us for so long!

-ManiazAzn

"Ow, ow, ow! Okay, okay! I'm sorry!" Chie yelled as she tried to squirm away from Aoi's hands. "It was funny!"

Shizuru giggled softly behind her right hand while Natsuki looked on with a smile. The group sat outside of Lindem Baum, sipping their drinks and chatting idly. Apparantly, Chie had made an "unacceptable" joke in Aoi's standards and was being punished by a couple of hard slaps on the shoulder. Natsuki sat comfortably next to Shizuru, her arm around the Kyoto-ben's chair. Shizuru, of course, was seated very ladylike-ish, cupping her mug of tea.

After a few moments of scowling from Aoi and apologetic glances from Chie, the other couple settled down in their own seats.

Chie sighed dramatically. "The finals are over, thank god. I think my brain blew a fuse during my Ancient History test."

Huffing, Aoi crossed her arms. "Well, you would have done better if you hadn't waited until the very last second to study."

"But studyin' so boring…I don't know how you do it Aoi!" Chie whined, running a hand through her dark gray hair.

Natsuki groaned, "Seriously, preppin' for an exam? It's done better when it's last minute."

"Ara, Natsuki should know. Seeing as she failed to study for her Physics exam." Shizuru teased, leaning close to the biker.

Surprisingly, instead of blushing as she usually did, Natsuki stood up from her chair and grinned at Chie. Taking the hint, Chie did the same. Putting their right hands together in the middle of the table, the two yelled at the top of their lungs.

"PROCRASTINATORS UNITE!"

And then both adding in a slight undertone, "…tomorrow."

Shizuru and Aoi watched this scene with complete surprise and were startled for a few seconds. After their shock wore off, the two ladies looked at each other and burst into laughter.

Chie and Natsuki stood in front of the other two, grinning idiotically before giving each other a high five.

Sitting down again, Chie leaned back into her seat and stretched her arms in a wide arc behind her. Natsuki plopped down onto her own seat and beamed brightly at a still laughing Shizuru.

Wiping the tears of amusement away from her eyes, Shizuru watched as Natsuki conversed with the other couple. It was funny, really. Natsuki took so long to take in her actual feelings, and when she did, it was like a tornado. It blew through everything, and took in everything. Every moment they had together, it was incredible. Her touch, her smell, her taste.

Seeing the faraway look in Shizuru's eyes, Chie shot a concerned glance at the Kyoto-ben. Breaking away from her thoughts, Shizuru smiled lightly back at the tomboy, assuring her that everything was fine. Unfortunately, this was caught by Aoi.

An ear of Chie's closest to Aoi was snatched quite harshly. "BAKA! WHAT DID I SAY ABOUT FLIRTING WITH KAICHOU-SAMA?!"

"B-But I didn't!" Chie shot out of her seat and hid behind a chuckling Shizuru. "I was just looking her way!"

"Oh?" Aoi rose from her seat, fuming. One could almost feel the evil aura that she gave off as she flashed one of her creepy smiles. "Then why was she smiling back at you?"

"'Cause I look too good for her to even not to try smiling at me?" Chie smiled weakly as she made an attempt at a joke.

"You little---!" Aoi leaped at the agile tomboy, who immediately jumped out of the way. Losing her footing, Aoi gasped out loud as her whole body tipped forward and she lost her balance.

The floor was coming up fast and Aoi tightly closed her eyes, waiting for the impact.

But it didn't come.

She was soon swept up in warm arms and peering into chocolate brown eyes, twinkling with amusement.

"Oh, dear. If you had fallen, we wouldn't have been able to do our nightly 'excercises', neh?" Chie breathed.

Aoi blushed furiously before pushing herself out of the tomboy's arms. She straightened out her clothes and sat down at the table again, pouting. Chie smiled mischievously and bent down to give Aoi a peck on the cheek. However, the tomboy did not sit down. Instead, she walked behind Shizuru again, this time placing her hands on Shizuru's shoulders.

"Neh, Shizuru." Aoi watched the tomboy suspiciously.

"Mmm, Chie?"

"How's Natsuki-san in bed?" Chie smirked as she watched Shizuru's body shake with mirth. "'Cause you know you can always come to me, if she's not doin' that well."

The customers inside of Lindem Baum always enjoyed an uneventful lunch. And yet this afternoon, there seemed to be quite a commotion.

"CHIE HARADA!"

"CHIE YOU ---!"

Loud clatters are heard as tables are overturned outside. Two short women are seen to be chasing another while only one was left at their table.

A few tourists nearby watched in fascination and slight horror as one of the shorter women pulls out a gun and starts shooting after the running figure far ahead of her.

"YOU'RE NOT GUNNA GET AWAY!"

One specific tourist remembers that the woman still seated at one of the few untouched tables was still sipping her tea.

All they heard was a chuckle and a faint, "Ara, ara."