Here it is, the last chapter! Thank you so much to everyone who read, favorited, followed, reviewed, or simply enjoyed the story! The sequel will be entitled "We've Only Just Begun," and the first chapter will be out sometime soon!
"You can't be serious, Tugger!" Munkustrap exclaimed, restraining his brother. "That storm out there is crazier than you are!"
"I have to go after her, Munk!" Tugger growled pushing him off.
"Look, Tugger, I know you care about her, but that's no reason to risk your life- she's probably fine!"
"But what if she's not?" Tugger hissed. Munk grabbed onto his arm again.
"You aren't going out there."
"And you aren't the boss of me."
Tugger wrenched himself away again, and ran out into the storm, ignoring his brother's angry yelling behind him.
Bombalurina felt like she was going to fall apart any second. And by the look of the storm, it wouldn't surprise her much if she did.
She was soaked to the bone, and had a nasty bruise on her hip from running into a piece of junk she hadn't see in the darkness. Nothing really compared to the pain she felt in her chest, though. It sounded cliche, but it was as if she could literally feel heart breaking.
How dare that conniving, two-timing jerk do that to her? In front of the whole tribe, too! Saying that he loved her- he wouldn't know love if it punched him in the face! He was trying to make a fool out of her, that's all. She could just see it.
"Oh, you actually thought I was being serious?" He would say with a malicious smirk. "As if. The Rum Tum Tugger doesn't settle down, Babe. But thanks anyways."
She felt tears prick at her eyes again and couldn't hold it in any longer. Her legs had carried her all the way to the entrance of the Junkyard, and she fell against the fence, tears streaming down her eyes as she hugged herself.
"Oh, God, why?" She asked in a whisper.
"Why does he have so much power over me? Why can't I stop loving him?" She yelled into the storm. A flash of lightning shot across the sky and the thunder replied to her with a deep rumble.
"Out of everyone, why him?" She sobbed, sliding down the fence and burying her face in her legs. The wind pulled at her soaking fur, the rain pounding on her back and shoulders. The junk around her shuddered against the harsh storm, lighter bit of trash whipping by in the air.
"Bombalurina!" Came a faint voice that was whipped away like all the other debris.
"Bombalurina!" The voice said again, this time closer.
Suddenly, strong arms were around her, shielding her from the storm.
"Oh, thank God I found you." Said the voice. The same voice that only minutes ago had said that he lover her.
As if she were shocked, she jerked away from the comforting arms, hiding her face.
"Stay away from me," She hissed. Tugger frowned.
"No."
"No?"
"No. I'm never staying away from you ever again." He said firmly. This made Bombalurina look up at him.
"You say that now, but what about later? Say about... Two week from now? You'll get tired of me like every other queen and drop me."
"I won't. Bombalurina, I could never get tired of you. Trust me. I can't even get you out of my head half the time." He said sitting beside her. She scoffed.
"Yeah, that doesn't work on me like it works on other girls."
"It's not just some kind of line, I'm being serious."
He placed a hand on her cheek. "Bombs," he whispered. It broke his heart to see her like this. In so much pain. And it was his fault. It was his fault that she didn't believe him. His own stupid fault.
"I love you. I really, really, really do. Fully and truly. To the point where I don't know what I'll do if you don't love me back."
Bombalurina searched his eyes, looking for any sign of doubt, any sign of it not being true. But she knew, after everything, he was telling the truth.
She threw her arms around his neck, shaking like a leaf.
"Say it again." She pleaded.
"I love you," He whispered into her ear, pulling her against him.
"I love you," he sighed kissing her behind the ear, then the corner of her jaw, her cheek.
"I love you, I love you, I love you." He captured her mouth in a kiss. "Forever."
That's all, folks! Thanks again to all my wonderful readers!