Taco Trouble

Chapter 12

Everyone was kneeling by their loved one; Zane by Kawaii~Chan, Dottie by Daniel, Garroth by Blaze, Katelyn by Travis. Derek and Aaron were talking in the corner.

"Son, heal Aphmau. She's your one true love."

"But then what happens to Mum and Mellissa. You can't choose both."

"I know, but-" Lucinda walked over and interrupted him "Aaron, you know you'll choose Aph, so just do it already. Derek, you choose Rachel. I-I've got Mellissa sorted. Don't worry." Lucinda handed the relic to Zane to start with. Zane knelt over Kawaii~Chan and remembered all their times together; their first kiss in the haunted house, when his mum found out, their date, when they argued in the coffee shop in Falcon Claw University and when she jumped in front of him to save him and died. Kawaii~Chan gasped and sat up "ZANE!" She flung her arms around him "I had this dream, like I was dying, and Aphmau-" Zane cut her off by kissing her "I-I missed you so much! It's a long story." He began explaining to her what had happened. Lucinda picked up the relic and passed it to Garroth "It worked. Just think of your happy times with them."

"O-OK." Garroth took the relic and knelt by Blaze's side. He remembered when they first met, times they'd spent together and when he'd finally realised he loved him, but it was too late. Blazes' eyes flashed open "Garroth!" And kissed him.

"Blaze...I love you too." Garroth kissed him back.

"Wh-What happened?!"

"Come on, Zane's explaining." Garroth pulled Blaze up and they went to Zane and Kawaii~Chan, though he never let go of his hand. Both of them were beaming. They'd never been happier. On the way, he gave Lucinda the relic and she passed it on to Dottie. Dottie looked into Daniel's eyes with love and remembered all the times they'd laughed and had fun at high school, when they first met in werewolf class, the times they'd messed around in the pack with Aaron, Blaze, Ryland and Maria, when she thought Daniel might have been captured by the GF when going to meet Betty, when she finally confronted her feelings for him and kissed him and he sacrificed himself to save her life. Daniel sat up, looking dazed. "Uhh....What's going on...?" He saw Dottie and hugged her tight. When he pulled away, he kept his arms wrapped around her neck and gazed into her eyes and slowly brought his lips to hers.

"I love you so much." Dottie sighed.

"I-I was dead and now..."

"I'll fill you in." Dottie began explaining. Lucinda took the relic and passed it to Katelyn.

"Please come back to me...Please..." She whispered and remembered all the times they'd spent together; when they first met in Phoenix Drop and he had a major crush on her, all their time at Love Love Paradise, how he always managed to make her laugh and how he died to protect her. Tears streamed down her face.

"Heeey Katelyn." Travis grinned and winked.

"Travis!" Katelyn hugged him tight.

"I love you too...?" Travis responded.

Katelyn punched his arm "Don't you ever do anything like that again! You're not allowed to leave me!"

"Glad you missed me."

Katelyn rolled her eyes and kissed him.

"Derek, your turn." Lucinda gave him the relic.

He took it and cradled Rachel in his arms "Rachel...Come back to me...I need you...We need you...I-I don't know what I'd do without you...I love you so much...You accepted who I was when I feared myself....You've always believed in me...Even when I didn't..."

"Derek..." She pulled him towards her and kissed him.

"You're back..." Derek grinned.

Lucinda picked up the relic and knelt by Melissa.

"Lucinda...What are you-" Aaron began before Lucinda, with tears in her eyes, cut him off "Shhh..." She remembered when they first met, the masked ball at Starlight and all the times Melissa had convinced her to hide and spy on her OTP, Aphmau and Aaron.

"Wh-What happened?" Melissa murmured "Aaron was running and-and the GF surrounded me and I...Lucinda...?"

"Uhh...I have a new OTP..." Lucinda blushed "Us..."

Melissa pressed her lips against Lucinda's. She wrapped her arms around Melissa, pulling her closer, and dropped the relic. It rolled along the floor until it bumped into Aaron's feet, who, for a minute, was just staring at Melissa and Lucinda before he picked it up. He knelt by Aphmau and cradled her in his arms, remembering when they'd met online as FC and Shu, their first kiss, when he returned to high school and got to see Aphmau again after a year, when Aphmau came to Falcon Claw, all the times he'd snuck out to see her during University, their kiss after the Romeo and Juliet play, when he asked her to move in with him when they left Love~Love Paradise, when they got back together in the music room at Phoenix Drop, how he was willing to risk everything ro save her in Emerald Secret, their time at Starlight, when he proposed to her and when she died in his arms and there was nothing he could do.

"A-Aaron...?" Aphmau asked weakly.

"Aph...Aphmau....You-You're OK..." Tears welled in his eyes "I was so scared...That I'd lost you forever...I-I couldn't live without you...I love you so much..."

"Aaron...I love you too..."

He leaned down and gently pressed his lips against hers. She wrapped her arms around him, running them through his hair.

"What happened...?" Aphmau asked "After Ein and...and I was dying and..." She looked around the room "Wait...How is your mum alive? And Melis-AH! OH MY IRENE! MELISSA AND LUCINDA!!! MY SHIP! OH! TRAVIS AND KATELYN! BLAZE AND GARROTH! DANIEL AND DOTTIE! ALL OF MY SHIPS!!! This is the best! All of my ships have happened!!!"

"It's good to have you back." Aaron chuckled.

"How did this happen! I missed so much!" Aphmau exclaimed.

"It's a long story..." Aaron grinned at Aphmau's excitement, glad to have her back.