We Were Meant To Be (Budo x Taro)

Chapter 21: This is Our Future

An officer escorted Taro and Budo to Taro's house. When Taro entered through the door, his parents and Hanako all huddled around him into a hug. They all were crying tears of joy and relief. The officer explained what happened.

Hanako looked at Budo, and ran over to give him a hug too. "Thank you for saving my brother." She said quietly. Budo smiled and hugged her back.

Taro walked over to Budo, grabbed his hand, and whispered in his ear, "We should tell them." Budo thought about it for a moment, but eventually nodded in agreement. Taro smiled.

"Mom, dad." He said. Taro wrapped himself around Budo's arm before continuing. "We need to tell you something..." Taro looked up at Budo, who nodded once again. "Budo and I are... together. We're... we're in love."

It took a second for his parents to process everything. I mean, for Christ's sake, their son was just kidnapped. His father then decided to say something.

"Well... this wasn't what I was expecting. However, we love you no matter what, son. If you love this boy, and he loves you... don't let us stop you. 

"Hell, he just saved your life. How can we split you two apart?" His mother started tearing up again.

Taro's father looked at Budo. "You better take good care of my son, boy." He said in a stern tone which surprised Budo since Taro's father always spoke in a soft tone like his son.

"Um... yes, sir." Budo quickly burst up a smile at them. "Although... I don't know how my dad is going to feel about this."

"Well, Budo, if he kicks you out of the house, we're always open for you." Taro's mother smiled.

Despite Budo saving her brother, Hanako was still not too thrilled about Taro having someone other than her to spend time with. "I oppose to that idea!" She hmphed.

Budo, Taro, and his parents couldn't help but laugh at Hanako's stubbornness. 

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"You're in love... with another BOY?!" His father yelled.

Budo took a deep breath. It was finally time for him to get this out. "Yes, father. And we're not just in love... we're dating. He's my boyfriend. I'm sorry I didn't tell you, but I was afraid you were going to split us apart."

His father sighed, and turned his back to his son. "Son..." Budo perked his head up at him. "Why...? Why...? I expected you to carry down the "Masuta" last name down to your future wife and children. How are you supposed to do that when you are with another male?"

"Father... Taro and I have a set future in mind. He'll take my last name, and we'll adopt children. They will all have the "Masuta" last name even if it's not by blood. Please, father... please don't take me from him. I've almost him twice now. Please..."

His father stayed quiet for about a minute until he finally said something. "You sacrificed yourself for that boy. There's no changing your mind, huh?"

"No, father!" Budo assertively said.

"Fine. Get out of the house. You can have your Taro... you just can't live here anymore. I can't change your mind, and you can't change mine. We're leaving it with that."

Budo half expected this, but it still hurt to see his father, who saved him from the Yakuza, disown him like that. Budo said nothing, and walked up the stairs. 

At least he still has Taro.

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Ayano sat in her cell completely soulless, completely empty. Without Taro, her life means nothing. All that hoarded her mind was images of Taro and Budo snuggling in bed together. 

"My life doesn't mean anything anymore... He was my whole life... With him gone... what do I have to live for? He'll never, ever love me... He's with Budo... and not with me..." Ayano mumbled to herself. 

She looked over at the cell's toilet, and had only one idea. She walked over to it, and stared at the water. "I should just end it now... What do I have to lose?"

"Senpai. Senpai is what you're losing!" A voice in Ayano's head said. "Don't give up now! Find a way to escape, and take him back. He belongs to you! Are you just going to let him slip away from you like that? Just because a stupid martial artist beat you? How weak! You're an Aishi! You fight for what you NEED! You will win him back... You will win him back... You will win him back..."

"I will win him back... I will win him back. Yes. Yes, I will win him back. No matter what the cost. He. Will. Be. Mine. He doesn't have a choice. He never has... and he never will."

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10 Years Later

After Taro and Budo graduated from school, they moved into a nice house in a peaceful neighborhood. They got jobs as a martial arts teacher and an English teacher who wrote books in his free time that were a relatively good hit in the public. He wrote one book about a "yandere" basing it off a true story. That got a lot of positive feedback from people.

Eventually, Budo asked Taro to marry him. A year after marriage, they adopted a 1 year old they named Kazumi. A bright spirited boy that was taught martial arts by his father. When Kazumi was 7, they later adopted a 5 month old girl they named Yui. When she grew up, she started sharing Taro's love for books. 

The Masutas were a happy family, and Taro and Budo completely forgot about the trauma Ayano gave them. Now that she was in prison, they had nothing to worry about...

Or so they thought...

The End

*Hope you enjoyed the story. ^-^ I did set the story for a sequel, but I'm not sure if I will ever get to writing one. We'll see.*