Author's POV: 

As soon as those words left his lips, you kissed him. He seemed a little startled by your sudden action at first but gave in, eventually. He kissed you back, holding you closer. Your fingers circled his nape as you felt him picking you up, and walking to the bed. His hands secured tightly around your hips as your legs wrapped around his waist.

It was a silent conversation. You both were sharing your words of love through the long and deep kiss. He sat on the bed, as you both pulled away. You rested your forehead on him, staring right into his red eyes. Gosh, those luscious red eyes. 
"Rosecheeks.." He whispered as you said, "I want to be with you... forever." 
"It'll hurt."
"I'll accept it. For you, I would..." You placed a kiss on his nose as he gulped, shutting his eyes. He was restraining himself from doing anything to you, you could feel it. And it made a crack in your heart. Because he cared, immensely. Even though he craved you, he still restrained himself, all these centuries and even now, only for you. Because he was scared of doing the bare minimum of damage to you.

"I know what awaits... for me. And I'm ready for it. I want to be with you. Tae, I told you I love you. And I mean every word I say. I thought about it and I know, it's you. Did I tell you once, remember? Even if I'm scared and... I avoid you. I'd eventually end up coming back to you. Because... you're my home. You're the only place where I have to go." 

He didn't speak. He just gulped, his hands gripping around you tighter. He pulled you even closer, ready to absorb your body into his as his lips landed on yours. You could feel the desperation in his kiss. The hunger. 
He had been restraining for so long and you made him give up. You reassured him, the answer he needed. 

Soon, you were under him as he hovered over you, a smile on both of your lips. 
"I really... can't." He whispered, feeling his hesitation take over him again. You held his hands which were resting beside you on the bed, working as a support for him who was hovering over you. 
"I'm sure you can." You smiled. He gulped and said, "If I mark you mine this time... it's a forever." 
"Forever." You smiled. And that was it, he smiled back. The walls were down, the hesitation was gone, it would be hard but you were certain that you could pass it all, with him. 

"You're the most beautiful woman I've ever seen, Y/N." You looked at him, a warm yet unknown feeling arising in you. He rarely called you Y/N. He seldom did. But the way he spoke your name always brought a feeling of warmth in your stomach, it never failed to soothe you. 

---Next morning 

You groaned, waking up to find the familiar face right beside you, so close to your face. A face which made you feel a way you could never explain. You smiled and caressed his cheeks, placing a kiss on his lips. 
You both were under the duvet as you felt his giant hands wrapped around your bare waist. 

You gulped, smiling a little as he opened his eyes saying, "Did you forget I don't sleep?"
"Right." You gulped and looked away. You actually forgot. This wasn't your normal rom-com where the guy would be sleeping. You forgot. 

He chuckled and said, "You're mine now. And I'm yours." 
You loved how he said that. You loved how he never only called you his but assured you that he was yours too. It all made you feel a way, these little details. 

"Are we going to meet my parents today?" You asked. He nodded and said, "They already know it all...  but we can talk to them, about you."
"You marked me." You whispered to yourself and nodded. You had to talk to them. Though they also knew that their daughter wasn't just in normal romantic life but it was much more than that, it was something which wasn't explainable. But it was just that way, unexplained yet beautiful. 

"Let's get you freshened up." He spoke as you asked, "You will help me?" 
"Who else if not your husband?" He asked, a chuckle escaping your lips. Right, he was right. He was your husband now. Though you weren't married, you would be. A fantasy marriage. Gosh, you loved thinking about it.

---Time skip

"I can't believe we travelled to my hometown in 50 seconds." You said as he chuckled saying, "We travelled to Paris in 5 minutes." 
"You're unbelievable." You giggled as he said, "I know magic, my love." 

"Y/N?" You saw your mom, looking at you wide-eyed as she immediately hugged you. You smiled and as soon as she pulled away, she noticed Taehyung. He bowed at her.
"So... he is?"
"Him?" Another voice was heard. It was your father. 
"Dad!" You waved at him as he smiled, hugged you and placed a kiss on your forehead. 

"How have you been?" He asked as you nodded, smiling.
"You?"
"We've been missing you a lot." Your mom answered. 
"Hello." Your father bowed at Taehyung who smiled saying, "Nice to meet you, I'm Kim Taehyung." 
"Kim Taehyung?" Your mother asked but both of your parents gasped as they looked at you and then at Taehyung. So they knew this as well. 

"Did you meet them before me?" You asked Taehyung who said, "No but... a month ago, I met them, yes." 
"What did you do?!" You whisper-asked as he smiled saying, "Impressed my in-laws?" 

"Ah! Welcome!" Your mom said, smiling at him.
"Mom, he's my boyfriend." You said. Taehyung smiled, looking down. Your parents seemed pretty happy. What did he do actually? 

You both were welcomed inside the luxurious house of your parents and a few hours passed by. By this time, you got to know how your parents knew Taehyung. He helped them for a day at work. He acted like he was a passer-by and helped them with their work and won their hearts with his charm, of course. He was sly. 

"So... dating with marriage in mind, right?" Your mom asked as you said, "OH y-yeah..."
"Of course. Marriage and family.." Taehyung smiled, putting his arm around your shoulder as you smiled a little, he was too sly. Gosh.

 "Are you leaving in 2 days?" Your father asked as you nodded saying, "We have work. We came to meet you, you know. I wanted you to meet my boyfriend."
"Ah.. you did great! He's a nice guy, he helped us before." Your mom said and chuckled. 

"Then... 2 days later, we'll leave. You're going to the USA soon, right?" You asked your parents who nodded.
"Next month." 

Right. Life would go on as it did before. You'd be back to your shop, Mina and Yuri would be there too. Your parents would be living their life and you'd be marrying Taehyung, living with him... forever. 

---Time skip 

It was nighttime. You stared at the moon, standing on the balcony as a figure appeared behind you, hugging you from behind. It didn't even take you a minute to know who it was. It was obvious, it was familiar. He was so familiar. 
"Love..." He whispered against your neck as you hummed. 
"Let's visit the treehouse someday."
"The treehouse?" You asked. 

"Yeah... and then... the big museum of ancient legends in New Zealand."
"From a treehouse to New Zealand?" You asked. He chuckled and nodded saying, "Then... we can continue going from place to place and making memories." 
"Forever." You whispered. He hummed and placed a soft kiss on your neck. 
"Are we going to marry in Hades?" Your question made him hum in wonder. 
"I don't know. It's your wish. Though, I personally think we should have two ceremonies. One on earth, another one in Hades."

"Are you serious?!" You chuckled as he nodded, smiling. 
"Are mom and dad asleep?"
"They are." 

"Did you like the food?" You asked as he said, "Hmm, it was so good."
"I loved it." He spoke again.

It was a comforting silence. A quiet moment with sudden talks. You loved his company, it comforted you, healed you.

"Our story will never end, right?" You asked. He shook his head saying, "It'll go on... forever. You and I. TaeTae and Rosecheeks..." 

Epilogue || 25. 12. 30

"Congratulations on your marriage!!" Mina spoke as you smiled, thanking her. Yuri was going around, celebrating the happiness as you stood there, looking at Taehyung who was talking to the guests. It was the time, your marriage to him. 

Both of you got married, in Hades once and now on earth. Just as he wished. 

You were going to become a vampire later. You wanted to enjoy your days as a human for some more time. He never said a thing against your wishes, in fact, he asked you to say whenever you wanted to change your decisions.

It was perfect. The love never changed, it strengthened with time. You couldn't imagine a day without him now. 

Even in your own company that worked on flower production and stuff made from flowers, his presence was needed. He just needed to be there, supporting and loving you. That was all you needed from him. 

You saw him, in the black tuxedo, walking towards you with the same enthusiasm as he always did. He smiled at you, making a flutter in your heart. 
"You look so beautiful.." He whispered, placing a kiss on your forehead as you smiled saying, "You look handsome." 
He chuckled, patting your head. The pat was more precious than a thousand other things in your life. 

"I can't believe... we're married now." You whispered as he smiled saying, "Every moment that I waited for you was worth it, my love. Every moment was so worth it... now that I find you in front of me, dressed up for me..." 
You smiled and said, "I love you." 
"I love you too much to explain." He smiled back.

Right, it was too much to explain. A love which had been going on for a thousand years was hard to explain. And another thousand years would pass by but this love wouldn't die. It wasn't just love, it was everything. He was your everything and you were his everything. And unlike many stories which had an end, this one wouldn't. With him, it'd go on forever and you would gladly be with him forever. 

Because it was a story of never-ending love, a love which went on for a thousand years and would go on for a thousand more. A happily ever after<3