CHAPTER SEVENTY-THREE: A DEADLY KISS

"When death takes my hand, I will hold you with the other and promise to find you in every lifetime"

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Five stared at you in shock, hoping that he misheard.

"Reginald told me that I would be the only one that dies. And he had to be the one to sacrifice me, but if he have to be one to sacrificing me, then he will get what he want, but since he lied to me and killed people that I cared about, hurting the people I love, we can't give him what he want, therefore...." you lifted up the dagger before you stretched it towards Five.

I tell myself you don't mean a thing
And what we got, got no hold on me
But when you're not there, I just crumble

"You know what to do" you said "NO" he shook his head "How can you even ask me to do something like that. For me it is a fate worse than death" he said "I know, but if you don't, Reginald will do it and then he will get what he want but he can't use me if you do it. Therefore you have to be the one to kill me, only then he can't win" you said.

I tell myself I don't care that much
But I feel like I die 'til I feel your touch

"This is madness" he said "Number Five don't do this. It wouldn't work if you do it" Reginald said "Yes it will" you put the dagger in Five's left hand.

"Please" you said "No" he said "Do it" he looked at you "It's the only way" you smiled.

Only love, only love can hurt like this
Only love can hurt like this
Must've been a deadly kiss
Only love can hurt like this

"NUMBER FIVE. DON'T DO IT!" Reginald shouted "Do it Five, is the only way he can't win" you said "I...I...I can't" he was about to let go of the dagger but you grab his hand, making sure it didn't fell out off his grip.

Say I wouldn't care if you walked away
But every time you're there, I'm beggin' you to stay

"Please. Do it. You told me that you would do anything for me" you said and he looked at you "Not this" he sob.

"It's okay" you said "No is not. I don't want to do it. I don't want to live in a universe without you" he said quietly while his whole body was shaking as tears was in both your eyes as you were staring into each other's eyes.

And when you come close (when you come close), I just tremble
And every time, every time you go
It's like a knife that cuts right to my soul

"Me either, but it's okay" you wipe a tear away from his eyes "No matter what, I'm glad that I decided to help you save the world. So thank you for dragging me into this mess" you smiled.

Only love, only love can hurt like this
Only love can hurt like this
Must've been a deadly kiss

"I want you to know that I cherish every single minute I spend with you, all over 13 and a half million of them. A life time. My life with you was the best years of my life"

Only love can hurt like this
Your kisses burn into my skin
Only love can hurt like this

"This is perfect. I'm with my first and only love. The first and only person I will ever loved this much. The person I always have and always will love" you said as you let out a small smile "I want you to know that I don't regret falling in love with you and it was the best decision have ever made. Thank you for saving my life. When I met you, I was in the darkest moment in my life. And you were the only person who could bring me a special kind of joy. That joy I needed. You saved my life and now I got to save yours" you smiled.

But it's the sweetest pain
Burnin' hot through my veins
Love is torture, makes me more sure
Only love can hurt like this

"I'm so sorry for everything. For pushing you away. I did it to protect you, first from my mom and now from your dad. I'm sorry for being such a bitch" you said and you step closer to him so you were inches from each other. "It's okay, I'm sorry for letting you go and for everything else" he said.

Only love can hurt like this
Only love can hurt like this
Must've been a deadly kiss

"Everything will be okay again. I will find you or you will find me" you said "Promise?" he asked "Of course. I love you. I never stop. I have always love you and I will always love you, forever and a day, always and forever, until the end of time, no matter what universe or timeline we are in. We are meant to be together" you smiled while you struggled, the weight of your words hanging in the air.

Only love can hurt like this
Only love can hurt like this
Your kisses burn into my skin

The phrase hit him like he had been stabbed with thousand of knives. He couldn't bring himself to do it. Torn between the love he felt and the burden of not giving Reginald what he want.

Only love can hurt like this
(Only love can hurt like this)
Only love can hurt like this

"But if not. Then it's okay. I forgive you. I forgive you for everything you've done, for all you've put me through, for the actions you had done. I forgive it all. There's no reason to continue holding any more anger toward it. It's time to let it go and allow myself to forgive everything, so there won't be anything else to hold onto" you said as you wipe away his tears with your thumb "I don't want to die, leaving you without knowing that. I'm sorry for letting you wait" you said.

(Only love can hurt) save me, save me
Only love, only love
'Cause only love can hurt like this
And it must've been a deadly kiss

"No, please, Y/n, you can't leave me, I need you, I wouldn't last a day without you" Five sob "I will always be with you. Promise me that you will live for me" you said "No, I can't make it without you. I just can't...I can't...I--" "Promise me" you said, cutting him off "Alright, I promise I will live for you" he said and you smiled while he let out a sob.

Only love, only love can hurt like this
Only love can hurt like this
Must've been a deadly kiss

"Thank you for giving me something to fight for. Meeting you was the best day of my life. You brought me out of the darkness. My love for you, made me a better person and brought me back to life, and for that I'll always be forever grateful. Thank you for that and thank you everything and I just want you to know that all my happiest memories were with you and all the things that hurt my heart, seemed to fade a little a bit when I was with you. You are literally the best person that I've know. I appreciate you so much, you've given my life so much meaning. I couldn't have gotten to where I am without you cheering me on through it all. You mean so much to me, thank you for being you. Thank you for showing me that I was enough. Thank you for giving me the joy of carrying your kids. Thank you for giving me everything I always wanted. A love that consume me, and passion, adventure. There is nothing more I could ever want other than for it to last forever, but I can't. You are by far the greatest thing that ever happened to me. The fact that I get to die knowing that I was loved, not just by anyone, by you, Five Hargreeves, is the epitome of a fulfilled life" you said.

Only love can hurt like this
Only love can hurt like this
Your kisses burn into my skin
Only love can hurt like this

"Please don't say this as a goodbye" he cried "This isn't a goodbye...there's never goodbye. Not for us. Love never ends. Especially one like ours" you said with a smile.

"I thought I would be all alone for the rest of my life, but then I met you. You changed my life without even trying and I don't think I could ever tell you how much you mean to me. Since you came into my life, it has felt so much more enjoyable because I get to spent it with you by my side through it all. Meeting you was the best moment in my life. You showed me something different. Something I never felt before. You are my best friend. You made me fall in love with you, without doing much at all. You made me the happiest I've been in a long time. I never knew how much a single person could change my life. I'm so glad you came into my life. You've given me so much to live for because you make me feel so many feelings that no one except you has been able to make me feel, so thank you. Thank you for being one of the few people in this world that actually understand me, because for a while I felt lost and then somehow, we found each other in this life and that changed everything. I am so grateful to have met you. Being loved by you has being the greatest gift of all time. You turned my life into a journey of love and happiness. Every second I spend with you, I fall even more in love with you. You gave me the family I could dream off, I'm just sad that we don't get to enjoy it some more. I love you and I will love you forever and I don't want you to ever forget that" you smiled and he sob.

But it's the sweetest pain
Burnin' hot through my veins
Love is torture, makes me more sure
Only love can hurt like this

"It's okay...just let me go...you have to saved them...that's what matters" you said "No" he cried "It's okay. It's not your fault...just...just promise me one thing" he nods while holding your hand that was pressed against his face to ensure it stayed there "Anything....anything for you" he sob "Promise...me...you'll find me again" you said.

Only love can hurt like this
Only love can hurt like this
Must've been a deadly kiss

Five looks at you, nodding his head "I promise, I'll look for you, no matter the timeline or universe, even if it will take years, I will look for you over and over again. I look for you in every timeline. I will find you in every timeline, until we can be together" he said smiling.

Only love can hurt like this
Only love can hurt like this
Your kisses burn into my skin

"What would I do without you?" he cried "You will remember me and keep that promise we made about living for each other" you said and he let out a sob "I can't. I need you, I wouldn't last a day without you. I can't live without you" he sob.

Only love can hurt like this
(Only love can hurt like this)
Only love can hurt like this
(Only love can hurt) save me, save me

"What if you and I were meant to part ways, only so that we could find each other again" you said while tears fell from his eyes "You and I will meet again, I know it, 'cause no matter what, we always seems to find our way back to each other and also because our souls are connected. Whatever our souls are made of, you and mine are the same" you said with a smile.

"Ending in the apocalypse is the best thing that have ever happen to me, 'cause I get to meet you. I don't regret a thing that I did because it all lead me to you. I don't regret falling in love with you. So thank you for everything. Thank you for loving me when I was a bitch towards you, thank you for not giving up on me, thank you for fighting and caring for me, thank you for giving me the joy in carrying your kids, giving me the joy of being a mother. The years I spend with you was the happiest years of my life, so thank you for that. Thank you for bringing me so much love, light and happiness into my life" you said as a tear fell from your eyes.

"So even after all this, time you still love me?" he asked and you pressed your forehead against his.

"Always, just like you always love me even after everything" you smiled and he closed his eyes as you lay a kiss on his forehead.

Only love can hurt like this
Only love can hurt like this
Must've been a deadly kiss

"I can't do it" he wanted to let go of the dagger but you closed his palm so the dagger didn't fell out of his hand "You have to. It's the only way" he looked at you again, tears in his eyes.

"Everything will be how it's supposed to be. We'll find each other again, like we always do, I promise" you smiled.

"You sure?" he asked "It will" you nodded.

"It's going to be okay. I love you. May we meet again" you smiled.

"I just wish we had more times" he cried "Just five more minutes"

"Me too. But listen, every time you kiss me or your skin touch mine. Time stand still. So just kiss me and pretend like you'll see me again. Because you will" you smiled.

"I love you, Five Hargreeves. I always have and I always will. I will love you always and forever. Until the end of time. Hold on to that, never let that go" tears fell from your eyes.

"I don't know if I can do this" he sob "You have to" you said and he let out a quiet sob.

"I know it's not fair, it shouldn't be you, but it is. And this is the right thing to do, and you know it" you said.

Only love can hurt like this
Only love can hurt like this
Your kisses burn into my skin

He took a tighter grip on the dagger's handle "I love you. I never stop. I'll love you till the end of my days and even after that. I will always and forever love you. I will love you in every timeline and universe until the end of time and more" he said "So will I" tears fell from his eyes as you stared into each other's eyes and he storke his free hand down your cheek and you smiled as you leaned into his touch.

"Will you promise me that we will see each other again and everything will be how it is supposed to? We will be together again?" he asked and you nodded "I promise" you said and he let out a sob "It's okay. As soon as this is over, I will come back" you said "Promise?" he asked and you nodded, even so you had a feeling that it might not happen.

"We will find each other again, even if it in another life, timeline or universe" you said "Promise?" he asked "I promise" you smiled.

You took him in completely as he was in the moment, trying to engrain the last time you would see him, truly see him. He had sweat beading at his hairline, his hair a mess on top of his head.

You looked at him, admiring the way he looks when his eyes are close in bliss that he found from your touch. You ingrained the pout of his lip and the curve of his nose. You leaned forward, your lips finding their place on his cheek, where this freckle lied, softly kissing the skin.

"I love you" Five pressed his lips against yours as tears was falling from his eyes.

Only love can hurt like this
Only love can hurt like this
Must've been a deadly kiss

As you were kissing it felt like you were only two people in the world and it was like that everything around you was in slow motion.

It was like all of your memories together was being playing in your minds as your lips were touching.

Only love can hurt like this
Only love can hurt like this
Must've been a deadly kiss

The silent was ruined when the sound of flesh ripping was heard as Five stab you right in the chest causing you to let out a gasps as you pulled away.

Only love can hurt like this
(Only love can hurt) save me, save me
Only love, only love

"NO!" Reginald said.

"No!" Lila cried out as she watch the dagger pierced through her sister's chest.

You looked at the dagger before looking back up at Five as he was crying "I'm sorry" he cried.

You smiled before closing your eyes as your body felled backwards but instead of it falling to the floor, your dead body fell into Five's arms who was crying.

But it's the sweetest pain
Burnin' hot through my veins
Love is torture, makes me more sure
Only love can hurt like this

"NOO!" Five cried as he was holding his wife's dead body in his arms.

'Cause only love can hurt like this
And it must've been a deadly kiss

"Life never held my hand, it had only slapped me on the back of the head and told me to suffer...yet death held out its hand and welcomed me with open arms"

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