MELODY MUSKETEERS (M911 & TTM)
081. END OF EVERYTHING

Dion was relaxing in a room, ready to wear his black wedding suit. Sitting on a sofa where a girl also sat hugging him intimately.

"Wedding is just a formality. All because of business. I'll still meet you and have fun with you." Dion said after that kissed the woman with passion.

"Let's do it before your wedding starts, Dion." Women's speech.

"Good idea." Dion's smile afterwards put the woman to bed on the sofa.

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"Gosh, I'm in at the wrong time." muttered Lion who opened the door of the room, he brought a basket of apples with a fruit knife.

Dion immediately woke up to see the presence of Lion, and told the woman who was with him to come out.

"Another ten minutes you're getting married but you're like that." Lion walked in and placed the basket containing the apples he brought to the table.

"I'm tense, in order to take away my sternness I have to do just that." Dion stood up to approach Lion. "Lion, how? Do you know where he is?"

"You want an apple?" Lion asked as he cut the apple and ate it.

"No, this is not the time to enjoy apples." Dion.

"I don't know where he is now, but he's coming." Lion answered with his mouth filled with apples. "You should be careful of him."

"You serious? Isn't today the opening of his cafe branch?"

"He's not there. You asked me to make sure he didn't come here, right? I've refused him to give me an invitation to this event and find out where he is. But he wasn't seen in this building, nor did he tell me where he was. I even offered to bring Tasya to her, but she refused."

"Then did he give up? Is he not coming?"

"I told you he was coming. He asked me to do some things for him, so I'm sure he'll come." Lion replied casually. "You have to be careful."

"But soon the show will start, there's no way she can do anything after we get married."

"You're a fool, Dion." Lion's laughter scoffed. "It's not over until you and Tasya get married, is it? Therefore beware, you are too weak to deal with it."

Lion placed the fruit knife he had just used to cut the apple, after which walked towards the door with both hands inside his white trouser pocket.

"What do you mean?" Dion looked confused.

"He told me that all things can be done for love, and it's worth it." Lion replied as he walked and stopped before exiting. "You have to stop him before he does anything crazy to you when he comes. But you'd better eat those apples first so that when he comes you've got preparation."

Lion's words frightened Dion. He thought what would Athos do to him later? She has to get ready and she doesn't want to be humiliated at her wedding.

His gaze was shifted to a knife above the apple basket that Lion had brought into the room.

...***...

Lion was about to enter the wedding hall to be held, but his focus was shifted when he saw Niko and Melody were there and was about to walk into the hall of the building as well.

"You guys are here too?" Lion asked with a smile.

"My uncle asked me to represent him." Answer Niko. "But why are you here? Don't tell me the groom is your friend?"

Lion simply smiled, answering Niko.

"Geez, whoever is your friend." Niko Muttered.

"You look really cool Niko, arrghh. You're perfectly suited to wearing this kind of outfit." Lion hit Niko's stomach with the back of his right hand.

"And you came in wearing only a white shirt at an event like this?" Melody looked astonished as the Lion's appearance was no different than usual.

"Heh, what do you mean Melon? I've been so good looking in my clothes like this." Lion's Upset at Melody.

"Your words are very painful, Melon." Lion muttered.

Niko watched the interaction of the two of them. They look as usual and do not look away from each other. But somehow Niko felt that it was not the thing that made her calm.

"You came with the girl from the next class?" Niko asked, and Melody asked her curiously.

"Ah, no. I'm taking my friend who just got back from Germany yesterday." Lion answered and looked for his friend.

Melody noticed Lion waving his hand towards the inside of the building to the few people who were there. The girl was relieved when the friend Lion meant was a man not a woman.

"This is my friend Frans, he's a doctor in Munich, and he's on vacation here." Lion introduced his friend who is native to the country but works in Germany.

"You're a doctor?" Tanya Niko shakes hands with Frans. "Meet me Niko Mordashov."

"Yes, I just graduated medicine and worked in Munich. Nice to meet you."

...***...

Athos walked into the wedding hall, carrying a huge bouquet of colorful chrysanthemum flowers and a gift box that he had prepared for his beloved lover Tasya.

The event had already begun when he was stopped by officers who checked the guests' invitations. Athos casually showed me the invitation with the barcode. After that he was allowed to enter.

The young man was silent in front of the door of the event which had begun a while ago. He prepared himself for a moment until the voice of the only person speaking inside the event sounded faintly.

"Are there any objections to you about this marriage? If there are no objections we receive, then the wedding procession will continue."

Athos opened the door of the room. All eyes stared at his presence. The young man's gaze was only on the girl he loved dearly, Tasya.

You are so beautiful Tasya. You look like a princess in a fairy tale.

But his anger came when he saw a bruise on Tasya's face. Although he was standing at a considerable distance with Tasya who was at the altar, but the bruise was clearly visible to him. He could even see Tasya's smile when he saw her presence there.

"I'm sure you'll come." Tasya's whisper tears of relief seeing Athos there.

Athos stared intently at Dion, who was visibly riled up by his presence, as he began to move his feet toward the altar. There were whispers from the guests present about him. Athos did not care about it, even Tasya's father tried to call security when Athos stepped forward.

"You're late Ars, he's here and I can't stop him." Said Lion to Aramis who called him.

Dion who was angry at once was afraid to walk near Athos who was almost to him. All were hysterical when Dion struck Athos in the left chest with a knife. Yes, a fruit knife he kept from behind his bridal suit. Instantly the blood came out of Athos but without anyone knowing Athos slightly advanced his body so that the knife deeper pierced him, and made him fall immediately.

Things get messy. Melody who saw her brother lying in blood cried trying to get close but Niko held him back from approaching.

"Sir Oto, brother Ato..." Melody replied in tears as Prothos called her in the mess.

Lion and his doctor friend approached Athos, who was still opening his eyes, though blood also came out of his mouth.

"Don't unplug the knife, call an ambulance. I need something to squeeze his blood so as not to bleed more."

Lion immediately opened his white shirt to leave a white shirt he wore, then given to Frans to press the chest of Athos who released a lot of blood, after which contacted the ambulance.

"Stay awake." Said Frans while pressing the blood coming out.

Athos who was still conscious just looked at Tasya who was crying looking at his condition from above the altar. The girl was held captive by her mother to keep her from approaching Athos while Dion immediately fled after stabbing Athos.

At once Athos recalled the moment of meeting himself with Tasya for the first time. When Athos helped Tasya three times, the girl hugged him in thanks. Athos fell in love at first sight at Tasya. But that has never been told to the girl.

Don't cry, my dear Tasyaku. At least you won't marry the one who always hurts you. This is all I can do. This is the end of everything. Now let destiny be willed.

Athos closed his eyes with a drop of tears streaming from his eyes.

...–NATZSIMO–...