So I really, REALLY hated the ending of Hana to Akuma. I loved Vivi, I loved Hana. Hell, I even loved Klaus! I just think the ending could've been sooooo much better! Ugh, that has been the manga I have been the most upset at. I started yelling at the computer. While crying! One of the best I've ever read, and yet... GRRRRRR!

Anyway, this is how I wished it would've ended. One of many. Really, I'm not incredibly picky. It just has to have a non-depressing ending. I would've been happy with just the first half of the last chapter!

Disclaimer: I don't own Hana to Akuma. If I did, I would not have added the last bit of the chapter!

Moving on. And sorry for my ramblings. By the way, this takes place after chapter 57. (I think I got that right. It's the second to last chapter, anyway.) And I know they stayed in Vivi's mansion in the demon world, but in my version they were in the human world. It just works out better.

Kudos if you actually read this far.

Hana skipped up to the mansion she called home. She had recently just moved back in, Vivi having finally returned from the demon world. Later than he'd promised, but that didn't matter. They were together again. Finally. There was so much that she wanted to say, but that could come later. They did have forever, after all.

The young woman looked down at the ring on her hand. She didn't remember putting it there, so she assumed it had been Vivi. But why hadn't he said anything that morning? Hana blushed furiously as she remembered the night's... sleeping arrangements. She was no longer the naïve little girl she had been when Vivi had left. Her friends had filled her in on a lot while he had been away.

"Vivi, can I sleep with you tonight?" Hana asked, knowing full well what she was implying.

"Hana-sama, you can't!" Toni exclaimed, outraged.

She merely looked up at Vivi, the begging clear in her eyes. Vivi turned to the butler. "That'll be all for tonight, Toni. Leave the tea there and remain in your quarters for the rest of the night."

"B-but..." Toni nodded his head in defeat. No matter how much of a paternal instinct he felt for the girl they had picked up that fateful winter day, Vivi was still... well, Vivi. And nothing would change his mind. "Alright, Vivi-sama. I'll see you tomorrow."

"Yay! Thank you Vivi!"She ran into what used to be her room and searched through the drawers. Thankfully, there was still some clothes that she'd left behind, including a white silk nightgown that wasn't too small. She ran back into Vivi's room, disappointed that he was already in the bath. After all, a girl very well can't go to bed without taking one first, now can she?

Hana padded up to Vivi's bed. It seemed even bigger than when she had...left. If that was even possible. The pillows, though it had only been a few hours since they'd returned, still smelled like him. She laid down inhaled deeply.

She didn't mean fall asleep. Honest. It was just that, after the day she'd had, Hana was thoroughly exhausted. And it felt so nice to be back home.

And she just fell asleep.

But she was home at last.

When Hana had woken up that morning, she was confused at first. The large canopy bed she was in was not even remotely similar to the futon she had at Ayame's. And there was certainly not a lovely, half-naked man lying next to her, his arm pinning her down.

It took a moment for her to adjust. And once she had, Hana snuggled up to Vivi's chest. She smiled happily and fell back into a deep sleep.

Well, Hana's actions had woken Vivi. But unlike her, who was still quite innocent, Vivi couldn't go back to sleep immediately. Or ever, for that matter. But he was content to just watch her sleep. Vivi had gone so long without seeing her, and she had matured into such a beautiful young woman. It had only been three years, and there was already a significant difference.

Only three years, and she was already a physical match for him. And why was she letting down her guard around him? Granted, he'd practically raised her (or, rather, had his staff raise her). But still. He was a demon. His kind ate hers for dessert. And here she was, curled up beside him without a care in the world.

He'd been able to resist before. But now, after three years... his self-control was already being strained.

But he'd just missed her so much. Not that he'd ever tell anyone that.

Hana turned over in her sleep to face him. Still asleep, she mumbled incoherently. Vivi was able to make out a single word-his name.

She was dreaming about him?

A gentle smile found its way onto his face. Reaching into the bedside table, Vivi pulled out a small velvet box. It was such a small thing, but it could say-or not say- such important things.

He took a steadying breath. It was much harder than he had imagined; much more so than the first time he'd done this. And Rosemary had been looking right at him. But the simple act had meant nothing to him then. And it meant the world now.

Ever so gently, Vivi slipped the delicate rose ring onto Hana's third finger.

Hana, of course, had no memory of this. But Vivi did. And he was reminded of it every time he saw her. Whether it was as they passed each other in the halls, when they sat down together for meals, or even when he awoke to find the single red rose outside his door. Three years had passed, but some things just naturally fell back into place.

But most things were harder. Much harder.

Vivi didn't know how much time they would have together, or even if she would want him. She had only been a child by human standards - a baby by a demon's - when he had left. Things had changed so much.

Like a kid with his first dog after one had passed, Vivi was afraid.

He didn't want to lose the one thing that he held dear.