Title: "Happily Ever After: Masumi's Muse"

Author: Trinity

Fandom: GouGou Sentai Boukenger/GouGou Sentai Boukenger: The Next Generation

Rating: G

Pairing: Masumi Inou & Natsuki Mamiya

Spoiler warning: end of both series

Masumi sat in front of his computer, hemming and hawing and sighing. He promised himself, the day he married Natsuki, that he was going to write a book about them. He even got himself a literary agent a publisher and was even given the advance he needed, but there was one problem: the book had to be marketed as fiction. The publisher and his agent refused to believe that his adorable wife was the last of an ancient civilization and that he'd been a treasure hunter who had gone after such things like Pandora's box and had nearly been seduced by a half human ninja.

Masumi being Masumi, he'd argued that all of it was true, but when he began to get laughed at, he gave up and marketed the book as fiction. He hated the idea of doing that, especially since Natsuki was so eager to read it and she'd be heartbroken to learn that it was strictly fiction (he knew he'd have to change the part about Sakura-neesan playing idol reporter), but hopefully, the novel would be a success and he could afford to feed his twin girls Belle (Rin) and Aurora (Hikari), now three months old.

Suddenly, Natsuki came into the room, holding the carriers that held his twin joys in them. "Masumi! Natsuki thinks you've been working too hard and that you should play with the girls. Maybe that will help you think of something to write for your novel."

In response, both girls cooed and made gurgling sounds and Masumi smiled. "Just in time, Natsuki. I could use a little inspiration."

Natsuki beamed and Masumi felt his heart melt. She was just as beautiful and radiant to him as she'd eve been and she laughed as she scooped up baby Hikari and twirled her around, singing a soft song to her. Natsuki had given Masumi so much. She'd given him love, light and laughter, her hand in marriage, her heart and now, she'd given him two beautiful twin daughters, who would grow up and be just as lovely as their mother (provided one of them didn't get his teeth).

What did Masumi have to possibly offer Natsuki in return? She'd given him everything he could have ever possibly hoped and dreamed for, but what could he give back to her?

Suddenly, Natsuki embraced him from behind and squeezed him tight. "Natsuki just knows that Masumi's book will be successful. She can just feel it!" She gave Masumi one of her big, charming smiles. "Masumi, even if the book doesn't become a hit, Natsuki will buy all the copies just so she can say that her Masumi wrote them all."

Masumi looked at her and she smiled again before going over to pick up a rattle and talk baby talk to Rin and Hikari. He smiled softly to himself, suddenly filled with inspiration and he began to tap furiously on his keyboard, the words he wanted to say pouring out of him.

His gift to Natsuki would be this book…it would be their love story.

Fiction be dammed, at least it would get read.

Natsuki squealed when she saw Masumi writing. "Oh look, Rin, Hika-chan! You gave Daddy some inspiration!"

No, Natsuki…. you're the inspiration. He thought as he turned back to his draft.

One year later…

Natsuki put down her copy of "The Most Unusual Love Story Ever Told" and smiled. She'd been upset when the book had been called a novel, but Masumi explained that there was some stuff in it that was just too fantastic to believe. Now, after reading it, she was happy. It was a wonderful book.

Masumi came charging into the room, careful not to wake the girls and just beamed.

"It's a bestseller." He said. "1 million copies sold in the first week alone. The publishing house hasn't seen numbers like that since the last Harry Potter."

Natsuki squealed and jumped up and down. "Does that mean it's a success?"

At Masumi's nod, Natsuki just leapt into the air and threw her arms around him. "You did it, Masumi!"

A loud scream from the newly awakened Rin put a halt to Natsuki's joy.

"Drat." Natsuki muttered. "Natsuki woke Rin-chan."

Masumi chuckled as he followed his wife to soothe their daughter and smiled at the copy of the book lying on the coffee table.

Leave it to Natsuki to bring people joy in all forms…that was how she could be his inspiration for everything.

I love you, Inou Natsuki.