8 years later...
Thunder walked slowly over the bridge into Oakvale. Travelling through Darkwood hadn't been easy, it never was, and he was exhausted. But the thing that cheered him up was knowing that a warm meal awaited him. Reaching the house, he smiled when a little girl ran up to him,
"Hi Thunder!" she cried, and he scooped her up in his arms, laughing as he did,
"Hello Elaina, my you've grown!" he exclaimed, putting down the girl. She smiled and nodded. Elaina had dark brown hair and dark skin, with ocean blue eyes that came from her father. She wore a makeshift blue dress, which had been given to her by her mother on her birthday. Overall she was a very pretty young girl, much like her mother,
"You can come in if you want, Uncle Thunder!" she said, and he smiled, pushing open the door and stepping inside, followed by Elaina, "Mum's in the kitchen," she added, scrambling up the stairs to her room. Thunder smiled at the seven year old and walked into the kitchen,
"There you are, Whisper," he smiled, and Whisper turned around from her cooking. She hugged her brother lovingly, and after about a minute, they broke apart,
"It's so good to see you, brother! Can I get you anything?" she asked, and Thunder shook his head,
"No, it's ok, I need to leave in about an hour anyway. I'm taking a trip back to Samarkand for a while," he explained, and she smiled,
"Sure, dinner will be ready in about ten minutes, so you'll have time to eat it," she replied, and he laughed,
"Where's Hood?" he asked, and he saw her eyes sparkle slightly,
"Oh, he went fishing with Owen earlier, he'll be back soon!" she explained, and almost like magic, the front door opened and Hood walked in, followed by an excitable Owen. Owen had black hair and blue eyes, but his skin was slightly lighter than his sister's. Hood meanwhile hadn't changed much, apart from getting slightly taller,
"Mummy, I caught a fish!" Owen exclaimed, running over and into Whisper's welcoming arms,
"That's great! Well done!" she laughed, and Owen giggled too. Whisper let go of her son, and Owen ran off somewhere else, but not before saying hello to his Uncle Thunder. Once the children had left, Hood chuckled and walked into the kitchen,
"Good to see you, Thunder!" he said, shaking Thunder's hand. Normally, a non-hero's hand would break from the force of the handshake, but this was a weak handshake in their terms,
"It's good to see you too, Hood. I'm glad to see the children are doing well," Thunder replied, and Hood smiled,
"Yeah, Owen had a cold a few weeks ago, but it seems to be gone now," Hood smiled, and Whisper took a step forwards, putting her arm around Hood's,
"Um, Thunder, why don't you go sit in the living room, Hood and I'll be through in a minute?" she suggested, and Thunder smiled,
"Sure thing," he replied, walking through the door and into the living room.
Hood smiled and pulled his wife into his arms, and she giggled,
"Mmm, hello there," she smiled, softly pressing her lips onto his. He chuckled and deepened the kiss, running his hands through her hair as he did. When she broke away, he groaned, making her laugh, "Oh stop, go through and talk to Thunder, I'll bring dinner through in a second," she said, and he smiled,
"Ok, I love you," he said, opening the door,
"I love you too,"
Eventually Thunder had to leave, and after saying goodbye to their uncle, the children went to bed, leaving the happy couple alone. Whisper smiled as Hood returned from lighting the fire, sitting down next to her and pulling her close to him,
"You're such a softie..." she whispered, and he smirked before kissing her tenderly. She responded by wrapping her around his neck, playing with the strands of hair at the nape of his neck as she did. After about five minutes, they broke apart, and Whisper breathed deeply,
"Well... I'm going to bed," she announced, and with that she gave her husband one last kiss before running up the stairs. Hood smiled and got up, putting out the fire and climbing up the stairs also. Since Whisper was in the bathroom, he gently pushed open Owen's door and walked in. His youngest child was fast asleep, probably dreaming of being a hero himself one day. Hood smiled and sat on the edge of the bed, tucking him in and kissing his forehead lovingly. After doing the same with Elaina, the mighty hero walked down the hall and into their bedroom. Smiling, he pulled off his shirt and boots and climbed into bed beside his wife, who was now asleep. Putting his arms around her waist, he chuckled when she moaned happily in her sleep. As he snuggled into her warmth and her love, he couldn't help but wonder what would've happened if she hadn't saved him that day. If she hadn't been his Saviour...
There we go folks! All done! I hope you all enjoyed it! Thanks to almostinsane, TheFableFreak and L8R DAIZ for all your help and support throughout this story! You are all awesome! Please review! :D