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"Gina!" Suna shouted as she jumped out of the car and into the other girls' waiting arms. "Oh, I've missed you so much!"

Kyo came around from the other side as his parents went to the trunk of the car. Suna was already examining the poor brown haired girl.

"Gina, you've got boobs! And your hair's longer, too. I like the waves, by the way; very cool."

The other girl blushed wildly and Kyo smirked. "She got her braces off as well." He commented.

Suna's eyes widened. "Let's see. Smile, Gina!"

Gina gave a half-hearted glare and then showed the two a welcome smile.

"Gina, they're pretty. You're so beautiful!" Suna sang with delight. "We are totally going to some parties this summer. God, I can't believe we're already sixteen! Can you?"

"No, I can't." Gina agreed. Her brown eyes shifted from Suna to her brother. "Hi, Kyo, I'm glad to see you."

Kyo's bright blue eyes shinned. "Me, too."

"This is going to be the greatest summer ever!" Suna continued. "The whole family is going to be here. This is going to be the summer that I convince Kyohei to ask Sunako to marry him; I just know it. And, Gina, if you're a real friend, you'll help me."

Gina held up her hands in defense. "In two years I haven't been able to make an impact. I doubt I'll be able to make one now."

"But with me and my mom here, it'll be too easy." Suna shrugged, completely sure of this. "We'll just annoy him into it."

"Then you'll have to deal with Sunako,"

Suna rolled her eyes, obviously not threatened. "So, about that party,"

"Yeah?" Gina asked.

"Did that boy ask you?"

Gina blushed. "Yeah,"

Kyo shot her a look. "What boy?" They ignored him though. He didn't hear much more of this new boy, and decided that it wasn't worth pushing, but he was still curious about it.

The three continued talking when they suddenly heard the sound of wheels on the gravel driveway. As the car came into view, the teenagers smiled.

Yuki parked the car and Maiko bounced out from the other side, looking as bubbly as ever. She turned to the backseat and Emiko jumped out and ran for the three.

"Emiko!" Suna exclaimed. She bent down and opened her arms for the giggling two-year-old. "Oh, Emiko, you're here!"

Yuki and Maiko followed their daughter, glowing with pure delight and love.

"How was your flight?" Gina asked.

"Nice," Maiko replied sweetly, "Emiko was very well behaved."

"Were you a good little girl?" Suna asked the green-eyed bubble of happiness in her arms. Emiko nodded and giggled. "That's good. You know what good girls get?"

Emiko, not knowing, giggled some more and shook her head.

"They get this," Suna said dramatically and then began spinning the girl around. Laughter poured from the girls as they went faster.

"We're going to head inside to say hello to everyone," Yuki said. Gina and Kyo waved to them and watched as the two parents went to join the group of adults. With Maiko's head resting gently on Yuki's shoulder, they were the picture of love and happiness.

Walking inside the house, the two new comers were greeted by a hugs and low screams of excitement.

"Maiko, Yuki, you made it! Right on time, too!" Noi said as she rushed over to welcome the two, Sunako walking behind her.

"Oh, the flight was wonderful," Maiko said as she took both girls into her tiny arms. "I've missed you, Sunako."

Sunako replied with the same before leaning over and greeting Maiko's husband the same way. She knew she had to before Kyohei and Takenaga dragged him off to talk "man-talk".

"Maiko, where's Emiko?" Noi asked, not bothering to hide her plans of kidnapping the child.

Maiko laughed. "She's outside with the others."

"Oh, good," Noi said, before skipping pasted them and out the door. "Emiko! Guess who's here!"

Sunako and Maiko went to the kitchen where Sunako was already busy making dinner. Already comfortable with each other, Maiko didn't mind helping the other woman and starting a conversation about absolutely nothing at all. It lasted only a few moments before Noi was back in the house, holding Emiko out to Kyohei.

"See," she said, "He's right here."

Kyohei happily took the girl in his arms and tickled her. True to her nature, the buddle of joy giggled loudly.

"Oh, that's so cute!" Noi claimed as she dug around her bag for her camera. "Takenaga, Yuki, get in there with him. Babies are so cute!"

The three rolled their eyes, but complied with the woman's wishes. From the corner of the room, the other two women chuckled at the scene.

"Can you imagine what's going through Takenaga's mind right now?" Sunako joked.

"I don't know," said Maiko softly, "I think it might be along the lines of, 'Oh my God. She wants another kid. What do I do?' But that's just a guess."

"That's probably about right,"

Maiko turned to look at the taller woman standing beside her. "What about you? Do you want kids?"

Sunako, surprised by the strange question, became completely still. She finally looked down to the mother. "I don't know. I never thought of it."

Maiko smirked, knowing she had planted a seed; now to water it. "I think Kyohei would be a great father. You'd be a wonderful mother, as well. Trust me, I know."

Sunako didn't reply. She watched as Kyohei, her…boyfriend…of two years played with Emiko. He loved her to pieces. She had watched him with the twins as well. She also failed to notice the wink Maiko sent Noi as she gazed in wonderment at the beaming man.

Then, unexpectedly, Kyo opened the door with a swish. "They're here," he said. The adults cheered as they headed for the door.

Noi made it there first and she dragged Maiko and Sunako behind her. Tamao Morii ran to meet the three girls. "Oh my God," she said, "Oh, this was the best idea we've had!"

"How was the honeymoon?" Maiko and Noi asked. They looked similar to children waiting for a bedtime story. Oh, she had a bedtime story. Quiet a few, actually.

Tamao sighed. "Well, after three weeks with him, I can defiantly say that I need you girls. Noi, Sunako, I need you two to tell me why you didn't stop me from marring that man. Maiko, remind me why I did."

The others laughed. "No, it was wonderful though." Tamao continued. "I am happy to be with you guys again."

At the other end of the driveway, the men were teasing Ranmaru.

"So, how is married life treating you so far?" Takenaga asked.

"Pretty good," Ranmaru replied. "I don't know why I didn't try this before."

"Hey, it's not that easy," snorted Takenaga, "Just wait until she's so mad at you that putting your hands on her shoulders aren't even an option."

Ranmaru smirked. "That won't be a problem. My hands work magic."

Kyohei laughed loudly. "Sure they do."

"At least my girl wants me to touch her."

Yuki's jaw dropped as he looked at Ranmaru. The married man must be so miserable that he had a death wish, he figured. Takenaga tried to stifle his laugh.

Kyohei, on the other hand, looked towards the girls. Assured that they couldn't hear him and weren't trying, he whispered slyly, "That's not what she was saying last night."

The girls all turned their heads when they heard the men laughing loudly.

"Dirty joke." Noi declared humorlessly.

"About one of us," Tamao finished.

Maiko and Sunako simply rolled their eyes and returned to the conversation.

Later that evening, the family gathered around the large dining table. Food was spread out and looked to its finest. Sunako smiled proudly at her accomplishment. She was about to go and get something to drink when Tamao stopped her.

"I hope you don't mind, Sunako," she said as everyone quiet down, "but I brought something for us all to drink."

"I don't mind," Sunako said as she headed back to her seat. Tamao grinned cheerfully and reached for a hidden bag.

"I brought this for all of you," she said and passed the bottle of wine to Kyohei who smirked at it with glee. "And this for me and the kinds." She held up a bottle that looked to be a plain bubbly drink.

"But why aren't you having the—"started Maiko before the two connected in her mind. "You're pregnant!"

"Yes!" Noi shouted before Tamao could get a word in. "The wedding makes sense now!"

"I just found out a few days ago, actually," Tamao said.

"Oh," Noi shrugged, "Well, in that case, Kyohei, are you going to open that bottle."

"Mom!" Her children shouted, looking astonished by her behavior.

"I'm kidding," she said to them. "Tamao, Ranmaru, I am very happy for you two."

"Thank you," they said together. Laughing, Ranmaru leaned in and kissed her gently. The family around them clapped and smiled at them.

Under the table, Kyohei reached for Sunako's hand. He gave it a slight squeeze before relaxing it, but not letting go. Her reaction didn't show on the outside, but she was indeed happy on the inside.

When dinner was done, the family helped put the dishes in the kitchen. Just as everyone was finishing cleaning up, Gina took Kyo aside and told him that she had a present for him outside.

"I have one for Suna, too, but she's kind of busy right now," Gina said as they walked toward the stable where she had put them earlier. "I just give it to her another time."

"Okay," Kyo said as he followed her. She reached into a wooden box that was right by the door and took out a simple rectangle shape wrapped in paper. Carefully undoing the tape that held it together, he began to unwrap the present.

It was a picture, he discovered.

"Of the three of us," Gina clarified even though he already knew. "Right before you all boarded the plane."

"Wow," Kyo said as he examined the picture. "We've all changed so much; you especially."

Gina looked at him. "Is that a bad thing?"

She didn't look hurt, but Kyo couldn't tell. "Not at all," he said, "Does that upset you?"

Gina shook her head. "Why would it?"

"Because a friend telling you that the changes you've made aren't bad when there's another somebody is kind of awkward."

"Another somebody?" Gina asked. "I don't know what you're talking about."

"Suna mentioned that a boy asked you to a party," he answered, trying his hardest to leave any major emotion like anger or jealousy or sadness or…anything really, out of his voice.

"Oh," Gina laughed. "I told her that this boy I had a crush on a while back started showing some interest in me when I got my braces off and I started letting my hair down a little more. She told me to return the interest, and I did sort of. Just to humor her, of course."

"So, the party?"

"He invited me, but I said that I'd couldn't." Gina shrugged. "I'd rather spend my time with you guys."

Kyo nodded. "That's good." Looking down, he studied the picture some more. "We should get back," he said as he started heading back down the path.

Gina waited a moment before following. "You know, Sunako is working on this new novel."

"Oh, yeah?"

"Yeah, it's really interesting. See, there are these two detectives that have a great friendship, right? But one day, he has to leave her because of a family member's health reason or something; Sunako hasn't really thought that part out.

Anyway, three years later, there's this major case that she can't figure out. This…thing is murdering people like crazy. She let it get to the point where the murder has started toying with her. That's when she calls him up and asks for his help.

Of course, he agrees. Problem is that in the years they were apart, they didn't really stay in contact. They tried in the beginning but things got busy. Now that they're together again, they realize how much they miss each other. She really likes him now, but can't tell if he returns her feelings, or if he's just working the job.

It's all quite interesting."

Kyo stopped walking to look at her. "He probably does, and is wondering the same thing about her."

Gina nodded, considering this. "Maybe. But then again, she doesn't really try to hide her feelings at some points."

"Well, then he's just dumb." Kyo shrugged, and then he grinned. "I'm guessing that they're going to end up together in the end."

Gina smiled at the soft, knowing look in his bright blue eyes. "Probably," she agreed.

"Hey, guys," Gina and Kyo turned to see Suna standing at the end of the path, holding Emiko's hand. "Sunako's going to takes us all out to the middle of the forest to tell scary stories. Hurry up and get down here before she leaves."

"All right," Kyo waved.

Suna picked Emiko up and turned around. "And they say that I can't play match maker," she whispered to the girl as they started back towards the group. "Now all we need to work on is Sunako and Kyohei. We've got our work cut for us, huh?"

Emiko nodded and giggled.

Six months later, three girls huddled around Sunako, fiddling with her dress. Her hair was up and out of her face. The make-up she wore was elegant and entirely her. The dress she wore was white and black: a compromise between her and Noi. She breathed deep and steady.

The girls stepped back to observe. Noi turned around and went to her case there on the bed.

"It needs something," Maiko murmured. "a necklace or something."

"I've got just the thing," Noi said as she returned, hiding her hands behind her back. "Close your eyes, Sunako."

Sunako winced and closed her eyes. If it were up to her, she wouldn't have done this. The ceremony and all was just too much for her.

She felt something cold gently lean against her chest. Looking down, she saw on a simple black string, was a ring. A skull ring. Eliza's ring.

The ring she was wearing when Kyohei first kissed her.

"Oh my—" she whispered. She had completely forgotten about it. "I-I'm getting married," she admitted for the first time that day. The girls around her let out a sigh of happiness.

"Yes you are." A voice came from the doorway. The girls turned to the new comers.

"Mom," Sunako gasped, "Aunty!" She picked up her light, simple dress and went to the two women. The three Nakahara girls embraced each other in a tight hug.

Noi nudged Tamao. "They're like, ninety years old! How are they not wrinkly?" she whispered.

Tamao shook her head. "I've no idea. But I want to be like that." The two others nodded in agreement.

The time seems to pass too quickly for Sunako. All too soon, it was time to start. Oddly enough, even though she didn't want the ceremony, she was happy with it.

There was no flower girl, and there was no band. She didn't wear a veil and held only one flower. There were few chairs, and all were filled with the people she loved the most.

In one row, her father, mother, and aunty sat with tears in their eyes. Sunako had never seen her family as happy as they were now.

Across from them were Suna, Gina, and Kyo. The two girls looked lovely as they cried the tears of a hopeless romantic and dreams come true. Kyo looked oh-so-hansom in his suit, and oh-so-proud as he held Gina's hand.

In front of them, the cutest family in the world smiled up at her. Yuki, Maiko with Emiko in her lap glowed with happiness for her.

On the other side, Ranmaru sat with his arm around his wife, a very pregnant Tamao, who still managed to look like the most beautiful women in the world. Sunako knew that their child would be just as beautiful as the two of them; completely gorgeous.

Ahead of her was a balding man in a simple suit, a beautiful, loveable woman, a hansom man, and her best friend.

Kyohei Takano astounded her. All this time, she was worried that he was going to come to his senses and leave her. Yet, now he stood there, never looking so sure of himself. Suddenly, all her fears floated away.

The wedding finished, and she was officially Sunako Takano. The strange thing to her was that the name didn't sound strange at all.

For once, she didn't mind the flashes of camera's and didn't mind posing with her family.

On the porch, the three teenagers sat, each with a plate of Sunako's chocolate.

"It's a happy ending," Suna said.

"No," Gina disagreed, "But it's not a beginning either. It's more of a happy moment in their happy lives."

Kyo smiled at her and she leaned into him.

"Isn't that all any of us can ask for," she finished.

"Yeah," the two said together.

Noi waved at them. "Come here for a moment; we need a picture of the whole family."

Suna and Kyo put their plates down and stood up. Gina, however, didn't move.

"Come on, Gina," Kyo said as he held out his hand for her.

Gina shook her head. "It's a family thing," she said.

Kyo rolled his eyes and grabbed her hand anyway. He dragged her to where the family had gathered for the picture in front of the balding man. When everyone had found a spot to stand, the man held up the camera.

"All right, everyone, smile!"

And they did.

Wow…it's done. This story is finished.

I can honestly say that I will miss this story very much. I enjoyed writing it and exploring the characters and I hope you all liked reading it. From what I hear, most of you have.

So sorry about all the mistakes in this story and in this chapter. I know that there are a lot here in this chapter. Some I realized I made afterward and just can't find them again. Sorry for that.

Thank you so much for sticking with me through his. You all are amazing reviews and I will miss hearing from you. Thanks for waiting for the random updates and dealing with them.

If you would like to have a chose at what you want to see next, go to the web site in my profile and check out the two stories that are up there for Wallflower. If not, I'm just going to pick which one comes to me first.

Hope that you all liked this ending. It started with a wedding and ended with a wedding…that I didn't plan. I know that they ages are above normal, but with these characters, I imagine that their the kind to stay young until they die, you know. I think they'll be all right.

Ranmaru and Tamao's story is the Yellow Rose, if you haven't read it yet.

Again, thank you so much. I'll write later!

K'onix