disclaimer- i do not own any of the characters to Yami no Matsuei neither do i make any money from this story. all rights and what not belongs solely to the original creator.
A/N- this marks the last chapter to this story. i was suppose to have put this in the last chapter but i had forgotten. but oh well. anyway, i enjoyed writing this and hope all of you that read it enjoyed it as well. thanks for all the nice reviews.
Chapter 29-Welcome Home
As usual, in Meifu, the day was bright, sunny and cherry blossoms filled the air. Tatsumi was in his office doing paperwork when there was a knock on his door. Before he could say enter, the person opened the door peeking into it. Tatsumi looked up to see the smiling Tsuzuki waving at him.
"Tsuzuki, come in," Tatsumi said getting up.
"You're not busy, are you?"
"Of course not." The secretary walked towards the door. "What are you doing here on your day off?" He smiled as Tsuzuki pushed the baby buggy into the office.
"Well, I had given Saikai the day off and it was boring at home," Tsuzuki smiled. "So, I decided to bring the children to see their uncles at work and afterward we are going to the park."
"I see. And how are you two little angels doing this morning?" Tatsumi leaned over the buggy smiling down at the two infants. He lifted Karou into his arms and just as Kazuki was about to burst into tears he lifted the boy into his other arm. They had learned early on that the two did not like being separated for too long from each other. "I see they haven't grown much."
"Well, Aleejah said that they age differently from human children," said Tsuzuki sitting down as Tatsumi took a seat beside his friend. "It's sort of like when a dog ages one year equals seven years. However, for them its one year equals five. Although they will be five years old, in two more years they will be one year old in angelic years." Kazuki was starting to get irritated at the voices waking him from his nap. Tsuzuki quickly placed the pacifier into the infant's mouth. "She also said that they will remain in this infant stage for another six years before any aging began. But she said for some unknown reason Kai had began aging like a human when he was infant."
Tatsumi brows frowned in question.
"Remember they said Alicia was in the incubator for ten years. She told me that Kai was six years old in mind and body. According to her it was unheard of for an angel to age like a human but he did."
"Did they ever find out why he aged like a human?"
"No, they never did. I guessed they figured as long as he was healthy. It didn't matter," said Tsuzuki. "But she said after Alicia was born, or came out of her shell so to speak, he began to age like a normal angel."
"Weird, you don't suppose Damien was so powerful he aged himself in order to help his sister survive?"
"Who knows. You could be right. Those two are/were connected deeply." Tsuzuki smiled as he remembered the day Alicia arrived in Meifu. The girl was going to burn down the entire place to get her beloved big brother back. "Oh yeah, don't forget next week is the twins third birthday. I've decided to have it in the park."
"Why the change? You usually have it at the mansion."
"I just wanted a change." Tsuzuki stroked the soft silver hair of his son.
"Well, you needn't worry. I haven't forgotten my nephew and niece's birthday," said Tatsumi smiling. "I have a special gift for them." He sighed as the smile on his face turned slightly sad. "It's hard to believe that it's been over three years since Alicia and Kazutaka has been gone."
"Yeah." Tsuzuki leaned over to tickle the foot of his daughter. "I know what you mean. There were times when I didn't know how I would make it. But thanks to you, Watari, Hisoka, my father, Saikai and even Aleejah and Oberon, I was able to move forward. I finally realized that I not only had myself to take care of but my two little darlings as well."
"Besides, I'm sure Kazutaka wouldn't want you to be sad at his passing," Tatsumi stared into the violet eyes of his friend. "And I'm sure he would not want you to cry either." Tears began to gather into the corner of the violet eye shinigami.
"I know he wouldn't but it never seems to help." Tsuzuki wiped the tears from his eyes and smiled.
"So, how have you been, really?"
Tsuzuki sighed. "As well as can be expected, I no longer cry myself to sleep at night." He stared out the window through the opened blinds and watched the pink petals fall like snow. "It took a while but I'm beginning to be happy again. Although I will never be completely happy without Kai, I am truly happy with our children."
"That's good to hear."
"And what about you. I heard you had stopped seeing Kazuma."
"Yeah, well, I tried to make things work with her. I really did. But I just couldn't forget Alicia. I tried. I tried so hard but I love Alicia . . . so much." Suddenly tears began to trickle down his cheeks. "Dammit, I thought I was through with crying but there are times when I just feel so lonely that I wish I could die. I miss her Tsuzuki."
Tsuzuki got up and stood behind his friend. He wrapped his arms around the weeping man and rested his cheek against the top of Tatsumi's head. He knew how Tatsumi felt. There were many dark days when he felt like rolling himself up in a ball and dying. He could no longer hold back his tears as well as they left a salty trail down his face. "I know how you feel. Sometimes I feel as though I am going to wither and die because I miss Kai so much. But then I remember that I have my children and friends to live for. And even though he is gone, I know that my beloved Kazutaka is watching over us."
"At least you have the twins to remember him. I have nothing." The tears began to fall heavily down his face. "It's not fair, Tsuzuki. We were going to be so happy together. I was even going to ask her to marry me Christmas morning."
"I know it isn't fair but there's nothing we can do except following their wishes to live on and be happy."
They remained that way for a while until Tatsumi cleared his throat. "I'm okay now. Thank you."
"You're my friend. I would do anything for you." Tsuzuki took his sleeping daughter from him. Tatsumi removed his glasses and placed them on the desk. Then he took out his handkerchief and dried his eyes.
"You want to hear a secret," said Tsuzuki sitting down after he placed Karou in the buggy. "Last night, I had a dream about Kai. He was alive and we were a family."
"How bizarre. I had one about Alicia last night as well. We were married and had a large family." Suddenly Kazuki began to squirm in his arms as he was becoming upset because he could not sense his sister beside him. Tsuzuki quickly took the boy and placed him in the buggy beside his sister. The boy immediately settled down and continued to sleep. Tsuzuki smiled. "You would make a wonderful dad." His smile turned mischievous. "Although they wouldn't have much of an allowance since you're so cheap."
Tatsumi glared at the violet eye shinigami for that cheap comment. But before he could say anything Hisoka burst into the office in excitement. "Tsuzuki! Mr. Tatsumi . . ." He said out of breath.
Tatsumi arched a brow at the boy's rudeness. "Mr. Kurosaki you are suppose. . ."
Before he could finish the blonde youth spoke excitedly. "It's snowing!"
"What?" Both men stood up.
"See for yourself." Hisoka rushed to the window and opened the blinds fully.
Tsuzuki and Tatsumi stared in awe as they saw large snowflakes fall from the sky. They rushed to the window to look out. They stared in shock. From the amount of snow on the ground, it looked as though it has been snowing for a few hours. But that was impossible, when Tsuzuki entered the ministry building there wasn't a speck of snow falling from the sky. Opening the window, Tatsumi held out his hand and let a snowflake settle in the palm of his hand.
"It's impossible," said Tatsumi shocked. "For as long as I've been here it has never snowed in Meifu."
"Well, it's snowing now," said Tsuzuki. "I guess the old saying is right, never say never."
"It's a miracle," said Hisoka smiling.
Tsuzuki smiled. "I'll be right back." He rushed over to the buggy.
"Where are you going?" asked Tatsumi.
"I'm going home to bundle the kids up and then I'll be right back." Then he and the buggy disappeared.
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An hour later Tsuzuki returned with the children bundled up in warm clothing. Waiting for him on the steps in front of the ministry building were Watari, Hisoka, Tatsumi and Oriya. "When did you get here Oriya?"
"Watari came and dragged me out of the restaurant to show me the snow," said the swordsman rolling his eyes heavenward. "He acts as though he has never seen snow before."
"But I told you that it never snows in Meifu," whined the blonde scientist hugging the arm of his boyfriend.
"That's true," said Tatsumi. "I wonder what Lord Enma is thinking by letting it snow here."
"Maybe he wanted to give us a change of scenery," said Hisoka. "It's always springtime in Meifu no matter what the season is in the world of living."
"Who cares," said Watari excited. "Let's just enjoy the snow. We may never get this chance again." The blonde took a handful of snow and shoved it down the back of Oriya's shirt.
The swordsman shrieked as he tried to shake the melting snow out of his clothes. Watari laughed as his boyfriend glared at him. "You squeal like a little girl."
"You think that's funny," said Oriya grabbing a handful of snow, packing it into a snowball and sent it hurdling at the blonde hitting him squarely in the face.
Everyone started to laugh as the two began a snowball fight. Watari threw a snowball, Oriya ducked and it hit Tatsumi in the face. Everyone gasped in shock as the secretary stood as though turned to stone as he slowly removed his glasses.
Tsuzuki grimaced. "Oh boy, Watari is in real trouble now," he whispered to his partner.
"He may as well kiss his pay packet good-bye for the month," Hisoka whispered back to his partner.
Taking out his handkerchief, Tatsumi wiped the snow from his face and glasses. Then he turned a steely eye glare at the blonde.
"Sorry Tatsumi," said Watari nervously. "It was an accident." 'Oh God, he's going to cut my pay packet so deep until I won't have enough money to buy a piece of gum.'
Then the secretary walked up beside Oriya. The swordsman had a snowball in his hand but hadn't thrown it yet. "An accident, huh." He grabbed the snowball and hit Watari in the chest smirking at the blonde. "Well, that wasn't an accident."
Watari smiled at his friend and scooped up some snow. He quickly molded it into a snowball and tossed it at the others. "Snowball fight!" Was the battle cry from the blonde as he began to attack his friends. But before the others could join in the snowball fight, a strong wind picked up blowing snow in everyone's eyes. Tsuzuki quickly covered his children with his body and Hisoka stood protectively over his partner. Watari was blown back toward the steps where Oriya wrapped him protectively in his arms. Tatsumi raised a hand covering his eyes from the blinding snow. When the wind settled and everyone could see, they gasped in shock. Standing along the path beneath the cherry trees was Sagatanus. Tsuzuki's eyes widened in fear.
The demon dog stretched his great wings outward uprooting several trees as it smiled a toothy grin at its shivering prey. "So, the rumors were tree, the lost lamb has had lambs of its own," it said in its snarling voice. "To think, they are angels as well. They shall make a tasty treat."
"If you lay one paw on them Sagatanus I shall send you to hell in tiny pieces," sneered Tsuzuki as he stood protectively before his children. Suddenly Tatsumi and the others stood beside their friend.
The demon laughed. "You cannot protect them, little lost lamb and neither can your friends." The demon raised its head and howled in laughter. "There is no one on this plain of existence that can save you or your children from being devoured by me."
"If you want them, you will have to go through us first," said Tatsumi standing readying to send his shadows into battle.
"As you wish." Sagatanus opened its huge mall and spewed out a fountain of flames.
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Just as Tatsumi was about to use his shadows to stop the flames, two figures dressed in long black hooded capes landed in front of them. The strangers held out a hand each and the flames were physically stopped by the two.
"Impudent insects! You dare challenge me, Sagatanus leader of the wandering souls!"
The two said nothing in response to its boasting.
"Who . . . Who are you?" asked Hisoka staring at the strangers. The cloaked figures turned slightly but the others still could not get a glimpse of the faces of their rescuers.
"Thank you for coming to our aid," said Tatsumi. "But we could have handled this."
"I have no doubt that you can, Mr. Tatsumi," said one of the strangers in a strong, sultry male voice.
Tsuzuki froze when he heard the voice. It could be ten, twenty or one hundred years. He would know that voice anywhere. But it can't be him. His beloved Kazutaka was dead.
"You just stay back, relax and enjoy the show," said the other in a mischievous female voice that Tatsumi recognize upon hearing. He could feel his heart beating wildly against his chest as he wanted to get a good look at this person to make sure it was who he thinks it was and not his imagination playing tricks on him.
Sagatanus stared down at the interfering strangers and snarled in rage. "How dare you interfere with my prey." The two cloaked figures said nothing in response. The dog became angry when the two remained silent. "Who are you to stand in my way."
"We are chaos and destruction," said the female. Then the two ripped the cloaked capes from around them revealing their identity. Everyone gasped in shock to see Damien and Damia standing before them.
"I am Damia, the South Star, the star of chaos." She was dressed in black leather. The clothing she wore as a Kunerai warrior not the white of the Guardians of Light. The only thing missing was her staff.
"I am Damien, the North Star, the star of destruction. We are the dragon twins of heaven prepare yourself for death." As always, he was dressed in white with a long white trench coat.
Before Sagatanus could say anything more the two moved swiftly. "Stupid mutt, you're not even worthy of me summoning Libra for you." She plucked a strand of hair from her head and the follicle changed into a shiny sliver sword.
Sagatanus roared in pain when Damia moved in the blink of an eye and severed one of his large black wings. "YOU BITCH!" As he brought a huge paw down trying to stomp the young woman into the ground but Damia quickly leaped out of the way. "I WILL DESTROY YOU BOTH!"
"Hmph," snorted Damien. "Better than you have tried but have yet to succeed." He raised his left hand, palm facing the demon and a blast of spiritual energy erupted from his palm to slam into Sagatanus' chest. The blast sent the arrogant mutt crashing into the trees. Damien sneered in disgust. "You truly are pathetic. You're nothing like your ancestor, Ragnor. We at least worked up a small sweat when we fought him. You're not even worth us fighting." He smirked as he stared at his sister. "But then again, you're not an Original. You're nothing more than one of their disgusting, pathetic descendants." He snorted in disgust. "I grow tired of this mutt. Let's end this now. We have more important things to deal with."
"Right," Damia said. "I'm ready when you are."
Suddenly lightning flashed across the sky as snow continued to fall. Damien raised his left hand above his head with only his pinky and index fingers pointing heavenward as he began to invoke his spell. "Deep from the heart of the cosmos, I summoned forth the fire of creation." Suddenly the clouds parted as a bolted of silver blue lightning streaked toward the elder twin engulfing him.
"Say good night Sagatanus." Damia hurdled her sword at the mutt and planted it in the center of Sagatanus' chest. The demon roared in terrible pain as he reared back on its hind legs. "Now brother!"
"Celestial Lightning Strike!" He pointed his fingers at the wounded howling dog. Using the sword as a lightning rod, the power coursed along the blade to engulf Sagatanus. The demon released a horrible howl that had everyone with the exception of Damien and Damia, covering their ears. Suddenly there was a blinding light and then an explosion.
When everyone uncovered their eyes to look, all that remained of Sagatanus was a smoldering pile of black ash. Then the two silver hair beings turned and walked back to stand before them.
During the fight Tsuzuki was surpised to see that his children were silent throughout the whole ordeal. He expected them to be wailing their heads off in fear but the infants just laid their smiling up at him. It's as though they knew that they had to be silent during the fight. Or maybe he was just thinking to much and the children just woke up from a nap.
Everyone watched in awe as the two dispatched Sagatanus without any trouble. Then they turned and came to stand before them.
Tsuzuki stared longingly at his beloved as the man walked over to them. He wanted so much to throw himself into the arms of his husband and never let him go. Before anyone could utter a single word, the violet eye man did just that. "Kai!" Tsuzuki leaped toward the shocked silver hair man. Wrapping his arms around his husband, Tsuzuki cried into the chest of his love. "Please say you remember me." His arms tightened around the silver hair angel's neck as he waited anxiously for his reply.
"Yes beloved, I remember you." Tsuzuki raised his head to stare into the smiling eyes of his husband. "I have returned and I will never leave you again." Kazutaka pulled his beloved into a tight embrace. "I've missed you Asato."
"I've missed you also." Tsuzuki sobbed against his husband chest. "I thought . .. " He choked on his sobs. "We thought that you were dead. Why didn't your parents tell us that you were still alive?"
"Because they knew," said Alicia.
"Knew what?" asked Hisoka frowning. "And why aren't you two dead?"
"We're dragons," said Kazutaka smiling. "A wound like we suffered from Satan's blade is poisonous and is quite fatal to Angels. So, to stop the flow of the poison from coursing through our bodies we entered a hibernation sleep. Our doctors were able to heal us but it took six months for them to do it."
"And during that time, our memories of seeing any of you during the battle were sealed away along with the rest of our memories," said Alicia looking into her love's deep blue eyes. "Our parents thought it would be easier on the two of you if you thought we were dead."
"How would they think that it would be easy on us," demanded Oriya scowling. "I mean poor Tsuzuki and Mr. Tatsumi were so depressed at times that I didn't know if they even wanted to live."
"Because my friend, do you think it would have been easy on them to see us," said Kazutaka glaring at his friend. "We didn't have any memories of who they were. With Asato being a devil, we would have attacked him on sight."
"That is the real Damien and Damia. We were back to our old selves where we considered others beneath us. We considered the only good devil is a dead devil," said Alicia sadly. "And since all of you were friends with a devil we would have considered you all nothing but trash that needed to be destroyed." Then she turned her gaze on Oriya. "Would you really want them to see us like that? Would you really want to see Kai turn away from his own child and telling his husband that he would never father such an abomination."
Oriya turned away ashamed and shook his head no. He would never want to subject anyone to such hateful words.
"Which is why mother and father chose to keep the knowledge that we weren't dead from them," said Kazutaka holding Asato tightly in his arms.
"So what happened?" asked Watari. "How come you have your memories back?"
Both silver hair angels shrugged their shoulders. "I guess . . . I guess love just refused to be forgotten," Alicia smiled at her Tatsumi. "We've always had this feeling that something was missing. We didn't know what until we started having these strange dreams about a pair of sad violet and blue eyes. It's why we snuck into the Hall of Souls."
Hisoka chuckled softly. "So, it's like they say. Love will find a way."
Alicia smiled as she watched her brother and brother-in-law. Tsuzuki reluctantly pulled himself out of the comfortable embrace of his husband and turned to the buggy. He picked up the boy. "Kai, I would like to introduce you to your son, Kazuki Muraki." He placed the child in the proud father's arms.
"He has your eyes." Kazutaka held the boy and kissed him on the cheek. "Hey there handsome, I'm your father." The baby giggled happily as he stared into the smiling eyes of his Sire. "My mother told me that I had a son and that there was a surprise waiting for me, also."
Tsuzuki smiled as he turned and picked up the tiny girl. "Meet your daughter, Karou."
Kazutaka stared at his husband as he stared at his daughter. "You had twins." His mouth dropped open in shock.
"Yes." Tsuzuki placed the girl in his other arm. "And close your mouth, you're catching flies."
Muraki's mouth snapped shut as he stared into the face of his dauther. "Alicia look, I have a son and a daughter." He kissed the little girl on her chubby cheek. The infant giggled as she reached tiny chubby fingers up to caress his face. "A son and a daughter. Sort of like you and me." Then he turned to Tsuzuki. "Both were born healthy?"
"Yes, according to your parents it is rare that both twins are born healthy," said Tsuzuki smiling as the worry fell from the silver hair angel's face. "Alicia, come see."
Alicia walked over to the proud father and took her first look at her nephew and niece. "They are adorable." She tickled the boy under his chin. He grabbed her finger and held it tightly. "Hello there Kazuki. I'm your aunt Alicia. Did you enjoy the snow that I sent down."
"You did that?" asked Hisoka shocked.
"Well, I didn't do it. It was Cygnus' doing." She smiled. "I thought it was a good way for Kai and I to make our return. Although we didn't count on that mutt Sagatanus crashing the party. But it's just as well that we got rid of him. He was causing trouble in the human world." Then she looked at her brother. "I guess we better contact Michael and tell him not to worry about Sagatanus anymore." Then little Kazuki popped Alicia's finger in his mouth sucking it.
"Well, looks like someone is hungry." Tsuzuki took Karou from Kazutaka and placed a bottle of warm milk in his hand.
Then she turned to Tatsumi. She smiled as the secretary was looking as though he was seeing a ghost. She sighed. "Did you know that after the first battle with Satan the population of angels, hosts, seraphs, and cherubs and so on were badly decreased."
"I remember Lord Enma saying something like that," said Tatsumi still not sure if he should believe his own eyes. His Alicia was standing right here in front of him, alive. 'If this is a dream I do not want to wake up.'
"Well, the angels still had a duty to protect the humans from demons and devil. So, my father used some of his power to imbued both male and female angels. So that if a pregnant angel had no other choice but to fight a devil or demon, his power would protect the unborn fetus making sure it survived. And believe me, there were many times when pregnant angels were badly wounded in fights. If not for my father, not only would the mother die but the child would die as well."
"I don't understand. What has that to do with anything?" asked Tatsumi.
Suddenly Cygnus and Leo appeared behind her. They each held a bundle in their arms. She turned and took the tiny bundle from the tall dark skin celestial.
"Well, when we awakened in the infirmary." She removed the blanket and showed him a tiny little brown skin boy with silver hair and silver eyes and placed the child in Tatsumi's arms. The secretary was shocked to say the least. "Imagine my shock when I was told that I was pregnant. This is the eldest. His name is Galen." She tickled the infant under his chin. The baby giggled and gurgled as he made a grab for her finger but she was too quick as she turned to Cygnus. "For a long time I couldn't believe it. At first I thought some demon had captured me but I knew that wasn't right." Then she took the other bundle and revealed a little pink skinned boy with brown hair and deep blue eyes." She smiled at her lover. "It was the eyes of this one that opened the door to my memories a little. His eyes were so blue until I knew I had seen them somewhere." She placed the second infant in his other arms. "This little one is called Seishiro."
"Actually, it was mother and father who named them," said Kazutaka smirking at the glare he was receiving from his sister. "Father named Galen and mother named Seishiro."
"Fine!" She continued to glare at her brother before turning to stare at his lover. She sighed. "He's right. I just couldn't think. Here I was with twin boys and I had no idea who the father was. So, my parents took it upon themselves to name them. When mother named the youngest, I don't know why but it seemed right to call him Seishiro." She gently stroked the infant's cheek. "Those first few months were not pleasant. I could not bare to look at my own children because they reminded me of a failure that I did not even remember. And then my brother was disgusted by the sight of me."
"What do you mean?" asked Hisoka.
"Well, like Alicia, I didn't know what happened. So, I assumed that she was weak and was captured and raped by a demon. I called her weak, pathetic and couldn't believe that she was actually my sister. Alicia became very depressed. She had locked herself in her room for months. Mother and father had to take care of the boys. And stupid me made it worse by refusing to speak or even go to my little sister when she needed me. I just turned my back on her and her suffering." Kazutaka said sadly. "It was mother who snapped me out of my stupidity."
"What did she do?" asked Tsuzuki not believing what he was hearing. He couldn't imagine his Kazu being so mean and cruel to his beloved twin sister.
"Well, she slapped me across the back of the head several times I might add, and told me I was a cruel, heartless fool to turn my back on my sister. She told me that I had a depressed sister and two sad nephews that needed me. She told me that the boys might or might not have a demon for a father but they were still Damia's children and my nephews. So, I decided to go see Alicia. I had to break down the door to get inside. Would you believe that she didn't move a muscle as I kicked in the door." Kazutaka looked away as he remembered the sight of his sister. "It broke my heart to see her lying on the bed staring into space not moving a muscle. The first thing I did was to apologize for saying those awful things to her but she wouldn't respond to anything I said. It was as though her spirit was broken." Kazutaka truly hated remembering those awful days of his sister just lying th ere like a lump on a log.
"So, what happened?" asked Watari. "It's obivous something happened to snap her out of her depression."
"Again, it was our sweet, irritated mother. She brought the crying twins to Alicia and placed them in the bed beside her and said, and I quote, "These are your children. You are their mother. Either you get up off your ass and take care of them or so help me I will turn you over my knee and do what I should have done to you and Damien when you werer children. End quote. She was furious and disgusted with the both of us for our behavior."
"Unfortnately that still did not snap me out of my depression," said Alicia smiling sadly. "What truly pulled me from the depths of depression was when my little Sei grabbed my hair and started to cry. I thought my mother would have come to get them when the crying started but she did not. Sei cried and cried until he upsetted Galen and then he started crying. So finally, I realised that mother had left me alone with the twins. So, I forced myself out of my depression, feed them and put them to bed. Afterwards, I cleaned myself up and went to find my parents and brother. I realised that I was wrong in turning my back on my children. It wasn't their fault. They were innoncent children. After that, I hated to be separated from my boys." She smiled up at Tatsumi. "Which is why I am proud to do this. Seiichiro Tatsumi, may I introduce you to your twin sons, Galen and Seishiro."
"You had twins as well," Tatsumi stared at her in shock as he cradled the giggling gurgling infant boys in his arms. "And they are mine?" It saddened him a little to hear that his Alicia had turned away from their children. But he couldn't really blame her. After all, she had no memories of who the father was or even how she ended up pregnant.
"Of course. Didn't anyone tell you that twins would usually have twins. Although it is rare especially when both are healthy. And of course they are yours."
"So, they were born healthy as well," said Watari.
"Yes, everyone was shocked. Like the others, we thought the youngest would not be developed completely but my little Sei was a healthy bouncing baby boy." She lovingly stroked his cheek. "Anyway, after that, both Kai and I were plagued night and day by a pair of sad amethyst and steel blue eyes."
"So, one day we slipped into the Colossal Computer in the Hall of Souls and we looked for those eyes. We must have searched thousands of souls that had already been born," said Kazutaka picking up where Alicia left off. "But we found no one with those color eyes. That is until one day quite by accident, I hit the search engine into the super computer here in Meifu and would you believe we hit the jackpot." He smiled and kissed his husband on the forehead. "It was like someone opening a gate as our memories rushed back to us." Then he kissed both of his children on the cheek.
"Believe me when I say, the recover of our memories was not easy or painless. We were in terrible pain for days before the pain finally became too much for us to handle. So, finally the doctor decided to place us back into hibernation to save us from suffering. We were unconscious for several days. When we finally woke up in the infirmary all our memories had returned. Both Michael and Gabriel were shocked to learn we had regained all our memories from when we were Kazutaka and Alicia as well as our original memories. We remembered everything from both our lives," said Alicia.
"We only recently just got our memories back," said Kazutaka. "Well, it's been a little over three months. We were hell bent on coming back right then but Michael refused to let us go. He said we had a duty as Guardians of Light to fulfill."
"We were about to go A. W. O. L," said Alicia smirking at the shocked look on everyone's face. "What? Did you think we wouldn't be anxious to get back here? But thanks to our mother, we were able to come back without going AWOL."
"It's a good thing mother is the calm, thinking type or we would have been in serious trouble." Kazutaka placed his son back in the buggy. "Since Alicia and I never took a vacation. Mother said that it was about time that we did but first we had to finish all our work."
"But once we were finish with one thing it seemed like devils and demons were popping up all over the galaxy causing trouble and believe you me, we were pissed that we had to deal with them first before we could take our vacation." Alicia smiled as she kissed the shocked secretary on the cheek. "But as you can see, we have taken care of all our business and are now on vacation for two glorious months. So. . ." She began rocking back and forth on her heels. "Don't I get a kiss?"
Tatsumi smiled as he handed his boys to Oriya and Watari. He took his love into his arms and kissed her passionately.
"Why don't you two get a room," said Oriya smiling.
Alicia broke the kiss and poked her tongue out at the swordsman. Then she wrapped her arms around Tatsumi's waist hugging him tight. She rested her head against his chest. "I missed you so much."
"I missed you as well," said Tatsumi smiling. "I tried to follow your wishes and move on but I just couldn't do it. I could not find it in my heart to love anyone else but you."
"I feel the same way." She gave him a gentle squeeze.
"Alicia. I mean Damia. . . "
She stopped him before he could go further. "No, call me Alicia. I like that name when I am with you. I am only Damia when I am at work."
Tatsumi smiled. "Alicia, would you marry me."
Her head snapped up to stare into his bright blue eyes. Then she smiled. "Yes, I would be honored to be your wife." She pulled his head down and bestowed a passion kiss against his lips.
"Well since no one else is going to say it and ruin your lovey dovey moment. So, I'll say it," said Oriya smiling at his friend and sister. "Welcome home Kazutaka and Alicia."
Kazutaka smiled as he looked at his friends and family. "Thank you. I'm sure my little sister feels the same as I when I say. It's good to be back home." Then they hurried inside to get the children out of the cold to start their new lives together as a family.
