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A/N: WAHHHH!!! This is the last chapter to mah story!!! I'm so sad. I really enjoyed writing it and hope you had just as must fun reading it ^^' thank you so much everyone who reviewed--thanks Jen! Joy Girl! Zetabee! And everyone else! As usual, review!

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~ Kasagi Onaso

Don't Try to Rain on Me

Ever After--Epilogue

"I can't believe they're doing that for you," mumbled a spiky-haired boy as the girl beside him cheerfully packed her suitcase.

"Me neither. I guess now they think this place is horrible." She crammed a pillow on top of the clothes and smiled. "You know, the whole killing evil spirits and all." The boy chuckled and shook his head.

"You never told me how that happened."

"And you may never know," said the girl slyly, winking. The boy rolled his eyes. "It's too long of a story for your short attention span."

"Hey!" She laughed as his face flushed.

"Oh, come off it, Ash. You know I'll tell you…eventually."

"Sure, sure," said Ash, grinning lopsidedly.

"They should be here soon," commented the girl, glancing at the hickory clock on her nightstand. "They said two, right?" Ash rolled his eyes and sat on the bed.

"Yeah, they said two. Again, I can't believe they're taking off collage to come and get you, Misty!" Misty snickered.

"Me either. But at least I'll get to be Gym Leader until they come back. It's going to be so awesome! I'll get to battle like I used to…" Misty sighed.

"How're you gonna convince them to let you bring me home, eh?" asked Ash, winking.

"That's hard," sighed Misty, leaning back on the bed. Ash looked down on her expectantly. "I guess I'll just say…uh…that you live near…um…" Ash laughed. "I don't know, really."

"Me neither," said Ash, tapping his chin. "I guess I could always use a little spirit energy…"

"Oh, could you?" cried Misty, sitting straight. "I think I'll go crazy by myself in that Gym for five more years." Ash nodded and gave her a thumbs up, his hand going transparent in the afternoon light. Suddenly, there was a knock on her door.

"Misty?"

"Shako!" she cried and threw open the door.

"I thought you'd left already," said the girl sheepishly, smiling slightly. "Sam said you left at one." Misty smiled at her friend's awkwardness and ushered her in.

"I never did congratulate you two," she said, casting a side-long glance at Shako just in time to see the girl blush. "How long have you been going out again?"

"A month since…you know…" Misty tensed for a moment.

"Yeah…"

"That night was so confusing," Shako said, absent-mindedly picking at her pleated skirt. "We lost you for hours and finally found you in the science corridor by the bilateral mirrors. It was so weird."

"I guess I just…saw black for a few hours there," said Misty, hearing Ash's echoing chuckle.

"I never did understand what happened."

"It's all confusing. And it's the past," said Misty, curtly. "Even if I told you, you wouldn't get it. Believe me." Shako chuckled and smoothed out Misty's bedspread.

"Whatever happened to the ghost kid?"

"He…er…went back to the spirit world," said Misty, her tongue pulling words from the air.

"That's a shame," said Shako and she sounded like she meant it. "You two looked really close, you know?" Misty nodded. One forty-five. "Uh-oh. You've only fifteen minutes left here." Shako shook her head, smiling sadly. "I'm really going to miss you, you know." Misty smiled sadly and wrapped her friend in a hug.

"I'm going to miss you, too, Shako," she whispered. "But I gave you the works, you know. My number, my addresses, everything. You can call me anytime."

"I know…I'm just gonna miss you." Shako sniffed slightly and wiped her nose with her sleeve. Misty stared at her clenched fists, white at the knuckles.

One fifty-five.

How could ten minutes have gone by so fast? Misty bit her lip and stood, glancing out the open window and down the long driveway.

"I remember how angry you were when you came here," she heard Shako say behind her. Misty smiled slightly.

"Yeah. I was pretty pissed, eh?" Shako chuckled.

"Yeah. But it was worth it, right?" Misty opened her mouth to answer when two short honks broke her train of thought. They had come early.

"Yeah, Shako," said Misty as Ash appeared overhead. "It was worth it. Call me, okay? And write too. I get to use the internet now that I'm not being supervised." Misty shouldered her bags with a wink. "Later." Shako nodded, smiling, and Misty turned to walk down the hall.

"That wasn't so bad," she heard Ash say overhead. "I guess things do turn out right in the end."

"Yeah, and I'm gonna live happily ever after!"

"Misty!" She looked over the balcony, the rosy-cheeked angels above head, down at her three sisters. "Let's go!" For a moment, she thought she saw Tyrn out of the corner of her eye as she rushed down the stairs. She stopped and whipped around.

"Misty?"

A glint of white and then nothing. Misty smiled.

Thanks Tyrn

"I'm coming."

Well that's it! The last and final chapter! I swear. There's no more. But there is going to be an author's note so please go to the next 'chapter' and read it. Review and tell me what you think of my idea! PLEASE REVIEW! Thanks for all of the good reviews I really, really appreciated it~!

~ Kasagi Onaso