NOTE: Ok this is the last chapter, to answer the questions yes I have thought about writing a sequel to this. However right now I don't have a storyline in mind, but one might come to me and I'll get going on it. I've other stories (none with Ducks however) I've considered posting, not sure if I will or not. So for the last time thank you so very much for all the great reviews and thoughts on this, I hope this lives up to the hype, and still leaves it open for a potential following episode!

"This is the most thoughtful gift I could have ever received!" Julie smiled up at Daniel from the sofa. "I can't believe you found this." She added with tears welling up in her eyes.

"Took me years to find it, so glad I did." He smiled sitting beside her.

"It's so pretty." She smiled winding up the delicate glass inclosed crystal horse, then turned the tiny switch to ignite the light. She sat it down and smiled watching the horse go from blue, to red then green before finally sparkling in white light as it made it's way round and round to the tune of Memories.

"Just like I remember." Daniel smiled.

"Exactly, I used to sit for hours watching the other one." Julie smiled thinking of the pervious crystal horse she owned.

"The day that one broke I thought you were going to be in mourning forever." Daniel shook his head.

"I was! I loved that thing; I could have killed Alex for breaking it. I know he didn't mean to and for once I actually saw regret in his eyes when that ball hit it. I still would tear up over it even now I would!" She giggled.

"No water works today, besides I think it's time to party." Daniel said standing up holding out his hand.

"It certainly is!" She smiled taking his hand then tossing her arms around his neck. "Thank you so much, for everything." She said hugging him tightly.

"It was my pleasure sis." He smiled returning the hug before sitting her back down on her feet.

"Ok mushy stuff over, let's go have fun." She smiled taking his arm and heading downstairs.

They walked outside and were met with a very impressive sight. Little Chinese looking lanterns were strung around in trees and on poles, candles were placed variously around. In the middle were a couple of large tables with all kinds of food and drinks.

"Man Meg doesn't mess around!" Julie laughed.

"No she doesn't!" Daniel agreed and smiled at his wife who was quickly heading their way.

"Welcome to your party." She giggled hugging Julie.

"So much for small time." Julie laughed.

"I couldn't help it, you know how I am Jules. I get and idea and it just gets bigger and bigger." Meg shrugged. "Least I have good help, well most of the time when they weren't goofing off!" She said loudly looking at Dean and Fulton.

"What?" They both said innocently.

"Right." Meg shook her head.

"You know you forgot something." Julie said.

"What!?" Meg said alarmed glancing around. "What did I miss?"

"Music!" Julie smiled.

"I did not!" Meg smirked and snapped her fingers; sending music flowing threw the air. "Thank you grandpa Gaffney." She nodded.

"My pleasure." He said walking over and placing a kiss on Julie's cheek. "Happy birthday angel."

"Thanks grampie." She smiled sweetly.

"Enough with the love, can we eat now?" Fulton yelled.

"Is that all you ever think about?" Julie yelled at him.

"No!" He said then paused, "Well not all of the time, some of the time? Ok fine yeah food is high up on the Fulton Reed importance list." He grinned.

"Big shock there." Dean muttered.

"Well not everyone's life revolves around a certain goaltender." Fulton said quietly looking over at him.

"Who told!? I didn't think anyone knew my life was centered around Belfour!" Dean said acting hurt.

"What about the eagle?" Julie asked walking up.

"He was great with the Blackhawks." Dean said quickly, hiding the embarrassment.

"Talking about me weren't you." She confirmed with a smirk.

"Actually yes." Fulton nodded.

"Figured so." She smiled.

"Yeah, Portman was just saying how alike you and Belfour are." Fulton smirked getting a glare from Dean.

"Sure, she has his temper." Dean smirked getting up.

"Awe, that is the sweetest complement anyone has ever said about my game. I admire that spirit." Julie smiled brightly.

"Only you would love being compared to him." Fulton shook his head.

"Don't start with the player arguments again!" Dean warned them.

"No fighting over players today, I'll be nice." Fulton said getting up and heading away.

"That's a first." Julie mumbled loud enough for him to hear.

"I heard that." He said over his shoulder as he kept walking.

"I wonder about you two sometimes." Dean shook his head.

"Be quiet." She smirked.

"As you wish." He bowed.

"Ok Westly, you're not going to turn into the dread pirate roberts are you?" She laughed.

"I don't know I'd look rather dashing." Dean said rubbing his chin in thought.

"Oh brother." She muttered and started back towards the tables with him in her wake.

It only took a few minutes for the party to get into full swing. Fulton was the happiest having now tried everything on the table, more then once. Julie was laughing at her grandfather telling stories of when she, Daniel and her father were young, while Daniel was trying his best to ignore those stories. Meg was fusing about making sure there was a never-ending supply of food and drinks. Dean was sitting back enjoying the sights and sounds, fully relaxed and happy.

"I could have done without the paint story." Daniel groaned.

"I couldn't!" Julie laughed insanely.

"That's it." Daniel proclaimed then placed Julie in a headlock.

Everyone laughed at them wrestling around on the ground, finally after a several minute battle it appeared Daniel was going to win yet again. That was till he noticed Alex and her mother walking towards the party.

"Great." He complained, Julie took advantage of his distraction and tossed him over.

"Pin!" Fulton yelled.

Dean then sprang from his chair and landed beside them then counted a quick three.

"The winner!" Fulton yelled as Dean lifted Julie's arm in the air.

"I guess I should be saying happy birthday shouldn't I?" Her mother began.

"No you shouldn't, and you won't and to be honest I'm so happy nothing can bring me down. Not even you two." Julie smiled then paused. "So hey why not join us?" She added flashing a brilliant smirk.

"This isn't over Julie." Alex glared.

"Yeah it is." Daniel said from the ground.

"I came home for this?" Her mother said looking at Alex. "I'll be in Florida." She muttered walking off, then turned around one last time. "Happy birthday regardless Julie." She then turned and walked back into the house.

"Gee big boy had to run to mommie for help?" Meg giggled.

"He always has." Julie rolled her eyes.

"One day you'll pay sis, one day you and everyone here will pay." Alex vowed.

"I hope I don't have to pay much." Dean said with a thoughtful look.

"You can just bum money off me." Julie winked at him, causing him to laugh.

"Yeah I forget you're loaded." He smiled.

"I certainly am." She said giving Alex her best promising glare.

"Whatever." He said and turned around.

"What a response, I so expected more from him." Fulton sighed as if seriously disappointed.

"Oh well, time for cake." Meg beamed grabbing Julie and placing her at the head of the table.

Julie shook her head and smiled with everyone as they took their seats around the table. Meg returned with a maid's help carrying the cake, they were soon followed by most all of the staff. Julie shook her head embarrassed by the attention as they sang then waited for her to blow the candles out. She did and a cadence of claps rag out followed by everyone digging in.

Once done with the cake everyone sat around talking about various subjects. It was fast becoming darker out but no one seemed to notice. Too involved with laughing and having a wonderful time.

"And I thought we were done with uninvited guests." Daniel sighed loudly, sending everyone turning around yet again.

"Mitchell's little lap dog Lily." Meg spat out.

"Breathe dear." Daniel said putting his arm around her.

"I'll handle this." Julie said getting up and walking over.

They watched as she and Lily seemed to be talking very intently, after a few more minutes of this they all got a bit concerned.

"I'm going over there." Meg said standing up.

"Wait." Dean spoke.

Julie turned around and headed back towards them Lily walking not far behind.

"What do you want?" Meg snapped at Lily who smiled.

"Only to tell Jules happy birthday." Lily shrugged then added. "That and to explain why I don't have a gift since I already gave her one."

She finished her comment looking over at Julie who looked back at her then together they spontaneously burst into laughter.

"What the..?" Fulton asked getting wondrous looks in return.

"Ok obviously we are missing something." Daniel said looking expectantly at Julie.

"Yeah sorry guys, I couldn't help myself." Julie began. "Ok so look at her."

"What?" Daniel asked confused.

"Look at her, I mean really look." Julie said stressing the really.

Daniel stared intently as told at Lily then shrugged his shoulders. "I don't see what I'm looking for?"

"Wait, this should help." Lily said then pulled at her hair, shocking them all when the long ebony locks turned to a sea of crimson red.

"Get it now?" Julie asked then cringed when black wig was tossed at her.

"No way." Daniel said softly as he began to stand.

"I think super spy is starting to understand." She said looking over at Julie who smirked.

Daniel walked over then stared a minute more then let his jaw drop open.

"My god, Jasmine?" He said staring wildly.

"In the flesh." She smirked and Julie giggled.

"But how, what when hum." Daniel stared for a moment, "What?"

"I am so confused." Meg said shaking her head.

"Join the club." Dean agreed.

"OK long story short, " Jasmine began. "Hi I'm Jasmine; I've known Jules all my life. I'm her best friend who's supposed to be a model in Europe. Sorry to ruin my cover but actually I work for the government." She finished smiling.

"The connection." Fulton smirked.

"Exactly." Jasmine nodded.

"So this is how you brought him down and knew everything." Dean smiled.

"Sure is." Julie beamed.

"Humm you with us now Daniel?" Jasmine asked him with a smile.

"I don't believe any of this." He laughed. "You're an agent, unreal!"

"Ok I'm getting hurt here!" Jasmine laughed.

"It's just." Daniel paused looking for wards.

"A severe shock to the system." She finished and he nodded. "I know it is a shock, you should have seen Julie's face when I told her."

"Man, shock." Daniel said shaking his head.

"Sit down." Julie laughed pushing him back towards the table and pulling Jasmine along with her.

After everyone was explained the long story of both Jules and Jasmine's life and the saga of Mitchell's downfall they went back into the friendly banter.

"I need to dance." Meg said standing up.

"Must I?" Daniel asked.

"I wasn't asking you." She said and took grampie's offered hand.

"Two timing me to my face!" Daniel said acting hurt and she and grampie laughed.

"Oh and Jasmine I'm so sorry for the way I acted." Meg said before they left.

"Trust me I understand. You had no idea it was me!" Jasmine laughed.

"Sorry again!" Meg smiled before turning to dance.

"So how did you get involved in this?" Daniel glanced over at Jasmine.

"Well it just so happens.." She began and tore into the story with Daniel and Fulton listening intently.

"Jules." Dean said softly as she turned her head in response. "Walk?" He asked and she smiled.

They left the party behind walking around in the massive garden in silence for awhile.

"Well that was something." He said softly and she smiled.

"Yeah I've been dying to tell someone about Jasmine for a long time. Was almost killing me." She laughed.

"Very clever, I'm very impressed." He glanced over.

"My goal in life is complete then, I've impressed the ultimate bash boy." She mocked.

"Keep it up cat lady." He shook his head, as they fell into silence again. After a bit they ended up in the same part of the garden they found themselves in the day of the funeral and the will was read.

"Where it all began in a sense." Julie said looking around.

"Yeah it is." He nodded.

"Seems almost like a lifetime ago." She mused walking over and sitting down on the same bench.

"It was a lifetime ago, everything is different now." He said sitting beside her.

"Yeah I guess it really is." She nodded after a bit then smiled. "Some things don't change it seems."

"Like what?" He asked.

"Friends, family, Ducks." She smiled, "And I guess this."

"This?" He asked glancing over.

"We always seem to end up together, meaning too or not. Even on the ice it's happened." She said glancing back.

"How so?" He questioned.

"Think about it, always seemed to be right next to one another when someone big happened on the team, from Bombay coming back with the duck call at the Goodwill Games, to the duck banner being placed over the warriors at Eden Hall." She finished.

"Well isn't that something." He nodded realizing all that for the first time. "Suppose that is why we're sitting here now after everything is over."

"Yeah maybe so." She agreed. "Course I think the similar dreams was just taking it too far." She laughed.

"Agreed. I think it was just a wake up call, maybe I didn't take Mitchell seriously enough." He said.

"Hopefully we won't have to worry about him at all from now on, but knowing him he'll try to get out of this." She sighed resting her head on the side of his arm.

"Not this time, he can't buy freedom now." He said kicking at the grass.

Julie watched him a minute then smiled and turned her head to look at him.

"What?" He said at her expression.

"You're nervous!" She smirked.

"What?" He asked raising his eyebrows.

"Of me, or rather being around me." She said.

"Right why would I be nervous?" He asked getting up.

"I don't know, cause you like me not long ago are starting to figure out what this is going on between us, and you're flipping out!" She smiled.

He turned around and gave her a look. "Well its not like I know how to act you know, you're different. I can't exactly be big bad bash boy and impress you or walk up and slug you on the shoulder or something." He said frustrated.

"Don't you do that anyway?" She taunted earning her a look. "Ok ok." She said putting her hands up and standing up. "How about this, I admit I get nervous a bit around you also ok? So there we're both nervous of one another, and yet as far as I can tell we don't want to run away from each other so I guess that means one thing."

"Which is?" He asked.

"I guess we just have to shut our minds up, tie up our pride and just do what the heart says, or in your case a thumping gizzard." She smirked.

"I have a heart, somewhere." He said slowly smiling.

"I somehow don't believe that.." She began before he cut her off with quite possibly the best kiss ever, (with all do respect to Westly and Buttercup!)

"Believe that?" He asked and she blushed and smiled.

"I might can believe that." She laughed.

"I love you Jules, god help me." He said and she gave him a pouty look.

"I think god should be helping me since strangely I love you too." She responded.

"Help us both then." He said then added with another kiss, "We better get back." He said and she nodded.

"Probley so." She said smiling.

"They should have fun tormenting us now." He said taking her hand and walking back up the path.

"You know they will." Julie nodded. "But it won't be as bad as when we walk into that locker room next season."

"Gezz Jules I do not want to think of that." He shook his head.

"Should be fun." She giggled.

"You goalies are a crazy breed." He laughed throwing his arm around her.

They walked back towards the party noticing it was strangely populated.

"Should we go get the preacher now or later?" An all too familiar voice greeted them.

"Oh leave them alone!" Another called.

"I'm hurt Juliet I'm seriously hurt!" Said yet another.

"You be nice also!" Connie scolded Luis then gave Averman another threatening glare, before turning her attention to the rest of the Ducks.

"Happy Birthday Mrs. Portman.I mean Julie!" They all yelled with Connie sighing loudly in annoyance.

"So much for delaying this till the locker room." Dean sighed.

"I'm ready if you are." Julie said glancing up at him.

"I'm not nervous anymore." He smirked and led her forward.

"Neither am I." She smiled, and set forth into the radiance of the party and in reality the dawn of her new life.