A/N: Gomen, minna-san! I just had no inspiration to write an epilogue. However, the damned plot bunnies wouldn't leave me alone so I have this strange idea for an epilogue since the majority of you wanted one. So here I go and I apologize ahead of time if it turns out to be a piece of shit. ^^;;
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Epilogue- Go Fish
(5 years later)
~Heaven~
Takato pulled out a deck of bright red cards and shoved them in front of Henry's nose. Henry, who was reading a book, narrowed his eyes and glared at his boyfriend. Takato widened his eyes, giving him an innocent look and opened his mouth. Before he could say anything, Henry shook his head and turned back to his book. Pouting, Takato was about to leave when an idea came into his mind.
"Heeeeenryyyyyy…" Takato whined, pouting. Henry glared, unhappy at being interrupted from his book.
"C'mooooooooooooon! You know you wanna play…" Takato continued to whine, adopting a sad-puppy dog face.
"No, I don't". Henry scowled at Takato.
"D-demon…"
"Iie. I refuse to play strip poker again".
Takato facefaulted. ^_^'' "I want to play Go Fish!"
"…fine".
"Yay!"
"One game. Only".
"hmph Fine".
"Deal the cards, then".
Takato began shuffling the deck.
~Earth~
Five years after the Uprising, everybody had now separated. For the first couple of years after Henry and Takato's deaths, they had remained close by. Now, everyone had moved on. Rika had finally come out to her parents about everything and she and Juri were now happily living together in a small house, engaged. ^^ Mel and Ryo were engaged and living in an apartment that exuded the feeling of warmth and happiness. Kazu and Kenta were surprisingly, married. Both of them were doing well and lived in a small condominium perfect for the two of them and their friends.
Although they had moved on with their lives, they never forgot the Uprising or their two friends. At first, everything had been somber and sad but now, things were changing, being shuffled around by the cards of fate. Although fate was shuffling their lives around, one thing never changed. They never missed the anniversary of when they all met and when Takato and Henry died. That day was special. It was filled with happiness and sadness. However, it was also filled with love and friendship that would last a thousand years and more.
Meanwhile, fate continued to shuffle the deck that contained their lives and futures.
~Heaven~
"Do you have an ace?" Takato asked, staring hopefully at Henry over his cards.
"Nope. Go fish". Henry replied, slightly smiling.
"Hmph". Takato drew out a two.
"Do you have a two?" Henry mildly asked.
"O.O Again?! This is like your fifth pair!" Takato exclaimed, handing over his two.
"Nope, this is my third. Hmmm you need to work on your memory skills!" Henry chastised, laughing.
"Grrr…Fours?"
"Sorry! Go Fish!"
"ARGH!"
Laughter filled the room as Takato drew yet another card from the deck.
~Earth~
"It's been five years…since…" Juri hesitantly said.
"Since the two love birds died, you mean". Rika said in her normal fashion. Juri scowled at Rika, but nodded.
"Tomorrow is the day we met". Juri quietly said.
"And the day we died". Rika finished. It was true. The day they had met had given them life. The day Henry and Takato died was the day they all died. They had just begun their new lives.
"It's been five years but every time tomorrow comes around, there's this ache in my chest. It's like someone has reached inside my chest, grabbed my heart, and twisted it. It's so painful!"
"Juri…"
"It makes me wonder if the others feel it as well. Do you feel it?"
"…yes, yes I do. I feel it as well. There's also an emptiness that can't be filled".
"Yeah…"
"Let's prepare for tomorrow's fourth anniversary". Together, the two girls walked to their room to prepare mentally and physically for tomorrow.
~Heaven~
"…How come you're so good at this? You're not supposed to be!" Takato wailed, glaring at Henry.
"I'm not supposed to be good at this? What are you talking about? It's easy!" Henry said, looking skeptically at Takato.
/There is no such thing as "skill" in this game, Taka. /
Takato pouted and drew a card from the pile. /Yes! /
Henry yawned impatiently, waiting for his turn to come.
^________^
"…what". Henry asked, looking cautiously at Takato.
^________^ "I just found my 5th pair!"
"So? I have 6".
"…"
"My turn. Sevens?"
"…" -_-
"Thank you". Henry added his 8th combination to the deck. Takato was now glowering and steam was coming out of his ears. Henry noticed this and slowly backed away, dropping his cards still in his hands.
"Taka-koi, you don't want to do that…"
"…SHI-NE CARDS!" The poor playing cards were set on fire. Cautiously, Henry watched the cards burn until none was left except a pile of ashes and a hidden card.
^____________^
"…Taka-kun, we must get you some anger management help!"
^______________^
"hmm? What's this? An ace? Wonder why it wasn't burned with the rest of the cards…"
-_- "Let me see that card".
"uhhh…no".
"GIVE IT TO ME!"
*gulp* "Shit! Taka-kun…Koi? YAH! STOP CHASING ME!" Yelling, Henry ran around their spacious house, eventually running out of the door and into the no-longer-quiet neighborhood.
"SHI-NE!" Takato flew behind Henry, breathing out fire, trying to kill the card.
/What did I do to deserve this?! Oh Seraphymon! / Henry thought, tears running down his chibi face.
~Earth~
"Hey you guys!" Kazu shouted happily.
"Hey!" Juri called back, waving energetically.
Mel and Ryo ran up, waving and laughing. Although today was a somber and happy day, nobody could seem to drop the high spirits currently surrounding the group.
As they neared the graves, the atmosphere seemed to grow even lighter. The graves' feeling seemed to be lighter than it has been for years.
"hmmm…strange…the graves' aura is lighter and happier feeling than before…" Mel mused thoughtfully. Beside her, Ryo nodded his agreement.
"I don't know, this is just a hunch, but I think Henry and Takato are doing just fine up there in Heaven". Juri said, as she smiled happily. The others nodded, knowing better than to contradict Juri's hunches. After all, most of the time they were correct.
"Hey Henry, Takato! It's been a year, ne? I used to dread coming here, but for some odd reason, I no longer do. It's nice to be around friends and family, dead or alive. Ugh…that sounds like a wanted poster. Anyway, I'm glad you guys are happy where you are. Wait for us, okay?" Rika said, dropping flowers onto the graves. Beautiful red and white roses fluttered to the ground, decorating the lush green grass.
"Same goes for me, guys! Have you heard? Well, most likely you already knew since you always know everything, Henry, but Rika and I are engaged! We're going to marry on the day the two of us met! Oh, and our anniversary is today! So are Ryo, Mel, Kazu, and Kenta! Isn't that wonderful?!" Juri squealed happily as she bent down and put two new puppets on the graves. One was of a beautiful but comical looking dragon and the other was a beautiful yet chibi angel. Their button eyes seemed to glitter in the sun.
"…Since Juri already told you our wonderful news, we'll have to think of something up to say…uhhhh…" Ryo trailed off, thinking. Mel rolled her eyes at her clueless fiancé and shook her head.
"Well, for starters, Ryo and I aren't planning to get married anytime soon. Maybe in the future, but not now. We want to make sure our lives are finally back on track and we want to make sure we have enough money to support ourselves". Mel said, smiling happily.
"Yeah, and why don't you ever visit us? You know, like in dreams or memories? Ok, maybe not memories because we can do that ourselves but in dreams? You guys didn't forget about us already, did you?" Ryo accused, frowning at the graves. Mel whapped him upside the head and put two photographs down on the graves. One was a picture of when the two were asleep, lying in each other's arms. The other was when Henry was chasing Takato around because Takato decided it would be funny to dye Henry's hair neon pink. The others laughed when they saw the pictures, remember the times when they were taken.
"Well, Kazu and I are happily married. We both also have jobs, isn't that amazing? I'm a computer engineer and Kazu is an idiot". For that comment, Kazu kicked his husband in the shins. "Owwww…okay, so Kazu isn't an idiot-but he still acts like one! Ack! No more kicking!" Kenta shouted, dodging his husband's harried blows.
"I am not an idiot, thank you very much! I am, in fact, the newest rock star! Haha! And you two thought I could never do something so amazing, ne? Well, since I absolutely –know- you guys really want to hear my songs, here is my CD!" Kazu gloated, as he put a CD album on the graves.
~Heaven~
"…thanks Kazu, I really wanted to hear your singing". Henry said looking apprehensively at the CD now on their table. Takato agreed, looking fearfully at the menacing album. Currently, it was 7:59am, one minute until 8.
~Earth~
"Hey, it's almost 8! All of us have work!" Rika cried, as she checked her watch. The others panicked and hastily saying their good byes, rushed away. Before they got to far, however, they stopped. Confusion filled their faces as they felt something or someone behind them.
The graves were glowing with an ethereal light and suddenly, Kazu's CD was sent straight towards him, successfully hitting him square on the forehead.
@_@ "…ungh…" moaned Kazu, the world spinning around him. The others stared in disbelief as the glow disappeared but began to laugh as the heard a trail of musical laughter coming from all around them.
*sigh* "Henry, Takato, you guys should really grow up! It's not nice to do something like that!" Juri reprimanded, failing to hold her giggles back.
Rika laughed and laughed before saying, "Yeah, but it was sure hella funny! Haha! So I'm not the only one who hates your singing, ne?"
"Oh shuddup! There are millions of other people who like my singing!" Kazu retorted, glowering.
"Kazu, let's just go before Henry and Takato decide to throw more things at you". Kenta said, laughing. Together, the six friends walked away laughing.
~Heaven~
"It's 8 o'clock! Why, time flies by, ne? Huh? What's this?" Takato bent down and picked up what seemed like a normal playing card from the ground. Walking over, Henry hugged Takato from behind and somehow managed to rest his head on Takato's shoulder, also looking at the card.
"It's an eight of hearts…but there's something different about that card…" Henry trailed off, looking confused.
Upon closer inspection, Takato noticed something that had skipped his attention and pointed it out to Henry. "Look, hun! Inside the hearts!"
Frowning, Henry leant closer to the cards. His eyes widened and a gasp escaped his lips as he realized what Takato was pointing out. Inside each of the small red hearts were pictures of their friends, including themselves.
"I wonder if the others have one…" Takato mused. Henry shrugged, still staring at the card but with a faint smile on his face.
~Earth~
The others looked on in surprise as a eight of hearts suddenly appeared in their hands. It was the exact same card Henry and Takato received.
Owari!
A/N: Yep, it's finally ended! ^^ Thank you so much for all your reviews! Special thanks go to Mel for helping me with my story and supplying someone for Ryo! ^_^ Thank you sooo much! Also, special thanks go to all my reviewers! Since this is before school and I have to leave in like, 5 minutes, I won't list out all my reviewers. Thank you sooo much for reading! Reviews would be appreciated and wanted!
Shadow: Thanks for reading the fic and reviewing as well from me. Some new fics are being planned. One for Henrika, a Digimon well, Henrika fic. And another for Gwing, a yaoi DNAngel fic. Stay tuned for those! …that is if Midnight can find time to write instead of trying to fit in time anytime possible…
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