Nakoruru: Okay, we decided that a small epilogue would be fine.
Rimnerel: So here's to everyone that followed with us all the way.
Nakoruru: An epilogue. We can't promise you the best material with what should tie up whom Shiro likes, but we will tell you that it is one of the second generation Rei Tantei.
Rimnerel: If you keep that up, you're going to give away who it is.
Nakoruru (^ ^): You know I won't do that. So let's get started.
Rimnerel: Thank everyone for reviewing. Out epilogue is one of comedy and good happy all out wonderfulness. If that isn't a good explanation of it, then read.
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Serena heard yet another scream of horror as she watched both her boys running for their lives as Rini trailed behind them, a table in her hands. How and where exactly she found the table was unexplained as she screamed something at the two. A smile rose to her lips despite the fact that this time Rini was out to really hurt both of them. It had been seven years since that battle for the future of the crystal. And how she got to meet her future son, Shiro.
"Rini! Will you quit it? I'm telling!" Ryo screamed.
"Go ahead and tell, if you can make it," Rini said, hurling the table at the two with all her might. "Let Shiro free of your moronic ways! He's still young and impressionable!"
"I was just telling him the truth about monsters like you and Emi," grinned Ryo as he found a fist smash into the back of his head, sending him flying to Rini's feet. With a short nervous grin, the boy looked up at his sister who had flames behind her as she cracked her knuckles.
"So where monsters now, I think it's time we showed our true demonic sides then." Ryo slowly turned his head to the figure that hit him with a look of dread. He yelped once he saw Emi; her dark eyes focused on him with THAT glint in her eyes. He was definitely in trouble. "Hey Shiro, you might want to move out the way while we kill your bother."
The boy gave no protests as he moved, watching the two girls pummel his brother. While the two were doing so, Mieko and Kazuya walked up.
"Um, I don't think that his body is supposed to be twisted that way guys," Mieko called with a sweatdrop coming down the side of her face.
"We know that," both girls chimed as they went back to beating the living tar out of the male. Once they were done, they walked away, leaving Ryo on the ground twitching from the massive amount of damage done. Shiro walked back up to his elder brother and sat down looking at him.
"Are you okay, Ryo?" Shiro inquired with a short cute blink. Ryo turned his eyes on his brother as he slowly untwisted himself from the practical pretzel position the two had twisted his body into.
"Ow. . .do I look like I'm okay to you?" Ryo said. "You could have helped me or something?"
"I don't think anyone would want to handle those two," Kazuya smiled, sitting down next to Shiro. "When they get like that, it's best to leave them alone and let them vent their anger."
"Even if it's on me," Ryo said. Kazuya shrugged with another smile. "Thanks a lot, some best friend you are Kazuya Urameshi."
"Hey, all's fair in war."
"Okay, keep telling yourself that. And the next time you're ganged up on by those two I'm running for the hills and let's see who gets mad at who." Ryo turned his eyes back on Shiro, giving him a slight bop on the head. "And you, I don't know what I'm going to do with you if you keep letting them beat up on your big brother. You're really helpful."
"I'm sorry," cried Shiro, tears welling up in his eyes. "They're really scary when they do that. Even youkai aren't that scary. I want to be stronger and help, but. . ."
"You'll be stronger, don't worry about it kid," Ryo said, wiping away a few of Shiro's tears with a warm brotherly smile. "Then you can help me."
"Are you and Kazuya making Shiro cry?" Both Ryo and Kazuya jumped to see that Emi and Rini had returned. Both were glaring at the boys. "Stop picking on him, you demons!"
"But. . .we. . ." Kazuya started.
"Kazuya, and I thought you could do no harm. Ryo's stupidity must have rubbed off on you. I guess I'll have to beat it out of you. Rini, shall we?" Emi replied.
"I think so." Shiro smiled as both his brother and Emi's brother took off, with the two girls close behind them.
"Hey, Shiro! What's up?" A young red headed boy walked up to Shiro and flopped down beside him. Shiro looked over to his best friend in the entire world, Shinya Kino, with a smile. "Hey, were you crying?"
"It's nothing," Shiro said.
"Boys don't cry, you're silly." Shinya playfully bopped Shiro on the head before wiping away the rest of his tears. "We gotta be strong. But if you can't, I'll protect you Shiro."
"Really?" Shiro asked the year older male.
"Of course, I would never let anything happen to you. As long as we're together, nothing will happen. Come on, let's go watch our fathers train." Shinya got up off the ground, holding out his hand to help Shiro up.
"Okay!"
The smile on Serena's face widened. That boy would become stronger. That she knew for certain. On the contrary to what Shinya thought, Shiro would be protecting him so much more than the other way around.
"Serena?" Botan walked up to the woman who stood on the balcony of the Crystal palace looking out over things. The woman with blue eyes turned to the other woman. "Watching the kids again I see."
"They're growing up to be so strong and happy. I just don't know if I'll be able to let go when the time comes," Serena said.
"Hey, they will always be your babies no matter how old they get. They know it and so do you. What's really bothering you?"
"Shiro. . .he's getting older," Serena sighed.
"You're afraid of a repeat of what happened? Sometimes you can't change the future, but you can help to lessen the blow. And you can be there for him when it happens. You've already placed a powerful sealing spell on that part of him, you shouldn't worry so much."
"How can I not?" Serena said.
"Because, he not only has you and Hiei to fall back on, but Shinya. Your son looks up to him so much, you've noticed haven't you?" Botan inquired. Serena nodded, looking back up at the sky for a brief moment. "You know that Shinya won't let anything happen. Nor will Rini and Ryo. They all love that little boy with their heart."
"He's special, I know. We know that he's going to have a great impact on the world, but I don't think we know how great just yet," Serena said.
"The future will show it. I think that he might surprise even Pluto with what he becomes," Botan chuckled. "Don't you agree?"
"Yes, I think he will," Serena agreed.
"You shouldn't worry so much. As long as you believe in him and the others, everything will be fine. There is nothing those kids can't do."
Serena knew that Botan was right, but she still didn't think she could let go when the time came. They were her children; her proof of what she and Hiei had together would last an eternity. Another smile rose to her face when she wondered if Hiei felt the same way. Botan noticed the slightly distant look in Serena's eyes and sighed with mocked exasperation.
"I'd hate to see the others act like this when the time comes. Heck, I don't know if they will be any less like you. I hope that Hiei. . ." Botan thought about that for a second then shook her head. "There's no hope for any of you! Those children's greatest enemies will be the parents that won't let go."
Catching what Botan said, a laugh spilled from Serena's lips. "I guess we are, Botan. I guess we are. And I don't think any of us would want it any other way."
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Nakoruru: Okay, there's your epilogue. I don't know how well it cleared up anything, but there you go. Some goodness to end all that angst and sorrow.
Rimnerel: Now back to our other stories.
Nakoruru (^ ^): I have to get started with the outline of my new crossover. If anyone wants to know, it comes out some time in December. Just look for my name under the Sailor Moon crossover section.
Rimnerel: Again, thank everyone for reading and hope you enjoyed this one as much as we enjoyed writing it. Bye for now.
Rimnerel: So here's to everyone that followed with us all the way.
Nakoruru: An epilogue. We can't promise you the best material with what should tie up whom Shiro likes, but we will tell you that it is one of the second generation Rei Tantei.
Rimnerel: If you keep that up, you're going to give away who it is.
Nakoruru (^ ^): You know I won't do that. So let's get started.
Rimnerel: Thank everyone for reviewing. Out epilogue is one of comedy and good happy all out wonderfulness. If that isn't a good explanation of it, then read.
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Serena heard yet another scream of horror as she watched both her boys running for their lives as Rini trailed behind them, a table in her hands. How and where exactly she found the table was unexplained as she screamed something at the two. A smile rose to her lips despite the fact that this time Rini was out to really hurt both of them. It had been seven years since that battle for the future of the crystal. And how she got to meet her future son, Shiro.
"Rini! Will you quit it? I'm telling!" Ryo screamed.
"Go ahead and tell, if you can make it," Rini said, hurling the table at the two with all her might. "Let Shiro free of your moronic ways! He's still young and impressionable!"
"I was just telling him the truth about monsters like you and Emi," grinned Ryo as he found a fist smash into the back of his head, sending him flying to Rini's feet. With a short nervous grin, the boy looked up at his sister who had flames behind her as she cracked her knuckles.
"So where monsters now, I think it's time we showed our true demonic sides then." Ryo slowly turned his head to the figure that hit him with a look of dread. He yelped once he saw Emi; her dark eyes focused on him with THAT glint in her eyes. He was definitely in trouble. "Hey Shiro, you might want to move out the way while we kill your bother."
The boy gave no protests as he moved, watching the two girls pummel his brother. While the two were doing so, Mieko and Kazuya walked up.
"Um, I don't think that his body is supposed to be twisted that way guys," Mieko called with a sweatdrop coming down the side of her face.
"We know that," both girls chimed as they went back to beating the living tar out of the male. Once they were done, they walked away, leaving Ryo on the ground twitching from the massive amount of damage done. Shiro walked back up to his elder brother and sat down looking at him.
"Are you okay, Ryo?" Shiro inquired with a short cute blink. Ryo turned his eyes on his brother as he slowly untwisted himself from the practical pretzel position the two had twisted his body into.
"Ow. . .do I look like I'm okay to you?" Ryo said. "You could have helped me or something?"
"I don't think anyone would want to handle those two," Kazuya smiled, sitting down next to Shiro. "When they get like that, it's best to leave them alone and let them vent their anger."
"Even if it's on me," Ryo said. Kazuya shrugged with another smile. "Thanks a lot, some best friend you are Kazuya Urameshi."
"Hey, all's fair in war."
"Okay, keep telling yourself that. And the next time you're ganged up on by those two I'm running for the hills and let's see who gets mad at who." Ryo turned his eyes back on Shiro, giving him a slight bop on the head. "And you, I don't know what I'm going to do with you if you keep letting them beat up on your big brother. You're really helpful."
"I'm sorry," cried Shiro, tears welling up in his eyes. "They're really scary when they do that. Even youkai aren't that scary. I want to be stronger and help, but. . ."
"You'll be stronger, don't worry about it kid," Ryo said, wiping away a few of Shiro's tears with a warm brotherly smile. "Then you can help me."
"Are you and Kazuya making Shiro cry?" Both Ryo and Kazuya jumped to see that Emi and Rini had returned. Both were glaring at the boys. "Stop picking on him, you demons!"
"But. . .we. . ." Kazuya started.
"Kazuya, and I thought you could do no harm. Ryo's stupidity must have rubbed off on you. I guess I'll have to beat it out of you. Rini, shall we?" Emi replied.
"I think so." Shiro smiled as both his brother and Emi's brother took off, with the two girls close behind them.
"Hey, Shiro! What's up?" A young red headed boy walked up to Shiro and flopped down beside him. Shiro looked over to his best friend in the entire world, Shinya Kino, with a smile. "Hey, were you crying?"
"It's nothing," Shiro said.
"Boys don't cry, you're silly." Shinya playfully bopped Shiro on the head before wiping away the rest of his tears. "We gotta be strong. But if you can't, I'll protect you Shiro."
"Really?" Shiro asked the year older male.
"Of course, I would never let anything happen to you. As long as we're together, nothing will happen. Come on, let's go watch our fathers train." Shinya got up off the ground, holding out his hand to help Shiro up.
"Okay!"
The smile on Serena's face widened. That boy would become stronger. That she knew for certain. On the contrary to what Shinya thought, Shiro would be protecting him so much more than the other way around.
"Serena?" Botan walked up to the woman who stood on the balcony of the Crystal palace looking out over things. The woman with blue eyes turned to the other woman. "Watching the kids again I see."
"They're growing up to be so strong and happy. I just don't know if I'll be able to let go when the time comes," Serena said.
"Hey, they will always be your babies no matter how old they get. They know it and so do you. What's really bothering you?"
"Shiro. . .he's getting older," Serena sighed.
"You're afraid of a repeat of what happened? Sometimes you can't change the future, but you can help to lessen the blow. And you can be there for him when it happens. You've already placed a powerful sealing spell on that part of him, you shouldn't worry so much."
"How can I not?" Serena said.
"Because, he not only has you and Hiei to fall back on, but Shinya. Your son looks up to him so much, you've noticed haven't you?" Botan inquired. Serena nodded, looking back up at the sky for a brief moment. "You know that Shinya won't let anything happen. Nor will Rini and Ryo. They all love that little boy with their heart."
"He's special, I know. We know that he's going to have a great impact on the world, but I don't think we know how great just yet," Serena said.
"The future will show it. I think that he might surprise even Pluto with what he becomes," Botan chuckled. "Don't you agree?"
"Yes, I think he will," Serena agreed.
"You shouldn't worry so much. As long as you believe in him and the others, everything will be fine. There is nothing those kids can't do."
Serena knew that Botan was right, but she still didn't think she could let go when the time came. They were her children; her proof of what she and Hiei had together would last an eternity. Another smile rose to her face when she wondered if Hiei felt the same way. Botan noticed the slightly distant look in Serena's eyes and sighed with mocked exasperation.
"I'd hate to see the others act like this when the time comes. Heck, I don't know if they will be any less like you. I hope that Hiei. . ." Botan thought about that for a second then shook her head. "There's no hope for any of you! Those children's greatest enemies will be the parents that won't let go."
Catching what Botan said, a laugh spilled from Serena's lips. "I guess we are, Botan. I guess we are. And I don't think any of us would want it any other way."
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Nakoruru: Okay, there's your epilogue. I don't know how well it cleared up anything, but there you go. Some goodness to end all that angst and sorrow.
Rimnerel: Now back to our other stories.
Nakoruru (^ ^): I have to get started with the outline of my new crossover. If anyone wants to know, it comes out some time in December. Just look for my name under the Sailor Moon crossover section.
Rimnerel: Again, thank everyone for reading and hope you enjoyed this one as much as we enjoyed writing it. Bye for now.