Epilogue
Nagi stood on the familiar front porch and raised a brow at the shiny new deadbolt. He clicked the lock open with his talent and entered his old house. Inside, he found no trace of the previous occupants there. What had drawn Crawford and Schuldig to return here? Why had they bothered to come back? White walls greeted him everywhere he looked. The kitchen that Farfarello used to watch Jei in had new wallpaper. There was nothing familiar here.
He peeked into their old rooms. If he hadn't remembered which room was which, there would have been no way for him to tell. The chaos that had dominated Schuldig's room was gone; the neatness of Crawford's had gone even further, stripped to the bare walls. Farfarello's room had undergone the most drastic change. It now looked like an ordinary bedroom, where before it had reflected its extraordinary occupant.
The whole house no longer held the slightest hint that they had been there. Schwarz had moved on. Nagi left, taking the last trace of Schwarz out with him.
Owari
A/N:
This story is now done. Unfortunately (for me), my Schwarz muses are hard taskmasters. They already have me hard at work on the next one in this arc. I'm tentatively calling that fic "Cathedrals of the Mind." After that one I will be DONE with this. Not done with Weiß Kreuz, just this arc. I have a few story ideas, including an unassociated fic featuring Schuldig and Aya (Ran's sister, not Ran), and a couple of Saiyuki and Inu Yasha fics that are clamouring to get out. CotM will span the time from the end of this one to the beginning of Glühen. Wish me luck, and pray that Schwarz (and assorted other muses) doesn't kill me with overwork. See you (hopefully) in Cathedrals!
Leokitsune
7:27 p.m. EST
September 2, 2004