Author's Note: Hiya again! - this is the ending of a new beginning! XD well, it is! in a way...anywho chapter 12 ppl! Arigatou gozai masu! -

Epilogue: The Ending of a New Beginning

Three years passed since that faithful day that more than the massacre in downtown Tokyo, inside a old apartment building. The day more than 150 Aka Tatsu and Azuma Hanto alike died fighting over a rank in power. With the remaining 400 or so that lived, the Aka Tatsu and Azuma Hanto became one whole Yakuza gang shortly following the marriage of Beat and Gum.

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A young woman who wore a white kimono with her blond hair pulled into a bun, placed a boquet of flowers on a tombstone that read: "Taro Nagasaki". Then she placed another set of flowers on another tombstone that read "Yukino Nagasaki". Standing up, the woman then bowed her head and wiped away any tears that had fallen down her face.

"Mommy? why are you crying?"

Gum then turned around and saw the sight of her daughter, Rei, standing there, looking up at her. She wore a skirt, tank top, and sandals that fit her small feet. (aww...kawaii! -)

"Oh...nothing sniff Rei...mommy just...mommy just feels a little sad..."

"How come?" Rei gave Gum a small childish look. Voice dripping with curiosity.

Gum picked Rei up and gave a small smile. "Well, when I was your age, my mommy died of a sickness...then when I was 17, my dad died because he was killed"

"Why was grandpa killed?"

Gum bit her lip a bit, not knowing how to answer the question while Rei was still to young to understand.

"I'll explain it to you when your a little bit older to understand, okay honey?"

Rei just looked at Gum for a little bit before replying, "Okay mommy!"

"Now let's go home okay?" Gum was about to walk away when she quickly took one last look at the gravesites; all belonging to the Aka Tatsu and Azuma Hanto that died on that sad day. She wiped away anymore tears that threatened to fall and walked to the car.

Not to far away, Beat was leaning against a car, taking a drag on his cig when he saw Gum comming back towards the car, holding the now asleep, Rei. He threw his cig on the ground and crushed it into the dirt and then noticed that Gum looked somewhat water logged, a sign that she'd been crying.

"You okay?" he asked.

She nodded, still sniffling a bit.

"Come on, let's go home."

Beat opened the door for Gum as she stepped in, still holding Rei while shutting the car door and fastening her seatbelt. Beat followed suit and started the car. Gum then looked down at Rei, only wondering what'll happen in the future. She smiled as Rei turned over slightly and only wondered what could be on her mind right now, and what might happen when she grew up...

Owari

Author's Note: sniffs I've been crying through out these last two chapters sniff I feel sad that it's over now...my first fic is completed now...sniffs Thank You again for reading my fic, I love you all! and hopefully you'll like the sequel just as much! Thank You! -