And so we have come to the end. Hope you enjoyed, and this chapter doesn't let you down. Expect a sequal of sorts at some unnamed future date in time.

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"And then you fell in love and got married?"

"They were already in love, doofus."

"Don't call me a doofus, doofus!"

"Nobody is a doofus!"

Both children turned their attention to the previously forgotten parents. Their father was sitting on a chair and their mother was on the arm of the chair. Glancing at each other, theyscouched on the floor to sit closer and whispered.

"Dad is annoyed, way to go."

"Nuttuh, it's your fault. 'Sides, look at mommy. She's trying not to laugh. So it can't be that bad."

"Well, still…it's your fault."

"Ouch! Daddy! He pinched me!"

Harper sighed as his three year-old daughter pointed her little finger at her five year-old brother. Tears threatened to fall down her cheeks and her tail was wrapped protectively around her light purple body. His son scowled at his little sister. Harper still remembered the day that their son realized his little sister wasn't created as a fun new toy and tried to give her to Dylan. At the sound of their voices arguing he was brought back to reality. They couldn't even get through one story without a fight breaking out. Why did he agree to having kids again?

"If you two can't stop fighting then Daddy and I are going to have to tuck you in for the night. And I know you wanted to stay up to see your Auntie Beka."

At the threat of bedtime from their mother both children instantaneously quieted. They hadn't seen Auntie Beka for a long time. And tomorrow there was going to be a big grown-up party. Which meant that even though they would see their Aunt, they would be in fancy clothes and have to sit still and be quiet and let all the grown-ups talk to each other.

"Well, when did you get married?"

"One year after that," said Trance.

"Woah. That's fast!" Said their son.

The two parents smiled. "That's what everyone else said. In fact, they didn't want us to get married. They were afraid we were getting married too fast and tried to convince us not to. But, we didn't listen."

"What did you do?" Asked the little girl.

"They called us from a temple and told us that Rev was marrying them in three hours and that if we didn't get there then we were going to miss it. Of course, when we got this message we were two hours and fourty minutes away. All we had time to do was change course, get there, get dressed, and stumble into the temple as the ceremony began."

"Auntie Beka!" The children chourised as they hurtled at her.

She caught them in hug and grinned. She loved coming here. Of course, Harper always said he would be the one to get to her to like a planet.

The children pulled away and ran past her into the hall. She rolled her eyes. Of course she was cool, but not cooler then Uncle Rhade.

"Beka, it's so good to see you again. How did everything go?"

"Great to see you too Trance. Everything was okay. Suspiciously okay actually." She shrugged. "Rhade took care of most of it. I just smiled prettily and sit still like a good little girl. You know I'm no good at this negotiation stuff."

Laughter entered the room as Rhadeappeared carrying a luggagebagin one hand. The boy was carried piggyback style, and the girl was held in one arm against his body.

"These yours?"

The adults in the room all smiled, except for Beka. Trance noticed this and suggested bed time for the children. Protests filled the room. Loudly.

"I don't know kids. You do know what happens to little children that don't go to bed when Mommy and Daddy say so, right?"

"What happens?"

"Nothing, dummy. They're just trying to scare us into going to sleep and missing all the fun."

"Don't call your sister names."

"Yes dad."

The little girl climbed into the couch and snuggled between her mother and Aunt Beka. Rhade kneeled down and let the boy get off his back. Harper stood watching it all.

And smiled.

He had a family. A safe home to keep them in. wonderful friends.

He finally had his happy ending.