Me: AHHH, last chapter :( well I shouldn't cry, it's the first story I finished ;D so happy partYYYYY! Hahahah, have fun reading the last chapter…oh and I think all characters are a bit OOC in this chapter
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Epilogue: Reunion
"Hao, where ARE we going?" I asked bored. A year had past by; I'm sixteen now and still wandering around the world with Hao and Opacho, but I don't complain life was peaceful. Hao didn't bother himself to kill humans anymore, I got used to having one spirit instead of three and Opacho, well, he still was the same only a year older.
"I'm still planning on paying my brother a visit." He said.
"WHAT! After the hell we've been through you STILL want to fight him?" I shrieked as I walked next to him. "It has been a year Hao, Yoh probably thinks you're dead and I say let him think that for awhile! I mean they'll probably try to kill you again."
"See, that's were you're wrong Tory. Yoh did see me jump off the Spirit of Fire and he also saw you saving me. I'm not planning on going there and start a fight; I just want to know why he didn't do or say anything."
I'm really confused now. If Yoh did see him, why didn't he at least say that to me?
We were somewhere in China when I last checked. Hao only used the SoF to cross the ocean and the rest was walking, sometimes running or when I got fed up with it I simply used my own furyoku to sit on Emerald.
"Tory-chan, you shouldn't worry so much. Everything will be okay." Emerald chuckled. Since Jessica and Destiny were gone Emerald tried to loosen up a little and to not be so formal all the times. I admit that I liked the new Emerald; she now was more like when we first met 10 years ago.
"I'm sorry Emmy, but sometimes it just seems too good to be true. I mean if we go to Funbari and they see us won't it be hell all over again?" I sighed.
"Naah, Yoh is too much of a slacker to actually start a fight and besides if he saw Hao and didn't kill him he couldn't be that bad." This time Emerald laughed at my surprised face, so I just dropped the subject.
We walked a little more and now I really had no clue of where we were and I started to doubt if even Hao knew.
"Okay, it's time. Spirit of Fire!" suddenly Hao summoned his spirit.
"Wha-! Why are you summoning him now?" I looked surprised.
"To cross the sea ofcourse. I think I speak for all of us if I say that it's no use to walk all the way to it." Hao stated and jumped on the Spirit of Fire.
I followed him still not understanding why, but again I didn't complain; it was better then walking.
It didn't tool the SoF too long to get to Japan. This time Hao decided to just land somewhere near Funbari instead of somewhere near the shore.
"Emmy, do you think they'll except us?" I suddenly asked my Spirit.
"Tory, like I said, don't worry about it. It'll all work out somehow." She smiled and disappeared again.
That spirit is sounding like Yoh more and more every day!
"I agree with that." Hao said smiling at me.
"You do know it's annoying if you do that, huh?" I said rolling my eyes.
"That's why I do it…you're cute when you're annoyed."
"Why do you have to do that? I can't stay mad at you this way." I was also smiling now.
"Hao-sama, Tory-sama we're here." Opacho announced.
I couldn't believe my eyes. Anna really had made their home into an inn; a hot spring to be exact. The gate to enter it now had a huge sign hanging on it saying 'Funbari Hot spring'. There was only one problem…the gate was closed.
"Teleport inside then?" I asked when knocking on the door didn't help.
"Hmm, okay, if you do the teleporting."
Hao grabbed hold of my hand and I teleported inside. Only too bad that I had not practiced it for a very long time, so like always I landed onto Yoh who was just coming out of his room. This time I managed to knock out four people including myself.
"I seriously need to let go of that habit. Crashing into you is bad for my health." I joked when I regained consciousness as first.
"Wha-? Huh, Tory is that you?" Yoh, who was still rubbing his head, asked.
"No, it's Santa Claus; duh of course it's me! Who else would crash into you like that?" I said a bit teasingly.
Yoh pretty much looked the same only a bit longer, just like Hao. He was still wearing those orange headphones.
"Tory! Wow, where have you been all this time? How have you been? How long are you gonna stay?" he fired questions at me.
"Calm down! Jeez, you know I can't take so much; okay I'll answer. I've been with Hao 'all the time'. I'm okay, I only think my feet are in the spirit realm and I don't know how long WE'RE gonna stay. And now it's your turn. How are you and Anna? What happened? And why the hell didn't you told me Hao survived back then!" my last question came out a bit more angry then I thought.
Yoh looked over to his brother who also had regained consciousness. He waved and smiled his famous smile, before answering my questions.
"Well, after the fight we all returned home. Ryu traveled for awhile before he came working here. Ren got send here by Jun to deliver something, but never left. Horo and Pirika are back to the north planting a flied of butterbur plants. Faust lives here with Eliza; he's the doctor 'round here. Lyserg is back to England. Chocolove is back to New York working as a part-time comedian. Tamao also lives here. Manta always visits with Mosuke. Anna runs the inn and I'm doing fine." Again he smiled that lazy smile.
Footsteps were coming down the stairs and Anna entered the room. She looked from Yoh to Hao and then her eyes rested on me.
"Oh great, another mouth to feed." She said bored.
Everyone else did an anime drop. She also looked the same, except for her hair. It was little longer then before.
"Anna, come on be nice for one time…" Yoh whined, but you could see that he still feared her after a year.
She ignored him and turned to Hao. "If you dare to set fire HERE, I swear I'll personally hunt you down and strangle you with my beads!" and with that she left the room leaving us all in silence.
"Oh-kay, she hasn't changed one bit. You still didn't tell me why you didn't said anything Yoh." I said.
"Oh yea, well, that's pretty simple…if I told you the others would have known and probably attacked. When we got back though, I did tell them. They were furious; I had to convince them you wouldn't let people die anymore…" Yoh shivered at the thought of convincing his friends.
That would have been hell. I thought sarcastic, but I could understand he feared Anna most of all.
"And what if she had chosen to go back to her world? I could've gone 'wild' again." Hao smirked.
"Hmm…that would've been a problem now would it?"
This time only Opacho and I made an anime drop. He just laughed.
"You still are too carefree, little brother." He started to walk to the door again, but Yoh stopped him.
"Wait, can't you stay for awhile? There is a small reunion in two weeks and everyone is going to come, please stay."
Flashes of the others and us sitting in a room alone was giving me the chills. I could imagine them exchanging death glares. That would only bring chaos! Although it would be nice to see everyone…but still!
'If you want to stay, you should just say it and we'll stay' suddenly I heard Hao's voice in my head. It wasn't the first time he did it, but it still creped me out.
But isn't that dangerous? I mean what if they attack you? Lyserg probably still hates you and the rest…
'If they attack we'll flee. As for the hating part, I guess, all I can do is apologize… so, it's your choice.'
You apologize! Hmmm, okay we'll stay, but if they make the slightest move that looks like attacking we're out of here, promise?
'Fine with me.'
We nodded at each other. "Fine we'll stay, but only till after the reunion, then we're outta here." I stated.
"Great! But, uh, we're kinda full so do you two mind sharing a room? The little one can sleep in the Children's Room with the other kids." Yoh scratched the back of his head and was sweat dropping.
I looked at Hao who was smirking evilly at me. "Wait a minute, why the heck do you have a Children's Room?" I shrieked blushing heavily and at the same time trying to avoid eye contact with Hao.
"Well, Anna thought the guests sometimes wanted some privacy so…and she wants to use it as a baby room when the baby is here." Yoh explained.
The look on my face was probably priceless. "Anna is p-pregnant! OMFG, at the age of sixteen! I had to pay more attention when Jessica told me the story of Hana…" I whispered only not quiet enough.
"Hey, how do you know how Anna wants to call her?" Yoh asked still smiling.
"Her! Heheh, lets say that's Other Worldish info. You're gonna stand for a BIG surprise…heheheheheheh." I laughed somewhat madly as the new info sunk in.
OMG, I really didn't know THIS. To be honest I don't even remember Jessica told me their age when they had Hana…Hmmm, But sixteen!
'It's pretty normal among the great shaman families, you know.'
Heck, Hao stop doing that!
'Make me.'
I glared over to him, but he just looked back as if nothing happened. After the new 'info' a.k.a. shock, Yoh let us see our room. I saw Faust and Eliza who were acting pretty normal and even kind. Ren on the other hand pointed his kwan dao towards us saying that we shouldn't try anything.
I just smiled nervous and pulled Hao and Opacho away.
When the hot springs opened it was very crowdie and both Yoh and Anna were taking phone calls. Later that morning Manta came by, also responding surprisingly kind. It was starting to creep me out …
"I don't get it why are they all so nice?" I said we Hao and I were walking outside.
"Yoh probably made up a good explanation…" Hao looked weird at the thought of Yoh 'making' up a good explanation.
"He didn't told us what he said…I'm gonna ask him when we're home, uh, I mean back." I quickly corrected myself. But it was true tough, I did saw the Asakura residence as my second home…
"Don't worry, after all you did live there for a couple of months." He looked lovingly at me and held my hand.
Anna had forced us to buy some supplies for the reunion and to put on some 'normal' clothes as she called it.
I was forced to wear a pair of my old jeans, kinda forgot those when I left, and I magically changed my dress into a tight yellow t-shirt. My beads were bound around my neck the same way as Anna's and I also borrowed her slippers.
Hao on the other hand, had to borrow stuff from Yoh. (Even the great Hao Asakura feared Anna's mood swings) He also was wearing dark blue jeans with one of the star belts on it and a red t-shirt with a leaf on the shoulder. His hair was in a high ponytail and he finally was wearing his shoes without the Lego, again all thanks to Anna…
We went by the grocery store and the super market. It was afternoon when we arrived back home.
"Anna, where do we have to put the supplies?" I yelled holding a heavy bag.
"Tory-chan!"
"Omg, is that you Ryu?"
Again, someone who was extraordinary nice. I now really began to wonder WHAT Yoh had told them. Ryu helped us with the food and left again to buy other stuff Anna ordered him to do.
"YOH! What the hell did you tell them!" I asked somewhat angry.
"That doesn't matter, does it?" I saw he was sweat dropping and gave him a suspicious look.
"Don't do that you look just like Anna…" he cried those anime tears.
"Well, duh, it isn't normal for them to react that way…and I could know! So, what cha told?"
He laughed nervously and started to scratch the back of his head. This wasn't a good sign. I looked over to Hao who raised an eyebrow at him.
"Well…" he started.
Flashback one year ago Yoh's PoV:
"What! You didn't kill him!"
"Well, uhm, no, not really. He kinda jumped off and then Tory's beads grabbed him and pulled him down…" I laughed, but I knew that they could hit me anytime.
"But she dropped those beads over the edge, so maybe he still is dead." Lyserg said hopefully.
"But her spirit was still in it." Ren thought out loud.
They were all trying their very best to not explode and attack me. Even Manta!
"Dude, maybe her spirit couldn't break the fall." Horohoro stood next to me and I hand to back off to not receive a fist in my face.
"Uhm, yea about that. I kinda also saw Emerald throwing the end of the beads on something, so it's only a matter of time before she finds them…" this time I really got a slap from Anna and death glares from the rest.
"We have to go back and finish the job." Ren stated and started to walk back. The others quickly followed him.
"Wait! Can't we just leave it? I mean he's my brother…"
"Yea and he ate your soul, killed over a thousand innocent people and tried to take over the world." Anna said sarcastic.
"B-but…"
"No, buts Yoh. It's too bad for Tory, because she loved him, but he has to die." Faust calmly said not turning around.
Then I got this magnificent idea to at least buy you some time, so that you could go out of there.
"But that's just it! She said she's going to stay here and make sure he doesn't kill anymore." I tried my best not to stutter.
"And how is she going to do THAT? She is strong, but still not strong enough." Lyserg said even more annoyed.
"Uhm, by, uhm……..by…marrying…him, yea, by marrying him!" I exclaimed.
They all fell over, but luckily didn't move further toward the Holy Grounds. And thank god they bought it…
End Flashback:
"You. Told. THEM. I. Would. Marry. Hao! If they let him live!" I was about to explode. I felt that I was surrounded by flames of energy.
"Damn and they bought it? No wonder they were so nice…especially since I haven't killed anyone any more." Hao said more surprised then angry.
"And one more thing………….I kinda also said you would get married….gulp….during the…reunion." Yoh was almost whispering, but too bad for him I still heard.
"WHAT!" I yelled.
"Great!" Hao cheered.
"What do you mean-! HUH! 'Great'?" before I could ask further Yoh spoke again.
"I had to, they started to get suspicious and when Hao send me a message that you would drop by….it was the perfect opportunity."
"Wait a minute YOU send him a message? When?" my anger made place for even more surprisement. And that's not even a word!
This time it was Hao who was sweat dropping and scratching the back of his head. "Somewhere in China…that's when Yoh also kinda told the plan, so I also kinda knew."
I slowly walked to the living room and dropped on one of the pillows on the ground. OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMFGOMGOMGOMFGOMG! I'm gonna get married next weekend? And I didn't even know? No, I knew that this would eventually happen, but this soon. Damn, damn, damn! Okay, calm down, like Emerald said it'll all work out somehow….but Yoh always says THAT! ARG!
"If you don't want to go through with this, we could cancel it." Hao sat behind me and had wrapped is arms around my waist.
"C-cancel it?"
Why do I doubt? Oh god, I DO wanna marry him, but…OH hell with it; who cares! Anna got married at fifteen and is now pregnant! Or…ohwww…what's wrong with me! Why don't I know? Is it because I still feel too Real, but I am real only in a different form…
"Well, what do you say?" I knew Hao had listened to every thought I had just thought…
"I…Why didn't you say anything? Or at least proposed?" I calmed down a bit, but still was very shocked.
"I was kind of scared myself, when Yoh told me and not to forget mad at him. And as for the proposal; I just wanted to wait till everything was perfect…guess I waited too long." he smiled sadly and again my mind made over hours.
Does he want it that badly? Do I also want it that much? What DO I want? Oh man what would Jessica do in this type of situation…
It was as if she'd heard me. I got a flashback of her and I watching it snow outside and both dreaming off to other worlds. I never forget what she said that day. I had heard it so many times in this world; 'When you have difficult choices to make, all you have to do is Follow your Heart.' And that was exactly what I was going to do…
"I do…" my voice was nothing more then a whisper.
"W-what?" Hao probably couldn't believe his ears.
"I said 'I do', I do want to marry you…" he turned me around in his arms to face him. By now I was smiling sheepishly. He held me by my shoulders and looked me in the eye to see if I was serious.
"Y-you want to marry me?" he asked still unsure.
"Do I have to scream it off the roof! Yes, I want to marry Hao Asakura!" I yelled and a few guests came out looking what was wrong.
I gently kissed him on the lips and turned around again to lean against him with my back. Thanks for still helping me Jessica…
Two weeks passed by as if it was nothing. Horohoro and Pirika were the first ones who came. Not long after them came Lyserg; Hao actually did apologize to him. Chocolove came with Silva and Karim. Jun came with one of the Tao air planes. Yoh's grandparents and parents were there and even the Lily-five came. So, after all it wasn't a 'small' reunion, everyone came! The inn was more crowded then ever what didn't made Anna's mood swings any better, but she tried…I think?
The wedding was going to be in the Inn somewhere in the back garden. And don't ask me how she did it, but Anna managed to get everyone in the back garden.
"I don't think I can do this…" I whined as I looked at myself in the mirror.
"Sure, ya can! It'll be fun." Pirika cheered. She, Anna, Tamao and Jun were the bridesmaids.
"I'll pull you down the isle myself if you dare to back off!" Anna was holding her beads in front of my face, swinging them.
I clearly got the picture and nodded slowly at her. "Good girl." She said and walked out of the dressing room.
I looked one more time at myself. My dress was white and pretty much had the same texture as my battle outfit. (a/n: the one I drew;) it fell straight down and was stopped a bit above my ankles. Jun had bought me some white shoes with heels; I needed to practice walking on them for a few days. And I had bought silver, star earrings.
"You look beautiful, Tory-chan. I bet Jessica and Destiny would have said the same." Emerald smiled at me.
"Y-yea, they would, wouldn't they?" I was also smiling, but still was very nervous.
"T-Tory-san it's time." Tamao announced.
Slowly we walked towards the back garden. I heard the music start and saw Hao waiting. Since my real family wasn't here they had decided, or I should say Anna had decided, that Silva would give me away. My heart started to beat at its top speed as we walked towards him. When we got there it seemed as if years had passed by.
"You look beautiful." He whispered once I stood beside him.
"You too." I whispered back. He was wearing the traditional black tuxedo and his hear was in a ponytail. Instead of those large star earrings he was now wearing two small silver rings.
The whole ceremony seemed like a dream, until; "Do you, Hao Asakura take Tory Bluehill as your lawful wedded wife? In sickness and in health?"
"I do" he smiled lovingly at me.
"And do you, Tory Bluehill take Hao Asakura as your lawful wedded husband? In sickness and in health?"
"I…do" my throat was as dry as it could be, but I still said those two words.
"Then I pronounce you as Husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."
We looked each other in the eye and slowly kissed each other in front of all those people… a loud applause was heard and they all stood up.
For a moment there I thought that I saw the Three Priests waving at me and smiling, but I didn't had enough time to look better.
There was a big party the rest of the day and of course slicing the cake. Everyone danced and talked and celebrated. It was hard to tell that once we were all enemies; but now it seemed that everyone had been life long friends.
Hao and I managed to sneak out of the Inn, were the party was, into the garden.
"So, how does it feel to be Tory Asakura?" he laughed and took me in his arms.
"Very…Good!" I laughed back at him.
He spun around in circles till we both were dizzy and dropped down on the grass. We were still holding each others hands, wile we were watching the first star appearing in the night sky…
This world really has changed me. I got a second chance in life, with my friends and loved ones. Jessica had her second chance and even Hao had his second chance. It doesn't matter what past you may have, as long as you do good with your future and if you always Follow your Heart in the end everything will somehow work out just fine…
The End
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