Tammy sat up on the bed ,looking at the moon and stars out side, only a blanket covering her nude form. Folding her arms on her knees and laying her head on them she looked of the city of Osaka. With all the buildings lit up, the city was the second most beautiful thing she'd ever seen. Smiling , Tammy turned her head and gazed at the spot beside her on the bed. Her smile widened as she looked at the most beautiful thing she'd ever seen.

Ryu was fast asleep beside her, one hand on his muscular stomach ,the other behind his head. He face was still flushed from earlier. He was so beautiful. He was such a perfect angel. Sometimes ,she could swear he had wings. She could almost see them. Tammy stared at her feet. A week she'd been here with him. Ryu had given his two weeks at his job and was moving to the states with her.

Tammy was worried though. Ryu loved his job as a chef . Cooking was one of the few kills he had. She didn't want him giving up a job he loved. She wanted him to be happy ,but would going to America make him happy? Suddenly , she felt a body pressed up against hers.

"Why are worrying so much?" Ryu asked , his words slurred by sleepiness.

"I want you to be happy Ryu."

"I'll be happy so long as you're happy love. Besides , this gives me a chance maybe to start my own restaurant."

"Really?"

"Really."

"Hey Ryu…."

"Hmm…?"

" I love you ."

"I know. And I love you."

He nuzzled her neck and she kissed the side of his head.

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Three years had passed since Tammy and Ryu had moved to America. The two lovers were now happily married. Ryu did open his own restaurant. He called it "Lizard's Lane" and it did very well. They had six waiters and waitresses and three other chefs other then Tammy and Ryu. All of the workers were kids and they looked up to Ryu and Tammy for their kindness, their skill and their ability to always put their customers first.

With Tokagero having accompanied them , the name of the restaurant was appropriate. A picture size oil painting of the green-skinned bandit Hung on one wall with a small plaque containing his story. Customers often claimed to see the spirit of the 600 year old bandit sitting at the booth next to his picture drinking tea. Ryu and Tammy just smiled knowingly whenever someone informed them of this.

They had a two-year-old son now and were expecting another child. Their son was a handsome child and was the spitting image of his father. Being the child of two shamans , the boy would be raised surrounded by spirits , mostly Tammy's two pervert spirits and Tokagero , after whom the boy was named. Little Tokagero would grow up knowing the story of his namesake and ,having been born on the same day his namesake died, it was the secret hope that perhaps some of the bandit's perseverance and will to live had passed on to him.

Tammy couldn't have been happier. She had a loving husband, a beautiful little boy , another child on the way and a booming business. Life couldn't have been better. And to think , all this began with a phone call and the words "if this is Austin".

The End

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