Chapter10: Back to the Asakura Mansion.

Yoh dragged his luggage to the living room and settled it beside Anna's red and black luggage. Then, he yawned.

"Are you sleepy again? For Gods' sake, you just woke up!" Anna snapped crossly from behind him. "Eh? Oh, morning, Anna." Yoh saidbefore yawning again. Anna rolled her eyes. "Morning, you two! Are we eating breakfast before we leave this place?" Tamao's voice rang cheerfully, coming in with the rest from behind them. Yoh and Anna turned. "Ask them. I'm ok with anything." Anna said shortly. "All right…Hao…" Tamao turned, and cut her own sentence off in horror when she saw Hao's face right in front of hers, grinning cheekily. "Let's eat first!" He suggested, but before he could say anything else, Anna punched him, causing him to fly back and land neatly on a couch. "Don't put your damned face so close to hers! You have a fiancée, mind you!" She warned irritably. Hao rubbed his cheek as the others laugh. "Never mind, Miss Anna! I'll go prepare breakfast immediately!" Tamao said quickly, trying in vain to hide a small grin. As Anna settled herself down on the couch and pick up her newspaper, Yoh, Lyzerg, Jun, Tamao and Manta exchanged a quick glance before Yoh nodded and turned away.

10.30 am in the morning…

"My gosh, I can't believe the time you guys take to finish two ruddy pancakes with sweet syrup." Pillica said disapprovingly as she and Anna watched the others still eating the delicious pancakes Tamao prepared for breakfast. "Hurry up. We have to leave by 11 pm." Anna added. Yoh pushed his plate of unfinished plate of food back and got up. "You done?" Matilda asked in surprise. "Surprise! Yoh didn't finish his breakfast!" Ren said sarcastically. "Mari thinks that something is very, very wrong." Marion added. "Yeah. It's like the world will collapse when Yoh doesn't finish his food. He's usually asking for more." HoroHoro joked, and everyone else laughed. Yoh grinned. "Yeah, yeah. Think what you like. Anna. Can I speak to you outside please? Just for a while." And without waiting for her reply, Yoh strolled out. Anna raised an eyebrow, but raised no questions, but followed Yoh out in silence. When the door slammed, Tamao, Jun, Manta and Lyzerg exchanged nervous glances. "What's up with you all? Hey, want to eavesdrop?" Hao asked in interest. "Lay out of this, Hao." Lyzerg said quietly. "HA! Pretty boy here knows something!" Hao exclaimed gleefully. "Out with it, Lyzerg." Ryu said. "I do know something, but it's not a good idea to eavesdrop now. All I can tell you is that Yoh has something very important to ask Anna, and Jun, Manta, Tamao and I were asked to keep you guys out of the way as he discuss with Anna." Lyzerg said simply. "Eh? He told you guys but not us!" Pillica gasp, wide-eyed. "Yeah." Manta said with a nod. "Eh… Why?" HoroHoro wondered. "Guess he doesn't trust you enough." Jun offered. "Thanks a lot, Jun. But I'm his brother! He could have told me!" Hao wailed. "Shut it, Hao." Jun said, wincing as Hao wailed. "Don't worry. Miss Anna and Yoh will tell you about it when they're ready." Tamao said quietly.

"What is it, Yoh?" Anna asked abruptly the moment they stepped into the garden. "Anna… I've been thinking about this for a pretty long time… And I want to ask…if you'll...you'll….marry me." Yoh stuttered, looking away shyly.

"How did it go?" Lyzerg mouthed when Yoh and Anna came in. Yoh grinned and shot him, Jun, Manta and Tamao a thumbs-up sign. "Score!" Jun yelled happily. "Quit making me jealous, sis!" Ren said crossly. "Yes! You did it!" Manta added happily. "Congrats, Miss Anna!" Tamao said cheerfully. Anna rolled her eyes in return, but failed to hide the blush rising on her cheeks. "Can ya tell us now, please?" Hao pleaded, putting on a pout. "No," Yoh and Anna answered flatly.

A week later…

"You WHAT!" Ren yelled in shock, toppling over his lunch when he heard Yoh say something in a calm manner. "I said, Anna and I will be getting married two months from not." Yoh repeated with a huge grin. "That was what Yoh wanted to discuss with Anna before we left the chalet last week." Jun said happily. "Mari…Mari feels so envious…" Marion whispered. "You are?" Hao mused. Marion blushed. "Sort of." She muttered. "Great. Because I have a great idea." Hao said with a broad grin. "What? Let's hear it." Anna said with rareinterest. "That is… Joint wedding, of course!"

Note before continuing: I'm really sorry about taking so long to update…Exams have started, so I have been having lesser and lesser time to do this. You probably won't expect any more work from me until next year after this. So…If you read the ending and you're still unsatisfied, just review and request for a sequel. It'll depend on how many people want a sequel. If maximum wants it, I'll work on it and then post it next year, if not, I'll leave it at that. Are you happy?

All right, now on with it!

Right now, go on, there's a small special I did to conclude this chapter: It's called: Glimpses of their future- Offspring.

Yoh/Anna: Asakura Hana, born 12th April, 2003.Oldest son of Yoh and Anna. The name Hana is derived from the two names of Yoh's dearest people in his life- Hao and Anna, and it also means flower.

Asakura Fuyu. Born June 12, 2004. Youngest daughter. The name Fuyu means winter, and here is how Anna explains the two names combined:

"Flowers rarely grow in winter, and when they do, it shows the strength of the flower and it's determination to survive even in the cold weather. In this sense, I hope that my two children will be able to withstand the cold, this time in a form of life obstacles, and stay strong no matter what. So, the names of the children make up the Fuyu no Hana, the flower that grows in winter."

Hao/Marion: Asakura Areno, oldest daughter, born on the 11 March, 2006. No reason behind this weird choice of name- It's basically because Marion likes it.

Asakura Soujiro, born on the 11 February, 2007, youngest son. Also no particular reason in choosing this name. It's just because Hao gloats on the fact that he can annoy his son with the childish nickname Souji.

Ren/Pillica: Tao Rin, born on the 15 January, 2006. She's the only child of Ren and Pillica. The name Rin is chosen because Ren insisted on continuing the three-letter name tradition in his family.

HoroHoro/Tamao: Asuna Usui, only child of the Usui family. She's born on the 10 July, 2007. HoroHoro reckons the name is sweet, and wanted to name his daughter Asuna, so Tamao gave in and agreed.

Ryu/Jun: Umemiya Kyo, the only child of Jun and Ryu. Born on the 14 November, 2001. Like Ren, Jun wanted to continue the three-letter name tradition, and since Ryu's name is also spelt with three letters, their son, Kyo also has a three letter name.

Lyzerg/Matilda: Mayura Diethel. Born on the 13 December, 2004. Only child of Lyzerg and Matilda. No particular reason in choosing the name Mayura, except because Matilda's deceased mother is named Mayura and she wanted to name her daughter after her mother. Well, Lyzerg gave in to her.

Final note: That sums up all the characters and their offspring! If you want a sequel, just request for it in the review, and I'll work on it! What can you expect in the sequel? I guess it's about their kids and life at the Onsen after marriage! Yeah! So if you would like to know what happens when the Onsen finally opens…request for the sequel, ok? It's up to you! If most people want a sequel, I'll do it! If not, I'll leave it like this! That's it! I didn't kill anyone, thank goodness. I wanted to kill Yoh and Hao...But I decided against it after a while hahaha… Anyway…Thanks for everybody's support and patience! I'll do my best!