"Ah! It's that time again! I must be getting to the Orimoto's household! You know that I've been going to their house for New Years for six years!" A now seriously-older Chihiro shouted. A pink and purple portal appeared, and she stepped through it.

"Hey, Chihiro! Glad you could come. I'm glad having a New Years' party at my house every year is a way we can talk to each other and catch up on the times!" Said the 17-year old Zoey.

"Yeah, it really is good to see each other again. Hey, Larxene." Chihiro waved to Zoey's older sister. They had found out that Larxene's 'other' was the actual older sister of Zoey who died, and, thus, Larxene became Zoey's older sister. Larxene, Demyx, Kairi, Sora, Roxas, and Naminé, were all married. Larxene and Demyx were 24, married to each other, and had a girl who was 2, named Lena. Demyx was a professional musician and Larxene..well, in truth, Chihiro didn't know what Larxene did for a living.

"Hey, Chihiro. Lena, say hi!" Larxene said to her baby, who was in her arms. Lena opened her mouth and lightning came out. "Well, she doesn't know quite how to speak, yet. We know she has my power over thunder, but we're not too sure of what she inherited from Demyx."

"Sorry we're late! We hit some traffic on the way here!" Suddenly, the 22-year old quartet came bounding through the door.

"Sora, Kairi, Roxas, and Naminé! So good to see you guys! And it's ok, we're waiting for everyone else to arrive, too." Zoey greeted. Sora and Kairi were married. They never spoke of their professions, so Chihiro didn't know what they were. Then there were Roxas and Naminé, who were married. She knew Roxas was a professional singer(sometimes he sang with Demyx) and Naminé was an artist.

Everyone started to stare at Naminé, who turned a dark red in response. Since last year, either Naminé had gained serious pounds or she was pregnant. Everyone thought it was the latter.

"Is it a boy or a girl? What will you name it?" Tons of questions were thrown at her. Roxas stepped in front of Naminé, being a barrier between the people and his wife.

"First off: They're twins, one's a girl, the other's a boy. And, second, we're naming the girl Rikka and we're naming the boy Yuki." Roxas said.

"Aw! They both mean snow! What cute names for twins! When are you going to have them?" Chihiro asked. Naminé looked a little uneasy, and a bit pale.

"Roxas, honey...I think I'm..." She trailed off. Roxas looked at her in worry.

"Oh my Kami." He whispered, when he realized what she meant. He looked at everyone, and they soon knew what he meant.

"Ok, we're experienced, let us take this over! Don't worry, Naminé, they'll both be alright!" Larxene shouted. Everyone was ready to help.

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"Aw! They're so adorable!" Chihiro cried. Naminé smiled. She was now laying in Zoey's bed(they had somehow picked her up and carried her there) with a baby girl in her arms, and Roxas was holding the boy.

"I knew we shouldn't have come..."Roxas mumbled. They all laughed.

"But, Roxas! We experienced the ritual of life together!" Naminé said. Roxas sighed.

"I guess you're right, but then I guess we all need to go home so we can take care of Rikka and Yuki." Roxas said. Naminé shook her head.

"Why don't we introduce them to everyone? They probably won't remember, but I want Chihiro to be Rikka's godmother." Naminé said. Chihiro gasped.

"Are you serious?" She asked. The older girl nodded.

"What about Haku? Where is he?" She asked. Chihiro then smiled sadly.

"I...don't know. The Kohaku river got destroyed three years ago, and I haven't seen him since." Chihiro said. "Leona is still dead, too. I know it's been six years since she's died, but I still remember it like yesterday."

"I'm sorry, Chihiro." Zoey said. Chihiro smiled.

"Nah, it's alright." She said. Suddenly, the door burst open. Koji, and his older twin brother(Koji had an older twin named Kouichi, but they didn't find it out until later) Kouichi were in the house.

"Zoey! I'm...so...sorry! A lot of things...happened, and we got stuck in traffic, and everything!" Koji explained. Zoey smiled. She ran over to her boyfriend and hugged him. Koji hugged back.

"I told you she wouldn't be mad." Kouichi said. Koji smiled.

"Yeah, I guess you were right."

"I'm always, right, Koji."

"Whatever." They all giggled at their argument. Chihiro looked at her watch.

"Guys! We passed the New Year!" She yelled. Everyone looked at her.

"WHAT?" They all responded. Missing the New Year! They couldn't believe it! Most of them had come from far away worlds, and the only purpose they were here ruined!

"It's 12:14! Naminé, when were Yuki and Rikka born? Was anyone looking at a clock?" Chihiro asked, alarmed.

"Someone had a kid here?" Koji asked. Zoey nodded.

"Yeah." She said.

"Actually, I think they were born on different years. I was looking at the time, and Yuki was born at 11:58 and Rikka was 12:01. Three minutes apart." Kairi said.

"Yuki was born on 2012 and Rikka was born 2013." Naminé confirmed.

"Well, guys, let's party! But, in another room so we don't disturb the twins, ok?" Zoey said, winking at Koichi and Koji. The music blared on, but it(amazingly) didn't reach the infants' ears. They all had a good old time, until it was time for them to depart.

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"Good seeing you all! See you next year! I promise I'll come again!" She went in the portal, and disappeared. When she appeared at Gate, she sighed and stretched. "The miracle of life,it's so wonderful." She said. She walked into the nearby church, because she just felt like it, today.

She knelt down in front of the statue of theLight Goddess. She remembered the story behind it. Haku had told it to her.Chihiro sighed. 'Where is Haku? I miss him so much!' She thought. Well, she was 18, after all. She had her own life and everything, and she got a lot of attention from both her parents because her other siblings died.

Haku and Balmung said that they would revive Leona. It still hasn't happened yet. "Oh, Leona, it's too bad you died. I wish you were alive again. We didn't even spend that much time together, now that I think about." She said, then got up. No praying would reverse a death.Speaking of Balmung, he sometimes came down to place flowers in her grave. (They palced her body in acoffin so they could access it again if needed)

"Alright, that's enough praying." Chihiro said, and got up. The priest smiled.

"Princess Chihiro, have your betrothed yet?" The priest asked. Chihiro turned crimson.

"What?" She asked, stunned. What was the priest talking about? Betrothed...wait, was she engaged to someone? She looked down at her hands. No, she wasn't.

"Your mother and father have arranged you to be married. Haven't you heard?" The priest asked. Chihiro'sjaw dropped.

"What?How could they do that!" She yelled. Suddenly,she heard the door shut and heels clicking on the marble floor.The priest smiled.

"That's him." Chihiro spun around and struck the guy in the jaw. Her jaw dropped once more when she saw who it was. "HAKU! I'm so sorry! I didn't realize it was you!" Haku laughed.

"Chihiro, your punch hasn't changed a bit." He said, rubbing his jaw.

"Where WERE you the past three years!" Chihiro yelled. Haku smiled.

"Finding the perfect ring for you. It took some looking around. This is the reason why I've been so long. Yes, Chihiro, your parents engaged me to you, but I want to ask this on my own," He said, holding the black box out to her, opening it, revealing a dazzling ring too beautiful for any words I could type,and he bent down on one knee. "Chihiro, will you marry me?"