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Epilogue

Moon Kitty 2005

July 16th, 2006

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- 50 years later -

An old man walked precariously through the shadowed remains of a cemetery, a vase of flowers in one hand and a box of incense in the other. His once raven hair was now gray and thinning, his once straight posture slumped and haggard.

His feet shuffled along the path, the birds singing in the distance, the sun bearing down gently on his body.

Even with all the things that this man had been through in his youth, no matter how old he had grown, his cobalt eyes still sparkled with every opportunity and he was still very optimistic.

However, everyone who knew him believed he had a dark secret. There was a part of his eyes that didn't shine so much as they used to, and he seemed to carry a bit of darkness around with him.

The old man reached his destination and kneeled down, placing the flowers at the headstone and standing the incense up, lighting it. He clapped his hands twice and leaned his head down, whispering words silently.

He leaned forward, tracing a trembling hand over the words on the headstone before standing, brushing his knees off, and shuffling back down the path.

The smoke from the incense wafted across the engraved words.

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Mouri Ran

1930 - 1946

May your kind heart rest in peace

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Later that night, as the old man lie curled in his bed, the moon passed in front of his open window, the breeze fluttering his curtains as he drew his last breath.

In the corner of the room, a young woman stood, her hands clasped behind her back and tears trailing down her cheeks as a young man with raven hair stood before her, a bright grin on his face.

"I'm sorry I made you wait so long."

The girl shook her head. "It was worth it. Now we can be together..."

He raised her chin and captured her lips in a brief kiss, whispering, "Forever."

They walked off, the boy taking one last glance at his body before intertwining his fingers with the girl's. "I love you, Ran."

"I love you, too, Shinichi."

And the two spirits left the room, hands clasped together, determined to spend the rest of eternity... together.

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Authoress Notes

Well, that's it! It's finally over! I can't believe I actually got it finished. When I first started it, I never thought it was going to be over. But I got it done. Hooray for no DSL. Otherwise, I would've never finished this. (lol) But most of all, I want to thank all my reviewers.

I seriously thought I wouldn't even get any reviews for this story, so... I was in shock by the response I got, even if I didn't get that many reviews.

I still appreciate every one of them, and I hope you all read my upcoming DC fanfics. Hope that this story wasn't too bad. Hope to see you reviewing my other stories! Bye! It was fun.