A/N: Well, this is it, the true end of this story. I'm sorry it took me so long to get to this point, but I'm hoping to update more often now. Please enjoy this epilogue, and be on the look out for my new story and sequel, Chasing Waterfalls!

Disclaimer: None of this is mine.


A Whole New World: Epilogue

The baby cooed up at her mother, trying to grab the tendrils of black hair that hung down into her crib. Unable to reach any, and pouting, the baby's blue eyes suddenly changed to a sulky blue-gray, and her lip quivered.

The pout was gone in a second and her blue eyes were back to normal as she watched her mother in fascination. She watched as her mother tied something in place above her cradle. The baby reached a hand up to try and grasp the blue glass flame, her blue eyes dancing as they changed to the same shade. Her cap of black hair, mirroring her mother's, stood up in all directions as she squirmed, determined to get the prize swinging gently above her.

Yasmin smiled softly down at her daughter, her green eyes alight with a mother's love. "Yes, Amadahy," she crooned to her small offspring, "that necklace is yours. When you get older, I'll tell you the story of how it came to be, and how you got your name."

Her black hair was pulled back in a bun, and even after a few years of marriage, she still retained her youth. She lived in Corus in a small house near the one she had grown up in, and Shadow was now the King of Thieves.

A tall man came up behind her, wrapping his arms around her and kissing her cheek before gazing down at his daughter, his amber eyes alight.

"She's beautiful, isn't she?" He whispered, for little Amadahy had given up on the glass flame and stretched out, her blue eyes blinking sleepily.

Yasmin nodded silently in agreement, her green eyes glowing as she hummed a soft lullaby to her daughter, watching her slip into a peaceful slumber.

She turned to her husband. "Kiyo," she whispered, "she acts just like Dahy."

Her husband nodded slowly, his amber eyes sharp, much like his avian counterpart. "Perhaps the gods made it so," he joked softly, capturing her lips in a kiss.

Their tender embrace was interrupted by the arrival of another man, carrying a baby, about the same age as the one in the crib, his blue-black eyes gleaming.

"Yasmin," he called, but then lowered his voice as he saw her hushing motions. His blue-black eyes became serious. "Can we talk?"


Leading the way into the next room, Yasmin turned to her brother as Kiyo closed the door softly behind them. "What's wrong, Nalin?" She asked, her green eyes worried at her brother's stern face.

Grinning in the face of his sister's concern, Nalin handed over the bundle in his arms. "Can you watch Chaim for me?" He asked, ruffling the sleeping baby's hair.

Yasmin took her younger brother, looking at her other brother. "Why aren't Ma and Da with him?" She asked, accepting the job but still curious.

Nalin grinned, looking like a sixteen year old again. "They're busy with a raid tonight, and I have a girl waiting for me at the Dove."

Yasmin smiled at her brother and swatted him gently on the shoulder. "When will you ever settle down?" She teased, her green eyes gleaming.

Nalin grinned and held up his hands in surrender. "Eva may be the one that I settle down with."

Yasmin's grin disappeared at this, and she asked, "You'll treat her right, won't you?"

Kiyo grinned at his, and Nalin rolled his eyes at his sister. "Flower, you worry too much," he told her, and made his way to the door. His good-bye was lost on the way down the stairs, and Yasmin glanced at Kiyo and sighed hopelessly.

"When will he learn?" She wondered, more to herself, and Kiyo laughed.

Yasmin cradled her little brother in her arms, and then settled him down next to her daughter. The two babies stirred, then unconsciously shifted towards each other. Yasmin watched them for a moment, and then stroked her daughter's head, then her brother's.

Chaim stared up at her with sleepy brown eyes for a moment before snuggling closer to his niece, who squirmed slightly and then calmed, still sleeping.

Kiyo came up and wrapped an arm around his wife's waist, gazing down at the new life in front of him.

"This is our life, isn't it?" He asked in wonder, "this isn't a dream?"

Yasmin smiled, turning to him. "This is our life," she murmured, "and the gods will bless us for it."


A/N: Well, that's wrap! So, how'd you like it? Please tell me what you think by reviewing, and stay tuned for my newest story, Chasing Waterfalls! Thank you to all my reviewers that were faithful enough to stuck with me throughout this story's entirity, and I hope to hear from you all soon!

My thanks,

Purple Eyed Cat