Ah, the last installment of this story. Truth be told, I'm not sure if Reno having a kid was the right option. I mean, I can't imagine him as a dad. Or my dad. Oh well. I really don't want to make Reno into a responsible guy, but parenthood is nothing but responsibility. I tried my best.

For those of you who stuck with me, I can't express how much gratitude I feel. First and foremost, RaspberryPolarBear, who gave me a character, reviewed faithfully no matter how crappy my chapters were, e.t.c. I really can't name everyone who reviewed, as I have no idea how to go through each of them, but I will await your return for the next installment, of course! And again, thanks so much!

For those who provided characters - sooner or later, they will make appearances in the next story. I might make changes in some of them, because if all of them kicked asses like that, then Reno and Arien will definitely die within the first few chapters, and I can't really have that yet. But they will appear, so no worry.

Now onto thanks:

Echo - LOL. I was debating myself about whether to do it or not, but since I killed off the first kid, I decided to make them keep the second one. I still don't know if making Reno a dad was a right thing to do... it might be a little bizarre. Oh well. What can I say? As far as we have Arien, I think we'd be okay. But let's hope the kid won't be Reno #2. I don't think anyone can handle it.

RaspberryPolarBear - MY OLDEST READER. (huggles) Reno is a dad... (shudder) That thought scares the heck outta me. (swats Reno away as he screams at her for giving him crappy roles) as far as Arien is the mother, though, I think we can trust the kid not to fall into the toilet and drown or anything. She's going to be a psycho mom who demands straight A's or something, though. Poor kid. Crazy dad and a psycho mom. Hey, that sounds like me...

Ninja Girl Candy-Chan - no. And he won't. They're already pretty much married in all but technicality, and I had the mind to make them get married in Turk Suits, but then that made me laugh hysterically. I also can't imagine Reno in a tux, so that was definitely out. Rufus in a tux, yes, Sephiroth, yes, Vince, yes, Cloud, no, Reno, no. I'm glad you liked the ending, I did too.

GacktLover14 - I can add the stuff, of course. I love making characters, but when I start writing about them extensively, I get tired of them most of the time. Arien is one of my long-running characters, as well as some other characters in mind for a complete fiction (non-fan). I'll use your character, because I like her. Very personal and human. Thanks1

Princess-Starr - and YES, PLEASE COME BACK! StarlessEyes kinda left me as well as InuKagNoMoreDreams, and I got a little depressed afterwards. I don't blame them, as they have their own stuff to do, but it's still a little disheartening when your faithful leaders leave. So if you can spare fifteen minutes or so, please come back! I'm glad you enjoyed the story.

Insanity - A lot of people think that if the girl is pretty, it's a Sue. I don't think that's true. None of us wants to read about a girl who is 300000lb, has more acne than skin, never washes her hair, and snorts every single breath. So if your girls are "dolly" as in pretty, then I'd gladly take them. FFVII is populated with pretty people anyways. It's almost as if there are no ugly people. (Hey, what about me, Enix? HUH?)

And... here is the epilogue. With a little cliffie that will be explained in the next story. Haha. I'm evil.


Epilogue

The child was born on a beautiful autumn day, right before Arien's own birthday. Reno was relieved. As Arien's abdomen grew larger, she seemed to take immense joy in making her discomfort his fault. Well, he could understand that it was his fault, but he still didn't like her accusatory glares that constantly hounded him. That was over.

"What should we name him?" Reno asked absently as Arien ate the orange heartily. The mother and the infant were healthy, although now that Arien's abdomen had shrunk, she looked painfully small in her hospital gown. The baby cooed, its large, blue-green eyes unfocused. The young parents had sighed when they first saw the eyes. They wanted brown eyes. They both originally had brown eyes. But out came blue-green. Reno was satisfied that the shape was exactly the same as Arien's. Arien disliked it.

Arien thought as she ate the orange, sitting up in her bed. "I definitely don't want to name him any version of Renaldo, Reno," she stated flatly. "It'd become too confusing, and I can really do without two Reno's running around. Honestly." She sucked on the bag, devouring the pulp. "And no versions of Rufus either. I definitely don't want to scold a Rufus."

"We are NOT naming the kid after my dad, so help me god."

"I kind of guessed." She generously accepted the kiss without a murmur. "I want to name him Vincent."

"After Vincent Valentine?"

Arien nodded. "It's a respectable name, and I don't want him to be growing like either of us. You're too crazy" – Reno grinned – "And I'm too neurotic over small things. I highly doubt our kid is going to receive the Shinra fortune, but I do want him to be able to perceive things without going trigger-happy or flying off the handle."

"Well, I've met the guy, and he seems decent enough, yo," Reno said. "Although..."

"He kicked…"

"My ass." Reno winced. "Let's hope this Vince won't kick my ass too."

"I highly doubt that. At least not for a while." She smiled at the baby, who was shaking small fists in the air. "Poor child. You as a father…"

"And you as a mother. Yeah, kinda pity the kid too." He grinned mischievously. "I still can't handle me being dad…"

"I'm sure you've fathered a dozen bastards all over Midgar. I don't even know how many siblings this kid has."

"I was sterile." Reno retorted. "All mako-mutants are. Good thing too. Don't really want Seph Version 2.0 running around."

"And yet we have a product from Renaldo Miller. Gee, I wonder."

"Unless you cheated on me."

"More likely for you to cheat on me."

"I have, kitten." Reno grinned. "Though you know all about it."

Arien's scowl did not change. Instead, she asked, "How do you feel different from a week ago? We just have an added member to the house. That's all, you know."

"I'm so used to being single. Now I can't drink as much as I could."

"You haven't done that for a while."

"Yeah, but now my right is gone." He looked at her, then grinned again. "Don't think you're worth it." He expression changed. He now looked serious. "Besides, that kid – whether I like it or not – is my kid too. I can't really leave him in an alley and forget about it, the way I forgot about other stuff."

"Added responsibility. For someone like you, it must be heavy."

Reno ignored the comment. Then Arien said, "You've changed."

"I have? How, yo?"

"I changed you," came back the reply. "You're more… toned down, I guess. No more flying-off-the-handle, I love guns and I love sex Reno."

"I still love sex."

"Thank you for your honesty."

"No problem." Reno replied. Then he grinned and said, "aren't you glad that my sterility didn't work with you?"

"Not really," came back the reply with a raised eyebrow. "Now I have two Reno's to worry about."

While the entire discourse was going on, Rufus Shinra was staring out the window – again. But this time, he was not thinking about the raven-haired, blue-green-eyed woman who had been snatched away from him before he could lay his eyes upon her. Rather, his thoughts were fixed on an auburn-haired, spring-green-eyed maiden with a demure smile and creamy complexion.

As he thought more about her, an old fuzzy feeling about a certain woman flashed in his mind.

He dismissed it without much thought.