After going through months of trial and error and a lot of training, Tui himself said that Keoni was ready to be a chief. Tui had taken it upon himself to train his future son in law with what it took to be a chief of an ever growing village. He knew Keoni had the potential to be an excellent leader, even if the young man still had doubts.

After a long day of going around the village, Tui and Keoni were atop the sacred mountain where the stone tower of chiefs was. They both overlooked the village.

"I assure you, Keoni, every chief in training has that doubt. When my father was guiding me, I too wasn't sure whether I was worthy of the title. After all these years, sometimes I question myself. But in the end, it's seeing the faces of happy and healthy villagers, and my family, that assures me that I'm doing just fine."

That was a good point. To see the people you love happy, and proud of your work, it was absolutely a motivator.

"If I may ask, Tui. What was going through your head when Sina told you she was pregnant with Moana. How did you reassure yourself you were going to be a good father?" Tui sighed.

"To be honest, you're never 100% sure of yourself. Even though I had my father to guide me in Moana's first few months of life, I was still unsure. As she grew older, I still wondered whether I was as good a father as I had kept telling myself. The confidence comes and goes, and yes, it is scary, but as long as you know you have your family there, and the baby is happy and healthy, you're doing something right." Keoni sighed.

"My own father died when I was only a few months old. I know I have all of you as support, but what if I really will be a bad father?" Tui shook his head.

"I know you have a lot of doubts, Keoni, but I promise that you're going to do just fine. And you have Moana as a support. Allow yourself to relax and let it come naturally."

Tui led Keoni back down to the village and bid him goodnight, leaving Keoni to ponder with Tui's words. Moana was already inside their fale preparing for bed, combing out her hair. She smiled seeing him enter.

"How'd your day with dad go?" She asked.

"It actually went pretty well. He left me with a few things to think about in terms of us."

"Oh? Like what?" Keoni hesitated for a moment.

"Fatherhood." Moana raised an eyebrow, "I asked him how I could ever be sure I will be a good dad one day, and he said to let it come naturally, and know that as long as you have a happy family, you're doing something right." Moana chuckled.

"Dad can offer good advice when needed."

"He's a good man, I have a lot of respect for him." He kissed her on the cheek, "So what'd you do today?"

"Helping your sister with the twins actually. They were asking where you were." Moana snickered.

"Those two have the most energy I've ever seen in a pair of toddlers." The two began to settle down for the night, and their conversation went from Keoni's nephews, to the possibilities of them with children of their own someday.

"I'd love a little girl, to be honest." Keoni said with a smile, arms wrapped around Moana. She smiled back.

"Is that right?"

"Yeah, something about little girls is incredibly precious. I could see us with one or two." Moana smiled even more.

"I was thinking the same, but I'd love a little boy too. If anything, he'll be like you."

"You sure you want two of me?" Keoni laughed. Moana laughed with him and kissed his cheek.

"More of my love to go around."

"Well, if we're going to talk this much about having kids, let's hope the wedding comes sooner." Moana laughed even harder.

"I love the enthusiasm."

"Hey, means I get to be married to the coolest, bravest woman I know. I take that as a blessing." Moana turned around to face him and twined her arms around his neck.

"Good, because I am a blessing." Keoni shook his head with a grin and fervently kissed her on the lips, arms wrapped around her waist, pulling her tighter against him. In response, she wrapped her legs around his waist.

Ten years ago, if someone had told either of these two they'd be not just best friends, but eventually husband and wife, they would've thought you were insane. Especially Keoni, as he was pretty sure that he'd marry a fellow villager.

Every now and again, Keoni would think back to Maruata and wonder where she was and what she was doing in life. Did she get married? Maybe she had a kid or two? And he didn't just think about his former childhood crush, he thought about all of his best friends. People he was close with until he was 16.

Moana, on the other hand, had never been very sure she'd ever get married. All the boys she knew and grew up with had been friends, and she never saw herself in a romantic relationship with any of them. And when her village started voyaging again and traveling to other islands and meeting with chiefs, their sons weren't her type, and she didn't even know what her type was then.

But now, the two were absolutely confident they were right for each other.

Another month passed, and finally, their wedding was underway. Keoni was understandably a bit overwhelmed with the festivities and celebration. Every night they were celebrating, eating, drinking, dancing, playing music, the whole shebang.

Poor Keoni hadn't expected this level of response to Moana getting married. Speaking of, she was absolutely vibing with the energy of celebrating villagers. Gifts from her family were given to them, and the pair were led to the sacred Marae, where weddings and other sacred practices were held.

Maui had come to watch his best friend get married, he was beyond the moon happy for her, and he was impressed with how far Keoni had become.

During the couple of years of Keoni's integration into Motunui, Maui had been busy elsewhere, checking out new lands and meeting new people. He'd even found himself even farther north than he'd ever thought he'd go. There was a lot to the north, and he hoped that Moana would one day get back into voyaging and come with him to check it out.

Pania was given the honor of blowing the Pu, even though it was usually a man that blew it, Moana had insisted her cousin be given that honor, and Pania gladly took it. She would later say it was one of the best things she'd ever done. Moana and Keoni were dressed in white and given white leis and led into the Marae. There, the ceremony was performed, and the union was finalized.

It was exhausting, but it was so worth it. Keoni felt like he was flying. It was well past midnight when everything finally settled down and became quieter. The newly married couple made their way to the chiefs official fale while Tui and Sina relocated to the fale the two had formerly been in.

Everything was good.