Epilogue:

"Mom! I really like it here. Can we stay?" A seven year-old KJ asked as he ran into the house they were renting for their stay in Kyoto.

Kyoko smiled. "Sweetie, we only have a few more days here, but we can come back. Why do you ask?"

He shuffled his feet and stared at the floor.

"Did you make a new friend?" She asked as she took the cookies from the oven.

He was quiet for a moment longer.

"You know you can still write them letters when we get home and send emails." She suggested.

His little brow furrowed. "What's wrong KJ?"

He sighed. "Mom... She thinks I'm a fairy." He groaned a little embarrassed.

She smiled. "You know... I once thought that your father was a fairy, when I was a very little girl. I think you should tell her the truth and you two could trade addresses... Where does she live?" She asked as the pair entered the room of the newest addition to the Hizuri family, Sayuri. She was a little fussy from her nap and needed a diaper change.

"She lives at the ryokan near that river Dad showed me." He told her with excitement.

Kyoko's head whipped around and looked at her son. "Would you like to visit there today?"

"Can we?" He asked as he handed Kyoko a clean diaper.

She nodded. "Of course. I just need to let your father know so he doesn't worry."

"CORN!" The angelic little raven-haired five year-old squealed and threw herself into KJ's arms.

Kyoko stood behind him with Sayuri in her arms and giggled. "Kuon... aren't you going to introduce me to your new friend."

The little sprite gasped, quickly performed an elegant bow and blushed. "I'm very sorry Your Highness, I forgot myself when I saw that Corn had come to visit me."

KJ blushed a little. "Mom, this is Kikyō Fuwa. Kikyō-chan, this is my Okasan and my Imōuto, Sayuri."

Kyoko gave her a slight bow and smiled. "It's very nice to meet you Kikyō-chan. Do you live here?"

She shook her head. "Only when Papa is on tour and Mama is in Paris for her job."

"Kikyō, you're Otousan is on the phone." Kyoko heard a familiar voice call the adorable child.

"But Sobo, there's fairies in the lobby! The Queen and the Princess and the Prince have come for a visit." She begged.

Yayoi Fuwa came out to see exactly what fantasy her adorable granddaughter had conjured up, to discover Kyoko and her children. "Kyoko-chan?" She breathed out. "Is that you?"

Kyoko smiled and nodded. "It's nice to see you again Oba Yayoi."

Yayoi happily waved them into her office and sat them down with tea and snacks, while Kikyō took her phone call with Sho in the family living area. She sat down with them and smiled, then turned to Kuon. "Kuon-kun, are you the fairy that Kikyō has been telling me about?"

He nodded bashfully. "I'm sorry. She thought I was a fairy when she saw me and we started to play and I forgot to tell her I wasn't."

Kyoko sighed. "Kuon, you need to tell her the truth right away."

He nodded. "Okay Mom."

Yayoi giggled. "I can see why she thinks that. She is a lot like you were Kyoko-chan and Sho tends to indulge her with those types of stories."

"Sobo! The Fairy King is here!" Kikyō ran into the room after she had finished talking to her father on the phone.

Kyoko heard the deep, velvety chuckle of her husband as he followed the little sprite that had his hand, into the office. He bowed respectfully. "Fuwa-sama, it's nice to see you again."

She smiled and laughed. "I would hope that your next visit is sooner than 8 years Hizuri-san. It's been too long since I've seen you two."

Kyoko gasped. "Oba Yayoi, I am so sorry!"

She shook her head. "I was only teasing you, silly girl. I know you've been busy, but I do expect to see you more often. It would be good for Kikyō. It seems that Kuon-kun is her first friend." She smiled softly at the boy and he looked down a little embarrassed.

"But Sobo, they have to go home to the fairy world." Kikyō explained.

KJ stood before her and took her small hands in his. "I'm sorry Kikyō-chan... I'm not really a fairy. You looked so sad when you were thinking of your Otou-san, I didn't want to make you more sad by telling you I wasn't."

She pouted.

"But that doesn't mean there aren't any. If you like we can go look for them later." He suggested.

She giggled. "That would be nice Corn."

Kuon Sr's eyes went wide and he chuckled as he ruffled his son's hair. "Why don't you two go play, while your mother and I catch up with Fuwa-sama?"

"Thank's Dad!" He called out as Kikyō pulled him out of the room with her, to go and hunt for fairies.

After the dinner, that they were invited to stay for, addresses, phone numbers and emails were exchanged. Finally, the pronunciation of KJ's name was corrected and a new fairy prince quite possibly found his princess.