Here's the epilogue I promised. I'm sorry again for cutting the book short, but the inspiration failed me. But, if you're interested and have not read it already, I'm currently working on a book called The Dark Secret. It's a continuation of Babetteisawesome's "dark" series.

Cogsworth smiled as he watched Shyla and Chip. He couldn't believe how much things had changed since Prince Adam had forged piece between elementals and humans, five years ago. For a while, he and Brooke had been mentoring young elementals at the castle, but as time went on, Shyla and Chip had been helping and slowly taking over their jobs. Currently, the two were teaching an earth elemental named Francis.

Suddenly, a cold raindrop fell on his nose, but there wasn't a single cloud in the evening sky. "How odd," Cogsworth said to himself, though he knew exactly where it had come from.

Brooke laughed as she sat down beside him, "guilty as charged." She turned her attention to her former students. "So, how much longer do you want to keep teaching now that we each have a protégé?"

"If you're asking how many times I'm going to restore my life, the answer is none. I have the world I've been working towards now and can rest in peace when my time comes." Cogsworth answered.

Brooke rolled her eyes. "I already knew that. I'm asking when you think we should retire."

"Stop that, Brooke! You're making me feel my age." Cogsworth complained, earning a laugh from her. "But, in all seriousness, I don't really care," he admitted. "It is a bit hectic trying to balance two jobs at once."

A warm breeze dance through the sky, ruffling Brooke's long brown hair. The wind carried a lyrical message and a familiar voice with it. The tune matched Shyla's aria from the night of Joseph's death.

"I'm never very far away, so please release of your grief. I'll be waiting for you at Heaven's gates. I'll see you soon, my family." The wind carried Joseph's voice. All four of the elementals who had known him heard the message.

Down in the clearing, Shyla stopped dead, staring off into space. Tears began to glisten in her dark brown eyes.

Seeing her emotional breakdown, Chip said to Francis, " Class is dismissed. We'll see you tomorrow afternoon." With a nod, the earth elemental turned and began to leave.

Chip placed a hand on Shyla's shoulder comfortingly. She turned to face him, tears rolling down her face. Side by side, they walked up the hill to meet their former mentors. Once they had reached the top, Shyla collapsed onto her knees and broke out sobbing.

She jumped when she felt someone pull her into a hug. "We miss him too," Brooke whispered in her ear. Soon, Shyla felt Chip pull her into a hug as well. With a defeated sigh, even Cogsworth joined them.

While they stayed like that, Cogsworth couldn't stop thinking about the last line of Joseph's message, 'I'll see you soon my family.' Joseph thought of the four of them as his family, though Shyla was the only one of them that was actually related. The more Cogsworth thought about it, the more he realized just how right Joseph was. They truly were a mismatched family (in the figurative sense).

So, there you have it. I've officially finished this book. I apologize that his epilogue was kid of short, but I had this idea to end the story a long time ago and still wanted to use it. I hope you all enjoyed the story.