Author's Note: This is the last chapter. It's more like an epilogue than anything but I finally finished it!

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356 Years Later

Akatsuki stepped out of the car and looked at the mansion in front of him. It had been a long time since he had been here. The last time had been when Lord Kaname had come on business. He had accompanied him and gotten a good look at the island.

This is where she had settled down. This was now here home. He had seen the love she had put into it the last time he was here. Now he was to return for good this time.

The front door opened when he got to the front porch. A brilliant blond headed teenager looked up at him with big red eyes.

"Papa!" she called and flung herself into his arms.

Laughing, Akatsuki wrapped his arms around her and headed into the kitchen. Two teenage boys, twins, stared at him with green eyes. Their curly red hair was an unruly sight to him even now. They too called out to him and ran over each other to get hugs from him.

"You're home, Papa," one said.

"About time," the other said.

"Kaji. Koori. Asato. Let your father in the house before you attack him."

Akatsuki looked to the woman who had borne his children. She had left him 356 years before but he had looked for her when he was sure she had had her time to herself. She had welcomed him to her island when he finally found it. He had stayed with her for a month before having to go home and deal with his family.

After they were together over three hundred years, which wasn't unusual for people who lived extended lives, they finally had their first child. In this case it was a set of twins, Kaji and Koori. Akatsuki came up with names which translated loosely to fire and ice. Kaji was into everything, making it hard for them to keep up with him, hence the fire of his name. Koori was very calm and studious, earning him the name of ice. Five years later, they were blessed with another child, this time a daughter. Asato, though normally a last name, meant safe home. Since she was born on the island, she was considered a safe home.

Now their children were nineteen and fourteen. They had grown up with the love of both parents. Asato was a daddy's little girl who knew that he would spend many days, weeks, and even months away from his children so they could have whatever they wanted. He didn't have to work but he wanted to be the bread winner in the family even though their mother was rich herself.

He looked at her. He had been away a month. The last time he had been on assignment with Kaname because he had been living on his family's estate. Finally after finishing up everything with Hanabusa, he was allowed to return. He noticed that in his absence her hair had grown. It was still curly but now it was long, reaching almost to her waist.

She smiled at him with those big green eyes she had given to their sons. "Welcome back, Akatsuki."

"It's good to be back, Boston. And this time, I'm here for good," he replied. She walked into his arms as her smile got bigger.

"You're going to live with us from now on, Papa?" Koori asked.

"Yes, I am." All his children hugged him then. "Let's go see what good food your mother has cooked."

As a family, they all headed into the kitchen for a celebratory dinner. The father and husband was home. That was all that mattered to the little family on the island in the Caribbean.

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