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A/N: there we go, another epilogue. Not one of my best, you have to forgive me, something still doesn't feel right about this one, I really hope it won't ruin the whole fic for you. But let me use this stage to thank you all and express my hope to see you in my new (and old) fics, so keep your eyes open for In the Beginning (not ItCotF related).

AH/AY: here's your darling part two. All about you:)

Star Fata: umm.. yeah:P

Phantom Rogue: you know it.

puasluoma: this won't be that funny though:/

SweetSas: You should see him in that fic I told you about:P Their wedding night..I'm still struggling with it:/

zeopurple: why, thank you:)I liked Sienna making fun of Oz :P

DizneeDol: Zhane's stupid:P and thanks;D

C.C.C: wow, thank you so much! I hope you'll enjoy this one too. I think it sucks.:/

the power of love: here you go, mate and thanks:)

Slytherine-Angel44: sorry to ruin you expectations my friend…….

Nafrody: thanks. Talk to ya soon?

Wolfprincess09: thanks a lot, here we go, another epilogue.

In the Clearing of the Forest
by DarkHonda aka Tal

A Fairytale's End- Part 2

She descended the stairs tensed, wearing a simple white gown; brides always dressed simply, modestly; Andros waited to her, dressed with the a white shirt under red doublet, his legs wrapped in black leather breeches, a scabbard hanging from his black belt and in the scabbard- the ruby set sword. He waited with a smile and when she finally stood in front of him he offered her a yellow lily, and when she smiled her acceptance, blushing furiously, he allowed himself put it her hair, behind her ear.

"Ready?" he asked her, not a hint of nervousness in his voice, she nodded, her stomach doing back flips, as they stepped outside. Oz was waiting for them reluctantly; they mounted him and rode to the forest, her forest, their forest now. The sun was starting to set and a warm breeze greeted them into the forest, Ashley held her breath, fear and excitement building in her, Andros hugged her on the horse, ordering Oz to stop.

"Don't worry, my forest nymph," he murmured to her ear, "only a ceremony to make our love official," he whispered and she nodded. He kissed the top of her hair fondly, "You're beautiful," he added and ordered Oz to gallop again, into the forest.

They reached the clearing of the forest when the skies were a mix of red and blue, of purple and pink, of yellow and blackness, of a little silver moon, the Abale.
Andros mounted off the horse and helped Ashley gently, then led her in front of their guests to the altar. Walking together they passed the happy forms of Okoth and Constanza, their fingers entwined and silly grins on their faces.
Nicole's hand was in Eije's and both stared quietly at the couple walking his way to the altar; Nicole sent Ashley a little smile and winked.
Ashley blushed even harder, especially after the knowing look Terry sent her from afar, sitting with dear Kagen who whispered things in her ear.
Ashley remembered what Sasja has told her about smiling and Ashley tried to look calm and glanced at Sasja sitting with her head gently laid on Ivar's shoulder, reassuring her with a knowing grin.

Ashley was really excited now; she never realized how stunning this feeling could be, true, Neri warned her once before, after all, Neri was only recently married to Okal and mentioned that at her wedding day she hasn't eaten a single thing!
'Just breath,' Ashley tried to command herself, 'remember what Alex said, it's all about the amazing feeling inside!' Ashley tried to calm herself and glanced at Alexandra who sat next to the stoic Kaleo, the two weren't married but Ashley knew something was starting to bloom and almost laughing she turned to face the altar.

Andros was the first to step in the altar's ground and Ashley soon followed; the altar was decorated with one simple crystal, and that moment it started to change its colors from silver to pink to black to blue to yellow and red, but when the two were in its ground together, the crystal shone with red-yellow light, almost like a raging fire.
A short, rather confused looking old an was waiting for them standing near the altar, he was clad in crimson-golden large piece of cloth and held a candle in his weird looking hands; he looked very old, almost too old as if he was to break at any moment, but something in him made him hold on to life. Maybe it was magic. The slight murmur of the crowed became silence after a short wait and the priest spoke;

"We gathered here today to unite these two young excellent youngsters of our time; a Kadan and maid both worthy of the power, both overcame different obstacles in their way here: prejudice, pride, honor and truth. They were chosen to teach us, the people of Karova to stand up against hatred and prejudice and to stand up for love, trust and equality," he paused and Ashley looked at Andros, he, too, seemed puzzled for a moment, 'what was the priest talking about?' Andros frowned a little and Ashley smiled gently, amused from the expression of his face.

"…..and therefore Zordon the Prophet's prophecy soon came true, I am proud to be a part of this ceremony," the priest concluded and turned to Ashley and Andros. "Is this unit is a decision both of you made?" he asked and they nodded, Ashley's stomach twirled again as Andros smiled at her approvingly.

"Kneel," the priest ordered and Andros kneeled, offering his hand to Ashley, to help her. "Andros, son of Tiaren of Kadan," the priest spoke with his rather twittering voice, Ashley could almost hear Andros' heartbeats when he spoke the words that made him hers.

"I, Andros son of Tiaren, vow to honor, protect and love you," Andros said and turned to Ashley. She stared into his eyes when he spoke the next few words, getting lost in his hazel eyes that seemed somewhat glazed, "Ashley daughter of Glieron, for the rest of my life," he ended and before the priest could say anything, Andros just took her hand in his and kissed it gently before adding, "And beyond," Ashley stared into his eyes again and hugged him.
She didn't care that everyone were watching them, she didn't care it wasn't supposed to be this way, he was hers and she was his even without these words.

"I must request of you to break part, we have to finish the ceremony!" demanded the priest a few moments later, but she could see the tears he was holding inside, and gently let go of Andros. The priest seemed pleased, "Ashley, daughter of Glieron of Hammond Hall," he said and Ashley smiled.

"I, Ashley daughter of Glieron of Hammond Hall, vow to honor, protect and love you," she said softly and turned to Andros who was looking rather dreamily at her, "Andros son of Tiaren of Kadan, for the rest of my life and beyond," she smiled at Andros who bit his bottom lip playfully, his eyes glazing even more and a little tear dared stream on his cheek.
Eventually, both had to turn to the priest again, he looked very pleased as he took the crystal and broke to pieces of it bare handed, 'what is he doing?' she wondered, no one ever dared touching the crystal bare handed let alone break it! She was awestruck when the priest gave each of them a little part of it.

"Hold it in your hands for a few moments and then swap it, this is a reward for what you have done for Karova," the priest said quietly. The shining crystal felt warm in her hand, when she looked down she noticed it was shining in a yellow light and when she looked at Andros she saw it was shining with red light. Smiling happily at Andros she offered him her crystal, he grinned and offered her his own. She took it and he took hers, the color did not change though and something in her knew that this shining red gem was a part of him. Happy, she giggled as the priest declared of them as husband and wife and laughing they hugged each other.

\3-3-5//
They rode back to Kadan Castle in silence, Ashley riding on Sienna and Andros- on Oz; Ashley was no longer clad in her white dress but in her riding habit, while riding silently. It was a comfortable silence but soon enough uneasiness started to munch on Ashley's stomach, 'what is waiting for me in Andros' room in the Kadan Castle?' she wondered, fear creeping its way on her back; she never gave a thought to her wedding night, not even once in this whole Andros-Coran mess, and even though she knew she wanted him, she was still scared, will it hurt? Will it pleasure her? Him? How is she going to deal with being exposed to Andros from head to toe? How is she going to deal with seeing him naked? She saw his bare chest once, sure, but naked, will she ever be able to look at him? She'll be so embarrassed!

She felt her cheeks heat with even thinking of such matters, and decided to push the subject away, or at least until they reach the Kadan Castle. She tried to distract herself with her memory of the reception they just had a few hours ago in Hammond Hall, the most beautiful reception she ever saw;

Flashback

It was decorated with beautiful pink rose petals all over the floor, the hall itself was lit with beautiful blue dimmed light and there were candles in the distant corners of the hall. It felt like a dream to her, when she entered the room, her hand in Andros', he only smiled a knowing smile before their honorable guests lunged at them with greetings and best wishes;

First came Dana and Kara, Kara offered his congratulations modestly as possible, speaking mostly to Andros. Ashley didn't mind, she was used to the fact no man dared speaking to her, and besides, she preferred Dana, who kindly wished her all the best and handed her a little ember bracelet. Ashley accepted the gift with a smile and hugged Dana who laughed at her enthusiasm.

Then came Alycia and Danjan who seemed unusually stoic, Alycia only said it had to do with a little announcement she hoped Danjan will be able to make when he's off the shock, Ashley smiled and innocently asked if it was about a baby and Alycia started laughing, nodding secretly before following Danjan to speak with Ani and Laden who seemed pretty happy with their newborn, Siella, in Ani's arms. Ashley had to smile at them, they seemed so happy!

At a certain point of the evening, Andros pulled her with him and they both snuck outside, the night's cool air chilling them. Andros cupped her face in his hands and kissed her senselessly, she lost all track of time, of thought, all she could do is feel him, against her, making her melt against him!
A sound of laughter suddenly filled the air and when she opened her eyes to look at Andros, he seemed annoyed greatly. He was looking behind her shoulders and when she turned around she saw the sweetest four years old twins; they had blond hair with the tiniest clue of white kadan stripes, the same soft mischievous glint in their eyes. They were wearing matching brown clothes and they were both rolling on the ground, laughing. When they noticed Andros' glare they stopped laughing and stepped back, 'they look almost as they're facing a monster,' Ashley thought, amused.

"Aww, come on, Uncle Andy," said Helok.

"We swear we won't tell anyone! Not even to dad!" said Rican.

"If you don't want to help the cook to peel potatoes for the next thirty years, I suggest you to run. Now!" he said and they royally turned their back and ran away, shouting and screaming in terror, to Hammond Hall.
Ashley giggled and Andros hugged her, still glaring at the four years olds' backs. She didn't mind that, she knew he wasn't going to do anything to them anyways, he was just sweet like that. And besides, she was too comfortable in his warm embrace to worry about two unmannered twins, 'But I have to admit,' she thought, 'these two were cute with their almost holy stripes and sky blue eyes.'
End Flashback

The thought of Marieke and Elores' brat-yet-all-too-cute twin boys, brought a smile to her lips. She wished she'd be happy with Andros just like that; for a minute though, it scared her, it was love, commitment and a family, it was offering all of her to him. Was she really ready?
The picture of Marieke's happy face jumped in front of her eyes, she honestly offered her apology for the kids' behavior and, of course, wished her and Andros all the best the world had to offer. She clearly saw happiness and self fulfillment in her eyes. She allowed herself smiling broadly as she remembered how Marieke hugged her tightly and made her promise to visit, and Ashley who wasn't used to the attention, just nodded, blushing.

For a moment she wondered how would her and Andros' kids look like, but then she caught herself and sighed, 'Ashley, you haven't even went through stage one with the man, why, for Abale's sake, are you thinking of kids?!' but she couldn't help it, staring at Sienna's mustard mane she knew that with Andros, the future holds the sweetest gifts…

A/N: if I forgot you or if you still want to snick in your name, you know what to do (review!). I want to thank Phantom Rogue and Ashley Hammond Astro Yellow for encouraging me to post it. I love you guys.