A few days later we arrived at my small apartment that I always kept near the B.P.R.D. Nuada had grown accustom to living here faster than I thought he would. I found it rather strange having an elf living with me but I adjusted. The days past like normal. But somehow slow since Gwen wasn't here to be making sarcastic comments about everything I said. But when night came around,I got dressed and headed off to bed with Nuada following shortly after. It was sometime in the night when I heard the door to the balcony open. At first I thought it was the wind but then I heard it.

Anya come out here please?

I wormed my way out of Nuada's embrace and gingerly made my way to the balcony. My eyes widened and I stumbled back at what I saw. A ghostly appearence of Gwen was smiling back at me, She was facing me and sitting with her feet dangling. Only I found it comforting rather than terrifying. Finally, I regained some of my senses to reach out to her.

" Don't" She said pleasantly

My arms returned to my side and I watched with a mix of joy and shock filling my entire body.

" It that really you?" I asked. My voice trembled; but I couldn't recognize the sound through the thickness of the haze.

" Of course not" Gwen replied " What you see is merely the spirit of me" She looked up and met my eyes for the first time.
" But love is with you. You needed me so I came"

I nodded as if I understood. But truthfully I didn't. " You're here then? But how"

" No. I am in the afterlife. But i'll be here if you ever need me"

I rubbed my head in confusion " I don't understand"

" It's complicated" Gwen replied as a wry smile took residence. " Ironic that it was always you who tried to explain things that I didn't understand"

" What is the Afterlife like?" I asked

" Like I stated earlier, it's complicated in a way where you wouldn't understand"

" Are you happy there?" I asked

She smiled " i'm content"

" But not happy?!"

" Happy is a small part of contentment. But if it makes you feel any better you could say that I am happy in the Afterlife"

" I want you to be happy and i'm sorry if i had done you evil" I said thinking back to the day of her death

The image of Gwen stood up from where she was sitting and regarded me thoughtfully. That was when I noticed that her eyes were no longer icy. They seemed to have regained some warmth to them and a bit of joy shone through them.

" If you want me to be happy; don't feel guilty what has passed; has passed you can't change that" She replied a few minutes later.

She began to stand and smiled in my direction. I knew that she was leaving and I reached her in two strides. She backed away and began to ascend upward.

" Don't leave me all alone" I said running to the balcony and staring up.

" I won't. Remember, I'll always be with you adn you have Nuada. Oh and you'll be having a child" were her last words.

I nodded and began to slowly make my way back to my bed and lover. Nuada was dozing lightly and I slid in beside him and fell asleep, happyily knowing that my sister was content in the Afterlife with our mother.

A year later

My ears were met by a loud shrill cry. I laided my head against the bed as the mid-wife held a small bundle towards me. I smiled wearily at my little baby girl. I lifted my head up weakly when the doors bursted open and Nuada walked to my side smiling down at me and my daughter.

" Have you found a name for her?" Nuada asked

" Guinevere" I replied holding Guinevere close to my heart

Above the Palace, a Black-haired angel watched the scene before her. Her lips parted and a smile took residence.