Hey everyone! I'm back for the last chapter, a suggestion I got from gracieloohoo. This chapter will be about M.K and Nod's one year anniversary. It will play off five years after the movie ended; meaning a year after M.K shrunk and before the twins was even a thought. Thank you soooo much for the amazing reviews I got, I was crying with happiness! Once again, I will list those who reviewed to thank them profusely for their kind words. A great cyber hug to:

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Anyway, enjoy this chapter!

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M.K laughed as she ran and leaped through the forest, Nod close on her heels. It was exactly a year after she had turned into a forest dweller and she had loved every minute with Nod. It was so different being able to embrace him, to kiss him or even simply enjoying the magic of the forest together.

She saw a brown blur overtake her as Nod's rich laughter reached her ears. He jumped fluidly from branch to leaf, flitting past a mouse so quickly the poor creature didn't even have a chance to put up a chase. M.K decided on the slightly safer and higher route, still not entirely used to her new body's abilities. Though she had been living in it for a year, it still boggled her mind the length, height and speed she could jump and run with.

Today was her and Nod's anniversary and he had sad that he had planned something. M.K suspected that it was probably just a bird race, but she humoured Nod. Plus, she loved watching him enjoy himself. So far they were heading in the right direction for the bird races, but it could change at any time. Searching for Nod's athletic figure, she saw him standing on a branch a few human yards from her. She quickly caught up to him and looked around curiously, wondering if this was their destination.

Just as she opened her mouth to ask Nod where they were, Nod held up a finger in front of his lips and pointed to the forest floor. There, grazing peacefully, was a deer. A doe to be exact. M.K saw a small foal frolicking through the trees nearby, in sight of the watchful eye of its mother. Whenever the foal explored to far, the doe huffed a warning grunt and the foal would come trotting back to its mother's side, before it started exploring all over again.

Nod silently dropped to a leaf near the doe and beckoned M.K to join him. M.K glanced nervously down. It was quite a long distance and she wasn't sure if she would be able to land as gracefully as Nod had. Gathering her courage, which she had in spades, she straightened her shoulders and jumped. Nod caught her gently and held her just a bit longer than normal, before letting her go with a soft squeeze.

M.K gazed at the doe as she lifted her head and regarded the two small Forest dwellers curiously. The doe nudged her foal forward as she made her way closer to M.K and nod's leaf. When the foal was right in front of them, the doe nudged it again, encouraging the foal to examine Nod and M.K. M.K leaned back into Nod as the foal sniffed them curiously, a warm gust of air blowing M.K's braided hair back. She brushed the few loose strands out of her jade eyes and hesitantly reached out a hand.

The foal abruptly pulled back its head, darting behind its mother and peaking from underneath her stomach. The doe resolutely pushed the way ward foal back and allowed Nod to stroke her nose, showing the foal what to expect. This time the foal held still as M.K gently reached out again. M.K could see its entire body quivering as she softly caressed its nose, but the small foal didn't run again. M.K smiled in delight at Nod, who in turn grinned and held out a hand to her.

M.K and Nod made their way up the doe's head, perching next to her small stub-like horns. The doe began to move silently through the forest as her foal bounded around her excitedly. M.K watched as the leaves moved past and the ground seemed so far away, but she felt perfectly safe. She scooted closer to Nod, who slung an arm around her shoulders as she leaned into him.

They watched as the sun shone in dappled patterns through the trees, little beams of sunlight breaking through the foliage and making the dew drops on the lush emerald plants glitter. The sound of birds singing and calling to one another filled the forest. M.K could see a family of rabbits scampering around in a small clearing a few ways off, the little ones tumbling over one another as the elder rabbits hopped around, cleaning their little ones one by one.

The silence grew between Nod and M.K, but it wasn't at all uncomfortable, more like nothing needed to be said, they knew exactly what the other was thinking and feeling. Finally, Nod pulled M.K up and jumped onto an overhanging branch, silently regarding the doe and foal continuing in their journey, disappearing in between the trees.

"Well, we are almost at our destination. Follow me!" M.K hurried after an excited Nod. Soon she saw him stop at a large pond. The water was a clear aqua blue and she could see the fish slipping smoothly through the water, not a ripple disturbing the surface. At the shore of the pond, stood a modest, but beautiful boat. It was fashioned out Tigerwood, smoothly carved in curved lines, entwining with different strands of wood. A huge verdant leaf fashioned the deck of the boat. Small white pond lilies were used as seats and there was a long pole with which they could move the boat.

"What do you think? I made it especially for you. An anniversary gift, if you want to see it that way." M.K was speechless as she gaped at the graceful structure. Snapping out of her daze, she launched herself at Nod, wrapping her arms around his neck as she laughed in delight.

"It's amazing! I can't believe you made this. How long did it take? It's really mine?" Nod laughed and answered that yes, it really was hers and that it was a secret how long it took. M.K tilted her head up and gave Nod a long, fiery kiss. When they finally separated, M.K and Nod were both a bit breathless. Nod snapped out of it first, letting M.K go and stepping into the boat. He held out a hand for M.K and helped her into the slightly rocking boat.

When she was settled securely on the lily-seat, which was a lot more comfortable than she imagined, almost like a cushiony armchair, Nod took up the pole and pushed them away from the bank. He continued to steer them to the middle of the pond, the clear water rippling lightly as the boat glided over the surface of the pond.

M.K leaned over the side, exclaiming as she saw fish of all different sizes and colours darting beneath them. Nod started telling her about the different types of fish, which he had learned from his father when he was young. M.K tried to identify them, but it was difficult as they scattered when the boats shadow crossed above them.

Finally, Nod slowed the boat to a stop and tied to a nearby pond lily. Turning to M.K, he began to strip. M.K gaped as he stood in front of her in just his pants, grinning mischievously from ear to ear.

"Well, are you up for a little swim? The water is just right this time of year."

"But, I didn't bring any clothes to swim in." M.K gulped and tried to back away when the gleam in Nod's eye brightened and he advanced on her.

"Oh, why do you need swimming clothes? Just go in as you are!" And with that, Nod caught her in a lightning fast move and threw her overboard. M.K had only a moment to thank every deity she knew that she chose to wear short shorts, though her shirt was a bit more elaborate and entirely unfit for swimming, before she plunged into the cold water. Blowing a stream of bubbles out, she started to swim to the surface when she saw Nod dive into the water to the right of her. M.K broke through the surface of the water, spluttering and shaking her deep red hair out of her eyes. She could hear Nod laughing loudly as he surfaced next to her.

M.K glared at him, before an involuntary twitch of her lips gave her away and she laughed with him. She began to swim to him, but her shirt hampered her progress considerably, heavy on her body. She stopped to tread water. Take it off in front of Nod, or leaving it on and swimming with a little bit of difficulty. After a bit of thought, M.K snorted and pulled of her shirt. She was acting like an embarrassed school girl, not like a woman of twenty-two.

Nod gazed at her in shock and she could see his eyes trailing over her exposed skin. It wasn't an uneasy sensation, rather one that made her feel admired and loved. Nod grinned at her again, appreciation in his hazelnut gaze, the lighter flecks of chestnut twinkling at her.

"Come, let's dive. I want to show you something." She could hear enthusiasm in his voice, anticipation palatable in the air around them. Nod took a deep breath and dived underneath the water again. M.K followed him after a slight hesitation as she breathed in deeply. Diving, she opened her eyes and was glad the pond water was so fresh and clean, as it didn't hurt her eyes at all.

She saw Nod's figure swimming towards a rock formation wildly. His swimming style was not ungraceful, but definitely not graceful. It was unique and strong, like everything else about him. M.K swam smoothly behind him. She could hold her breath for a long while, but still she worried that the place Nod wanted to go was too far for her. As she swam, she admired the large schools of fish swimming around her. Blue, green, orange, red and yellow glinted in the rays of the sun that filtered through the water.

She saw that Nod had reached the bottom of the pond and quickly cut through the water to his side. He turned to her and showed her a gap in the huge rock formation. She nodded to him and followed when he swam into it. The swam through a dark tunnel and M.K could barely see the outline of Nod in front of her. She had to keep her hand on the slimy wall to make sure she didn't bump her head or swam into the sides of the tunnel.

M.K had just begun to worry when the tunnel would end, as her breath was starting to slip through her mouth in bubbles, when she saw the water around her lightening. She saw Nod's body was angling upwards, where she could see a circle of light in the water, almost like moonlight on water. Kicking, she shot up and took a deep breath as her head broke through the surface. She could hear Nod heaving himself out of the water and swam to the edge of the rocks.

Nod helped her out and for the first time she fully took in her surroundings. The dim light of the cave showed her a moderately sized hollow in the rock. In the middle of the cave, a gap in the floor opened, filled with water and where they came from. The rest of the cave was nothing special, its slimy walls reflecting the murky light filtering in from somewhere. She had just turned to Nod in confusion, when he made a soft noise, raising his hand to stop her questions.

"Wait and see." M.K looked around, wondering what she was waiting for, when suddenly the small cloud blocking the sun moved.

M.K gasped in wonder, struck speechless at the sight before her eyes. Beams of every colour imaginable danced across the cave, lighting it up. Patterns swirled on the wet, reflecting walls, mimicking the movement of the water as the sun shone through it. When M.K looked closer, running her fingers over the damp walls, she saw it was not solely made out of rock like she thought, but that there was actually small windows built into the walls, each window tinted a different colour.

Wait, no, that was wrong. The windows were not made out of glass, but rather a thin, but strong film of gems. Sapphires, emeralds, rubies, alexandrite, topazes and diamonds glinted in the sun, giving of a magical light. M.K stretched out her hands and saw the light playing over it. She turned to Nod, wonder clear on her face.

"How…" Nod smiled lovingly at her and she admired his handsome face in the colour-dappled light.

"My father made this for my mother before she passed. He showed it to me once and said to bring my special person here someday." M.K felt tears burning her eyes, but she forced them down as she threw her arms around Nod for the second time that day.

"I love it. Thank you for showing it to me." Nod gave her a tight hug, before he let her go and held her at arms-length. She looked at him, wondering what he was doing now.

"M.K, I know we have only been actually dating for a year now and that it may be too soon, but M.K, I feel that should follow my heart, not my head," Nod took a deep breath and dropped to one knee. M.K's breath caught in her throat and her mind slammed blank as she could only listen to those soft words being spoken by the man she loved with her entire being.

" And so, I ask you, Mary-Katherine, if you would do me the great honour of marrying me? Of staying by my side for all eternity? Of holding adventures with me, of loving me as I love you. Of seeing what this future hold for both of us, together through the bad and good times. I ask you if you would do me the honour of taking this risk of staying with me and tackling whatever may come head on. I love you with all my heart, mind and soul and if you say yes, then my entire being am yours to do with as you wish, just as you would be mine. So, Mary-Katherine, will you marry me?"

M.K gazed at Nod, the fog in her brain echoing his words around, filling her head with his proposal. Tears glistered in her eyes as her entire being shouted yes so hard she felt as if she would unravel at the seams. However, all that escaped her numb lips was a whisper, only heard as the silence was uninterrupted by the daily forest sounds.

"Yes…" it was as if this one word unleashed the invisible chains holding M.K's joy locked inside her. She giggled in a short, shocked burst, her next yes yelled through choked laughter. The word streamed past her lips, as if unable to process anything else, let alone say something else. Nod's face had lighted up, as if some glow was beneath his skin. The glow of complete and utter happiness, filling his entire body and spilling over onto his lips, where a wide, joyful grin spread. His deep, rich laughter melted M.K deep in her heart and she knew she would never take back that first whispered yes.

Nod surged up and grabbed M.K around the waist, twirling her around as he celebrated the woman of his dreams being officially his, just as he was hers. M.K buried her face in Nod's shoulder as she breathed in the musky and earthy scent that belonged uniquely to Nod, clutching him tightly to her. She could feel his face buried in her hair as he held her tightly, as if reassuring himself that this was really happening. Then she lifted her face, looking deeply into those hazel eyes she adored, filled with love. As he neared, they continued gazing in each other's eyes, till the first touch of their lips.

Slowly, their eyes slid shut and the kiss deepened. As Nod's tongue traced her lips gently, she opened her mouth without hesitation and they met in an age old primal dance, the love hanging thick in the air. M.K felt as if her soul was being consumed by Nod, she in turn trying to consume his own soul, her body absorbing the love she felt radiating from him. M.K slid her hands into his hair, her fingers tugging lightly on the silken strands.

She felt his one hand moulding her body to his at the small of her back, while the other slid up to first play with the ends of her hair, which had come loose during her swim, then further traveling to her face. His warm hand cupped her cheek, his thumb caressing her cheekbone as they both moved together. They sank to their knee, bodies still pressed together tightly, his bare chest pressing against M.K's chest, which was only partially covered in her soaking wet bra.

After a while, they separated, panting and breathless, just staring at each other. Then Nod's lips twitched and he began laughing. Soon M.K laughed with him as they both clung to each other, drowning in their joy together. At last, Nod's laughter died down to a chuckle and he smiled as he watched M.K.

"Let's head back to the boat."

"Sure." M.K grinned and followed him.

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It was sunset and M.K and Nod was sitting on a floating lily, watching the red, pink and orange rays play over the water. Despite how late it was getting, it was still warm enough for them to only need each other's body heat. M.K had donned her shirt again, their clothes long since having dried in the midday sun. They were half lying, half sitting against the blossom of the lily, M.K curled into Nod and his arm around her body, holding her close to him.

Nod was still awe-struck that this gorgeous and intelligent woman chose him. Sure, she had chosen to turn into her finger size so that they could be together, but agreeing to marry him was something entirely different. When he was younger, he hadn't really worried about finding a girlfriend, too busy with trying to enjoy life to the fullest risk it could be. When he had met M.K, that had all changed. She was the first girl to capture his attention as she had. Sure, at first it was because she was so ridiculous and because it was clear she looked down upon him, even with his good looks.

Later it was because she grew more intriguing the more he got to know her. As she let go, her fiery personality emerged from behind her uptight attitude and he found that she had an entire reserve of courage upon which she could call. His admiration for her grew as they faced the Boggans together and he was devastated when she had to leave, back to her world. At least they could still hang out and even tentatively started dating. Of course, somewhere deep inside of him, he had known that they could not last as they were, but he had smothered that small voice, desperate to keep hold of this important woman in his life. He had already lost his mother and father, he didn't want to lose M.K as well. When she had broken up with him, he had felt his life fall apart. Broken and upset, he had followed his silly impulse to vent his anger on the Boggans, knowing it would kill him, but past caring.

When he had heard M.K's voice, he had thought he was dreaming, till he saw her desperate face as she tried to reach him. At that stage he was so tired and he knew help would not arrive in time. He accepted his death and hoped she could forgive him. What happened next he only remembered in small flashes.

When he woke again, no more fog clouding his mind and sight, he had immediately asked about M.K. upon hearing about what the queen had done, he had rushed to the room they said M.K was in. And there she was, red hair spilling over the pillow and her beautiful face relaxed in sleep, looking young and delicate. And the best thing was that she was shorter than he was. He could have jumped out of his skin so excited was he, but he knew she needed her sleep and thus left her alone. When she had finally woken, it was like the last piece of the puzzle had fallen into place and this incredible dream turned into reality.

Only Nod realised that that was not the last piece to complete the puzzle. That piece was in fact realised when she had whispered yes, so softly he wasn't sure if he had misheard, only to immediately reassure him as she repeated it louder, her litany filling his soul and pushing the growing bubble of exultation to the surface.

Now he was lying here with her in his arms, blessing every single thing he could in thanks. As they watched the sun sink beyond the horizon and the stars peek at them from their places high in the sky, he was just considering asking her if she wanted to go back, when M.K suddenly sat up. He looked to see what had caught her attention and smiled when he saw she was entranced by the sight of hundreds of fire flies, looking like tiny lights floating around them. The full moon cast a luminescent silvery-blue glow on them, the dim golden glow of the fire flies complimenting it. M.K stood and reached out to one, who softly touched her hand for a moment, before moving on. Her bubbling laugh of enchantment spilled over him, warming him deep in his centre. He stood and cleared his throat. As M.K swung around to him, he smirked crookedly at her, his lips tempered by affection, and bowed deeply, holding out his hand.

"If I could be so privileged to be granted this dance?" He gazed into her sparkling verdant eyes and saw the love and amusement shining in them.

"Of course, good sir." She curtsied and took his hand. His one arm winded around her waist as he leaded her to a soft melody only they could hear, sung by the forest and their own love for each other. She tilted her face to his and after a soft, chaste kiss, she whispered, her velvety lips brushing against his.

"I love you. With all my heart, mind and soul."

"As I love you."

And they continued to slowly sway to the melody of their hearts underneath the watchful eyes of the moon and stars, surrounded by golden lights…

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There! All finished. I hope you guys weren't too disappointed with the proposal. Sorry to say, but I'm a sucker for the old time proposal, so that's how I wrote it. I am sorry to say that will not write another chapter on Epic. I feel that I have given M.K and Nod chance to get together and grow and now I will leave them to live further as they wish, together forever. If someone wants to go further with what they feel must happen after the twins' chapter, go ahead. I will maybe be writing a one-shot about Epic again sometime, however it will not be about M.K and Nod, so maybe another character. I am currently working on a Harry Potter story, so if you are a fan, look out for it. Thank you all for your lovely responses, you are what made this story from a simple one-shot into an extensive three-shot! Thank you soooo much and let me know what you thought!