Epilogue

"Master! Master! Master, wake up!" A voice screamed very loudly. Rikuo slowly opened his eyes and closed them immediately, because it was too bright. Then he felt someone pulling his arm. He finally opened his eyes and saw Tsurara.

"What is it, Tsurara?" Rikuo asked as he rubbed his eyes.

"You're sleeping, at the middle of your work!" Tsurara yelled at him and pointed the table. Rikuo looked at his table and was terrified. His cup of tea had fallen over and the tea was all over his papers.

"Damned!" Rikuo swore and tried to save his papers, but it was too late. Tsurara sighed and picked some papers from the floor. Then she froze the papers that had got tea on them.

"Here", she said as she handed the papers to him. Rikuo took them and swore still a while. Tsurara looked at him as he tried to think what to do. She sighed again.

"I'll help you", she said and sat next to him.

"You will?" Rikuo asked and lifted his eyebrow.

"Sure, I'll write these papers again which got damaged, and you will continue on what you were doing, before I you fell asleep", Tsurara said, picked a pencil and started to copy the texts.

Rikuo stared at her for a while, before he got to work.

"It has been about a year since all of that happened", he thought to himself and glanced at Tsurara.

"After that we haven't talked about Isana or anything that is related to that incident. Tsurara looks the same as she always has, but I'm sure something has changed inside of her" Rikuo thought and continued to stare at her, soon Tsurara felt his stare and turned to look at him.

"Is there something wrong?" Tsurara asked. Rikuo woke up and shake his head.

"Nothing is wrong", he said and focused on his papers. Tsurara looked at him and opened her eyes, but then closed it and then opened it again. Then she sighed and shake her head.

"Master Rikuo…" She started very confident. Rikuo turned to look at her. Then both of them just started at each other. Then Rikuo suddenly opened his mouth and was just about to say something, when they heard footsteps.

"Master Rikuo!" Aotabo yelled as he entered the room. Rikuo was so surprised, by the sudden appearance, that he fell over and took the table with him. Aotabo and Tsurara looked terrified as all the papers flew all over the room. Tsurara and Aotabo rushed to catch them. They got them all just in time. Then Rikuo stood up from the floor and lifted the table.

"What is it, Aotabo!" Rikuo asked and looked at Aotabo.

"Oh, right! I came here to look for Yuki-Onna", Aotabo said and looked at Tsurara.

"Me? Why?" Tsurara asked very surprised.

"It´s the first snow, I thought you…" Aotabo started but Tsurara was already out of the room and all the papers she was holding blew to the air. Aotabo rushed to catch them.

Rikuo looked at her very curious and walked to the door. There he saw that Tsurara was looking at the sky and just standing on the ground. Soon Aotabo walked behind him and sat down.

"You would better to sit down too", Aotabo said and patted the floor next to him. Rikuo sat down and looked at Tsurara.

Suddenly the air around her started to freeze and the snow started to fell from the sky. Tsurara lifted both of her hands and waved them around. Then she started to jump around the yard. She jumped, swayed her body and hands. It took Rikuo a while to realize what she was doing, because she was so enchanted by it.

"She's dancing", he just suddenly whispered.

"Yes she is." Rikuo heard someone saying and turned around. It was Kurotabo. Then he realized Kubinashi and Kerojo and many others, they were all watching Tsurara.

"That girl still knows how to do it", Kerojo said very impressed.

"What do you mean?" Rikuo asked.

"That is the Ice youkais Fist Snow dance", Kerojo said.

"First Snow –dance?" Rikuo asked.

"Yes, at every year when the first snow comes, the ice youkais dance that dance as their prayer", Kerojo said and looked entranced at Tsurara.

"If they do this every year why I have never seen this before?" Rikuo asked.

"Because, Tsurara haven't done this after she came to Nura clan", Kurotabo said.

"But this year she promised that she would do it, that's why we have been really expecting the first snow", Kurotabo said and looked at Tsurara. After that no one said anything. They just looked at Tsurara as she danced across the yard.

For a clinch seconds Rikuo could she Tsurara´s true form. And somehow he knew that no one else could see her, that that show was only meant for him. He felt something move inside of him and he felt the feelings of the other him. They both looked at her and both of them saw the different version of Tsurara.

"That was quite a show you pulled there", Rikuo sais to Tsurara as they were walking at the street.

"Thanks", Tsurara said and smiled at him. Rikuo felt how his cheeks turned to red. He quickly looked the other way. After the Tsurara´s dance, she had asked Rikuo to come on a walk with her. And so they had been walking about an hour soon.

"So where are we going actually?" Rikuo asked again.

"We'll be there soon", Tsurara said very cheerfully. They were climbing on a big hill.

After a while of walking they got to the top and Tsurara turned around and looked at Rikuo.

"What?" Rikuo asked. Tsurara pointed behind him and Rikuo turned around. He breathed heavily as he looked the view. He saw the entire city and boy it was beautiful, he saw all the lights of the city in the night and the falling snow made it even more beautiful.

Rikuo turned to look at Tsurara, to see her expression, it was full of joy and happiness. Rikuo took a breath and took Tsurara´s hand. Tsurara was surprised and looked at Rikuo.

"I…" Rikuo tried to say but he chickened and let go of her hand.

"I can't say it, I just can't" Rikuo thought.

"Are you chickening out?" A voice said inside is head.

"Well maybe you can say it?" Rikuo said very frustrated. And before he even noticed, he had changed into his night form. Tsurara looked at him very confused of the situation. Then the night Rikuo opened his mouth but hesitated. He felt as he shouldn't be the one to say it to her, it felt wrong to him. He closed his mouth and lowered his head. Tsurara smiled at him and took few steps away from him and turned around. Now she was back to back to Rikuo.

Soon Rikuo felt incredible energy been released and lifted his head. He came completely speechless. A beautiful woman stood before him, she looked exactly like Tsurara, but she like the adult version of her. Rikuo stared at her back for a long time, neither one of them moved. Then suddenly the woman turned around and faced Rikuo, she had Tsurara´s eyes. The woman was smiling.

"Did you have something to say to me?" She asked with Tsurara´s voice. Then, like someone had moved him, Rikuo walked to Tsurara with confidence. He stopped right in front of her, their chests almost touched. Then Rikuo lowered his face and kissed Tsurara, it was quick kiss and Tsurara didn't have time to respond.

When Rikuo pulled his lips away from hers and looked Tsurara´s face, she had very confused look on her face.

"I have been meaning to say something to you, but the human me didn´t have the courage to say it. And I did have the courage but I felt like I should have said it to…" Rikuo said quickly and took a small break, but continued almost immediately.

"You", he finished and said very emphatically, you part. Tsurara looked at him and smiled. Rikuo took deep breath and got ready to speak.

"God! I feel ridiculous! I have never felt like this, and I feel stupid!" Night Rikuo thought.

"Just say what you feel" Rikuo said calmly.

"I know! I know!" Night Rikuo said and looked at Tsurara, which was patiently waiting.

"Tsurara, I…" Rikuo started but stopped, he bit his tongue and continued.

"I love you, Tsurara", Rikuo said and took deep breath. Tsurara had surprised look on her face and a bit confused.

"Right, now I said it", Rikuo thought and squeezed his fist.

Then suddenly Tsurara took both of his hands on her own, and kissed him. Rikuo was surprised but then kissed her back. The kiss was long; it looked like the time had stopped. Then Tsurara pulled herself away and looked at Rikuo´s red eyes.

"I love you too", Tsurara said and smiled at him. Rikuo felt as his heart had jumped to his throat, he was sure that he could go flying at any moment. Then Rikuo kissed Tsurara again and this time neither of them moved away. They didn't know how long they would stand there or would they never move, but they sure didn't care about that.

Thanks for all of you who have read and supported me all the way to the end of this story!:D I really enjoyed writing about Tsurara and Rikuo, and I hope I can keep on writing about them also in the future! I hope I can get something new soon for all of you to read! But still, thanks to all of you!:D