Epilogue

Things couldn't have been any better. It was a quiet September day. Summer wasn't quite over, but fall was right around the corner. Sakura smiled as Matthew, Alfred's brother, chased Alfred Jr. around the "bases" (They were really just beanbags in the dirt) to tag him with the baseball. Her daughter and Alfred Jr.'s twin sister, Amanda, was sprawled out in the grass, playing with weeds. Somewhere nearby, her other son, Christopher, was playing with the frogs in the pond. She put her hand on her stomach. She felt familiar, warm arms wrap around her from behind and smiled, looking up at her husband. After giving her a kiss on the head, Alfred sat beside Sakura, rubbing her stomach.

"So, who do you think she'll look like, me or you?" Alfred asked, smiling at his wife lovingly.

" I have a feeling this one is going to have your looks and my personality." Sakura replied, smiling lovingly back at him.

They had gone through this routine twice already. It was a surprise to find out that Sakura was pregnant the first time not long after she and Alfred got back from their honeymoon. It was even more of a shock to find out she was pregnant with twins when they went to the doctor a week or two later. They had been so excited and joyful. It had been like they were newlyweds all over again. The other countries never questioned Alfred why he skipped meetings. And if they did, Arthur helped Alfred defend himself, which surprised Alfred a little the first time it happened. Sakura noticed Lita and Arthur in the front yard and smiled.

"Hey! We're out here!" Sakura called.

Lita smiled when she heard her friend's calm voice. The little boy at her feet looked up at his father, Arthur and looked at him as if to say, 'Daddy, can you open the gate?' Arthur chuckled and opened the gate for his son, who ran through it excitedly, running over to Christopher who hugged the pure blonde boy.

"Hello!" Lita said, plopping down beside her friend.

"Hey!" Sakura said, hugging her friends before sitting on Alfred's lap.

Alfred chuckled, nodding to his friends as his wife sat on his lap.

"What's up?" Alfred asked.

"Well, we just thought we'd pop over…" Arthur started.

"We have great news!" Lita exclaimed happily.

"Let me guess, you're gonna be having a little one running around in a few months…" Alfred said, smiling.

"Father's intuition?" Arthur laughed.

"Exactly." Alfred replied, rubbing Sakura's stomach.

Sakura smiled at Lita, "When are you due?"

"May 1. You?" Lita asked, resting her head on Arthur's shoulder.

"April 1st . Look at that! A month apart!" Sakura giggled, resting her head on Alfred's chest.

Arthur and Alfred both smiled at their lovers, who were talking excitedly about names and such. They smiled at each other.

"Thanks… for everything Arthur…" Alfred whispered.

"Thanks? For what?" Arthur asked, confused.

Alfred smiled, "For just being there. For raising me. I'm the person I am today because of you. So, you deserve some thanks…"

Arthur smiled at his little brother. He had heard this before, twice. But this time, it meant more to him than it ever did before. This time, Alfred was quiet when he said it, meaning he meant it. Arthur could hear the smile in Alfred's voice, so there was no need for one of Alfred's goofy smiles to be pasted on his face. Arthur, Lita, Alfred and Sakura watched their children play together. Just then, Alfred Jr. came over and plopped right in his mother's lap.

"Hi mommy! Hi, Carla!" he greeted his mother first, then, putting an ear to her stomach, he greeted his little sister, who was still in their mother's tummy.

"Hey, mah boy." Alfred teased, ruffling his son's hair, "Somethin' wrong?"

"No. I just wanted to see what you were doing. Uncle Mattie was gettin tired, so he went home to see Auntie Rosita," the little boy said, beaming like an idiot.

Sakura chuckled, "You look just like your father when you do that…"

"Mommy!" Amanda called, jumping into her mother's lap beside her brother.

Sakura kissed her daughter's head, "How are you, honey?"

"I'm hungry…" the little girl replied, smiling innocently.

"Mommy! Mommy! I'm hungwy too!" Christopher said, toddling over to his parents.

"All right. All right, everyone off daddy…" Alfred grunted as Sakura stood up.

"Why?" all the kids asked in unison.

"I'm gonna get hamburgers!" Alfred said, grinning like his son had just a moment ago.

"Yay!" the three children at Sakura's feet cheered.

"Mummy…" the British boy who looked exactly like Arthur toddled over to his parents, "Daddy…"

Arthur chuckled, picking his son up and putting him in his lap, "Yes?"

"I don't want that gross food…" the little boy replied, looking up at his father.

"You don't have to eat it, Conner. I brought a couple sandwiches…" Lita said.

"Mummy, how long until I have a bwoder or sistew?" Conner asked, crawling out of his father's lap and into his mother's.

"A few months, honey. A few months…" Lita replied, stroking her son's hair as she rested against her husband, who was smiling lovingly at her.

When Alfred arrived with the food, both happy families had a picnic in the backyard. Arthur smiled, remembering the days when Alfred was just a little colony. A pure ball of energy. He was starting to see such qualities in Alfred's oldest son. Alfred Jr. sat in his dad's lap, happily munching away on a cheeseburger. Amanda, his twin, was sprawled out in the grass, once again observing the weeds as she absentmindedly munched on her fries. Little Christopher was in his mother's lap, taking a little snooze after eating a kiddie meal. His head was resting against Sakura's stomach, and she was stroking his hair. She leaned against Alfred, who smiled lovingly and rubbed her stomach, right above where Christopher's head lay. Lita leaned back into Arthur's chest as Conner slept beside his parents. The two families sat in silence, thanking whoever was above for their family and everything else great in their life.