Hikaru

Several years later…

"Luddy," I called out. "Luddy, where are you? It's time for lunch."

"Boo!" Luddy's voice came from behind me. A little face with blonde hair and light blue eyes peered around my waist. My little boy looked exactly like his father, with his hair pushed out of his face. He wore a white buttoned up shirt and black shorts since that's what Ludwig gets for him almost all the time. "I scared Mama, didn't I?"

I smiled. "Yes, you did," I said, picking him up in my arms. "I made you your favorite sandwich today. Rolled cold cuts with cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes just the way you like it." I set him down at the table and put a plate of sandwiches and lemonade in front of him.

"I love you, Mama," he said, smiling up at me.

"I love you, too, Luddy," I told him. I turned around to see Ludwig coming in with Hana in his arms. When he was holding our daughter, Ludwig looked so gentle that I just wanted to cry.

"She just woke up," Ludwig said, smiling at Hana. When he handed her to me, he gave me a quick kiss. Then he went over to Luddy and smoothed back our little boy's hair as he talked to him.

"Are you hungry, Hana?" I asked her, kissing her cheek. My little girl had pale blonde hair and dark brown eyes. She was so adorable in her dress and even more adorable when she was still sleepy.

Hana nodded sleepily in response and rested her head on my shoulders.

I set her down next to her brother at the table and fixed her sandwiches and a cup of lemonade. By the time I gave it to her, Luddy was talking about playing with the children down the street while Hana was staring at her brother in admiration. When they finished eating, the doorbell rang and Luddy jumped up from his seat.

"Uncle Gilbert's here!" he shouted as he ran to the door.

Hana slid down from her seat and ran after her brother in a hurry to greet their uncle with Ludwig and me following behind them. When we got to the front door, Luddy had already opened the door and let Gilbert inside the house.

"Ready to go, Luddy?" Gilbert asked, picking him up.

"Yup!" Luddy shouted as Gilbert spun him around.

"Be careful with him, Gilbert," I warned my brother-in-law. I took Luddy from his arms and set him on the ground.

"Oh, Hikaru, stop being so over-protective," Gilbert said, grinning at me. "Be a little more like me, won't you?"

"Yes, because I will definitely encourage my daughter to cause havoc with Francis's and Antonio's boys."

"They're only carrying on their father's tradition," Gilbert said, rolling his eyes. "The Bad Touch Trio has formed once again! So, Luddy, Hana, what are we waiting for? Let's go to the park!"

"Make sure they get home before seven, brother," Ludwig told him.

"And make sure they're always within your sight," I added. "And—"

"I'm an awesome uncle, sis, so don't worry about them," Gilbert said, pushing my children out of the house.

When they left, Ludwig closed the door and looked at me as I sat down on the couch in the living room. He sat next to me and I wrapped his arms around myself and kissed him.

"You worry too much," he said.

"You do, too," I said. "You're always panicking when Hana or Luddy falls or runs. Besides, they're with Gilbert and I sometimes worry about him."

"See? You're always worrying."

"Well they're our kids, Ludwig. I have a right to worry."

Then, I rested my head against his chest and listened to his heart beating steadily. I looked over towards the front of the room where a shelf sat with pictures lined up on it that had everyone from Gakuen in them:

There were candid shots of us on the last days of the rest of the school years; photos from the many times we went to the park near the school; prom pictures; and us at a beach in Italy.

Finally I stared at the pictures that had me holding Luddy and Ludwig holding Hana. In another picture, Ryuto was with Lily and their two daughters, Mizuki and Rose. Gilbert, Francis, and Antonio were with their families in one picture. Ivan was holding his wife and his son in another. Yao was standing behind his wife, holding her shoulders, while their son and daughter surrounded them. Alfred, his wife, and his son beamed up at us with their American grins. Lin had her arms around Kiku, smiling, as he held their daughter in his arms. In another picture, Arthur and his wife were smiling shyly at the photographer with their son in front of them. Next to that picture, Feliciano was hugging Lovino, who had a scowl on his face, while Feliciano's son and Lovino's daughter were imitating their fathers. Lastly, there was a recent group photo of all of us from Gakuen with all of our children around us.

All of those photographs reminded me of the times at Gakuen back when we were still in high school. Now we were the parents of our kids and our kids were friends with each other, carrying on our traits and acting exactly like us...

I looked back towards the picture of me and Ludwig with our children and sighed.

"What is it?" Ludwig asked me, looking at the same picture.

"Nothing," I said. "I was just thinking…" Ludwig glanced at me and I smiled at him. "I was just thinking that I love you."

Ludwig's cheeks were tinged with pink. "I was thinking the same thing, too."

I blushed in return, and I couldn't help but think that everything was perfect.

A Note from your Author:

So it's actually the end now… ｡･ﾟﾟ･ (д) ･ﾟﾟ･｡ How sad…but the good thing is, I'm out of school for summer vacation! I'm so happy and I get to do whatever I want…but I'll probably get a job now since I'm of age so I can get the things I want without having to ask my parents…

I'm sorry about the ending… I got bored and I SUCK at writing endings but I needed to write it because I want to write other stories so badly…which reminds me that I have to write those short stories…

On the other hand, thanks for reading and enjoy!