A/N: This is the last chapter! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed writing it with Sue! This is another sad, but happy chapter so grab the tissues!

Chapter Thirteen

Sam had been with the Davis family for two years. And he was so happy there…but lately…he has wanted more. He knocked on Olivia's door and waited to go in.

Opening her door, Olivia smiled. "Hey Sam." Her lips curled into a gentle smile. She opened the door a little wider so he could come in.

Sam smiled. "Hey…is your dad in his office? Or is he at BSPR?"

He wanted to talk with him. Then he would speak with Olivia.

"He's upstairs. Do you need to talk to him?" She moved outside of the room and approched Sam, closing her door.

Sam nodded. "If he isn't busy…I'd appreciate it."

He smiled at Olivia. He thought she was so pretty…and she had a wonderful heart. Hopefully she wouldn't mind giving it to him.

Oliver kept his eyes in his book when he head Sam enter. He even heard him close the door, but he still refused to take his eyes off the pages of his book.

"I've been wondering how long it would take you to be here, before me, asking a certain question." His lips tugged upwards.

Sam coughed a bit, running a hand through his hair. "Sir…I-I'd like your permission to start a…um…courtship with Olivia…that may hopefully lead to marriage…if that's okay. I mean…I know I don't have much to offer but–"

He finally looked up and gazed at Sam with very soft eyes. "You can make my daughter happy, and that is all I want for her."

Sam looked at him with wide eyes then smiled. "Thank you, sir…and I promise…I'll always protect her with my own life and I'll do all I can to make her happy."

Naru nodded his head. "Before you go… I want you to take something."

He opened the draw of his desk and pulled out the ring he had gotten for Mai. It was simple, but, it had been hers.

"Take this, and use it when you're ready."

Sam took it carefully and looked at it. "It…it was her mother's wasn't it."

"Yes… It was." As he thought of Mai again, his eyes turned sad. He stilled missed her so much. He was dreading, yet looking forward to the day he would die. He dreaded that he would leave his daughter, but he was looking forward to seeing his wife again.

"Olivia told me a little about her…what she knows at least. She seems like she was a wonderful woman," Sam said, "I would have been honored to meet her."

Noll nodded his head. "I feel she would have liked you very much… I truthfully see a little of her in you."

Sam smiled softly. "Thank you…I truly do believe that she watches over you and Olivia…sometimes…I can smell cherry blossoms. Olivia said they were her favorite."

He gave a somber smile. That was Mai… Though, he would admit, he had been smelling cherry blossoms quite often lately.

The days turned to weeks, which in turn turned into months. Soon, Olivia was pacing in her room, weeks before the wedding. She couldn't find the dress she wanted…nothing was right.

Then there was a knock on her bedroom door. "Yes?"

"I have something for you," Noll said, waiting for his daughter to open the door. When she answered, he held out a dress for her. It had been tucked away in his closet since Mai last wore it. It even still smelled like her…

Olivia froze seeing the dress. She had seen pictures from her parents' wedding. Tears came to her eyes.

"D-Daddy…is that?"

He nodded, holding back the tears that threatened to spill.

"This was the only dress for her… I feel it's the only one for you as well."

Olivia smiled, her own tears already falling. She gently took the dress and laid it on her bed. Then she tackled her father in a tight hug.

"Thank you daddy…I hope I can be almost as pretty as she was in it…and I hope to have a marriage as happy as yours was to her…"

"You'll be equally as beautiful, and you will be so happy," He promised her, pulling her closer to his body.

The scent of cherry blossoms was very strong to him at that moment, and he knew Mai was watching. She had been watching him for a long while, though, he wasn't sure why.

Olivia didn't know why but she really wanted to cry at that point. Something in her father's words…it was so…final.

"Daddy…I love you. You will give me away right? I-I want you to," Olivia whispered.

He nodded. "Of course. I promise I will. I wouldn't want it any other way."

Mai watched from the shadows, invisible as her only child married the man she had fallen in love with. Mai smiled softly and decided she needed to give them a gift. So she slipped into the reception hall and focused on her energy.

She wrote on each of their napkins…and then on Naru's napkin.

My dearest Olivia,

You look so beautiful today. I am so proud of the woman you have become, and I am delighted to see not only your father inside of you but myself. I am so sorry I wasn't able to actually be here in flesh, but I was there in spirit and saw the ceremony. Sam seems like a wonderful boy and I wish you all the joy I experienced.

I love you lots,

your mother

Samuel,

We have never met but one day we will…hopefully many years from now. My name is Mai Davis and I want to say I find you a wonderful match for my little girl. I know you will protect her and keep her happy. It is all I could have asked for. And yes you were correct. I have been watching over them for a long time…though recently I have found myself spending more and more time around my surviving husband.

Please look after them both for me.

Love, Mai

Naru,

You have done such a wonderful job on our daughter. You raised her to be an independent woman much like I was, yet she has your smarts and your passion for helping others. I am always here and watching over you two, now three. I miss you so much, I miss your kisses and your arms but I know there will come a day where we will be together again.

All my love, heart, and soul,

Mai

Olivia and Noll both looked completely shocked at the reception, but managed to hid their feelings for the time being. Sam, however, was unsure how to feel, or what to say. He would mention it to Olivia, but when he say that her napkin had writing on it too, he couldn't help but smile sadly.

He was glad her mother had been there. He only wished he could have met her…

It was only two weeks later that Olivia had gotten the call from a very distraught Gene. Her father had been found in his study, dead.

Mai smiled sadly. She didn't want to take him…but she knew it was Naru's time. And she was happy to be with him again only she hated the pain her daughter must be feeling.

"Naru…."

Oliver held onto Mai tightly. It had been far too long since he had last been able to hold her.

"Mai…" he looked at her before turning his head to see their daughter clinging to his brother, along with Sam.

"Brain embolism…they don't know it but your abilities have been hurting you every time you used them," Mai explained, "But don't worry. Olivia's aren't nearly as strong so she should be okay."

He nodded, pulling Mai closer.

Suddenly, Gene's head snapped up. He felt something. As his eyes searched the room, he spotted Mai… and Noll, only, he looked younger.

Noll managed a smile for his brother. "Take care of them for me."

Gene swallowed past the lump and nodded. Mai kept a hold on Naru and concentrated. She wanted to meet Sam…and she wanted to see her daughter one last time.

Naru appeared next to Mai. He continued to hold her as Gene nudged Olivia and Sam. They both turned around, and Olivia fell into a fit of sobs. They were both there.

Mai stepped forward, touching her daughter's hair. She was so beautiful…she grew up so lovely…

"My baby," Mai whispered with a loving smile.

Sam swallowed and smiled at the display. Mai glanced at him and gave him a soft smile that Sam sees on Olivia's face from time to time.

Noll nodded at Sam and then looked to Olivia. He moved closer to her and ran his hand over her head. He then kissed her forehead lightly and pulled back.

Olivia stepped towards her parents, not wanting them to leave her. Mai met her halfway and wrapped her arms around her.

"We will always watch over you, Sam, and any children you have," Mai whispered, "We aren't leaving you. And we both love you so much."

And with those words, Mai stepped back and took Naru's hand. They both smiled at the family they were leaving behind, but only for a short while. And then they glowed a bright, golden yellow and disappeared.

A/N: Review please! And thanks for reading!