Chapter 82- The End- Arisa

Twenty years later

I smiled as I looked up at the large building in front of me. The Black Order was decorated with banners saying, "Welcome Back for the Twentieth Anniversary of the Ending of the War!"

I picked up my little daughter. "This is where Daddy and I grew up," I said.

Melody looked at the building in awe. "It's so big!"

"We should probably head in," Kanda said. "The others will be wondering where we are."

"I'm so happy to be back," I said. I put Melody down and skipped to the doors. My smile grew as I pushed the door open. The sound of people laughing and partying made me grow even more excited.

"Arisa!" someone exclaimed. Someone tackled me with a hug.

I looked at the guy who had hugged me. He had long white hair and kind eyes. The red scar on his face was slowly fading away. Allen hugged me tightly. "HI!" he said.

"Hi!" I said. I hugged him tightly. "Wow, it's been a long time."

"Eighteen years," he said. "How have you been?"

"Amazing," I told him. "You?"

"Pretty good," he said.

"Momma, who's this?" Melody asked.

"This is your uncle Allen," I said.

"Hello," Allen said. He bent down to look at Melody. 'You look so much like your mother."

Melody hid behind Kanda's legs. "She's a bit shy," Kanda said.

"I understand," Allen said. He looked at me. "Daisya and Lenalee are waiting for you in the usual spot."

I nodded. "Alright." I looked at Kanda.

"Go," he said with a smile. "I'll look after Melody."

I kidded him. "Thanks." I ran off. I didn't stop to talk to anyone. I would have time for that later.

I bolted up the large flight of steps and onto the roof. Daisya and Lenalee were waiting for me there. They had a pick nick set up.

When they saw me, they both tackled e with a hug. "HI!" Lenalee exclaimed.

"I missed you guys so much!" I exclaimed.

"We missed you," Daisya said. "It's been way too long."

"I agree," I said. "Later, I want to introduce you to my daughter."

"I can't wait to meet her," Lenalee said. She put a hand on her swollen stomach.

I smiled. "Congratulations. What are you hoping for?"

"A healthy child," Daisya said. "Come on, sit down. We've got a lot of catching up to do."

We all sat down on the blanket that was set up. We took turns telling stories of the last eighteen years. After a while, we stopped talking and just smiled at each other. None of us were as crazy as we used to be. In fact, we had all matured an amazing amount. We were parents- or almost parents. We'd learned how to cope with the realty world. It was wonderful.

However, the 'Trouble Trio" was no longer alive. We didn't cause that much trouble anymore. We were passed those days of crazy, inappropriate jokes and pranks. However, we were together again, and that's all that mattered.

I began to think about how much my life had changed. My life was a wreck. Then I found out that I was an exorcist, and I joined the Black Order. I became part of the family, and I was happy. I didn't think that my new life could be destroyed. Boy, was I wrong.

I had lost my memory and had been thrown into the middle of a crazy war that frightened me. I lost so many friends to this war. It was almost as if the violence would never stop.

But it did, and almost everything had worked out for the better. I fell in love and had a child. What was better though, was that I know that I will never be alone. My family was all around me, all over the world. I knew that all I needed to do was find them.

But today, we were all together again. After years of hardship and heartbreak, we were finally celebrating the ending of the war that brought us all together.

We were celebrating the fact that we were finally free.

Woot! I'm done! Thank you guys so much for reading "Lighting and Time"! It was a joy to write. I'd love to really thank DGMLover12564 for all the support. Your comments really helped me feel good about this story. I'd also love to thank my friend Velikaqueenofdragons fore reading the first draft of the story that I had hand written. You've helped me a lot with coming up with ideas and helped me when I got stuck.

Stay tuned because if I get the time, I'm planning on rewriting this to make it better writing. I'm also planning other Daisya and Lenalee stories that will be coming your way!