A/N: Thanks for the reviews. Here's the epilogue. Enjoy!
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~Epilogue~
When Allen and I had first announced our engagement, the prevailing theory among the finders was that Central was forcing us into it because we had a child together. That changed after our wedding, as everyone who attended the ceremony now knew that I was attracted to the Moyashi, but instead of realizing that we were in love, they went back to believing that I was somehow manipulating Allen into being with me. It wasn't until we told everyone that he was pregnant again that the rumors began to die. There would always be people who believed we were forced together, just like there would always be those who believed that we had Addie because I had raped Allen, but with a second child on the way, most everyone now realized that we were together because we wanted to be.
The Moyashi stayed at headquarters for his second pregnancy. It was our second child, and we were married now, so there was no need to hide this time around. I got to be there through it all, and though his mood swings made it hard, watching my husband carry my child was a wonderful experience. Allen was absolutely gorgeous pregnant, and I loved to tell him that because the way he blushed made him even more beautiful.
At just barely two years old, Addie was too young to really understand what was happening, but she was excited by the idea of a baby. The best part was that she had picked up some of my habits and would call Allen 'pretty' when she kissed his baby bump.
Our son Takumi was born on my twenty fourth birthday. That arbitrarily chosen date, which I had never really cared for, now had the most special of meanings. And in the years to come, I would grow to enjoy the joint celebration that Lenalee would organize for us every year.
Allen was not nearly as ecstatic as I was over our son's birth. With all his training and experience as a midwife, he had wanted to give birth naturally again. So when complications arose during his labor, and he was forced to give birth via c-section, he was not happy about it.
His mood was made even worse by the news that the complications had forced the doctors to remove parts of his womb. He would never be able to get pregnant again.
Despite his initial misgivings, Allen had thoroughly enjoyed his second pregnancy. It was an entirely different experience with me at his side and our friends there to support us. He realized that he had hated being pregnant so much the first time because he was doing all that work alone and for a baby he had had no hope of keeping; the simple fact that we were married this time around made a huge difference on his outlook. We had discussed the issue thoroughly and decided that we were going to try for another baby. Learning that that would never happen nearly crushed Allen.
But though those things upset him, it could have been a lot worse. He lost his ability to have more children, but if he hadn't, we might have lost him or Takumi. So instead of getting angry, Allen chose to move on.
And after two months of living with an infant and a toddler, we were both glad that it was no longer possible for him to get pregnant. There was no way we would have been able to handle three kids and our jobs as exorcists; we could barely handle two.
While Addie was a dead ringer for the female disguise that Allen had used while he was pregnant with her, Takumi could have been my twin. In every sense. Like his older sister, he inherited everything from the Second Exorcist Project. Hevlaska even identified him as a future equipment-type accommodator. Takumi was still Allen's kid though, and the Moyashi's cheerful personality showed through. Our son smiled more in a day than I did in a week.
Allen killed the Millennium Earl the summer after Takumi's second birthday. The news came as a shock to everyone but me and Jerry; the chef was the only person outside of our family who knew that Addie had learned to activate her Innocence. Faced with the looming reality of our four and a half year old daughter becoming an exorcist, when Allen was given the opportunity to take down the Earl, he took it. Ending the war was the best way for him to protect our children.
With the Earl dead, the Noah disappeared for good. There were, however, still akuma to destroy and Innocence fragments to find. And while it was still possible that I wouldn't return home to my husband and children, the chances of that happening were slim. I had survived the Noah. I was not going to die by an akuma.
Especially not while Allen was pregnant.
The Moyashi's third pregnancy shocked us all. His womb had been removed. It wasn't possible for him to get pregnant. Yet he was. The removed parts had grown back, and Allen was once again carrying my child. Once we got over the shock, it was fantastic news; neither of us had ever really let go of our desire to have another child.
Komui theorized that because Allen lost his womb against his will, and his Innocence was the reason why he had it in the first place, his Innocence had given him his womb back. Of course, there was a lot of disagreement over that, and everyone else had their own theories. Neither Allen nor I particularly cared why it happened, but we were inclined to agree with Komui. Given that Allen had conceived Addie on the night he lost his virginity, Takumi on our wedding night, and Aya on our first night together after the mission where he'd killed the Earl, it made sense that his Innocence was somehow involved.
With the war over, Allen's third pregnancy was even more enjoyable than his second was. He spent his days taking care of Takumi, which was really easy given that the boy was incredibly mellow compared to his older sister, who was already a fairly mellow child, and helping Addie learn how to use her Innocence. The guilt of staying at home while the rest of us went out to fight was gone, and he was able to completely relax for the first time in his life.
The Moyashi got his wish and gave birth naturally this time around, finally getting to freak out Lavi with the news that he was a fully certified midwife. Aya was perfect; she was the first of our children to actually look like both of us, with her features being a blend of Asian and Caucasian. Her black hair was tinted red, and her eyes were a beautiful shade of silver. We got the best possible news about a week after she was born: Aya was not Innocence compatible. Though she had inherited the same things from me that her siblings had, she was not going to have to go out and fight like they would.
Allen's first mission after Aya's birth was also Addie's first ever mission. Given that her Innocence fragment was located between her shoulder blades, no one was really surprised that Addie's activation took the form of butterfly wings. The now almost six year old girl was thrilled to have her own exorcist uniform, and she was even more excited to be going with Allen instead of being left behind. It broke my heart to see her that excited, I knew she was only going to be disappointed with what she saw out there. It was a completely justified sentiment as she latched on to me the second she got home and refused to leave my side for the next two days. She even slept in our bed, keeping us up with the frequent nightmares she suffered. It was hard to see her like that. I don't know what exactly Allen said to her to get her to finally calm down, but I imagine it had something to do with the story behind his curse. It worked wonders though, and while Addie never returned to her initial ecstatic state, she didn't fight any of the future missions she was assigned.
My relationship with Allen grew stronger as the years passed. Waking up beside him in the morning was every bit as wonderful after four years of marriage as it was the first time we had shared a bed back in Nice. I never stopped missing him when we were apart, and I continued to rush through missions when I knew he was waiting for me at home. He teased me for it, but we both knew that if it weren't for his ability to see the souls of akuma, he would be doing the exact same thing. We still fought, but these were new arguments, stemming from living together for so long; they were very different from the fights we had back when we thought we hated each other. Even with the fights, it was clear that I loved my Moyashi as much today as I did back when I first confessed to him.
We had three beautiful children together, and I loved every single one of them. If I had to pick a favorite, it would probably be Addie, simply because if it wasn't for her, I might not have had her mother. It really was a close contest though. Takumi was so much like me, yet he had seemingly only inherited my good qualities, and Aya was the perfect blend of me and Allen. They were just as important to me as their older sister. I may not have ever thought I would want kids, but every single one of my babies was precious, and I wouldn't have traded them for anything.
It was almost hard to believe that getting drunk and sleeping with Allen was what started it all. I had everything that I never knew I wanted out of life, and it was all because of what happened that night.
~Fin~