I decided to try the epilouge in a sort of different way. I was thinking of the Real World episode that I remember really well, the last one and Danny rode away on his motorcycle and the screen blacked out and in white words it said he had gotten to do what he always wanted (I think). I thought I would do something kind of like that. Have something happen, then write a bit about what's going on with them. I like it...I dunno why.

Epilouge

"So you risked your soul for Alice and her brother?"

"It wasn't that big of a deal, I just pushed him out of the way of a car."

"But you didn't have to."

"...Think I'll have to start over?"

"No, technically, you were watching out for your charge, since you hadn't left her yet. Letting her brother die would have let you stay, but Alice would have crashed right back down."

"...How's Tony been?"

"He's at the hospital, trying out a new medicine...they're really determined to make him better. He thinks he's fine, so it's taking a long time, because he has to agree to it."

"...Leann?"

"Yeah?"

"Who made the rule that we can't have sex?"

"Ya know...I don't know."

"...And no one's ever tried?"

"Well, no."

"...Then how do you know it's true?"

"Dallas!"

Leann reluctantly agrees to continue working, thanks to Julie's pestering, but still has the option to rest. She still hates being a guardian angel, but enjoys getting to spend time with Julie and Johnny.

Dallas still confuses and annoys her.

xxxx

"Soda, you awake?"

"Yeah, I'm awake. Bored outta my mind. I think I'm goin' stir crazy in here. Ya sure I can't get up and walk around?"

"The doctor said you had to rest. Gettin' shot is a serious thing, little buddy."

"I feel better already!" Soda said, trying to sit up in his bed. "Ah...nevermind," Soda muttered, wincing and laying back down. "Hey, any mail come for me today?"

"No. I don't think she knows your home and I don't think Pony's told-"

"Darry, someone's here to see Soda," Pony called from the living room. "He awake?"

"Yeah, he's awake," Darry called back, before walking out of Soda's room. He left the door open behind him. "Maybe that'll help a little huh?"

"It ain't helpin' so far, ya wise ass," Soda muttered.

"Hello!" A surprisingly squeaky voice chirped, before someone peeked into his room. "How's the beverage?"

Soda looked up at the girl, whose top half of her body was in the doorway, her short hair pulled up in a high ponytail. He must have looked confused because she sighed and took her hair down.

"I cut my hair, but I didn't think I would look that different. That picture wasn't that old you know."

"Alice?"

"Beverage."

Soda laughed, sitting up, ignoring the pain this time. He patted the empty space on his bed. "Come here. When'd you get here?"

"This morning. I drove down here by myself, after I found my damn liscence. I spent the whole day before I left staring at the map so I wouldn't get lost. It only took about a day."

"How's Dally?"

"I dunno, I haven't seen since New Years. He has a new job, new person, blah blah blah. How have you been? Bored?"

"Laying around for weeks isn't exactly fun."

"Here, get on my back, I'll carry you around."

"Oh, of course, I forgot you were superman's twin sister," Soda said, rolling his eyes.

"How could you forget! I told you about twenty times!"

"Well, I didn't believe you. You were such a shrimpy looking girl in your picture."

Darry stood in the hallway, shaking his head and smiling. With Steve still in Vietnam and Two-bit mellowing out a bit, things had been less cheery recently. The sound of laughter was almost foreign in the Curtis house now. But Alice had said she would stay a couple of days, since her Winter Break wasn't over until the end of the week, but only if they didn't mind.

Darry didn't mind at all and Alice stayed the rest of the week, getting to know the friends that Dallas had once spent most of his time with. Soda was up and walking by the time Alice was getting ready to leave. She visited every chance she could, and encouraged Soda to finish highschool.

Soda graduated with her help.

xxxx

"Paul, do you think you could help me out down here?"

"What do you need help with now, Richard?"

"You mother wants to move the furniture in the living room. Says it needs a new flow to it, now that it's a new year."

"Uh, actually, I was...gonna go drive Connie to the bookstore, so...I'll have to pass on this one."

"Paul! Connie's at church, you lying-"

"Well, it's almost over, so, I gotta go pick her up. Rain check, right?"

Paul still hasn't been able to get rid of his nightmares, but he's able to get through the day as long as no one mentions the war. He and Connie go out for a year, before Paul goes to college, when they both agree to go seperate ways.

Richard and Jean marry in the spring of that year. Dallas and Julie crash the reception party. Dallas is rather proud when he informs Alice that he discovered that Guardian Angels can have sex, they just aren't supposed to. But when has he ever followed the rules?

xxxx

"Oh really?" Donna said, tapping her pencil on a piece of notebook paper as she spoke on the phone. "Of course it's a good idea! A road trip with just the two of you is sure to try your patience with each other, but if you can last it out, than it's a sign that you can make the relationship work. Besides, you might see some pretty nice things."

"Well, I don't want him to break up with me!"

"Than agree that no matter how annoying you both get, you won't break up...I mean, it's not like you'll be spending that much time together all the time!"

Donna becomes a romance novel writer once she gets to college a few years later. She never really took off, so she became a teacher instead.

Linda and Andrew get married after both have finished with college. They decide not to have kids until they're completely settled down.

"Johnny! Have you seen my white hair ribbon?"

"Your mom took it. She's got that job interview today."

Johnny decided to stay a Guardian Angel, though he was offered the choice to rest. He prefers being able to help people. Julie and Dallas are still working with him, Dallas choosing to continue working so he can stay with Johnny and be able to visit Alice like he promised and Julie continues working because you can't go down to Earth from Heaven and get wasted.

She and Dally have an off and on relationship.

xxxx

Eventually, Alice adopts a young girl named Jennifer. She is a single parent, with the help of her brother, sister-in-law, and mother and stepfather. She never mentions her daughter to Soda.

Fin, officially.