This epilogue wasn't as long as I thought it would be, so I'll try to post something else this week as well.

EPILOUGUE: 5 YEARS LATER

Moka looked around, her ever-present frown still etched upon her beautiful face. She narrowed her eyes. I know this place.

Glancing to her left, Moka cast her longtime boyfriend a suspicious gaze. He had been fidgety all day, and while Moka had refrained from asking any questions out of respect, the problem could no longer be avoided. "Tsukune," she said, snapping the human out of whatever trance he had been in. "Why are we here? We should be at the school festival; it only happens once a year." Tsukune gulped and tugged at his collar nervously, his eyes looking everywhere but her. Naturally, Moka was suspicious; and her curiosity was peaking as to the contents of the bag Yukari had given Tsukune earlier in the day with a knowing wink. When asked, Tsukune had blurted a noncommittal answer and avoided the question completely.

Tsukune took a deep breath, as if settling some inner conflict. "Moka, do you recognize where we are?" The vampire snorted and rolled her eyes.

"Of course Tsukune. This is where you proposed to me." The sarcastic statement made Moka chuckle as images from that day began flashing through her mind, from Kurumu and Mizore blowing each other up to Tsukune's eventual confession. Although she would never admit it out loud, Moka was immensely indebted to Yukari: if she hadn't meddled in their relationship and made that weird love jar thing, Tsukune probably would have never gotten up the courage to confess, and Moka wouldn't be half as happy as she was today. Who would have guessed that the powerful vampire Moka Akashiya would fall head-over-heels for a human? Certainly not her.

Tsukune nodded in response to Moka's observation. "This was our spot, remember?" He asked nervously. "We used to meet here every morning before school." Moka nodded with an eyebrow raised, unsure of where this conversation was going. What were they doing here? It was the one time they got to return to school and see all of their old friends and teachers in one place; sure there were some rather unsavory alumni (read: Gin), but all in all it was a lot of fun and Moka didn't want to miss any more of it than she had too.

"After we started dating, we would always meet up here," Tsukune continued with a chuckle, breaking Moka's chain of thought. He glanced around. "We really have a lot of nice memories of this place, don't we?" Moka nodded in agreement. Tsukune rummaged around in the bag. "I know you're curious as to what's in here Moka," he nervously chattered. "It's something I had Yukari make. Come look!" Moka took a few steps closer as Tsukune triumphantly pulled out…

Moka laughed. "Oh god, that thing." She snickered. Tsukune frowned as he held out Mr. Love-love, it's bright colors slightly dimmed from years of neglect but still in working order. "What did you bring that for? To reminisce?" Tsukune blushed but said nothing, his eyes filled with grim determination; a bit odd considering the situation, but Moka paid little attention to it as she leaned forward cautiously. "Does this thing still have love gas?" She asked. Tsukune shook his head no, so Moka leaned closer, examining the object. She peered into the hole, surprised to see a glint of sunlight. "Tsukune, there's something in here…" Moka closed an eye to try to see the mysterious object. She didn't notice Tsukune slowly get down on one knee, holding the jar steady all the while. She also didn't notice when he hit the button on the side of Mr. love-love. She did notice, however, when the strange object started getting closer and closer. She pulled back in surprise as a small platform rose out of the top of the jar. Perched precariously on top of the platform was a-

Moka gasped.

Tsukune took a deep breath and closed his eyes in a last-ditch effort to screw up enough courage. "Moka, will you…um…marry me?" Silence. Tsukune waited. More silence. As the seconds wore on, and the silence grew more and more palpable, Tsukune grew more and more frightened. What was going on? Something should have happened by now! She should have given an answer, whether that answer was a yes (which Tsukune sincerely hoped with all of his heart and soul) or no. Slowly, Tsukune opened his eyes and came face-to-face with…Mr. Love-love's winking heart face. Glancing around the jar, Tsukune saw that Moka had the ring pinched between two fingers and was scrutinizing it intently. She narrowed her eyes, and then shifted her glare to Tsukune, who started quaking under the knife-like gaze.

"Why?" She asked. Tsukune felt his hopes rise a little-it wasn't yes, but it wasn't no either. However, what he said next could make it go either way.

"Because," Tsukune said simply, "I love you."

Moka turned as crimson as the blood she loved to drink and averted her gaze; no matter how many times she had been told, she still loved (no pun intended) to hear Tsukune say those three little words. She pivoted, showing Tsukune her back as she stared intently at the ring. She knew what she wanted to say, but…

Say yes. The voice of her softer side, her other personality, spoke up from inside Moka. Moka bit her lip. What would her family think? Then again, she hadn't really seen any of them except Kokoa ever since it got out that she was dating a human… Do it.

"Yes." Moka said softly, so softly Tsukune had to strain to hear it.

"What?" He asked in amazement.

"Yes." Moka repeated, turning to face her fiancé, who was still sitting slack-jawed on one knee. She rolled her eyes and grabbed his collar, dragging him too his feet.

"You said yes." Tsukune said in amazement. "You said yes!"

"Yeah yeah," Moka muttered, rolling her eyes, trying to treat it as no big deal. But even she couldn't resist feeling a little giddy as Tsukune slipped the ring onto her finger with a shaking hand. He turned and slipped his hand into hers as they made their way back to the festival.

"Mrs. Moka Aono!" He cheered, on cloud nine. Moka felt a smile grow on her face that she felt no desire to remove, and as the couple went to announce this new development, Moka decided that she had to thank Yukari.