Okay, I'm back by popular demand! (Not really. Hehehe) And here's the epilogue. I decided to write one after all. =) Meimi and Asuka make such a cute couple, don't you think so? *sigh* God, I wish that I had some hot guy chasing after me like that... but as it is, you can't have everything that you want in life... ::pouts::

Disclaimer: Yadda yadda yadda. I said so before, and I'll say so now, I don't own 'em, just the idea for the story...

Two Alone

Epilogue: Together at Last

By Enchanted Pink Jade

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Sunday night

Meimi was one of the most happiest people alive. Even her parents couldn't help but notice that extra spring in her step, the ever present grin on her face and the humming. Yes. That's right. Meimi was constantly humming to herself, ever since yesterday. She didn't waste time on wondering on the who's, what's when's, why's or how's. All she knew was that Asuka was hers, and she was his. Knowing that made her forever grateful. Things had gone much more better that she had ever thought they would. She was expecting Asuka to hate her, arrest her, and never bother with her again. But it turns out to be something entirely different, and good.

"What do you think, Eimi?" Genichiro said to his wife, while watching Meimi go back upstairs to her bedroom.

"I think that she's ill."

"How can she be ill? I think that she looks perfectly healthy." He looked at his wife questioningly.

She only rolled her eyes. "When I said "ill," I meant love sick. I think that she's finally found someone," Eimi said, with a small smile on her face. Eimi thought of the days when she only just met Genichiro. He always handed her flowers with a smile, and she couldn't help but fall in love. Meimi was now probably going through with the blushes, romance, and the racing hearts. It seems as if it were only yesterday...

"Well I'll be. My daughter... growing up into the adult world already..."

"She's been growing up. I wonder who it is... this guy. She hasn't said anything to me..." Eimi pouted.

Her husband just laughed. "Well, whoever it is, I hope that he continues it. I want Meimi to be happy."

"So do I... Like you did to me."

*~*~*~*~*

Meimi was in her own room, picking out something for tomorrow. She only got finished with telling Seira everything. At first she thought that Seira was going to go berserk, but to Meimi's complete surprise, she smiled, and told Meimi that she was very happy for her and Asuka. And that they'd finally gotten together. Meimi didn't even bother to ask what that finally meant, just as long as Seira wasn't mad at her for failing to keep her identity a secret.

"Ruby, what do you think? Should I wear this sundress? Or this shirt with this pair of pants?" she asked her all time good friend and pet. Ruby jumped on the sundress, indicating that she wanted Meimi to wear that one.

"Okay, so the sundress it is!" Meimi put her clothes neatly back, and sighed happily. I'm going to spend the whole day tomorrow with him! Just the thought of it had her heart doing summersaults.

*~*~*~*~*

Next day.

Asuka was waiting patiently at the front of her house for her to come down. He was only in casual wear. Since today, there wasn't any school yet, all they were going to do was go to the movies and then shopping. Meimi had said that she wanted to buy some new things for herself and a small gift for Ruby.

"I'm going now! Bye! I'll see you guys later!" Asuka hear Meimi say from the inside. Then he saw the doors open, and she stepped out. She was wearing a pale yellow sundress. It had spaghetti straps, and the hem was a good three inches above her knees.

"Good morning!" Meimi said cheerfully, and gave him a kiss on the cheek. Asuka thought that this day would never come. The girl of his dreams, coming to him on her own free will, happy. Here she was, the girl that had always haunted his mind, been in his dreams, and always had invaded his most explicit of fantasies. She never ceased to amaze him. Meimi had such power over him and she didn't even know it. He would gladly walk the length of the entire earth if he knew for one second that it would make her happy. All she needed to do was say so, and he'd be on his way.

He put his arms on her shoulders and pushed her away at arms length, to get a better look at her. "Just when I thought you couldn't get anymore beautiful, you go and prove me wrong," he said quietly, and she blushed. Asuka smiled and kissed on the forehead. "Good morning. Are you ready to go?"

"I've always been ready." So then, hand in hand, they set off.

Back in the house, two figures watched silently as the two teenagers walked away.

"So it's him," Genichiro said. "Isn't he the one who's always trying to capture Saint Tail? Hey, are you listening to me?" Genichiro looked at his wife, only to see that she was in daydream mode.

"Did you hear what he said? *Just when I thought you couldn't get anymore beautiful, you go and prove me wrong.* That was so sweet!" Eimi giggled.

"Hm...... A sweet talker."

*~*~*~*~*

At the movies

Meimi and Asuka were sitting side-by-side, watching a really old film suggested by Meimi's parents. Of course, it was a romance flick.

Meimi laid her head on his shoulders and snuggled up closer. "You know what I can't wait for?" she whispered into his ear.

"What?"

"I can't wait until I see the expressions on our classmates faces. This is going to be so fun!" Asuka just chuckled. It's true, what she said. He knew that there were going to be plentiful heart attacks when they showed up for school the next morning. Everyone else expected that there'd be a fight going on...

Meimi suddenly sat up straight. "Hey, Asuka. What about Takamiya?" Meimi said in a worried tone, remembering that day when she and Asuka ran away from her. Rina had gone looking for them, in a rage. It seemed to Meimi that she had had murder on the mind.

"Don't worry about her. Just leave her to me. I'll go have a talk with her later. She'll probably be very angry, and would never want to talk to me ever again, but hopefully, she'll get over it. Don't worry so much Meimi," he said. She smiled and settled back down.

*~*~*~*~*

Just as Asuka had promised, he'd gone over to Rina's house to talk with her. He wanted to let her down gently, as to not hurt her feelings, but... I do not believe this. This is... unreal. What luck! Asuka thought, as he danced for joy. I only pray to God that this isn't a dream.

He was ready to deliver a long speech to Rina when he'd got there. But there really wasn't any need to, because when Asuka got there, he'd found that she already had company. When she found out who came to see her, she blushed to the roots of her hair. Rina excused herself, and told her 'friend' that she would be right back. She pulled Asuka aside and told him in a sheepish manner that she wasn't interested in him anymore.

*Flashback*

"I hope that... um. You're not hurt by this, are you?"

"No," Asuka said slowly. To tell you the truth, I couldn't be more happier. Asuka knew that those were kind of mean thoughts, but he couldn't help it. It was just more easier this way. He didn't have to worry about hurting someone.

Rina sighed. "Okay, good. I was worried about what I might have had to say to you... But you know, we could still be partners in being detectives."

"Of course. Just out of curiosity. Why the sudden change of mind?" Asuka asked. That was when she told him of her friend from where she used to live. From where she moved from.

"His name is Kaneko Satoru. We were childhood friends, and you reminded me a lot of him. So many traits and qualities that were alike... So I guess that's why I had this notion that I really liked you in that way. But then he came to visit, and now I know that we can only be friends. That's okay with you, right?"

"Of course. I understand. Actually I came here to tell you about Meimi and everything..."

"Oh. I see. I wish you both to be happy."

*End of Flashback*

Asuka grinned from ear to ear as he made his way home. He couldn't wait to call Meimi and tell her about the turn of events.

*~*~*~*~*

The whole class, except for Seira, stared at the three people as if they had suddenly sprouted wings. Meimi called Seira the other night, telling her about Rina, so she wasn't surprised. Though she couldn't say the same about the rest of her classmates. Seira giggled at the sight.

Meimi and Asuka Jr. had walked into class, hand in hand. They were talking to each other in a very civilized manner and they were both smiling at each other. What had happened to the "I hate you's" or the "I never want to see you again's"? Whatever happened to the screaming? And the angry spats?

Highly unusual.

And then Rina came up to them and gave them a very warm and happy "Good Morning" greeting. She called Meimi by her first name, instead of her family name, then she gave Asuka a pat on the back, for a job well done. What happened to the possessive girl that they had known? The one that didn't let another girl approach Asuka? What happened to the death glares she gave Meimi? What happened to "Haneoka"?

Exceedingly abnormal.

When the three had finally noticed all the attention that they were getting, they asked them what was wrong.

"What do you mean 'What's wrong?" Kyoko said incredulously. "Meimi- You and Asuka- Rina you don't-... You guys are acting as if you did this every day!" She then turned to Meimi and felt her forehead for any signs of high temperatures. "Nope, you don't have a fever..."

"Asuka, did you get up on the wrong side of the bed?" one of his friends asked him, but Asuka only grinned in response.

"I think he did..." another whispered quietly.

"Rina, did you hit your head? And it gave you amnesia?" Ryoko asked her.

"Uh uh. I'm in perfect shape. I think that it's you people that needs to be checked."

Suddenly, Sawatari came and pushed Asuka to the side, while clasping Meimi's hands in his own. "Meimi! Tell me that this isn't true! This can't! It's me and you who are meant to be. Don't you see? My, I'm a poet, and I didn't even know it. Well, putting that aside. When did Asuka brainwash you? I know that that has to be it other wise-"

Asuka clonked his head in annoyance. "Get lost, monkey boy. She wants nothing to do with you. And besides, she's already taken." He smiled down at Meimi, who smiled back at him.

Sawatari straightened himself up, and it looked as if he was going to go into battle mode, but he didn't. Instead, he turned to Seira with a grin.

"Hey, Mimori. Are ya free tomorrow night? I was thinking that we could-"

Rina had dumped a book onto his head. "Don't hit on my friend like that. She wouldn't go with you anyways."

"Ah, my dear Rina, if you wanted to come with me, all you had to do was ask." Rina just looked up in defeat, and shook her head at Sawatari.

"Insane. That's it. Everyone has just gotten insane. That's right," a classmate of theirs said. And everyone agreed. Even their teacher knew something was not right. He eyed Meimi and Asuka especially seeing that they hadn't broke out into a fight yet. Maybe they've settled their differences... He shook his head to get rid of the thoughts. I think I need more sleep. Too many papers to grade. I didn't get enough last night.

*~*~*~*~*

It had been a day full of astonished people. Many had gone up and asked what was going on. When Asuka and Meimi had announced that they were an official couple, word spread around like wildfire. And then people came up to them to give them congratulations.

"I never want to go through another day like that in my life. Never," Asuka moaned out. He was walking her home, and being really thankful for the peace that he thought would never come.

Meimi thought of the days events and giggled. "It wasn't really that bad..."

"What are you talking about? I never had the chance to be alone with you today. Not one! It's like those people never believed in us."

"You wanted to be alone with me?"

A slight blush tinged the cheeks of his face. "Well, I uh... We've barely been together that long you know, and..."

"It's okay, Asuka. I know what you mean. I get that feeling, too."

"Well, we're here now. So I guess, I'll just see you tomorrow," Meimi said. Asuka smiled, but his smile soon turned into a mischievous one. He then gave Meimi a "good bye kiss" that left her breathless.

"Until then, my thief of hearts."

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Author's Note: Um... yeah. Interesting... Hehehe. So yeah, this was the epilogue. Bad? Good? Tell me so in your reviews. And now that I'm finished with this one, I can go working on my other fic, "Signed, Anonymous" Writing too many fics at once, and trying to make them so that they're all good can be mind boggling. Trust me.

I hope that you liked this one. I know that there wasn't a lot of mushiness... but I had to have all the problems solved, right? Otherwise, I couldn't really call this the end. =)

~Enchanted Pink Jade

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