POV: Adrian

A lifetime later more or less

He died first. It broke my heart. But I was happy in a way too. It wasn't in a battle, he didn't have to give his life to protect mine, it wasn't before his time. It was peaceful, in his sleep, when he was an old man. It didn't take me long to follow him. And when I did I barely felt a thing.

I was in my house, but it seemed like a dream. It was all shiny and bright, surreal. I got up from my bed and stood before a mirror. I wasn't old anymore, my hair wasn't all grey and silver. It was hazel and messy. My eyes shone brighter. My skin was all smooth and without wrinkles. I looked like a 22 year-old version of myself.

I walked out of my room and downstairs. In the living room I found Dimitri. He was sprawled on a couch reading a book. He too looked young, like the guy I remembered from when we were on the run. He looked up and smiled as I approached him closing his book. He stood up to give me a strong hug.

"Hello old friend. You couldn't stay away from me for too long, could you?", he teased me as I hugged him back.

"You are joking right? You are the one who was waiting."

"I was. I am", he admitted.

"Plus I don't think we are heading to the same place. Hell is my playground", I joked turning around the house.

"I'm pretty sure you are wrong", he pointed out looking towards the front door.

I followed his gaze, swallowing hard as I felt anxious to see what's next for us. His eyes traveled back to mine and he frowned slightly before asking: "Evangeline?"

"She is okay. Misses you terribly, but she is as healthy as they come. Freckles is going to outlive all of us. She is too stubborn to die."

He laughed, we both did. In a way I was glad we both went away before our lovely girls. I don't think either of us would have survived a life without them. And they were both as tough as nails. I'm sure they could make it.

"Are the kids okay?"

"They are all great", I confirmed smiling to myself.

After a few more moments of peaceful silence Dimitri finally pointed towards the door and said: "Shall we?"

"Sure", I said, though I felt fear again.

I wandered what was waiting for us on the other side. Only one way to find out.

When we walked outside the scenery became even brighter. We were in a garden that reminded me of ours, but it was much more beautiful. It seemed more real. I could smell the flowers, feel the gentle breeze on my skin, feel the sun on my face, but the sun didn't burn and the breeze didn't make me cold. I thought the garden was empty, but then a figure moved from a shade of a tree. Her perfect dark curls caught the raise of the sun in a mesmerizing way, her face was pulled into a wholehearted smile, her dark eyes filled with joy. She was just like I remembered her. Dimitri gasped reflecting my surprise. Rose. Our Rose.

She walked towards us slowly and stopped when she was inches away from us. When she spoke her voice was like a music to my ears. I've forgotten the sound of it no matter how much I tried not to. I missed her, we both did. Every day. We did what she asked we moved on, we found love, we lived happy lives. And now we were here, with her at last ready to tell her about the truly wonderful lives we had. And her first words in a conversation that I was sure would last for a long time were: "I've been waiting for you."

-THE END-

That's it folks! That's all of it! I hope you liked the closure I aimed for in here and well the whole story for that matter! Some might think of this as a bittersweet ending, but to me it's just simply emotional and sweet, sort of happy too!

Now, I'd like to take a moment and thank a few people here:

First I'd like to thank katnipsc for all the support and reviews and sticking with me from the very beginning to the very end! You are amazing and I'm so grateful that you took the time to read my story and review every single chapter and listen to my ideas an make suggestions and brighten my days, so THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Next we have stardreamer2608 and InTheShadows3 who were also very actively following and reviewing my story and were very supportive about my ideas even though they are (like pretty much everyone around here) big Romitri fans! Thanks for giving my story a shot and for sticking with it!

Of course one special thanks to impala67 who seems to be very hyped about my stories and following them closely! Thank youuu! It's awesome to have a loyal "fan" like you!

Initial thanks to NB313 (late to the party, but were kind with the reviews and PM's), TallerSkyscraper (who made one of the loveliest comments about my writing) and blondjinjit (also very generous with reviewing)!

Naturally I thank everyone else who has read, followed and reviewed my story! Every single guest and non-guest review of the people who took the time to read my words and write down a few of their own! It means the world to me! I hope I'll "see" you all around for my future stories since I have a bunch of them planed (and some will actually be rather Romitri friendly)! Thanks again, until the next time,

Kisses T!