I felt wrong, leaving you all like that--so I made an epilogue! Hooray for epilogues!

Kaiba sat alone in the park, enjoying the feeling of being alive and being one with nature.

Contrary to Shourai's vision, he was not dead—nor was Domino City a steel wasteland. In fact, you wouldn't know the place was a bustling city unless you looked carefully under the brightly-flowering vines that had been trained to creep over buildings and around windows. More trees had been planted, as well—it was as if this park had flourished and spread to cover the whole of Domino City.

A small smile crossed his face. Mokuba would have liked it here now. He was always complaining about the lack of greenery…

He looked down at his hands, which were on his lap, fingers laced. The dark obsidian on his ring glimmered in the sun.

That ring had been the turning point of his entire life. He was officially a member of the 'dork squad', and didn't even mind. There was no doubt that he had changed.

"'Nii-san…"

Kaiba jerked his head up. He could have sworn he heard Mokuba's voice.

"Seto…I miss you…"

Kaiba looked wildly around. No one was there.

Someone was playing tricks on him—he figured it was Jonouchi or Honda. Little creeps… Ah, what am I doing? It was that kind of thinking that got me in trouble in the first place!

Something right in front of where he sat caught his eye, and he turned. Motes of pure, clear light were floating towards him, collecting in one spot. There was a flash, and the motes coalesced, resolving into the semi-transparent form of a boy. He had shaggy black hair and sad brown eyes.

And on his back were lavender wings shading to crimson at the tips.

"Seto…"

"M-Mokuba?" Kaiba stammered.

Mokuba nodded. There were tears in his eyes. "I miss you, Seto…I want to come home…"

Kaiba smiled softly. "You are home, otouto (little brother). It's just a different home."

Mokuba threw himself at Kaiba, tears streaming down his cheeks. "It's not the same, 'nii-san! Not without you!"

Kaiba held his brother, marveling at the wings tightly furled against his back. They were almost exactly like Iwaku's, except for the coloring.

"But you're an angel now, Mokuba," he murmured. "Angels work for good. I work for good. When my time comes, I'll be right up there with you."

Mokuba sniffed, and looked up. "Promise?"

Kaiba sighed. "It's not something I can promise, but I'll try my best. That's all anyone can do."

Mokuba studied his face. "You're a lot different now—in a better way." He cocked his head, as if listening to something. "I have to go now, Seto—He's calling me back."

Kaiba smiled softly again as Mokuba spread his lavender wings. "Stay well, tenchi otouto—angel brother."

Mokuba smiled back, tears still rolling down his cheeks. He gave his wings a powerful flap—

And was gone.

Kaiba sank back onto the bench, sighing. He was happy for his brother—of course he was—but now he missed Mokuba even more.

"Kaiba?"

Kaiba jumped, and looked up. Yuugi was standing in front of him, amethyst eyes gleaming with mischief.

Yuugi's speech had been slowly improving ever since those first few words—Kami-sama bless—and his childlike attitude was also beginning to fade, although even slower.

"Saw angel," Yuugi whispered.

That caught Kaiba off guard. "Wha—?"

"Saw angel!" Yuugi repeated impatiently. "Saw Mokuba. Didn't hear, just saw." He cocked his head a little. "Miss you?"

Kaiba nodded slowly. "And I miss him…"

Yuugi beamed at him. "Don't worry. Good person, you are. Will be angel, too."

Kaiba smiled at him. "I'm glad you think so."

Yuugi shrugged, grinning sheepishly. "Didn't for a long time. Thought you be demon or something. You change." He held up the hand with the opal ring on it. "This prove."

Kaiba nodded slowly. "I have changed, haven't I?"

Yuugi nodded. "Yep." Suddenly, his eyes brightened. "Ice cream?"

Kaiba burst out laughing. "Was that the only reason you came to find me? Because you wanted ice cream?"

Yuugi grinned sheepishly. "Yep."

Kaiba pretended to scowl. "No. No more ice cream."

Yuugi's immediate response was to give him the meiun no koinu metsuki—or, as we Americans like to call it, the puppy-eyes of doom.

Kaiba threw up his arms. "All right, all right! I'll buy you some ice cream!"

Yuugi began to jump excitedly. "Ice cream, ice cream! Vanilla ice cream!" He shot off down the sidewalk, towards the ice cream stand.

Kaiba followed at a walk, smiling to himself. He had never known that having friends was this much fun—and he never would have, if not for Iwaku, Touza, and Shourai.

Wherever you three are right now…thank you. You've changed my life for the better.

He thought a moment. And…thank you for letting me see my brother again…

"ICE CREAM!" Yuugi shouted suddenly from behind him, making him jump almost a foot in the air.

"Yuugi!"

"Didn't do nothing!"

Kaiba pretended to growl at him. "I'm going to get you for that one!"

Yuugi laughed as Kaiba began to chase him. They went all over the park, finally stopping at the ice cream stand. Kaiba ordered two vanilla ice cream cones, and he and Yuugi sat down at the nearest picnic table to eat them.

Yuugi grinned at Kaiba, digging into his cone. "We good friends, yeah?"

Kaiba smiled at him. "Yeah—we're really good friends."

And they continued to be, throughout the rest of their lives.

And when Kaiba died peacefully in his sleep, years later, he was still their friend—and he watched them all from Heaven, standing beside his little brother, dark blue wings waving their sorrows away.

I thought that last part would be kinda sweet...even if it is kind of religious...

Okay, just asking--what are your guys'favorite parts of the fic? I need to know, so that if I messed up somewhere, I won't do it again in another fic.

Review, please!