Here's the epilogue, enjoy it. ;)

Epilogue: A happy family

Eight months later …

"Ashton! Where the hell is my sword?" Zelos yelled throughout the house.

"What sword?" Ashton asked innocently.

"You know exactly which sword I mean!"

Ashton grinned. "Go get it if you want to have it!" With the sword in his hands he ran out of the house in the garden.

Zelos ran down the stairs and followed the boy. "Ashton, give me back my sword, NOW!"

"Haha!" Ashton stuck his tongue out at Zelos.

Sheena just sighed. "Always the same …"

"Please mind the table, sir!" Sebastian warned when Zelos was running dangerously close past the table on which the lunch was.

Zelos had finally reached Ashton and threw him to the ground. "Caught you!"

"Wow, this time you only needed – believe it or not – two minutes and thirteen seconds to catch me. You've broken your own record," Ashton said laughing.

"Why are you doing that to me all the time?" Zelos asked sighing.

"Because it's fun," Ashton answered grinning.

"Hmm … Shall I show you what's really fun?" Zelos started tickling Ashton.

"Ah … Hahahaha! Stop it … Hahaha … Please!" Ashton pleaded laughing.

"Only if you don't take my sword away again!"

"I promise! Really!" Ashton said.

"Alright." Zelos stopped tickling Ashton and helped him up.

Sheena was standing in front of them now and shook her head. "Now look at you! Once again you're clothes are full of grassy plots and earth! I'm not your cleaning lady!"

"Correct, Sebastian has already taken over this job," Zelos joked while rubbing the earth from his clothes as good as possible. But he couldn't get rid of the grassy plots that easily of course.

"And he would be certainly glad if you two gave him less work," Sheena sighed. "Now go into the house and change your clothes!"

"Yes, ma'am," Zelos and Ashton replied in unison.

While Ashton ran into the house Zelos embraced Sheena. "Did I already tell you today that I love you?"

"Yes, about fifty times. But I don't have anything against hearing it some more times," Sheena answered grinning.

"I love you," Zelos said before kissing her. "You're the best wife one can have."

Sheena smiled. "And you're the best husband. And now go, you litterbug."

Zelos entered grinning the house and Sheena walked to Lilly who were playing in a little sandbox.

They were living in Meltokio again. Zelos' mansion had been rebuild and resembled the old mansion pretty much. Furthermore, the Renegades had planted a small garden so that the children had a place to play.

Four months ago Zelos and Sheena had married in Sheila's Bosk. Many guests had come, their old friends of the Regeneration Journey as well. Only Kratos, Raine and Genis had been missing because nobody knew where they were …

Sheena had stepped down as being the chief of Mizuho and had assigned this task to Orochi who was in her eyes a far better chief anyway.

Ever since Sheila had spoken to them through the fortune teller Morgrary Zelos had tried it many times again but as Sheila had said she had never come again. By now, Zelos had accepted it and now entirely enjoyed the family life which he had always wished for.

There had been many troubles in the beginning but as time had passed they had started becoming a family.

I like the last sentence. ^^ I just think it's a good last sentence ... It somehow makes me wanna cry ...

Well, yeah, a happy ending. =)

Ahh, you've gotta keep in mind that Orochi is the Chief of Mizuho now, otherwise it could confuse you in the sequel ...

Anyway, I'm really grateful for all the reviews and I thank the people who added this story to their favourites or alerts and who read this story. =) I hope it entertained you a little bit.

So, we will hopefully see/read us again on Saturday, when I'll upload the sequel. If I don't forget it you'll find here the link to the story. But you can also look at my profile on Saturday, then you'll be able to find the sequel as well. But to make sure you'll definitely find it here's the title: The Prophecy of Balance.

So as the title already says the sequel will be more about the prophecy. And it won't be only about Zelos, Sheena, Ashton, Lilly and so on ... In fact the main pairing will be another. But Zelos and Sheena still play a big role. =)

Well, you'll see. ^^ See you hopefully on Saturday then.

Greetings, Fina ^-^

The End

EDIT: Ok, I'm one day late. xD I forgot to post the link to the sequel yesterday but here it is: .net/s/6757610/1/The_Prophecy_of_Balance#

I would be glad if you read the sequel as well. =)