I'm still alive? That's right ladies and gents! It's been like.. 6 months since I've updated this story, and I do apologize it took me so long! But I didn't want to leave this unfinished, so here you go! Hope you enjoy and any reviews are appreciated! XD I may write more Takagi x Sato stories in the future! :D

(I obviously do not own Detective Conan. This story is for fun only ^^)

Mrs. Sato folded her arms and tapped her foot impatiently while smiling that devious smile of hers. "The truth is..what?"

Takagi put his hand on Sato's shoulder as if to give her courage. Sato smiled lovingly at Takagi and placed her hand on top of his hand.

"Mom.. the truth is, Takagi-kun and I.." Sato paused for a moment before deciding to be as straight forward as possible. "Takagi-kun and I are in a relationship."

Mrs. Sato pretended to act surprised after hearing this honest confession. She walked over to Sato and Takagi and hugged them both tight while trying to hold back genuine tears that had built up a little bit in her eyes.

"Oh, Miwako! You have no idea how happy this makes me! I have waited for so many years to watch you finally find your true love! I am so glad you found the right man at long last!" Mrs. Sato exclaimed.

Sato looked next to Takagi with an embarrassed smile, as they were both being squeezed too tightly by her mother. After a moment, Sato broke herself and Takagi free from her mothers overbearing hug.

"ahem…" Sato cleared her throat in an attempt to change the awkward mood. "I'm surprised you're actually happy for me. I thought you'd be upset I didn't fall in love with a snobby rich gentleman." Sato crossed her arms while looking down visibly upset.

Takagi stood by Sato's side with his arm around her waist in support. He knew this was the cause of her fear in telling her mother the truth. He knew if Sato's mother really cared for her, she'd let her be happy with him. "Sato should be able to make her own decisions. Her mother should definitely be okay with us being together. If Sato's happiness means anything to her, she'll have to accept us." Takagi thought hopefully.

Mrs. Sato looked over at her distraught daughter and burst out laughing. "Miwako are you serious?! Of course I'm happy for you! Why would I be upset at you for actually choosing who you want to be with? If anything, I'm overjoyed you actually found a man without my help! That's what I've been praying for all these years! It shows me that you DO actually care about love!" Mrs. Sato now laughed tears of joy.

Sato grew an expression of confusion and slight relief. "Wh-what? You mean it?"

Mrs. Sato walked over to her daughter and placed her hands on her shoulders. Her face was now serious. "Of course I mean it. I wouldn't say it if I didn't mean it. I am genuinely happy for you two. I feel like I'm finally starting to get to know how you feel a little better now. I'm sorry you felt like you had to keep this a secret from me. I don't mean to be overbearing, but you're the only family I have left, so I want to make sure you live a happy life." Mrs. Sato looked as if she was going to break down. "My little girl is finally all grown up." At that moment, the tears came down again.

Sato looked at her emotional mother and gave her a big loving hug. "Thank you for raising me right, mother. I'm happy that you're the reason I didn't want to find love until I knew it was the right time."

Mrs. Sato stopped crying and became strongly defensive. "What do you mean I'm the reason you waited? If anything, all my efforts should've encouraged you to find a man!" she said with a sly grin.

Sato shook her head and laughed a little. "No, all your efforts made me not want to deal with love till I could pick someone on my own, and not be forced to marry strangers."

"STRANGERS?! Miwako take that back! You knew that Shiratori fellow right?!"

Takagi stood in silence as Sato and her mother kept going at it. He grew a warm smile on his face, as he knew this was just the playful relationship Sato and her mother shared. He finally decided to intervene after the arguing got a little more intense.

"Haha okay that's enough don't you think?" Takagi said sweetly as he stood in the middle of them. "There's no reason to fight over Sato-san finding her happiness right?"

"Sato-san?" Mrs. Sato said with confusion. "If she's your girlfriend now, you don't need to be all formal right? You can call her Miwako or Miwa-chan! She loves that one!" Mrs. Sato glared over at Sato.

Sato rolled her eyes. In truth, she didn't like being called Miwa-chan anymore. It was a nickname she liked when she was little, but now she found it to be embarrassing.

"Miwako is just fine." Sato said firmly.

Takagi blushed and corrected himself. "Okay, now that Miwako has found her happiness, there's no need for fighting right?"

"I couldn't agree more. Miwako, you sure found a real gentleman here. I expect to see him over more often okay?" Mrs. Sato said with a blushing smile.

Sato blushed and grabbed Takagi's hand. "Yes we will definitely have him here more now that we don't have to hide anymore." Sato shot Takagi a flirty smile. Takagi blushed and smiled back.

"Well, I think Wataru and I will be leaving now. Since I missed our date earlier, I guess we can go now then!" Sato said affectionately.

Takagi nodded in agreement and they began to head for the door.

"Have fun you two! Oh and by the way, Miwako, I knew you and Wataru were together before you even told me."

Takagi and Sato stopped dead in their tracks and shivers went up their spines. "Wh-what did you say?" Sato blurted out.

Mrs. Sato blushed and giggled. "When I went to use the restroom, I was spying on you two, and I saw what you did! You two are too adorable! I knew it all along!"

Takagi and Sato both were speechless, and blushing all over. "C'mon Wataru, lets go!" Sato demanded. Together, they ran out of the house as quickly as they could.

Even though this day didn't go quite the way they planned it, sometimes life can take people by surprise. If there's one thing this day taught Sato, it's to never hide your true love for someone. If the people in your life care about you, they will care about your decisions, as well as the love you share for someone.

Haha I'm not the best at writing endings, but there it is! XD I hope you guys enjoyed my story, and I am really sorry it took like 6 months just for this final chapter. Sometimes, I get easily distracted and then I forget things.. haha.

Any reviews are appreciated, and if you love Takagi and Sato, I have more in store for the future! Thanks again for those who stuck with me! ^^