(A/N: This… this… sniff… this is the last chapter. It's always so sad when a story comes to an end. Excuse me, I need a tissue; please enjoy the chapter.)

Disclaimer: One last time, I own nothing.

Epilogue

The moon was full once again, though it has been full many times since the time Ashitaka had asked San to be his mate. Time truly did heal all wounds, both physically and emotionally. But people and gods weren't the only things that had healed; the environment had healed as well.

Iron Town had been complete for some time now, and was now an even better place to live in than it ever had been. The forest had healed as well, not completely, for it would take quite some time to recover from the damage Asano and his samurai caused it. But things were definitely better than they ever had been for everyone, gods and humans alike. There was no more war, no more anger, and no more suffering. For the past three years, all had been well.

Except for tonight. Tonight someone was suffering; suffering terrible pain. But this kind of pain was special. It was the pain of giving birth. And that was what San had been doing for several hours now.

San had gone into labor early in the morning and was still in it now, over 21 hours later. She told Ashitaka that she refused to go to Iron Town to give birth, even though Iron Town and the forest now shared a friendship, because she wanted their child to be born in the forest.

Since San was unwilling to go to Iron Town, Ashitaka brought Iron Town to San. He sent Kenji to go get someone for help while he stayed by San. Kenji returned very quickly with Toki, who kicked Ashitaka out of the cave while she dealt with San. The only thing the Emishi prince could do was anxiously pace back and forth as San yelled at him for causing her this pain from inside the cave.

"Don't worry." Toki told him. "It's common for women to threaten to kill their husbands while giving birth. It's just the pain talking. They blame them for putting them in this condition. I shouted at Kohroku the whole time I was in labor. She doesn't mean anything she's saying."

Ashitaka knew this. He remembered his own mother yelling at his father when Kaya was born. San's insults didn't bother him. He just hoped San and the baby would be ok.

"Be calm." Isamu growled, forgetting how many times he told Ashitaka this. "It will be fine."

Ashitaka ignored the wolf as he continued to pace back and forth. He would be calm when this was over.

"DAMN YOU, ASHITAKA!" came San's voice from inside the cave.

Ashitaka winced at her angry cry as her brothers chuckled at the look on his face.

It was some time later that Toki finally let Ashitaka back in the cave. San was lying down, sweaty and exhausted, holding twins; a healthy baby boy and girl. Ashitaka went over to his mate to get a look at his children.

"Aren't they the most precious things you've ever seen?" said San, as tears of joy ran down her cheeks.

Ashitaka nodded. "They are." He said, blinking back tears of his own.

They spent several long minutes holding one of the infants before switching and then repeating the process as they shared kisses every now and then, whispering words of love to each other.

Outside the cave, Toki was now the one pacing back and forth impatiently. Finally she couldn't take it anymore and she marched into the cave.

"Don't keep us in suspense!" she cried. "What are their names?"

Ashitaka chuckled. "Kahn and Moro." He said. "After San's parents."

"And now we're parents." Said San happily.

Kenji poked his head inside. "May we see our niece and nephew?" he asked. He and Isamu had been waiting for San and Ashitaka to have children for a long time. They wondered why it took so long since, as Kenji put it, they were at it like young wolves in heat 24/7.

Toki left the cave, allowing the two wolves to enter. They looked at the twins and sniffed them curiously.

"They are healthy." Isamu observed. "They'll grow up to be big and strong, just like their parents."

Ashitaka nodded. "Yes, and they will get to grow up in a time of peace. No wars and no fighting."

Toki chuckled from outside. "Oh, don't worry about that. You're about to face something far more challenging than any war."

"What's that?" asked San, not taking her eyes off her beloved 'pups'.

Toki's grin widened. "Parenthood."

THE END

(A/N: Another chapter done. The last one too. It's so sad, I really enjoyed writing this. I hope everyone enjoyed reading it, and thanks for doing so, and leaving me reviews. So who liked my story? I don't think I'll be writing a sequel, the story is sort of at an end. But who knows, I might in the future. The next story I'll be working on is a Howl's Moving Castle fanfic. I hope you'll all check it out. Just give me some time to get started. But back to this story, thank you everyone for reading and reviewing. This is your last chance, so leave me lots of reviews. Bye everyone.)