Author's Notes: This story has come a long way, hasn't it? It's lasted over a year, and is the longest single piece of work I've written, by far.

I always intended to end it at 50 chapters - more so once I started having difficulties writing those two.

Future Sanaki/Naesala fics of mine can be found at my writing archive (check my profile) or at FanFiction dot net, if they're long enough.

Thanks for staying with me, and I'm sorry for the long wait! I'm also sorry that this last chapter isn't anything spectacular, but at least it's holiday-themed?

Sanaki walks home with her head down today.

She passes by a small jewelry store and doesn't bother to look up until she feels a hand on her shoulder.

It's Naesala, as usual. "Bad day?" he asks lightly.

"No one gave me any cards at school," she explains, sighing. "I gave my friends some, but they only gave them to their boyfriends. …Not that it matters to me."

"Sanaki…" he murmurs. "Would you wait here a moment?" Without waiting for an answer, he ducks inside the shop and emerges with a jeweled ring. "It's not much, but take it. …Free of charge," he adds reluctantly.

"It's beautiful," Sanaki tells him as she slips it on her finger. "Are you… feeling all right, Naesala?"

"I can't give someone a gift without being questioned?" At her incredulous stare, he sighs. "Some unlucky man paid for it and forgot it here, so it doesn't really cost me anything."

"Naesala!" she gasps. "How long ago was this?"

"Two minutes," he replies, smirking. "I think I see him coming up the road - you'd better hurry off…"

Sanaki dashes the rest of the way home, wearing a sparkling ring and a grin a mile long.