WAAH! It's the last chapter of the story: the epilogue! I won't waste any time right now, so I hope you enjoy this!

One year later…

Maka cursed as she jumped over the short brick wall separating the suspect's house from the alleyway. Of course Black*Star had to yell about how his "awesome self" was going to take the suspect down when Maka had just convinced the guy to talk to her. Soul had been waiting outside in the front and Tsubaki used her skills to sneak to the back in case he made an escape attempt, which he did. She didn't understand how he thought he'd get away, even without knowing about Soul and Tsubaki. The moment he'd fled Black*Star chased him but the bastard was fast, so that led to Maka going around the side then jumping the wall to follow the suspect. Gopher was Noah's right-hand man in their smuggling operations and if they could bring him in then Spartoi could possibly find Noah's base of operations.

"Stop right there Gopher, you can't get out now!" Maka heard Soul yell in front of her and saw him level his gun at Gopher who skid to a stop. She followed suit and pulled out her gun and pointed it at the small man as well. Soul read him his Miranda Rights while cuffing him and Black*Star and Tsubaki ran up to the three of them.

"Man you guys get all the fun," Black*Star pouted as he put his gun back in its holster.

"You're the one who scared him idiot!" Maka fumed and Tsubaki hid a smile at the two fighting officers. Black*Star ruffled Maka's hair before she swatted his hand away, "Whatever, let's just get this guy into the station. With his and Noah's arrests that's the last of the Black Blood and Madness that Medusa and Arachne had distributed that we have to worry about being smuggled across the borders."

The ride to the station was short, and once there the four officers and their suspect turned into a new addition that was slightly smaller, but more updated than the rest of the precinct. There was writing on the ceiling above the door to this new addition, and in simple but large black letters 'Spartoi' was spelled out.

"Ah, I see you four managed to capture Gopher," Kid said from his desk, he looked beat up and still slightly underweight, but after the horrors he had to live through while Gopher and Noah held him captive would do that to anyone, "Liz, Patty, and I just brought in Noah. He's in interview room one so put Gopher in room two."

"You got it!" Black*Star grinned as he led the small man away, lecturing him on why he shouldn't mess with one of their teammates.

Maka stretched then looked at her watch, "Well why don't we let them cool their jets overnight and call it a day? I could use a shower and a couple hours of blissful unconsciousness before dealing with Gopher's hero-worship and Noah's psycho-babble."

"Agreed, Ox and Harvar have the night shift tonight with Jacqueline and Kim, so I'll stay until they get here, you and Soul go on and head home," Kid said and shooed the couple out of the office.

"Ah," Soul sighed happily, "We've both got the night off with nothing to do? I say-"

"If it's anything that requires more than eating more than should be possible for someone of my sized and cuddling up to you and sleeping don't even start," Maka said as they got on Soul's bike. The male groaned but complied and drove home quickly, both of them hurrying up to the apartment and Maka putting a pot of water on the stove to boil, "I'll make Mac-&- Cheese for us, how's that sound?"

"Delicious!" Soul yelled from the bathroom. Once he got out of the shower Maka got in and he finished making the food. Once it was done they each loaded up a plate and got comfortable on the couch, Maka leaning against Soul with a smile, "You know what tomorrow is, right?"

"Of course, it's Friday," Maka said innocently before grinning, "And our one year anniversary too. Anything in particular you want?"

"A kiss for right now would do," Soul smirked, "Although maybe after we finish eating."

"…"

"What?"

"Nothing," Maka said, rolling her eyes, and went back to eating her food. Once they were both finished they slipped into bed where Maka curled up and rested her head on Soul's chest. He wound an arm around her waist and ran his fingers through her hair before pulling a small box out from under his pillow. He turned it over in one hand before opening it and looking at it.

"Hey Maka, you still awake?" Soul asked.

"Mmmm, now I am," She growled at him.

"I was wondering… I know you said you don't want to make any of the mistakes your parents did, but… y'know since we're not you parents and you're the only person I've ever loved like this," Soul paused as Maka finally seemed to register where this was going and she sat up and looked at him with wide, green eyes that glanced down at the open box then back at him, "Will you marry me?"

"Soul," Maka murmured, her eyes watering, and Soul second guessed himself with a mental curse, "Of course I will!"

"Really?" God his blush was uncool, but Maka founded it adorable that he could blush in front of her.

"Yes!" Maka kissed him without any warning then pulled away, "Yes of course! You're nothing like my father, or like the cheating men we see in our line of work. I love you and I would be happy to marry you!"

"Cool," Soul smirked, taking the ring out and sliding it onto Maka's finger then set the box on the bedside table. He had been worried, he was twenty-three and Maka was twenty, and he thought she wouldn't want to get married young like her parents. He felt really uncool right now, but he supposed that proposing could do that to a guy, "Maka Eater."

Maka wrinkled her nose, "That sounds weird."

"Glad we're in agreement of that," Soul agreed.

"Just go to sleep, we can decide on last names another day," Maka said and she snuggled back down against Soul's chest. He nodded and closed his eyes once more, smiling even as they fell asleep.

The next day the girl of the precinct squealed with Maka over her engagement ring, which came in handy when she had to punch Gopher for attempting to escape, and Soul got slaps on the backs and murderous glares from a certain red-headed father. Spartoi and few of their friends from the precinct went out for drinks (Maka was glad she couldn't legally drink when she saw how her friends and fiancée acted when drunk) to celebrate the occasion. They were all happy, the past was the past and already they were making a new future for themselves one step at a time, glad to be moving on.

End

And that's the official wrap. I just wanted to include the Book of Eibon form the manga in here somehow, and so it went into the epilogue to show the team working together sorta… really I just wanted to have Soul propose to Maka in a totally uncool way. Let me know if you think this works well or if I should scrap it and just end the story with the last chapter! Once more thank you to everyone who reviewed/favorited/followed this story, it really means a lot to me and all other writers.