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Epilogue II

Hey guys! It's been a while but as I was editing I realised that I wanted to write a second epilogue about Elle and Yuno since the other was kind of vague. I hope you enjoy!

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"Are you ready, my love?" A 23-year-old Elle questioned, fixing her crooked tiara in the vanity mirror of their shared quarters before she brushed out the skirts of her green dress, turning to face Yuno who was cradling their 3-week-old daughter in his arms.

Yuno hummed, not taking his eyes off the snoozing babe he was rocking gently. "She's just fallen asleep. We should go now before she gets fussy."

Elle smiled and bent down to press a light kiss on her baby's tiny forehead before leaning up to kiss her husband lovingly, stroking his cheek with her thumb. "Let's go and find Lance then,"

Yuno nodded and carefully handed her the baby who was swaddled in a deep red blanket. He slung his Golden Dawn robe over his shoulders and secured it before grabbing hold of the bags containing all the things they needed to take care of their daughter for their month long visit to the Clover Capital where Yuno would resume his duties as the captain of the Golden Dawn and Elle would deal with the matters of their kingdoms. He'd refused at first, claiming that she should take on too much work when she'd only just given birth, but Elle insisted. He'd been away from the Golden Dawn since the beginning of her second trimester and she knew how much he wanted to be there.

Lance was conveniently waiting outside the door for them and bowed before leading them to the castle's spatial magic user who was waiting in the foyer to transport them.

"To the Clover Castle, your majesties?" The mage asked politely, wanting absolute confirmation.

"Yes, please." Elle nodded. The spatial magic user bowed before his grimoire flipped open and the portal to the palace Elle had grown up in appeared before them. An excited smile graced her featured and she thanked the mage before eagerly stepping through, loving the way the sun felt on her face as opposed to the cold breeze that always blew across from Spade around their border palace.

"All hail Her Majesty Queen Elle of Clover and His Majesty King Yuno of Spade!" One of the royal guards announced loudly.

The couple turned to the crowd of people that had gathered in the streets of the capital just past the gates to the palace as they yelled her named, asking questions about the babe tucked into her arms. The pregnancy had been a secret up until this point, just in case any threats still remained, and only close friends and family knew.

Elle and Yuno waved to the crowds for a moment before they turned towards the doors to the palace, making their way up the steps with Lance and Yuno's assistant, Orion, following behind them.

"How do you think he'll react when we tell him?" Elle whispered to her husband as the heavy door closed behind them, muffling the sounds of the crowds. "I think he'll start talking about what he thinks her magic is going to be."

"I think he'll cry." Yuno said simply, his amber eyes gleaming with love as he peered down at his wife and daughter. Aeri chuckled as they made their way to the main meeting room where all of their close friends were waiting to meet the baby. Belle sat on Yuno's shoulder, swinging her legs happily.

Orion opened the door for them and the people inside immediately fell silent as they laid eyes on the royals.

"Oh my God!" Mimosa squealed quietly, slapping Noelle on the arm as their eyes sparkled at the sight of such a tiny human sleeping so soundly.

"Elle! I've missed you," Julius smiled warmly, approaching her carefully as he kept his eyes on the baby.

"I've missed you too, papa." Elle grinned.

"Come sit down, you shouldn't be on your feet, you just had a baby!" Her father fussed over her, ushering her over and making her take a seat on the plush couch. He sat beside her and Elle gently handed over the baby, so he could hold his first grandchild.

"Yuno you bastard, I can't believe you had a baby!" Asta yelled his greeting, causing Yami to smack him upside the head for shouting when the baby was sleeping. Noelle took to scolding him quietly, claiming he should know better after growing up with so many siblings.

"What's her name?" Julius asked softly, stroking his calloused thumb over the baby's cheek.

Elle smiled, excited to reveal the name for the first time outside of just her and Yuno. "Her name is Maelie."

Julius' head snapped up, as did William's and Yami's. "Really?" Her dad asked, tears welling up in his eyes. Elle nodded in confirmation, bright smile never leaving her face as she looked between her father and brothers.

"I told you he would cry." Yuno said quietly, Julius chuckled lightheartedly and wiped the tears away before they could drop on baby Maelie's head.

"What do you think her magic is gonna be?" Her dad sniffled and Elle laughed, giving Yuno a knowing look.

"Who knows," She said, looking up happily when Yami came to stand in front of them, peering down at the baby.

"Can I hold her?" He asked gruffly. Elle noted the lack of a cigarette clenched between his teeth like usual and nodded. Julius reluctantly handed her over and stood up to fetch a tissue and a glass of water.

"Well done, kid." Yami said, rocking Maelie slightly in his arms when she began to fuss over being moved around so much, she fell straight back to sleep and Yami smiled slightly. Elle almost laughed at Charlotte gushing over him with a baby in the corner of the room.

"Well done indeed," William said, pulling Elle into a warm hug before standing at her side to look down at the newborn, her little fist breaking out of the swaddle and clutching Yami's finger. "She's beautiful."

"How does it feel to be uncles? Do you feel old?" Elle teased and Yami clicked his tongue. William just laughed.

"We're in our thirty's, that isn't old. We're still in our prime!" Yami exclaimed, keeping his voice low.

"Well I certainly feel old, I still remember meeting you when you were 4, and now nearly 20 years have passed and you have your own baby..." William sighed, shaking his head with a small smile.

"Captain Yami! Stop hogging her! We all want to hold her too!" Asta said, Noelle and Mimosa nodded in agreement from beside him.

"She's a baby not a exhibit!" Fuegoleon scolded them, but he too looked at baby Maelie with stars in his eyes.

"Don't start a riot, you'll all get to hold her at some point, we're here all month." Yuno said monotonously.

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