An Eternal Explosion

E p i l o g u e

I actually can't believe I'm writing the epilogue to this story.

I've been working on this book for 7 months...

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"Mama! Auntie Deimara!"

Konan and I turned, eyes falling on the little boy with purple hair and magenta eyes. He looked pretty excited, pointing rapidly towards the shop. We were currently taking a break in the back after closing. Konan sighed slightly and raised an eyebrow at the boy's rapid gestures.

"What is it, Hideki?" She questioned.

"Mama, Auntie Deimara has to come see!"

"Wait, already?"

"Uh-huh!"

Konan rose to her feet and headed to the shop, me getting up to follow. I found myself tackled in hugs from both sides as soon as I walked in. Sasota and Deikara both grinned as they pulled away, each taking one of my hands. Deikara was about seven, and was a spitting image of Sasori. But then again, Sasota was a spitting image of me. People always thought it was kind of funny, as there was no in between. They were either all Sasori's genes are all mine.

Although of course Deikara received my personality and Sasota received Sasori's. It was actually pretty cute to watch Sasota call her older brother a brat. She probably got it from Sasori, even though I told him over and over to stop calling the kids brats. Well, he didn't and now she thinks it's okay. She called Hideki a brat the other day and he completely flipped out. Unfortunately, he took after Hidan.

The store was dark and as soon as we got towards the clay section, the others all pushed me towards it before running off to ditch me. Rolling my eyes, I continued forward and turned into the clay isle. Sasori was standing there putting clay onto shelves with a slight yawn. He put away the last of the clay and turned to face me before a slight smile crossed his lips. He motioned me closer, before he held out a small box.

He nodded and I opened it suspiciously, but then as I saw what was inside I was in complete shock. He had created small wooden figurines, of people I knew. People I recognized. I saw myself, Sasori, Deikara, Sasota, Deidara, Konan, Hidan and Hideki. And at the bottom of the box, sat a folded piece of paper. I carefully pulled it out and set the wooden figures nicely inside before begging to read it.

Deimara,

I wanted to carve these for you, so no matter what happens we will always be together and a family. My puppets are eternal, and they can always stay together and never leave each other's sides. But it's not like that in our every day lives, and that's something that I'm not okay with. I want our family to be eternal, so it will never break away. One day we will leave this world, and I want us to be able to meet again in the afterlife.

I'd like to be with you for the rest of my life.

Sasori

My eyes widened at the note and I could feel my heart racing. When I lifted my head, Sasori was not standing in front of me. But then I saw red below me and I looked down in shock. Sasori was kneeling down on one knee, looking back up at me. And I could just feel myself shaking as I saw what he was holding in his hands. He had a small black box.

"Deimara... will you make our love eternal and marry me?"

"Yes, hm! Yes!"