Universe (Neal/Yuki)
Life at New Hope was interesting, with the war winding down, and New Hope becoming more town then fort.
Neal and Yuki were comfortable there, and Kel had all but given the reins to Neal while she rode off with his Cousin and the Third Company.
Yuki thought the whole thing was delightful, as she detested Corus for some unknown reason to her or Neal, and Neal disliked Court – he had spent the first 19 years of his life there – he wasn't about to go back.
So New Hope became their home.
Yuki and Neal however, didn't spend their days indoors, not at the infirmary, or in their rooms or piled under paper work. In the day, they had walls to reconstruct, fences to move, farmland to create, forests to recreate.
At night, after the evening meal, both Yuki and Neal left at the same time. Not to go to their rooms, or their respective work places, nor paper-filled desks.
They went outside, to the hill that was to stay where it was, as it was.
A while ago they had discovered a small glade, where they could lay together and watch the stars, giving each other the names of the different constellations from their home countries, and the ones they had in common.
Neal had proposed there.
"Why here?" Yuki asked, after she had accepted.
"Because, we can see the stars,"
"That's all?"
"It's a symbol."
"A symbol? What symbol?"
"Well, what are stars part of?"
"The sky?"
"The Universe."
"The Universe? How are stars a symbol of the Universe?"
"They're not. Here we can see the stars that make up the Universe."
"And that's the symbol,"
Neal nodded.
"Symbol of what?"
"Of how we are now part of one Universe. Together."
"Together?"
"Together, we are one universe. Yuki, you are my universe."
Yuki kissed him then. "You're my Universe too."