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"Girls, hold up your glasses to Mina." They all raised their glasses, and Lita continued. "To the woman who believed in true love even when we didn't."

Raye added, "She was totally pushy about it, though."

"Hey," Jadeite objected. "She wanted you to marry me."

Kunzite said, "So she got one wrong, poor Raye." Everyone, even Jadeite, laughed.

Serena then said, "Okay, so where are you going on your vacation?"

"The beach!" Kunzite announced. "Mina in a bikini. That's all I need."

"Next time, find a nude beach."

"Shit! That's…. Why didn't I think of that?!" He smacked his own forehead.

They were at a party celebrating Mina and Kunzite's love. He refused to redo his vows. There was no reason to redo vows they meant and held onto in two lives in his mind.

Mina was wearing a sexy red dress, and he wanted to drag her away, rip it from her body, and show her just how much it drove him wild.

Earlier that day, they had gone to the courthouse and updated the family registry. According to Japanese law, they were now married.

After the party, they were leaving on vacation to continue celebrating their love and the end of the Negaverse.

Kunzite loved what a big deal all Mina's friends made of her and her desire for their happiness. She deserved every praise.

The weddings came three weeks later.

Grandpa Hino even brought his girlfriend, Alice. She was eleven years younger, but at their age, it didn't really matter. What did matter was the fact that they hit it off immediately. He was smitten by her kind heart and desire to care for others, and she liked how devoted he was to his granddaughter and others.

Amy and Molly's moms were standing next to each other, chatting. Both were single career women who raised a daughter. They had a lot in common, including the fact that they recently discovered that their daughters were Sailor Scouts in service of the Moon Princess. It was a hard adjustment. One made a tiny bit easier because they vanquished the enemy.

Rick smiled as he watched his family arrive. His parents were incredibly excited that he was marrying Molly. The short engagement didn't bother them. He suspected his mother was glad that he was actually settling down, especially with a woman she loved so much. They had hit it off immediately.

Serena's family had been at the shrine from early morning preparing everything. They were excited about the wedding. Kenji was currently off with Darien explaining how excited they were that he would legally be part of the family. Darien was trying not to cry.

Mina was flitting around excitedly. She acted as Maid of Honor to all the girls, and she couldn't be more thrilled. Of course, Serena being who she was, asked her worriedly if it bothered her that she wasn't having a marriage celebration in this life. It made her love her princess even more. She then explained that Kunzite's insistence that their marriage held from their first life was more romantic to her than any wedding ceremony. She'd been so worried that he wouldn't love her in this life, and his insistence meant that she was crazy to worry. It meant that all those sleepless nights were ridiculous. He loved her always and forever, and nothing, not even death and rebirth, could get in the way of their love and commitment to each other.

Andrew attended the wedding too and was greeted warmly by Rita's parents. He fully intended on marrying her, but she had her internship in Africa she was heading off to, and he refused to get in the way of that. What it meant was that Kunzite and Andrew were both groomsmen.

The day was beautiful, and everyone was thrilled with the ceremonies. Grandpa Hino, which he insisted everyone call him, performed the ceremonies, one right after the other.

Serena's parents stood in for those that didn't have a family to be there for them. After all, they felt a deep connection to the men and women that had pledged themselves to protect their daughter and son-in-law. OThey were family in every way that mattered.

Serena and Darien married first; after all, they were the prince and princess. Everyone gasped when Dairen choked up at the sight of his bride and had to wipe a tear away.

It was the perfect day.

Even Luna and Artemis were in attendance, lounging in a nearby tree since not everyone was in on the secret.

Darien stood there after the weddings looking over the shrine grounds at everyone smiling and talking happily. It was such a change from his hard life before. Serena changed every one of them, and he felt blessed that it was him she chose to love.

He wondered how he was ever able to stay away from that amazing woman. He guessed it all boiled down to the fact that he hadn't felt worthy of her. The truth was, he still didn't, but he knew that didn't matter. She chose him and loved him, and she was such a force that he knew she'd committed to him and their love completely.

He vowed to himself he'd spend the rest of his life making her glad she chose him.

Martha, unknown to herself, had previously been Metalia. She watched the other kids run around the orphanage as she sat in her corner and colored. She felt in her bones that she was alone.

Then a little girl named Suzanne came over and asked if she wanted to play tag. She set down her coloring supplies, stood, and ran to join them. Maybe she was wrong. She could perhaps belong, after all.