Author's Notes:

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Crystal Hearts

When The War Ends Epilogue: The Finishing of a Dream

Rei felt Jadeite's arms encircle her waist and she leaned into his embrace. The Christmas tree looked absolutely beautiful, as well as all the people around it. The Senshi were just civilians today, happy to be with each other. And all were in dresses, even Haruka. Rei suspected Michiru had bullied her into it.

Endymion and Serenity sat on the floor with their arms wrapped around each other, watching with fond happiness Chibiusa and Helios, who had been invited to join their Christmas. It was his first Christmas with them and he seemed to be thoroughly enjoying it.

Haruka and Michiru sat a table with Setsuna, talking low so as not to disturb the wondrous atmosphere. Christmas music played gently in the background.

Minako laughed with Makoto while Kunzite and Nephrite read books. Ami and Zoisite were in a corner, playing their first game on Ami's new chessboard, given to her from Haruka and Michiru. Their story was that they saw it in a store over in England when they were patrolling and knew it was perfect for her. Her old one was very shabby from how many times she used to play it. The chessboard was a dark blue and light marble with white and black crystal chess pieces carved into what Rei figured was probably the right shapes. She knew nothing about chess, nor did she really care to. All she did was say it was pretty and that was the limit of her knowledge, but that was all right. Ami understood that.

Hotaru lay on the floor, studying pictures of themselves in their younger years in the 20th century. She had begged Serenity and Endymion to bring it out this Christmas and the Royals had agreed. Luna, Artemis, and Diana had set up their own little party near another corner of the throne room shortly before and were talking quietly among themselves. They rejoined the larger group a few minutes later, smiling and happy. Diana threw herself down on the floor next to Chibiusa and joined her friend's conversation with Helios.

The throne room was the only room big enough to house all the Senshi, the huge Christmas tree, the Royal Family, Luna and her family, Helios, and the Shitennou comfortably. They had covered the normally bare blue crystal floor with many thick and comfortable rugs to sit and lay on and had brought in one dark red wood table for their Christmas dinner which Makoto had made. Presents had been passed around and opened earlier that day.

And Rei and Jadeite leaned against the wall, watching it all and saying nothing. In the end, the Kings had not remembered what they had done under Beryl's command and Setsuna reckoned that they never would.

That was all right with everyone, for with their blank memories of past evil deeds, it felt like a fresh start for everyone.

Endymion stood up and they looked at him. He cleared his throat and smiled. Kunzite and Nephrite looked up from their books, Nephrite's being one about the stars given to him from Minako, and Kunzite's was one about the various kinds of religion there was in the world, courtesy from Rei. She had discovered a small amount of interest in him about that subject when they had been dating for a short while.

"I think that this is our one best Christmas together since the 20th century. Wouldn't you all agree?" he asked.

There was a chorus of soft cheers. Rei caught Serenity's eye. She pointedly looked out the window. Rei glanced over there as well and smiled. The image was extremely picturesque, she thought as conversation picked up around her. Snow fell from a cloudless night sky and covered Crystal Tokyo in a blanket of white.

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