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A/N: Here is the Epilogue... enjoy (Bear with me, much of it got lost so I had to rewrite most of the epilogue and it has been some time.)
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"She would have been 21 today..." Queen Selenity said with a large sigh, "I still wish she were alive to celebrate it."
"But, she is alive..." Palla Palla pounted, getting a strange stare from everyone, "As long as we have our memories of her she is alive in our hearts."
Cere Cere laughed, "Thats right, even if it is horribly cliched..."
The senshi laughed, they were celebrating the queen's, andlate princess', birthday... although it was somewhat saddening, the occasion was a joyous one with food and friends gathered for the event. They had decided it wouldn't be large, as it had been for some years, and it was to be a strictly private affair this year. A warm chatter floated through the room with sharp burst of laughter echoing out randomly and reverberating up to the ceiling. No one was left out of the conversations and a glum face seemed rare, unless they happened to stumble upon a more pressing subject.
The dream of Princess Selenity and Helios was never disclosed to anyone, it may have been selfish of the King and Queen but it didn't seem like they really needed to tell anyone afterall. The flood of emotions those weeks had brought seemed almost too much without them adding more on. Besides, it might have seemed silly for them to explain, even if they were sure the story was mild in stature to other events that had occurred throughout their lifetime.
The party was in full swing and a modestly sized cake was just being cut into when a faint knock at the doors was audible. A few turned to look, catching the attention of the rest of the party members. A hush fell over them and Queen Selenity set down the knife and plate in her hand, with an appologetic glance she crossed the long hall to the doors and peeked outside but no one seemed to be there. She was about to turn and go when she spotted a blanket covered mound on the ground, needless to say she was surprised and confused. With a great curiousity she reached out towards it, no sooner had her fingers contacted the soft blanket it took to motion and spun about.
A set of dark purple eyes peered up from a cute little face, framed by soft, wavy, light-pink hair and topped by the blanket. It shot forward and latched onto the astonished Queen with a tight hug, the blanket rolling backwards and revealing messy odangos. The girl released her grip and took a step back before bowing with a curtsy and a sweet smile. Removing the blanket from her shoulders showed that she was clothed in a fluffy white dress, for a moment she rummaged in the folds of the blanket and produced a card which she held up to the bemused Queen.
Accepting the card with shaking hands the Queen smiled, running her hand over the cover which simply said 'Happy Birthday!' in great big letters. She opened it and read the writing inside.
'Mom,
I'm sorry more couldn't have been said in our final meeting, then again, no time in the world would ever be enough for that. I am pleased that everything was resolved afterall in the end. And even though I'll never see you again, I think about you everyday and I trust that you do the same. So, to bridge the gap between us a bit I've sent a gift of sorts. She's excited to finally meet you, dad, and all the senshi and I can assure you she's as sweeter than sugar. It might take her a bit to say anything but I'm sure it will pass in time. Take good care of her!
Your forever loving daughter,
Selenity
P.S. You may already guess that her name is Selenity too... and she happens to share a common birthdate. She's two!'
Queen Selenity felt the tears brim up in her eyes and quickly dashed them away with the back of one hand. She looked at the small, smiling girl standing in front of her. "It's nice to meet you Selenity... let's get inside to the party, you have lots of people to meet. And I have much to explain to them."
The girl squeezed her eyes shut and smiled before grabbing onto the Queen's outstretched hand and walking with her through the doors to the party.
THE END
A/N: Well, it took forever but I finally got the long lost Epilogue completed and uploaded! I hope you enjoyed it!
