Disclaimer: I do not own Vampire Knight or Vampire Knight Guilty or the characters or story line affiliated with either the anime or the manga. All rights are reserved for its creator Matsuri Hino.

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Epilogue: Happily Forever After

Christmas is a time of family

a time for giving and a time for love…

For two happily in love vampires

Christmas would always be so much more.

Zero headed towards the den his wife and twin sons following in his wake. He smiled to himself as he remembered once upon a time ago seeing himself going this very thing from the window his eyes now travelled to. He remembered how he had stood on the outside looking in on the very scene he knew was about to unfold. He had thought about how all of this could be his if he had truly wanted it and now he held it all and he reveled in it everyday of his life never once regretting that night when Ichiru had shown him the error of his ways.

He felt a hand on his arms and turned away from the window to smile down at the woman he loved more than anything. Zero couldn't believe he had ever been foolish enough to think he could live without Yuuki, to forever miss out on the sunny beams of her smiles or the glittering mischief that sometimes shown in her eyes or the love that was an ever constant thing in those warm brown depths.

He pulled his eyes away from her to turn towards his sons and his heart flooded with love at the sight of them. They were everything he could have ever wanted in his children and they were every bit as mischief as their mother as they were as serious as their father, but like their mother and father both they were very devoted to those they loved. It had been seven years to this very day since they had entered his life and he was proud of them. They were strong, smart and loyal even if they were troublemakers.

Thoughts of his sons made him smile. They had been his Christmas present the year after he had let go of his hatred and finally allowed his heart to have what it had always wanted. They were constant reminders of the happiness that he had and he thanked Ichiru everyday for helping guide him the right direction. He knew that without his brother's help he would most likely be spending the holiday alone and miserable with a battered old tree with broken ornaments instead of the golden beauty of a tree before him.

A small sound of impatience drew him from his musings as he gazed down at his firstborn, Noeru, as he gazed up at him then turned his gaze towards the presents, both Christmas and birthday, beneath the tree with longing. Zero chuckled as he nodded his head at his son and watched as he went back over to kneel before the tree with his brother Tinseru. It didn't take them long to begin ripping and tearing into their gifts.

Yuuki's soft giggle made him turn his gaze back to her. She wrapped her arms around his body and smiled up at him. "Thank you Zero. You've given me everything I could have ever wanted."

He held her close tightening his arms around her. The light from the fireplace glinted off the tiny silver charm at her neck. It was the very same one he had commissioned the silversmith to make that Christmas his brother appeared to him. He remembered how he had given it to her upon his return from his sojourn into the different worlds of his past, present and future. As he had known she would she understood the significance of the charm upon seeing the replication of the one she still wore at her wrist. He gave her a gentle squeeze. "It is I who should thank you. You waited for me even when I let my hatred cloud my heart."

"I would have waited for you forever."

Zero smiled at her. "I'm glad you didn't have to because now we have forever."

Yuuki laughed softly as she snuggled closer to him. "Like a fairytale. We get our happily ever after."

He chuckled as they both turned to watch their sons disappear beneath a mountain of torn wrapping paper and Christmas bows. Shaking his head Zero looked down to find Yuuki looking up at him. He bent his head and kissed her gently before murmuring, "More like happily forever after."

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Author's Note: Noeru-Noel Tinseru-Tinsel…I went with Christmas terms to use as names since they were born on Christmas. Noel is just a normal Christmas word and tinsel well Tinseru (and his brother) look like Zero. Tinsel is silvery and well so is Zero.

Alright my Christmas story is now down. Merry Christmas to all my readers and a special Merry Christmas to magicalgirl100591. Thank you all for reading and I really hope you enjoyed the story.